As she was speaking, Ling Chunhua held a glass of water and placed it in front of Shao Lin in a proper manner.

"Uncle, drink some water."

When Shao Lin heard Ling Chunhua's name, his smile became a little stiff.

He has been single all these years. Time passes quickly and he doesn't feel old.

But suddenly, he had a daughter, a son-in-law, and a niece who was as tall as his thigh. He seemed to have grown old all of a sudden.

"Your name is Chunhua, right? Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Ling Chunhua has changed a lot now compared to last year. Her facial features have grown a lot, her eyebrows and eyes are lively, her face is like a jade plate, and when she smiles, she is like a flower. She is beautiful and lovable.

Shao Lin couldn't help but touch her head, "How old are you?"

"Seven years old."

"Well, are you in school yet?"

"I will be in the first grade in September."

Ling Jiang brought in the dishes and saw Shao Lin chatting with his daughter, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Children don't know anything, please don't be surprised, father-in-law."

Shao Lin smiled and said, "No, Chunhua is very sensible and polite."

"Don't praise her, or she'll be so proud of herself."

As soon as Ling Jiang finished speaking, he received a glare from his daughter, "You have the tail!"

Ling Jiang patted her on the back of the head lovingly, "Don't be unruly in front of Uncle. Go to the kitchen and serve the dishes."

"Got it, stop touching my head."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed my father-in-law."

"As a girl, it's better for her to be lively and lovely."

Looking at Ling Chunhua's angry back, Shao Lin couldn't help but reveal envy on his face.

When his Momo was this old, she must have been even cuter than she is now, right? Alas, it was a pity that he would never have the chance to see her in this lifetime.

Today is an important day for Yunmo's college entrance examination, so the meal is more sumptuous than usual.

Three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes, plus a dish of loofah fried egg soup.

In fact, there were originally two meat dishes, but because of Shao Lin's arrival, Lingchuan added another dish of fried farmer's bacon.

Shao Lin ate little of the other dishes, just a quick taste, but he particularly liked scrambled eggs with tomatoes and sweet and sour pork ribs.

Even Ling Jiang couldn't help but ask, "Father-in-law, do you like sweet dishes?"

Shao Lin swallowed the food in his mouth, put down his chopsticks and replied, "Yes, I have always preferred sweet taste since I was a child."

"Oh, then your taste is the same as your sister-in-law's. Your sister-in-law also likes sweet things. You two are indeed father and daughter."

Shao Lin was a little surprised to hear that Yun Mo also liked sweet food, "Mo Mo, you also like sweet food?"

"Um."

Yun Mo glanced at Shao Lin, then at Huang Zhiqiu.

She just thought that Shao Lin was eating so much of the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and sweet and sour pork ribs because he knew they were Huang Zhiqiu's cooking, but it turned out to be because of the taste.

She didn't know what the original owner's taste was, but her taste in her previous life was sweet, and it remained the same here.

Yun Mo had an exam in the afternoon, so she went back to her room to rest after dinner.

Ling Jiang cleaned up the dishes and the kitchen, while Huang Zhiqiu and Ling Chuan accompanied Shao Lin in the main room to drink tea.

Ling Chuan was not a blind man. He saw that Shao Lin and Huang Zhiqiu had something to say, so he quickly got up and went to the warehouse, making the excuse that he was busy with work.

"This is Momo's study."

Seeing Shao Lin looking around curiously, Huang Zhiqiu explained, "Go sit at the coffee table over there."

"good."

Compared to the warm and cute study rooms of ordinary girls, Yun Mo's study room looks more like an office.

In the middle is a large mahogany desk, and behind the desk is a whole wall of antique display shelves.

There are not many books on the shelves, but rather various documents, materials, and a few decorative ornaments.

With the desk as the center, there are coffee tables and chairs on the left, which looks like a reception area, and easels, painting tools, paints, etc. on the right.

Shao Lin walked to the easel and stopped to admire an unfinished sketch on the easel.

"Zhiqiu, was this drawn by Momo? Does Momo like drawing?"

"This is the design draft she drew a few days ago. It's not finished yet."

Shao Lin was a little surprised, "Momo is studying design?"

"Not really. We opened a bamboo weaving factory, and Momo would draw some design sketches when she had nothing to do. Now all the gift box orders the factory receives are designed by Momo herself."

After hearing what Huang Zhiqiu said, Shao Lin realized that the sketch on the drawing paper was a bamboo gift box.

After looking at the study, Shao Lin followed Huang Zhiqiu to the coffee table and sat down.

Looking at the other person's graceful and beautiful profile, Shao Lin couldn't help feeling infinite emotion and sigh in his heart.

"Zhiqiu, you should have brought Momo to see me earlier. You know what kind of person I am..."

"I have no idea."

Huang Zhiqiu interrupted him, and his almond-shaped eyes, similar to Yun Mo's, looked at him calmly.

"When I returned to the guesthouse from the countryside, everyone told me that you took Yuan Jia away. I thought I had met the wrong person. I hated you and resented you, but when Momo was born, I didn't care about resentment or hatred. Every day I only thought about how to raise her, find more food for her, and make her wear warmer clothes. Until..."

Seeing Huang Zhiqiu suddenly burst into tears without any warning, Shao Lin took out a handkerchief and handed it to her in a panic.

Huang Zhiqiu did not take his handkerchief, but gently wiped the tears from his face with the back of his hand.

"When I found out that the daughter I had raised for 18 years was not my biological daughter, and that she ran back to her biological family without even saying a word, I felt like the sky had fallen.

During that time, I hated myself and you, and I hated God even more for being unfair to me and making me suffer so many hardships.

But later, Momo came back. The first time I saw her, I came back to life. She didn't blame me at all for losing her. She was sensible, filial and considerate, a thousand times and ten thousand times better than the adopted daughter who ran away from home.

I am especially grateful to God, thank him for sending Momo back to me. From that time on, I decided to let go of my worries and forgive you and the past.

Because the happiness and joy that Momo brings me is much greater than the pain and hatred you bring me. People can't have everything, nor can they have nothing. It is enough for me to have a daughter, Momo. So, Mingzhi, I don't hate you, nor do I blame you. "

Being in Shao Lin's position and identity, he is accustomed to intrigues and deceptions, and has also seen through human nature.

But he knew that what Huang Zhiqiu said came from the bottom of his heart without a trace of falsehood.

Shao Lin couldn't help but be moved, his eyes, which were always gentle yet penetrating, were filled with tears.

"Zhiqiu, you are still the same as before, very kind, but tough and stubborn inside. In fact, before I came here, I thought that if you were not so stubborn, if you agreed to go back to the capital with me from the beginning, things between us would definitely not be like this now.

But just now, I realized that my idea was totally wrong. You are you, and it was these qualities of yours that attracted my attention in the first place.

I'm sorry that I hurt you. Although it was not my intention, I will do my best to make it up to you.

At the same time, I am also very grateful to you for giving birth to Momo and raising her. I am also a father and I know how difficult it is to raise children well. You are amazing."

The words "I am also a father" made Huang Zhiqiu feel complicated.

Before she could ask, Shao Lin took the initiative to confess, "Zhiqiu, Yuan Jia and I are not what you think..."

Third update~ 　　Thank you all for your monthly tickets, love you guys 　　 　 (End of this chapter)