My baby is two and a half years old. Daddy, hurry up and make some milk!

After much agonizing reflection, Lu Shulang finally packed his bags and obediently went to school.

After a period of adjustment, Le Bao was no longer so resistant to going to school. However, he still cried out a couple of times every morning when he woke up early.

Her family had gotten used to her wailing with her eyes closed.

Lu Yifan and Shen An will be entering their senior year of high school next semester. After the monthly exam, the school organized a parent-teacher meeting.

Wen Xian and Lu Feng didn't go to the Lu family's side, as their identities were too conspicuous. After discussion, it was decided that Lu Chenyue, who had flexible working hours, would drive for Lu Yifan, and Shen Wanning would drive for Shen An.

Both families' elders had initially agreed to attend the parent-teacher meeting, but Shen Wanning felt that the child's senior year of high school was a major event, and it would be better for the younger generation to attend. Besides, they were also concerned about the energy levels of the older generation.

Shen An didn't tell Shen Xizhou, who was far away in Gangcheng, that he was going to have a parent-teacher conference. He only told his grandparents when he got home.

Shen Wanning only found out about the upcoming parent-teacher conference through Lu Yifan.

Her two older brothers were both in Hong Kong and hadn't returned, and her parents were getting old, so she went back to the Shen family and told them she would go to the meeting in Shen An's place.

Shen An had no objection; he didn't care even if no one went.

After spending so much time together, Shen Wanning realized that her older brother and nephew didn't get along well; otherwise, her nephew wouldn't have traveled all the way to City A to study.

Speaking of which, Shen Wanning's deceased sister-in-law, whom she had never met, was originally from City A. However, she moved to Gangcheng with her parents when she was young, which is why Shen An chose to come here alone.

On the eve of the parent-teacher conference, Shen Wanning stayed at the Shen family home until very late.

"Mom, what's going on between my older brother and Xiao'an? I've noticed they've hardly spoken at all."

In the living room, Shen Wanning watched her nephew go upstairs to his room and asked him why.

"Well, it's a long story."

Xiang Jia Hui sighed before slowly speaking:

"The reason your older brother and sister-in-law got together is actually similar to the reason you and Shen Yue got together."

At that time, Shen Xizhou was completely focused on his work. Since taking over the Shen family's company, he had been decisive and swift in his actions, rapidly elevating the company to a new level.

Shen An's mother, Zhong Wanzhi, was Shen Xizhou's capable assistant. Both of them were top students who graduated from the University of Hong Kong. Zhong Wanzhi had always secretly loved Shen Xizhou, so she did her best to stand by his side.

They work together seamlessly and are virtually invincible in the workplace.

Unfortunately, Shen Xizhou was only focused on work and finding his younger sister at the time, and didn't notice the thoughts of those around him at all. Or perhaps he did notice, but pretended not to know.

After Zhong Wanzhi's mother passed away, her father became addicted to gambling and frequently asked Zhong Wanzhi for money.

After Shen Xizhou's rivals learned of this relationship, they set a trap for Zhong's father, saddled him with huge gambling debts. They threatened Zhong's father, demanding that his daughter become their mole within the Shen family, or they would kill him.

After much thought, Mr. Zhong realized that if his daughter became a member of the Shen family, this amount of money would be nothing to the Shen family.

This way, she not only found a good home for her daughter, but also gained a strong backer for herself—a win-win situation.

So, when Shen Xizhou took the drunk Zhong Wanzhi home one day, he seized the opportunity. He drugged their water, watched them drink it, then locked the door and left.

He waited downstairs all night and went back early in the morning, just to catch the two of them in the act.

Unsurprisingly, he caught him.

Using this as an excuse, he forced Shen Xizhou to marry Zhong Wanzhi and even took the matter to Shen's parents.

Xiang Jiahui had always liked Zhong Wanzhi and was happy to see the marriage happen, so she agreed to it.

Shen Xizhou had no problem with Zhong Wanzhi herself, but he couldn't get over the fact that he had been tricked, so he didn't give Zhong Wanzhi a friendly look either.

Shen Wanzhi knew that her father was behind all of this, so she never complained, even though Shen Xizhou always treated her coldly.

After demanding an exorbitant dowry, Zhong's father disappeared. Several months later, the police found his body in a sewer, and Zhong's father's affair was also uncovered.

At this time, Zhong Wanzhi was already pregnant. Due to excessive grief, she harmed the fetus and could only stay in bed to rest. After Shen An was born, her health deteriorated even further.

Zhong Wanzhi still passed away when Shen An was 10 years old.

She took Shen An's hand before she left:

"Xiao'an, don't blame your father. The luckiest thing in my life was marrying your father. I loved him my whole life. I hope that after I'm gone, you can continue to love your father in my place."

Shen An didn't understand. In his view, his father had always been indifferent to his mother, leaving early and returning late. His mother looked forward to his father coming home and talking to him every day, but his father couldn't even do that.

In his young heart, he felt no love whatsoever for his irresponsible and indifferent father, and often rebelled against him. Later, after graduating from high school, he moved to City A alone.

Hearing this, Shen Wanning had a general idea of ​​what was going on. She sent a message to her older brother, telling him about the parent-teacher meeting the next afternoon and asking if he could make it back.

Shen Xizhou looked at his younger sister's message on his phone, then at the mountain of documents piled on the table, and could only reply that he was unsure.

Upon seeing this reply, Shen Wanning knew in her heart that there was probably little hope.

Lu Chenyue and Le Bao, who had been waiting for their wives/mothers at the Lu family home for a long time, went to their mother-in-law's house next door.

"Mommy, Mommy, time for a nap."

The chubby boy's voice rang out from outside the door. Shen Wanning then picked up her phone to check the time. It was already 10 o'clock. No wonder the father and daughter had come to the door.

"Mom and Dad, it's getting late. You should get some rest. I'll head over now."

Xiang Jiahui and Shen Huaqiang dropped their daughter off at the door and ran into a father and daughter who had come to pick them up.

"Dad, Mom."

The couple nodded and looked at Le Bao, who ran up and hugged Shen Wanning's leg.

"Le Bao, would you like to sleep at Grandma's house with Mommy tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chenyue froze. He had already prepared the little one beforehand, explaining what to say if her grandparents asked her and her mother to stay at home.

The message has been given; now it's up to this chubby kid to see if he lives up to it. He made a promise for this.

"Grandma, be good. Come back to chat when the baby is on vacation. The baby has to get up very early for school, it's noisy and not good."

After Le Bao finished speaking, Lu Chenyue visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he stuttered a bit, as long as he expressed his meaning clearly, that was fine.

"Oh, my sweet baby, you even know to care about Grandma getting up early. Okay, okay, Grandma will be waiting for your holiday."

Xiang Jiahui picked up Le Bao and kissed her little face repeatedly, showing her great affection.

Shen Huaqiang watched with envy and wanted to hug his granddaughter too, but he didn't dare to compete with his wife for her.

"Hehehehe."

Le Bao giggled as she was kissed and responded with a kiss from Xiang Jia Hui.

"Alright, it's getting late, you should go back now."

"Dad, Mom, we'll head back now."

The couple watched the family of three until their figures disappeared into the night.

Le Bao was held in the middle by her parents and swung on the swing.

"The debt is coming, the debt is coming."

She got hooked on it.

"What Le Bao just said, did you teach her that?"

While pulling the chubby little boy who was swinging on the swing, Shen Wanning asked Lu Chenyue.

Lu Chenyue smiled guiltily; he knew he couldn't hide it.

"Tell me, what conditions did you agree to for this little guy?"

She didn't know the father and daughter well enough; neither of them was easy to deal with.

"Hehe, hehe, it's nothing, I just promised her I'd take her to an amusement park."

"real?"

Shen Wanning looked at him suspiciously.

"real."

I just promised to buy her ice cream when we went to the amusement park, but I didn't say anything else.