Yun Fujin walked out under everyone's worried gazes. Yun Que'er rushed up first and grabbed Yun Fujin's hand.
"Big Brother, are you okay?"
Yun Fujin waved his hand. "Don't worry, Big Brother's fine. Dad didn't say anything either. He's very supportive of us. He's just a bit worried."
Only then did Yun Que'er feel relieved. She had thought Yun Fujin was going to be wrongly implicated.
At this moment, Yun Motan's voice came from inside.
"Xiao Que'er, come in."
Without time to say more, upon hearing Yun Motan's call, Yun Que'er quickly entered the room.
She consciously closed the door and waited for Yun Motan's scolding.
Unexpectedly, Yun Motan just waved at her.
"Come, Xiao Que'er, come to Dad."
Yun Que'er walked over obediently and looked up at Yun Motan timidly.
Before he could speak, Yun Que'er said first,
"Although Big Brother didn't say anything, I guessed how he told Dad. Actually, it was all my idea. It has nothing to do with Big Brother. Dad, if you're angry, scold me. I know you're doing everything for our good."
Yun Motan smiled and stroked Yun Que'er's head. Instead of answering her, he said,
"Xiao Que'er, when Dad picked you up, you were just a tiny thing. In a blink of an eye, you're already eight years old. You should start school this autumn."
Yun Motan sighed. "When I picked you up back then, so many people opposed it. Even your Second Brother and Third Sister weren't very supportive of Dad. But Dad just felt that it was fate that we met. And do you know? The day Dad brought you back, he happened to pick up a golden Buddha amulet. After Dad took you home, he waited at the crossroads. Later, a man came. He said it was his family's ancestral golden Buddha amulet. If he lost it, he'd probably cry his eyes out. He took out a sum of money to thank Dad. Dad said no, but he insisted on giving it to Dad. Dad has never taken advantage of others in his life, except this one time. There was really no other way. There were several kids in the family at that time, and Dad's salary hadn't been paid for a long time. We were on the verge of running out of food."
Hearing Yun Motan say this, Yun Que'er lowered her head guiltily.
"I know I've brought a lot of trouble to the family."
"How could Dad think you're a trouble?" Yun Motan picked Yun Que'er up onto the kang.
"You're actually the lucky star of the family. Whether there was an extra mouth to feed or not, the conditions were really difficult back then. On the contrary, because of your presence, your elder brothers and sisters got a sum of money that could feed them for two months. So you're here to bring good luck to our family."
Yun Motan looked deeply at Yun Que'er. "You were young and willful back then. You were close to no one except your Big Brother. I don't know when exactly you suddenly changed your personality."
Hearing Yun Motan say this, Yun Que'er suddenly became a bit nervous.
She vaguely felt that Yun Motan seemed to have realized something. For a moment, she didn't dare to look into Yun Motan's eyes.
After a long silence, Yun Motan finally spoke.
"Actually, you're no longer my daughter, right?"
Although she had long guessed what Yun Motan would say, Yun Que'er's heart still trembled violently the moment he blurted it out.
For such a long time, she had been carefully hiding her identity. No one except Ji Chengxuan knew that she had traveled through from many, many years later.
But there are always people with sharp eyes.
Even though the original owner wasn't Yun Motan's biological daughter, Yun Motan still regarded her as the apple of his eye. So how could he not notice the changes in his daughter?
Yun Que'er took a deep breath. Maybe some things would be exposed sooner or later.
"Dad, I'm really not the former Yun Que'er."
After saying this, Yun Que'er hung her head deeply.
Although Yun Motan's attitude had always been gentle, Yun Que'er couldn't be sure what Yun Motan would say to her. She didn't dare to think about it.
Maybe after living a peaceful life for too long, Yun Que'er had lost a lot of her sense of crisis.
Suddenly being exposed, she was extremely flustered.
Yun Motan didn't say anything. He just ruffled Yun Que'er's hair.
After a while, he asked again,
"Then... where is she?"
Yun Que'er didn't know how to explain it to Yun Motan.
That girl was surely drowned alive after falling off the bridge into the water. Otherwise, Yun Que'er wouldn't have traveled through.
She also didn't know what she could do for the original owner. She just felt that since she was using her body, she should live this life well for her.
After thinking for a while, Yun Que'er explained it to Yun Motan in a more roundabout way.
"She's gone to a very warm place. There, she won't be hungry or cold. And as her now, I will surely live well for her."
After hearing this, Yun Motan understood.
There was a slight glint of tears in his eyes. He said with emotion,
"You're both good kids."
Yun Que'er's eyes also welled up.
She grew up in an orphanage. Although the uncles and aunts who took care of her were all very kind, they were too busy.
They could only provide Yun Que'er with material help but never said such heart - to - heart words to her.
Yun Que'er had lived two lifetimes, and this was the first time someone had said something like this to her.
"Dad, thank you." Yun Que'er knelt on the ground.
"I came from an unknown origin, but whether it's Dad or my elder brothers and sisters, they've all given me the warmth of a family. I've never experienced this before. I'm really grateful to be able to live this life."
Yun Motan didn't ask any more questions. He just gently hugged Yun Que'er.
He didn't want to ask where Yun Que'er came from.
Maybe there are some things in the world that are just inexplicable. But since she's here, it's fate.
"Then just live a good life with Dad, your elder brothers and sisters."
Yun Motan looked directly into Yun Que'er's eyes.
"Also, just like I told your Big Brother, no matter what, always protect yourself. Even if you live a poor life, as long as you're safe, this life is already enough."
Yun Que'er nodded vigorously and hugged Yun Motan tightly.
Early the next morning, Teacher Li came again.
He knew Yun Motan had nodded in agreement, so he wasted no time.
In this kind of business, if you don't fight for it, others will. So you have to seize the time.
He directly brought the leading antique merchant over, hoping that he could explain the process to the Yun family in detail.
However, as soon as this man entered the door, he looked at Teacher Li in surprise. "Are you kidding me? Let these kids do business?"
Yun Motan was a person who couldn't stay idle. After he had solved the family's problems and his injury was almost healed, he went to school early this morning. So only these kids were left at home.
No wonder this merchant found it hard to accept. After all, who could believe that these half - grown kids were going to do business?