After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

"Then we must try this wonton."

Wan Ning walked to the seat of the wonton stall in shock, her eyes always focused on Gao Rulan. Although she was still innocent and cute at this moment, she was completely different from the delicate appearance she had just had beside her mother.

"Rulan, didn't you just say that you have never been out since you came to Nanye City? How come you know so much about the food here?"

Rulan playfully covered her mouth with her slender white fingers, and smirked, "Sister, you don't know this. If I hadn't said this, how could my mother let me out so easily? In fact, I have been around here for a long time. I would sneak out after practicing the piano every day."

I thought she was a soft and cute girl, but I didn't expect her to be so courageous and a woman with her own ideas. Wan Ning couldn't help but look at her with admiration.

"But sister, please don't tell my mother that I haven't fallen behind in any of the arts she asked me to practice." As she spoke, Gao Rulan looked at an empty table next to her, pointed at the servants waiting next to her and smiled, "There's another empty table over there, you can go sit over there and have something to eat, order whatever you want, I'll treat you."

"Thank you, miss."

Seeing the servants leave, she spoke more freely. It can be seen that Gao Niang is very dedicated to her daughter's education and training, and she never relaxes even after moving to Nanye City. Wan Ning thought about how to find out Gao Niang's background from Gao Rulan, and what is her relationship with Princess Le Yan's mother?

Why do they seem to have a good relationship, but Gao Niang's words don't sound so good? Pei Lan, Ru Lan? If they were not good, why would they give their daughter a name so similar to their best friend?

Soon, the wontons were served. After tasting them, everyone agreed that they were delicious and praised Rulan's recommendation. Rulan was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She recommended with great enthusiasm: "The wontons here are big, and the wonton soup is also made with broth. As for the wonton filling, the boss also specially added a wild vegetable, and the taste is very unique!"

"Hey, girl, you know our wontons very well! I'll give you some limited-time side dishes. Come back next time if they're delicious." The stall owner quickly brought a few plates of side dishes in front of them. The side dishes were exquisite and delicious. Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, Wan Ning asked about Nan Ye's origins through these side dishes.

"This side dish is special to Nanye, because the raw material has extremely high requirements for the climate and can only grow in the fields outside Nanye City. The taste also has a peculiar aroma. Some people like it very much, but some people hate it. Can Rulan get used to it?"

Rulan picked up a piece and put it in her mouth, chewing it carefully and savoring the taste. A happy expression gradually appeared on her face, and she exclaimed: "It's delicious. No wonder my mother said that Nanye City is a good place. I will be very happy when I become a Nanye person."

Wan Ning pondered secretly and asked casually, "It seems that your mother likes Nanye City very much, but how did you decide to open a teahouse in Nanye City? This business is not easy to do."

"Well, a few months ago, my mother suddenly received a letter from an old friend in Nanye City, saying that she missed her very much and hoped that she could settle down in Nanye City. After receiving the letter, my mother was very excited, so she packed her luggage and hurriedly brought me here. We came in a hurry, and my mother didn't want to stay idle at home all the time, so her old friend lent her teahouse to us to temporarily settle down. Although the business is bleak, it is at least something to do."

"Wow, what kind of old friend is so generous? I also hope I can have such a friend. Have you ever seen him? Can you introduce him to us someday?" Wan Ning guessed that this old friend might be the instigator behind the storytelling incident, or he might also know Pei Lan.

Gao Rulan shook her head: "I haven't met him. He seems to be very busy and has not been in Nanye City recently, so he has not come to Furong Tower to meet my mother. But they should have kept in touch through letters, after all..." Rulan hesitated to speak.

"What happened?" Mu Xiu asked curiously.

"After all, he arranged my life and my mother's life in an orderly manner. Whenever we need something, we will receive it the next day." Rulan added expressionlessly: "After all, my mother only wants to protect me. She doesn't want me to see her meeting her old lover!"

For a moment, everyone was frozen in their tracks, not knowing what to say. Seeing everyone's embarrassment, Rulan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister, you don't have to feel sorry for me. I was adopted by my mother, and she raised me so well that I should have my own life. My mother has no husband and I have no father, so she can do whatever she wants. How can anyone control us? We are so uncomfortable!"

In fact, Gao Niang was not without a husband. When she was young, she and Pei Lan were neighbors. They were of similar age and often played, studied and worked together. Their relationship was so good that they were like one person. Their fathers often joked that if they saw one of them, they could find the other.

Pei Lan lived like this until her father passed away. Suddenly, a dashing young man came into her life and took away her best friend and her happy life. The two never met again. Not long after, the Gao family found a marriage for Gao Niang. Although the two had never met, she learned from her family that the prospective husband was also handsome, talented, and suave, and was a man worth entrusting her life to.

Gao Niang, who was trapped in longing for him every day, blushed and asked her mother only one question: "How does this person compare to that heroic young man?"

The mother smiled and repeatedly affirmed: "Better than him!"

So Gao Niang stayed at home, waiting for her husband's family to propose marriage. But when she really got married, she found out that the so-called romantic and suave man who was worthy of trust was just a gambler who loved to visit brothels and other places, and he also loved gambling and owed a lot of debts. He married Gao Niang only because of the dowry given by the Gao family.

If she didn't get the money when she got home, she would beat Gao Niang severely. Gao Niang also asked someone to go to her parents' home for help, but her family didn't come for a long time, and in the end, they just advised her to be patient. Once you get married, you are a family, and you must not hurt the harmony of the family.

While Gao Niang was waiting anxiously for someone from her parents' home to come, she only received a letter from her father with only a few words on it: "A harmonious family brings prosperity."

A year later, the news of her good friend's death came from Nanye City, and she was completely disappointed. She saw that this family could no longer be harmonious, so if there was any, she could only exchange it for her mother Gao's patience and life. Now she didn't want to endure it anymore.

She never told anyone how she did it, but the end result was that her husband was accidentally beaten to death by the debt collector because of gambling debts, and the debt collector was sent to jail.

Gao Niang went to see the trial on purpose. She saw her husband's twisted body lying in front of the government office. That was when she realized she was completely free. On the way back from the government office, she heard a baby crying by the lake. She followed the sound and found an abandoned baby girl. She felt sorry for her and took her home. After raising her for a few days, no one came to claim her. So she tore off the missing person notice and named her Gao Rulan after her own surname and her best friend's name.

In order to remind themselves of those painful days and stay awake, they stayed in the mansion and drove out all the girls brought by their late husband. From then on, they studied business hard and put all their focus on their daughters.

Fortunately, Gao Rulan has always been well-behaved and understands her mother's good intentions, and has always brought glory to his poor life. Even though she didn't want to come to Nanye City this time, she still came with her mother without objection.

Qieqi admired Wan Ning very much, picked up the wonton bowl and suggested: "It is fate that we met today, let's drink wonton soup instead of wine, and we will be friends from now on."

Rulan smiled sweetly again and said coquettishly, "It's a reunion, sister. Let's continue the fate of mothers. Sister, please come to play with me often in the future."

Looking at the innocent smile, Wan Ning nodded vigorously.