Once she became a cute mother, she was spoiled and became the winner

At the Xu family’s birthday party.

The little kid was taken by the nanny to eat and rest, while Xu Xiu took Shen Xingyi to meet the Xu family members one by one.

Although she herself was not very familiar with these people.

Shen Xingyi seemed very comfortable with this kind of social interaction, which made Xu Xiu look at him sideways.

She thought Shen Xingyi would be aloof to the end.

Even when Xu Xiu forgot to address some relatives, Shen Xingyi was always able to address them accurately first.

After walking around for a while, Xu Xiu was tired and found a sofa to sit down. Shen Xingyi naturally followed.

Not far away, Xu Yunian saw her mother looking worriedly in the direction of Xu Xiu and Shen Xingyi, and she stepped forward and took her arm:

"Mom, don't worry, Xiuxiu knows what's going on."

Old Mrs. Xu sighed and spoke solemnly:

"The heir of the Shen family is of noble birth, and his mind is deep and unpredictable. How can I feel at ease with such a family background?"

She could see that Shen Xingyi was taking care of Xu Xiu in both overt and covert ways, but so what.

The other person and all the power behind him are not something the Xu family can contend with at the moment.

This made it impossible for her to ignore it all.

Xu Yunian understood her concerns and comforted her:

"Mom, I think you should trust Xiuxiu. What you can see, Xiuxiu may not be unaware of it. Since she acquiesced to all this, it means she has enough confidence."

Xu Yunian was also worried before, but the longer she interacted with Xu Xiu, the stronger her trust in Xu Xiu became.

After being comforted, Mrs. Xu felt a little better.

Indeed, Xu Xiu is a smart child, and perhaps she can try to believe in her choice.

*

On the other side, Xiaodouding also returned to the banquet hall after eating.

After seeing Xu Xiu, he let go of the nanny's hand, squeezed straight in between Xu Xiu and Shen Xingyi, and sat down obediently on the sofa.

After sitting down, he twisted his body and looked up at Shen Xingyi:

"Dad, you're squeezing me."

Shen Xingyi looked at his righteous son, and the veins on his forehead twitched twice.

It seemed that he sat down first.

But when he met the little boy's innocent eyes, he could only silently move a few inches to the outside to leave him enough distance.

Xu Xiu glanced at the interaction between the father and son, raised the corners of his lips slightly and took a sip of the red wine in the glass.

*

After the birthday banquet, Shen Xingyi followed him to Xu's house.

He originally wanted to live in Xu Xiu's yard, but Xu Xiu rejected his idea outright:

"I have occupied several empty rooms. You can go to the side yard."

The thing that the Xu family’s ancestral home has the most is a yard, so Shen Xingyi must have a place to sleep.

What's more, there are really a lot of things in her room, her makeshift studio, Xiaodouding's study room, etc. Shen Xingyi must have a lot of work to do when he comes here, so why do they have to squeeze together?

Shen Xingyi stood outside the yard and could only watch the gate close.

After Xu Xiu coaxed the little kid to sleep, he took out the notes again.

She had searched through all of her mother's belongings, and found no other clues.

It might not be easy to find solid evidence, so the only option is to look for people who might have had contact with my mother back then and investigate in person.

Xu Xiu thought for a long time and finally fell asleep in the second half of the night.

Early in the morning, she handed the little bean to Shen Xingyi:

"I'm going to go find my aunt and the others. You guys try to cultivate the father-son relationship."

Then he went straight to Xu Lingxia's yard.

Xu Lingxia lives in the Xu family's ancestral home most of the time, so it is convenient for Xu Xiu to find her.

Seeing Xu Xiu coming, she was a little surprised at first, but when she learned that she wanted to know more about her mother, she pulled her into the house.

She took out many of their group photos from those years and showed them to Xu Xiu.

These were things Xu Xiu had never seen before.

She took it carefully and looked at the pictures one by one. Xu Lingxia also talked about the past events with emotion, her expression full of regret.

Xu Xiu listened for a long time. When she mentioned that when they were young, they would secretly carve words on stones, she suddenly said:

"Carving words on stones? That's so special, auntie. I want to go and see it. Can you come with me?"

Xu Lingxia was startled, but quickly came to her senses:

"of course."

The last time they met in front of her mother's yard, Xu Lingxia had hinted that she wanted to go in.

Xu Xiu was unsure of her purpose.

Maybe she just wanted to reminisce about the past and remember her former sisters, but there could be some other reason.

*

After stepping into Xu Yujia's yard, the two walked silently towards the stone pier that Xu Lingxia mentioned.

Sure enough, on the back, they saw the "work" of the sisters.

Xu Lingxia's eyes suddenly turned red, and she was choked with sobs and could hardly speak.

Xu Xiu silently handed over a tissue and sat down next to him.

After Xu Lingxia recovered, they went to the study room. There were not many books there, as most of them had been moved out by Xu Xiu.

After Xu Lingxia told Xu Xiu about how they secretly played games in the study room when they were in school, she paused and suddenly said:

"By the way, Xiuxiu, I saw you moving a lot of Yujia's things that day. I remember she had a secret handbook that recorded a lot of little secrets from our teenage years. Has Xiuxiu read it all?"

She looked at Xu Xiu and her tone sounded like she was joking.

Xu Xiu seemed to recall the past for a moment, then shook his head blankly:

"Manuals? I don't think I paid much attention to them. I sealed up all the books and other things and put them back home for collection."

"I see. Actually, it's nothing. It's just some girlish thoughts."

But Xu Xiu insisted:

"It's not easy for me to snoop into my mother's belongings."

After a pause, she continued:

"But those toys are very interesting. They are a little different from today's toys. Xiaorang is very interested."

"Does Xiao Ran like it very much?"

Xu Xiu smiled slightly:

"He loves it so much that he doesn't want to let go even when he goes to bed at night."

Xu Lingxia nodded and said nothing more.

*

When Xu Xiu returned, she repeatedly thought about Xu Lingxia's overall condition.

Xu Lingxia's behavior was very normal, just like a middle-aged person recalling his deceased sisters.

She showed almost no obvious emotion, except when she mentioned the manual.

Xu Xiu had read the manual a long time ago, and its contents were indeed some little doubts of girlhood.

Other than that, nothing special.

Xu Xiu thought of Jiang Yu again. She happened to be living in the Xu family's old house recently.

Because she usually lives outside most of the time, Xu Xiu wants to seize this time.

After lunch, she went to see Old Mrs. Xu again.

Because at this time Jiang Yu was talking to Old Mrs. Xu.

After talking about business, Xu Xiu smoothly interrupted the topic and said with a little surprise:

"It turns out that this hyaluronic acid factory is run by my cousin's mother. Our brand recently wants to expand its skin care business and is looking for some reliable and professional source factories. Many people in the industry recommended this one."

Jiang Yu's eyebrows slightly raised when he heard her words, and he was very pleased with the praise:

"When I took over this factory two years ago, it was almost bankrupt. I just gave it a try, but I didn't expect it to be doing well and gain some fame."