The child was strong and sturdy, with a particularly fleshy face, so much so that his eyes were squeezed into slits.
They look more prosperous than cute.
His actions proved this point.
Dafu, seeing that he was just a child, patiently told him that his mother was not here and asked him if he could not find his way home. But he was unexpectedly hit with a stone.
Therefore, he lost his patience and said with a stern face, "Get out of here! If you keep fooling around like this, I'll throw you, you little brat, into the government office and have the officials spank you!"
Surprisingly, it didn't scare the child.
Instead, he shouted even louder: "Mother! Mother! Come out! Lan-ge'er is here! Come out quickly!"
His shout drew everyone's attention.
Just as Dafu was about to chase the person away, he saw Shen Qiyin walking slowly from not far away.
She pretended not to know and asked, "What's wrong?"
Dafu reported the truth: "I don't know where this brat came from, but he kept saying that his mother was in our house. He was making a lot of noise and even hit people with a slingshot."
Shen Qiyin glanced at Dafu's forehead, which was red from being hit by a pebble, and said, "Go to Haitang Courtyard later and have Xianglan get some medicine to reduce swelling and bruising for you to apply."
"Thank you, Miss."
Shen Qiyin didn't say anything more, and turned to look at the child called "Lan Ge'er".
At first glance, he and Jiang Wan do not actually look particularly alike.
But if you have a preconceived notion that he is her son, you might find that their mouths look somewhat similar.
In her previous life, when she returned to the Shen family from the manor, Jiang Wan and the child had already moved into the mansion.
Shen Qiyin didn't think there was anything shameful about a woman having been married before, nor was it anything inferior for her to have a child. But reality told her that most men in this world wouldn't so easily accept a son who wasn't their own.
But she didn't know how Jiang Wan persuaded Shen Cang; in any case, he accepted.
In this life, ever since she learned that Jiang Wan and Shen Cang were having an affair, she had inquired about the whereabouts of the distant aunt to whom Jiang Wan had come to seek refuge, and sure enough, she found that she had hidden the child there.
So today, she had Chunsheng and Situ Nan pretend to pass by and go there, deliberately talking about Shen Cang and Jiang Wan in front of him, saying that she was pregnant.
Kids are always the easiest to fool.
He couldn't sit still when he heard this, and immediately ran to the Shen family to find Jiang Wan.
When she came to her senses, Shen Qiyin saw him holding a slingshot at her with a wicked smile on his face.
Just as annoying as she remembered.
Shen Qiyin still remembered that when she was first brought back to the Shen family in her previous life, this brat saw that she had difficulty moving around, so he deliberately ran past her very fast and pretended to bump into her by accident.
When Honeysuckle accused him, he did just that, shooting Honeysuckle with a slingshot.
When the matter was brought to Shen Cang's attention, he simply brushed it off with, "Lan Ge'er is just a child, how much strength could he possibly have?"
In the end, it turned out that she was being pretentious.
It's not that you can't spoil a child, but she didn't give birth to him, so why should she spoil him?
Not seeing the terrified expression on Shen Qiyin's face that she had hoped for, Jia Lan's smile faded, and she said coldly, "What are you looking at?!"
Shen Xiyin: "Look at this fool."
"Are you calling me stupid?"
"I've already finished cursing, and you heard it all. You still want to ask me again if I called you stupid? Do you think you're stupid or not?"
"you……"
Even adults can't resist a few words from Shen Xiyin, let alone a child like Jia Lan.
He was instantly enraged.
Without a second thought, he released his grip on the slingshot, and a pebble shot out with a "whoosh," heading straight for Shen Qiyin.
Seeing this, Dafu stepped in front of Shen Qiyin without thinking.
He instinctively closed his eyes, already anticipating how much pain it would cause, but after a while, he felt nothing at all.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a fist the size of a sandbag in front of me.
The owner of the fist was now unusually expressionless, staring intently at Jia Lan, who was standing there dumbfounded.
It's the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Because he used to drive a carriage to pick up and drop off Shen Qiyin every day, he gradually became familiar with Dafu. Dafu always saw him smiling and thought he was easy to talk to, just like himself.
Seeing his cold and aloof demeanor today, as if he were a ghost come to claim my life, my heart skipped a beat. I quickly tried to recall if I had offended him in any way before.
On the fourth day, he snatched the slingshot from Jia Lan's hand and also tore off a small bag of stones hanging from his waist, then handed it to Shen Qiyin.
Jia Lan immediately became anxious: "Give it back to me!"
"Okay, here you go." With that, Shen Qiyin pulled back the slingshot and smacked him on the forehead.
With a "smack," a bloody mark appeared on his forehead.
Jia Lan covered her head and burst into tears.
A child's crying always easily evokes people's sympathy.
But Chen Xiyin found it all too noisy.
She pulled back the slingshot again, looked at Jia Lan coldly, and uttered two words in a flat tone: "Silence."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jia Lan stopped crying.
She was different from all the adults he had encountered before.
In the past, no matter how much trouble he caused, as long as he cried and admitted his mistake, he could easily get away with it.
But this person...
He felt that if he cried again, she really would hit him again.
Shen Qiyin asked again, "What are you doing here causing trouble?"
Jia Lan answered honestly, "I came to find my mother."
Who is your mother?
Her name was Jiang Wan.
Silent and still in her seclusion.
Dafu was completely shocked.
Aunt Jiang Jiang Jiang Jiang actually has such a big son?!
But then he thought again and realized that for someone her age, having a child of that age was not unreasonable, but they had never heard of it before.
I wonder if the master is aware of this.
If they were kept in the dark like them, things would get interesting.
Shen Qiyin put down the slingshot in her hand and walked towards the mansion.
As she turned to leave, she said to Dafu, "Bring him in."
Upon hearing that he was being taken inside to find his mother, Jia Lan hurriedly followed.
Shen Qiyin led the person directly to Jiang Wan's courtyard.
Shen Cang is having dinner.
Jiang Wan thoughtfully warmed a pot of wine for him, and the two toasted each other, chatting and laughing, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.
until--
"mother!"
As soon as Jia Lan saw Jiang Wan, she rushed over without a second thought, grabbed her hand and asked, "Mother, why haven't you come to see me for so long? Don't you want me anymore?"
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