Chapter 445 This Is Your Home

Zhang Yunniang didn't have a good impression of the Xie family.

Her son hadn't come home since he returned to Beijing. If it were her, she would have gone to pick him up in person. The Xie family not only delayed him for so many years, but also only sent a nanny to pick him up, showing no regard for him at all.

When Xie Xingchuan heard this, the smile on his face instantly withdrew, but even if he was reluctant, the word "filial piety" pressed down on him, and Xie Xingchuan still stood up and wanted to leave.

But he found that he was being held back by something, turned around, lowered his head and saw Niuniu pulling at the hem of his sleeve.

"Brother, can you not go back to the Xie family?" Niuniu asked in a low voice.

Xie Xingchuan was embarrassed and said, "That's my home. It's almost the New Year, so I have to go back."

Niuniu said, "But...but this...is your home."

Xie Xingchuan can really feel the sense of belonging here. He actually envies the children of the Gu family. Whether it is Niuniu who entered the palace or the two brothers who studied in Baiyun Town, Zhang Yunniang and Gu Mingda always care about them. The kind of most sincere care that parents give to their children is something he has never felt in the Xie family.

Sometimes he thought that the Gu family obviously has no shortage of children, but they are trying their best to find the lost one. He even hoped that he was the lost second boy.

"Brother Xie, can you spend the New Year with us?" Niuniu was about to cry.

Xie Xingchuan felt a little distressed, but he still reached out and patted the little girl's head and said, "Brother will come to see you in a few days and bring you a gift."

Niuniu shook her head and said, "I don't want a gift, I just want Brother Xie to spend the New Year with me."

Zhang Yunniang was also uncomfortable watching from the side, but she still pulled Niuniu's hand away and said, "Niuniu, be good, your brother Xie will spend the New Year with your aunt Xie. Which mother doesn't want her son to spend the New Year with her?"

Niuniu lowered her head with a look of disappointment.

Zhang Yunniang took Xie Xingchuan to the front yard.

When the nanny sent by the Xie family saw Xie Xingchuan, there was no smile on her face, but she said with a stern face, "Master, the lady 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, "Madame Xie, I have been looking forward to meeting your wife, but I have sent her visiting cards several times, but Madam Xie was too busy to meet her. I hope you will accept this small gift."

Madame Xie took the gift and weighed the purse. Her expression softened, but she still said, "Please forgive me, Madam Gu. My wife has a lot of things to do. There are so many people who want to visit her. It is not easy for everyone to see her. But don't worry, Madam. I have some face in front of my wife. I will say a few good words for you later."

The smile on Zhang Yunniang's face froze. They were all imperial wives conferred by the court. Madam Xie's words made Madam Xie look very high, as if Zhang Yunniang was also one of those people who came to ask for favors.

Instead, Xie Xingchuan snatched the purse from Aunt Xie's hand, stuffed it into Zhang Yunniang's hand, and said with a serious face: "Since mother is busy, then godmother should not disturb her."

Xie Xingchuan did not want to see Zhang Yunniang's feelings being trampled on by the Xie family for him.

Zhang Yunniang naturally knew that this was because her godson loved her, but she felt more sorry for Xie Xingchuan for having such a difficult mother.

Nan Xie lost a rich purse and felt empty for a moment, but Zhang Yunniang was a noble lady after all, so she did not dare to turn her face away in front of her, and could only urge: "Master, the lady is still waiting for you to go back at home."

Zhang Yunniang was reluctant, and could only remind him: "Xingchuan, don't forget to eat well after you go back. You are still growing up now, and you must not be hungry..."

Zhang Yunniang handed him a large bag of food that she had prepared. Since she heard that Xie Xingchuan often went hungry because he was disobedient when he was a child, Zhang Yunniang was very worried.

Xie Xingchuan took a look and found that most of the food was what he liked. He had not lived in Gu's house for a long time, and he had never said what he liked to eat. All these preferences were observed by Zhang Yunniang.

Zhang Yunniang personally sent Xie Xingchuan out, saying, "It's a pity that your godfather went out to visit friends today, and he didn't even know you were home..."

Xie Xingchuan stood outside the gate of Gu's house and said, "Godmother, please go back. It's windy outside. I'll just send you here."

Zhang Yunniang nodded helplessly.

Just as Xie Xingchuan was about to leave, he suddenly saw a furry little head sticking out of the gate. His heart warmed and he waved to her.

Niu Niu ran over with a bunch of food in her arms: "These are my snacks, for my brother."

Xie Xingchuan said: "Don't worry, I'm so old, I won't be hungry, these are your favorite foods, you can keep them."

Niu Niu shook her head and said: "I love to eat, so I want to give it to my brother, so that my brother will think of me when he eats."

Xie Xingchuan gently pinched Niu Niu's little face and said: "You are really a clever little ghost, but my brother doesn't need 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 seemed that his memories had turned into colors.

The Xie family's carriage started moving, and Zhang Yunniang led Niu Niu to watch the carriage disappear at the corner of the street.

"In a few days, your parents will take you to the Xie family to pay New Year's greetings, and you will see your brother Xie again." Zhang Yunniang comforted Niu Niu.

Niuniu nodded obediently and said, "Mom, it would be great if Brother Xie was my second brother, so that we can spend the New Year together as a family."

Zhang Yunniang was helpless. She had thought of this possibility, but when they were on the boat, the doctor who took care of Xie Xingchuan said that Madam Xie had a difficult birth and was saved by his master. It was unlikely that the child born in front of others could be her son.

Gu Mingda checked the list of eunuchs in the palace several times in the past six months and met several people in person, but none of them was their son.

The second boy who could not be found for a long time was almost a headache for the couple.

In the Xie family carriage, Madam Xie said with a gloomy face: "Master, you were raised by this old slave. Now this old slave is also arrogant to advise the young master. Madam has worked hard for the young master for so many years. The hardship is something that outsiders cannot understand. How can the young master be alienated from Madam because of a few nice words from outsiders?"

Xie Xingchuan stared at her coldly. From childhood to adulthood, he tolerated Madam Xie because she was his wet nurse. He was also brainwashed by the Xie family and regarded Madam Xie as half a mother.

But after experiencing what a mother is like in the Gu family, Xie Xingchuan realized that neither Mrs. Xie nor Aunt Xie can be called a good mother.

"My godmother not only said nice things, she also did many things to make me happy. Aunt, do you think that being nice to me is not a good thing, but that people who are not nice to me and torture me in every possible way are really good?"