Chapter 363: Addressing
When she saw Qin Muxuan enter the kitchen, Ye Han smiled and greeted her, “Xiao Xuan, you’re here. Have a taste of the biscuits I made with Nanny Chen.”
Sensing Ye Han’s casual enthusiasm and not deliberate politeness, Qin Muxuan felt a lot more relaxed. “Okay.” As she said this, she picked up a biscuit and started eating.
“It’s delicious,” Qin Muxuan’s tone was sincere and it didn’t sound polite.
There were crumbs around Xiaoxin’s mouth and she took a piece of biscuits of a different favor to Qin Muxuan, “Mommy, eat this. This is also delicious!”
Qin Muxuan took it with a smile, and wiped away the crumbs around Xiaoxin’s mouth with her other hand. “Thanks. Right, Xiaoxin, did you forget what you need to say after eating something made by others?”
After hearing Qin Muxuan’s words, Xiaoxin quickly and respectfully said to Ye Han, “Thank you, Grandmother! The cookies you made are really delicious.”
When she saw how polite Xiaoxin was, Ye Han beamed with joy and felt more love for her granddaughter. “You don’t have to be so polite with Grandmother. If you like it, eat more!”
Xiaoxin cheered, nodded and said, “Thank you, Grandmother.” Then she pulled Xiaobai to go and eat the cake.
In fact, Qin Muxuan usually wouldn’t let Xiaoxin eat so many sweets, but when she saw how cheerful Xiaoxin was, she didn’t want to say anything to spoil it. She thought it wouldn’t hurt to indulge her once in a while.
Ye Han looked at the backs of Xiaobai and Xiaoxin. One of them was tall and the other one was short, and they looked very harmonious together. Her eyes slowly reddened, “These two children get along with each other very well.” She had thought they might feel a little distant towards each other.
Qin Muxuan nodded. “Xiaoxin liked her brother very much the moment she met Xiaobai.”
Ye Han sounded a little emotional, “Maybe there’s a special bond between siblings.”
“Maybe,” Qin Muxuan smiled.
Ye Han glanced at Qin Muxuan who was looking at the two kids lovingly and sighed to herself. As a matter of fact, the Gu Family should apologize to Qin Muxuan. She almost lost her life, and she had been taking care of the child all by herself for so many years.
Ye Han hesitated for a moment before saying, “Xiao Xuan, you’ve raised Xiaoxin very well.”
Qin Muxuan was a little shocked when she heard this. She didn’t expect Ye Han to say something like that to her. As if someone had finally known how much she had gone through all these years, Qin Muxuan suddenly felt that she wanted to cry.
Qin Muxuan wiped the corner of her eyes and stopped the tears that were about to come out. She only let out a low “Mhmm.”
“Xiao Xuan, back then, the Gu Family hurt you so much. Zijin’s grandmother did that kind of thing to you, and I did nothing to help you, so I should say sorry too.” Ye Han’s tone was full of guilt.
Qin Muxuan instinctively thought Ye Han shouldn’t blame herself like that, so she quickly comforted her, “Mrs. Gu, I know it has nothing to do with you. You don’t have to blame yourself. I’ve never thought that you’re to blame.”
Qin Muxuan lowered her eyebrows slightly and smiled. “To me, you are one of the very few people in the Gu Family who treated me well.”
When Ye Han saw Qin Muxuan being so sensible, and she did not blame her because of what Elderly Lady Gu did to her, she felt even more sorry for her.
But when she heard Qin Muxuan address her as ‘Mrs. Gu’, she felt very upset.
Ye Han held Qin Muxuan’s hand. “Muxuan, if you don’t mind, you can still call me Mother like before.”
Noticing Qin Muxuan’s hesitation and embarrassment, Ye Han continued, “Never mind what Zijin might think about it. Though you are not with him now, I still see you as my daughter.”
When she heard Ye Han say that, Qin Muxuan no longer had any reasons to decline. Besides, she would really feel the warmth of a mother from Ye Han sometimes.
Qin Muxuan held Ye Han’s hand and smiled at her. “Mom.”
Instantly Ye Han nodded jubilantly.
Nanny Chen, who witnessed how the two of them get back on good terms, could not help but shed tears. She was there in the Gu Family when all that bad stuff happened to Qin Muxuan.
Nanny Chen knew Qin Muxuan was a good girl, so she could not help but sigh and feel distressed about her experiences.
Nanny Chen greeted her, “Miss Qin, it’s been a long time since you were here last time. Why not stay for dinner tonight and try my cooking again?”
Ye Han also echoed, “Yes, Nanny Chen’s cooking skills have improved a lot in the past few years. Why don’t you stay with Xiaoxin for the night?”
Qin Muxuan felt she was put in a dilemma. She had planned just to take Xiaoxin here so Ye Han could see her and then leave, but in the face of the enthusiasm of Ye Han to ask her to stay, Qin Muxuan couldn’t refuse decisively.
Ye Han saw that Qin Muxuan was hesitating and continued to persuade her, “This is the first time I’ve seen Xiaoxin since she was born. I want to spend more time with her. Can she stay for the night, just one night?”
Qin Muxuan was easy to be soft-hearted, and at this moment, she couldn’t say a word of rejection, “Gu Zijin originally said that he would take Xiaoxin to the amusement park after we came here. I’ll ask if Xiaoxin is willing to stay.”
When she heard that Qin Muxuan agreed, Ye Han felt more certain. To her, coaxing a child was nothing difficult, “I’ll go ask Xiaoxin.”
Ye Han immediately went to find Xiaoxin. “Xiaoxin, are the biscuits and cakes I made delicious?”
Xiaoxin nodded without hesitation. “Yeah!”
Ye Han smiled, “Then how about you stay here tonight? I will make you more delicious food, okay?”
This time, Xiaoxin hesitated. She finally remembered that Gu Zijin had promised her to take her to the amusement park, “But Papa promised to take me to the amusement park.”
Ye Han continued to persuade her, “Papa can take you there tomorrow, okay? And there’s still the day after tomorrow. You stay here for one night and ask Papa to take you there for two days.”
As expected, Xiaoxin, as a child who could be easily coaxed, agreed without much consideration.
When Xiaobai heard that Ye Han wanted Xiaoxin to stay for the night, he had been paying attention to the reaction of Qin Muxuan, but to his surprise, she didn’t seem to mind at all.
Xiaobai was still a little worried and pulled Qin Muxuan’s sleeve. “Da Bai, do you want to stay here?”
Qin Muxuan knew what Xiaobai was concerned about and touched his head. “Grandmother wants to spend more time with Xiaoxin, so we’ll stay for one night, okay?”
Xiaobai nodded. Since Qin Muxuan didn’t mind, he had no reason to object. After all, he was just afraid that she would feel uncomfortable staying here with his grandparents.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
When she heard Xiaoxin’s consent, Ye Han was overjoyed and fed Xiaoxin a lot of food. And Xiaoxin accepted it without hesitation. She felt that having a grandmother was so good as Mommy wouldn’t stop her from eating the cake!
When she saw that Qin Muxuan and the rest of them would stay for dinner, Nanny Chen rushed to prepare, ready to make the best meal ever.
Ye Han asked them to go to the living room and sit on the sofa to watch TV and chat. Qin Muxuan, on the other hand, was absent-minded. She glanced upstairs at the study room from time to time. She didn’t know what Gu Zijin and Gu Heng were talking about, and what was taking them so long.