After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan put down her work and rushed to the kindergarten to take her marriage certificate home.

As soon as she entered the house, she found Chen Mo still on the sofa, but he had changed his lying position and there was a notebook in front of him.

"Why aren't you home yet?" Lan Yujuan muttered under her breath, a little annoyed.

She had planned to go home and lie on the sofa alone for a while.

When I looked up, I found that my nest had been taken over.

This private kindergarten respects parents' privacy and has never asked them to fill out questionnaires about their marital or employment status.

To prevent her daughter from being discriminated against by her new classmates at her new school, Lan Yujuan dragged Chen Mo into playing the role of parents from the very beginning.

Apart from a very few neighbors in the community who knew the truth, not only the kindergarten children, but even the teachers believed it.

She thought that after she and Chen Mo got their marriage certificate, the fake one would become real, and the matter would gradually be forgotten.

Who would have thought that their silly daughter would secretly find their marriage certificate in the study, hide it in her schoolbag, and then take it to kindergarten to show off?

Now, not only the children but even the homeroom teacher know that Lan Xiaoman's parents just got their marriage certificate yesterday!

"What's wrong?"

Chen Mo keenly sensed that Lan Yujuan, who had just entered the room, seemed a little off, so he immediately put down his notebook and walked over to her.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired and want to be alone for a while."

After putting down her bag, Lan Yujuan stepped aside to walk past him, looking somewhat dejected.

Chen Mo saw this and his concern grew even stronger.

He turned around, gently took her hand, and then walked steadily and firmly towards the sofa.

"Did something unpleasant happen?"

"Tell me about it?"

Chen Mo sat down on the sofa, pulled her into his arms, and looked her over seriously.

Lan Yujuan felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and her face turned red from being stared at.

She guiltily looked away and whispered:

"It's such a small thing, what's there to talk about?"

Chen Mo didn't speak, but patiently looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

Finally, Lan Yujuan couldn't hold back any longer and briefly explained what had happened.

It was a small thing that had been weighing on my mind, making me feel embarrassed, awkward, and even inexplicably wronged.

With Chen Mo listening patiently, she went through the events again and felt much better.

After she finished speaking, even she felt a little embarrassed.

"I already said, it's just a small matter."

"Just let me have some peace and quiet to digest it," Lan Yujuan whispered.

After saying that, she put her hand on his shoulder and was about to stand up.

No sooner had she stood up than Chen Mo grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her back into his arms.

At that moment, with only the two of them at home, the atmosphere suddenly became romantic.

The two were so close that they could hear each other's heartbeats and breathing.

However, Chen Mo didn't seem to have any other thoughts. He simply wrapped his large arm around her loosely, leaned back on the sofa in a relaxed posture, and continued to chat with her.

"You don't need to worry about what others think."

"The fact is, we got our marriage certificate and are now a legally married couple. Not many people care exactly when we got it."

"As for the unimportant people, just understand one thing: Xiaoman has a dad! If anything happens to her at kindergarten, she can go home and tell her dad, and he will support her! That's enough."

Chen Mo's words seemed to possess a magical power.

After listening to this, Lan Yujuan felt relaxed all over and her mood improved.

She relaxed completely, gently resting her head on Chen Mo's shoulder, and whispered her praise:

"What you're saying makes some sense..."

Chen Mo lowered his head and kissed her forehead, chuckling softly, "Really?"

"Since that makes sense, let me ask you one more question: What are you planning to do with Xiaoman after school today?"

Mentioning that little guy immediately gave Lan Yujuan a headache, and she sat up straight, saying:

"That little rascal has really gotten quite capable!"

"While my parents are away, I should give them a good beating as soon as I get home!"

"Yesterday, when I saw her come out of the study, I guessed that she must have put something she shouldn't have in her schoolbag."

"As a result, not only did she deny it, she even dared to try and trick me, asking me if I believed her?"

Lan Yujuan recalled the scene when she returned from her parents' house last night, and she became even angrier!

Having only been back in Xiangnan for a short time, and relying on her family's support, she's become increasingly audacious. Since starting kindergarten, she's developed new problems!

Lan Yujuan's thinking was very simple: it's all because they've spoiled the kids. The kids need to be disciplined early!

"She's so young, why are you hitting her?" Chen Mo immediately disagreed after hearing this.

"Xiaoman is only three years old. She doesn't understand many big principles, and her sense of right and wrong is weak."

"If you feel that she did something wrong, then wait until you've calmed down and then teach her slowly."

After hearing this, Lan Yujuan stood up abruptly, feeling a bit angry again.

"You spoil her too!"

"Your attitude of spoiling your child is no different from my parents'!"

"Alright, you should just leave now!"

"I'll pick up the kids myself this evening. You go about your business, I'll handle it myself."

Seeing that she was angry, Chen Mo didn't want to argue with her.

He immediately packed up his notebook and phone, then slowly made his way to the door, looking back almost every few steps.

He dawdled until he reached the door, but Lan Yujuan didn't say anything to stop him.

He opened the door, stood in the doorway, and turned back to say:

"So, I'm leaving?"

Lan Yujuan sat down on the sofa and replied in a muffled voice:

"Okay, please close the door behind you."

Chen Mo stood at the door, hesitated for a moment, then turned around and continued:

"Children also have their own ideas when doing things."

"But they are still too young, and their ideas are often easily ignored or disregarded by adults."

"Even if you really want to beat her up, at least talk to her first and ask her what she's really thinking."

"Even if she gets beaten, let her get it clearly, right?"

"Don't make the little one sad..."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan felt her head buzzing, and her rebellious spirit was almost stirred up.

"Okay, I got it!"

She got up, walked to the door, and pushed Chen Mo out.

"Never mind that, go back to your work, I need to get to work too!"

After closing the door, Lan Yujuan felt increasingly suffocated as she thought about it.

She was just saying it; she didn't actually intend to hit her daughter.

She had never hit her daughter before she was born, so how could she bear to hit her now that she had raised her all by herself?

But in the eyes of her parents and Chen Mo, she seemed to be like a stepmother!

That evening, when it was time for her to leave school, she went downstairs by herself and ignored Chen Mo.

As the parents stood at the kindergarten gate, waiting for the children to be dismissed, a familiar parent from one of the classes slowly moved to Lan Yujuan's side and struck up a conversation with a smile.

"Xiao Lan, why are you the only one picking up the kids today?"

Lan Yujuan turned her head, glanced at the parent beside her, and politely replied, "Yes."

Seeing that she responded, the parent smiled even more enthusiastically, looked her up and down with great satisfaction in his eyes, and leaned closer to whisper:

"Xiao Lan, don't think Auntie is being nosy."

"Auntie truly thinks you're a great person! I'd like to introduce you to a good partner, to find Xiaoman a reliable and dependable father. Would you be interested?"

Hearing the aunt next to her offer to introduce her to a potential partner, Lan Yujuan instantly got goosebumps on her arms.

She raised her hand to touch her arm, took a half-step to the side, and softly declined:

"I'm sorry, I'm married."

To her surprise, the parent next to her looked at her with disbelief and smiled meaningfully:

"Xiao Lan, I've been through this before, I understand your situation perfectly!"

"Auntie knows that you are raising your daughter all alone, and that you face many inconveniences in your life."

"That's why you had your neighbor, Xiao Chen, pretend to be Xiaoman's father and occasionally show up to pick her up from school."

"It's the same idea as a young woman living alone putting a few pairs of men's shoes outside her rented room!"

"Auntie is a master matchmaker; she'll definitely find you a suitable and good man! Then you won't need to ask the neighbors to act anymore!"

The parent who spoke up spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft.

But these words were spoken in a way that allowed other parents of the students in the same class to hear them.

Lan Yujuan's face immediately darkened; the other party was clearly forcing her into this situation.

She no longer held back, too lazy to give the other person a pleasant look, and said coldly:

I'll say it again, I'm married.

"Parent, please stop harassing me."

Her cold attitude made the other person lose face, so he immediately rolled his eyes at her and left with disdain.

The other person distanced themselves from her, and said sarcastically:

"What's with this secondhand woman, burdened with a child, pretending to be a virtuous and chaste woman?"

"We all live in the same neighborhood, we see each other all the time, it's like everyone knows your background."

"I was trying to be helpful by introducing you to someone, and not only did you not appreciate it, you actually turned on me right there and then? Who gave you the nerve!"

"Xiao Chen from apartment 802 is currently single, so when female neighbors offer themselves up, he's too lazy to be picky."

"If you happen to have a married person as your neighbor, your family will likely be disrupted and your home will be in constant turmoil sooner or later!"

"Hmph, she looks like a vixen, and her lifestyle is so immoral, what's the difference between her and a prostitute?"

"You wouldn't have gotten pregnant by a man before you were even married, would you? You've never been married at all!"

As soon as she said this, the parents around her began to secretly sized up Lan Yujuan and point and whisper among themselves.

Yesterday, Lan Yujuan overheard this parent chatting with another family member of a property management employee, saying that he wanted to introduce her to his nephew, who came from his maternal family to work in the city. She thought it was absurd and didn't take it seriously.

She never imagined that picking her daughter up from school today would lead to such an unexpected disaster.

Lan Yujuan was furious, especially the last sentence, "pregnant out of wedlock," which hit her sore spot.

She was angry and couldn't tolerate it at all, so she immediately retorted:

"Auntie, are you aware that your daughter-in-law is slandering and defaming your child's classmates' parents like this at the kindergarten gate?"

"You're just picking up your child from school, and you're in such a rush to earn matchmaker money? Aren't your son and daughter-in-law supposed to contribute to your household expenses?"

"Or is it that your son is completely incompetent, and he married into the family in the city, becoming a live-in son-in-law, and the family listens to his wife?"

The parents, who had been so arrogant just moments before, instantly became docile when Lan Yujuan mentioned her daughter-in-law. Their eyes also began to glaze over, as if their lifeblood had been seized.

"You, you're talking nonsense!"

"My son is a college student, and the couple fell in love freely. There's no such thing as him marrying into the family!"

Lan Yujuan was just guessing at first. She thought that the parent would actually introduce her to his nephew, who was divorced in the countryside, had a son, and was working in the city. He was probably just after her because he was single and owned a house and wanted to get something for nothing.

The other party's idea is most likely because they have had similar successful cases before.

Lan Yujuan's mind raced; this parent didn't look like someone from the city.

She's a grandmother now, but she dresses plainly and spends all her time gossiping about other parents, never mentioning anything about her own family. She probably doesn't have much status in the family.

In addition, the housing prices in this community are not cheap, and the childcare fees for the kindergarten are even higher.

Then it is highly likely that her son married up, while her daughter-in-law married down.

A mother-in-law like that must be terrified of her daughter-in-law.

Seeing that she had guessed correctly, Lan Yujuan immediately said without any hesitation:

"I recorded everything you just said on my phone!"

"The surveillance cameras at the school gate captured everything clearly!"

"I'll send the entire recording to the parents' group in a bit and ask your daughter-in-law what she plans to do about this!"

The parents, who had been so arrogant and spouting nonsense just moments before, panicked the moment they heard Lan Yujuan say she wanted to contact her daughter-in-law.

Seeing that she wasn't joking, he quickly came over and begged for forgiveness:

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

"Xiao Lan, Auntie misspoke just now!"

"I'm getting old, and I like to ramble on a bit. Please don't take it to heart!"

The parent blushed with embarrassment, apologizing in front of all the other parents while lightly slapping their own mouth, deeply regretting their hasty decision!

Seeing this, other parents nearby also came over to try and mediate.

"Xiao Lan, we're all in the same class. That's just how older people are; they tend to be a bit gossipy. Don't take it to heart or be petty."

Lan Yujuan turned her head and saw that the person who had advised her was the same family member of the property management company who had told the other party about her background. She immediately changed her tune.

"Of course, as long as she sincerely apologizes to me in the parents' group, I will naturally not hold this against her anymore."

"However, as the property manager of this community, your husband not only failed to protect the safety of the residents, but also spread their private information everywhere, which has already affected their normal lives!"

"I will definitely write a letter of complaint about this and see it through to the end!"

The parent who had just tried to mediate panicked when they realized they were getting themselves into trouble. They backed away while pointing at the other parent, saying:

"She's clearly talking nonsense, why are you dragging me into this?"

"That old lady is a troublemaker. You should go directly to her daughter-in-law and have her family send her back to her hometown in the countryside. That way, everyone will have peace and quiet!"

This retreat immediately enraged the parent who had been hurling insults. They jumped up and pounced, continuing to yell and fight.

"You piece of trash! If you hadn't egged me on, would I have even fallen for you?"

"You were the one who whispered sourly behind my back, saying things like, 'Xiao Lan is so beautiful, so young, and has a child, yet she lives in such a nice house, goes to such a good school, and is so rich. She must be someone's mistress!'"

"If there are any unmarried men in the family, I'd really like to introduce them. You get a ready-made wife and a house for free! You can skip thirty years of hard work!"