Ren Yaoqi did not try to persuade her to stay. After saying goodbye to Lei Pan'er, she and Xiao Jinglin did not rush to leave the teahouse. They just asked Hongying to get a pot of hot tea and send it in.
"Did you deliberately provoke her just now?" Xiao Jinglin reacted.
Ren Yaoqi seemed to be thinking about something. Hearing this, he looked up and smiled: "Yes."
Xiao Jinglin glanced at Ren Yaoqi and accused him, "You've become bad!"
Ren Yaoqi chuckled upon hearing this and defended himself, "I just wanted to test her intentions."
Hongying brought over a pot of fresh tea. Xiao Jinglin took it and poured a cup for Ren Yaoqi himself: "Have you figured it out yet?"
Ren Yaoqi thought for a moment, then lightly touched the edge of the teacup with her fingertips and said, "I originally thought she was coming for Lei Ting, but I didn't expect she was coming for Pan'er."
When Ren Yaoqi saw Xiao Qiao's attire, she knew she had been wrong. If Xiao Qiao really wanted to use her resemblance to Lei Ting's deceased wife to hook up with Lei Ting, she wouldn't have dressed like that. However, when Ren Yaoqi deliberately mentioned the child, her reaction was too dramatic.
Xiao Jinglin said, "He doesn't look like someone with deep thoughts."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so angry at just one or two words from Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi's face didn't look relaxed when she heard this. "Although Pan'er is young, she is smart. Many women have tried to use her to get into the Lei family, but they all failed in the end. However, she is very submissive to Xiao Qiao. She didn't even say anything when Xiao Qiao drove away her wet nurse."
Xiao Jinglin asked, "Is it because she looks like Lei Pan'er's biological mother?"
Ren Yaoqi nodded. Xiao Qiao might not be smart enough, but she had a pretty face. And if she was too smart, the Lei family might not tolerate her.
Ren Yaoqi looked at Ren Yaohua who was worried about the Lei family's affairs and shook his head: "Ren Yaohua is your sister, not your daughter. Even if you want to protect her, you can't do everything for her. To put it bluntly, this matter is actually a family affair of the Lei family. In the end, Ren Yaohua has to solve it herself, otherwise, how can you protect her for the rest of her life? If you really can't let her go, you shouldn't let her marry into the Lei family."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but smile bitterly when she heard this. She didn't refute it, but nodded and said, "You're right, I worry too much."
Ren Yaoqi also knew that Ren Yaohua had grown up and was about to get married, so she didn't need her to worry about everything at the Hero Prison like a protective child. However, over the years, protecting her family had become a habit for her.
Seeing that Ren Yaoqi had acknowledged her, Xiao Jinglin comforted her instead: "This little Qiao drove away Pan'er's wet nurse as soon as she entered the Lei family. Now she wants Pan'er to live with her before Ren Yaohua comes in. Once she and Lei Pan'er develop feelings for each other, it will be difficult for Ren Yaohua to take Lei Pan'er back to the main courtyard. Although her plan is good, she is only Lei Pan'er's aunt after all. She is only staying in the Lei family temporarily. No family would let an aunt with a nominal status take care of a legitimate daughter when there is already a mistress. If Lei Ting has any brains, he will not really hand Lei Pan'er over to her."
After listening to Xiao Jinglin's rare long speech, Ren Yaoqi looked at her in surprise: "Don't you always disdain to care about these inner-house affairs?"
Xiao Jinglin took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, trying hard to hide the smugness on his face: "Disdain doesn't mean I don't understand."
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