A life of ups and downs is pure joy

Michelle Reis took Yong'er and walked towards Qingbo Courtyard. The little boy had been in the mansion for five months. From being timid at the beginning to being lively and cheerful now, he held his mother's hand all the way and jumped around happily.

Children's memories are both profound and short-lived, especially since he is still young. Also, because Michelle Reis treats him like her own child, he slowly begins to forget the woman in red. Originally, when they were at Le Yin Fang, Zi Yan also intervened in the meeting between the mother and son. It seems that everything is just as Lin Qing Huan said. It is better to bring a child into the house when he is still young than to have ulterior motives in the future.

"Mother, is this the yard where father and mother live?"

Standing at the gate of Qingbo Courtyard, the little boy raised his head and looked at the plaque at the gate and asked.

"Yong'er, tell mother, how do you pronounce these words?"

Michelle Reis squatted down, held Yong'er's little arm and asked gently.

"Yong'er knows. Mother taught me yesterday."

The little boy pointed at the plaque with his little hand and said in a baby voice, "Qingboyuan, mother, did Yonger read it correctly?"

"Yong'er is really smart. Come on, let's go in and greet your father and mother."

Michelle Reis smiled knowingly, then patted the little boy's chubby face and spoke affectionately.

The maid at the door bowed to the two of them and then led the mother and son to the inner courtyard.

Xiao Yi had a rare chance to rest today, and was chatting with Lin Qinghuan while leisurely having breakfast.

"Where's Jane?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at Yun Xiang and asked.

"The nurse took him to the old lady's yard early in the morning. The old lady wanted to see the little master day and night."

Yun Xiang replied with a smile.

"You guys should pay close attention to the wet nurse's dietary needs. The supplements my eldest sister-in-law brought yesterday were all sent to the wet nurse's room. If she eats well, my Jian'er will also be well."

Lin Qinghuan reminded again.

"By the way, there are a few interesting little toys. You can send them to Sister Li later."

Lin Qinghuan put down his bowl and chopsticks and continued.

"Understood, Madam."

Yun Xiang nodded and said.

"are you full?"

Seeing that Lin Qinghuan stopped eating, Xiao Yi asked.

"My belly is so full."

Lin Qinghuan muttered while rubbing her stomach.

"How can such a small bowl fill your stomach? Nan'er eats two big bowls a meal. You should eat more."

Xiao Yi put Lin Qinghuan's favorite dish into her bowl.

"Husband, are you raising pigs?"

Seeing that her empty bowl was filled again, Lin Qinghuan quickly reached out to stop the man.

"It would be nice to raise you into a little fat pig."

After Xiao Yi finished speaking, Yun Xiang smiled secretly beside him.

"Sir, Miss, Madam Li is here."

Chuxia walked in quickly and said.

"Sister Li is here, let her come in quickly, it's freezing outside."

Lin Qinghuan said.

After a while, he saw Michelle Reis walking in hand in hand with Yong'er. Lin Qinghuan didn't expect that there was more than just Michelle Reis coming, and was stunned for a moment.

"Jiaxin, I'm sorry. My husband and the young mistress are still having breakfast. Yong'er and I will go out and wait for them."

When Michelle Reis came in and saw the two people still eating, she blushed instantly and quickly bowed and said, Yong'er, who was standing beside her, saw her mother bowing and followed suit.

"Sister Li, there's no need to be so polite. My husband has a very good appetite today, so this meal took a while."

Lin Qinghuan signaled Yun Xiang and Chu Xia to go forward and help up the woman who had rules ingrained in her bones and the little boy beside her.

Yong'er hid beside Michelle Reis and secretly looked at the silent Xiao Yi, and from time to time she glanced at the woman she should call mother.

"Yong'er, mother has a few toys for you to play with. Come over and see if you like them."

Seeing that Michelle Reis was no longer reserved, Lin Qinghuan looked at the little boy who was staring at Xiao Yi, and waved to him.

Yun Xiang also brought the little toy over. Yong'er grabbed Li Jiaxin's dress tightly and didn't dare to go forward. Her eyes were always on the toy in Yun Xiang's hand.

"Since your mother is calling you, just go."

Michelle Reis touched Yong'er's forehead and said.

The little boy let go of his mother's dress, walked carefully to Xiao Yi and Lin Qinghuan, and then knelt down gently.

"Yong'er bows and greets father and mother."

The little boy kowtowed to the two of them obediently, which made Lin Qinghuan stunned for a moment. Then he stood up, helped the child up and said.

"Okay, Yong'er is very sensible, go find Sister Yunxiang to play with toys."

Yong'er stood up and looked up at Lin Qinghuan timidly, and kept stealing glances at the silent Xiao Yi, not daring to move.

Xiao Yi felt the little boy's gaze and nodded.

"Go and play."

After hearing what his father said, Yong'er ran to Yunxiang with a grin on his face, happily studying the wooden toys on the tray.

Chuxia went forward and cleaned up the leftovers on the table. Lin Qinghuan and Li Jiaxin also went to sit on the chess couch next to the room. Xiao Yi sat there for a while, and when he felt Lin Qinghuan's look that he was in the way, he went to the study.

"Sister Li, is Yong'er usually obedient?"

Lin Qinghuan looked at the little boy who was trying to play toys with Chuxia through the beaded curtain and asked Li Jiaxin.

"Very well-behaved and obedient, but a little timid."

Michelle Reis also looked at her adopted son and said gently.

"Just be obedient. Madam Zi Yan said that although Yong'er was born in Le Yin Fang, he actually rarely sees his mother. Zi Yan usually takes care of him more."

Lin Qinghuan said.

"Well, he's really clinging to me now, and he's getting closer and closer to me. He's really greedy."

Li Jiaxin said with a smile, and Lin Qinghuan clearly felt that since the child entered Huaying Pavilion, Madam Li has been smiling a lot more than before.

"Sister Li is well-behaved and well-read. It is the right thing for you to raise this child. All the children of the Xiao family will become successful in the future."

Lin Qinghuan placed the chess pieces on the chess couch and chose the white piece himself.

"Qinghuan, don't worry, I will educate him well and protect his growth."

Li Jiaxin said after dropping a black spot.

"It's a good thing for both you and him, Sister Li, you have to be more lenient with me. I always lose to you."

After Lin Qinghuan placed the white pieces, he looked up unreasonably and spoke to the gentle and quiet woman in front of him.

"I think your chess skills have improved a lot now. Is it very hard to learn painting recently?"

"Master has been very busy these days, so he asked me to rest for a few days. However, Master will be back tomorrow, and I should continue looking for him."

Lin Qinghuan looked up and said with a smile.

"Is the young lady still learning the qin from Madam Wang?"

Michelle Reis asked.

"Third sister is very busy all day. There are so many things to do in the music hall that I can't help at all. I don't dare to bother her to teach me how to play the piano."

Lin Qinghuan said awkwardly, thinking that his position as deputy abbot was just a figurehead.

"I heard that Madam Zi Yan is also quite good at playing the zither."

Michelle Reis said.

"Madam Zi Yan, you asked her to teach me how to play the piano. Hahaha, it would be better to ask her to come and drink two glasses of cold wine."

Lin Qinghuan couldn't help but smile when she thought of Zi Yan's appearance.

"My husband has always trusted her very much and has entrusted everything to her. I have always felt that she is quite extraordinary, or rather, she is not as carefree as you and I see on the surface."

Michelle Reis thought for a moment and said.

"Could it be that Madam Zi Yan is also a hermit who has been hiding herself as the manager of Le Yin Fang? Hahahahaha..."

Lin Qinghuan really couldn't give Zi Yan the title of a hermit master, so he said it with a smile.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Michelle Reis also shook her head and smiled.

Outside the bead curtain, Yong'er Tongyun was having a lot of fun playing with Chuxia, and his innocent laughter could be heard continuously.