Chapter 145: Chapter 144: Second Brother Moves, Little Mushroom

Ling Chengyan said her thanks and left, not deliberately looking for her second cousin and his wife. She vaguely guessed the reason why her second cousin and his wife quietly moved away.

At night, after the children were asleep, Ling Chengyan finally told Wang Liansheng about it.

As expected, Wang Liansheng didn’t rush out to find them; he contemplated for a moment and said, “I think Second Brother and Sister-in-law moved early because the street office was investigating illegal residents, and they feared being exposed.”

Ling Chengyan glanced at him and nodded.

This was exactly her guess. Wang Liansheng was already a government employee, so it wasn’t surprising that he thought of this.

Sure enough, a day later, on his way to work, Wang Liansheng ’accidentally met’ his second cousin, then learned that he moved to another address, rented a room from an elderly couple, and paid them an extra ten yuan each month. The couple, in turn, claimed Wang Lianfa and his wife were their distant nephew and niece-in-law.

The reason for moving was just as Ling Chengyan had guessed, because of the neighborhood committee checking on illegal residents.

Still, Ling Chengyan was a bit worried: “We should find some time to visit them, just in case they have any difficulties… Even if they can earn a bit of money nowadays, it’s certainly not easy for them.”

Wang Liansheng said, “I’ll find some time to check on them.”

The reason for moving was not only the fear of being exposed, but surely also the concern of implicating their family. This reasoning was something both Ling Chengyan and Wang Liansheng had figured out, yet neither mentioned it.

Because when they decided to leave Second Sister-in-law behind, they had already mentally prepared and didn’t expect to be implicated after the incident.

Before Wang Liansheng had the chance to visit, he encountered his second cousin again on the street, and this time, second cousin Wang Lianfa specifically advised his younger brother not to visit them, so as not to attract attention and risk exposing themselves.

Seeing Wang Liansheng’s concern, Wang Lianfa laughed rather proudly, patting his chest and saying, “Don’t worry, your brother can protect his own wife and kids.”

Wang Liansheng also laughed, “Alright, but you must promise me, if anything happens, you must come to me, don’t keep silent.”

“Alright, alright, now go, while you’re here, the young girls are shy to come over and shop.” Wang Lianfa somewhat disdainfully waved his hand, urging Wang Liansheng to quickly leave.

Not only because they were hiding due to pregnancy, but also due to his status as a vendor, probing the edge of ’illegal profiteering’, if people saw Wang Liansheng with him, it could affect Wang Liansheng’s job, which would be troublesome.

Two days later, when Ling Chengyan had time off, she went out and managed to find out where the second cousin’s family was living. She quietly brought some rice and flour food to Second Sister-in-law without staying long and returned.

The family went about their busy lives, and before they knew it, spring had passed, and early summer arrived.

One day, Wang Liansheng went to pick up his son from school, and Little Wenzhang ran out with his backpack, loudly announcing to his father, “Daddy, the day after tomorrow come watch the show, there’s a program with me in it.”

Wang Liansheng was very surprised; his son was going to perform in a show? He asked his son, but Little Wenzhang kept very tight-lipped, refusing to tell what program he was performing in.

It was his son’s first time performing in a Children’s Day program; Ling Chengyan happened to have no tasks, so she took half a day off to go with Wang Liansheng to cheer for Little Wenzhang at the daycare.

After some solo and choir singing, a group of little children came on stage to perform a show. One set of children sang while another acted out a small scene matching the lyrics.

Both Wang Liansheng and Ling Chengyan recognized the small class’s teacher and widened their eyes looking for their Little Wenzhang, but despite Ling Chengyan’s sharp eyes, she couldn’t spot Little Wenzhang anywhere.

When the program ended and the teacher led the children to take a bow, Wang Liansheng and Ling Chengyan finally noticed a mushroom costume at the back of the stage moving.

Ling Chengyan couldn’t help but laugh: it turns out Little Wenzhang was playing a mushroom!

After the kids finished performing, they could go down and watch the show with their parents. Little Wenzhang took off his costume and waddled over to his parents with short legs. Nearby, a parent smiled and said, “I know this little fellow, he played the mushroom so well, he didn’t move for so long, I thought it was just a prop.”

Little Wenzhang proudly puffed out his chest and loudly said, “Auntie said mushrooms shouldn’t move; if they do, they’ll give away the secret.”

His crisp, tender voice spoke the grand words of his age, earning him praise from many parents.

The next day was Children’s Day, which happened to be a Sunday, and Wang Liansheng and Ling Chengyan discussed celebrating the holiday with the kids, asking them how they wanted to celebrate. The three children excitedly debated but couldn’t think of anything.

In the end, Ling Chengyan waved off the indecision, “It’s rare that the whole family is free, let’s go get this year’s family portrait taken and then have a meal together.”

The photo studio was next to the cinema, and after taking their family portrait, Xiao Xin pointed to an ice cream booth at the cinema entrance and said, “Mom, I want a Snowman.”

Snowman was this year’s new ice cream, with rich cream, fragrant, soft, and sweet; many children in her class had already been brought by their parents to try it.

Wang Liansheng readily agreed, “Sure, one for each.”

Xiao Xin and Little Shi Tou cheered in unison, bouncing and hopping towards the cinema. By the time Ling Chengyan and Wang Liansheng caught up, the three kids were already enjoying their Snowman ice cream while gazing at the large movie posters on the wall.

Wang Liansheng went to pay, while Ling Chengyan went over to help Little Shi Tou wipe his face. The Snowman ice cream, with its rich cream, improved the taste, but it melted easily, and after just a few bites, Little Shi Tou was smeared like a cat.

“Mom, ’Havoc in Heaven’!” Xiao Xin pointed to the large advert on the wall, looking at her mother expectantly.

Ling Chengyan checked the show time and said, “If you want to watch the movie, we’ll have no time for restaurant dining.”

“Watch the movie! Mom, a classmate of mine saw it in the provincial capital and said it was really good.” Xiao Xin made her choice without hesitation.

Ling Chengyan said, “Today, we are a family celebrating, you should ask your aunt and brother for their opinion, not just decide by yourself.”

Xiao Xin’s face turned a bit red from her mother’s words, but she still went back to discuss with her aunt and brother, and it turned out they both supported watching the movie, choosing it over restaurant dining.

Since that was the case, on Children’s Day, Ling Chengyan and Wang Liansheng exchanged looks and decided to grant the children’s wish and fulfill their movie-watching request.

Once in the theatre, not only the three kids but even Ling Chengyan and Wang Liansheng watched in fascination—vivid scenes, suitable dubbing, and thrilling plot twists…

“It was really great!” Xiao Xin commented.

Little Yu, who usually didn’t speak much, also looked satisfied, “It was quite good.”

Little Wenzhang picked up a stick pretending to be the Monkey King, “Dad, Mom, look at me, am I like the Monkey King?”

Xiao Xin reached out and pinched his chubby cheeks, laughing, “If the Monkey King were as chubby as you, he probably couldn’t ride a somersault cloud!”

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