Chapter 174 I Will Protect You
Jiang Yueyao returned to Yuehua Garden first.
It was Shen Linchuan who sent her back.
Coming out of Chongming Hall, Shen Linchuan kept looking at the little girl walking beside him. Although he had never seen his mother when she was young, judging from the abnormalities of his father and mother, the little girl named Jiang Yueyao in front of him was probably his sister Shen Baoqi who had been missing for many years.
When Shen Baoqi disappeared, Shen Linchuan was eight years old.
At the age of eight, he still remembers many people and things, even though many years have passed.
His deepest memory of Baoqi was that she loved to stick to him and always needed him to coax her to sleep at night.
Every time I see him, he calls out "GuoGuo...GuoGuo..." in a baby voice.
So when facing Jiang Yueyao, Shen Linchuan was gentle.
He is completely different from the young general on the battlefield who is decisive and ruthless.
The two walked for a while, and Shen Linchuan spoke first.
Perhaps because he was afraid of scaring her, he deliberately softened his voice.
"I heard you are from Sioux City?"
Jiang Yueyao glanced at him. Shen Linchuan had an iron-blooded aura that came from the battles in Mobei.
Most people are always afraid when they see it.
But for some reason, Jiang Yueyao felt close to him.
At this moment, hearing his gentle voice speaking to her, her originally nervous mood gradually relaxed.
"Well, I just came to Beijing at the beginning of the year. I had been living in Su City before."
"Can you tell me about your family situation?" Shen Linchuan looked at her.
Jiang Yueyao didn't know how to start.
I just picked it up and briefly explained it.
"My mother passed away three years ago. I took over the Jixiang Inn when I was thirteen. I have been making a living by running the inn for many years. Later, something happened and I came to the capital."
"I heard your mother is your adopted mother? You are not her biological child."
Everyone in the Bai family knew about this, and Jiang Yueyao had nothing to hide.
"I was picked up by my mother when I was four years old. I don't really have any memories of it. She told me that she found me in a dilapidated temple in a village. I was almost starving at the time, but she said I was pretty and well-behaved, so she took me home."
"My mother never married. She raised me and treated me very well."
Thinking of her 'mother', Jiang Yueyao felt a little depressed.
She looked up at Shen Linchuan.
“The old lady said that I look very much like your mother when she was young. Brother Shen, do you have a portrait of Madam Shen when she was young?”
Shen Linchuan smiled and shook his head: “No.”
"But since grandma said they look alike, then they are very similar."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Yueyao with eyes full of love.
"After your adoptive mother passed away, you were only thirteen years old, not yet of age, and had no one to protect you. Did your life have a hard time?"
His words made Jiang Yueyao slightly stunned.
No one had ever asked her that question.
People around me often say...
"Yaoyao is amazing. She's so young, but she's so good at business."
Some people also said, "What can she do at such a young age? Sooner or later, the Jiang family's inn will be ruined by her."
There are also people who have been coveting the inn for a long time and are trying every means to bring her down.
Over the past few years, she has worked hard to run the inn and support Lu Hengqing in the imperial examination...
But he didn't know how to judge people and almost broke up his family.
Thinking of this, she felt a little sad.
He kept his brows down and said nothing.
Shen Linchuan suddenly stopped and took out a small cloth bag from his arms.
He handed it to Jiang Yueyao.
"This is Mobei's milk pimple, a kind of candy, try it."
Jiang Yueyao looked up at him, met his gentle gaze, and reached out to take it.
Under Shen Linchuan's encouraging gaze, she opened the small cloth bag, took out a round candy from it, and put it in her mouth.
As soon as you enter, your mouth is filled with the aroma of milk.
Different from the sweet and sour candies in Beijing, this milk lump is soft and chewy.
"Is it delicious?" Shen Linchuan asked her.
Jiang Yueyao nodded: "It's delicious."
Seeing her holding a lump of milk in her mouth with her cheeks chubby, she looked like a groundhog in the northern desert, so cute.
He couldn't help but reach out and pat her head gently, his eyes full of doting.
"What happened in the past is in the past. From now on, I will protect you."
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When Shen Baoqing came back, Jiang Yueyao was preparing to have lunch.
She rushed in, shouted that she was cold, took off her cloak and handed it to Amber, then sat down opposite Jiang Yueyao.
"I'm starving. Where's my meal?"
Jiang Yueyao looked surprised: "You haven't eaten yet?"
"No, I came back to eat with you." She remembered that she had not washed her hands, stood up, washed her hands, and sat down again.
The dishes were brought in, and Amber went to the kitchen to add a few more dishes.
Jiang Yueyao looked at Shen Baoqing: "How is your mother?"
"She hasn't woken up yet, but Yuansheng said that she's fine and will wake up at any time."
Hearing her say this, Jiang Yueyao felt relieved.
Shen Baoqing picked up the chopsticks, took a bite of the food, and then looked at Jiang Yueyao.
"Yaoyao, do you want to think about it again? Did you really never have a birthmark on your butt? Is it possible that the birthmark will disappear as it grows?"
Jiang Yueyao looked helpless.
"But I've never seen a birthmark on my body since I can remember."
Shen Baoqing's eyes lit up when he suddenly thought of something.
"Where's Sulan? She took care of you when you were a child, right? She must know what happened when your mother picked you up. After dinner, let's go ask her, okay?"
Jiang Yueyao thought about it and nodded.
After lunch, the two went out.
Although Jiang Yueyao is not in Wanhe Tower, Sulan is still working there.
Personal grudges, don't involve other people.
Besides, they have to live and need income.
Sulan happens to be on vacation today.
Sulan was very happy to see Jiang Yueyao come back.
He hurriedly pulled the two of them into the house.
There was a brazier burning in the room, and Aunt Chun was sitting beside it making clothes.
Seeing Jiang Yueyao coming, he hurriedly pulled her over and tried to put clothes on her.
"I was just worrying about whether the size would be right, and you came back first."
Jiang Yueyao looked at the padded jacket in her hand.
Goose yellow, a very delicate color, looks very beautiful.
Aunt Chun gestured a few times and looked very satisfied.
"It's the perfect size. I'll send it to you when I finish it."
Jiang Yueyao pulled her to sit down: "Don't worry, I have plenty of clothes."
Sulan made tea and brought out some snacks, and the four of them sat down around the brazier.
"Miss, what's the matter that brings you back today?" Su Lan looked at Jiang Yueyao.
Without waiting for Jiang Yueyao to speak, Shen Baoqing couldn't wait to speak first.
"Sister Lan, when Yaoyao was picked up by her mother, did she have a petal-shaped birthmark on her butt?"
Sulan glanced at Jiang Yueyao, then shook her head slightly.
"No, the girl's body is clean and white. She does have a few scars and bruises, but no birthmarks."
When Shen Baoqing heard this, his eyes were full of disappointment.
"Could you be mistaken?"
"How could I remember it wrong? My young lady brought her home and I gave her a bath. She was so tiny and dirty that I had to wash her in four or five basins of black water before she finally revealed her original appearance."
She looked at Shen Baoqing puzzledly.
“Miss Shen, is there something wrong?”
Shen Baoqing did not hide it and said it directly.
"My family suspects Yaoyao is my sister who has been missing for fourteen years."
When Sulan heard this, her eyes suddenly widened.
"What?!"
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