Hearing the servant's respectful tone, Zhang Xiu immediately became suspicious.

She took a large step and walked up to Baili Wanwan, completely blocking the servant's view.

"Who is your young master? Why do you want to see my daughter for no reason?"

As Zhang Xiu spoke, she kept a wary eye on him, her hands, roughened from years of fishing, tightly embracing Baili Wanwan behind her back.

The servant was taken aback, seemingly not expecting the woman in front of him to be so wary.

However, his young master didn't intend to hide his identity.

“My young master is the boy whose purse was stolen today. He didn’t have time to thank the young lady in court, so he sent me to invite her for a chat.”

The servant bowed slightly and answered sincerely.

Zhang Xiu's body relaxed a little at this point, but he still hadn't completely let his guard down.

At this moment, Baili Wanwan, who was behind her, spoke.

"Auntie, it's alright, he's a good person, let me go, let me go."

Baili Wanwan tugged at Zhang Xiu's hem with her fair, delicate hand, and looked at her with a smile.

"Wanwan, are you really going?"

Zhang Xiu was somewhat helpless against Baili Wanwan's coquettishness. He asked her twice more, and after receiving her affirmative answer, he had no choice but to give in.

Well, they're just ordinary villagers, they don't have anything to gain, it's fine to accompany the little one to see it.

Baili Wanwan had no idea what Zhang Xiu was thinking. However, after hearing her agree, a bright and dazzling smile appeared on her face again.

As for why Wanwan trusted the servant in front of her so much...

It was naturally because of the faint grayish-white aura emanating from the servant.

Although it wasn't as comfortable as it was for her grandfather and brother, there wasn't anything about it that made her feel uncomfortable.

The Lin Residence.

Unlike the simple life of Wan Suizhou's family, the Lin family's family appeared much more grand.

Lin Lan put down her celadon teacup and looked with a smile at Baili Wanwan, who was looking at her with curiosity.

"Your name is Wanwan, right?"

Baili Wanwan withdrew her gaze from the plate of fried fish on the table, blinked, and obediently replied, "Yes!"

Hearing the little boy's clear and crisp answer, Lin Lan's smile deepened.

"Then I'll call you Wanwan from now on. You can call me Brother Lin Lan, or Brother Lan, I don't mind."

Lin Lan seemed surprisingly approachable.

He had noticed Baili Wanwan's gaze fixed on the fish, and pushed the plate of fried fish in front of her, indicating that it was for her.

Baili Wanwan struggled to tear her gaze away from her fish and turned to look at Zhang Xiu.

"Auntie, you eat."

My aunt hasn't eaten anything yet; she must be much hungrier than her!

Zhang Xiu, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

She never expected that Wanwan, who had been clamoring to eat fish, would be the first to want to give these fish to her.

Zhang Xiu's eyes were a little moist; she was now truly experiencing the happiness of having a little girl.

"Wanwan, you are such a precious little darling!"

Zhang Xiu pinched Baili Wanwan's soft, chubby cheeks and casually moved the plate of crispy fish in front of her.

"Wanwan, eat up. Auntie isn't hungry yet. You're still little, so you need to eat more to grow."

Baili Wanwan was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhang Xiu's doting gaze, and finally stretched out her little hand.

However, Wanwan divided up most of the fish and fed it to Zhang Xiu.

The remaining half, due to Lin Lan's refusal, all went into her soft, round belly.

The fish was eaten quickly. Just as Baili Wanwan was about to get up to express her gratitude, Lin Lan waved her hand, and a large group of servants rushed in instantly.

Each servant carried a tray with all sorts of jewelry, clothes, snacks, and many strange and wonderful trinkets.

Zhang Xiu's eyes widened immediately, making no attempt to hide his surprise.

Unlike Zhang Xiu's surprised expression, Baili Wanwan appeared extremely calm.

Her eyes lit up when she saw the food.

As for other things, Wanwan's expression remained unchanged, still displaying her innocent and carefree demeanor.

"Little Wanwan, these are all thank-you gifts I prepared for you. How about it, do you like them?"

There was a hint of anticipation in Lin Lan's voice.

These things are not only a thank-you gift, but also a greeting gift for this lovely little sister!

Although Baili Wanwan wasn't as excited as Lin Lan had imagined, he could tell that Wanwan was still happy, and that was enough.

Baili Wanwan didn't feel anything when she saw those shiny things.

Although she probably hadn't seen those shiny things before, she vaguely felt that she must have seen them often in the past, and she wasn't very interested in them.

However, her reaction changed when she saw the food.

Baili Wanwan's eyes lit up as she looked at the food she had never seen before, feeling hungry again after just finishing her fish.

Lin Lan waved his hand again, instructing the servants to deliver these things to Baili Wanwan's home, but Zhang Xiu, who had somehow come to his senses, stopped him.

"Young Master Lin, please take these things back. We can't accept them."

Although Zhang Xiu appeared humble, his tone was full of determination.

If we take these things back, who knows who might target them!

Although Baili Wanwan didn't know Zhang Xiu's thoughts, she didn't want to go against her aunt.

Wanwan quickly nodded, also refusing Lin Lan's overly generous gift, but her gaze would still involuntarily linger on the food.

Lin Lan sighed and gave in.

"Okay, but bring all the food. If you don't want it, you'll just have to throw it away."

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