Xiao Lan was in the carriage and didn't reply to Sun Shaohua's question. Sun Shaohua didn't rush to ask, and went to his own yard after returning to the house.

Even on such a cold day, people who have been drinking still feel anxious. Jasmine followed Xiao Lan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and took her cloak.

"Madam, have you been drinking? Do you want me to make you a bowl of sobering soup?" Jasmine tried to support Xiao Lan back to the house, but Xiao Lan was unwilling and insisted on sitting in the yard.

"Give me a bottle of Coke." Xiao Lan looked at Jasmine with a smile, waiting for Jasmine to ask him what Coke was in confusion, but Jasmine didn't ask, she just nodded and said okay.

Jasmine put the cloak on Xiao Lan and hurried out. Xiao Lan just thought it was funny. "What's so good about it? There's no Coke here?"

She was dizzy, but not drunk. She rested her hand on her cheek and stared at the gate, not knowing what she was looking at. She didn't want to agree to what Sun Shaohua had just said, but she also felt it was cruel not to even give someone else's mother a memorial tablet after she died. She then told herself that being kind to her enemies was being cruel to herself... Her thoughts were tangled and chaotic.

For Xiao Lan, everything can be done decisively, but perhaps because of the original owner's thoughts, he just can't get over this matter.

Mother Xu brought Sun Jiye and Xin'er back. Xin'er was skipping and walking in front, but Sun Jiye called her back. He handed her a candy man and told her to run to Xiao Lan.

"Mom, this is for you!" Xin'er held a bamboo stick in her little hand. On the stick stood a sugar man wearing a blue cloak. Although it was not particularly exquisite, it was obvious that it was Xiao Lan's outfit for the day.

Xin'er was still young and couldn't think of these things, so Sun Jiye must have said them. Xiao Lan now felt that she should have a good chat with Sun Jiye.

She thanked Xin'er for the sugar man, and asked Mother Sun to take Xin'er to take a nap, leaving Sun Jiye behind to ask him about his homework.

"Jieye, can you tell me about any happy things that happened recently?" Xiao Lan asked tactfully, and Sun Jiye didn't understand.

"Recently, I've been taking my sister Xin'er to catch bugs. She really enjoys it, and the little bugs don't bite. She goes to learn Kung Fu from Master Yu every morning, and she also goes..."

Xiao Lan shook her head. "It's not these things. It's what makes you happy."

"It was great that my great-grandfather took us to eat pig's trotter soup today..." Sun Jiye said this while looking down at the clay figure in his hand, without looking at Xiao Lan.

"Jiye, do you miss your grandmother?" Xiao Lan held Sun Jiye's chubby hand and noticed that he had indeed lost a lot of weight. She had said she would take care of Jiye, but she had very little time to actually spend with him. Fang Qingqing was even more busy with her, making her even less attentive to things she hadn't paid attention to to begin with.

Xiao Lan didn't neglect his studies. He originally wanted him to attend private school, but he refused, so he had to invite the teacher home. Seeing that he was too fat to run, he also asked Master Yu to take him to exercise his legs and feet every day to strengthen his physical strength. Hearing that Sun Shaohua was feeling a little better recently, he went to recite his lessons and answer questions every day.

It seemed that everyone cared about him and there was no difference from before, but Xiao Lan felt that something was wrong with this child.

"No, grandma was not nice to my mother. I don't miss her at all." Sun Jiye withdrew his hand and continued to touch the sugar man.

"Grandma was not nice to me, but she was very nice to you." Xiao Lan bent down and looked sideways at Sun Jiye's face.

Sun Jiye lowered his head even lower, "It's not okay to be mean to mother."

Xiao Lan frowned, feeling a bit troubled. This child's current condition was even worse than Xin'er's back then.

"Jiye, Fang Xiaoniang is your biological mother, and I am also your mother. We all like you very much. You used to have many bad behaviors, but now you have corrected them. You are a good child. This is your home. Your father is here, your mother is here too. You can live here peacefully."

Sun Jiye nodded, not knowing whether he understood or not, but he didn't say anything.

Xiao Lan sighed softly, feeling that communicating in this way was too tiring.

"Jiye, look into my eyes."

When Sun Jiye raised his head, his eyes were red and his expression was a little stubborn, as if he was trying hard to hold back tears. Xiao Lan knew that this child was now trying to please others everywhere. For him, the people he could rely on in this family were gone.

"Your grandmother treats you well, and you should think that this is what she deserves. We all understand you and will not be angry with you because of this matter. You call me mother, and you are my son. I treat you the same as I treat Xin'er. You have everything she has, and you are both my good children. Cry if you want to cry, laugh if you want to laugh. You don't need to please anyone, just do what you should do!"

Xiao Lan didn't know if Sun Jiye understood her long-winded conversation. She just watched as Sun Jiye's big tears fell and his lips clenched tightly. After all, he was a child, and Xiao Lan felt a little distressed by his aggrieved look. She hugged Sun Jiye to her and patted his back gently.

Sun Jiye cried louder and louder, just like Xiao Lan just now.

"Cry if you want to..."

"I dreamed... I dreamed... that my grandmother came..." Sun Jiye cried and spoke incoherently. Xiao Lan knew that Sun Jiye was watching Sun's neck being cut. Even an adult could not bear that scene.

"..." Xiao Lan didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only hug him tighter.

"They are all red... I miss my grandmother..." Sun Jiye cried so hard that he couldn't catch his breath, but he still shouted, "I miss..."

Sun Jiye had been brought up by Madam Sun since he was little. Unlike Xin'er, Madam Sun had even fed him and coaxed him to sleep. Regardless of whether Madam Sun had taught him anything good, the child didn't think his grandmother was bad just because of Madam Sun's character.

Xiao Lan hadn't felt anything before, but after crying for a while today and hearing what Sun Shaohua said, she felt that Sun Jiye was also a pitiful child...

Whatever a child knows is taught by adults. His current cautiousness is the way he makes a living. Xiao Lan does not need him to be like that.

"I will talk to your father later and ask him to take you to the temple to ask for a tablet for your grandmother. You can go and worship her properly." Xiao Lan was no longer conflicted. Even if it was not for Sun Shaohua, the tablet had to be set up for Sun Jiye.

"But Mother doesn't like Grandmother..."

"If I don't like it, I don't like it. If you like it, you like it. There's no connection between the two. You should like your grandmother. Everyone likes different people."

It was you who wanted to keep the child and you who said you would take care of him. Since you are going to take care of him, then take good care of him.

When Jasmine came back with the dinner tray, she saw Sun Jiye crying on his wife. Jasmine knew about Sun Jiye's recent state at home, but that was not her business, and she would not care.

Seeing Jasmine coming, Xiao Lan patted Sun Jiye and said, "Come, let's see what kind of cola Jasmine brought..."

After crying, Sun Jiye finally felt closer to Xiao Lan. He leaned on Xiao Lan and didn't want to leave. The little fat boy was sweating while crying, which made Xiao Lan feel hot as well.

Jasmine handed over the "Coke", and there were a few ice cubes in it...

"Is this 'Coke'?" Xiao Lan was curious; the color was indeed similar.

Sun Jiye seemed to have drunk it before, "Yeah, that's what Coke tastes like..."

"Have you drunk it?" Xiao Lan's eyes were full of suspicion. Was this a reverse time travel?

"My little sister has done it for me..."

"How?"

"Brown sugar water with ice."

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When Xiao Lan told Sun Shaohua to take Sun Jiye to the temple, Sun Shaohua was surprised. He thought Xiao Lan would definitely disagree and even mock him, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

He had originally thought that he would have to coax her for a long time at home, just like he had done with Xiao Lan before, and perhaps only then would he be able to fulfill his wish. But now it seemed that he had been judging others by his own standards.

However, Xiao Lan disagreed with him taking Xin'er with him, and he didn't force her. There was no need to make Xiao Lan unhappy because of this matter.

They planned to stay in the temple for a few days, so they asked the doctor to prepare a few days' supply of medicinal herbs. Finally, two days later, Sun Shaohua and Sun Jiye left the temple with a groom and two servants who had practiced martial arts with Master Yu.

At home, Xiao Lan also had a deep conversation with Fang Qingqing about Sun Jiye's future. They both agreed that whoever had free time should spend more time with this wonderful son.

But plans are always slower than changes...

Just two days after the only two men in the Sun family went out, Captain Xue came knocking on the door.

"Madam Sun...my condolences..."

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