Chapter 11: Auntie Xiuhua Came to See Me  

Ou Zichen smiled in satisfaction. As expected of his daughter—she was easily teachable!  

Ou Zilong, knowing that Zhao Jiaying had misunderstood, wanted to explain. But before he could, Ou Zichen grabbed his arm and pulled him toward the door. “Breakfast is over. Time for work!”  

As he was being dragged away, Ou Zilong shouted back: “Yingbao, don’t listen to your Daddy’s nonsense! It’s not what you think—”  

Su Jianfeng, seeing his boss leave, quickly stood up and bid farewell to Lin Zhenzhu.  

“Madam, I’m heading to work as well!”  

Then, he turned to Zhao Jiaying and said: “Goodbye, Young Miss Yingbao!”  

Zhao Jiaying waved her little hand. “Goodbye, Uncle Su!”  

Finally, Lin Zhenzhu stepped in to speak on behalf of Ou Zilong, as she didn’t want Zhao Jiaying to think poorly of him.  

“Yingbao, don’t listen to your Daddy’s nonsense. Your Second Uncle has dated a few girlfriends, but he’s not the kind of man who behaves improperly!”  

Zhao Jiaying nodded, half understanding. However, the word dirty had already been imprinted deeply in her mind, so she made up her mind—she would never kiss Second Uncle again!  

After breakfast, Zhao Jiaying carried a small stool and placed it by the villa’s entrance. Lin Zhenzhu was puzzled.  

“Yingbao, why are you sitting here?”  

Zhao Jiaying kept her eyes fixed straight ahead and answered in her soft, childish voice: “Great-grandma, my Auntie Xiuhua is coming to see me today, so I’m sitting here to wait for her!”  

Seeing this, Lin Zhenzhu instructed one of the maids, Xiao Mei, to bring over another chair. She sat down beside Zhao Jiaying, taking the opportunity to chat with her about her past life, curious to know how she had been living before now.

“Yingbao, who is this Auntie Xiuhua to you?”  

“Auntie Xiuhua is Yingbao’s neighbor. When Mommy isn’t home, she takes care of Yingbao and cooks for me!”  

“I see. Does she have any family?” Lin Zhenzhu continued asking.  

“She has Uncle Dahai and Brother Huayang. But Brother isn’t home; he’s sick and staying in the hospital!”  

As soon as she mentioned Sun Huayang, Zhao Jiaying’s expression turned sad. The last time she visited him in the hospital with Yang Xiuhua, she had seen the tubes connected to his body and the needles in his hands. He looked so uncomfortable, yet he still comforted her, saying, ‘Yingbao, don’t be sad. I’ll get better soon, and then I can play with you again!’  

Both Yang Xiuhua and Sun Dahai had always been very kind to Zhao Jiaying. Their family had spent all their savings on Sun Huayang’s medical bills and were heavily in debt. Yet, they never let Zhao Jiaying go without; they always saved the best food for her while they themselves often didn’t even have a piece of meat to eat.  

So, when Zhao Jiaying came to the Ou family, it wasn’t just for her Mommy—it was also for Yang Xiuhua and her family.  

Now that she had the opportunity, she looked up at Lin Zhenzhu and said: “Great-grandma, I want to ask you for a favor!”  

She deliberately used the word ask.  

“Yingbao, what’s so serious that you need to ask Great-grandma for help?”  

“When Auntie Xiuhua arrives later, can you give her some money? Brother Huayang’s treatment costs a lot, and their family has no money left. They even owe a lot of debt. Uncle Dahai works from dawn until late at night—he works so hard. I don’t want to see them suffer so much. That’s why I want to ask Great-grandma to help them with some money so they can live more comfortably!”  

Lin Zhenzhu had thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be just a financial issue. It was rare for a child this young to understand gratitude and want to help those who had been kind to her. This deeply touched Lin Zhenzhu.  

She pulled Zhao Jiaying into her arms, smiling as she said: “Great-grandma thought it was something serious! If it’s just about money, of course, I’m willing to help!”  

Zhao Jiaying’s big eyes widened in surprise as she stared at Lin Zhenzhu. “Really? Great-grandma, you’re really willing to help them?”  

“Of course! Why would Great-grandma lie to Yingbao? Since Auntie Xiuhua’s family has been so kind to you, they are Great-grandma’s benefactors as well. Now that they are in trouble, it is only right for Great-grandma to help them!”  

Hearing this, Zhao Jiaying was overjoyed. She jumped off her small stool and threw herself into Lin Zhenzhu’s embrace.  

“Great-grandma is the best! Yingbao loves Great-grandma the most!”  

“Haha…” Seeing Zhao Jiaying so happy, Lin Zhenzhu also felt joyful.  

Meanwhile, Yang Xiuhua had woken up early. After eating a simple meal at home, she set out on her journey. Initially, she had planned to take the bus, but after asking many people, no one seemed to know how to get to the location. In the end, she had no choice but to take a taxi.

It took more than an hour to reach the gate of the Ou Family Estate, and the taxi fare was 158 yuan. Yang Xiuhua felt heartbroken—this amount could have covered their meals for two or three days.

After getting out of the car and seeing such a grand estate, Yang Xiuhua was a little dazed. She wondered if she had come to the wrong place. Taking out her phone, she checked the address again and confirmed that it was correct.

Was Yingbao really here? Yang Xiuhua felt a little uncertain.

There was a security guard at the estate’s entrance. Yang Xiuhua walked over, intending to ask for some information.

The security guard saw her and politely asked: “Who are you looking for?”

“Hello, sir. I’m looking for a little girl named Zhao Jiaying. Is she inside?”

The security guard glanced at Yang Xiuhua’s attire. She was clearly not wealthy, but he did not look down on her. Lin Zhenzhu had once given strict instructions—whether rich or poor, anyone who came here was a guest and should be treated with respect.

The security guard himself did not know if there was a little girl named Zhao Jiaying inside. Last night, Zhao Jiaying had arrived by car, and he had not seen her in person.

So he said: “Please wait a moment. I’ll go inside and ask for you!”

“Oh… alright. Sorry to trouble you!”

The security guard jogged quickly toward the villa since there was quite a distance from the main gate to the house.

Upon reaching the villa, he happened to see Lin Zhenzhu sitting at the entrance, with a little girl sitting beside her. He did not know who the girl was, so he walked up to Lin Zhenzhu and respectfully said: “Madam, there is a lady at the gate looking for a child named Zhao Jiaying. Is there such a person here?”

Zhao Jiaying heard that someone was looking for her and immediately jumped off the small stool, dashing outside. Tangyuan naturally followed her.

“It must be Auntie Xiuhua looking for me! I have to go meet her!”

The security guard looked at Zhao Jiaying, puzzled. He asked: “Madam, is this the little girl?”

Lin Zhenzhu nodded and said anxiously: “Yes, that’s her! She is my precious great-granddaughter. Quickly follow her and make sure she doesn’t fall!”

“Yes, Madam!” The security guard was startled upon hearing this. So this was the young miss of the Sun family! He had completely failed to recognize her status. Without hesitation, he hurried after her.