I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

The second old lady was so amused by Qiao Linshan's flattery that she kept praising her as a good child.

"Although our Second House does not have as many properties as the Grand Tutor's Mansion, we still have a few small shops. I will take you to see them someday and pick one for you to manage."

Qiao Linshan was terrified: "Grandma, how can this be done?"

The second old lady comforted her: "It's okay, just take care of it. The shop will be your dowry in the future."

At this point, the second old lady was still a little upset. Although Qiao Linshan and the others called her grandmother affectionately, she was not related to her by blood, and she felt bad about giving her dowry shop to her.

But if I don't give it to her, who should I give it to? I don't have a daughter, and I don't have any grandchildren.

Is it possible that after I pass away, these dowry shops will return to my parents' home?

"Thank you, grandma." Qiao Linshan immediately walked to the second old lady and knelt down. She said, "Grandma, don't worry. I will work hard and will not let the shop fall into ruin in my hands."

"Mom, are you ready?"

A tall figure appeared outside the door.

Qiao Linshan turned her head and looked. The man was standing against the light, blocking the light, and his shadow covered her.

"Father?"

Qiao Linshan was surprised, who else could this be but her newly recognized father Qiao Yunqi?

"Hey."

When Qiao Yunqi heard Qiao Linshan calling him, he responded happily.

The second old lady looked at her son who had been tidied up and nodded with satisfaction: "As expected, now that he has children, he knows how to tidy himself up. This is the proper way."

Qiao Yunqi walked in, wearing a navy blue robe with the collar and cuffs embroidered with silver-thread cloud patterns. He had a wide green brocade belt with auspicious clouds around his waist. His hair, which was mixed with a few white strands, was tied up and he wore a small silver crown inlaid with jade on top of it. The white jade on the silver crown was crystal clear and moist, emitting a dazzling light in the sun.

Qiao Linshan thought of a word: "Middle-aged handsome uncle."

If her father were still alive, and if he dressed like this, he would probably look like this.

The second old lady looked at her son with satisfaction. Although Qiao Yunqi was not a sloppy person before, he always had stubble and liked to drink.

The whole person is very decadent.

Now that several children have entered the house, he seems to have found his light again, and he exudes confidence.

Qiao Yunqi limped in and did not ask Qiao Linshan why she was kneeling, because he could see that the atmosphere between the grandparents and grandchildren was very harmonious.

"I've packed up here, let's go. I'll take you to your grandparents' house to meet them."

The second old lady's brother, Qiao Yunqi's uncle, is naturally Qiao Linshan and their great-grandfather and great-uncle.

In the carriage, the second old lady was introducing the people of the Lu family to Qiao Linshan, from her father and brothers to her nephews and grandchildren.

"Don't worry, grandma. The five of us will be careful in what we say and do when we enter the Lu Mansion, and we won't cause any trouble for you."

Looking at the sensible Qiao Linshan, the second old lady felt deeply moved. It was true that children from poor families were all precocious.

When they arrived at the Lu Mansion, the person who greeted them at the gate was Lu Chenghui, the Earl's son and the second old lady's nephew.

Lu Chenghui, his wife and several children were waiting at the door to greet them. When they saw the Qiao family's carriage coming, they all stepped forward.

"aunt……"

Lu Chenghui was also in his forties, and he had several concubines in his backyard, who also gave birth to illegitimate sons and daughters. In short, there were a lot of things going on in his backyard. He looked listless and had a sense of excessive indulgence.

Standing next to Qiao Yunqi, the difference is obvious.

"cousin."

After the second old lady got off the carriage, she took the initiative to introduce the person in front of her to Qiao Linshan.

"This is your cousin, aunt, brother and cousin."

Qiao Linshan and her brothers and sisters bowed one by one. Madam Lu warmly held Qiao Linshan's hand and said, "We are a family, there is no need to be so polite. Come in quickly. Father and mother are waiting for you."

Young Master Lu looked at Qiao Linshan, then patted Qiao Yunqi on the shoulder and said, "Cousin, I can finally be your uncle. You are so lucky to have such a beautiful and sensible daughter."

"That's right." Qiao Yunqi also took the opportunity to say, "I thought I was destined to be alone in this life. Who would have thought that I would have five children in my life?"

Madam Lu looked at Qiao Yunqi's arrogant look with disdain in her heart. They were just a bunch of wild kids from the countryside, with no blood relationship, so what was there to be proud of?

When everyone entered the mansion, the second old lady brought a few children to pay their respects to the Earl and the Countess. The two elders also presented gifts, and then they sat down to talk.

Seeing that the five children were very quiet, sitting in their chairs properly and not moving around, the countess was moved. These children were not that bad.

Looking at the youngest child, who was only over three years old, he also stayed quietly in Qiao Linshan's arms, playing with a cloth ball in his hands, not making any noise at all.

"Everyone, have some snacks, don't be shy."

Seeing that the children refused to eat snacks or drink tea, Mrs. Lu couldn't help but greet them and also introduced the method of making snacks.

The complicated process sounds like a show-off. Like saying: You country bumpkins have never tasted such exquisite snacks, right?

Qiao Linshan pinched a small piece and put it in her mouth, chewing it slowly. She didn't want to eat it, but Madam Lu was their elder, so she couldn't refuse her "kindness."

"Okay, Yan'er, take your sisters out shopping. Don't stay here."

The Countess asked her granddaughter Lu Yan to take Qiao Linshan and her brother to visit her house. She had something to say to the second old lady.

Lu Yan has reached the age of marriage this year, and is only a few months older than Qiao Linshan. Ever since she saw those children, she has looked down upon them and completely despised these wild children from the countryside.

But she had always known how to disguise herself, so when her grandmother spoke, she obeyed obediently and left the living room with the children.

After the child left, the Countess looked at the second old lady and said directly, "Wen Yi, I have been beating around the bush. Your granddaughter is about to reach marriage age, right? Do you have a favorite family?"

The second old lady is named Lu Wenyi, and she is a close friend of the Countess. They have been on good terms for many years.

She was stunned: "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"

The second old lady thought that it was the Countess who wanted Qiao Linshan to enter the Earl's Mansion.

"Yunqi is still unmarried at this age, and Lin Shan is about to reach the age of marriage. If we don't marry her off soon, I'm afraid people will gossip about her."

"Ah?" The second old lady was stunned: "No, it can't be possible?"

"Why not? Aunt, don't underestimate the gossiping abilities of those people out there. Whether niece Lin Shan and cousin are related by blood or not, and they live under the same roof, there's no guarantee that someone won't make up stories."

The second old lady's face froze. Are they crazy? They are framing the father and daughter...