Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 52 Brother Tuan

"Yes, Mother!"

Sheng Hualan added fuel to the fire, saying, "Who can argue with that!"

"However, Mother, as you know, Father's favorite thing about Lin Xiaoniang is her refined and knowledgeable demeanor."

“If you don’t name Xiaoqi, Father will inevitably make her do this.”

"Then you'll be in a bit of a predicament!"

Sheng Hualan gave a thorough and simple analysis, explaining Wang Ruofu's situation clearly.

"Get up! Who said I wasn't getting up!"

"It's just a nickname, what's there to say!"

Madam Wang was easily swayed; in just a few words, she changed her mind and acted according to the wishes of the father and daughter.

Holding little Meng Yue in her arms, Wang Ruofu looked at his big, blinking eyes and momentarily forgot her resentment towards Sheng Hong. She said, "This child is so cute and chubby, like a little dumpling. How about we call him Tuan Ge'er?"

Because Meng Yue was more robust than other children of his age, and was also fair-skinned and chubby, which was considered auspicious, Wang Ruofu didn't put much thought into giving him this name.

"Brother Tuan?"

Sheng Hualan pondered the name: "Tuan refers to both a round shape and the meaning of reunion, which is indeed quite fitting."

"Brother Tuan!"

"Brother Tuan, you have a name now!"

Madam Wang was very satisfied with her idea and had already begun to tease the child in her arms.

Upon seeing this, Sheng Hualan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and feel at ease.

After all, given her mother's fiery temper, the fact that she had already agreed to the naming meant that she knew her father's plans and had silently given her consent.

This brought immense relief to Sheng Hualan, who had been on tenterhooks the whole time.

Meanwhile, Meng Yue, who had been silently cooperating with his interactions with his stepmother, had also made up his mind.

"Judging from the interactions between the mother and daughter, she doesn't seem to be a person with a dark mind!"

"It would be a great blessing if we could raise them under her care."

Recalling the palace intrigues and harem affairs he had witnessed in his previous life, Meng Yue couldn't help but tremble inwardly!

"Thank goodness! Thank goodness!"

"Although he's a bit hot-tempered and thoughtless, his character is still acceptable. Oh well, I don't expect him to be too good to me. As long as he doesn't look bad on the surface, that's fine!"

With this in mind, Meng Yue's interaction with Madam Wang became even more enthusiastic!

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

I couldn't stop laughing!

……

On a quiet road, an antique-style carriage travels steadily yet at a good pace.

"Fang family member, go and see how much longer it is?"

Inside the carriage, a somewhat aged but powerful female voice rang out.

"Yes, old lady!"

An old woman emerged from the carriage, peered at the driver outside, and asked, "How much longer until we get home?"

The driver, a servant of the household, quickly replied, "Mama Fang, I estimate we'll be home in two or three hours!"

The driver's voice was quite loud, so loud that the people inside could hear it too.

Mrs. Fang glanced at the sky, then quickly returned to the car, reassuringly saying, "Grandma, don't worry!"

"Judging by the time, the lord must have already returned. With him there, I don't think anything will happen in the manor."

"Humph!"

The owner of the carriage gave a cold, ambiguous snort and said, "His return will probably be of no use. What should have happened, and shouldn't have happened, in that courtyard has certainly already happened. His return will not end well either!"

Hearing this, Madam Fang stopped talking, unable to offer any further comfort. After all, the situation in the mansion was indeed incredibly complicated and difficult to describe.

In the end, even the housekeeper could only sigh and share her owner's frustration.

……

As evening fell, after leaving his post, Sheng Hong, preoccupied with matters at home, declined several invitations to banquets from his colleagues and hurriedly headed back.

At this time, Sheng Changbai also returned from school and went to his mother's courtyard with his sisters. The group gathered around the newborn Tuan Ge'er, all of them showing great affection for him.

"Brother Tuan! Brother Tuan!"

"whee……"

Xiao Rulan grinned, as if she had gained a pet, and kept circling around Xiao Mengyue.

Tuan Ge'er was held in Sheng Hualan's arms, while Sheng Changbai and Sheng Rulan, the brother and sister, stood together beside their sister, teasing the little baby.

"Yeah!"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

"..."

Tuan Ge'er stretched out his chubby little hands, waving them with a hint of milky fragrance, his eyes sparkling with laughter, muttering words he himself didn't understand, laughing very happily.

Of course, Meng Yue really didn't know what he was saying; it was just a sound that came out uncontrollably because his vocal cords hadn't fully healed yet.

"whee……"

"Tuan Ge'er is so much fun!"

Xiao Rulan reached out and poked Tuan Ge'er's chubby little face with her finger, smiling so hard her eyes disappeared.

Of course, this was also because Meng Yue deliberately cooperated with Xiao Rulan, and took the initiative to reach out his hand and open his arms to welcome her as soon as she entered the door.

In Xiao Rulan's heart, Tuan Ge'er liked her the most, and she was the older sister. In addition, he was indeed quite handsome, so Xiao Rulan "reluctantly" accepted this half-brother.

"Mother, shall we raise Tuan-ge'er in our yard from now on?"

After joking around for a while, Xiao Rulan turned around, looked at Wang Ruofu beside her, and suddenly asked a question.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, not only Wang Ruofu, but also the siblings Sheng Hualan and Sheng Changbai looked at Xiao Rulan in surprise.

They all knew that because Xiao Rulan was young and had not experienced the hardships of her early years, and because she had the care of her parents and older siblings, she had developed a naive, impatient, and even somewhat domineering personality.

Right now, it's quite surprising that she's not afraid of losing her favor to someone else and is actually trying to persuade Tuan Ge'er to stay.

"Ru'er!"

Madam Wang said, "What, do you really want to raise Tuan-ge'er in our yard?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'll care less about you in the future?"

Wang Ruofu deliberately spoke up, mentioning a hypothetical consequence, to tease him.

"whee……"

Little Rulan wasn't stupid. She ran to her mother's side and leaned on her, saying, "Mom! I'm not afraid!"

"In the end, I am your biological daughter!"

"No matter what, Brother Tuan will never overstep my bounds."

Little Rulan squirmed in Madam Wang's arms like a piece of chewing gum, and said, "Mother, I only said that because I was afraid that my little brother Tuan Ge'er would be left unattended."

"Besides, if we don't keep Tuan Ge'er in our yard, where will we keep him?"

"We can't let our sixth sister raise her, can we?"

Xiao Rulan didn't think too much about it; she simply followed the family rules and expressed her thoughts.

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