Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1321

Chapter 1321: Chapter 1316: Heartache

Xiao Rong Yan nodded repeatedly, his arm tensed to maintain the posture, afraid that any slight mistake would discomfort the child in his arms.

It was rare to see the usually poised and calm Xiao Rong Yan so restrained. Bai Qingyan chuckled softly and said to Xiao Rong Yan, "When Kangle was born, he was so small, so Doctor Huang gave him special care. Little children grow quickly, and I’ve heard from Mother that both kids are more obedient and sensible than I was at their age. When I was as old as Kangle and Xile, I was very bratty, loved to cry and fuss; but Kangle and Xile are very well-behaved. Unless they’re hungry or need a diaper change, they’re usually either sleeping, looking around with big eyes, or gnawing on their little hands."

"I reckon when Xile and Kangle grow up, their dispositions will be quite steady..." Mrs. Dong said, as Chun Zhi had already brought up the chilled sour plum soup.

"It’s fine for boys, but A Yan thinks girls should be more lively!" Xiao Rong Yan earnestly said to Mrs. Dong, then lowered his eyes to look at his daughter in his arms. He always believed that if a girl remained lively and cute, it was surely because of the love showered upon her by her parents and kin.

Just like Bai Jinzhi, even when the Bai family was in trouble, she remained fearless and unrestrained because she had her Eldest Young Lady supporting her, and the love of her aunt, her uncle’s wife, and her mother.

Xiao Rong Yan had always felt sorry for Kid; his Kid had always had a hard life. To outsiders, Kid seemed full of confidence, as if everything was under her control. But how tired and hard it really was, Xiao Rong Yan knew!

He knew even more about the efforts Bai Qingyan made to protect the Bai family, to regain the Sun-shooting Bow, and that all those seemingly effortless feats in the eyes of others were the results of Bai Qingyan’s all-out efforts.

And even to this day, Bai Qingyan’s arms were still wrapped in heavy iron sandbags, without a day’s respite.

"Have some sour plum soup first. Nanny Tong’s craft is truly commendable..." Mrs. Dong said to Bai Qingyan, "You hold the child first!"

Although Xiao Rong Yan still wanted to hold the child, he didn’t want to refuse Mrs. Dong’s good intentions. He carefully passed the child to Bai Qingyan and received the sour plum soup with both hands: "Thank you, Mother!"

"A Yan... good child, in the future, you, like Kid, call me Mother!" Mrs. Dong said with kind eyes, "Now that you and Kid are married, we are one family. You gave up the chance to enter Yunjing first for Kid, which moved Mother deeply, and made her understand how much Kid means to you, so to me... you, Kid, A Yu, and Jinse are all the same! All are my children! There’s no need to be so constrained before Mother."

There were more words Mrs. Dong didn’t say, afraid to make Xiao Rong Yan sad...

Xiao Rong Yan lost his mother at a young age and ran tirelessly for the Yan Kingdom, only to ultimately be distrusted by his sister-in-law.

Moreover, when Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rong Yan pretended to have a falling out, even setting up troops at the Yan Kingdom’s border ready for a showdown, Xiao Rong Yan came to Zhou, Mrs. Dong thought a bit and realized it must have been his sister-in-law who sent Xiao Rong Yan to Zhou.

Otherwise, with Xiao Rong Yan’s nature, he would never be the type to prioritize fleeting romances over the greater good, insistently coming to the Capital, sparking suspicion in the Empress Dowager of Yan Kingdom.

Xiao Rong Yan’s sister-in-law knew his identity and that he had married Bai Qingyan and had children. After she clandestinely betrayed Zhou, almost causing A Yu’s death in Xiliang, and sowed discord between Xiao Rong Yan and Kid, she still sent him to Zhou, not fearing Kid’s wrath or the risk of Xiao Rong Yan’s life!

That sister-in-law never truly regarded Xiao Rong Yan as her own child, as her own kin.

Their treatment didn’t matter; Xiao Rong Yan had now married Kid, and as the saying goes, ’A son-in-law is half a son.’ His sister-in-law didn’t treat Xiao Rong Yan as family, so... Xiao Rong Yan would be Mrs. Dong’s son, his sister-in-law might not feel for him, but Mrs. Dong did!

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