Cui Ling almost got goosebumps when she heard this.

In her faint impression, Cui Chengkai had always been very cold towards her. He rarely met her, and when they did, he just nodded and said something. Although, it seemed that he did not care about the three children born to his step-wife Yang.

Not particularly fond of her, but always much warmer than to her.

As her father, Cui Chengkai is obviously unqualified.

However, there were also good times in my memory.

When she was reborn after her death and opened her eyes, she was still a newborn baby. Although she was an adult wrapped in a baby's body, with thoughts and opinions, she basically had no ability to move freely before she was three years old.

At that time, her mother Luo Shi was still alive and well, and gave her all the greatest love a mother could give her.

Her father was no longer the mediocre, useless and taciturn person he was later. He was cheerful, full of passion, and loved her mother as well as her.

I still remember that the first thing he did when he came home every day was to hold her for a walk in the garden. He never went out to drink and have fun with his friends on holidays. He always stayed with his wife and children at home, holding her in his arms all day long.

hand.

A few times, my grandfather caught me, and he said with a sullen face, "If you don't hold a child to express your gratitude to your grandson, you hold Jiu Yatou in your hands all day long, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by outsiders. Don't stay at home all the time when you have time.

Go out and socialize with your colleagues, the civil service department is an important position, and your superiors will not give you a promotion just because of your father's face."

My father always answered with a smile, "Dad, look how cute my feathers are. If you don't hug her more now, she will grow up soon, and I won't even be happy to hug her by then."

At that time, although Cui Ling felt awkward being held in the arms of a grown man, she could not deny that her heart was filled with happiness and emotion.

In her previous life, she was born in a barren mountain village. Her parents gave birth to many children. As an unexpected daughter, she had no childhood at all, and she never received the so-called father's love and mother's love. The affection between her brothers and sisters was also pitiful.

Although she has never resented, people's emotional needs always exist objectively. She has always longed for and looked forward to receiving father's and mother's love. However, when she succeeded through hardships, her parents and brothers and sisters got their wish.

Surround her, not because of family affection, but because of money.

At the moment when she was crushed in the ruins and gradually withered and died due to thirst and hunger, she made a wish that if there was an afterlife, she would have a happy family and a pair of parents who loved her and deserved her love.

Then, the moment she opened her eyes, she really got it.

Cui Ling felt extremely happy.

However, when she was three years old, her mother, Luo Shi, fell seriously ill and passed away not long after.

If Luo Shi's death was a bolt from the blue, then Cui Chengkai's depression was Cui Ling's nightmare.

The lively and cheerful young man who always had a smile on his face, was kind and kind, disappeared. He was depressed, dark, lonely, and decadent. He gradually became taciturn and stopped talking. He lost interest in everything, including the daughter he once loved most.

Later, Cui Chengkai obeyed his parents' orders and married the daughter of the Jiangdong An family as his second wife, and gave birth to three children in succession.

He was still living a lifeless life like a puppet on strings, and he became more and more alienated and indifferent towards Cui Ling.

Cui Ling never expected to see her father's emotional face again in this life, which brought back the beauty in her memory that was so long ago that it was almost buried. But this concern came too late, and she was not only unfamiliar with it, but also a little resistant.

When she decided to enjoy her new life, her father backed down.

When she decided to start her life over in the Yuan family, the role of her father appeared unexpectedly.

But at this time, it was clear that she no longer needed a loving father.

She has grown up and is married. When her mother passed away, she was so vulnerable and painful that she needed her father's love and care. She faced and passed it alone with strength. In the rest of her life, she did not feel the need for her father to protect her.

convoy.

Cui Ling still had the same smile on her face, but she involuntarily took a small step back.

When Cui Chengkai saw his daughter's reaction, his heart hurt like a knife.

There were thousands of words in his heart that he wanted to tell her, but when the words came to his lips, he found that none of them could come out.

Apologize? It's too late.

Curse and swear? No need.

Tell her his concerns? No, it's too dangerous.

Let her continue to misunderstand him? Although he is unwilling to do so, it seems that this is all he can do at the moment.

Cui Chengkai's hands trembled slightly, and he slowly raised his hands to gently caress Cui Ling's shoulders like An Ning Bo just did. However, his hands were only raised halfway and then dropped heavily.

He forced a smile and said, "Ling'er, you talk to grandma here, and I'll go to the Juying Hall to accompany the guests."

After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry.

Cui Ling frowned slightly.

This is probably the longest sentence that my father has said to her since her mother passed away.

Although she pretends to be stupid and stupid on the outside, she has been immersed in the environment she set over the years, and has indeed lost her proper judgment on some things around her, but the years of working life in her previous life have not left her with any traces.

Down.

That is, she is very sensitive.

Cui Chengkai's behavior just now was too abnormal. Although he didn't reveal anything, Cui Ling had an intuition that he had many secrets hidden in him, and those secrets were most likely related to herself.

What is it that he wants to say but stops talking about?

The aunt from the second room heard the question, "Xiaojiu, tell the second aunt, what's going on with the Yuan family?"

Cui Ling quickly came to her senses, and her usual smile returned to her face. She turned her head with a smile, and started chatting with her second aunt and several cousins.

After a while, a little girl came to say that today's banquet was held in the flower hall, and the old lady invited Grandma Jiu to come over.

As usual, there is a table full of delicacies for the guests, which is extremely sumptuous.

If it were any different in the past, Cui Ling would definitely be looking forward to it, because the food and wine served at banquets are different from those at home. There are always a few famous dishes that require special effort and show off their style. But after staying with the old lady at the Yuan family for two days, she

I no longer have any expectations for the cook at An Ningbo Mansion.

The color is a little less attractive.

The aroma is barely strong.

The taste is unsatisfactory.

In addition, the expression on Cui Chengkai's face was not quite right. She had something on her mind, and the taste of the food would inevitably be disturbed by her emotions, making it less delicious.

Cui Ling didn't eat much, and Princess Yining only had a little bit of food in her mouth.

After finally finishing the meal, Cui Ling took the princess's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, let's sit down for a while and then go home."

She has never liked such crowded and lively scenes. She used to be afraid of making mistakes, but now she is in no mood.

Originally, she had thought that since it was a rare occasion to come back, she would have to go to Xinxiang Pavilion where she once lived to reminisce. After all, she had spent the past dozen years there.

But when we were chatting just now, we discovered that her niece had moved into her former yard yesterday.

She has always known that the Anning House has a large population but few houses. She also knows that the Cui family does not keep the former residence of their married daughter like other families. Just like her Xinxiang Pavilion, there was also a daughter who married far away in the past.

Aunt's residence.

However, she had only been married for a few days...

Putting all these things together, she felt that returning to Ning this time was no fun, no fun at all, and it had caused a lot of trouble for herself.

Princess Yining was slightly surprised, but she still nodded, "Well, it's okay. I probably didn't sleep well last night. I have a headache and I want to go home and take a rest."

Cui Ling knew that the princess was looking for a way out for her.

After lunch, they only sat for a while, and Princess Yining led Cui Ling to leave.

Although it was a little early to go back this time, Princess Yining had a distinguished status. Since she said she had a headache and felt unwell, how could the people of Uncle Anning's Mansion still force her to stay? Therefore, Mrs. Anning and several of her daughters-in-law personally sent her to the second house.

He opened the door, watched the carriage slowly go out, and then returned.
Chapter completed!