"Well, if you want to eat something but can't reach it, just tell Auntie San and she'll get it for you."

Because of the sunny day's incident, they were delayed for a while, so when Mrs. Ye came back, everyone in the room was still eating.

"Sister-in-law, I'm back. The dish Qingtian picked for you is still in the pot. I'll go get it for you."

Mrs. Ye Er shoveled the remaining two mouthfuls of rice in the bowl into her mouth, then took her finished bowl and chopsticks to the kitchen, and soon brought Mrs. Ye Da's dishes over.

"Just right, it's still warm!"

"Qingtian picked it out for mommy?" Mrs. Ye was very surprised. She moved over and was about to kiss her daughter when she found that her eyes were a little red.

"What's wrong with your eyes? Did something dirty get in them? Or did you rub them? Why are they so red?"

"Qingtian was crying just now." Mrs. Ye San hurriedly repeated what happened to Mrs. Ye Da.

Mrs. Ye took these words to heart and had some different thoughts.

But there are outsiders here now, so it’s not the time to talk about this.

After lunch, Miss Zhou agreed with her to come over at a certain time and then said goodbye and left, leaving only the mother and daughter in the room.

After sending Miss Zhou back, Mrs. Ye found Qingtian laying out the bedding for a nap.

Thinking of Qingtian’s previous actions, Mrs. Ye couldn’t help but feel a little sad.

She sat sideways on the kang and reached out to hold Qingtian, who was spreading the quilt, in her arms.

Qingtian was startled and found himself in Mrs. Ye's arms. He immediately started laughing again.

"Mom, you're back. I'll make the bed right away."

As she said this, she was about to get up and continue to make the quilt.

Mrs. Ye held her tightly and said, "Don't worry, Qingtian, can I ask you something?"

"Okay, Mom, ask!"

Although Qingtian didn't know what it was, as long as Mrs. Ye wanted to know, she would definitely not hide anything.

Seeing that the corners of Qingtian's eyes were still a little red, Sister Ye took a deep breath and asked, "Qingtian, tell me the truth, are you particularly afraid that your parents and the whole family don't like you?"

While Mrs. Ye was speaking, she was still holding Qingtian tightly in her arms, so she could clearly feel the little body in her arms suddenly stiffen.

There was panic in Qingtian's big eyes, and a feeling of helplessness as if his disguise had been suddenly exposed.

She subconsciously tried to break free from Mrs. Ye's embrace, but was held even tighter.

Mrs. Ye held her in her arms and said, "Mother was too careless before and didn't even notice it.

"Every time you do something and your mother or family members praise you, you will work harder and do it better every time.

"Are you afraid that if you can't do this, people won't like you as much?"

Qingtian didn't dare to look at Mrs. Ye's expression. She buried her little face in her shoulder and nodded silently.

Sister Ye rubbed her head and said softly, "Didn't mother say that since I exchanged you for food, I would treat you like my own daughter.

“Whose child isn’t naughty? Whose child can do everything perfectly?

"I praise you because you've done a great job, not to make your life harder.

"And I won't dislike you just because you can't do it, understand?"

Qingtian nodded again after hearing this.

But this time, Mrs. Ye pulled her out of her arms. Looking at her confused expression, she knew that she didn't fully understand what she meant.

Mrs. Ye thought for a while and suddenly asked, "Qingtian, is what Mom cooks delicious? Do you like it?"

"It's delicious. I especially like the food my mother cooks." Qingtian nodded immediately.

"Then if one day Mom doesn't cook well and the food isn't as delicious as before, will you dislike Mom's cooking and stop liking her?"

Qingtian immediately shook his head and said, "No, I love to eat whatever Mom cooks, whether it tastes good or not. I like Mom anyway!"

"Then why don't you believe that no matter how well you do, Mom will still love you the same?"

Mrs. Ye's question confused Qingtian.

After being transferred from the Shan family to the Ye family with a bag of grain, Qingtian felt as if his life had suddenly fallen from hell into a happy place.

However, it is difficult to completely erase all the experiences in childhood in just a few months.

At such a young age, she couldn't figure out the reason behind this, but she unconsciously hoped to do better and not be disliked by the Ye family, for fear of losing this hard-earned happy life.

Mrs. Ye hugged Qingtian and said, "Look, the brothers are often naughty, aren't they? Second and Third Aunts will spank them, but they won't dislike them just because they are naughty, right?"

"We fled from the famine outside the Great Wall, and now no one knows your origins except your family.

"That's because your parents have long treated you as their own daughter, and so have everyone in the family.

"So no matter what you look like, everyone loves and cares for you, understand?"

"Mom, I understand." Qingtian hugged Mrs. Ye's neck and sobbed again.

Mrs. Ye hugged her and gently stroked her back.

"Okay, it's okay to cry. Forget about the past. The three of us are going to the capital to live a good life together, right?"

"Yeah." Qingtian nodded vigorously, and cried for a while before gradually calming down. Finally, with a strong nasal tone, she hummed and said coquettishly, "Mom, you are so kind."

"Okay, stop crying, okay?

"Mom will wipe your face. It's time for us to take a nap."

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