Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"Come and sit."

Old Lady Lin smiled and waved to Mrs. Ding and Lin Tianya, then told the servants, "Bring some snacks that the children like."

Mrs. Ding nodded reservedly to Old Lady Lin and Aunt Cheng, carefully sat down on a chair below Old Lady Lin, and then pushed Lin Tianya forward.

"Tianya, say hello to your aunt and cousin."

Lin Tianya instinctively wanted to step back and lean into Ding's arms, but when she thought of what Ding said, she forcibly suppressed her instinct.

"Aunt, Aunt."

Lin Tianya's hands in her sleeves were shaking with nervousness, and she raised her little face and shouted tremblingly.

"Hey!" Old Mrs. Lin responded cheerfully, her teeth showing in a smile, and her wrinkles were filled with kindness visible to the naked eye.

With Mrs. Lin's enthusiastic response, Lin Tianya's nervousness subsided a little. She turned to face the smiling Aunt Cheng and bravely smiled: "Cousin."

"Good boy, you are so good. How was your rest yesterday?"

Lin Tianya couldn't help but turn her head to look at Ding. Under Ding's encouraging gaze, she turned her head and said loudly, "I had a good rest. The room is warm, and the bed and quilt are very comfortable."

Lin Tianya's simple and straightforward words made Cheng Xiaogu's smile wider, and also made Old Lady Lin squint her eyes again with joy.

"As long as you are comfortable, your aunt was worried yesterday that you might not be comfortable living here. She asked housekeeper Chen to personally supervise the servants to clean up, and finally she went to check it again herself. If you are satisfied, she will be relieved."

Mrs. Lin's words were not only the truth, but also meant to show that the mistress of the house attached great importance to the arrival of Mrs. Ding and Lin Tianya, and did not take them lightly, so that Mrs. Ding could feel at ease.

Mrs. Ding just felt upset. The Cheng family really had nothing to say about the treatment of her and her two daughters.

But because the Cheng family was so nice, she became even more shameless and demanded more...

Ding took a deep breath and gave Old Lady Lin a forced smile: "Aunt, I, I want to shamelessly ask you for something."

Aunt Cheng quickly stood up and wanted to leave, giving Mrs. Ding and Old Lady Lin some space to talk in private.

"Her cousin, you don't have to leave. I don't intend to save my face anyway." Mrs. Ding spoke up to stop Aunt Cheng from leaving.

Aunt Cheng paused, frowned, turned her head to look at Old Lady Lin, and with Old Lady Lin's tacit consent, sat back in the chair she had sat in before.

Old Lady Lin looked at Mrs. Ding, with deep concern on her face: "But what kind of trouble have you run into? Just tell me what difficulties you have, and I will definitely help if I can."

Aunt Cheng's eyes flickered.

She noticed that what Old Lady Lin said was "I will definitely help if I can" instead of "The Cheng family will definitely help if they can."

It's just one or two words different, but the difference is huge.

Once the Cheng family is involved, it means that the eldest niece, the most influential person in the Cheng family, will most likely have to take the lead.

As for myself, it is hard to say whether this will alarm my eldest niece or even other people in the house.

Aunt Cheng lowered her eyes, pretending that she didn't hear the subtext in Mrs. Lin's words.

She is a member of the Cheng family, so naturally she has to put the interests of the Cheng family first.

Especially for the pillar of the Cheng family, it would be best not to cause trouble for the eldest niece if possible.

Cheng Xiaogu's perspective and experience are different now, so she knows that everyone in a wealthy family is both close to and separate from their family, but Ding is not like that.

Mrs. Ding's idea was relatively "simple". In her eyes, Old Lady Lin and the Cheng family were completely one and the same. There was no difference between the "I" mentioned by Old Lady Lin and the "Cheng family".

However, there is actually nothing wrong with her idea when it comes to some harmless things. The old lady of the Cheng Mansion, the grandmother of Marquis Zhaoping, still has the power to make decisions on a considerable number of matters.

"It's not that I'm in any trouble, it's just that I... I..."

Ding licked her lips, her hands trembling slightly. She had clearly prepared countless speeches before coming here, but when it came time to speak, she just couldn't utter the words.

These are two children, not two objects.

Especially since she was with someone else and was pregnant with his child.

Old Mrs. Lin frowned slightly, and after exchanging a glance with Aunt Cheng, she softened her voice as much as possible and said, "Just tell me if you have any difficulties. You are the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, and I am the aunt of the Lin family. I will definitely help you in any way I can."

"Yes, cousin, there are no outsiders here, just say whatever you want to say." Aunt Cheng also advised with gentle eyes.

Mrs. Ding looked at Mrs. Lin and Aunt Cheng, who were showing concern, and then looked down at her daughter in her arms. She closed her eyes and made up her mind: "Aunt, I want to keep Gou Wa and Tian Ya in the Cheng family. From now on, these two children will be members of the Cheng family."

There was silence in the air.

Old Mrs. Lin and Aunt Cheng were somewhat surprised, yet somewhat confused.

They could understand that Ding wanted to keep the two children in the Cheng family, but why did Ding's tone and attitude make it sound like she was entrusting the children to the care of others?

Ding tightly grasped Lin Tianya's skinny little hand, suppressed her inner shame and uneasiness, and continued with trembling lips: "Aunt, I, I followed someone else, and...I'm pregnant."

The pupils of Old Lady Lin and Aunt Cheng both trembled, and then they uncontrollably shifted their gazes towards Ding's belly.

Lin Tianya, who was standing in front of Ding, felt the shocked gazes of Old Lady Lin and Little Aunt Cheng, and instinctively stood in front of Ding's belly. Her nervous and uneasy eyes moved back and forth between Old Lady Lin and Little Aunt Cheng.

"I...you...are not..." Mrs. Lin stared, her mouth opened and closed, wanting to say something, her mind was a little confused again: "Are you...are you sure you are pregnant?"

Mrs. Ding lowered her head somewhat ashamedly, her eyes burning with heat: "Yes, I'm pregnant."

"No, how many months has it been? How come I can't see it at all?!" Old Mrs. Lin couldn't help but look at Ding's belly again, but unfortunately Lin Tianya was blocking her view and she couldn't see anything.

"Today, it's almost four or four months."

"Four months?!" Old Mrs. Lin's voice suddenly became higher.

Ding just raised her head a little, but then lowered it deeply again, and the tears in her eyes couldn't help but flow out.

She knew that it was shameless of her to follow another man and get pregnant with his child less than a year after her ex-husband passed away. But, she just wanted to have a new family and live a stable life.

Ding was prepared for Mrs. Lin to curse at her, after all, she was her ex-husband's aunt.

It doesn't matter. In order to survive, she no longer cares about her face. As long as Old Lady Lin calms down after scolding her, and agrees to let her two children stay here, that's all that's fine.