C40 (1/2)

Mu Dongdong put the tools back in the toolshed and washed his hands. He found his mother, Jiang Lanying, leaning back in her chair with her eyes closed as if she were asleep.

He turned and entered the house. When he came out again, he had a thin blanket in his hands.

The thin blanket gently fell on top of Jiang Lanying's body. She snapped out of her daze and said, ”I don't know what happened today, but I feel especially sleepy.”

Mu Xiangdong smiled as he looked at his mother. ”The sun is shining today. It's nice and comfortable. Please hang in the sun for a while.”

Jiang Lanying put the blanket on her knees and replied with a smile, ”Alright, if you have anything to do, go and get busy. You should go out and find a friend gathering. Don't spend all your time at home accompanying an old man like me.”

”What old man? Why didn't I see him?” Mu Dong joked happily.

”It's rare for you to say something to coax me.” His second son was reserved and rarely expressed his feelings. In this aspect, his eldest son, Jersey, was completely unlike him. He was someone who would make people laugh every day.

”Alright, alright. I'll stay here alone for a while. Go and do what you need to do.” Jiang Lanying began to chase her son away.

”Then I'll go upstairs first.”

”Oh yeah, it's your birthday next month. According to me, you can go back when your birthday is over. Also, prepare the gifts in advance. Your brother is the one who has been worrying about the presents for the past few years. ”

”Alright, I understand.” After bidding farewell to his mother, Mu Dongfang entered the house.

Mu Wen Sheng was the youngest granddaughter of Old Man Mu, the daughter that Mu shi doted on the most. As for her grandma, she was Jiang Yu Ru, Mu Ru Guang's first love.

The matters of this world were really hard to explain. There were some fates that could not be avoided no matter how much one tried.

Under the warm sunlight, Jiang Lanying put her hands on her knees, slightly closed her eyes and a kind expression on her face.

In the courtyard, Xia Mu pushed a cart into the courtyard.

”Xia Mu, do you need help?” Zhao Fugui asked as he held a bucket of water.

”Thank you, Uncle Zhao, there's no need.” Xia Mu skillfully removed the things on the cart one by one. Just as he was about to enter the house, the door opened with a creak from the west side of the house.

A lazy voice came over, ”Xia Mu, do you have anything else to eat?”

Wang Lan Lan was a typical night owl. At night, she went to work at Deep Blue. During the day, she slept at home and went out at night. She had just turned 21 and was three years younger than Xia Mu, but she had lived in the city alone for seven years.

Xia Mu turned around and saw that Wang Lan Lan was covered in a white nightgown. The nightgown was very big, covering her whole body. On her small face, there was a thick black circle. From a glance, it was obvious that she didn't have enough sleep.

Usually at this time, it would be hard to see Wang Lan Lan's figure, Xia Mu suddenly heard her talking to him and didn't react.

”Hey, is there anything to eat?” The young girl's tone was very unfriendly. She lifted her hand to stroke her hair as she asked irritably.

”Follow me.” With that, Xia Mu turned and entered the house.

Wang Lan Lan curled her lips and followed her on her slippers. Zhang Xiulan was washing the pots in the yard, hearing Xia Mu's call for Wang Lan Lan to come in, she shouted at the top of her lungs, pointing at Sang Huanhuan, ”This Xia Mu is very kind, but some people don't even know face to face!”

Wang Lan Lan's footsteps did not stop. Her figure became more graceful as she stepped on her slippers. She then said, ”These people are just like toads who want to eat swan meat, don't even think about it!”

”You!” Zhang Xiulan threw away the cloth in her hand and stood up, ready to argue with him. ”Who are you talking about? What do you mean by that?”

Wang Lan Lan was also a sharp-tongued person. She sneered, ”Who says what's wrong!”

”You …” Zhang Xiulan had always disliked Wang Lan. In her eyes, this Wang Lan Lan, at such a young age, had a face that could seduce people, and her eyes were so perky that they could drip water. Also, she was wearing a pajamas and strolling around in the daytime.

Zhang Xiulan was so angry that she jumped up and down. However, Wang Lan Lan smiled and entered Xia Mu's room. With a ”peng” sound, she closed the door.

”I say, why do you quarrel with your aunt every day? She didn't mean anything else. ” In the kitchen, Xia Mu was spreading out pancakes, and she could clearly hear the commotion happening in the yard. A situation like this would happen every few days in the courtyard, and in the beginning, Xia Mu would still try to persuade her, but as time went on, Xia Mu stopped trying to persuade her.

Wang Lan Lan took a folding chair and sat down on it. Her fair calves were exposed to the air because of her actions, and her feet were smeared with black nail polish. Her fair and tender toes swayed unsteadily, and she said with an indifferent tone, ”She was the one who provoked me.

While saying this, Wang Lan raised her hand and put it in front of her forehead, squinting as she looked at the sunlight shining through the gaps of her fingers.

Xia Mu scooped the pancake out of the pot and placed it on a plate, then carried it out and said, ”You are so sharp with your teeth, you can't change it.”

The fragrance of the food awakened the hunger in Wang Lan's stomach. She received the plate impolitely, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the pancakes and put them into her mouth, forgetting the temperature of the pancakes that just came out.