Chapter 52: Naming Him Xiao Muyang

"In that case, our Xiao family requires an indenture, a temporary contract, for three years to begin with."

Wet nurses in prominent households of the capital typically signed lifelong contracts so they would serve their young masters with absolute devotion. Of course, when they grew old, the masters they had nursed would provide for their retirement.

"I'll sign it, I'll sign," Wu Ermei said, terrified that the Xiao family might reject her. "I can sign for ten or eight years if you like. The wages I earn can just help me save up some dowry for my eldest daughter."

Hearing Wu Ermei think along these lines, Chunnuan smiled bitterly inside.

Thinking of Bai Zicheng in her past life who had sacrificed everything for Chen Meiqi, and then looking at the same Bai Zicheng currently hovering around Hua Yi, Bai Yanxi felt a surge of irritation and gave him a smack on the head.

Lou Xiaoxiao stopped in her tracks and glanced at Fu Xi. Fu Xi took her hand and continued walking forward. Feeling somewhat dejected, Lou Xiaoxiao suddenly thought she was living far too happily.

The moment she finished speaking, she felt the wind whistling by her ears, and in the blink of an eye, she was tossed into the driver's seat by the man.

"I wasn't thinking about anything, I was just sitting there blankly. Besides, it's been so long, how could I remember?" Xianyu Fei constantly used the excuse of the passage of time to conceal the truth.

Peng Jiang picked up her phone and called her mother, claiming instead that there was an emergency at the hospital requiring her presence, and she might be back a bit late.

Jiang Dongjing had chosen his favorite shade of blue; the sleek blue lines accentuated the teenager's still somewhat slender frame, making him look quite dashing.

What a pity. That had indeed been the moment when Lu Mingjiang's guard was at its lowest. Even if a direct kill wasn't guaranteed, merely injuring Lu Mingjiang would have made finishing him off much easier afterwards.

The dung beetle of the Zongzan Changhe tribe had unexpectedly joined forces with the dung beetle of the Naxi Yunlei tribe to launch an attack on the Shanhe tribe. At this very moment, the Shanhe tribe was caught between those two tribes, surrounded both front and rear. Desperate for reinforcements, he had endured immense hardship to break through the encirclement of the two tribes.

The snow scattering about drifted down the back of her neck into her pajamas, freezing Shen Zhaozhao so thoroughly that she mentally gave Shen Ningle a severe thrashing.

Receiving Lin Ze's command, Guo Jia let out a sigh of relief. As long as Cao Cao could be kept steady, no matter how great the trouble, it was nothing. Although he himself now commanded two million troops, Cao Cao had maintained at least one.five million soldiers over the years—he simply hadn't spoken of it.

What were they waiting for? Luo Tuo immediately issued the order: the Krupp 75mm field guns simultaneously opened fire on the southern bank of the Yangtze River. Under the cover of artillery fire, the entire Tiger Group Army crossed the river.

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the dinner table chilled further. After all, Lu Chen and An Qing had been too blatant, prompting much gossip behind their backs.

During her early childhood, Wang Su had been quite good to them. Every time she visited the estate, he would smile as he spoke to her, appearing warm and affectionate.

One could see that inside the utility tunnel at this moment, an overwhelming sea of cockroaches, resembling a torrent, was surging toward the new factory building.

Normally it would have been fine, but for some reason tonight, her heart was inexplicably gripped by an uneasy panic. She wanted to sleep yet was unable to do so, drifting in a half-waking, half-sleeping state where she seemed to have even had a dream.

Facing this sworn brother of his who had been away for over a decade, for a moment he had no idea what to say or do.

Liang Wan could tell that in this lifetime, Gao Qian was desperately eager to extricate himself from his predicament of being controlled by others. Since he was currently in need of talented people, he wouldn't touch her anytime soon. As long as she maintained proper boundaries, she could occasionally disgust him—why not enjoy such a pastime?

After a brief exchange of blows, he gained a general understanding of Li Hongsha's strength, and his murderous intent could no longer be contained, flashing directly from his eyes.

One could say that Chen Lin and Qiao Wanshan were, after all, official presidents recognized by the entire industry and top-tier heavyweights of the Seven Commercial Alliances; their deterrent force and influence remained immense. As for someone like Qi Xian, who had seized power through a temporary usurpation, his authority ultimately fell short.

Upon seeing Guo Cai's dumbfounded expression, the matriarch became one hundred percent certain.

When Murong Qianli mentioned this, his expression turned gloomy, and Zhao Xuaning was also consumed by blazing fury. For a Grandmaster to die such a miserable death was both a contemptuous insult and a desecration of the entire martial arts world.