Xu Xiu did not come to City G alone with his little one this time. The bodyguards and nannies arranged by Shen Xingyi before all followed him.

Firstly, he can help her take care of the little one, and secondly, she is unfamiliar with the place, so it will make her feel more at ease having someone follow her.

When Xu Xiu came to Xu Yujia's residence again, he still asked bodyguards to guard outside the door.

Even if people outside know the password to the gate, they still can't get in.

So Xu Xiu slowly flipped through the cake book. After a few minutes, she packed up and left.

At the gate, a middle-aged woman was looking inside, with a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.

She wanted to go up and knock on the door, but the two bodyguards wouldn't let her get close, and she couldn't help feeling annoyed.

This is the Xu family, which already has its own security system. Why does he bring extra bodyguards with him? Doesn't he trust the Xu family?

"Great aunt."

A childish voice suddenly came from behind her, and she turned around to look.

I saw the little kid being led by the nanny standing behind her.

She squatted down and said softly:

"Xiao Rang? Do you still remember your great aunt?"

The little bean nodded.

When she was thinking about whether to let the child lead her in, Xiao Rang said:

"Aunt, I'm going to find my mother. Goodbye."

She quickly reached out to stop him, and wanted to lead him without saying anything:

"Come on, my great aunt will take you to find your mother."

But the little kid didn't obey as she expected. Instead, he dodged her hand and tilted his head to look at her in confusion:

"Aunt, are you looking for my mother too?"

"I just wanted to send Xiao Rang off, and I also wanted to have a chat with your mother."

"Thank you, Auntie, but I have an aunt to send you off."

The auntie that Xiaodouding mentioned was the nanny, and at this time the nanny also bowed slightly towards her.

Just here, the door suddenly opened.

Xu Xiu came out holding a box.

The bodyguard took it from her and stood aside.

The middle-aged woman was slightly startled, but soon smiled at Xu Xiu:

"Xiu Xiu? I guessed it was you inside. We only met briefly last time and didn't have a good chat."

Xu Xiu looked at the elegantly dressed middle-aged woman in front of him with some confusion.

She looked at the little kid who appeared out of nowhere and gave him a hint with her eyes.

Xiao Douding also ran to her side and held her hand:

"Mom, my great aunt said she wanted to talk to you."

Great aunt?

Xu Xiu thought for a moment and finally realized the identity of the middle-aged woman.

"Aunt, do you have something to talk to me about?"

There are only three girls in Xu Xiu's mother's generation, in addition to the sisters Xu Yunian and Xu Yujia, there is also the daughter of Grandpa Xu's younger brother, Xu Lingxia.

The little kid calls his aunt grandma, so it can only be her.

Sisters Xu Lingxia and Xu Yujia look somewhat similar, but compared to the two sisters' brighter looks, she gives people a more gentle feeling.

Seeing Xu Xiu at this time, her expression was also very gentle. She felt as relieved as if seeing the son of an old friend finally grow up, and felt a strong sense of closeness.

"Nothing. I just saw someone at your mother's former residence. I thought it was you, so I wanted to go in and talk to you, but..."

She glanced at the bodyguard next to her and showed a little dissatisfaction.

Xu Xiu smiled embarrassedly:

"Sorry Auntie, I didn't know you were out there."

Xu Xiu did not explain the matter of the bodyguard, but just said that he did not hear it. Xu Lingxia did not dwell on why he had to bring a bodyguard. She took a look at what Xu Xiu took out and sighed:

"At that time, your mother and I grew up together and shared all our secrets. I never thought that our separation would have such consequences."

Xu Xiu also took a look at those things.

She sorted out her mother's belongings, packed them all into a box, and prepared to take them back to look at them slowly.

Xu Lingxia seemed to be thinking of the past, her eyes instantly turned red, she smiled embarrassedly and turned her head slightly to wipe away the moisture from her eyes.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Xiuxiu, are you planning to take these things back?"

After seeing Xu Xiu nod, she continued:

"I haven't dared to go into your mother's house for a long time, and I don't know if everything inside is the same as before."

"Grandma said that nothing has been changed inside and someone cleans it regularly."

Xu Lingxia nodded, looking at the yard with obvious reminiscence in her eyes.

Xu Xiu pretended not to see it and said to her apologetically:

"Aunt, Xu Lan and I have an appointment to go out together. Xiao Rang and I are leaving first."

Without waiting for her to speak, Xu Xiu asked Xiao Rang to say goodbye as well. Ignoring her hesitant look, the two of them just left.

In fact, Xu Xiu was not unaware of the hidden meaning of her words.

She wanted to get into her mother's yard.

Actually it's not a big deal.

Xu Yunian also once said casually that her mother and Xu Lingxia had a very good relationship, sometimes even better than her twin sister, and they had many little secrets.

However, Xu Xiu always felt that it would be better not to let anyone enter or leave his mother's yard before figuring out the information his mother left behind.

*

After returning, she sent Xiao Douding away to study, and she went to look for the relics herself.

That cake book was actually a notebook, most of which was blank, with only some lyrics excerpted at the beginning. Judging from the immature handwriting, Xu Xiu guessed that it was probably written by his mother when she was young.

When she was at her mother's house, Xu Lingxia was out, so she just glanced through the lyrics and didn't find anything unusual.

But the password clearly told her that her mother must have opened it after she regained consciousness.

You can't just open it and take a look.

So Xu Xiu began to check it carefully, reading it page by page.

Finally, she saw the handwriting on the back pages.

[My daughter, I don’t know if her name is still Xu Xiu, and I don’t know if she is doing well now. I want to see her so much, but I can’t. She can’t be discovered by my father, otherwise he will beat my daughter to death.]

In these few short lines, Xu Xiu was surprised to find that his name was actually chosen by his mother herself.

And the parents who raised her have not changed.

She continued reading, but the following words left her a little confused.

【Luckily she told me, otherwise, I might have really been deceived. 】

Xu Xiu didn't understand why her mother firmly believed that her grandfather would not accept her child and even thought that he would beat her child to death.

But that was clearly not the news she received.

After her mother returned to the Xu family, the Xu family took great care of her, especially old man Xu, who changed his previous autocratic and tyrannical attitude.

Is it possible that everything she knew was just an illusion?

Also, who is the 'she' in these lines referring to?

What did 'she' tell her mother?

Considering the context, could it be that 'she' told the mother that the child might be beaten to death?

Xu Xiu suddenly felt a little confused.

Just then Xu Lan called and said she would come over soon, so Xu Xiu had to put all his things away first.

*

Xu Lan took Xu Xiu and Xu Zhirang to a famous scenic spot nearby.

The three of them played until dark before returning.

On the way, Xu Xiu asked his mother questions in a roundabout way.

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