Chapter 1474 - 1478: Haven’t Pampered You Lately, Have I?

"You are her mother, don’t you even know your own daughter’s temperament? You just need to speak softly to her and coax her a bit. Children these days all need to be coaxed." Beitang sighed lightly, "I’m warning you, you mustn’t have any designs on Xia Qingqian."

"It’s so strange, Madam Rong has been lingering outside the villa these days, and we don’t know what she wants." The servant muttered quietly, just as Xia Qingqian, coming down the stairs, heard it.

Xia Qingqian walked over and asked, "Is Madam Rong outside?" As soon as she heard those three words, Madam Rong, a shadow of her presence flashed through her mind. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable emotion towards Madam Rong.

"Yes, we don’t know what she wants, she’s always wandering outside, and the young master told us not to bother about it." The servant approached and said softly.

Xia Qingqian was just about to say something, but Sister Huan, who had walked out from the kitchen, reprimanded, "There’s so much work to do in the kitchen, what are you all standing around for?"

After the other servants left, Xia Qingqian grabbed Sister Huan and asked, "Is Madam Rong here to see Huan?"

"Miss Qing Qian, we better not interfere in these matters." After so many surprise encounters, Sister Huan was genuinely worried about Xia Qingqian. This child’s heart is truly straightforward; everyone here treats her like this, yet once the matter is over, it’s over; she doesn’t pursue it further.

In the following days, Xia Qingqian saw Madam Rong standing outside by the window, always lingering in the same spot.

She knew Madam Rong must want to see Beitang Huan. Watching Madam Rong enduring the scorching sun stirred a sense of compassion in her heart. If only she were her own mother, wouldn’t that be wonderful.

"Qian Qian, what are you standing here for? Sister Huan said you always love to stand here daydreaming. What, hasn’t Brother Yao pampered you these days?" Beitang Huan walked in with a cup of ice cream and couldn’t help but tease Xia Qingqian when she saw her lost in thought.

"Huan, what nonsense are you talking about!" Xia Qingqian quickly withdrew her gaze, turned to the uninvited Beitang Huan, and shook her head saying, "Huan, are you really not planning to see Madam Rong? She’s outside the villa every day, she must miss you."

Beitang Huan followed Xia Qingqian’s gaze downwards and indeed saw that woman. For a moment, she felt moved, but it was quickly extinguished, and she scoffed, "If she’s here, it definitely means no good!"

Xia Qingqian quickly grabbed her hand and shook her head, "Huan, that is your mother after all, you cannot treat her this way."

"How did I treat her? Do you know how she’s treated me? I even doubt whether she’s my biological mother!" Beitang Huan, in her excitement, threw the cup in her hand onto the ground.

Xia Qingqian’s face turned pale instantly, staring blankly at Beitang Huan. Beitang Huan had always spoken terribly about Madam Rong.

But she is her mother after all.

"Huan, this is not right! You have family who love you, perhaps your mother was momentarily misguided when she did those things to you, but every mother loves her child," Xia Qingqian said as she reached out to touch her slightly bulging stomach, "If it weren’t for Madam Rong, how would you exist?"

"Stop, stop, stop!" Beitang Huan couldn’t take it, shifting her gaze to Xia Qingqian’s slightly rounded belly, "Just because you’re pregnant, you ramble on like an old lady, isn’t that enough? As for Madam Rong, I’ve long known she’s outside, but I’m not sure what trouble she’s up to this time."