Dad's life

A bunch of gorgeous fireworks lit up the starry sky on New Year’s Eve.

Then, as Li Ran cheered, 96 rounds of flowers flew into the sky, and fireworks exploded in the sky like shooting stars. When they fell, the sparks of stars carried beautiful tail fins, adding a New Year flavor to this cold night.

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Li Mu’s parents.

Grandpa and grandma were standing at the gate, watching this scene with smiles on their faces.

Many children in the village ran over when Li Mu brought out the fireworks, and now they are holding a sky cannon and shooting it into the air.

Laughter.

Fighting sound,

It spread far.

After dinner, it’s the annual Spring Festival Gala.

The family is sitting on the sofa, cracking melon seeds, watching the Spring Festival Gala, and chatting about trivial things at home, which is very warm.

Around nine o'clock.

Li Mu’s grandparents went to bed.

A couple in their eighties, even if they want to watch the Spring Festival Gala for a while, their bodies can't bear it.

Not long after his grandparents left, Li Mu's parents also returned to their room.

In Li Mu's hometown, the custom of keeping vigil has always been preserved. In principle, Li Mu's father, Li Jianguo, should be responsible for keeping vigil. However, Li Jianguo had undergone major surgery and could not survive the night. The task of keeping vigil naturally fell on his only son, Li Mu.

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Night vigil.

You don’t need to watch the whole night.

After midnight, you can go to sleep if you leave the light on.

Sitting on the sofa with his son in his arms, Li Mu rubbed his little head and asked softly, "Are you sleepy?"

"Yeah"

Li Ran murmured and nodded.

He was woken up by Li Mu at around six o'clock in the morning.

I spent another day playing with Murakami’s friends during the day today, and I haven’t fallen asleep until now, which is pretty awesome.

"Do you need dad to take you back to your room to sleep?"

Li Mu asked softly.

"Don't"

Li Ran shook his head and said, "I don't dare to sleep alone"

"Then you sleep here"

Li Mu went back to his room and came out with a thick quilt, wrapped his son tightly, and turned down the TV volume.

Caressing his son on his lap, Li Mu felt indescribably calm.

Occasionally, the sound of fireworks bursting out of the window was heard, as well as the sound of car horns rushing home at this moment. The little guy moved his little body, opened his little mouth, and whispered "Daddy"

"Huh?"

Li Mu looked down at his son in confusion.

"Is my mother good-looking?"

Li Ran tilted his head and whispered, "That aunt said today that my mother is very beautiful. Is it true?"

Heard my son’s question.

Li Mu's heart suddenly palpitated.

Regarding Qin Muxue, Li Mu has been reluctant to mention it, but his son is seven years old after all, and he already has his own thoughts, and is not as easy to coax as he was when he was a child.

Li Mu sat on the sofa and did not answer his son's question for a long time.

"Dad"

Li Ran stretched out a small hand from the bed, tugged on Li Mu's down jacket, and said, "You said that mother went abroad, but grandma said that she no longer wants you and Ranran. Which one is true?"

Li Mu sighed lightly.

As a father, he cannot make up for the maternal love that his son lacks in his heart.

"Go to sleep!"

After rubbing his son's little head, Li Mu said softly.

"But I want to see my mother. Other children have their mothers to pick them up, but I don't."

Li Ran’s words.

It deeply hurt Li Mu's weakness.

Li Mu didn't want his son to see Qin Muxue because he didn't know Qin Muxue's true intention of coming back this time.

If he simply met his son, Li Mu might agree, but if he had to compete with him for custody of his son, this would be something Li Mu couldn't bear.

He could not accept that the son he had worked so hard to raise was taken away by the woman who abandoned her husband and son.

Not even Ranran’s biological mother.

The Spring Festival Gala on TV was still playing wonderfully, but Li Mu was no longer in the mood to watch it.

He looked down at his sleeping son.

Li Mu felt an indescribable tenderness and bitterness in his heart. After hesitating for a long time, Li Mu reached out and picked up the phone. Finally, he thought about it and put it down. Then he hesitated, picked it up again, and then put it back on the coffee table.

Back and forth many times.

In the end, Li Mu made up his mind after seeing his sleeping son's slightly frowning eyebrows.

Pick up the phone.

Drag a number back from the blacklist.

Then dialed out.

The beeping sound on the phone is like a long winter, which makes people feel a little disgusted.

"Li Mu?"

A familiar yet unfamiliar voice came.

Probably because she had called and been rejected countless times, the woman on the phone seemed very happy, with a slight tremor in her voice.

"Sign me a custody relinquishment agreement"

Li Mu didn't communicate much with the woman he once loved and hated, and directly expressed his intention, saying "Ranran wants to see you"

There was a bit of silence on the phone for a while.

Listening to the breathing on the other end of the phone, Li Mu's eyes gradually turned a little cold.

Qin Muxue's hesitation proved that his speculation was correct. This woman came back this time with the intention of competing with him for the custody of her son.

"Okay, I'll write now"

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Muxue agreed.

"On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, I will take Ranran back to Ningyang City"

Li Mu said directly.

"I understand, Li Mu, don't hang up the phone yet"

Qin Muxue's voice was a little urgent, with a hint of pleading, "I want to see Ran Ran now"

"He has fallen asleep"

Li Mu hung up the phone decisively.

For many people, time is just an increase in years, but for Li Mu, it is a struggle in countless dark nights.

A man.

When I was in my twenties, I encountered the fact that my wife ran away.

Exiling him to everyone's pity and words, Li Mu clearly remembered his father who had just been transferred to the general ward. While receiving an intravenous drip, he shouted in pain, "I should die." His mother coaxed Li Ran in her arms and wiped the

Tears, facing Qin Muxue’s endless accusations, and grandpa leaning on the ward seat and sighing.

This picture was deeply imprinted in Li Mu's mind and became a nightmare that he had been having for a long time.

Even though six years have passed.

Every time Li Mu thinks of the scene at that time, he still feels a heartbreaking pain in his heart.

He does not hate Qin Muxue leaving.

I just hate why she chose the darkest time in their family.

Reaching out to caress his son's forehead, Li Mu lowered his head and kissed his sleeping son's forehead, murmuring, "Of course, your mother is back. She didn't go abroad. Just like grandma said, she didn't want you and your father because of money."<

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It's past twelve o'clock.

Li Mu took his son back to bed.

The little guy usually looks very courageous, but he is actually very small. He usually doesn’t dare to sleep alone.

I like fireworks.

But I have never had the courage to hold a cannon and fire one myself.

However, my birthday is on September 18th this year, so the wish I made is quite accurate.

"I want to see my mother next year"

Li Mu originally thought it was a joke, but he didn't expect that the little guy's mouth was quite effective.

A birthday wish.

His mother is back.

But her return was not what Li Mu wanted.