Yu Yiman looked at the little dumpling triumphantly. She was waiting to see what kind of disappointed expression the little dumpling would have when the last mushroom bun was taken away.

She might even burst into tears.

The little dumpling was anxious at this moment. She looked at Yu Yiman and then at the mushroom bun.

Then, she did something that made Yu Yiman want to scream – she climbed directly onto Yu Yiman's lap.

"W-what are you going to do?"

The warmth of the little dumpling on Yu Yiman's leg made her stiffen all over.

She has never liked children. She refuses to kiss or hug them, let alone talk to them.

Now the little dumpling was lying directly on her lap, and Yu Yiman felt a wave of nausea.

"Get down here quickly!" Yu Yiman could only whisper, afraid of attracting attention.

The little dumpling wriggled and crawled over Yu Yiman's legs.

"It'll be ready soon!"

The little dumpling talked as it crawled.

She had no choice; she was sitting in the middle, and the only way to get out was to climb over her aunt's lap.

The little dumpling landed on its feet and immediately ran towards her mushroom bun.

Yu Yiman's tense body relaxed, and she let out a long breath.

This little girl!

Yu Yiman looked at the little dumpling who was taking the mushroom bun and squinted her eyes.

She had already witnessed her fiery temper when she first met her, and at that time she admired her.

It wasn't until they met again today that Yu Yiman realized that she was actually Princess Yuening's daughter, and her admiration for her immediately turned into disgust.

Just now, she showed absolutely no manners and climbed right over her legs.

Such an unconventional young girl is probably one of a kind among all the daughters of royalty in the four kingdoms combined.

The little dumpling walked over, holding the mushroom bag, completely satisfied.

Yu Yiman quickly sat down to the side, making way for her, afraid that she would climb on her lap again.

The little girl sat back down, broke the mushroom bun in her hand in half, kept one half for herself, and handed the other half to Yu Yiman.

Yu Yiman was slightly taken aback and looked at the little dumpling with a puzzled expression, not understanding what she was going to do.

"There's only one mushroom bun left, Auntie, let's eat it together," the little dumpling said innocently to Yu Yiman.

Yu Yiman took the mushroom bag, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

There's only one left, and if you give it to her, won't she get less to eat?

Looking at the half-eaten mushroom bun in her hand, Yu Yiman recalled past memories and couldn't help but chuckle.

This little girl is just like her mother; they both enjoy doing this kind of thing.

Yu Yiman tossed the mushroom bun to the little dumpling and said coldly:

"I don't need your charity!"

The little girl didn't notice that she was referring to "you all"; she only noticed the word "charity".

She shook her head and said in a childish voice:

“It’s not charity! You’re my aunt, so I want to eat with you.”

Yu Yiman did not seem to accept her statement and remained cold-faced.

"I'm not eating it. If you want to eat it, you eat it yourself!"

The little dumpling lowered its head in discouragement after being rejected by her repeatedly, and even the mushrooms in its hand didn't seem so delicious anymore.

After a moment of silence, a few drops of warm liquid suddenly dripped onto the back of Yu Yiman's hand.

She looked down and saw that the little guy who had been rejected was crying.

Yu Yiman didn't understand why she suddenly cried, and couldn't help but ask:

"Why are you crying? Just because I didn't eat the mushroom bun?"

The little dumpling sniffled and nodded slightly.

"I want to eat with my aunt, but you seem to dislike me."

Children are very sensitive. Even though she already thought Yu Yiman had a bad temper, she still realized that Yu Yiman disliked her.

Yu Yiman looked at the little head hanging down and said calmly, "You can't expect everyone to like you."

This is a principle she understood when she was a child.

The little dumpling looked up at Yu Yiman with teary eyes and said:

"But you are my aunt, we are family."

family?

Yu Yiman felt a pang in her heart; it had been a very long time since she had heard the word "family."

After her father died, she had no family left in the world.

But the little one in front of them actually said they were family...

Hehe, Yu Yiman chuckled self-deprecatingly, reached out and patted the little dumpling's head, and said nothing more.

After the banquet, Su Ruiling took the little dumpling aside to play.

When the Princess Consort of the South saw that Yu Yiman was alone, she went up to her and started a conversation.

"Princess, it's been a long time."