"I'm so sorry, Qiu Ling'er didn't want to deceive Elder Mu, but my sister said that she did it to protect Xiao Ran."
Weighing the pros and cons, and also for Xiao Ran's safety, she decided to suppress her guilt for now, and promised to sincerely apologize later.
"Our Yu'er is very well-behaved, isn't she, Yu'er?"
As Qiu Ling'er spoke, she nudged Gu Xiaoran.
"Huh? What?" Gu Xiaoran kept glancing out the window. "Aunt Ling'er, what did you say?"
Qiu Ling'er: "I'm saying, Yu'er is more well-behaved than Xiao Ran, isn't she?"
“I… Xiao Ran is also well-behaved…” Gu Xiao Ran frowned slightly; he was indeed very well-behaved.
Yu'er was merely his shadow.
He tilted his head, and suddenly, he seemed to understand something.
His mother dressed him up as a little girl because she disliked his unruly nature and thought he was not as well-behaved as a girl.
“Yes, Yu’er is very good.” Gu Xiaoran said, snuggling closer to Qiu Yan. “If Yu’er is good, Mother won’t send Yu’er back to the village.”
Although he also liked the village, it was on the condition that Qiu Yan had to be by his side.
Qiu Yan was speechless. She knew that Xiao Ran was so dependent on her because she lost her mother at a young age.
She hadn't taken care of Gu Xiaoran out of her own volition, but for her younger brother's sake.
Over time, she gradually developed feelings for the child.
To be honest, she had just been thinking about whether she should send Gu Xiaoran back to the village.
The village will probably be much more peaceful.
However, upon further reflection, Xiao Ran was accompanied by two bodyguards.
Moreover, these two bodyguards are He Lin's men.
If they recognize Uncle Li, will they disrupt his peaceful life?
After all, Gu Qian had previously insisted that Li Shufu return to Shanghai to enjoy family life.
Old Master Mu gently touched his fingers, looked at Gu Xiaoran with a smile, and deliberately said:
"I understand. It must be because that naughty boy Xiao Ran was disobedient, so you sent him back to the village to be looked after by his master."
Gu Xiaoran was about to cry. Xiaoran didn't want to follow her master. Her master was too serious. She wanted to stay by her mother's side all the time.
At this moment, with his back against Qiu Yan, feeling her real touch, Gu Xiaoran felt incredibly happy.
Indeed, just as the villagers said, only children with mothers are truly happy.
"Sir, please accept Yu'er for Ling'er's sake," Qiu Ling'er pleaded.
"Since Ling'er has said so, what can I say?" Old Mu realized then that he had been tricked by this little girl.
If he had known she had such intentions, he would have... well, he would still have gone to Qingyun.
Qiu Yan said that Qingyun, nestled against the mountains and beside the water, is his ideal place to live.
Moreover, Qiu Yan has been helping him to improve his health, and now his appetite has increased significantly.
"That's great!" Qiu Ling'er exclaimed excitedly, almost jumping out of her seat.
Qiu Yan nodded, looked at Elder Mu earnestly, and thanked him sincerely:
"Grandpa Mu, thank you."
Old Mu waved his hand.
"Qiu Yan, we're all family, no need for thanks."
Then, he looked at Qiu Ling'er and said, "Ling'er, deception can only last for a while, but lies are unacceptable!"
His expression became noticeably serious as he said this.
In an instant, the interior of the car became stagnant.
Qiu Ling'er's face flushed slightly, and she lowered her eyes, "I'm sorry, sir, Ling'er... Ling'er... Ling'er knows she was wrong..."
Seeing Mu Lao like this reminded Qiu Yan of her former mentor.
She had long suspected that Grandpa Mu wouldn't easily believe her sister's story.
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