"What?" Hong Xiaoduo didn't hear clearly because she was distracted.

So Yaoguang repeated it loudly again, and all the other children in the carriage turned to look at her.

"You must have misheard." Hong Xiaoduo smiled and gently flicked Yao Guang's nose.

Seeing her disbelief, Yao Guang said, "I didn't mishear. They also said that you and Chief Escort Tang are a good match. Mother, don't marry him. His junior sister is so wicked."

Seeing that the child seemed very concerned, Hong Xiaoduo had no choice but to put down the map in her hand and reach out to pull Yao Guang into her arms: "Don't worry, I don't like him, so naturally I won't marry him."

"Mother doesn't like Chief Escort Tang? Then who do you like?" Yao Guang asked again.

Hong Xiaoduo was a little puzzled. What was wrong with this child? Why was she fixated on this question?

"It wasn't me, I didn't do it," came Tian Shu's voice from the front of the carriage.

Hong Xiaoduo couldn't help but laugh. This child, I didn't say it was you, why are you in such a hurry to make a statement?

"I like all seven of you," Hong Xiaoduo said with a smile, looking at the children in the carriage.

"When my little sister says she likes someone, she means she likes the person she's going to marry." The children were all happy to hear her say that she liked them, but Tianxuan remembered to explain.

"Hey, you little rascals, have I not arranged enough for you to learn? You actually have time to be curious about this?" Hong Xiaoduo asked helplessly.

"Of course we're curious! We're curious about what kind of father Mother will find for us in the future. What if she finds one who doesn't like us?" At this moment, Yao Guang was the most supportive, speaking out the question that her older brothers and sisters were most worried about.

She had initially thought it was just a childish, innocent question from Xiao Yaoguang, but now, seeing the serious expressions on the faces of the six children beside her, she realized that they were very serious.

Although she couldn't see the expression on the boy's face outside, Hong Xiaoduo knew without a doubt that the one outside was the same type as the six inside.

They are no longer worried about being abandoned or left behind; instead, they are starting to worry about what will happen if the man they marry doesn't like them.

What does this mean? It means he still lacks a sense of security!

Since that's the case, she can't just brush them off with a joke.

She thought about it very seriously before speaking: "Don't worry about that. First of all, I don't want to get married for the time being. Even if I were to get married, it would be at least a few years before I consider it."

As you all know, I like to be free and independent. Once I get married, I definitely won't be able to sleep in anymore, so I definitely won't get married early.

Secondly, if I were to get married in the future, and the person I like knew that I liked you and cared about you, but he didn't like you, then why would I marry him, right?

So, this isn't something you need to worry about. Just focus on remembering what I taught you, understand?

The six little heads nodded in unison, indicating that they understood.

Hong Xiaoduo breathed a sigh of relief, took down the water bag hanging on the carriage wall, uncorked it, and drank some water to moisten her throat.

"Mom, when I grow up, I'll marry you. You can sleep in all day long without any problem." Kaiyang's words made Hong Xiaoduo, who was drinking water, choke.

Immediately, Tianxuan raised her hand and slapped Kaiyang on the head with a loud smack: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are your mother's son. What kind of son marries his mother?"

This was the first time Tianxuan had been so fierce. Kaiyang covered his head, which was a little sore from being hit, pouted, and didn't dare to cry, but whispered, "I wasn't born of a mother, so why can't I?"

Hearing this, Tianji, who was sitting next to Kaiyang, couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to hit him too. But seeing that his younger brother was still covering his head, he poked him with his finger and said, "No means no. You weren't born of our mother. As long as you call her 'mother,' you can't."

Having finally managed to stop choking, Hong Xiaoduo looked at the little ones in front of her, not knowing what to say.

The other children also glared angrily at Kaiyang, with the youngest, Yaoguang, having the fiercest expression.

Hong Xiaoduo was curious: Xiao Yaoguang knew something was wrong, so why didn't Kaiyang know?

"You wish! I don't want you to be my father," Yao Guang said to Kai Yang in a cute but fierce tone.

Pfft, Hong Xiaoduo couldn't hold back her laughter any longer. The more she looked at Yao Guang's expression, the more she wanted to laugh. She laughed until her stomach hurt, and she was lying on the ground laughing.

The children in the carriage looked at each other, but then they thought that no matter what, their mother's smile meant she wasn't angry because of Kaiyang's words, and that was enough.

Tian Shu, who was rushing to catch the train outside, had already decided in his heart that he would find an opportunity to give Kai Yang a good beating.

Inside the carriage, although she wasn't laughing anymore, Hong Xiaoduo, who was already weak and exhausted from laughing, found the children in front of her, who were still a little nervous, even more adorable.

As evening fell, there was a deserted inn by the roadside. After Hong Xiaoduo carefully inspected the inn from the inside out, the children began to pack up and prepare for the night.

Kaiyang, who had been tense all day, was relieved to find that Hong Xiaoduo was not angry with him. Then Tian Shu and Tian Xuan dragged him outside the courtyard wall.

Hong Xiaoduo saw it, but pretended not to. As the older brother giving his younger brother a political lesson, she didn't intend to interfere.

Just as the fire was lit, the sound of horses' hooves and wheels rolling came from outside. Hong Xiaoduo looked over and saw a carriage and several servants talking to the people in the carriage.

Then, a man dressed as a steward in his forties got off the carriage, walked into the post station with his hands behind his back, looked around at Hong Xiaoduo and the children, and then went to look around at the other empty rooms.

After making his rounds, he glanced around the room that Tianji and the others had tidied up.

His actions displeased Hong Xiaoduo, but she remained silent, not because she preferred to avoid trouble, but because she knew he would speak next.

Because at first glance, this middle-aged man, who didn't look like a good person, was about to cause trouble!

"Hey, young lady, our young master has taken a liking to this room. Quickly, let these children make room for it," the steward said to Hong Xiaoduo.

Hong Xiaoduo crossed her arms and asked, "There are plenty of empty rooms here, why are you fighting with us for this one?"

"Why? Why so many whys? I'm talking to you nicely now, so hurry up and stop nagging and disturbing my young master's rest," the steward said impatiently.

"Excuse me, we arrived first and took the time to tidy up. Why should we give you room?" Hong Xiaoduo said rather rudely.

The man in charge was surprised that this little girl with a group of children dared to talk back and refuse. Looking at the children busy cooking food by the fire, he saw no fear on their faces, but rather a nonchalant attitude as they continued doing what they were doing...