Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting

"She waved to greet someone, but they ignored her, and not only did they ignore her, they also looked at Shuangshuang with disdain."

"..."

Disdain?

That’s quite a strong word, strong enough to make Shuangshuang, who had been silent and unhappy, lift her head and glance at Prince Huang.

"What do you mean by disdain? Can my brother even talk?"

Su Xiaomeng listened and thought that it seemed like the little girl’s bad mood might really be related to Ma Siyuan. She told Prince Huang to go and wash his hands to prepare for dinner, then sat beside Shuangshuang herself, bending down toward her face.

"Little Ma didn’t greet you, huh? Is that why you’re upset?"

"..."

Shuangshuang pouted.

"Doesn’t Shuangshuang always say you’re the Prime Minister? Your stomach can hold a big ship! You’ve not seen Little Ma for a long, long time, and you’ve changed a lot too. Maybe he didn’t recognize you, so he didn’t greet you. When school starts and you meet, you can ask him properly. Why sulk alone? It’s not good."

"He saw me..."

Shuangshuang muttered softly, fiddling with her fingers, "He saw me clearly but didn’t greet me, and... and... looked at me like that."

The "like that" the little girl referred to was presumably the "disdain" that Prince Huang mentioned.

Knowing the gentle and well-behaved temperament of the little boy, Su Xiaomeng could hardly imagine Ma Siyuan openly displaying disdain towards others.

"Mommy..."

"Hm?"

"Did he forget me?"

Shuangshuang looked up with a sad face at her, making Su Xiaomeng’s heart jolt.

"Did he forget the things from when we were kids? Playing games together, sharing snacks with him, even bringing him home to enjoy grandma’s delicious food – did he forget all that?"

The little girl’s earnest questioning amused Su Xiaomeng. It should be... that Ma Siyuan shared his snacks with her, right? Ma Siyuan always played with her...

"No way, you must be misunderstanding something. When friends interact, if there’s anything upsetting, you must communicate face-to-face to resolve the misunderstanding."

"Really?"

Shuangshuang’s wide eyes stared straight at Su Xiaomeng, making her feel that her nodding was extremely important!

"Really!"

"Okay! Then I’ll ask him directly when school starts!"

Su Xiaomeng smiled,

"Now, shall we wash our hands and eat?"

"Sure."

"While eating, let’s not dwell on this matter. Today you mentioned grandpa being naggy, remember? Grandpa is also quite sad about it."

"Huh? Did I say that?"

Shuangshuang pointed at herself in surprise.

"You did."

"Uh..." Shuangshuang pondered for a moment, seemingly unwilling to admit it, her eyes wandering around until she saw Yin Shaohui hobbling towards the dining room... The little girl instantly jumped down from the sofa and ran over to Yin Shaohui,

"Grandpa!"

In the blink of an eye, the seat beside Xiaomeng was empty. Not far away, Shuangshuang was smiling with squinted eyes, saying something to Yin Shaohui, who affectionately patted the little girl’s head – grandfather and granddaughter, harmonious and joyful...

Su Xiaomeng rose as well.

The vast Yin Mansion had few people now. Yin Shihua and Shan Munan’s family had moved back to the Shan Family, and the two seniors originally wanted to move from Zheng Garden to Lan Garden or Jun Garden, but Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu didn’t agree.

They preferred the environment of the small courtyard in Jun Garden over Zheng Garden.

Zheng Garden was renamed Mengqin Garden, named after Zhou Mengqin.

Dinner was delicious, and the butler led in the "guests."

"Master, Madam, Young Madam, Zhu Lan brought Young Master Junjie and another..."

The butler’s words just fell when Zhu Lan, Yin Junjie, along with another... little boy walked in.

Yin Junjie had truly grown into a handsome young man.

Upon hearing that Yin Junjie had arrived, Su Xiaomeng quickly turned to the entrance, waving,

"Junjie, come in quickly, we’re just about to eat!"

"Grandma Xiaomeng."

Yin Junjie greeted her, then respectfully faced Yin Shaohui and Zhou Mengqin,

"Great-grandfather, great-grandmother."

"Hs. If you haven’t eaten, wash your hands and come over to sit and eat."

Zhou Mengqin instructed, ordering the servants to prepare two sets of utensils and pull out a child’s dining chair.

"Fanfan, greet them. This is Grandma Xiaomeng, then Great-grandfather and Great-grandmother."

"Grandma Xiaomeng... Great-grandfather... Great-grandmother..."

Following Yin Junjie’s lead, Yin Junfan greeted them. His greeting seemed rather perfunctory, unclear if it was due to shyness or timidity, or perhaps a soft, weak voice.

Fortunately, Xiaomeng and the two elders weren’t bothered by it.

"Zhu Lan, bring the kids over here."

Su Xiaomeng told Zhu Lan.

Zhu Lan nodded and directed Yin Junjie and Junfan over.

"Why didn’t you call ahead to let us know? We would have waited to have dinner with you."

Su Xiaomeng quickly said.

Zhu Lan was a bit embarrassed, pursing his lips,

"There was traffic, and I didn’t want to disturb you, so I didn’t say anything beforehand. I heard Xiaomeng was back with Shuangshuang and Huang Huang, so I thought to bring Junjie and Junfan to visit."

Su Xiaomeng chuckled,

"It’s no bother. Junjie is in the Second Junior year now, right?"

Yin Junjie nodded, arranged the child seat, placed Yin Junfan on it, served him some soup and rice, handed the spoon to the little one, and instructed him to eat. His actions showed that Yin Junjie usually took care of Yin Junfan extensively.

Su Xiaomeng had met Yin Junfan a few times; roughly every time she returned, they would have a meeting. Known for being popular with kids, Su Xiaomeng’s charm seemed absent when it came to Yin Junfan.

Fortunately, she wasn’t the only one feeling this, as others experienced the same.

Yin Junfan was only close to Yin Junjie alone. Whenever the brothers appeared together, Yin Junfan became Yin Junjie’s little tagalong, never wanting to let go, feeling insecure if they separated beyond five steps.

"Fanfan, have you been attending kindergarten well?"

Yin Junfan had just turned five.

Yin Junfan kept his head down while eating, and although Su Xiaomeng asked him a question, he only peeked at her and didn’t respond until Yin Junjie gently reminded him,

"Grandma Xiaomeng is asking you a question – you should answer her properly."

Only then did Yin Junfan hesitantly nod and spoke one word, "Yes."

Just that one word, and it was quiet enough for her to hear.

Not troubling the little child, Su Xiaomeng merely smiled, noticing Zhu Lan sitting beside, barely moving her chopsticks, with a seemingly hesitant and indecisive demeanor. Su Xiaomeng understood, poured her a bit of drink,

"It’s chilled, have a sip. It’s hot outside."

"Tha-thank you."

"We’ll have dinner first, and discuss after eating."

Su Xiaomeng calmly said, and Zhu Lan appeared surprised.

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