Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Mother Cat and Baby Cat have rested. Can I go back to the house and rest as well?" She pointed at the cat doll and said, "Take them with you."

Min Jia shook his head and continued to stare at the doll.

Xu Lanyin moved her chair closer to her, but she didn't show any disgust.

After watching for a while, Min Jia's eyes gradually filled with sadness. He raised his little finger and touched the cat mother's eyes, thinking to himself, "Don't cry, mother, they don't like you, but baby likes you. They are all bad and don't let baby be with mother... Auntie is good and lets baby be with mother..."

After hearing her thoughts, Xu Lanyin was stunned. Could it be that there was some reason for her mother's death? Was this child's abnormality related to her mother's death or the attitude of others towards her mother?

Perhaps I did something bad with good intentions and got involved in the Min family's affairs.

After a moment, Min Jia's gaze shifted to the kitten again, his eyes once again filled with heartache and love, like an adult who had experienced the vicissitudes of life. That look terrified Xu Lanyin; a six-year-old could actually have such a look!

Min Jia's little hand stroked the kitten's face, stroking it repeatedly, thinking to herself, "My baby, I have nothing left, but at least I still have you... I don't want to die. If I die, what will happen to my baby..."

Tears welled up in my eyes.

This should be what her mother often said before she died, and she is playing the role of her own mother again.

Xu Lanyin was really frightened and didn't care to listen to the little girl's inner thoughts anymore. She quickly interrupted and said, "Sister, I will tell you the story of the cat mother and the cat baby. Do you want to listen?"

I have to emphasize to her that this is the mother cat and the baby cat, and I can't let her get close to me.

Min Jia's thoughts were indeed interrupted. He raised his head and looked at Xu Lanyin blankly.

Xu Lanyin repeated, "I'll tell you a story about a mother cat and her kittens, okay? It's very interesting."

Min Jia had not yet completely recovered from his emotions and was still a little confused.

Xu Lanyin spoke to herself, "In the valley, there lived a mother cat and her kittens. The mother cat loved her kittens very much, and the kittens loved their mother very much too..."

She changed the story of the little white rabbit and the big bad wolf into the little kitten and the big bad wolf.

Minjia was gradually attracted by the story and finally completely immersed in it.

When the big bad wolf sang, "Good little cat, open the door...", Min Jia's eyes widened nervously, and his little hands clutched his clothes, fearing that the baby kitten would be fooled.

As the story ended with "From then on, the cat mother and the cat baby lived a happy life", Min Jia's nervous expression finally relaxed and the corners of his mouth curled up.

Xu Lanyin has already seen that although this child does not speak, he is an extremely smart child.

While telling the story, Xu Lanyin saw a young woman in her twenties wandering in front of the door, but she didn't come in. She looked at Min Jia with joy in her eyes. Not surprisingly, this person should be Xu Jia's wet nurse.

Xu Lanyin smiled again and said, "We've finished listening to the story. Mother Cat and Baby Cat are sleepy too. Let them go to bed, okay?"

Min Jia nodded.

Xu Lanyin took the lid of the savings box and put it on the bed. Min Jia's eyes followed the cat doll all the time, and then he jumped off the chair and sat on the bed.

After a while, Min Jia's eyes became sleepy and he fell asleep on the bed.

Mother Liu came in and gently covered her with a silk quilt. She was afraid of waking the little girl, so she had to let her sleep here first.

Xu Lanyin blew out the candle and went to the main room with Liu's mother.

Mother Liu chuckled softly, "I missed her and she came running here. Thank you, Miss Xu. She looks very happy today."

Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Sister is a smart child."

Mother Liu sighed and said, "Ever since my great-grandmother passed away, my sister hasn't said a word and never gets close to anyone. Except for the master and me and the two little maids who serve her, my sister refuses anyone to get close to her, and Miss Xu is the first one..." She felt that she was talking nonsense about her master, so she quickly shut up and secretly blamed herself for being crazy with joy. Why did she tell these things to a stranger?

Xu Lanyin thought to herself that the child, despite refusing to interact with strangers, had come to her, a stranger, because she must have noticed that the cat plush hanging from her waist matched hers, making them a perfect mother-daughter pair. The child was not only incredibly intelligent, but also possessed a much higher level of concentration than her peers.

From her inner thoughts, it seemed as if this family refused to discuss the child's mother, perhaps even harbored hostility towards her mother. This was why she developed a fondness for a stranger who spoke freely about the mother and baby, who wished for them to live happily together. This was why they were so willing to get up close and personal without any reservations...

She must have been stimulated and refused to communicate with her family and people around her, and she also had a language barrier...

Children's tragedies always arouse more sympathy and pity.

Xu Lanyin wanted to help her. But in her current situation, she couldn't even spend much time with the child, let alone help. She'd wait a little longer. Once she got to know Minhu better, she'd see if she could help her, at least make her happier.

After Xu Lanyin exchanged a few insignificant words with Liu's mother, she leaned back in her chair and fell asleep.

She was sound asleep when Banyue woke her up. She looked out the door and saw that it was already bright daylight.

Min Jia was still sleeping soundly on the bed. Xu Lanyin glanced at the child twice, then tiptoed out of the west wing with Banyue.

Xu Lanyin had only slept for less than two hours that night, and her head was still a little dizzy. When she went out, the cool morning breeze and the beautiful, unfamiliar scenery immediately cleared her mind.

After washing up and having breakfast in the ear room, he went to the outer study.

Min Hu was talking to Zhao Wu in a cheerful and cheerful mood. He asked about Zhao Wu's work, praised his promising future, and said something like, "Treasure your reputation and cherish your words. You must not only have good martial arts and a flexible mind, but also good moral character. Only then will you have a better future."

Zhao Wu listened attentively and respectfully, thinking that his claim of "promising future" would make it more likely that he would be transferred here to work, and then go to the Six Gates after he had done well. He also felt that there was something else in his words, as if he was reminding him that he should first learn to be a good person before he could have a better future.

However, no matter what Min Hu said, Zhao Wu agreed very honestly.

When Xu Lanyin walked into the study, Minhu stood up, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Miss Xu is very wise. This method of hypnosis is unheard of and is more effective than any panacea. Thank you." After saying that, he bowed slightly very politely.

After a good rest, Min Hu looked refreshed, with a warm smile, no dark circles under his eyes, and his bags under his eyes were much smaller, making him look even more handsome, elegant and graceful.