Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Immediately afterwards, Su Qianrou led Su Xiaoxiao in.

Everyone stared at her in disbelief.

"sister".

Rou'er.

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, Eldest Sister-in-law, Xiaoyu, Xinyue, I'm back."

Su Haoyu quickly stepped forward, looked her up and down, and said, "Sister, it really is you."

Su Qianrou chuckled, "Who else could it be?"

"Why didn't you tell us you were coming back? We could have come to pick you up."

"I was just thinking of giving you a surprise."

Lin Rong slowly walked up to her, looked at her, and still seemed somewhat incredulous.

"Happy birthday, Mother."

Lin Rong laughed and cried at the same time, and hugged her tightly, "Rou'er, you're really back."

Su Qianrou reached out and hugged her.

After a while, Lin Rong finally let go of her and said with concern, "You've lost so much weight, have you not been eating well?"

"Perhaps it's because we haven't seen each other for a long time, that's why my mother thinks I've lost weight."

"You've suffered these past five years."

"It's not hard, my daughter is doing quite well."

Lin Rong didn't believe her words and thought she was just comforting her. So she thought she would take advantage of her return to make her feel better and asked, "How long are you coming back to stay?"

Su Qianrou hugged her arm and said coquettishly, "I'll wait until Mother gets annoyed with me."

Lin Rong chuckled and said indulgently, "Even if you stay in the manor for the rest of your life, I will never bother you."

"My mother still spoils me the most."

Everyone else looked at her with doting eyes.

Su Xiaoxiao obediently stayed to the side, quietly watching her mother reunite with her family.

Su Jinhao saw her, walked up to her curiously, and asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Su Xiaoxiao."

"You are the little sister."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded. Su Qianrou had told her that her maternal grandmother had an older brother and two younger brothers, but she didn't know who was who. So she asked, "Are you Jinhao's younger brother or Jinshuo's younger brother?"

"I am Jinhao."

"Brother Hao'er".

Su Jinshuo came over at some point, hugged her, and called out in a childish voice, "Sister."

"You must be Jinshuo's younger brother."

Su Jinshuo remained silent, only repeatedly calling out, "Sister."

"This is Xiaoxiao," Lin Rong said with delight.

"Xiaoxiao, come here," Su Qianrou beckoned to Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to go over too, but she was held tightly by Su Jinshuo and couldn't get away, so she looked helplessly at her mother.

Su Qianrou chuckled, walked over, and patted Su Jinshuo's little head, saying, "Our Shuo'er likes the little sister so much."

"Sister, play."

Song Shiyu coaxed softly, "Shuo'er, let go of your sister first, and your sister will play with you later."

Su Jinshuo, however, refused to let go and held onto Su Xiaoxiao tightly.

"Shuo'er, be a good boy. I'll play with you again later, okay?"

Surprisingly, Su Jinshuo actually let go of her and obediently replied, "Okay."

Everyone found it unbelievable, because he was usually very stubborn and would cry and make a fuss if he didn't get his way, so no one could do anything about him.

Su Xiaoxiao was unaware of all this; she only thought her younger brother was very well-behaved. Then she walked up to Su Jing'an and Lin Rong and said, "Xiaoxiao greets her maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother."

Lin Rong said happily, "Our little one is so pretty, just like your mother when she was little."

“My maternal grandmother is beautiful too.”

Lin Rong picked her up, unable to put her down.

"Let me hug you too," Su Jing'an couldn't help but say.

"You don't know how to hold him, what if you drop our little one and hurt him?"

"Of course I can. Didn't I hold Rou'er a lot when she was little?"

"That was more than 20 years ago."

"I've held Hao'er and Shuo'er too."

Although Lin Rong was unwilling, she still gave Su Xiaoxiao to him.

Su Jing'an happily accepted it, "Little darling, call me grandfather again."

"Maternal grandfather".

"Eh," Su Jing'an felt completely melted.

Su Mingxuan said, "Xiaoxiao, I am your maternal uncle."

"Hello, Uncle."

Su Haoyu also joined in, "Me too, I'm the little uncle."

"Hello, Uncle."

Su Haoyu laughed like a fool, then looked at Su Qianrou and said, "Sister, Xiaoxiao and you are practically identical."

"Of course my daughter looks like me."

Then, Su Haoyu said considerately, "Dad, you must be tired after carrying me for so long, let me carry you."

Su Jing'an said irritably, "Go away, go away. You're so clumsy. If you carry him, he'll drop our little one."

"I will be careful."

"That won't work either."

"Grandpa, put Xiaoxiao down, it's tiring to carry her."

"Look how sensible our little one is."

Before anyone knew it, Su Qianrou picked up Su Jinshuo and looked at them quietly with a smile on her face.

The three children were already lively enough, but with Su Xiaoxiao added to the mix, the room was soon filled with laughter and cheerful chatter.

At night, Su Qianrou came out of the bath and had just sat down when Su Mingxuan walked in.

Su Qianrou was somewhat surprised to see him. "Big brother, what brings you here?"

Su Mingxuan didn't see Su Xiaoxiao, so he asked, "Where's Xiaoxiao? Is she asleep?"

"She's with her parents; her older brother came to see Xiaoxiao."

"no".

"Please sit down, elder brother."

Su Mingxuan sat down on the couch.

Su Qianrou poured him a cup of tea and asked, "It's so late, brother, is there something you need?"

"The prince has gone to Liangzhou. Have you met him?"

Su Qianrou nodded.

"Does he know of the existence of the little one?"

"Know".

"He didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

"no".

Su Mingxuan was relieved. "By the way, I haven't had a chance to ask you yet, why did you suddenly decide to come back?"

"It wasn't exactly sudden. I had been planning to come back, but I hadn't decided when. Then he suddenly came looking for me, so I didn't need to hide it anymore. It just so happened that it was my mother's birthday, so I came back."

"What about the prince? Has he returned as well?"

"We came back together."

“You and him…”

"No, he is Xiaoxiao's father, and since it was on the way, we came back together."

“Didn’t you ever think about getting back together with him? Over the years, he has been deeply in love with you. He was disappointed time and time again, but he never gave up. Several times I couldn’t help but want to tell him where you were.”

"I'm the one who put my elder brother in a difficult position."

"I wouldn't say it's difficult, but I feel a little guilty," she said, then couldn't help but ask, "Do you still have feelings for him?"

It would be a lie to say that there isn't one.

"The prince is a rare and devoted lover. We have all seen his feelings for you. I think you should seriously consider it, especially since you two have Xiaoxiao."

"Why has my older brother suddenly become a lobbyist?"

Fearing she might misunderstand, Su Mingxuan hurriedly explained, "I'm not trying to speak on behalf of the Prince, I'm just..."

"I know, my brother is doing this for my own good. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"It's good that you know what you're doing. I'll say it again: whatever decision you make, I'll support you."

"Thank you, brother."

"Alright, it's getting late, I'll head back now, you should get some rest."

"Okay, take care, brother."

Su Qianrou watched him leave, then said, "Rest now," and walked into the inner room.