Xiao Yunying returned home in the evening.

After Xiao Yunying finished talking about raising black-boned chickens, Mu Lianrong told her something else.

The family has discussed it and wants to adopt Zheng Yunwan as their goddaughter.

Xiao Yunying knew that Mu Lianrong wanted to make amends to Zheng Yunwan on her behalf.

There's a specific way to recognize godparents here, much like recognizing one's biological parents.

If the elders and children are all alive, and the younger generation's parents are also alive, then it's sufficient to visit each other more often and prepare gifts for holidays.

If elders are left without support in their old age, younger generations are responsible for providing for them.

If a younger generation has no parents, the elders are responsible for their marriage.

Given the current situation, with both her parents and children, she doesn't need Zheng Yunwan to support her in her old age, but she does need to prepare a dowry for Zheng Yunwan.

Since Mu Lianrong wanted to take Zheng Yunwan as her goddaughter, she wouldn't mistreat her.

Her mother always treated everyone equally when it came to money, which meant that if a dowry needed to be prepared, it would cost at least thirty taels of silver to buy all the necessary items.

Thirty taels of silver was a large sum of money for a peasant family.

She doesn't mind; to be practical, she doesn't care about the old couple's property.

But I'm afraid my two sisters-in-law won't agree.

As she pondered this, Xiao Yunying unconsciously glanced at her two sisters-in-law who were smoothing embroidery threads beside her.

Second sister-in-law Wang said, "Why are you looking at us? Mother has already spoken to us, and both my eldest sister-in-law and I agree."

Xiao Yunying pursed her lips: "You...you all know?"

Sister-in-law Zhang put down her embroidery thread and said, "Yunying, we're all family now, so I'll be frank."

Mother told us that Miss Zheng saved Xin'er and you, which is why she wanted to take her in as her goddaughter.

But we're all married women now, and even if you and Mother don't say anything, we can still tell.

Although I don't know exactly what happened, with her frail body, she probably couldn't even beat me, so how could you possibly need her to save you?

When you came back that day, we could tell from the way she walked, how she seemed afraid of people, that we knew right away.

That girl suffered so much, and her mother wanted to make it up to her; we understand that.

Her mother told us about her background; she suffered so much as a child, but she didn't turn out badly, so your second sister-in-law and I both agreed.

"What about my father and brother..."

Xiao Yuntao said, "With your mother here, are you still afraid that your father and brothers will disagree?"

"……Too."

Mu Lianrong said, "I'm telling you this in advance. If you agree, I'll go to your house tomorrow to meet Yunwan as a relative."

"So soon? Shouldn't you pick a date?"

"I've had someone calculate that tomorrow and the day after are auspicious days for family reunions. If you don't come to see me today, I'll have to come to see you tonight."

"Alright... Mother's word is final. I'll talk to Yunwan tonight. If she doesn't come looking for you, it means she agrees."

"Then it's settled."

After finishing her business, Xiao Yunying chatted with her family for a while before returning home.

As soon as I got home, I saw Luo Sheng in the yard.

She casually asked, "Why aren't you inside? Why are you sunbathing here?"

Only after he finished speaking did he realize that he had spoken too quickly. This was Luo Sheng, not Zheng Yunwan.

Luo Sheng meant to say that he was waiting for her in the courtyard.

The words that came out of his mouth were: "Just basking in the sun since I have nothing to do."

"Then take your time sunbathing."

She tried to go to Zheng Yunwan by bypassing Luo Sheng, but Luo Sheng called her back.

"Wait a moment."

Xiao Yunying clung to her: "What is it?"

"You... as a woman, you shouldn't let men call you by your name directly, and you shouldn't let others into your boudoir so casually."

Xiao Yunying looked at Luo Sheng strangely.

Is he lecturing himself?

"Isn't the point of naming a child to be called by others? Besides, I didn't let anyone into my room. I just asked Ling Qi to help me move my things in. I didn't do anything else."

After Xiao Yunying finished speaking, she waited for a while.

Luo Sheng remained silent until she deliberately asked, "Is everything alright now? I'm leaving."

Without waiting for Luo Sheng's reply, she turned around and went to Zheng Yunwan's room.

Zheng Yunwan was embroidering a handkerchief in the room, and Luo Xin was watching her.

Seeing Xiao Yunying come in looking a bit angry, he asked, "Sister Yunying, what happened?"

"fine."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yunying decided to bring up the matter of recognizing relatives first.

"Yunwan, my parents want to adopt you as their goddaughter. Do you agree?"

Zheng Yunwan's hand holding the needle and thread froze, and she stood there stunned.

"If you are unwilling..."

Zheng Yunwan hurriedly said, "No, no, I'm not unwilling..."

Xiao Yunying didn't understand. She didn't seem unwilling, but she didn't seem happy either.

"So what are your thoughts? Can you tell me?"

"I……"

Zheng Yunwan didn't know how to express her thoughts.

She knew why Yunying's parents did this.

Yunying's family members are all very kind, just like her. Putting everything else aside, she was willing to accept it.

But if I were to become Yunying's godparents, wouldn't I become Yunying's sister?

But if I don't become Yunying's sister, then what kind of person am I to her?

"Sister Yunying, I'm willing, but I don't know about your family..."

Xiao Yunying waved her hand: "If you're willing, that's fine. Don't worry about anything else. My mother has already spoken with everyone in the family, and they all agreed before they asked me to come and tell you."

"Then... I'm willing."

Luo Xin asked from the side, "Mother, since Sister Yunwan has recognized Grandma as her mother, does that mean we're now a family?"

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