âBut⦠Grandpa, wonât you ask me about the wedding?â
Grandpa Gong lifted up his hand âSince it isnât because you still like him and canât let him go, leaving with him, can Grandpa guess what you are thinking about?â
Gong Xiaoqiao lowered her head. âGrandpa, Iâm sorry. Iâve got you into trouble again!â
Grandpa Gong laughed heartily. âGrandpa is old, but no matter what happens to you young people, they wonât look for me to bother me even if they want to. You ah! Youâre not looking for trouble for me!â
Grandpaâs words were already obvious. Gong Xiaoqiao licked her lips but didnât speak.
âWhatâs the matter? Did that Gu family kid embarrass you? Grandpa will go and help you air out your anger! Although he is your elder, Grandpa is still his elder! If Grandpa hits him, he wonât dare fight back!â Grandpa Gong swore.
Gong Xiaoqiao chuckled out loud. Where would there be a grandfather who would try to fight on her behalf?
Grandpa Gong was satisfied. âMy familyâs girl still looks good when she smiles!â
âAi! You this stubborn girl wonât accept the help of the Gong family. Grandpa also doesnât know what to do for you.â
Gong Xiaoqiao shook her head. âGrandpa has done enough for me! Itâs that Iâm too ignorant and unfilial! Why donât I care abouty dearest people, but care about those who donât matter?â
Gong Xiaoqiao knocked on her head. âGrandpa, Iâm so stupid! I canât believe I didnât figure out such a simple reason. Grandpa, I will come back to see you often in the future, and I will no longer care what those people say!â
Grandpa Gongâs eyes were a little wet. âGood! Good! As long as you have figured it out, come back. Grandpa will protect you! We are not afraid of anyone!â
âEn. Grandpa, Iâm going to work hard. I want that when everyone talks about me, they will call me Qiao Eleven instead of saying that she is the illegitimate daughter of Gong family! I want to get rid of the shadow of the Gong family on my head with my own efforts!â
âEn, good! Thereâs ambition. Grandpa supports you!â
Gong Xiaoqiao moved to hug her Grandfatherâs neck. âGrandpa, Xiao Qiao loves you! I like Grandpa the most! Sometimes, I really hate my mother for leaving me in the Gong family, but if she hadnât, I wouldnât have had such a good grandfather!â
âYou this girl, your mouth is still so sweet!â Grandpa Gong was coaxed into laughter by her.
Nanny Lin looked at the warm picture in the living room and couldnât help wiping away her tears.
She had watched Xiao Qiao grow up as a child and knew how much she had been aggrieved and how much she had suffered especially after the departure of the young master and Miss Hannian went abroad. She didnât forget how the relatives of the Gong family had made it hard for her and bullied her.
When she was in school, the little girl would often come home carrying injuries but would secretly hide it, not daring to let her Grandpa find out, afraid that he would be worried.
Anytime she found out, Gong Xiaoqiao would lie that she had hit something that was why she was hurt. Her thoughtfulness made people ache for her!
At first the little girl still missed her brother Shen everyday and brightly looked forward to his return every holiday.
Until one day the Eldest Miss Gong Hannian suddenly came back home for some work. However before she went back, she came she looking for Xiao Qiao, but she didnât know what she had said to her.
From that point on, Xiao Qiao begun to become silent, only said a few words and wouldnât always be at home waiting for her brother Shenâs phone call as before.
She had asked Xiao Qiao anxiously what had happened, but this little girl just shook her head and refused to say anything.