Spring River Chasing the Moon

"Grandpa, grandma, good morning."

Luo Youyou went downstairs and saw Chen Ze and Li Muzhi boxing in the yard, so he immediately went up to say hello.

"Yes, good morning. Why are you up so early today?"

Li Muzhi looked back at his granddaughter with a loving face.

"Early to bed and early to rise is good for your health."

Luo Youyou blinked his tired eyes and told lies with his eyes open.

"What do you want for breakfast?"

Chen Ze asked Luo Youyou while waving his hands.

"It's all fine. It would be even better if I had the wontons made by grandpa himself."

Luo Youyou imitated Chen Ze's boxing style and started to imitate him.

Her funny movements and playful voice made both elders laugh.

"Okay, after I finish this set of punches, I'll make some wontons for us."

Chen Ze immediately agreed. He had to spoil his own granddaughter himself, so what else could he do?

"Go to the studio first and prepare what you need for today's painting. You took a day off yesterday."

Chen Ze said that although he doted on Luo Youyou unconditionally, he also had strict requirements on Luo Youyou in learning painting, and did not allow anyone to help her.

Only by handling it yourself and understanding all the details can you avoid missing out on a lot of things because of small things.

Luo Youyou certainly understood Chen Ze's painstaking efforts. She nodded to indicate that she understood, and then returned to the studio, neatly arranged the brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone, waiting to practice after breakfast.

In less than twenty minutes, Li Muzhi called Luo Youyou to eat at the dining table.

"Yes, it's time for breakfast."

"Okay, here we come."

Luo Youyou ran to the kitchen and waited for the wontons to come out of the pot one bowl after another.

"Go sit down. It's too hot for you to carry it."

Chen Ze was scooping up the wontons and felt that the people around him were waiting, so he spoke up to remind them.

"Yeah, Grandpa is the best. Thank you for your hard work."

Luo Youyou's little mouth was as sweet as honey, and Chen Ze was so happy listening to her words.

Luo Youyou returned to the dining table and waited obediently for the wontons to be served.

Soon, Chen Ze came out with a bowl in each hand. He handed one bowl to Li Muzhi and placed the other bowl in front of Luo Youyou, motioning her to eat it while it was hot. Then he went into the kitchen and brought the last bowl to the table.

Luo Youyou didn't start eating immediately, but waited patiently for Chen Ze to join him. Li Muzhi did the same. The family had an unspoken understanding that they could only start eating when everyone was present.

After Chen Ze sat down, Luo Youyou started to take a bite of the first wonton. The thin wonton skin was wrapped with the meat filling prepared by Chen Ze himself, which was fresh and smooth. Soon, more than half of Luo Youyou's bowl was gone.

She looked at Chen Ze and Li Muzhi eating quietly, and began to casually mention what happened yesterday.

"Grandma, did Dad know about Professor Grandma's birthday yesterday?"

Luo Youyou pretended to be very excited and spoke.

"Your dad doesn't know yet. When your mom gets home this afternoon, let's try to call him and ask if he has the day off for his birthday."

Li Muzhi and Luo Youyou came back late yesterday and didn't have time to tell Chen Lili about the birthday party they were holding with the Nan family.

Chen Ze heard about this from Li Muzhi when he got up in the morning. He initially thought it might not be appropriate, but then he thought it was not a bad idea.

If Luo Zhong could come, the two families would be living separately anyway. Since the family arrived in Nancheng, there hasn't been a formal opportunity to celebrate a family reunion, so we could take this opportunity to get together.

If Luo Zhong didn't have a vacation, he would let his wife take Luo Youyou to attend the Nan family's birthday party. After all, they were not very familiar with the family, so it would not be necessary for the whole family to go, and it would not be a good idea.

"Okay, we want to give Dad the most unforgettable birthday."

Luo Youyou said excitedly.

"Grandma, I suddenly remembered that Dad and that uncle seemed to have been born in the same hospital."

Luo Youyou spoke tentatively.

Chen Ze and Li Muzhi were still confused and hadn't reacted yet.

"...Yes, what do you mean? The same hospital?"

Li Muzhi turned around and asked Luo Youyou, even putting down his chopsticks.

"that is……"

Luo Youyou pretended to be struggling to remember something and spoke hesitantly.

"It's just...um...I suddenly remembered what grandma said."

"She said that when Dad was born, the pregnant woman in the bed next to her was married to a prominent figure from South City. Later, she found out that the man was Nanzhou Yue, the professor's grandmother's lover."

"Grandpa, do you remember? I told you that the reason I knew Nanzhou Yue was because I heard grandma say that she had seen him. She was talking about seeing him in the hospital when my dad was born."

Chen nodded. He had some impression that when Luo Youyou mentioned Nanzhou Yue to him for the first time, she seemed to have said that she heard it from her grandmother.

The old couple couldn't believe that there was such a coincidence in the world.

Li Muzhi and Chen Ze looked at each other for a few seconds, and always felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't think of any problem at the moment and didn't think in that direction at all.

Luo Youyou was not surprised by their reaction. After all, no matter who heard the news, they would just think it was too coincidental and too fateful, and would not immediately think that the children had been swapped.

Then Luo Youyou said again.

"Then Dad and that uncle were not only born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but they were also born in the same hospital and the same ward. This is such a coincidence! Maybe they even slept in the same bed when they were just born. I really want to see what that uncle looks like..."

"If only we had come here earlier, maybe Dad and Uncle could have met sooner and maybe even become good friends. But Grandma never allows Dad to go far away, and she especially hates it when Mom talks about going back to South City."

Luo Youyou's voice, with a hint of regret, rang out in the restaurant, and the more Chen listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

All I could think about was the scene of Yang Qian causing trouble that day.

"They actually persuaded my son to go to South City with them."

"You want to take your daughter back to South City, I have no objection, but Luo Zhong is my son, and You You is my granddaughter. I won't let them leave me."

Yang Qian's two sentences suddenly appeared in Chen Ze's ears, echoing again and again.

Is Yang Qian simply opposed to Luo Zhong leaving Haicheng and leaving her, or is she afraid that Luo Zhong will come to Nancheng?

Li Muzhi also thought of Yang Qian's injustice towards Luo Zhong and Luo Youyou.

She remembered that her daughter had once wrongedly doubted whether Luo Zhong was Yang Qian's son.

At that time, she asked her daughter to be careful with her words and actions so as not to make Luo Zhong sad.

But now I can’t help but wonder, is all this really just a coincidence?

Luo Youyou carefully observed the expressions of Chen Ze and Li Muzhi, and found that they both looked thoughtful. She stopped talking and continued to eat the remaining wontons.

The hint cannot be too obvious, so that my grandfather and the others can doubt it themselves and wonder if there is something wrong.

In this way, when the seeds of doubt are planted in their hearts, you can add fuel to the fire and make the doubt come true, which will seem natural and not so abrupt.

"Yes, go to the studio first and finish the homework grandpa assigned you two days ago. Grandpa and grandma have something to discuss, so come back later."

Chen Ze was more rational. He cleaned up the dishes and sent Luo Youyou away.

Luo Youyou knew what her grandparents were going to say, so she obediently left her seat and went into the studio.