Chapter 204: She Took Away My Innocence

He would not mind the twins that Si Rongsheng gave birth to either.

Shen Lan is a person who loves the house and its crow.

Moreover, Si Rong was always very good at raising children; harboring such thoughts, Shen Lan endured his injuries to chop wood and cook.

There was no help for it; he now had to send a portion of his monthly allowance back to the original body's old, immortal mother, and the remaining three lads were at an age where they were growing, eating everything in sight.

He had experienced Rebirth into this "Shen Lan," and if he were to suddenly stop caring for his old mother or his three sons, it would certainly affect his official career.

For dinner, Shen Lan made noodles in broth.

Tomato and egg sauce.

Just as he placed it on the table, in the time it took him to turn around and return to the table, the tomato and egg sauce had already been carved up by the three boys.

As well-mannered as he was, he couldn't help but curse at this moment, "Are you all reincarnated starving ghosts!"

Eat, eat, eat! All they know is how to eat; what is he supposed to eat now?

Naturally, he could only eat some plain noodles.

Eating plain noodles mixed with salt, Shen Lan felt terribly miserable inside.

He had already experienced Rebirth, so why was he still living so miserably?

Why didn't he end up living better and better after his Rebirth, just like Si Rong?

This thought made Shen Lan even more miserable; it turned out that deep down, he had always believed that Si Rong had lived better and better after leaving him.

He did not have those methods to win the lottery; he only had his memories from before.

Those memories became even more stubborn after the divorce, so after his Rebirth, his first thought was still to obtain Si Rong.

Just as he was lost in his wild thoughts, the door was pushed open.

A woman with an unfamiliar face walked in, "Chief of Staff Shen, eating dinner?"

Seeing the plain noodles in Shen Lan's bowl, she frowned, "Why eat these? This home really needs a woman to manage the household."

The old woman was none other than Tao Mu; perhaps because her own daughter-in-law was always comparing her to Si Rong's mother-in-law, she was eager to play matchmaker after seeing Jiang Mu do it.

Their neighbor, Shen Lan, had been targeted.

"I am Political Commissar Tao's mother," Tao Mu introduced herself very properly first, then added, "Right, I came today to introduce a match for you. Isn't there a small fishing village behind our Songshan Island? There is a girl in the village named Xiao Fang, who is gentle and beautiful. It's a pity she has a bitter fate; her husband went out to sea and never returned. She has a daughter; wouldn't it be nice for the two of you to form a family and live together?"

"Yes!" Before Shen Lan could speak, his youngest son, Shen Shu, spoke up, "Dad, I want Xiao Fang to be my mom!"

In fact, he just wanted a mom, regardless of whether she was Da Fang or Xiao Fang.

Children with moms eat well and dress well; children with only a dad can't even get enough noodles to eat.

Shen Lan:...

He raised his hand and gave Shen Shu a slap, "When adults are talking, why are you, a child, interrupting?"

"Wuu wuu, Dad, you've changed. You hit people at every turn. I really suspect you aren't my real dad!"

What was wrong with wanting a mom and wanting to eat meat?

After saying this, Shen Shu ran out.

For a moment, both Shen Lan and Tao Mu felt somewhat awkward.

"Many thanks for your kindness, Auntie, but I have no plans to remarry yet."

Shen Lan thought that when a person is young, they really shouldn't meet someone too stunning, otherwise, they won't be able to convince themselves to settle for less later.

His ex-wife was the capitalist's daughter Si Rong; how could he possibly marry a Xiao Fang from a fishing village now?

Tao Mu was somewhat unhappy; she curled her lips and left.

An old bachelor was already eating plain noodles and still acting so pretentious; Xiao Fang's family had a fishing boat, if he could really hook up with her, would he still need to eat plain noodles in the future?

This is truly a base person with a base fate.

Tao Mu made up her mind to help Xiao Fang find a good man, and later let this old bachelor, Chief of Staff Shen, regret it!

Shen Lan still decided to take a flashlight and go out to find Shen Shu; the child's remark today about suspecting he wasn't his real father made him panic a little.

Actually, he had already been very attentive.

In the past, his own two children, Shen Chi and Shen Yuan, were raised entirely by Si Rong, without him having to put in much effort.

Now, raising these three half-grown boys, he was already much more like a father than before.

Shen Lan found Shen Shu in front of the Jiang Family's door.

In the dark night, Shen Shu was clinging to the iron gate, watching the family inside eating around a round table.

He looked at the two little babies being held in arms, his eyes full of envy.

When Shen Lan found him and saw the tears in his eyes, his heart softened, and he didn't criticize him further.

There were many snakes on the island at night, so Shen Shu asked him to carry him.

Shen Lan had no choice but to carry him on his back.

He heard Shen Shu say, "Dad, Teacher Si is so gentle; I also want a mom like that."

"Do you still remember what my mom was like?"

Shen Lan naturally didn't remember, because when he experienced Rebirth, the original body was already a bachelor.

"Probably, about the same as Teacher Si," he said vaguely.

Shen Shu then began to recall his mother while lying on his back.

After thinking for a while, he asked again, "Dad, can you really not marry Xiao Fang to be my mom?"

Shen Lan:...

He said sternly, "No, but don't worry, when the time comes, you will have a mom."

From this day on, seven-year-old Shen Shu remembered the two words "the time."

He guessed that this woman named "the time" was his stepmother.

So later, when classmates at school scolded him for being a wild child without a mom, Shen Shu would say he had a mom, and his stepmother's name was "the time."

Later on, it spread from one to ten, and from ten to twenty; just like that, everyone on Haidao knew that Shen Lan actually had a wife back in his hometown named "Shi Ji."

However, that is a story for another time.

At this moment, on the bustling, smoke-filled evening of Haidao, Shen Lan instructed Shen Shu, "You are a good child; you must get along well with your teacher at school, do you understand?"

His original intention was for him to get along well with Si Rong, as it might be useful in the future.

But Shen Shu didn't listen at all; he kept thinking about when "Shi Ji" would come to be his mother.

He thought about it until he fell asleep on Shen Lan's back.

Tonight, everyone in the Jiang Family was very happy.

Si Rong's culinary skills had achieved a milestone improvement; the saltiness was just right, and it was simply a delicacy of the human world.

Hu Qian: "Daughter-in-law, Mom is truly so proud of you!"

Jiang Cheng: "Wife, your cooking is simply amazing!"

Si Rong:...

Ming Zi:...

She had been able to stand on a stool to cook since she was six years old.

However, she also very sociably praised her good sister.

So it turns out that if you marry the right person, even making a simple, ordinary meal will earn you praise.

How nice.

She hoped her sister could continue to be this happy forever.

"By the way, I have to go back tomorrow," Ming Zi said, having received a message from her daughter today, "my father-in-law might not make it."

Both out of emotion and reason, she had to rush back.

Even if only for the sake of her three children, he was, after all, their grandfather.

"Mm, alright, if anything happens, send me a message."

Si Rong could not ask her to stay for something like this.

Early the next morning, Ming Zi took a boat and left.

In the afternoon, her blind date, Xue Ming, found the Jiang Family and looked at Hu Qian, wanting to speak but hesitating.

After a long while, he finally asked, "Where is Ming Zi?"

"She left; there is something going on in her hometown," Hu Qian replied. Since that child Ming Zi hadn't given Xue Ming a definite answer when she left, she assumed the two of them hadn't worked out.

Unexpectedly, Xue Ming said, "She, she took my innocence, she has to be responsible for me!"

Si Rong:!!!

Hu Qian:...