The place Ning Jin took Mu Qian to was the Ning family.
The Ning family was one of the first families to make a fortune in industry. Over the years, they had taken advantage of the east wind and accumulated a lot of wealth. When Ning Jin's grandfather's generation decided to take root in the imperial capital.
In Ning Jin's generation, Ning Jin only has one child, and the other one is Yun Zhiwei, a cousin.
The car stopped at the Ning's Manor. The architectural style of the Ning family formed a sharp contrast with the pure and simple Yun family.
Early simple modern style, warm white exterior walls and embossed Roman columns support the four sides. The manor is not large or small, and there are workers busy pruning the green lawn outside.
The circular fountain at the main entrance sprays water continuously from the center, creating a rainbow that flashes under the sun.
"We're here." Ning Jinshu reached out and helped Mu Qian down.
As soon as Mu Qian got out of the car, she was surrounded by servants who rushed up to her.
"Master, is this my cousin?" someone among them asked tremblingly.
Mu Qian noticed that these people seemed to be a little older and were already of her mother's generation.
"Aunt Liu, don't worry." Ning Jin replied.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged woman held Mu Qian's hands with both hands and looked at her with tears in her eyes, almost bursting from her eyes.
"It's Miss Cousin. Look how much this face looks like Miss Xi, especially these eyes." The woman said with red eyes.
Only then did Mu Qian realize that this person was talking about Mu Qian's mother Ning Xi, who was also the biological sister of Ning Jin's father.
"Aunt Liu, is my dad waiting inside?"
The woman who reacted raised her hand to wipe away her tears and said hurriedly, "Sir, he has been waiting in the living room for a long time."
Ning Jin pulled Mu Qian to calm her down, "Dad went to Beizhou in the two days after you came back. He might have been very excited after getting off the plane in the morning. Don't be afraid."
Mu Qian heard Yun Yuwei say this morning that Ning Jin's father would be very excited if he saw her.
Sure enough, as soon as the two of them stepped into the living room, a figure quickly rushed towards them from the other side of the sofa, and the next second they hugged Mu Qian fiercely.
She blinked, and the man quickly released her at Ning Jin's signal.
"Dad, please stop scaring her."
Ning Jingsheng let go of her hand. The middle-aged man's eyes were red, and he held her shoulders with both hands without letting go.
"I am uncle, does Zhiwei still remember me? Do you still remember uncle?"
Mu Qian's few memories of childhood were of her being held by a man, and that man loved her very much.
The background of that picture is not the Yun family, but the Ning family.
"Impressed."
Mu Qian's words made Ning Jingsheng as happy as a child, "She still remembers me, she still remembers me!"
Compared to the two Yun brothers she met, Ning Jingsheng's temperament was indeed not as calm as those two, and his emotions were more clearly exposed.
On the contrary, she felt that Ning Jingsheng's attitude was more like a father and his child reuniting after a long absence.
There is no restraint, it is a real expression of emotions.
"Let's sit down and talk. Qianqian just came back. Don't scare her. What will you do if she doesn't want to come over again?" Ning Jin persuaded the two of them to sit down on the sofa.
Mu Qian and Ning Jingsheng were face to face. Only then did she realize that the coffee table was filled with snacks.
"These are the things you loved to eat when you were a kid, pastries and cakes from the old streets, preserved fruits and nuts, and your favorite grapes." Ning Jingsheng piled things in front of Mu Qian.
Ning Jin and Mu Qian chatted a lot on the way here. The old man and the old lady of the Ning family passed away when Ning Xi was seven years old.
Ning Jingsheng and Ning Xi grew up dependent on each other and loved their sister very much. Naturally, they were particularly concerned about their sister's daughter.
After Ning Xi passed away, if it weren't for Ning Xi's last words, Ning Jingsheng would have taken Mu Qian to the Ning family to raise her.
Before she was five years old, Mu Qian spent a lot of time at the Ning family. It was also known to the outside world that Ning Jingsheng had a niece that he loved very much.
"Have you just returned to the Yun family to get used to it? If you feel uncomfortable, just come here and live here. My uncle has prepared everything for you." Ning Jingsheng said.
Mu Qian took a piece of bean paste cake from the plate in front of her, "It actually doesn't matter where I live, whether I'm used to it or not."
Ning Jingsheng moved the plate of bean paste cake to her and said, "Is anyone bullying you? If anyone bullies you, tell your uncle."
Mu Qian's heart felt warm. Compared to Mr. Yun's restraint when he saw her, Ning Jingsheng really showed his joy.
"Mr. Yun left Qianqian in the care of Chi Si. She and Chi Si are also friends. Who dares to bully her now in the emperor's capital?" Ning Jin said with a smile.
Chi Si is known as the living king of hell. Who dares to hit the muzzle of the gun so desperately?
"Chisi?!" Ning Jingsheng suddenly raised his voice.
Mu Qian almost choked because of his suddenness. Seeing this, Ning Jin handed her the juice.
"No, how can I leave you to Chi Si's care? I object." Ning Jingsheng was particularly opposed to this matter.
Ning Jin smiled and said, "It's just academic support, not an engagement. Why are you so anxious?"
Ning Jingsheng knew that his emotions would affect Mu Qian, so he could only not talk about it.
"I still have to talk to the old man."
"You've grown so big in the blink of an eye." Ning Jingsheng suddenly looked at Mu Qian and said this, "I promised your mother that I would take good care of you, but I didn't expect that you would suffer so many years of grievance."
Mu Qian bit the bean paste cake and gently reached out to pat Ning Jingsheng's hand, "Uncle, don't be sad."
This call of uncle seemed to bring Ning Jingsheng back to the little girl who always pestered him to play with him many years ago.
Ning Jingsheng turned her head and raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.
"Qianqian, let's have lunch here before leaving. I'll take you around just in time." Ning Jin said.
She was fed a lot of food this morning, and the more she ate, the happier Ning Jingsheng became, and she couldn't stop smiling.
She ate so much that her stomach was still full even when Ning Jin took her around.
"This is your room. You lived here when you were a child, and your father didn't allow anyone to move in these years." Ning Jin led her to open the room in the middle of the second floor.
Ning Jingsheng really raised her as his daughter, and all the furnishings in the room were of the best quality.
The most eye-catching thing is the photo on the bedside table, which is a photo of a woman holding a baby. She is wearing a lake blue dress, and her smile is bright and playful.
"That's aunt, she loves you very much."
What Ning Xi is wearing around her neck in the photo is the same jade pendant Mu Qian was wearing when she got lost.
She vaguely remembered that it was Ning Xi's dowry, and she married from the Ning family to the Yun family with her.
It was also the jade pendant that fell into Mu Lian's hands when she was in Qingcheng.
Mu Qian fell into deep thought, always feeling that there was something wrong with this jade pendant.