When the dinner was about to begin, Mr. Meng sent several maids and women to Meng Jiao's place to invite people.

By the time Meng Jiao came to the main hall, Liu Qingqing had already taken her daughter to her seat.

Liu Qingqing is wearing a water-red phoenix-feather gown, and around her neck is a string of glass beads that are fashionable in Beijing. Her fingers are like peeling onion roots, and her mouth is like holding vermilion pills. She sits there and smiles, which makes people feel like they have a fever for no reason.

Come here because you want to be close.

The second young lady, Meng Yuan, sitting next to her, was even more beautiful.

The little girl who has been pampered since childhood is like a fairy in the ninth heaven who is ignorant of worldly affairs.

I don’t know the eight sufferings in the world, I only know that my mouth is full of sweetness.

"Oh, our eldest lady is here. Come and sit next to Er Niang. You don't know how happy your father was after picking you up. Now he is still watching them in the small kitchen making your favorite meals.

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Liu Qingqing watched Meng Jiao enter the door, quickly stood up, and held Meng Jiao's hand very warmly, as if Meng Jiao was her biological daughter.

The maids and ladies who were waiting on the scene were shocked, and they secretly muttered to themselves when did the second lady become so amiable.

Meng Jiao felt uncomfortable for a moment when her hand was held, but fortunately Liu Qingqing let go after she sat down.

It was exactly what she thought. This second lady was indeed a person who was good at doing things and calculating. Her words were just right and she was very popular with the children.

It's a pity that although she is not very old, she is no longer an ignorant child.

How could her father, who had ignored her for thirteen years, know what dishes she liked?

It's just nice words to win people's hearts.

"Thank you for your trouble, father and mother."

Liu Qingqing's words were so lukewarm that she couldn't answer them, and she secretly scolded Meng Jiao for not knowing what she was doing.

But today's occasion cannot be left alone.

Seeing that Meng Jiao didn't want to talk about the relationship between father and daughter, Liu Qingqing thought for a moment and then changed the topic to one that she was sure Meng Jiao would be interested in.

"You are the legitimate daughter of our family, so you should take all the trouble. If your mother hadn't died of a hemorrhage while giving birth to you, and then a wandering Taoist priest came and said that you were destined to have evil spirits, how would your father be willing to send you to that small school?

Zhuangzi has been here for thirteen years, and your child has such a miserable life. My mother-in-law feels distressed just thinking about it."

As Liu Qingqing spoke, she actually shed tears.

Meng Jiao looked a little stunned. This was the first time in thirteen years that someone shed tears of distress just because she mentioned her life experience.

In addition, Liu Qingqing mentioned her mother in her words, which aroused Meng Jiao's thoughts about her mother. Unconsciously, Meng Jiao lowered her guard against Liu Qingqing.

"Don't be sad, second mother. No matter what happens, haven't I made it through now?"

"Yes...yes, you see, Er Niang really feels sorry for you. She couldn't hold it back for a moment. Today is such a good day, so I can't shed tears to dampen your joy. Look at your sister, she knows you are coming back today."

She was so happy that she put on her favorite dress."

After listening to her mother's words, Meng Yuan quickly stood up, ran to Meng Jiao, turned around, and showed her the new clothes she had specially put on.

Everyone present knew very well, what kind of thoughts could a child have and how could he change into brand new clothes?

It must have been taught to her by an adult. It is self-evident who this adult is.

But Meng Jiao liked it very much. After all, she was still a child. If someone showed their kindness continuously, she would naturally open up her guard little by little.

Naturally, the meal was enjoyable. If Meng Jiao didn't really like living with others, she might have followed Liu Qingqing's suggestion and stayed with her in her yard for one night.

However, Liu Qingqing saw that Meng Jiao was unwilling and forced her to come over. Meng Yuan, who was like a child, was not so easy to get rid of.

"I just want to live with my sister, I just want to live with my sister! I like my sister, and I want to stay with her!"

"Yuan'er, be obedient and don't make trouble. My sister has just come back and is not familiar with you yet. If you are so messy, my sister will not like you."

Liu Qingqing coaxed the crying Meng Yuan, but suddenly she thought, if she could get Meng Jiao to let go and take Yuan'er with her, wouldn't it be much better than putting her mother-in-law in Meng Jiao's small kitchen?

After all, Yuan'er is her biological flesh and blood, and the blood relationship is much more reliable than that of those mothers-in-law.

"I don't! I don't! My father told me that he wants me to get closer to my sister. When we were having dinner, my sister also said that she likes me very much. Anyway, I will follow my sister, I will follow! Sister, you

Will you not want me?"

The little girl was really hard to coax when she cried, so Liu Qingqing had a plan in mind.

Therefore, he did not intend to really coax her, but pretended to be accidentally broken away by Meng Yuan, allowing Meng Yuan to run to Meng Jiao and pester her.

Meng Jiao has been alone for thirteen years and has never interacted with a child, especially since this child is still her closest relative.

Meng Jiao looked at Meng Yuan who was holding her sleeves and shaking her hard. She felt a little panic and a little unnoticeable joy in her heart.

It was probably the first time in so many years that someone liked to be with her so much.

"No, if you like to stay with me, then live together. Er Niang, Yuanyuan will live with me first. Do you think it's okay?"

What's wrong with this? Liu Qingqing was very happy that Meng Jiao could let go so quickly.

Yuan'er eats and lives with her, so he will definitely be able to notice her every move. This is really an unexpected surprise.

So after the banquet was over, Meng Jiao took Meng Yuan back to her courtyard.

With the addition of a little girl, Liu Qingqing originally wanted to use this excuse to squeeze in a few temporary slaves while the iron was hot, but Meng Jiao declined politely.

According to Meng Jiao, she has been taking care of herself for so many years, but she just added a younger sister. She doesn't need anyone to take care of her. She can take care of the two of them by herself.

"Sister, your yard is so beautiful, much more beautiful than the one I live in!"

"As long as you like it, there is a live hot spring in the inner room. Let's take a bath and then go to bed."

Meng Yuan couldn't help but marveled after hearing this, and ran into the inner room quickly. Meng Jiao heard the little girl's surprised cry at the door. She walked in and saw Meng Yuan lying on the edge of the pool, playing happily.

water.

"It's so nice here, sister! I was worried before you came back. I was worried that you wouldn't like me after you came back. I was worried that my father and mother would stop loving me as long as you were here. But now I don't care at all.

I don’t have to worry anymore, my father and mother will still love me, and my sister will love me too, so I have three relatives!"

Children always express their kindness very clearly. Meng Jiao smiled unconsciously, walked over and with some difficulty picked up Meng Yuan, who was playing happily.

She is not very good at talking, but she really wants to treat her sister well.

It's just that children can express kindness to each other, but adults are not so simple.

After Liu Qingqing watched Meng Jiao and Meng Yuan leave, she hurried to the courtyard of Mr. Meng who left the dinner early on the pretext of being drunk.
Chapter completed!