The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Chapter 554 He Definitely Didn’t Say Grandma Was Like a Tigress

Song Yuntang nodded. "It's quite nice. The courtyard is decorated warmly and elegantly. My adoptive parents are very thoughtful."

"Don't call them foster father and foster mother anymore. Just call them dad and mom from now on."

Tang Jingshan sat down on the swing in the yard, waved his hand, and carried Hao Ting up.

Hao Ting often followed Song Yuntang to the Tang Mansion. He already knew the two elders of the Tang Mansion and was not shy in front of them.

Now that I have become their grandson, I have become more familiar with them.

Tang Jingshan continued, "After today, I think everyone in Beijing will speculate that your mother and I adopted you as our adopted daughter because you look like our eldest daughter."

He paused.

“But actually, that’s not entirely true.”

Song Yuntang sat down at the stone table in the yard and listened to him patiently.

"Your mother and I have more than one child. When Qinxue was eight years old, our second daughter was born." He glanced in Song Yuntang's direction, "She's about the same age as you."

"That child was unlucky and died at birth."

"I'm worried your mother would be even more heartbroken when she wakes up. After the midwife and doctor confirm it, I'll have the maid in the mansion take him away and find a beautiful place for burial."

"Later, when I saw you, I thought, you and Qinxue are so similar, is it possible that our second daughter is still alive? So I sent someone to find the old nanny who was responsible for burying our second daughter."

"The old man is old, and it has been so long that he can no longer remember where his second daughter is buried."

"I asked my men to search all the places she mentioned, thinking that if we could find the remains, it would at least give me some clues. But we searched for a long time and found nothing."

"At this point, the clue is almost broken."

"Later, I sent people to Cile Town to investigate your background, but too much time has passed. The person who secretly swapped the daughter between the Song and Lin families is dead. As for whether there were other people involved, it would be impossible to find out anything in a short period of time. Currently, all clues point to you being the daughter of the Song family."

"Without knowing the inside story, I cannot be sure of your background."

"A few days ago, I heard people in Beijing mocking you for not having your mother's family's support. Your mother couldn't bear it and said that we should stop investigating and just take you back, regardless of whether it's true or not. I was worried that this would be too abrupt, so I told her not to act rashly."

Tang Jingshan had a look of relief on his face.

"Fortunately, Qingye is a loyal child. He was worried that you would be bullied in the capital after going to the Western Territory, so he specially asked me to look after you."

"I think since you and we are destined to be together, and we all like you, whether you are our biological child or not, why not take this opportunity to adopt you as our adopted daughter and treat you the same as if you were our biological child? If you are not our biological child, this will not damage the relationship between you and the Song family."

"That way, your mother and I can legitimately protect you."

Tang Jingshan said this and looked at her.

"I'm telling you this today just to tell you that you are not your sister's shadow. Although you are an adopted daughter to the outside world, in the hearts of your parents, you are our daughter."

"This courtyard was specially prepared for you by your mother. She has been preparing it ever since the search for the remains of her second daughter who died young was fruitless."

Song Yuntang was surprised when he heard his story, as if he had thought of something.

"No wonder when I came to visit my mother a few times ago, she kept asking me indirectly what kind of yard I liked."

It's really thoughtful of them to start preparing so early.

Babies who stop breathing at birth are not completely unable to survive later, but they require specific conditions.

If the original owner was really the second daughter of the Tang family, she could have been raised by her parents and sister and become a real rich lady. However, she wasted more than ten years in the Lin and Song families, was hurt and disheartened, and eventually had thoughts of suicide.

But no matter whether they are biological parents or not.

Mr. and Mrs. Tang are both kind people who care about her.

Thinking of this, she politely bowed to Tang Jingshan as a junior.

"From now on, Tang'er will treat my parents as my biological parents and respect them."

Tang Jingshan protected Hao Ting with one hand and stood up to help her up.

"You're pregnant, don't bow so often. We don't have that kind of thing in our family. If your mother sees it, she'll scold me for being unreasonable."

Song Yuntang responded and stood up.

Hao Ting tilted his head.

"Is Grandpa afraid of Grandma?"

Grandpa seems to be quite afraid of grandma.

Tang Jingshan chuckled and leaned in close to him, saying, "Your grandmother may look gentle and kind, but when she gets angry, she's like a tigress. Very scary."

As he said this, he made a scary gesture, which frightened Hao Ting so much that he was stunned.

Just then, Mrs. Tang came over with the support of Nanny Chen.

"Old man, are you saying bad things about me again?"

Although it was a question, his tone could not hide his joy.

Tang Jingshan was stunned and looked outside the yard, then denied it with a stiff upper lip.

"I wouldn't dare say anything bad about you."

"I see there's nothing you're afraid of." Mrs. Tang smiled as she entered the yard, sat down by the swing, and pulled Hao Ting to sit on her. "My dear grandson, what did your grandfather say to you just now?"

Xiao Haoting had an innocent smile on his face.

"Grandpa said that grandma was a gentle and kind person."

When Tang Jingshan heard this, a look of relief appeared on his face.

This kid, it’s not in vain that I love him.

Look how talkative this little mouth is.

But Hao Ting's next words made the smile disappear from Tang Jingshan's face.

"He definitely didn't say grandma was like a tigress."

Tang Jingshan faked coughing twice.

"Madam, you can't take her words seriously. I still have some official business to attend to, so I'll go now. You two can chat."

After that, he stood up and left.

Hao Ting shook his big head with an innocent look on his face.

Song Yuntang shook his head helplessly.

This kid really enjoys watching the fun and making trouble.

It would be better not to say the second half of the sentence to make amends.

With so many people around now, even if Mrs. Tang realized what was happening, she would not really argue with Tang Jingshan.

She hugged Hao Ting and looked at Song Yuntang.

"Tang'er, if you feel that there is something missing in the yard, please tell the nanny and the housekeeper. This will be your home from now on, so don't treat yourself as an outsider."

"I understand." Song Yuntang paused, and finally called out, "Mom."

Hearing this long-lost address, Mrs. Tang was stunned at first, then her eyes turned red.

"Hey."

She took the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Nanny Chen hurried to comfort her.

"It is a great joy to recognize the young lady today. Madam, please stop crying. You have cried too much in recent years. The imperial physician said that if you continue crying, you will lose your sight."

Mrs. Tang took a deep breath.

"I haven't heard anyone call me mom in years. I'm just so happy."

Hao Ting pouted and frowned, looking a little confused.

Why do you cry when you are happy?

Shouldn’t you smile when you are happy?

He sat up straight and wanted to put his little hands around Mrs. Tang's back and pat her on the back like his grandmother and mother usually did to comfort him, but his little arms were too short and he couldn't reach her.

So he could only do the next best thing and pat her arm.

"Grandma, don't cry..."

Looking at the child's clumsy yet serious look, Mrs. Tang burst into laughter and scratched his little nose.

"You little brat, you're so smart at only two years old."

Seeing her laugh, Hao Ting also laughed heartily.

Nanny Chen looked at this scene and felt very relieved.

So many years have passed, and since the appearance of Princess Le'an and the young master, the lady has finally slowly come to terms with the death of the eldest lady.

The yard was suddenly filled with laughter.