Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting

"Did you later want to find an ordinary man to settle down with?"

"It’s been so long, let’s not bring it up..."

Zhu Lan brushed her hair and said lightly. Su Xiaomeng could tell that if asked whether Zhu Lan had any regrets about taking over the guardianship of the two children back then, she would hesitate.

So, back then, the man who was almost about to marry Zhu Lan was also hard for Zhu Lan to let go of.

Maybe... it was just an impulsive act of a mother.

If she could choose again, and didn’t act on that impulse, Yin Junjie and Yin Junfan would be in completely different situations now.

All of this was clear to Su Xiaomeng.

But in any case, Zhu Lan didn’t disregard Yin Junjie, and didn’t back down because she had to take in Yin Junfan.

Any woman who makes such a choice deserves respect, especially when she was a cherished daughter growing up and then faced changes in marriage...

No matter how others view Zhu Lan, in Xiaomeng’s eyes, this woman has really changed a lot.

"I’ll add another five thousand for you every month. Do you think that’s enough?"

"Enough, it’s enough, you don’t need to give so much..."

"Use it, no matter what, Yin Junjie is on the Yin Family’s genealogy. He is a child of the Yin Family; raising him is the Yin Family’s responsibility."

"...I really feel ashamed."

Zhu Lan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled...

Zhu Lan in her thirties and Zhu Lan at twenty-seven or twenty-eight are already in two completely different states; gone is the pampered attitude of a wealthy lady, the arrogance of a noblewoman, now she’s just a mother wholeheartedly devoted to her children’s healthy growth.

"Junjie is so excellent, and with such a brother, Junfan won’t be bad either."

"Xiaomeng, if it weren’t for you, it would really be difficult for me with these two children..."

Zhu Lan’s heart was full of gratitude, and Su Xiaomeng just listened quietly. She had her own considerations, such as not wanting Yin Junjie and Yin Junfan to grow up with resentment and hatred, like Yin Shiqing did.

"Just don’t mention the money I’m giving you to the two elders."

Su Xiaomeng advised.

Zhu Lan nodded.

Walking along the ancient wall, they reached Jun Garden, then turned back towards Mengqin Garden, taking over forty minutes to go back and forth.

In the courtyard, the four little ones pulled along a young servant, playing the game of "Eagle Catching Chicks," and their laughter filled the entire mansion.

The two elders of the Yin Family sat on rocking chairs, fanning themselves with bamboo fans while watching the children play.

Xiaomeng didn’t really expect the two elders to be completely unaware of her financial support for Zhu Lan’s family. She figured the elders knew but chose not to say anything.

With Yin Shiqing as such a cautionary example, the elders paid more attention to the family members’ bloodlines.

When Junjie was young, the elders also cherished this grandson, but as Yin Shiqing’s journey progressed, it made the elders apprehensive... worried that Yin Junjie, carrying Yin Shiqing’s blood, would turn into another Yin Shiqing.

So at that time, about the issue of adopting Yin Junjie, the elders struggled for a long time. They were quite unwilling to bring Yin Junjie back, and it was only after Zhu Lan emerged that they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On the surface, they seem to treat Yin Junjie the same way, but there’s a deep-rooted bias inside.

Some things can be done, but must remain unspoken. Once said aloud... it might cause trouble.

Around eight-thirty, Zhu Lan left the Yin Mansion with Yin Junjie and Yin Junfan. Both Shuangshuang and Huang Huang were reluctant to see Yin Junjie go.

"Little uncle, little auntie, I’ll come to play with you during the holidays, listen to your teachers when you start school back home."

"Okay..."

Shuangshuang nodded, clinging onto Yin Junjie,

"You must come play with us often."

"Okay."

Su Xiaomeng looked at Yin Junjie’s height, it seemed he shot up this year, suddenly half a head taller than Su Xiaomeng.

"Xiaomeng Grandma, we’re heading back."

"Okay, be careful on the way."

After seeing off Zhu Lan’s family, Xiaomeng led Shuangshuang and Huang Huang back inside, noticed the time, and prepared to take them to Jun Garden to wash up and go to bed.

Right then, Yin Shixiu’s call came in...

Su Xiaomeng found herself furrowing her brow at the sight of Yin Shixiu’s call... she knew her emotions were strange.

She wanted to answer, but at the same time she didn’t.

The phone rang in her pocket for a while, and seeing that Su Xiaomeng wasn’t making a move, Shuangshuang took it upon herself to pull the phone out of Su Xiaomeng’s pocket. Looking at the caller ID, she frowned and read out, "Uncle...? Who is this?"

Shuangshuang blinked her eyes and asked Su Xiaomeng.

Su Xiaomeng hurriedly took the phone back, "It’s mom’s phone, how can you just take it?"

"Hmm...who’s mom’s Uncle?"

Shuangshuang blinked her big eyes twice, then seriously asked Prince Huang.

Huang Huang scratched his head, he didn’t know either.

Seeing her brother silent, Shuangshuang kept tugging at him, "Brother, say something, do you know?"

Prince Huang got impatient, and shouted at Shuangshuang, "Kids shouldn’t ask so many questions."

"..."

"..."

Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, she was truly defeated by these little ones. She didn’t answer the call, but simply texted Yin Shixiu back: Talk later, heading to Jun Garden.

Soon, she received a response of "Okay."

Putting away her phone, she carried Shuangshuang and Huang Huang’s backpacks onto the electric scooter waiting at the door. On the way, Shuangshuang kept chattering at Su Xiaomeng.

"Mom, who’s Uncle? Is it a man? Someone Shuangshuang knows? Mom’s uncle... what should Shuangshuang call him?"

Call him Dad! What do you think you should call him!

Su Xiaomeng thought to herself, but she didn’t say it aloud. Mentioning it would only lead to Shuangshuang asking more questions, like why mom calls dad uncle.

Just thinking about answering that barrage of questions about a person she wasn’t willing to deal with right now gave Su Xiaomeng a headache.

She simply used Prince Huang’s earlier words to dismiss Shuangshuang,

"Kids shouldn’t ask so many questions."

"I’m not a kid anymore! I’m already grown up!"

"You are a kid! You haven’t grown up yet! You have to grow up to be as big as mom to be considered grown up."

"Wow..."

Shuangshuang’s small mouth opened wide, and she looked at Su Xiaomeng with big eyes...

Su Xiaomeng felt extremely uncomfortable under Shuangshuang’s gaze, "What’s wrong now?"

"If I grow up this big... would mom already be gone?"

"Bah, bah, bah! You little rascal, what nonsense are you saying!"

"Hmm...when people get old, don’t they die?"

Shuangshuang asked again.

Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, can’t engage, can’t engage, kids say the darndest things...

"Mom...let me ask you secretly...you tell me quietly, I won’t tell anyone..."

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