Zong Jia whispered, "Saying the child died of illness is definitely an attempt to cover up the fact that Aunt Chun abandoned the child."

Jiang Ruilin was furious. "That must be it!"

He looked at Jiang Xiaoli and said, "Xiaoli, I guarantee that everything I'm saying is true. I can find people who have been in contact with our family for many years to testify. They were the ones who helped my parents find people back then."

Jiang Xiaoli picked up the teapot next to her and drank it all in one gulp. "Perhaps my father wasn't lucky enough to have it. Sorry to bother you."

She turned and left the private room. Jiang Ruilin got up to chase after her but was stopped by Zong Jiayu. "Mr. Jiang, let Xiaolizi have some peace and quiet by herself."

He tidied up the things on the table and immediately ran out.

Jiang Xiaoli was sitting in the car, lost in thought.

Zong Jia held her hand. "Little Pear, life is unpredictable. At least Uncle Jiang wasn't abandoned by his family on his own initiative, which is a good thing, right?"

She nodded gently. "I just feel sorry for Dad."

Zong Jia comforted her gently, "Little Pear, Uncle Jiang is no longer here. I believe that if he were still here, he would care more about you and your godmother than about relatives he hasn't been in contact with for decades. The most important thing now is for us to live our own lives well."

Jiang Xiaoli smiled slightly, "Ayu, you're right."

Zong Jia pinched her little face. "Little Pear is finally smiling."

She slapped his hand away, "You're hurting me! Driver, drive fast, our destination is 'Gui Zhi Restaurant'!"

"Okay." Zong Jia started the car. "Are you planning to tell your godmother directly?"

“Yes.” She nodded. “Mom wants to know more about all this than I do.”

Sure enough, when she heard that the investigation had yielded results, Li Guizhi was both excited and nervous.

But after learning that Jiang Ruilin was just Jiang Weimin's twin brother, she sighed.

"Sigh, I don't even know what I'm expecting."

Jiang Xiaoli took her mother's arm and said, "Mom, this is already a very good answer."

What she fears most is some melodramatic plot involving someone dying and coming back to life.

Li Guizhi nodded. "Come with me back to Xijing in a few days so we can chat with your dad."

"No problem!" A smile played on her lips. "Let's talk to Dad. No wonder we're both so good at business; it's all in our genes!"

Li Guizhi was amused by her playful antics, saying, "I would rather your father were from an ordinary family, so we could live a peaceful and ordinary life."

Jiang Xiaoli hugged her and kissed her, "Mom, your daughter is so amazing, your life must be very exciting, it's impossible for you to have an ordinary life!"

"You little rascal!"

Li Guizhi glanced at Zong Jiayu beside her, then reached out and pulled him to sit on her other side.

"Xiao Zong, I'm really happy that you're here with Xiao Li like this."

Zong Jiayu glanced at the girl who was acting coquettishly to the side and said, "Godmother, I will always stay with Xiaoli and with you."

Li Guizhi finally showed her most genuine smile in so many days, "Seeing you all doing well is the happiest thing for me."

When they got home that evening, Dafu and Zhongyuan both noticed that the atmosphere at home had improved.

Zhong Yuan tentatively poked his head out, "Little Pear, is your 'adolescence' finally over?"

Jiang Xiaoli frowned. "What 'adolescence'?"

Dafu laughed heartily and explained, "We noticed you haven't been in a good mood lately. Dayuan said you've entered 'adolescence,' which is like menopause in older people."

Jiang Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Zhong Yuan, "Brother Yuan, you're so good at coming up with lyrics now? I think you're just too idle every day!"

Zong Jiayu immediately chimed in, "Don't worry, Little Pear, I'll arrange some work for Dayuan tomorrow to get him moving!"

Zhong Yuan screamed in anger, "Brother Zong, you can't do this! You weren't this tyrant before! I'm going to start a rebellion!"

Zong Jiayu said calmly, "Oh? You also have rebellious intentions?"

"Hahaha!" Dafu watched with great joy.

Zhong Yuan kicked him in disgust, "Fu Zi, your laughter is too loud and you're disturbing me!"

Jiang Xiaoli stretched lazily. "Okay, okay, I admit I've been feeling a bit down lately. To apologize to my friends who've been affected by me, I'll treat them to dinner. Shall we 'share a room' tomorrow? Is that alright?"

Zhong Yuanle jumped three feet high, "Sure, why not! Little Pear, if you treat everyone after every time you're feeling down, then I support you extending your 'youth'!"

Zong Jia crumpled up a piece of paper and threw it at his forehead, saying, "If you can't chat, you don't have to!"

Zhong Yuan realized he had said the wrong thing. "Hehe, sorry, sorry, I got a little carried away!"

He immediately said, "Little Pear, leave tomorrow's dinner to me. I'll get people and book a table for you right now!"

Dafu watched his retreating figure, then smiled and shook his head.

He then turned to Jiang Xiaoli and said, "Xiaoli, although I don't know why you've been in a bad mood lately, I still want to tell you that no matter what happens, you can tell us. Da Yuan and I are family to you, just like Brother Zong!"

The word "family" was the one thing Jiang Xiaoli couldn't bear to think about today. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but suddenly tears started flowing uncontrollably.

Dafu was stunned. "This...this...Brother Zong, did I say something wrong?"

Zong Jiayu shook his head, "No, don't overthink it, it's nothing."

Jiang Xiaoli wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. "Yes, Brother Dafu, it's not your fault. I was just being a little dramatic today."

Dafu scratched his head. "You girls' emotions are really hard to understand."

Jiang Xiaoli took the tissue that Zong Jiayu handed her and wiped her tears, then wiped her nose.

"It's nothing, I'm fine now. My eyes were just itchy, so I just shed a few tears to moisturize them."

Dafu was relieved to see that she still knew how to make people laugh.

"That's good. If Yueyue finds out I made you cry, she'll stop talking to me."

Jiang Xiaoli, who had just managed to control her tears, couldn't hold back any longer. "Brother Dafu, so you were just afraid that Xiaoyue would ignore you?"

Seeing that her eyes were red again, Dafu quickly brought over a chilled watermelon. "Little Pear, don't just come like that, I can't handle this!"

Jiang Xiaoli ate watermelon with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face.

Dafu couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zong, is Little Pear going to study acting?"

Zong Jiayu: ...