Good heavens, the ancestor has gone to confess his love again!

Ok?

Top pillar?

Xu Pingsheng was taken aback, and his laughter stopped abruptly.

The hand holding the hoe suddenly paused, and all the "rejuvenation flirting strategy" that had filled his mind was instantly swept away by this new term.

He turned his head following the sound, and as soon as his gaze fell, he was met with a pair of pure, heavenly eyes.

She's a little girl who's about two years old!

Her face was exquisitely sculpted, no bigger than the palm of a hand, and her delicate features seemed to be the most meticulous masterpiece of heaven.

He swore she was the prettiest and cutest little girl he had ever seen in his life!

His biggest wish in life was to have a daughter, but the entire Xu family seemed to be cursed, never having a daughter.

Now, upon suddenly encountering such a lovely and adorable little girl, my "old heart," dormant for five hundred years, was instantly melted by her cuteness, and my love almost overflowed.

Xu Pingsheng crouched down, forcing what he thought was his most benevolent smile, and waved to the little girl:

"Little girl, come here. What are you doing here alone in the back hills? Tell Grandpa, what's your name?"

Her name is Jiang Meng'er~~

Her soft, sweet voice trailed off with a touch of childishness. The little girl arched her eyebrows, her eyes crinkling into two sweet crescent moons, and she took short steps toward Xu Pingsheng.

But after taking only two steps, he fell hard to the ground with a loud thud.

Jiang Meng'er's little mouth instantly pursed, her eyes reddened, and glistening tears welled up in her eyes. She looked like she was about to burst into tears.

But just as her tears were about to fall, she seemed to suddenly remember something. She bit her pink lips tightly with her little hands, clenched her chubby little fists, and squeezed out a buzzing, tearful yet incredibly stubborn sound from her throat:

"Jiang Meng'er~ You're not a one-year-old anymore! Don't cry, don't make Mommy worry about you anymore... Come on! You can do it!"

Xu Pingsheng's heart clenched suddenly, as if it had been stabbed hard by something, feeling both sore and painful.

This child is so young, yet he already knows how to care for his mother.

He quickly went over and helped the little girl up, his voice soft and gentle, as if afraid of frightening her:

"Meng'er, right? Did you hurt yourself? Come here, Grandpa will blow on it and it won't hurt anymore. By the way, what exactly did you mean by 'standing on the mother's pillar' earlier?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Meng'er seemed to have her attention diverted. The tears in her eyes instantly disappeared, and her large, bright eyes lit up.

"The book says that men are the pillars of the family, the support of the household," she explained, tilting her little head and speaking in a childish voice, her little face full of seriousness.

"But Meng'er has never seen a man in her family, and Meng'er has been in poor health since she was little. She can't do anything and often falls down when she walks. Her mother has been so exhausted from trying to treat Meng'er's illness that she vomited blood, but her mother won't let Meng'er tell her aunts, sob sob sob~~"

Finally, she could no longer hold back her suppressed grievances. Large tears, like pearls from a broken string, rolled down her pink cheeks. She cried so hard that her shoulders trembled. Her little face was so pitiful.

Xu Pingsheng's heart ached at the sight. He quickly took out a clean handkerchief and clumsily wiped away her tears, cursing the irresponsible man a thousand times in his heart.

This child is so pitiful!

Having lost her father at a young age and suffering with her single mother, plus being so physically weak, it's like starting from a terrible point!

If her father were no longer alive, that would be fine.

But if he were alive, yet abandoned his lovely daughter and hardworking wife, he would be worse than an animal!

Bah! You piece of trash!

He cursed the irresponsible, heartless man in his heart before gently comforting him, "Little Meng'er, don't cry, don't cry, Mother will get better."

Jiang Meng'er stopped sobbing, sniffled, and continued:

"So Meng'er wants to find a pillar of support for her mother, so that her mother can have someone to rely on and have an easier time."

"Grandpa, are you a man?"

"Can you be our family's pillar of support?"

"..." Looking into the little girl's clear, expectant eyes, Xu Pingsheng's lips twitched involuntarily, and he was speechless for a moment.

If it were anyone else who dared to ask him "Are you a man?", he would have smashed their fist, as big as a clay pot, without hesitation.

When Xu Pingsheng was young, he roamed thousands of miles around. Except now that he is old and is being looked down upon at Wanxianlou and Yihongyuan, when has he ever received such questioning?

But now, when Jiang Meng'er asked him, he felt no resistance whatsoever; instead, he felt even more pity.

This child is so sensible...

Xu Pingsheng gently ruffled her pigtails and patiently corrected her:

"Little Meng'er, your pronunciation is a bit off. It's 'pillar of support,' not 'pillar of support for mother'!"

"Besides, although Grandpa is a man, the pillar of the family is usually the father. Look at my age, I'm already an old man, so it's definitely not appropriate for me!"

"Huh?" Jiang Meng'er was stunned for a moment, her little mouth pursed slightly, as if she was a little disappointed.

But she quickly raised her little face and said nonchalantly, "Then can't you be grandpa one minute and daddy the next?"

Looking at her serious yet innocent appearance, Xu Pingsheng almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Kids are kids. How can someone be both a grandfather and a father in this world?

But the next second, Xu Pingsheng had a flash of inspiration, and a scene appeared in his mind.

It seems... in certain specific scenarios, it might actually be possible...

For example, Meng'er's mother calls her father...

"Pooh!"

Xu Ping mentally spat at himself and quickly banished this absurd thought from his mind.

I'm really getting cocky. I'm only at the peak of the Great Sage realm, not even a Quasi-Emperor, and I'm still a long way from the Great Emperor realm. How come I'm already thinking about these romantic and lustful things?

If you have no woman in your heart, you'll naturally be a god when you draw your sword!

Women are nothing more than tools for him to reach the pinnacle of the Kunxu Realm!

Just now.

"Little Meng'er, where have you been hiding?"

"My little darling, please don't scare me! Please stop playing hide-and-seek with Sister Qiuxiang, okay?"

A sudden, urgent shout shattered the tranquility of the back hill, accompanied by a barely concealed sob.

Xu Pingsheng looked up at the sound and saw two green figures rushing towards him from a distance. They were two girls dressed as maids.

Their hair was styled in high buns, and their dresses were simple and elegant, yet they could not hide their delicate and beautiful features. However, at this moment, their faces were pale, and their foreheads were covered in fine sweat, clearly indicating that they were extremely anxious.

"There it is!"

One of the girls in the green dress, with her sharp eyes, spotted Jiang Meng'er and burst into tears of joy.

With a flash, Xueying flew over directly, landing beside Xu Pingsheng in the blink of an eye. She pulled the still-dazed little girl into her arms tightly, as if afraid she would fly away.

She let out a long sigh of relief, her voice trembling with relief: "My little darling~~ You scared your sister Qiuxiang to death! How dare you steal the jade pendant that conceals your aura and run away! If anything had gone wrong, even ten of our lives wouldn't have been enough to pay for it!"

Another maid in a pink dress hurried over, her eyes red-rimmed, and gently patted Jiang Meng'er's back to comfort the frightened little girl.

Xu Pingsheng slowly stood up and casually asked:

"Ladies, whose daughter is this? She's so adorable!"