Chapter 445 This is your home
Zhang Yuniang's impression of the Xie family was not good.
The son has not come home since he returned to Beijing. If it were her, she would have picked him up in person. Not only did the Xie family delay it for so many years, they also just sent a wet nurse to pick him up, without showing any concern.
When Xie Xingchuan heard this, the smile on his face instantly faded, but no matter how reluctant he was, Xie Xingchuan still stood up and left after the word "filial piety" was pressed down.
But he found himself being pulled by something, turned around, lowered his head and saw Niu Niu tugging at the hem of his sleeve.
“Brother, can you not go back to Xie's house?” Niu Niu asked in a low voice.
Xie Xingchuan looked embarrassed and said, "That's my home. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I have to go back."
Niu Niu said: "But...but this...is your home."
Xie Xingchuan can indeed feel a sense of belonging to his family here. In fact, he envies the children of the Gu family. Whether it is Niuniu who entered the palace or the two brothers studying in Baiyun Town, Zhang Yunniang and Gu Mingda always think about the kind of parents who care about them. The most genuine concern for his children was something he had never felt in the Xie family.
He sometimes thought that the Gu family clearly had no shortage of children, but they were still trying their best to find the missing one. He even wished that he was the missing second boy.
“Thank you, brother, can you celebrate the New Year with us?” Niu Niu almost burst into tears.
Xie Xingchuan looked a little distressed, but he still reached out and patted the little girl's head and said, "Brother will visit you in a few days and will bring you a gift then."
Niuniu shook her head and said, "I don't want a gift, I just want to thank my brother for spending the New Year with me."
Zhang Yunniang felt uncomfortable watching from the side, but she still pulled Niuniu's hand away and said: "Niuniu, be good, you thank your brother for accompanying you during the Chinese New Year, and thank your aunt. What mother doesn't want her son to accompany her during the New Year."
Niuniu lowered her head with a look of disappointment.
Zhang Yunniang took Xie Xingchuan to the front yard.
When the nurse sent by the Xie family saw Xie Xingchuan, she didn't even smile at all. Instead, she said with a straight face: "Master, my wife is very unhappy."
Xie Xingchuan frowned slightly.
Zhang Yunniang took out the purse she had prepared and said to the nurse of the Xie family: "Mrs. Xie, I have been looking forward to meeting your wife, but I only had people send greetings to her a few times. Mrs. Xie was busy and never had the opportunity to meet her. It's just a small gift, please accept it with a smile.”
Grandma Xie took the things and weighed the weight of her purse. She looked gentle on her face, but she still said: "Mrs. Gu, please forgive me. My wife usually has a lot of things to do. People who want to visit us are like crucian carp crossing the river. They are really not people." You can meet me if you want, but don't worry, madam, this old slave has some respect in front of my wife. I'll say a few nice words for you after a while.”
The smile on Zhang Yuniang's face froze. Everyone was a royal concubine from the imperial court. Madam Xie's words seemed to raise Madam Xie's attitude to a very high level, as if Zhang Yuniang was one of those who came to ask for help.
Xie Xingchuan, on the other hand, snatched the purse from Nanny Xie's hand, put it into Zhang Yunniang's hand, and said with a solemn face: "Since mother is busy, godmother, please don't disturb her."
Xie Xingchuan did not want to see Zhang Yunniang being trampled on by the Xie family for his own sake.
Zhang Yuniang naturally knew that her godson felt sorry for her, but she felt even more sorry for Xie Xingchuan for having such a difficult mother.
Nanny Xie lost a rich purse and felt her heart empty for a moment. However, Zhang Yunniang was Mrs. Gaoming after all. She did not dare to show her face in front of her, so she could only urge: "Master, my wife is still at home and is looking forward to your return." With a face full of reluctance, he could only warn: "Xingchuan, don't forget to eat well after you go back. You are still growing up now, so you must not go hungry..."
Zhang Yunniang handed him a large bag of food she had prepared. Ever since she heard that Xie Xingchuan often went hungry because of disobedience when he was a child, Zhang Yuniang had been worried.
Xie Xingchuan took a look and found that most of the food he liked. He had not lived in the Gu family for a long time, and he had never said what he liked to eat. These preferences were all observed by Zhang Yunniang.
Zhang Yunniang personally escorted Xie Xingchuan out again, saying, "It's a pity that your godfather went out to visit friends today, and he doesn't even know you are coming home..."
Xie Xingchuan stood outside the gate of Gu's house and said, "Godmother, please go back. It's windy outside. Just send her here."
Zhang Yunniang nodded helplessly.
Xie Xingchuan was about to leave when he suddenly saw a furry little head sticking out of the door. He felt warm and waved to her.
Niu Niu ran over with a bang, holding a bunch of food in her arms: "These are my snacks, for my brother to eat."
Xie Xingchuan said: "Don't worry, I'm such a big man, I can't be hungry. These are all your favorite foods, so you can keep them."
Niuniu shook her head and said, "I want to give it to my brother just because I like to eat it, so that my brother will think of me when he eats it."
Xie Xingchuan gently pinched Niu Niu's little face and said, “What a clever little girl, but brother doesn't need to eat snacks to think of Niu Niu.”
He was not lying. When he was in the border town, Xie Xingchuan often thought of Niu Niu and the Gu family, and it felt like his memories had turned into color.
The Xie family's carriage started to move. Zhang Yunniang took Niu Niu's hand and watched the carriage disappear at the corner of the street.
“In a few days, your parents will take you to Xie's house to pay New Year greetings, and you will be able to see your brother Xie again.” Zhang Yunniang comforted Niuniu.
Niuniu nodded obediently and said, "Mom, it would be great if Brother Xie could be the second brother, so that we can celebrate the New Year together as a family."
Zhang Yunniang looked helpless. She had also thought about this possibility, but when she was on the ship, the doctor who took care of Xie Xingchuan told her that Mrs. , unlikely to be her son.
In the past six months, Gu Mingda had checked the list of eunuchs in the palace several times and met several people in person, but none of them were their sons.
The second boy, who has been unable to be found for a long time, has almost become a worry for the couple.
On the Xie family's carriage, Nanny Xie said with a stern face: "Master, you were brought up by the old slave. Now the old slave also asked me to give you a few words of advice. Madam has worked hard for the young master for so many years. The hard work involved is something that outsiders cannot understand." I understand, how can the young master alienate his wife just because of some nice words from an outsider?"
Xie Xingchuan stared at her coldly. Since he was a child, he tolerated it because Aunt Xie was his nanny. He was also brainwashed by the Xie family and treated Aunt Xie like a half-mother.
But after experiencing what a mother was like in the Gu family, Xie Xingchuan understood that neither Mrs. Xie nor Grandma Xie could be said to be a good mother.
"My godmother not only said nice things, she also did many things that made me happy. I feel that being nice to me is not a good thing, but the person who treats me badly and tortures me in every possible way is the one. Really good?”
Chapter end
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