Chapter 41: When I Was a Child
When he was ten years old, Tao Yan'an was quietly reading a book in the study, thinking that he would always live like this, but one day, his grandfather came to him with a little girl.
"Yan An, this child will be handed over to you, her name is Tao Yaoyao. Grandpa Tao Ran slowly pushed Tao Yaoyao, who had been hiding behind him, in front of Tao Yan'an.
Tao Yan'an looked at Tao Yaoyao, who couldn't reach his waist in front of him, and was holding his own Tao Yaoyao with his big round eyes.
"Uncle!" Tao Yaoyao was still very scared, and he didn't know why his grandfather brought him here. Knowing that when I saw Tao Yan'an, my eyes lit up, this uncle was so beautiful.
At that time, Tao Yan'an himself was only a ten-year-old child. He hadn't been in contact with children younger than him, and he didn't know how to treat Tao Yaoyao in front of him.
"I should call my brother. Tao Ran said softly, he thought that Tao Yaoyao would be shy and avoid approaching Tao Yan'an, but he didn't expect this girl to be so bold that she even called out her uncle. Let him cry and laugh.
"No, it's uncle. Tao Yaoyao came to Tao Yan'an's side with small steps, and grabbed Tao Yan'an's sleep tightly. Still staring at Tao Yan'an with big eyes, she shouted in a milky voice, "Uncle!"
The smell of milk emanating from Tao Yaoyao's body made Tao Yaoan at a loss, "Grandpa." β
Tao Ran smiled happily, before he decided to hand over Tao Yaoyao to Tao Yan'an, he was still worried about whether the two would have incompatible personalities or something, but he didn't expect that he was too worried.
"Yan'an, I'll leave it to you, grandpa, I'm going to take your grandma out on a trip, and you also know that what your grandma wants most in this life is to travel around the world. Tao Ran spread his hands, and just threw the naughty ghost Tao Yaoyao to Tao Yan'an, who was still a child.
Tao Ran is very satisfied with Tao Yan'an's ability, he can be regarded as watching Tao Yan'an grow up, and he understands Tao Yan'an's temperament very well, so he can rest assured that Tao Yao'an will be handed over to Tao Yan'an, "I left with your grandmother and will come back soon." β
In the first month of Tao Yaoyao's life with Tao Yan'an.
"Young Master, Little Miss, she tore up your beloved book!"
"Young Master, little miss, she caught all the koi fish in the pond. All dead!"
"Young Master, Little Miss, she ......"
When Tao Yaoyao first came, it was a catastrophe for Tao Yan'an.
Every day, every moment, the servants would come to themselves in a panic and say a word, which caused Tao Yan'an a headache, but he didn't know how to deal with this matter.
"Young master......" Uncle Li couldn't bear to see his little master's appearance, after all, he was also a child he grew up watching.
At this time, Tao Yaoyao, who was covered in mud, appeared in Tao Yan'an's study. hugged Tao Yan'an's thighs and made the originally clean trousers dirty, "Uncle, let's play with Xiaoyao." β
Tao Yan'an felt the darkness of life for the first time, and he didn't understand why his grandfather wanted to hand over this little demon king of the mixed world to himself.
It wasn't until later that Tao Yan'an knew that in fact, Tao Ran took his wife to travel was not the real reason, but because Tao Yaoyao smashed one of his most beloved antiques to the ground in front of him, and Tao Ran jumped straight to his feet, but Tao Yaoyao, who was spoiled by the second elder, couldn't beat or scold. In the end, he was forced to hand over to himself to raise.
I want to educate Tao Xiaoyao well and make her more well-behaved, so that she has been traveling for more than ten years.
When Tao Yan'an grew up, he felt that it was too naΓ―ve for him to believe Tao Ran's words.
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At the end of the memory, Tao Yan'an was silent and didn't answer Tao Yaoyao's question, just looked at her.
"Uncle, I am, right?" Tao Yaoyao couldn't get an answer, so she had to ask again, she just wanted to know an answer, why didn't anyone want to tell her?
"Yes. Facing Tao Yaoyao, who had been asking about himself at this time, Tao Yan'an seemed to see Tao Yaoyao when he was a child.
The corners of Tao Yaoyao's eyes grew red. Laughing sincerely, "I knew that those rumors were false. β
Tao Yan'an was stunned, didn't know how to respond, glanced at the time, and unconsciously it was evening, "Let's go back." β
"Good. β
The two left the dessert shop, and Tao Yaoyao walked beside Tao Yan'an obediently.
After returning to Tao's house for dinner, Tao Yaoyao returned to his room, lying on the bed with big characters spread, "Ai Yan." β
"What's the matter?" Ai Yan appeared in the room with a book in his hand, but this time with an extra pair of glasses.
"Help me find out who lost a child 18 years ago. Although Tao Yan'an's words gave Tao Yaoyao full comfort on the surface, she knew the truth well. Knowing the truth doesn't change because of a person's words.
In the previous life, when Lin Xiaoxi threw the information in front of her, she couldn't forget the ugly face with ridicule.
She remembered very clearly, and it was written on the information that she Tao Yaoyao had no blood relationship with Tao Yan'an. I can't even call it a side line of the Tao family.
Such a person, how can she be said to be the eldest lady of the Tao family?
Although Tao Yaoyao didn't believe Lin Xiaoxi's information, anyone would have a pimple in his heart.
Tao Yaoyao wanted to know if she was as Lin Xiaoxi said. He is not a child of the Tao family at all, he is simply a wild child without a father and mother picked up by the Tao family.
The book in Ai Yan's hand disappeared in an instant and asked. "Do you suspect that you are not from the Tao family?"
"I just want to know the truth, I don't want to be kept in the dark for the rest of my life. Tao Yaoyao's voice was very soft, and she wanted to believe Tao Yan'an. But she still wanted to find out for herself.
"I have a lot of information here, and if you want to know something so personal, it may take a long time. Ai Yan said. The information in the system is almost comprehensive, but if you want to know the secret history of the major families, you still need a little time to find it, after all, it is not so easy to find the more than one billion people in country Z.
"It's fine. "The most important thing Tao Yaoyao lacks now is time.
After saying that, Ai Yan disappeared into the room again.
Tao Yaoyao got up slowly, walked to her desk, and found a photo frame from the drawer, and the photo on it was given to her by Uncle Li.
The photo shows grandpa Tao Ran and grandma Ye Yiqing, as well as the two children they hold in their arms.
Uncle Li told her that in Tao Ran's arms was herself when she was a child, and in Ye Yiqing's arms was Tao Yan'an when she was a child.
Tao Yaoyao looked at the photo and was stunned, how good it would be if their relationship in the photo was really good.
After reliving a lifetime, Tao Yaoyao really wants to change himself, wants his grandfather and grandmother to stop worrying about himself, and wants to really become a family with them, but he just doesn't know if God will get his wish.
Suddenly, Tao Yaoyao remembered that he hadn't seen his grandfather and grandmother for many years, since his grandfather brought him to Tao Yan'an's residence when he was a child, except for one or two times when he came back during the Chinese New Year, he had hardly met, and it had been more than ten years since he was counted.
"Grandpa, when are you coming back?" Tao Yaoyao looked at the photo and asked blankly.