Mu Jiu Chen stayed with the children at the Lu family's house until after dinner. Seeing that Jin Yan's mood had improved considerably, he didn't rush to leave.
Jin Yan looked at Mu Jiu Chen and asked, "Ninth Master, what are your plans for the future?"
She had already accepted what happened to Nuan Nuan. Nuan Nuan had saved so many lives, and in the end, might not be able to save herself. After a day and a night, she had prepared herself.
Mu Jiu Chen looked at Jin Yan's unfamiliar expression and pursed his lips tightly, clenching his fists before slowly loosening them. "Mom, you can call me Xiao Jiu from now on. Nuan Nuan and I are together, and if nothing happens to Nuan Nuan, we will get married by the end of the year. You will be my parents from now on."
Jin Yan glanced at her husband. Lu Cheng Si nodded silently. He admitted him as his son-in-law for doing so much for his daughter.
Mu Jiu Chen spoke again, "The children are on vacation now. I plan to bring them to stay here for a while until Grandpa is discharged from the hospital and recovers before we go back."
Jin Yan was overjoyed to hear this. "That's wonderful, then you all stay here. I'll take care of the children. If you have work, you can go out and work, don't worry about the children. I'll have someone tidy up the backyard for you and the children to live in. That way, you'll be more comfortable."
Mu Jiu Chen was a little worried about the old man. "Grandpa is alone. I want to go take care of Grandpa."
Lu Cheng Si also knew that his father was hospitalized. Due to Nuan Nuan's matter these past two days, he hadn't had time to see his father.
At this moment, the old lady came downstairs.
"Cheng Si."
"Mom? Why did you come down?" Lu Cheng Si quickly stood up to help the old lady.
The old lady smiled and waved her hand, signaling that she was fine. She had already seen the news and knew about Jiang Nuan's accident, and that Jiang Nuan was Cheng Si's biological daughter, and that Lu Qiao Yi had been arrested. There was one thing that had been weighing on her heart for decades. She had originally wanted to take this secret to her grave. But upon reflection, she felt she owed her son. He was the most filial of all her children.
"Mom has something to tell you." After sitting down, the old lady looked at Lu Cheng Si and smiled kindly. "Cheng Si, you've been a filial and good child all these years. Because of you, Mom has lived very happily."
Lu Cheng Si's face turned pale. He looked at his mother abruptly. Why was his mother saying this?
"Ai..." The old lady sighed and looked at Jiang Yu Kuo and his two siblings, smiling kindly. "Look, in the blink of an eye, you're already a grandfather, and you're getting old. There's something Mom feels she should tell you, for your sake, for fairness."
"Mom." Lu Cheng Si instantly knew what she was going to say.
"Cheng Si, you're not my biological child. When you were about three years old, you were left at our doorstep. At that time, our family was quite poor. Your father and I were working outside. Then we found you. At that time, I hadn't been home for more than two years. Your two older brothers didn't know your identity. After bringing you home, I said you were my child, and your two brothers believed it wholeheartedly."
"All these years, they have been useless and always ganged up to bully you, but you never argued with them. Mom knows that even if I tell you the truth of this matter, you still won't argue with them in the future."
The old lady finished speaking in one breath. At this moment, she felt a great sense of relief. It was a sense of relief she had never felt before in all these years.
"Mom, I know. Thank you for your careful upbringing all these years. It's because of you that I've grown so well. Thank you!" Lu Cheng Si sobbed uncontrollably.
Lu Jin Yue and Lu Jin Yan were stunned. How could this be?! Lu Jin Yue looked at his second brother, who wasn't surprised at all, but rather tearful. Lu Jin Yue tugged at his sleeve and asked with a stern face, "Second brother, you knew about this all along?"
Lu Jin Cheng nodded. "Yes!" Heaven knew how difficult it had been for him to bear the secret all this time, feeling like he could barely breathe.
The old lady looked at her entire family and smiled happily. Regardless of whether there was a blood relation or not, it didn't change her son's filial piety. He had always been an excellent child.
"I'm very happy to have lived with you all this time. I don't have many friends in my life, except for family. I only have Wen Jun as a friend. She visits me every year. These past two days, I've been lying here thinking, why do I have such a good friend?"
"Now I realize, she must be your mother. You look somewhat alike. I was suspicious back then, but I didn't think too deeply." As the old lady spoke, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Why is she so foolish? How many times has she stood in front of you, yet never acknowledged you? If she had acknowledged you, I would have been reasonable and let her take you away. I am also a mother and I know the pain of losing a child." Wen Jun, look how foolish you are. Why did you tell me your child was dead? A living child right before your eyes, and you insisted he was dead! How much have you carried all these years to live such a hard life?"
"Mom, how did you guess?" Lu Cheng Si looked at his mother in surprise.
The old lady smiled kindly and wiped the tears from her face. "So many things have happened in the family recently, and I haven't been sleeping well. I tossed and turned, thinking about what your mother told me over the years. When she visited, she often talked about Nuan Nuan and your father. She wouldn't talk about anything else, only about your father and Nuan Nuan."
The old lady sighed. "That's how I guessed it. Your father should still be alive. If he is, I want to meet him and tell him what Wen Jun couldn't tell him over the years. Their couple has suffered enough. I don't want your father to have regrets either."
"Mom." Lu Cheng Si knelt before the old lady, crying like a child.
The old lady gently patted his back and smiled with relief. "Good child, you've never disappointed Mom all these years. I think your mother must also be very gratified every time she sees you." It seemed Cheng Si knew everything now, so she felt at ease.
"Mom, thank you!" Lu Cheng Si looked up at her and smiled. "I've already found Dad. He had a car accident a while ago and is receiving treatment in the hospital. After he's discharged, I'll bring him to see you. But Mom, you have to promise me to live well." His mother had suffered all her life, been through hardship and exhaustion. Even when life improved later, she still lived frugally. But she had a kind heart and no desires. As she grew older, she took good care of herself, trying to cause as little trouble as possible for her children. Every time he thought of his mother like this, he felt heartbroken.
"Okay! Mom promises you." The old lady smiled. It was just that seeing them reunited as a family, Wen Jun had always left with regret.