Chapter 158 Indifference

Xiao Yanran, biting into a large meat bun, smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're amazing! I won't be afraid anymore with you around!"

"Yanran, tell your sister-in-law, what were you afraid of before I came along?" Xie Qingran looked at Xiao Yanran with a worried expression.

Xiao Yanran lowered her head: "I have so many worries. My second brother is in poor health, my sister-in-law only knows how to cry, and my third brother only knows how to bully me. The servants in the family all look down on me. They say I am a jinx. They say it is because of me that the family has become like this. They say I am a sinner."

What?

Xie Qingran originally thought that Xiao Yanran was just a little introverted, but she never expected that such a young child would have to endure such vicious pressure!

Her face turned cold, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Who said that?"

"Sister-in-law, are you angry? Should I not have said these things?" Xiao Yanran was so frightened that she immediately put down her chopsticks and looked at Xie Qingran nervously.

Xie Qingran smiled gently and patted Xiao Yanran's head softly: "No, our Yanran did nothing wrong. It's your fault, sister-in-law. You're too fierce."

Seeing that Xie Qingran wasn't really angry, Xiao Yanran breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly hugged Xie Qingran.

“Sister-in-law, you smell like my mother.”

As she spoke, Xiao Yanran burst into tears.

"Sister-in-law, I lied. I don't remember what my mother tastes like at all!"

When Xie Qingran saw Xiao Yanran, she was reminded of her own childhood. With a look of tenderness on her face, she gently patted Xiao Yanran's head and held her in her arms.

Sequoia immediately reported the entire situation to Xiao Jue.

Xiao Jue's expression changed after hearing Hong Shan's words, and he said somewhat displeasedly, "Are you bored now? Why are you telling me such trivial family matters?"

Hongshan originally thought Xiao Jue really wanted to know these things, but she never expected that she would be scolded instead of reporting them in person.

He lowered his head, gently touched his nose, and felt a wave of frustration and grievance.

It's clearly what he wanted to know, but now he's denying it and insisting that he didn't want to know at all!

Xiao Jue snorted: "Does she know I moved out?"

"The Crown Princess has been in the young lady's room the whole time and has no idea what's going on." Hongshan snorted, clearly with a hint of unspoken resentment.

"If I don't know, I don't know. Who cares!"

Xiao Jue snorted, stood up, and walked towards the secret chamber.

Seeing Xiao Jue standing up and walking around in anger, Hong Shan curled her lips. This person seemed to not care about those messy things at all, but in fact, he cared about them a lot!

Thinking of this, Sequoia's face was full of disgust.

After coaxing Xiao Yanran to sleep, Xie Qingran headed towards her room. As soon as she entered, she saw a small dark figure in the room.

She was startled and instinctively picked up the scissors on the table: "How dare you! Who goes there?"

"It's me." Xiao Yu's voice still sounded a little awkward.

Recognizing Xiao Yu's voice, Xie Qingran finally realized what was happening. She ordered Baozhu to light the candles, and after seeing Xiao Yu's face clearly, Xie Qingran asked curiously, "What are you doing in my room?"

"Apologize."

Xiao Yu stared at Xie Qingran with a serious expression.

Xie Qingran found his expression amusing, but on the surface she remained expressionless: "Okay, I understand."

That's it?

Xiao Yu originally thought that since he had already bowed his head and apologized, Xie Qingran would at least give him a way out, but he never expected that she would still have this attitude.

For some reason, Xiao Yu originally disliked Xie Qingran very much, hated Xie Qingran, and wished he could kick her out immediately.

But now that he sensed that Xie Qingran really disliked him, he felt a strange sense of loss, and even some fear and apprehension.

He stepped forward, swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, then tugged at Xie Qingran's sleeve and whispered, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have broken your things. I'll pay you back with my allowance."

That's more like it.

Seeing that Xiao Yu truly knew he was wrong and was sincerely apologizing, Xie Qingran stopped keeping a stern face and finally gave Xiao Yu a smile.

She bent down and squatted in front of Xiao Yu, reaching out to gently rub his head.

“Our Ayu is really amazing. She has such courage. It takes courage to face her mistakes and to take responsibility for them and apologize.”

"I believe that our Ayu will definitely become a very powerful general in the future!"

This was the first time Xie Qingran had truly agreed with Xiao Yu.

This was the first time in Xiao Yu's life that he had been recognized by someone, but ironically, it was this very person who disliked him the most who cared about his dream.

For some reason, Xiao Yu, who had been stubborn and awkward, couldn't hold back her tears.

Xie Qingran didn't laugh at him. She gently wiped away his tears and said with a smile, "Don't cry, A-Yu, you're a man now!"

"I didn't cry!"

Xiao Yu snorted, made a face at Xie Qingran, walked past her, and strode outside.

Seeing Xiao Yu's proud and arrogant expression, Xie Qingran couldn't help but smile gently.

"Miss, you've just forgiven him like that?"

Baozhu was still muttering to herself, her face clearly showing her displeasure.

"So many fine silks and fabrics, are we just going to let it go like this?"

Xie Qingran found Baozhu's stingy behavior amusing and pinched her cheek: "Alright, don't worry about these things. Hurry up and tidy up. I'm tired. I won't look at the accounts tonight."

"Miss, it seems the young master... has moved out. He even took the pillows." Baozhu finally noticed something was wrong while tidying up the bed.

Xie Qingran didn't take the matter to heart, and simply said, "We were originally in a cooperative business relationship. It's normal that he doesn't want to sleep with me. Before, it was to guard against spies, but now the mansion is full of his own confidants, so I have nothing to be afraid of."

Upon hearing this, Baozhu became somewhat anxious: "Miss, you are husband and wife after all. You've already married into the family. Don't you want to have a child to rely on?"

"Aren't Ayu and Yanran both children?"

"Is it the same no matter whose child you raise?"

Xie Qingran waved her hand dismissively, then simply threw off the covers and lay down.

Is this even possible?

Baozhu sometimes really couldn't understand why Xie Qingran's thought process was so different from others!

Why is it that she doesn't care about things that others care about?