TRANSMIGRATED TO THE 80S TO BECOME STEPMOTHERS FOR FIVE HIGHER-UPS

Chapter 265: The Knot in His Heart

Little Bei started eating, but Shao Nan did not move her chopsticks. Instead, he continued to stare at the noodles.

"What's up, Little Nan?" Mu Jingzhe quickly asked.

"There's nothing. I just want to remember.” Shao Nan smiled and stuck it in her mind forever. He would be happy whenever he remembered this in the future.

“Remember not to crack noodles. You have to eat it at once. That way, you will be safe and long-lived.”

After eating it last year, Shao Nan and Little Bei completed their mission perfectly. "Done."

"The good work. You kids should hurry up and eat too. ”

Mu Jingzhe urged Shao Dong and the others to start eating. After that, they started eating. They looked like they had not eaten for a few days.

Mu Jingzhe looked at Shao Qihai suspiciously. "They didn't eat today?" How does he take care of the kids?

“They did it,” Shao Qihai replied quickly. “I remember everything. I didn't let them starve. It's just that they're a little tired lately and their appetite is back once they get back.”

Mu Jingzhe had made noodles according to his habits, which meant he had prepared parts for himself and Xiao Wu as well. He and Xiao Wu had just eaten, so they did not eat anymore. However, the entire pot of noodles in the end was still exhausted.

"Lezat. Mom's noodles are the best.”

“Yes, I feel alive now.”

After eating their fill, they praised Mu Jingzhe again. Shao Qihai washed the dishes with satisfaction.

Afraid that they would fall asleep after eating too much, Mu Jingzhe pulled them to take a walk in the courtyard so that they could digest their food. It just so happened that it was a full moon, and the moonlight was extremely bright. They don't even have to use torches.

Each of them stared at the moon or the stars. “Sister Chang'e[1] and the little rabbit must be sleeping.”

After talking about the moon for a while, they began to identify constellations in the sky. Little Bei suddenly said, “I wonder if our mother turned into that star. Is he watching us from the sky?”

This was what Mu Jingzhe had said to comfort them earlier — that when someone died, they would turn into stars in the sky.

"That's what flashes at you." Mu Jingzhe picked up Little Bei.

After searching for flashing stars for a while, it was almost time to rest. Xiao Wu insisted on sleeping with Mu Jingzhe, so he took Xiao Wu and Little Bei with him.

Although she was so tired that she could not even open her eyes, Little Bei hugged Mu Jingzhe and said that she missed him.

Xiao Wu had not slept. He looked at Little Bei, who was sleeping, and whispered to Mu Jingzhe, "Mom, my brother and sister seem a little sad."

“Mm, I don't know why.” Mu Jingzhe knows. Are they perhaps upset about missing Bai Lu? But it doesn't seem to be. In the past, they were sad too, but today was a little different.

Normally, being able to go to Bai Lu's tomb and kowtow should fulfill the wish they had always wanted to fulfill. However, Shao Dong's expression was also untrue. Mu Jingzhe suspected that it might be related to their maternal grandparents.

Mu Jingzhe roughly guessed the truth. Shao Dong and Shao Xi still remembered Bai Lu and had some impressions of him, but Shao Nan and Little Bei did not have any memories of him.

This journey to pay homage to their mother has a different meaning to them. They leave with high expectations, but when they arrive, they realize that everything is different than they imagined.

When they arrived at Bai Lu's tomb, they realized that it was a mess. Wild grass grows everywhere, and no one cleans it. Not feeling very surprised, Shao Qihai simply crouched down and skillfully cleaned up the mess.

At lunch, Shao Dong and the boys used to take care of their younger sister, Little Bei. This made Grandpa Bai unhappy, and he grumbled as they made a fuss over a little girl. Grandma did not dare to say a word. He only kept silent after Shao Qihai spoke.

However, when the villagers came and recognized Little Bei, Grandpa Bai and the others found out that Little Bei was a child star, and their attitudes immediately changed. They told me about how Bai Lu died while giving birth to them and hinted that the children should replace Bai Lu and be devoted to them, especially Little Bei.

Someday, they will talk about who has the leather shoes next door and who has the gold bracelet. The next moment, they would talk about wanting a television. Then, they started talking about not feeling well and wanted to go to the hospital to see a doctor. They will signal the children to buy them something or give them money.

The four children had not expected this journey to be like this. It is a lie to say that they are not disappointed. This was also the reason they came back so quickly.

It was the anniversary of Bai Lu's death, but they didn't seem to make any preparations. Shao Qihai and the others had paid for the offering themselves, and those people had even kept looking for an excuse to ask for money, so they returned after paying their respects.

The atmosphere had been depressing at the Bai Residence. The children only came back to life when they saw Mu Jingzhe again. This is also why they are so noisy.

On the way, Shao Dong asked why Bai Lu was still buried there because Grandpa Bai and the others did not think too much about it. Shao Qihai just said something about returning to his roots.

In reality, it's not that simple. Back then, when he returned from the mission, Bai Lu had already left. The old man of the Bai Family had made a fuss and had not given him peace. They kept nagging about how hard it was for them to raise Bai Lu and how much money they had spent. He even almost retired from the army because of this.

Then, they finally calmed down after he compensated them with a large sum of money. However, they insist on getting the body back and burying it in their village. However, they ignored him and only used him as an excuse to receive a certain amount of benefits from Shao Qihai every year.

Every year, if there was time, Shao Qihai would return to pay his respects. Every time he left, he had to give them some money. Otherwise, he would not even be able to go to the grave.

Shao Qihai had never told Shao Dong and his brothers about this, nor had he ever demonized Grandpa Bai and the others. The children were also very small at the time of Bai Lu's death, so they didn't often see the maternal grandparents. Only when they left this time and heard about Bai Lu's past did they find out just what kind of person Grandpa Bai's family was.

They are not super villains, but they always have some minor flaws. The common problem in liking boys over girls was undoubtedly reflected in them, so Bai Lu did not live well from a young age.

Shao Dong was feeling very upset. Maybe it was because he felt uncomfortable, but after he finally fell asleep, he had another dream. Just like on the anniversary of Bai Lu's death in the past, he dreamed of Bai Lu crying and begging for mercy.

Shao Dong suddenly sat down in tears, his forehead sweating. He suddenly felt that something was wrong and turned to look at Shao Xi sitting there as well.

"Sister, did you dream of it too?"

Shao Dong acknowledged this, and Shao Xi sighed in the dark. “Bu, he... is very sad. Brother, do you think every time he appears in our dreams it is because he feels angry?”

Shao Dong did not say anything. He had always felt that Bai Lu had died because of Zhao Lan. However, he was afraid that he was too young, so his memories could be wrong. Therefore, Shao Dong thought that perhaps he would feel much better after going there and prostrating.

However, he only found out after going there that it was useless. In fact, he felt even more uncomfortable and terrifying.

“We cannot confirm whether Zhao Lan indirectly caused Mommy's death. Don't say these words again just in case Little Nan and the others hear you. ”

"Sister, I've heard it." Shao Nan, who had previously been seen by the two to make sure that she was asleep, suddenly sat down and spoke.

"You scared me half to death." Shao Xi was surprised. "Why didn't you say anything when you woke up ..."

“If I say something, I won't hear this. Brother, what really happened?”

[1] Chinese Moon Goddess