Feng Wuyou’s eyes curved into a smile, "Of course, does baby want mommy to hold you?"

Susu, fiddling with her fingers for a moment, finally nodded, "You can hold baby first."

Her milky voice melted Feng Wuyou’s heart.

Before Feng Wuyou could pick up Susu, she spread her arms and actively plunged into her embrace, then hugged her neck tightly.

Feng Wuyou tried to lift her up but underestimated Susu’s weight and failed to do so.

"Baby... has been well-nourished."

Susu then asked, "Will mommy kiss baby?"

"Of course," Feng Wuyou immediately planted kisses on Susu’s tender cheeks, one on the left and one on the right, with a "smack" each.

After confirming that it was her mommy, Susu happily gave Feng Wuyou two "smacks" on her cheeks.

"You are mommy, the mommies from before didn’t want baby anymore."

Susu still remembered how the previous mommies had abandoned her on the street, not wanting her anymore.

Feng Wuyou thought that Susu meant she had left the palace for so long and seemed to not want her, feeling distressed and somewhat guilty.

"Baby, mommy will not abandon you, I won’t ever leave you again."

Susu half-doubted, "Really?"

Feng Wuyou nodded vigorously, "Of course it’s true, mommy will never leave you again."

Xiao Jinyan and Jun Moqing got out of the carriage one after the other and came up behind Feng Wuyou.

Xiao Jinyan saw his daughter, who hadn’t changed much since they parted, but it was clear that Susu had grown a lot taller, her hair had grown longer, and was tied into two little buns.

He stepped forward with some excitement, "Susu, do you remember father king?"

Susu looked up at Xiao Jinyan with confusion, unable to recall her father king’s face after such a long separation.

"Are you father king?"

Xiao Jinyan nodded, "Of course."

Susu, as if responding to a code, asked, "Then would you call me baby?"

Xiao Jinyan unhesitatingly said, "Yes, does baby want father king to hold her?"

Susu continued to question, "Then will you kiss baby?"

Xiao Jinyan bent down and kissed Susu’s cheek.

Susu pouted, very seriously saying, "No, no, you have to kiss this side too."

Xiao Jinyan chuckled and kissed her left cheek as well, "How about now?"

Only then did Susu happily spread her arms, "Father king, hold baby."

Xiao Jinyan held Susu in his arms and realized not only had she grown taller, her weight had significantly increased as well.

Upon seeing Susu, Jun Moqing felt like he was looking at Xiao Jiu as a child, with her chubby little face, rosy and tender, a pair of big eyes both black and shining, speaking in a voice so milky and sweet that it was especially endearing.

"Susu, do you want grandpa to hold you?"

Susu lifted her chin, "You can’t fool me."

Jun Moqing paused, then said, "You can ask me questions too."

Clutching her father king’s neck tight, Susu stated, "I don’t have a grandpa, I won’t ask."

Susu only remembered her father king and mommy, so when a grandpa suddenly appeared, she assumed he was a liar.

She wouldn’t ask liars these questions, even if they answered correctly, she wouldn’t believe them.

Jun Moqing, who had once played the role of a nanny, immediately caught on to the meaning in Susu’s words, "You didn’t have a grandpa before, but you do now, and your grandpa will spoil you just like your mommy will, buying you lots and lots of delicious food, don’t you want a grandpa?"

After hearing this, Susu felt somewhat tempted, "What did you say grandpa is?"

Jun Moqing explained patiently, "A grandpa is your mommy’s father, just like your father king is your father, understand?"

Blinking her lovely large eyes, Susu stared at her father king for a while, then looked towards her mommy, "Mommy, is what he said right?"

Feng Wuyou nodded hard, "Mhm, he is mommy’s father and your grandpa, it’s good to have one more person to love you, isn’t it?"

Susu happily said, "Good."

Jun Moqing really wanted to hold Susu; back when Xiao Jiu was little, he had held her a lot, and in the blink of an eye, so many years had passed, Xiao Jiu had grown up and become a mother.

"Then does Susu want a hug from grandpa?"

Susu thought for a while before hesitantly nodding, "Then, just for a little while."

"Good, just for a little while," Jun Moqing extended his arms and held Susu close, feeling her weight and said to Xiao Jiu, "Susu is a lot like you, she was about this heavy at this age, always eating well."

"Susu does like to eat," Feng Wuyou recalled the Pastry Meat Pie they had bought on the way, she took it out, unwrapped the greased paper, and presented it to Susu, "Susu, want a pastry?"

"Want," Susu craned her neck to peek inside the wrapping, stretched out her small hand, picked up a piece, and bit off a mouthful, "It’s delicious."

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