Ji Ji touched Xiaotuanzi's cheek with some worry: "You are stubborn, don't confront others head-on. Don't say step back when something happens. Remember, we can still help you to some extent, and you can settle accounts after the fall."
"Thank you all." Ruan Mianmian bowed in a rare serious manner.
"Okay, are you guys bothered?" Taifu Ji stroked his beard and scolded with a smile, "This little breast dumpling is full of bad things, and her grandfather is also not confused, so why do you need to worry about it?"
"By the way, Grandpa Ji." Ruan Mianmian stepped forward and put his hand into his arms when he was stopped by Master Ji.
"The jade pendant given to you is yours." Master Ji understood Ruan Mianmian's thoughts.
"But this is too expensive."
"It doesn't matter." Master Ji touched the head of the little breast dumpling and lowered his voice, "Just keep it well."
"Grandpa said it was very important." Ruan Mianmian's eyes fell on Ji Ji.
Taifu Ji chuckled and said: "You are a lucky little kid, but giving it to her will be troublesome. I'm afraid she won't be able to keep it."
"Okay, since it's troublesome for Sister Ji, then Mianmian will keep it for now." Ruan Mianmian immediately understood what Taifu Ji meant.
Seeing that the carriage had arrived at this time, Ji Ji and Lin Bingying helped Master Ji get on the carriage, and then they both got on the carriage. Li Wang jumped on the front of the carriage and waved to Ruan Mianmian, then signaled the coachman to drive away.
In the night, looking at the carriage leaving, Ruan Mianmian's original depressed mood dissipated, and she felt warm in her heart. In fact, there were always people around her who loved her, and there was no lack of a scumbag father at all.
At this time, several carriages from the Ding'an Marquis Mansion also arrived, plus several carriages from the Zhou family, it was like a huge motorcade.
Zhou Fuzhen took Zhou Hong and Zhou Yun to say goodbye to the Ruan family and made an appointment to meet in detail another day.
"Grandpa, eldest uncle, and second uncle, walk slowly." Ruan Mianmian said goodbye to the Zhou family politely.
"Mianmian, you are very good, you are really very good." Although Zhou Fuzhen did not have much contact with Ruan Mianmian, his affection for seeing the little breast dumpling was beyond words.
Ruan Mianmian approached and took Zhou Fuzhen's hand: "Grandpa is also very good."
"My grandfather has collected a lot of good things since he knew he had a precious granddaughter like you, both by land and water. Anyway, the gift for you is on its way."
The little girl laughed loudly: "Mom, now I know from whom my uncles inherited their habit of giving gifts."
Zhou Yunning smiled and said, "Yes, my father has loved giving me things since I was a child."
"Mianmian, it's rare. In the past, your grandfather's things were only given to your mother, but we didn't share them." After Zhou Yun finished speaking, he patted Zhou Hong on the shoulder, "Brother, I was right."
"Go, go, go." Zhou Fuzhen waved his hands to his sons with disgust on his face, as if he was shooing away flies.
Zhou Fuzhen turned around and said in the direction of Ruan Qi: "My daughter is like a little cotton-padded jacket, warm and caring. Girls are meant to be pampered."
It seems that my grandfather also realized that the scumbag dad didn't want to see him, so he went out of his way to give him a heads up.
"Grandpa, get in the carriage." Ruan Mianmian and Zhou Yuning put Zhou Fuzhen on the carriage.
The mother and daughter turned around and walked towards the Ruan family's carriage, and Ruan Mianmian walked towards the carriage of Marquis Ding'an as usual.
Ruan Qi was beaten by Zhou Fuzhen. When he saw this, he wanted to yell out, but he restrained himself. He saw his old father reaching out and carrying the little breast dumplings up to the carriage.
You must know that Marquis Ding'an's carriage is not for people to sit on casually. Even the three brothers have not boarded it. Now Ruan Qi was even more puzzled.
The others got on the carriage respectively. Zhou Yunning originally wanted to greet Ruan Qi to get on his carriage, but unexpectedly Gu Ling'an waved to him and he walked over naturally.
Seeing this, Zhou Yunning turned around and got into the carriage, but she felt uncomfortable in her heart. People say a goodbye is better than a wedding. She and Ruan Qi had been separated for five years. Apart from the initial surprise when she saw him today, she felt as if she could never go back to the past.
Already.
Is it harsh? Zhou Yuning asked herself all the way, thinking for a long time and letting out a bitter smile.
What Ruan Mianmian once said came to Zhou Yuning's mind: People should first live for themselves.
If Ruan Qi never came back, Zhou Yunning would learn to live for herself, but when he came back, not only was her heart confused, but everything seemed to be in chaos.
After getting on the carriage, Ruan Mianmian was not as lively as before and seemed unusually silent. Ruan Geng wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.
After a long sigh, Ruan Geng patted the back of Ruan Mianmian's hand: "Don't worry, he will know how good you are."
"It doesn't matter whether he thinks I'm good or not, the most important thing is that he remembers how good my mother is."
"You are a little kid, do you think too much?"
"Am I overthinking it?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Xiaonuituanzi's mouth.
Ruan Geng reassured him: "I believe my grandfather, I will ask you carefully after I go back."
"Yeah." Ruan Mianmian responded softly.
It was already late at night when she returned to Ding'an Hou Mansion. Mrs. Ruan ordered her servants to take Gu Ling'an to live in Lanyuan where Qin Ruolan lived.
Ruan Qi originally wanted to follow him to Lanyuan, but the old Marquis gave an order and summoned him to Fu'an Hall, while the others went back to their own courtyards to rest.
Ruan Mianmian and Zhou Yunning returned to Yanlongyuan. Shuang'er is now the maid of Yanlongyuan and is in charge of all offices. She has not followed them since.
Shuang'er was also very happy when Jiu'er said that Mr. Zhou came to the capital, but she was stunned when she heard that Ruan Qi had returned.
"Third Madam, the wait is finally here." Shuang'er said excitedly.
Zhou Yuning said lightly: "Yes, I've been waiting."
No matter how stupid Shuang'er is, she still realizes that something is wrong: "Third Madam, what happened? Did the Third Master marry a new man?"
"No, no." Zhou Yuning said but there was a knot in his heart. He was too concerned about his adopted sister Gu Ling'an.
Ruan Mianmian finally spoke: "Mother, you don't have to think too much."
"Do you think it's because of his amnesia? I feel like he's very cold towards me..."
"Maybe." Ruan Mianmian saw that Zhou Yunning was about to say something but stopped talking, so he took advantage of the situation and said.
Shuang'er said angrily: "How could the third master do this? How much the third lady has suffered for him these years."
"The past is in the past, and you won't suffer anymore from now on." Ruan Mianmian walked up to Zhou Yunning and snuggled into her arms, "Mother, you still have me."
"Yes." Zhou Yunning's suppressed tears finally fell, "Yes, I still have Mianmian."
"I will protect you forever."
"Okay, my Mianmian will protect me for the rest of my life." Zhou Yuning smiled with tears on her face.
Seeing this, Shuang'er's eyes were red, and she nodded heavily: "The princess is right, third lady, don't think too much about it."
The three of them all remembered the hard days living in Liluo. Not to mention Zhou Yuning, even Shuang'er and Ruan Mianmian had some complaints about Ruan Qi.