"Tired on the road, aren't you?" Pang Zi finally opened her mouth, her voice was gentle, but very distant, she didn't step forward to hug Youqing, even if she just came over to shake Youqing's hand.

"Not tired." Youqing has actually imagined reuniting with her mother many times, and she actually wants to ask her mother why she didn't want her in the first place, and why she has ignored herself for so many years.

But the imaginable scene of hugging and crying with her mother did not appear, Youqing tried very hard to suppress the wetness in her eyes, she couldn't cry, so as not to embarrass her mother and embarrass herself.

"Ninth brother, this trip is for you." Pang Shi looked at Xiao Hechuan, and his voice was very grateful.

Xiao Hechuan smiled, "Sister-in-law is polite, this kid is very obedient." ”

"It's not too early, you go down to rest with Mama Chang first, and I'll take you to see the old lady tomorrow." Pang Zi and Youqing spoke, motioning for her to retreat with Mama.

Hearing this, Youqing instantly understood that her mother didn't really want to see her, and she didn't want her much, she might just have no choice, her father died, and she could only take herself to her side.

Recognizing this fact, Youqing felt her heart go cold, in this strange Overseer's Mansion, the only person she could rely on was her biological mother, but seeing her mother so indifferent to her, she couldn't treat this place as a home.

Youqing's face was a little pale, but she still said goodbye to Pang Zi and Xiao Hechuan very politely, and followed Mama Chang out of the living room.

She didn't understand how she and her mother hadn't seen each other for so long, and her mother had kicked herself out in just a short period of time.

"Little niece." When passing through the flower hall, Youqing heard Xiao Hechuan shouting to himself.

Youqing stopped his steps and looked at Xiao Hechuan walking towards him, his face was against the light, and his facial features were extraordinarily deep, he stood there and looked at himself fixedly, and said a few words to himself, "Don't be sad." ”

The tip of Youqing's nose was sour, she shook her head, she wanted to say that she was not sad, but just as she was about to speak, her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she was a little speechless.

"Cry if you want to." Xiao Hechuan saw the light in her eyes, thinking of her life experience, it was indeed a little pitiful.

Youqing didn't cry, she lowered her eyelashes and whispered, "I don't cry, I'm superfluous." ”

"Don't look like you're self-pitying, you can afford a hundred of your Overseers' Mansion," Xiao Hechuan looked at her and said three words very forcefully, "It's not redundant." ”

A trace of warmth rose in Youqing's heart, she sniffed, and told herself in her heart-

Ruan Youqing, if you come, you can be safe.

Be careful not to provoke others, but don't let others provoke them either.

Early in the morning, when Youqing came to the restaurant with his subordinates, he saw Pang Zi sitting with a middle-aged man, the man was about forty years old, and it could be seen from his facial features that he should be extremely handsome when he was young, he did not wear a military uniform, but he still looked very powerful.

Youqing knew that he should be Xiao Yuanchuan, the overseer of the Northlands.

When Pang saw Youqing, he got up and grabbed Youqing's arm, brought her to the man, and whispered in a voice that only the mother and daughter could hear, "This is the Overseer, call Daddy." ”

But in the face of the strange man in front of her, Youqing opened her mouth, but she couldn't shout "Daddy", but felt unspeakably awkward, she lowered her eyes slightly, and couldn't help but be silent.

Seeing this, Pang Zi seemed to want to say something more, but Xiao Yuanchuan waved his hand at her, "The child is so old, don't force her." ”

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yuanchuan looked at Youqing, and his voice was gentle, "Child, it doesn't matter if you shout as much as you want." ”

Youqing's heart was slightly relaxed, she looked at Xiao Yuanchuan, and shouted softly and clearly, "Uncle Xiao." ”

"Cheng," Xiao Yuanchuan nodded, pointed to the empty seat on the side and said, "Sit down, don't be restrained." ”

Pang Shi placed Youqing in one of the empty seats and said softly, "Yueyue will also come in a while, you two will sit together." ”

Youqing heard Mama Chang talk about the people of the Xiao family last night, and knew that the "Yueyue" in Pang's mouth should be Xiao Wenyue, the daughter born to Xiao Hechuan and his original wife, a few years older than herself, I heard that her health is not very good, and she rarely goes out on weekdays.

Youqing sat there quietly, and didn't dare to look at Xiao Yuanchuan, only to hear Pang Zi's soft voice, where he was talking to him about some trivial things at home. The Xiao family has a large population, and the current ruler is Xiao Yuanchuan, Xiao Yuanchuan and Pang live in the main building, and most of the people in the other rooms stay in their own courtyards to eat, and rarely gather together except for the New Year's Festival.

"Daddy, Aunt Pang, I'm late, please wait for me."

Before long, Youqing heard a soft female voice coming in from outside the restaurant, she looked up, and saw a maid helping a woman slowly over, the woman was about twenty years old, her demeanor was gentle, she was generous, and although her facial features were beautiful, she was a little sickly.

"Yueyue," Seeing his daughter come in, Xiao Yuanchuan got up to greet him, looked at his daughter's complexion, and said very lovingly, "How do you feel today, did you cough last night?" ”

"No, Daddy," Xiao Wenyue smiled, "After taking the medicine prescribed by Mr. Zhang, my body has improved a little, and I don't cough much at night." ”

Xiao Yuanchuan nodded, with a look of relief in his eyes, "That's good, it's still a little bad for this face, have you eaten all the bird's nest?" ”

Looking at Xiao Yuanchuan's caring appearance for his daughter, Youqing couldn't help but be a little distracted, it turned out that not all children have stepmothers, and their fathers have become stepfathers, maybe ...... Only her daddy was like that.

"Don't worry, I've eaten it all," Xiao Wenyue replied to her father's words in a gentle voice, her biological mother died early, her father took pity on her and her brother for losing their mother at a young age, and he always held their brother and sister in the palm of his hand, even if Pang Zi added a young son to his father after he got married, but his father still preferred her and his brother, otherwise she would not know how much torture she would suffer if she begged for a living under her stepmother.