"Hello, we are your new neighbors next door. My surname is Yan, and this is my wife and son. Yan Nian, please say hello to this grandfather."
"Hello, Grandpa."
"Sir and Madam, you flatter me. I am merely the Tang family's butler." Butler Chen bowed slightly in return.
Are you taking Wanwan to school now?
"Yes."
"Well, we just moved here, and it's understandable that the child is a little shy on her first day of school. So we wanted to ask Wanwan's opinion to see if she would like to go to school with Niannian in the future. Of course, my wife or I will pick her up and drop her off at school."
Yan Pingshun's tone was very calm, completely unlike his assertive manner at the company. At this moment, he was simply a father.
"This..." Butler Chen hesitated.
"Okay." Tang Wan made the choice for Butler Chen.
"Young Miss, this..."
"I will talk to Tang Qi."
"Why didn't you tell Mom and Dad?" Yan Nian had barely finished speaking when Jiang Yu covered her mouth.
"Because they don't care."
Jiang Yu and Yan Pingshun both felt sorry for the almost indifferent child in front of them.
"Who said that? We care a lot! That's why we came over early this morning to ask Wanwan's opinion and to greet Grandpa Butler." Jiang Yu squatted down, took Tang Wan's schoolbag, and handed it to Yan Pingshun.
She straightened Tang Wan's collar, and a faint fragrance wafted into Tang Wan's nostrils. It was a very light floral scent that was relaxing.
"Auntie, you smell so good."
Jiang Yu blushed and gently rubbed Tang Wan's face. "Thank you, Wanwan. Wanwan smells wonderful too."
Tang Wan sniffed her hands but couldn't smell anything. Her slightly confused expression instantly charmed Jiang Yu, who gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
Tang Wan was stunned! No one had ever treated her like this before!
Seeing that Xiao Tangwan was stunned, Jiang Yu thought she had frightened her, so she quickly wiped her face.
"I'm so sorry, I scared you, didn't I? Auntie will try to control herself next time, don't be afraid, baby."
Jiang Yu clasped her hands together and apologized frantically. Her cautious manner made Xiao Tangwan unconsciously laugh out loud.
"Don't be afraid. My mom kissed me every day when I was little, but she hasn't kissed me since I started kindergarten. My dad says it's because boys and girls are different. But my mom and dad will give me a hug before I go to kindergarten."
As he spoke, Yan Nian stepped forward, hugged Tang Wan, and said, "Do your best today too," and didn't forget to pat her on the back.
“Like this!” Yan Nian had no intention of taking advantage of Tang Wan and explained earnestly.
Xiao Tangwan pursed her lips and said nothing.
Seeing that it was almost time, Tang Wan agreed. After saying goodbye to the housekeeper, Yan Pingshun and his wife took them to the kindergarten.
As Xiaoyan said, before the two went into the classroom, the couple each gave the other a hug.
It was very heartwarming, but Tang Wan didn't know how to react, so she could only imitate Yan Nian and wave goodbye to them.
Do all parents do this?
“I don’t know, but my parents would do that, and they would do that to you too.”
Yan Nian held Tang Wan's hand. Tang Wan, who usually disliked contact with others, surprisingly did not pull her hand away. She simply stood side by side with Yan Nian, watching the Yan couple leave.
From that day on, the task of taking them to and from school was assigned to the Yan couple. Regardless of the weather, Yan Pingshun or Jiang Yu would always take them to school on time and pick them up after school.
Before entering school, they would say, "Let's do our best today too."
After leaving school, they will say, "You've worked hard today too."
Then, she would give Tang Wan a loving hug, but Jiang Yu would always add a kiss as well. Over time, Tang Wan got used to this kind of close contact, but it was only with Jiang Yu.
Not only did the relationship change, but after Yan Nian's family moved in, Xiao Tangwan's life became significantly richer, and even her personality began to change subtly.
She often ate at Yan Nian's house, and sometimes she would even stay overnight at his house.
Yan's father was very restrained in his words, but his actions were no less than Jiang Yu's. He quietly made room for Tang Wan, quietly designed the blueprints, quietly started decorating, and then secretly asked Tang Wan for a compliment...
When dealing with elders like the Yan couple, she is a well-behaved and polite child. However, when facing Yan Nian, Tang Wan always plays some harmless little pranks.
Perhaps because his parents gave Xiaoyan so much love and a sense of security, he was never jealous.
Even the most obvious pranks from Xiao Tangwan would be played without hesitation, followed by a silly smile. After Yan's father finished tidying up the room, she would even drag him to win a bunch of dolls and place them by her bedside.
It could be said that the Yan family was more like Tang Wan's home than the Tang family, the ideal home she envisioned. But precisely because of this, Tang Wan's sense of loss was all the more pronounced each time she returned to the empty and desolate Tang family home.
Knowing Tang Wan's inner sensitivity, Jiang Yu and the others never pointed it out, but instead filled the void with even more love, even though they knew there were some corners they could never mend...
During holidays, Jiang Yu would take her climbing trees and catching fish. Even though she was a mother, she lived like a free child, completely unrestrained. She would tell Tang Wan that teaching her manners was not to restrict her, but to make her worldly-wise without being cynical.
At first, seeing Yan Pingshun taking care of Jiang Yu and lecturing Yan Nian, Xiao Tangwan felt a little envious, but she never showed it. However, as time went by, Xiao Tangwan gradually lost these feelings.
She seemed to have become part of the Yan family; she would be taught when she did something wrong, and praised and rewarded when she did something right.
She experienced the love and care she had never received in the Tang family in the Yan family.
An album that didn't exist in the Tang family appeared in the Yan family.
Book after book, recording every little thing that happened to her after she turned five.
As Tang Wan grew up, Yan's father began to introduce them to his friends, both intentionally and unintentionally, to broaden their horizons. He would not hide them from him at work, but would instead ask for their opinions on certain issues and involve them in the process.
Jiang Yu would also talk to Tang Wan about topics related to girls' growth, making up for the fact that Su Yao had never paid attention to the topics of adolescence that belonged only to girls.
She even hired a personal etiquette consultant for Tang Wan so that she wouldn't feel awkward or helpless when attending various occasions, but later Tang Wan herself asked the housekeeper to hire an etiquette consultant for her.
Although the Tang family didn't pay much attention to her, they would agree to her requests as long as they were reasonable.
Yan Nian still has the same golden retriever personality. Although he still protects Tang Wan like he did when she was a child, he also teaches her how to survive and takes her to participate in various boxing, karate, taekwondo and other courses.
Everyone is doing their part to make Tang Wan better and better.
As Jiang Yu said, the Tang couple taught what they themselves hadn't.
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