Wait, where did my decisive, unsmiling mother, the stern head of the Nine Heart Begonia family, go?
The Nine Heart Begonia family had very strict rules.
In all her sixteen years, Ye Lingling had never seen such a loving side of her mother.
What did she mean, closer than her own daughter?!
At that moment, Ye Lingling felt her nose itch, as though something round and red were sprouting from its tip.
Her mother's stern rebuke rang out.
"Lingling, what are you standing there in a daze for?"
"Come pay your respects to your little sister San Niang!"
Pay respects-to a little sister?
Could those two terms even be put together like that?
Ye Lingling's pretty face flushed red.
So now I'm the adopted daughter, is that it?!
"Hello, Sister Lingling."
Sensitive to others' feelings, Tang San Niang took the initiative to step forward and greet Ye Lingling with a bow.
"Ye Lingling, look how considerate she is!"
"Learn from your little sister San Niang from now on, instead of looking so clueless all day."
Ye Qingmei delivered another reprimand.
Ye Lingling: ...
She felt wronged.
She had done absolutely nothing, yet she had still received a scolding.
"Hello, little sister San Niang. Please look after me from now on." A trace of grievance colored the girl's voice.
"Ahem." Seeing this, Tang Yin hurried to smooth things over. "Well, Family Head Ye, we're heading to Heaven Dou City tomorrow. Why don't we travel together?
That way, we can look out for one another."
"Why are you still calling me Family Head Ye? Little Yin, just call me Aunt Ye from now on."
"After all, with your sister connecting us, we're family now, aren't we?"
Ye Qingmei gently gathered Tang San Niang's beautiful hair, her gaze tender.
"There's no need for