Chapter 92: Don’t Be an Unjust Stepmother (2)

“I don’t want to apologize!
She also wanted to take my mother's place, and she deserved it!

I just want my mom!"

Mu Xian, who was only five years old, was very stubborn. Her eyes suddenly turned red and she burst into tears, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

From her perspective, after her mother left home to live outside, her father began to bring different aunts home. At first she didn't know what was going on until she heard the uncle and aunt upstairs say that she would soon have a new mother. After that, every time her father brought an aunt back, she would show her rejection and she could not accept the new mother!

Mu Jiacheng, who was squatting on the ground, was not the first time he heard his daughter say this. He looked at Lin Ran helplessly and awkwardly:

"Ms. Lin, children are still ignorant and talking nonsense, please don't take it to heart!"

Mr. and Miss, these two titles are considered more formal and elegant terms in this era.

Especially in the process of international integration, they have been widely adopted as standard names for men and women.

The title "Miss" has not yet become a derogatory term.

At this point in the plot, Lin Ran and Mu Jiacheng are still not very familiar with each other.

We only met a few times through the introduction of a matchmaker.

This was my first time visiting Mu Jiacheng's home, and I learned that he has a five-year-old daughter and that he is divorced at the age of 27.

But when the matchmaker introduced him to her, she only said that he was not much older than her, was good-looking, had a house and a car, and had no requirements for the woman. If he wanted to go to work after marriage, he could go to class, and if he didn't want to work, he could stay at home and take care of the children. He didn't need the money she earned.

Moreover, he is a native city dweller and does not follow the rural practice of favoring boys over girls. He would be very happy if he had a daughter.

When I arrived at Mu Jiacheng's home, I found out that he had four brothers. They shared a building, with each brother living on one floor. The building was also under the name of Mu Jiacheng's parents.

Mu Jiacheng's car is a very old second-hand motorcycle that makes a very loud roar when driving.

Although he is a city dweller, Mu Jiacheng looks very poor. The floor he lives on is poorly decorated, and his clothes also make him look like a migrant worker.

This is because the family's financial power is firmly in the hands of his parents, and the brothers have to rely on themselves to earn money to live, including decorating the house, marrying wives and raising children. Their parents will not subsidize any of them.

Only the most favored daughter in the family, who was the third in line, not only moved into Mu's father and mother's house with her husband after getting married, but also often got money from them to eat, drink and have fun, and the two elders also helped take care of the children.

No wonder the matchmaker said that the Mu family does not favor boys over girls.

But favoring girls over boys is just as suffocating!

How can a family be harmonious if everyone is extremely uneven in their treatment?

Lin Ran took a deep breath, and smiled calmly:
"Mr. Mu, your An An is so old now and has her own thoughts. I don't think she is talking nonsense.

As her father, shouldn't you consider her opinion? After all, she is also a member of your family. "

Mu Xian raised her red face and snorted proudly. Mu Jiacheng looked complicated: "It's not that An An is still young..."

What Mu Jiacheng couldn't say in front of his blind date was that how could a little kid understand that a grown man like him needed a woman?

When he goes out to work, there needs to be a woman at home to take care of the housework and take care of the children. He needs to live a life where he can have hot meals and hot soup when he comes home from get off work in the evening, and have a woman warm his bed.

How can a child of a few years old understand these?

Besides, her mother has found a new boyfriend and will never come back home, but how can he bear to tell this to the child?

Lin Ran didn't intend to waste time talking and said directly:
"Mr. Mu, I didn't know you had a daughter before I came here. Seeing that your daughter is so against you finding her a stepmother, I think we should just call it quits!

I can see that your daughter really doesn't welcome me to your home, so I won't eat this meal, but I still want to thank you for your hospitality."

"Ms. Lin!" Mu Jiacheng was a little anxious, but more helpless.

He looked at Lin Ran, who was thin and a little malnourished but had beautiful features, and tried to persuade her to stay with him, "Don't be so hasty to make a decision, Miss Lin..."

In fact, Lin Ran was not the first girl to go on a blind date with him. He had been going on blind dates since his divorce from his ex-wife. However, most of the girls who wanted to continue the relationship with him ended up failing because they were rejected by his daughter, An An.

This time he specifically greeted his daughter in advance and told her not to be rude to her aunt as before.

Unexpectedly, my daughter agreed and said she would welcome my aunt to visit our home this time.

But as soon as he went to the kitchen to show off his cooking skills by cooking two dishes, his daughter started to rebel again, which really made him, as a father, worry a lot!

Mu Jiacheng continued, "Ms. Lin, I will convince An An to accept you. You are a kind and gentle girl. I believe An An will be moved by your pure and simple qualities! Miss Lin, can you wait for me for a while——"

"No!" Lin Ran shook her head and interrupted. "To tell you the truth, I have no interest in marrying a man so much older than me. I'm only eighteen years old, and it's too unfair for me to become a stepmother and raise a stepdaughter as soon as I get married. My stepdaughter also hates the existence of a stepmother. Living together in the future will inevitably be a mess. This kind of life really makes me feel suffocated."

Mu Jiacheng opened his eyes wide, looking like he couldn't accept it: "That's not what you said before. You said that as long as I'm a good person, don't commit domestic violence, and don't favor boys over girls, you'll be willing to marry me..."

Lin Ran spread her hands, revealing an expression that was even more unacceptable than his: "That was before I knew, you already have a daughter. Your daughter is old enough to remember things, and she still hates the stepmother for taking her mother's place. I don't think it's necessary for me to put myself in a thankless position. Mr. Mu, if I asked you to be a stepfather to a child like this, I guess you would run faster than a rabbit."

Mu Jiacheng's eyes were dim and he had nothing to say.

He originally thought that Lin Ran came from the countryside, had a poor family, and seemed to have a simple personality, while he was a city man with a house and a car. He was already the best man she could meet. He didn't mind her rural background, and she shouldn't mind him being a second marriage.

But he didn't expect that the rural girl who had nothing would also despise him!

At this moment, he felt as disheartened as his ex-wife when she wanted to divorce him because she disliked him for not making enough money.

"Mr. Lin, raising your daughter well and educating her well is better than anything else."

After saying this, Lin Ran left the Mu family smoothly.

I've been emo recently, boohoo