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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nTo put it simply, Xiao Wu was someone who usually didn’t get angry but was really terrifying when he did get mad.

nTherefore, not only had Xiao Wu insulted that Zhao guy on TV, but he hadn’t let him off in private either. He’d completely eliminated any possibility of him appearing in front of Mu Jingzhe.

nHowever, Xiao Wu didn’t intend to say much to Mu Jingzhe. Seeing that there was nothing new, Mu Jingzhe just let it pass.

nThey chatted over the meal and ate until their plates were clean. They laughed and chatted happily until they went back to their own rooms. Only then did a sigh leak out.

nJi Buwang’s death anniversary was coming up. Right after Ji Buwang’s death anniversary would be Mu Jingzhe’s birthday. Shortly after that, it would be Ji Buwang’s birthday.

nIt wasn’t good that these occasions happened one after the other, but it wasn’t something that could be changed artificially.

nRight before Ji Buwang’s death anniversary, the five kids would always accompany Mu Jingzhe and would rarely let her stay alone, as they knew how agonizing it was for Mu Jingzhe.

nThe night before Ji Buwang’s death anniversary, Little Bei made a fuss about wanting to sleep with Mu Jingzhe again. Knowing that they were worried about her, Mu Jingzhe could only agree.

n“It’s alright, Little Bei. Mommy is fine. It’s all in the past. I’m not that sad anymore.”

nMu Jingzhe hugged Little Bei and comforted her at night. What she had said was the truth. She really was much better and wasn’t in so much pain that she wished she was dead. She didn’t cry anymore either. The closer they got to Ji Buwang’s death anniversary, the less she cried. She had to show him that she was living well.

nLittle Bei hugged Mu Jingzhe. “Alright, Mommy, go to sleep quickly. If you can’t sleep, I will sing you a lullaby.”

nUpon hearing the word ‘lullaby’, Mu Jingzhe was startled and quickly said, “No, no need.”

nHowever, it was too late. Little Bei had already started singing about carrying explosives to blow up the school. Mu Jingzhe’s face was numb, but she couldn’t help but laugh.

nSeeing that it was working, Little Bei sang about climbing up a utility pole and crapping in one’s pants. In the end, she even sang the one about the bunny’s arterial vein being cut off, singing all of these songs for Mu Jingzhe.

nMu Jingzhe laughed uncontrollably and had fun with Little Bei for a while before falling asleep.

nLittle Bei secretly heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Mu Jingzhe was really asleep.

nWhen they woke up the next day, the five kids were all wearing white or black clothes. Just like Mu Jingzhe had helped them prepare for Bai Lu’s death anniversary, they helped Mu Jingzhe prepare for this one.

nThey prepared all of Ji Buwang’s favorites to the best of their abilities. After a while, Li Zhaodi and Mu Teng came too, bringing a lot of delicious dishes that used to be Ji Buwang’s favorites in the past.

nAfter they met up, the group went to Ji Buwang’s grave and placed his favorite food there. Li Zhaodi even burned a lot of paper money and gold bars for Ji Buwang, which added up to two sacks.

nLast year, there had only been one sack, but this year, there was an additional one. Mu Jingzhe was speechless. “Mom, why is there another sack? There’s so much that it’ll take quite a long time to burn it all, won’t it?”

n“It’s fine. I can take care of it. I’ll just burn it a little longer. Buwang was rich since he was young and was used to living a good life. If he goes to the netherworld and doesn’t have money, he’ll definitely be unused to it. I have to burn more for him lest he becomes poor in the afterlife.”

nLi Zhaodi shouted as she burned, “Buwang, if it’s not enough, you can tell me in a dream! I’ll burn more for you. There are many gold bars this year. Go ahead and spend it all.”

nSince Ji Buwang had given Mu Jingzhe gold bars, she had to burn more for him.

nLi Zhaodi thought that since Ji Buwang didn’t have any relatives to burn things for him, at the end of the day, they were the only ones there, so she had to burn more.

n“With so many gold bars, he’ll definitely be able to lead a good life.” Mu Jingzhe also thought about the gold bars. She then paused for a moment and squatted down to help.

n“Maybe we’ll have to burn more money next year, in case money becomes increasingly worthless in the netherworld. Money isn’t as valuable as before anymore.”

nMu Jingzhe laughed when she heard that. Li Zhaodi was even taking inflation into account.

nShao Dong and the others also started burning money. “Papa, just spend as much as you want. We can afford it.”

nAfter Mu Jingzhe and Ji Buwang’s wedding, the five kids had also changed their form of address.

nShao Xi even muttered that he had not received a red packet for the change as he burned the paper money.

nThat said, the children were actually very regretful. If they had known, they would have switched to calling him ‘Papa’ earlier.

nJi Buwang had always wanted to hear them change their form of address. He hadn’t given up when he had seen them for the last time, but at the time, they hadn’t changed their form of address. In the end, Ji Buwang hadn’t even heard them call him ‘Papa’ once.

nBecause they had prepared too much paper money, they burned it for a long time. If it was not for the fact that this was the Ji Family’s cemetery, they would have been stopped long ago.

nAfter seeing Ji Buwang, she didn’t forget to look at Old Master Ji beside him. Li Zhaodi even promised Old Master Ji, “When it’s your death anniversary, I’ll burn just as much for you. If it’s not enough, you can also tell me in a dream.”

nAlthough Mu Jingzhe felt that he might not be able to spend it, she was still affected by Li Zhaodi. When she returned, she couldn’t help but make a set of clothes and burn it for Ji Buwang.

nOn Ji Buwang’s death anniversary, Shao Qihai didn’t appear, nor did he go to the grave to pay his respects. However, he bought some wine at night and drank quite a bit alone. He scattered the rest on the ground and offered it to Ji Buwang.

nAfter the agonizing death anniversary of Ji Buwang, it was Mu Jingzhe’s birthday.

nThere were birthdays every year. If they celebrated their birthdays every single time, over time, there would be fewer gifts one could give. However, the five children would still give Mu Jingzhe a surprise every year, as they prepared gifts with all their hearts, just like Mu Jingzhe prepared gifts for them every year.

nIn the end, these surprises were all a result of effort.

nThis year, on Jingzhe1, Shao Dong also held a brand discount day.

nHe had long mentioned that the brand name ‘Good Mommy’ had been created because of Mu Jingzhe. Hence, on Mu Jingzhe’s birthday, in order to celebrate his mother’s birthday, all the products of his brand were discounted to express his gratitude to her.

nAlthough it was a way to celebrate Mu Jingzhe’s birthday, the discount was also a way to repay the customers. After all, the reason his career had developed so well was because of the trust and support of his customers.

nThat day, if a mother had the same birthday as Mu Jingzhe, she could even enjoy a discount on top of the existing discount and save more than 50% off the original price. One could enjoy such benefits if they were lucky enough to have the same birthday as Mu Jingzhe.

nLater on, when Shao Dong’s career grew bigger and bigger and the industry distribution became wider and wider, the discount event on that day—Jingzhe—also became increasingly influential.

nShao Dong had long become famous, but this discount day continued. When Shao Dong was interviewed, he always said that the discount was held that day because it was his mother’s birthday. He was grateful to his mother, as without Mu Jingzhe, there would be no him.

nSimilarly, without everyone’s support, he wouldn’t be who he was today.

nIn the early years, such an impact was still relatively small. Later on, it became bigger and bigger, especially as technology became more and more advanced. With the arrival of the Internet era, the competition became bigger. After online shopping became a thing, this day became even more special.

nJingzhe had become a day everyone was looking forward to. They were all looking forward to getting a discount that day, which forced other brands to follow suit and come up with discount activities. Later on, that day became a popular brand promotion and discount day.

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