It's best not to say anything inaccurate, because if it gets exposed later, it will hurt Luo Xin even more.

When the truth is finally revealed, will the little girl hate herself for hiding it from her?

Will she hate the Luo family for causing her to lose her mother at birth, preventing her from reuniting with her family, and forcing her to live with these "enemies"?

"Mother, mother?"

Luo Xin called out twice more, but failed to bring Xiao Yunying back to her senses. She lowered her head and muttered softly, "Mother is spacing out again."

Those people must be bad people to make Mom so unhappy.

He wasn't a good person, at least not in my mother's eyes.

But she was too young and didn't know who those people were, so she didn't dare to suggest driving them away, lest it ruin her parents' plans.

Luo Xin tugged at Xiao Yunying's sleeve slightly: "Mother."

Xiao Yunying suddenly snapped back to reality: "Ah, what's wrong?"

"Didn't you say that Dad and my brothers would be back in the next couple of days? If Mom doesn't like them and doesn't know what to do, she can just be patient for a day and wait for Dad and Grandmother to come back so they can kick her out."

Xiao Yunying felt a pang of sadness, unable to say many things, and hugged Luo Xin, saying, "Okay, Mother knows."

She hesitated for a moment: "Xin'er, if... your parents make a mistake one day, a very, very big mistake, will you hold a grudge against us?"

Luo Xin nestled in her arms and asked, "What did I do wrong?"

Xiao Yunying fell silent again; she really didn't know what to say.

"It's... a very serious mistake for you."

Luo Xin said "Oh," and replied, "It's alright, Xin'er will forgive her parents."

"Don't forgive so easily, Xin'er. What if this mistake is really serious for you, like... like I'm not your biological mother..."

Luo Xin said "Oh" again, her voice no longer cheerful: "I know, it's been all over the village for a while now. I heard what the old women were saying. My biological mother is gone, and you're my stepmother."

She didn't understand what a stepmother was before, but starting last year, she often went out to play with her uncle's son and occasionally overheard the mothers-in-law gathering together to discuss their own family matters.

And that thing I overheard on that rainy day...

Xiao Yunying was startled: "You knew?!"

“I know, Mother isn’t the one who gave birth to me.” Luo Xin’s voice was muffled. “I didn’t know what a stepmother meant before, but I do now… I don’t care, Mother has treated me so well, you are my real mother.”

Xiao Yunying's eyes stung with tears, and she hugged Luo Xin even tighter: "Good Xin'er, your mother has not spoiled you for nothing."

Luo Xin asked again, "Is the person who came today your brothers' biological mother? Is she Father's previous wife? Is that why Mother didn't know how to tell Xin'er?"

Xiao Yunying's thoughts were in disarray, and she didn't realize that there was something wrong with Luo Xin saying "the brothers' biological mother" instead of "our biological mother".

She released the little girl and carefully chose her words, saying, "It's true that she's your brothers' biological mother, but she wasn't your father's previous wife. The relationships are a bit complicated, and I... don't know how to tell you..."

"Adult matters are so troublesome," Luo Xin said with a hint of disdain, then added nonchalantly, "Then you don't need to tell me. Anyway, I don't need to acknowledge her. You are the only one I recognize as my mother."

Xiao Yunying thought Luo Xin was just being stubborn or trying to coax her, and didn't think too deeply about it: "If Xin'er doesn't like her, then she doesn't need to have any contact with her. When your father comes back, your mother will make them leave as soon as possible."