The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

"I heard Song Ling said you were busy, so I came right in without asking him to announce. I didn't bother you, right?"

"How could that happen?" Xia Yechen reacted and quickly denied it, but it was still a little strange. "I... I just didn't expect you to come over suddenly. Or is it because-"

"It's because Nini misses you." Zhou Xiaoyuan interrupted with a smile, and then winked at Xia Yechen mischievously.

"Now that Nini is here, let's not talk about those unhappy things, right?"

Xia Yechen understood and nodded naturally. The smile on Zhou Xiaoyuan's face was now a little more real. She pushed the little carrot head next to her and gestured, "Why are you not moving now? Didn't Nini just say that she really wanted to Daddy?"

"Daddy—"

The little girl reacted, gave a sweet cry, and immediately rushed forward. Xia Yechen took the baby into her arms, and was a little dumbfounded. She turned around and wanted to say something else.

But when he turned around, he was stunned. There was no shadow of Zhou Xiaoyuan in front of him. Xia Yechen blinked and lowered his head to look at Nini in his arms.

Nini also blinked along with him, and after a while she spoke wisely: "Is daddy looking for mommy?"

Xia Yechen listened to Nini's words and sat down with the little girl in his arms. He praised Nini for being so smart, but he couldn't help but ask: "Is mother angry? Why did she disappear suddenly? She didn't want to talk to daddy. say?"

Hearing this, the little girl tilted her head and hugged Xia Yechen's neck as if she didn't understand.

At this glance, Xia Yechen knew that he was confused.

How could Nini, a child who was only a few years old, know whether Zhou Xiaoyuan was angry or not? He sighed and was about to coax the little girl while going to find Zhou Xiaoyuan, but he didn't.

Thinking about it, the little girl rolled her eyes and suddenly said: "Although Nini doesn't know if mother is angry..."

"But Mom said it when she sent Nini over. Daddy and Nini don't get along very much. You have to take good care of Nini today. You can't be lazy and push Nini to Mom!"

After saying that, the little girl stood up, as if she was filled with indignation. Xia Yechen was stunned for a moment, and when he realized it, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Thinking of Zhou Xiaoyuan's instructions, Xia Yechen couldn't help but smile.

He sighed softly and asked Nini how she had lived with her mother all these years.

Xia Yechen has always wanted to know everything about Zhou Xiaoyuan and his daughter, but the news he heard on paper was never as good as what the person involved said in person, which always left a vague feeling in his heart.

He wanted to inquire again, but it was naturally impossible for Zhou Xiaoyuan to tell him this. After thinking about it, she had no choice but to take this opportunity to ask Nini.

Originally, Xia Yechen was worried that Nini would not remember those days.

He had even thought about what to say to guide him, but he didn't expect that the little girl wouldn't let him worry at all. She curled her lips and said directly: "In the past... Nini had a very bad life in the past, and so did my mother, and they didn't have anything good to eat. thing!"

Children don't know how to lie, and the same goes for Nini. She feels that naturally her father has asked, so she should answer.

I didn't realize at all that I was doing a terrible job.

Instead, seeing Xia Yechen's distressed expression, she even took the initiative to wipe her father's face and said kindly: "Dad, don't be sad. In fact, except for grandma being very cruel, everything is fine."

“Although Nini can’t eat delicious food all the time, my mother will find a way to save money to buy candied haws for Nini!

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"The candied haws on a stick are very sweet, and my mother will smile very sweetly when she sees Nini being happy~ My mother said that this means having something to look forward to in life, and it is always good to have something to look forward to."

The more sensible Nini seemed at this time and the more she comforted Xia Yechen, the more Xia Yechen blamed herself. She felt sorry for Nini now and for Zhou Xiaoyuan. She also hated why she was not with her mother and daughter at that time. Since she had made them suffer Such abuse.

He took a deep breath, hugged the little girl and secretly swore in his heart. At the same time, he comforted Nini and said, "Daddy will never leave again, and you will never let you and your mother suffer."

"What is suffering?" Nini asked coquettishly, "Nini doesn't suffer at all, but Nini wants to eat candied haws!"

"Okay, okay, daddy will buy a lot of candied haws for Nini later."

Xia Yechen rubbed the little girl's head and felt a little better after watching her acting cute. But after thinking about it, he realized who Nini meant by "grandma", and his face became a little more serious. Xi warned Nini.

Nini nodded blankly, indicating that she understood, and then rubbed Xia Yechen again, using her living treasure attributes to make Xia Yechen unable to deal with anything all afternoon.

The fuss continued until dinner time, until Song Ling came from outside and reminded Xia Yechen: "Master, it's time for dinner."

Only then did Xia Yechen realize that it was rare for him to have such a happy moment, so naturally he didn't want to enjoy it alone.

He simply asked the kitchen to deliver the meal to Zhou Xiaoyuan.

After giving the instructions, he teased Nini and said, "Can daddy take Nini to find her mother? Is her mother still in the room?"

The little girl tilted her head and said seriously:

"How would Nini know?"

Before Xia Yechen had time to react, Nini smiled for a moment, rushed over and shouted again, "But dad promised Nini to find her mother, so no matter where her mother is, dad will help find her - just like before It’s like mother bringing Nini here!”

This little girl knew how to bargain. Xia Yechen scratched her little nose and nodded in laughter.

In fact, there is no need to look for it, it is just what a child said on a whim.

After all, it was already dinner time, where else could Zhou Xiaoyuan go?

To put it bluntly, even if he wanted to go out, Xia Yechen asked the housekeeper and the servants in the house how much effort it would take to find someone?

Sure enough, when Xia Yechen took Nini to Zhou Xiaoyuan's yard, he heard her voice as soon as he entered the door, but she didn't seem very happy.

Xia Yechen paused for a moment, then gently covered Nini with his eyes signaling her not to make any sound.

It is rare for father and daughter to have a tacit understanding, and the little girl also curled up in his arms obediently.

Xia Yechen walked a few more steps, and then he saw clearly that Zhou Xiaoyuan was teaching Archie how to read. The results didn't seem very obvious, so her voice was obviously anxious.

"Why can't you recognize this word? Haven't you said it several times? Archie..."

There was no sound from Archie's end for a long time, as if he was feeling very guilty.

Xia Yechen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He didn't mean to disturb Zhou Xiaoyuan. He just sat down with Nini on the side. He was a little curious when watching their movements. He didn't know when these two would notice them.

As a result, after waiting for a quarter of an hour, Ah Qi finally recognized the word, and Zhou Xiaoyuan stood up with satisfaction.

He crossed his arms again and was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of Xia Yechen and Nini beside him from the corner of his eye.