Nan Yuanman, who was sleeping soundly in Feng Congqian's arms, was startled by the sound. She raised her little head abruptly, looked around in confusion with her messy hair, and asked indistinctly, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Have you eaten?"
The woman standing next to Feng Congqian immediately stopped talking, looking at the cute and innocent little girl and not daring to breathe too loudly.
Feng Congqian frowned slightly, his face darkening, and he spoke with displeasure: "Meng Qingwan!"
Meng Qingwan didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. When she came out to look for Feng Congqian and the child, they just happened to come back. She ignored Feng Congqian and stared at the unfamiliar little girl in his arms.
The little girl was really small, not even as tall as her peers. She was wearing a light yellow floral dress and a small sunflower crossbody bag. Her hair was messy from sleeping on one side, but her face was cute and delicate, like a little figurine. She was quite adorable.
Nan Yuanman also keenly noticed Meng Qingwan's scrutinizing gaze. She looked at her with a confused expression and immediately saw the bright and beautiful older sister in the red dress.
Meng Qingwan narrowed her eyes and strode over aggressively in her high heels. The young woman wisely stepped aside.
She stopped in front of Feng Congqian, lowered her eyes to meet Nan Yuanman's gaze: "You are the daughter that Feng Congqian found?"
Feng Congqian's face darkened slightly. He was about to warn Meng Qingwan when he saw a big smile suddenly bloom on her previously expressionless face. She quickly reached out and pulled Nan Yuanman from his arms, rubbing her face against her chubby cheeks: "Oh my! Little baby, I've finally met you! You're so cute! Come here, Auntie will give you a hug."
Feng Congqian: "?"
Nan Yuanman, who was being rubbed and knocked around and kissed several times, looked up at her in a daze. This aunt is so enthusiastic.
Feng Xingchi, who had chased after Meng Qingwan, was speechless.
He sighed and rubbed his forehead, "Mom, calm down, you've scared my sister."
Feng Congqian reacted, his face darkening as he snatched Nan Yuanman from Meng Qingwan's arms, and gently wiped away the kiss marks left on her cheek with a handkerchief while pursing his lips.
Meng Qingwan clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes at Feng Congqian in a very inelegant way: "You stingy guy, I finally have a sweet and soft daughter, can't I kiss her more often?"
Finally, she smiled and reached out her hand to Nan Yuanman, who was now fully awake, and said in a gentle voice, "Your name is Nan Yuanman, right? Hello, Yuanman. My name is Meng Qingwan, and I am your father's current wife. You can call me Aunt Qingwan."
Nan Yuanman paused slightly when she heard the words "current wife". Although she was young, she knew what "wife" meant, referring to Uncle Feng's current wife.
She only now realized that her existence might be a source of harm for Meng Qingwan.
Her relaxed heart instantly tensed up, and her body became a little stiff. Feng Congqian noticed her change in mood immediately. He glanced at Meng Qingwan, hugged Nan Yuanman, turned to the side, and patted her back to comfort her: "If Yuanman doesn't want to stay here, we'll find another place."
Nan Yuanman glanced cautiously at Meng Qingwan over Feng Congqian's shoulder, shook her head, and nervously clutched the hem of her clothes: "I don't mean I don't want to stay here, I'm just... just... a little nervous."
Deep down, she still didn't want to be disliked.
Not to mention, he's disliked by Uncle Feng's current wife...
Hearing her words, Meng Qingwan paused slightly, her eyebrows furrowing. She turned to look at Feng Xingchi, beckoned to him, and asked in a low voice, "You didn't tell the little girl about my existence?"
Feng Xingchi looked bewildered: "I don't know, I only met her a few days ago."
Meng Qingwan: "..."
She thought about Feng Congqian's inarticulate personality and her two heartless sons, and immediately realized that these three bastards hadn't even thought of telling the girl about her!
Meng Qingwan sighed and rubbed her forehead. No wonder the little girl was nervous after she came to her senses. Now, in her eyes, she was just a strange aunt!
She carefully leaned forward, stood on tiptoe to look at Nan Yuanman, and tried to soften her voice: "Yuanman, don't be nervous. Your father has told your aunt about you! Your aunt has been looking forward to meeting you for a long time!"
"Would you like to go for a walk with Auntie? There are lots of fun places to visit in this village. Auntie will show you around, okay?"
Nan Yuanman sensed Meng Qingwan's goodwill, and her tension eased considerably. She pursed her lips and gave her a shy, cute smile: "Okay! Then I'll trouble Aunt Qingwan!"
She wiggled her little bottom, letting Feng Congqian put her on the ground. Meng Qingwan took the opportunity to push him aside and grab Nan Yuanman's hand.
The child's hands were chubby and incredibly soft, and Meng Qingwan couldn't resist squeezing them.
Nan Yuanman looked up at her, and she coughed lightly and seriously, "Come on, Auntie will show you around. That's the main house we'll be living in from now on..."
Meng Qingwan was very good at coaxing children, and Nan Yuanman's nervousness was quickly and silently dispelled by her. She followed her around, looking here and there, just like a kitten exploring a new environment with a big cat.
Feng Congqian and Feng Xingchi followed behind the two, Feng Congqian's gaze never leaving Nan Yuanman.
Feng Xingchi clicked his tongue and said lazily, "This is the first time I've seen you so nervous about someone. Why didn't you ever seem this nervous about me when we were kids?"
"Nervous about you? You've already made the Feng family incredibly lucky that you didn't blow up the entire capital. What's there to be nervous about?" Feng Congqian glanced at him, his voice indifferent.
Before they came of age, the six children of the main branch of the Feng family were not well-behaved children at all. In the circles of the capital, they were like demon children.
Every young person in the entire capital city has been beaten up by them.
If it weren't for his restraint, they might have blown up the capital.
Feng Xingchi: "..."
He touched his nose: "How can this be the same? We boys need fatherly love too!"
Feng Congqian's reply was just one word: "Heh!"
Feng Xingchi coughed lightly, feeling guilty, and whispered, "Anyway, Dad, don't worry too much. Mom won't hurt Yuanman."
Feng Congqian's eyes were deep, and he responded in a low voice, watching the two people, one big and one small, who were harming the roses without saying anything more.
Meng Qingwan led Nan Yuanman on a brief exploration of the large lawn before taking her to the main house to see the room she would be staying in.
After touring the room, dinner was ready. Nan Yuanman and Meng Qingwan had become quite familiar with each other, and the two snuggled together, whispering intimately. Nan Yuanman even generously shared the dessert with her.
Feng Congqian looked at it and suddenly felt a pang of sadness.
He's been with Nan Yuanman for so long, and she's never shared a dessert with him...
The privilege of sharing desserts, which used to be exclusive to Grandpa Nan, is now extended to Meng Qingwan as well…
"Oh my, our little Yuanman is a little fairy?" Meng Qingwan and Nan Yuanman sat side by side on the large sofa. When Feng Xingchi mentioned what happened in S City, she looked at Nan Yuanman with surprise.
Her eyes were clear, without the slightest distrust. Instead, she said with great interest, "Yuanman, can you help Auntie with her fortune telling?"
“Sure.” Nan Yuanman nodded, rummaged through her small handbag, and pulled out six copper coins. She casually put the coins into the water glass she had just finished drinking from and handed it to Meng Qingwan: “Auntie, shake it.”
Meng Qingwan sat upright and shook her head with exceptional reverence.
Nan Yuanman looked at the divination carefully, and the more she looked, the stranger the expression on Baozi's face became. She couldn't help but look up at Feng Congqian sitting opposite her.
Meng Qingwan: "?"
"Little Yuanman, you're telling my fortune, why are you looking at him? Could this divination have anything to do with him?"
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