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After lighting the candles on the cake, Xilin clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and began to make a wish: "I hope that in the future... I can live happily with my brother. Oh! Oh, and my parents too."

As she opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and blew hard, all the candles were extinguished.

Lu Qiong smiled and touched her head, praising her: "Great, Xiaolin, you blew out all the candles in one go! Don't worry, the wish you made just now will definitely come true."

Hearing this, Xilin nodded vigorously, with a determined light flashing in her eyes.

Then, she looked at her brother with eyes full of expectation, and Lu Qiong instantly understood what his sister was thinking. He smiled slightly, and like a magic trick, he took out an exquisitely crafted puppet from behind.

When Xilin saw the puppet, her eyes lit up immediately. She jumped up excitedly and couldn't wait to take it. She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling: "Thank you, brother. I really like this gift!"

Ye Lina also took out a beautiful purple necklace from her arms at this time: "Mom also prepared a gift for our little princess."

As she spoke, she walked over to her daughter and gently placed the necklace around Celine's neck.

Xilin's face was filled with joy, and she thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Mom!"

Yelena winked secretly at her daughter, then took out another necklace from her arms.

Ahem! Ye Lina coughed a few times and then said, "Little Qiong, mommy has prepared a gift for you, too."

Lu Qiong pointed at himself in surprise: "I... have it too?"

Ye Lina smiled and said, "Of course I have it. ????——The same necklace as your sister's. How about it? Are you touched?"

Ignoring Lu Qiong's words, Ye Lina put the necklace in Xilin's little hand: "Come, dear daughter, help your brother put it on."

"Okay!" Xilin responded excitedly.

After passing both ends of the necklace through Lu Qiong's neck, Xilin's heart was pounding, and she looked down at the necklace on her chest.

"In this case, the necklace my mother gave me can be considered as a token of love between my brother and me, hehe", thinking of this, Xilin felt happy.

Lu Qiong looked at Xilin in front of him, her eyes were full of anticipation and nervousness. He smiled slightly, gently touched Xilin's head, and said, "Thank you, sister, I like this gift very much."

Hearing Lu Qiong's answer, Xilin's face broke into a bright smile. She tightly grasped the necklace on her chest, her heart filled with joy.

Xilin's birthday party was held in a cheerful atmosphere until it ended and Xilin returned to her room.

Ye Lina's expression changed significantly. Her gentle smile disappeared, replaced by a face full of worry and nervousness. She stared at Lu Qiong closely, her eyes full of anxiety and uneasiness.

"Xiao Qiong, tell your mother the truth. Did something happen to your father? He promised me that he would come back today!" Ye Lina's voice was trembling a little, and she clenched her fists tightly, as if this was the only way to keep herself calm.

Lu Qiong was silent for a moment. He didn't know how to answer this question. He knew that he couldn't hide the matter any longer, but he didn't want to make his mother too sad. In the end, he decided to tell the truth.

He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Mom, Dad... I'm afraid he won't be able to come back." After saying this, he said no more, but silently handed the belongings he had already sorted out to his mother.

Yelena took the things and her eyes fell on her husband's belongings, which were a bunch of keys, a wallet, and their wedding rings. She picked up the rings with trembling hands, and tears instantly blurred her eyes. When she noticed her son's unnatural expression, her heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to her mind.

Lu Qiong said with difficulty: "Father and his work team... encountered... encountered an accident while working..."

As Ye Lina listened to Lu Qiong's words, the color on her face gradually faded. She widened her eyes, unable to believe it.

Afterwards, Yelena could no longer bear the grief in her heart. She covered her face with her hands, her body trembled constantly, and tears poured out like a flood.

Lu Qiong went forward and hugged her, gently patting her back, feeling her trembling body and suppressed crying, and his heart ached. He knew that although his mother always said that she disliked his father, in fact, the relationship between them was very deep, and his father's accident was undoubtedly a huge blow to his mother.

However, things have already happened, and no matter how sad he is, he can't change the reality. As the only man in the family, Lu Qiong knows that he must be strong and take on the responsibility of taking care of his family. So he took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm.

After a long while, Ye Lina's emotions finally stabilized a little. She raised her head, looked at Lu Qiong with red and swollen eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "Xiao Qiong, first... don't tell this news to your sister."

Lu Qiong nodded heavily and responded, "Yes!" He knew that his sister Xilin was still young and could not bear such a heavy blow. At this moment, protecting his sister from harm became his unshirkable responsibility.

As time went by, the negative impact of Ledi's death gradually surfaced. As the leader of the work team, Ledi signed a formal contract with other members. Therefore, the families of other workers who died came to Lu Qiong's house to ask for compensation.

Facing the arrival of these people, Ye Lina felt extremely painful and helpless. She silently took out all the savings of the couple for more than ten years, but the money was far from enough to meet their requirements, and even half of it could not be made up.

Faced with the pressure from these people, Ye Luqiong stepped forward. He stood in front of his mother and blocked those greedy eyes.

He picked up a pen and paper, wrote down a series of IOUs, and signed his name without hesitation, promising everyone that he would repay the debt as soon as possible.

Seeing Lu Qiong's resolute attitude, those people finally stopped pestering him temporarily. Although they were still unwilling, they knew that it would be useless to continue forcing him. Finally, they left Lu Qiong's house with the IOU.

In order to repay these debts, Lu Qiong and his mother Ye Lina got up early and went to work in the town every day. However, because Lu Qiong had some difficulty walking, the boss did not hire him.

Helpless, Lu Qiong could only think of other ways. Looking at the wood used to build the house in front of him, he suddenly thought of something.

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