At noon the next day, Zhao Wu pushed Li Luo to Xu's house for breakfast.

Li Luo blushed, feeling very embarrassed. He didn't want to come, but his brother did, and he knew his brother wanted to see Miss Xu more, so he had no choice but to accompany him.

The children were still asleep and the adults had finished their meal.

After dinner, Zhao Wu pushed Li Luo home. He then said to Xu Lanyin, "Sister, come and see my new home."

Before the children woke up, Xu Lanyin followed the two brothers to Zhao's house.

The Zhao family's residence was just west of the Xu family, separated only by a wall. Their courtyard layout mirrored the Xu family's. Zhao Wu hired three more servants: Uncle Jia and Aunt Jia, and their ten-year-old son, Xiao Zhuzi. Adding He Dong and Huang Qi, the two masters and five servants made up a total of seven people, making their household much simpler than the Xu family's.

Zhao Zhu lived in the east wing, Li Luo lived in the west wing, and the upper room was unoccupied and was used for guests.

The house was quiet, and Li Luo walked to the west wing on his crutches.

Zhao Wu took Xu Lanyin on a tour of the courtyard, and then they entered the east wing.

Xu Lanyin took out a silver note worth two thousand taels of silver and gave it to Zhao Wu.

Zhao Wu refused and said, "Master Chai also gave me some gifts and 1,000 taels of silver, which is enough for me."

Xu Lanyin said, "Take it. This whole family depends on you for support."

Zhao Wu waved his hand and said, "When I need to spend it, I'll ask you for it." He raised his eyebrows mysteriously and whispered, "Sister, let me tell you something. It may not be a coincidence..."

Xu Lanyin was just curious about what was going on when she heard Chai Zixiao calling "Auntie" from next door, followed by Min Jia calling "Auntie Xu" and Xu Lanyue calling "Big Sister".

Xu Lanyin really didn't want to bother with those annoying little devils. But thinking that she had to control Chai Zixiao's emotions, she had to stand up and say, "I'm going back first. We'll talk about this another day."

In order to calm Chai Zixiao down, Xu Lanyin told them stories using comic strips.

Xu Lanting, who attended private school, already thought these stories were too childish, and after listening to a few, he went to do his homework. But Min Jia, Little Star, and Xu Lanyue couldn't get enough, and some stories would be listened to a second and third time after the first.

When Cui Liu came, Xu Lanyin asked Zhangqi to explain the story to the children.

She also asked Cui Liu many things about Chai Zixiao's past. Cui Liu was Chai Zixiao's old maid, steady and careful. When Chai Zixiao was kidnapped, she did not accompany him and escaped the disaster.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon.

Xu Qingyan, Xu Lanzhou and Zhao Wu went to a banquet. Li Luo was embarrassed to come over for dinner, so he asked Huang Qi to decline. Xu Lanyin then asked him to bring over two dishes from his own kitchen.

Fearing the children might tell the truth, Qin Shi still did not dare to show up. Xu Lanyin took the children to eat in the west wing hall and sent them to rest.

Xu Lanyin glanced at the west wing. She knew she couldn't hypnotize Little Star in her bedroom; she had to do it here. The bright sunlight streamed into the room, making the light too strong and the circles of light dazzling. It wasn't suitable for hypnosis. If she closed all the doors and windows, the light would dim, and it would be too hot and stuffy.

She took Yang Zhong and the others to the storeroom and brought out a six-panel screen with a flourishing flower pattern, a gift from the Fujian government. They placed it in the living room, blocking out the light while also preventing drafts from entering.

At the end of the afternoon, Xu Qingyan and his son, along with Zhao Wu, Min Hu, and Chai Jun, returned from a restaurant. Their faces were all flushed from drinking, but their eyes were clear; no one was drunk.

Xu Lanyin went to wake up Min Jia, Xu Lanyue and Xu Lanting, and asked Xu Lanzhou to take the children to visit the Zhao family next door.

Although Xu Lanzhou was also curious about his sister's hypnosis, he still led the children away very sensibly.

Ever since Xu Qingyan returned, he had always kept him close by, teaching him by example. Today, he had also met many high-ranking officials and their sons. Now, he was also "Mr. Xu," and while secretly delighted, he was also more reserved and more mindful of his image than before.

Chai Jun, Min Hu, Xu Qingyan and Zhao Wu stood outside the west wing door, afraid of upsetting Chai Zixiao and not daring to go in.

Xu Lanyin led the sleepy Chai Zixiao into the living room, asked him to sit on a chair, took out her purse and said, "Let's play another game, okay?"

Chai Zixiao looked at the purse, shook his head and said, "I don't want to play the purse shaking game. I want to play with my uncle, sister Jia, and aunt Yue."

Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "Just now when you were sleeping, I played this game with them. They all thought it was fun."

Chai Zixiao pouted and said, "Okay, let's play again."

Xu Lanyin shook her purse and said softly, "Look at the purse, dear. The fish on it are swimming in the water. They are like tadpoles, looking for their mother..."

Chai Zixiao pouted and said, "I'm not looking for my mother, I'm looking for my aunt."

Xu Lanyin smiled, her voice even softer, "That's right, fish also have aunts, they miss Aunt Fish..."

As Xu Lanyin's voice was magical and gentle, Chai Zixiao's eyelids became heavier and heavier, and he closed his eyes.

Xu Lanyin put away her purse and continued, "The fish swam and swam in the emerald green water, crossing the winding bridge and skirting the umbrella-like leaves. They met Uncle Fish, Aunt Fish, Brother Fish, and Sister Fish, but there was no sign of Aunt Fish. Just as they were getting anxious, they suddenly saw a small boat paddling towards them. In the boat sat Daddy, Mommy, Sister Cuiliu, and a little boy in a red coat. His name was Xiao'er. Xiao'er sat in Mommy's arms, staring at the net in Daddy's hand, hoping he'd catch a big fish. But Daddy fished for a long time with no luck. Just as he was getting anxious, he reeled in a giant fish. It was so huge, it kept thrashing around. Daddy laughed and said, 'Hurry up and take it back. Kill it and make fish balls for Xiao'er.'"

Chai Zixiao, who had his eyes closed, suddenly shouted, "No, no, don't kill it, it's so pitiful. Let it go, let it go."

Chai Jun and his companions had already arrived behind Xu Lanyin. Chai Jun's eyes were red as he quickly said, "Okay, let him go, let him go. My Xiao Ge'er is kind and righteous. He will surely be blessed with great fortune in the future and turn misfortune into good fortune."

This was exactly the conversation between the two of them at the time.

Chai Zixiao, with his eyes closed, seemed to see the big fish being put into the lake, and chuckled with satisfaction.

Xu Lanyin continued, "Daddy put the big fish into the lake, and the fish lined up to look for Aunt Fish again. How is Daddy?"

"Hello, Dad." Chai Zixiao replied.

"How is mother?"

"Hello, mother."

"Who else is good at home?"

"Hello great-grandmother, hello grandmother, hello aunt, hello Mother He." These were the only people the family remembered. Moreover, in his memory, his wet nurse Mother He was the only good person.

Xu Lan couldn't refute his wet nurse at this time, so he smiled and said, "Xiao Ge'er is really smart. He remembered so many people."

She was too embarrassed to snap her fingers, so she just clapped her hands in front of Chai Zixiao's eyes and said, "Xiao Ge'er, wake up."