Mu Jingzhe tried listening but she fell asleep as well.

  When she woke up, she felt refreshed and amazed. “Xiao Wu, how did you do it? It’s amazing. Truly amazing.”

  Xiao Wu pursed his lips and smiled. “I was inspired by the little fish.”

  Xiao Wu’s eyes were sparkling. “So Mommy, this really?is?useful, right?”

  “Yes, of course!” Xiao Wu had finally overcome this difficulty. “Xiao Wu, how do you plan to publish this song? I think it will definitely be received with a lot of love and gratitude.”

  In any case, Mu Jingzhe was very grateful. If this was released in the modern era, many people would be waiting for it.

  “I’m fine with anything as long as it can help people.”

  “Xiao Wu, you’re really wonderful.”

  Xiao Wu’s tune had to be released, but there was another matter that needed to be handled first. That was Bai Lu’s death anniversary, which was held annually. On that day, the children would apply for leave and go back. Shao Qihai would also go with them.

  This was also a day when Ji Buwang would never disturb them.

  They had already become very familiar with the process of the death anniversary. Every year, Mu Jingzhe would make or buy Bai Lu’s favorite food and let the children pay their respects to her.

  Although it was said that when a person died, that was it and ghosts didn’t really exist, one needed to find sustenance in a certain way. What if… What if a person really could receive offerings after their death?

  Therefore, Shao Dong and the rest would never stop paying their respects.

  Besides preparing to pay her respects, Mu Jingzhe also cooked longevity noodles for Shao Nan and Little Bei as usual. Previously, Mu Jingzhe had prepared them alone, but now, Shao Qihai also joined in.

  Shao Nan and Little Bei were destined to never celebrate their birthday like other people, so Mu Jingzhe did whatever could be done for them on that day.

  For example, this year, she had prepared a special gift for Little Bei—a little white rabbit.

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  Little Bei had always liked little bunnies. Since Xiao Wu had received the little fish from Old Master Ji, Little Bei had also helped him feed them. Mu Jingzhe had seen her envious look.

  Therefore, she had gotten a little white rabbit for her for her birthday.

  In the past, she didn’t have the means. Now that she had the means, she couldn’t disappoint them.

  When Little Bei saw the little white rabbit in the cage, she was overjoyed. “Is it really for me? Mommy, thank you. Mommy, you’re wonderful. I love you so much.”

  Mu Jingzhe hugged Little Bei, who pounced on her, and laughed. “I knew you would like it. Just raise the rabbit well in the future.”

  Since she had given Little Bei this gift, Shao Nan’s gift couldn’t be lacking in comparison. However, Shao Nan’s gift had been prepared by Shao Qihai. This had been decided by Mu Jingzhe and him by drawing lots. Mu Jingzhe had drawn Little Bei, and Shao Qihai had drawn Shao Nan.

  “Little Nan, your father also prepared a gift for you,” Mu Jingzhe quickly added upon seeing Shao Nan curiously squat down and stroke the little rabbit.

  Shao Qihai: “Yes, I prepared something too.”

  Initially, he had thought that the gift he had prepared was fine, but after seeing Mu Jingzhe’s gift, he was a little worried. He walked out nervously and pushed a pretty big rack over.

  After Shao Nan lifted it, Mu Jingzhe looked over curiously and fell silent.

  Shao Qihai gave Little Nan a customized bookshelf that was just right for his height. There were wheels below it that allowed the bookshelf to be pushed around, and the top was filled with books that Shao Qihai had painstakingly collected. He believed that Shao Nan would definitely like them.

  These books included books on pharmaceuticals and human anatomy and had been written by both local and overseas writers. There was also a human body structure model, as well as a skeleton model.

  In addition, there were some books on legal cases overseas and many foreign-language versions, as he thought that Shao Nan would like them.

  Shao Nan indeed liked the gift. After all, this had been prepared by Shao Qihai and it suited his taste. However, there was actually a problem with this gift. It had been prepared very meticulously and it was nice, provided that it wasn’t compared to Little Bei’s adorable little bunny.

  Looking at the little white rabbit in Little Bei’s arms, then at the human body structure model and skeleton model, Shao Qihai coughed and covered the gift with his body. “So… Little Nan, what kind of little animals do you like? Daddy will buy one for you next time too.”

  In contrast to the little white rabbit, the little skeleton model was like something out of a terrifying fairy tale.

  Mu Jingzhe held her forehead. Shao Qihai was very similar to those crazy parents who gave their children three years of college entrance examination papers and five years of simulation questions as birthday presents.

  Previously, she had not felt reassured and had even asked Shao Qihai how the gift preparation was going, but Shao Qihai had confidently declared that Shao Nan would definitely like it.

  It wasn’t like the gift was terrible. Shao Nan definitely liked it, but it was still a weird birthday gift.

  Shao Nan looked at Shao Qihai’s ashamed expression and resisted the urge to laugh. “I like it a lot. Thank you, Daddy. You made a lot of effort to find this model, right?”

  Shao Qihai’s eyes lit up when he heard that. “That’s right. I originally wanted to give you an acupuncture chart, but the old TCM[1] doctor refused to help.”

  Shao Nan could imagine that Shao Qihai had worked hard. “I happen to need this. Thank you, Daddy.”

  Actually, what was significant about a gift wasn’t the gift itself but the sincerity behind it. Although his father’s gift wasn’t as cute as the little bunny, he had made a lot of effort and the gift was filled with his sincerity.

  Besides, to him, the little skeleton was so much better than a little rabbit.

  Shao Nan didn’t look forced at all. He even hugged the little skeleton and stroked its head. “It feels good to the touch and it isn’t very heavy either. Daddy, this was made according to the real bone ratio, right?”

  “Yes, it was made according to the real ratio.” Shao Qihai nodded vigorously. Seeing that Shao Nan really liked it, he heaved a sigh of relief. “Little Nan, you’re welcome. I’m glad you like it.”

  “I like it. I like it a lot. I’ll put it in my room.” Shao Nan picked up the other model as well.

  Upon hearing that, Shao Xi, Shao Dong, and Xiao Wu were speechless.

  “…”

  Now that there was an empty room, the four brothers were no longer squeezed in one room together. They could sleep separately, but there were basically two boys per room.

  Besides, they didn’t have fixed sleep partners. They slept at random, so the three of them would take turns being Shao Nan’s roommate.

  It was fine for Shao Nan to put the little skeleton in the room, but if they also stayed in the same room, wouldn’t they be frightened to death when they woke up in the middle of the night?

  In the end, because of their objections, Shao Nan reluctantly placed it on the bookshelf.

  Finally, Mu Jingzhe took a birthday photo of Shao Nan, who was holding the little skeleton and the model, and Little Bei, who was holding the little white rabbit.

  Although Shao Nan had said that he liked the gift, Shao Qihai still decided to learn from this. “Little Nan, I’ll get you a little animal next time. Do you like puppies?”

  “It might not be convenient since we move between different places. I can’t be responsible for a dog’s life.” Shao Nan refused. This was what Mu Jingzhe had said before. One had to be responsible for their pet for its entire life should they choose to raise it.

  Shao Qihai fell silent when he heard the words ‘a dog’s life’.

  “Little Nan likes little piglets more, but we can’t give him one for the time being. When there are mini pigs and pet pigs in the future, we can buy some for him,” Mu Jingzhe added. There was nothing she could do for the time being. It wasn’t as if they could raise a big black pig as a pet. After the New Year, they would have to kill it and eat it.

  That would be too cruel.

  [1] Traditional Chinese Medicine