Chapter 170 Ling Huan'er is going out to find her aunt.

"You brat, where have you been? You're going to drive your mother crazy!"

As soon as Hu Yunqing saw her daughter, she hugged her tightly and burst into tears.

She only turned around for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, her daughter was gone. She was so worried!

If she had known, she wouldn't have brought her daughter out alone; she should have waited until her husband had free time so the whole family could go out together.

"Mom, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have run off."

Ling Huan'er's eyes were filled with tears, and she felt extremely guilty.

She should have known better than to be greedy and make her mother worry so much; she felt so sad.

"Alright, don't cry, it's good that you're back." Hu Yunqing wiped away her tears and asked, "Where did you go just now?"

She didn't believe that her daughter was missing.

This girl is very smart; she can memorize many routes in one go.

Ling Huan'er dared not lie, biting her lip as she said, "I...I saw someone selling candied hawthorns, so I ran over to buy some."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yunqing was furious: "You little brat, if you want to eat, just tell your mother. Why are you running around by yourself?"

"I'm afraid Mom won't allow it..." Ling Huan'er sniffed and said pitifully, "Mom, I won't do it again next time, please don't be angry."

"I'm really fed up with you." Hu Yunqing couldn't bear to see her daughter like this, so she could only say, "Don't do it again."

"Okay, sure!" Ling Huan'er's face lit up instantly, and she said sweetly, "Mom is the best to me!"

"You little rascal!" Hu Yunqing playfully pinched her nose and smiled.

"Oh, right!" Ling Huan'er suddenly remembered something and quickly said to Hu Yunqing:

"Mom, a pretty older sister brought me here just now. She looks just like Grandma!"

Hu Yunqing was slightly taken aback: "Hmm, really? Where is she?"

“Right there!” Ling Huan’er turned her head and pointed to a spot.

But when she saw that the place was empty, her excited little face fell.

"Mom, that pretty lady is gone. She must have left..."

"Never mind, let's thank her another time." Hu Yunqing patted her hair.

"We've been out for so long, it's time to go back, otherwise our families will be worried."

“Okay.” Ling Huan’er blinked.

She had asked the older woman where she lived before.

When Mom has time, she can take her there.

......

On the other side.

Jiang Feiyan ate her candied hawthorn and wandered around for a while.

We gathered at the entrance around 11 o'clock.

She could see Zhou Linghui and Lin Dacheng waiting there from a distance.

"Yanzi, you've come!"

Zhou Linghui bounced around and waved at her, her face beaming with joy and happiness.

Jiang Feiyan curled her lips into a smile.

It seems the two of them are having a great time without her around, since she's not there as a third wheel.

After the three met up, they took a bus back to the Zhou family home.

Zhou's mother had already heated up the food, just waiting for them to come back and eat.

Zhou Linghui searched the room: "Mom, where's Dad again?"

Zhou's mother: "Didn't I tell you before? The station is very busy with a missing child case recently, and your father is busy with it again."

Zhou Linghui pursed her lips: "Oh, okay."

Sigh, her dad's job as a police officer must be so tough.

I only had one day off yesterday, which was the Lunar New Year holiday, and I have to go back to work today.

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Meanwhile, at the Ling family.

After returning to the old house and having lunch, Ling Huan'er ran upstairs to the second floor.

"Grandma! I'm back!"

She pushed open one of the doors and walked in with a smile.

"Huan...Huan..." Cheng Su's unfocused eyes regained a glimmer of light when she saw her beloved granddaughter.

Ling Huan'er lay down by the bed and said happily, "Grandma, let me tell you, I saw a big sister today who looks just like you!"

“Like…like…” Cheng Su muttered blankly, as if she didn’t understand what it meant.

Ling Huan'er quickly explained to her, "It's that older sister, her eyes, nose, and mouth are very similar to yours!"

Suddenly remembering something, she quickly moved a chair over and took a picture frame from the top of a cabinet.

That was a wedding photo taken when Cheng Su and her husband Ling Guohua got married.

Inside, she had her hair styled in the latest fashion, wore a red cheongsam, and stood beside her husband with a radiant smile.

"Grandma, look!" Ling Huan'er pointed with her little finger at the young woman in the photo:

"Grandpa said this was taken when you were young, and that older sister looks exactly like you when you were young!"

Upon seeing herself in the photo, Cheng Su's eyes flickered slightly, as if she were recalling something.

"I understand!" Ling Huan'er's big, dark eyes darted around, and she exclaimed with delight.

"Since that older sister looks so much like Grandma, she might be my aunt!"

Everyone in the family said that my aunt had passed away, but my grandmother never believed it and kept hoping that she would come back.

Ling Huan'er felt very sad every time she saw her grandmother muttering to herself.

If... she can help her grandmother find her aunt, maybe her grandmother's illness will be cured!

Luckily, she knew the older girl's home address!

But... should I tell Mom and Dad about this?

Ling Huan'er's little face scrunched up in a frown.

If she told them, they probably wouldn't believe her and would blame her for being immature and bringing up the past in front of her grandmother.

She had just upset her mother today, and she didn't want her mother to be angry again.

But if she doesn't tell anyone, she can't sneak out by herself; her family definitely won't let her go out alone.

After much thought, Ling Huan'er still couldn't come up with a good solution.

Just then, there was a knock on the door: "Huanhuan, it's your sister Wu. Can I come in and take a look at your grandma?"

"I've got it!" Ling Huan'er's eyes lit up, and she immediately had an idea.

She ran to open the door and greeted the person at the door with a smile, "Sister Wu, come in."

Wu Yu'er was taken aback. Why was this girl being so nice to her today?

After she finished checking a series of things and helped Madam Jiang, Cheng Su, to bed, she...

Then Ling Huan'er's soft, sweet voice rang out from the side: "Sister Wu, can I ask you for a favor?"

Wu Yu'er's heart tightened immediately.

Here it comes, what tricks has that little devil come up with to deal with her now?

"What is it? Tell me first..."

Wu Yu'er couldn't refuse directly, so she could only say it this way.

Ling Huan'er blinked her big eyes: "Do you have time later? I'd like you to take me out to play for a while."

They spent the New Year at the old house yesterday; their great-grandfather and great-grandmother were both there and didn't come here.

Grandpa and Dad went out to visit their superiors early this morning, and I don't know what my uncle did.

After lunch, Mom received a call from a friend who said they would probably go shopping this afternoon.

At that time, only she, her grandmother, and the maid, Mrs. Xu, would be left at home, which would give her the perfect opportunity to go out.

Wu Yu'er: "I heard from Aunt Xu that you went out to play this morning and almost got lost. Are you going out again this afternoon?"

"That was an accident," Ling Huan'er said, moving closer to her and shaking her arm.

"I'm so bored at home all afternoon by myself, why don't you take me out for a walk?"

Let's come back together in the evening. My uncle will be back for dinner.

Originally, Wu Yu'er had no intention of taking this girl out.

But after hearing those last words, Wu Yu'er wavered.

She hadn't seen the second young master of the Ling family for a long time.

Just thinking about that man's handsome appearance made Wu Yu'er's heart flutter.

"Alright," Wu Yu'er said, looking at her. "But you have to listen to me outside and not run around."

Ling Huan'er's eyes lit up with joy, and she immediately replied, "Of course! I'll definitely be good!"