Nan Yuanman, who was holding a small stool, suddenly brightened up with his clear black and white eyes, and his dusty little face was full of excitement.
A customer has arrived!
She quickly put down the small stool, and ran to the door with her short legs. Just as she was about to open the door, she saw her own dark little hands.
She paused in her movements, remembering that her grandfather always made sure he was very clean when entertaining guests. She thought that being so dirty would probably not leave a good impression on them.
No, she needs to freshen up.
She turned and ran quickly into her small room, rummaged through the small wardrobe her grandfather had made for her, and pulled out the red cotton-padded jacket that she only wore during the New Year. She then struggled to change out of her dusty clothes.
After changing her clothes, Nan Yuanman turned to look at the paper doll with two small braids and makeup on its face, which was placed in the corner of the room. Her gaze slowly fell on the rosy face of the paper doll.
She blinked, walked over to the paper figure, wiped her face with her hand, and then vigorously smeared it on her own face...
At that time, outside the door.
Seeing that no one had come after knocking on the door for a long time, Zheng Feiyu chuckled and said to soothe Jiang Lixuan, who was looking a little irritated, "Maybe I knocked too softly just now and she didn't hear me. I'll knock on the door again."
Jiang Lixuan hummed in response, and Zheng Feiyu knocked on the door harder: "Is anyone home? Grandpa Nan, are you home?"
Three more minutes passed, but no one opened the tightly closed door.
This was the first time Jiang Lixuan had ever waited for someone. He clicked his tongue in annoyance and turned to leave: "Fine, I've already come, so if the old man asks, I can explain it..."
Before he could finish speaking, his cell phone rang in his pocket.
Jiang Lixuan took out his phone and saw who was calling. His irritated brows instantly smoothed out, and his eyes filled with tenderness. He answered the phone and said softly, "Xinxin, why are you suddenly calling your uncle?"
Hearing Jiang Lixuan's strained voice, Zheng Feiyu knew that the person calling him was the little princess of the Jiang family—Jiang Xinxin.
The daughter of Jiang Yueyao, the daughter of the Jiang family.
Zheng Feiyu blinked. He seemed to remember that the Jiang family had two daughters, right? Besides Jiang Yueyao, what was the other daughter's name again?
While Zheng Feiyu was lost in thought, Jiang Lixuan walked aside and answered the phone. The little girl on the other end asked in a childish voice, "Uncle, did you pick up your sister? How is she? Is she fierce?"
She paused for a moment, then asked in a soft voice, "Uncle, if there are other girls in the family, will you still love me?"
Jiang Lixuan's heart melted upon hearing this, and he said gently, "I love you, Uncle loves Xinxin the most."
"Xinxin, where's your mom?"
A commotion came from the other end of the phone, and it seemed someone took the phone. A gentle voice came through: "Young man, have you seen Sister Wen Yin? How is she doing?"
She paused, her voice tinged with guilt: "Young man, if you see Wen Yin, please don't argue with her. What happened back then... she didn't do it on purpose. She was also very wronged."
"So much time has passed, I've already forgiven her. Dad and Mom miss her too, please bring her back as soon as possible."
Hearing Jiang Yueyao's words, Jiang Lixuan pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance and said, "What's she complaining about! If she hadn't been so willful back then, would you have gotten hurt?"
"So many years have passed, and she still hasn't learned her lesson. She's still so selfish, leaving her daughter in this godforsaken place while she runs off to have fun. She's really... incorrigible!"
As for Aunt Zheng's claim about giving birth in a coffin, Jiang Lixuan didn't believe a word of it.
When Bai Wenying left the Jiang family, she was incredibly strong; she could even smash a porcelain bottle over Yao Yao's head. He couldn't believe she would die after giving birth.
He preferred to believe that she had given birth and then run off to enjoy herself.
After all, she has a criminal record!
Jiang Yueyao raised an eyebrow on the other end of the phone. She hadn't seen Bai Wenying? Just as she was about to try to get more information out of her, a short scream suddenly came from the other end.
Startled, Jiang Lixuan quickly turned his head and saw that the tightly closed, dilapidated courtyard gate had been opened at some point.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard was a little child dressed in red, with messy pigtails, a pale face, and bright red paint on both sides of his cheekbones, making him look particularly eerie.
Zheng Feiyu was startled when his eyes met Yuanman's. He was so frightened that his soul seemed to fly out of his body, and his eyes were filled with extreme terror.
Jiang Lixuan was so frightened that he almost screamed. His hand trembled, and he hung up the phone immediately.
With her large, bright eyes blinking, Yuanyuan forced a smile and took out a small coffin she carried with her: "Are you two big brothers here to order a coffin, oh no, a coffin?"
A little girl in red smiles at you sinisterly and pulls out a coffin.
This scene is as bizarre as it gets.
Zheng Feiyu struggled to suppress the urge to turn and run, staring wide-eyed at her in disbelief as he looked her up and down, his voice trembling as he called out, "Round, perfect?"
Nan Yuanman nodded: "Yes!"
Seeing her nod, Zheng Feiyu's legs, which had gone limp, regained some strength. His expression was indescribable: "Why are you dressed like this?"
He thought he had seen a ghost!
Jiang Lixuan also recovered his senses. Seeing Nan Yuanman's appearance, his panic instantly turned into anger and shame. He gritted his teeth and said, "Nan, Yuan, Man!"
Jiang Lixuan raised his voice, angrily striding forward and knocking the small coffin from her hands to the ground: "Did your mother teach you to dress like this to scare me! A leopard can't change its spots, she's still as awful as ever! And what kind of unlucky thing are you holding! Throw it away right now!"
"My little coffin!" Nan Yuanman exclaimed in surprise, instinctively rushing towards the small coffin that had fallen to the ground.
Grandpa painstakingly carved this little coffin for her!
I'll be buried with her someday!
Jiang Lixuan roughly grabbed Yuan Yuan's collar and lifted her into the air: "What coffin? That's a cursed thing! What are you doing with it!"
He said with a stern face, "Also, listen carefully, I am your uncle, and I'm here today to take you back to the Jiang family."
"Go wash that mess off your face right now! Don't scare your family when you get home!"
Nan Yuanman was almost strangled to death by him. She stuck out her tongue, twisted her little body, and scratched his hand hard.
Jiang Lixuan gasped in pain and instinctively loosened his collar.
Nan Yuanman rolled on the ground, her once clean clothes instantly covered in dust. She grabbed the small coffin from the ground and turned to look at Jiang Lixuan warily: "Don't talk nonsense! I don't have an uncle! I only have a grandfather!"
"Where did you come from, you human trafficker! Get out of here! Or I'll call my grandpa to beat you up!"
"Human trafficker?" Jiang Lixuan laughed angrily. "Have you ever seen a human trafficker as handsome as me?"
“I’ve seen you before,” Nan Yuanman said, pointing at him. “Aren’t you one of them?”
Jiang Lixuan choked on his words, unable to swallow them. He wasn't exactly a good talker to begin with, and with a dark expression, he grabbed her, saying, "Whether you believe it or not, I'm your uncle, and you have to come back with me today!"
Nan Yuanman took off running with her short legs, shouting, "I'm not going with you!"
She was short and agile, and exceptionally clever as she ran around Zheng Feiyu, making it difficult for Jiang Lixuan to catch her in a short time.
Seeing Jiang Lixuan's face growing increasingly gloomy, Zheng Feiyu quickly shielded Yuanman behind him and said kindly to Jiang Lixuan, "Brother Xuan, calm down. This matter is indeed a bit sudden for Yuanman."
"How about we call it a day and wait until Yuanman has had some time to recover? Tomorrow I'll have my aunt come over and discuss Yuanman's future with Grandpa Nan."
Nan Yuanman grabbed Zheng Feiyu's trouser leg, hiding his entire body behind his thigh, only revealing one eye as he warily stared at Jiang Lixuan.
This was beyond Jiang Lixuan's expectations. He had originally thought that if the Jiang family came to pick them up, Bai Wenying and her daughter would be grateful and go back with him.
And now...
Jiang Lixuan rubbed his brows in annoyance, pointing at Nan Yuanman with a gloomy expression, and said, "Fine, I'll give you one night to think it over. If you're not coming back to the Jiang family with me tomorrow, then don't bother coming back."
"From now on, the Jiang family will pretend you don't exist!"
After making those harsh words, Jiang Lixuan turned and left with a cold face.
Nan Yuanman stuck out her tongue at his back, then turned around and met Zheng Feiyu's helpless gaze. He squatted down in front of her and said gently, "Brother Xuan just has a short temper, don't blame him."
Nan Yuanman asked, puzzled, "Impatient temper? My grandfather usually calls that kind of person rude."
Zheng Feiyu choked up at her words.
He turned to look at the dilapidated yard, littered with sawdust, and asked her, "Where is Grandpa Nan?"
Nan Yuanman: "Sleeping."
The noise didn't wake anyone up; this old man has really good sleep quality.
Zheng Feiyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He said earnestly, "When your grandfather wakes up, have him go to the Zheng family. It will be perfect for you to return to the Jiang family."
The Jiang family is the richest family in S City. They returned home safely, so at least they wouldn't go hungry.
Nan Yuanman nodded as if he understood, and finally said, "Big brother, you are a good person."
She frowned as she watched the dark aura gradually gathering between Zheng Feiyu's brows and said, "Big brother, if you don't want to die, leave tonight."
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