âHe Maozhen isnât cut out to be a government official at all. If he had really controlled a region, Iâm afraid the people there would suffer.â
When Ning Tao mentioned what had happened back then, he was still agitated. âOld Master He originally had three sons, but two of them passed away. He clearly knew that He Maozhen wasnât cut out for it, but he still insisted on bringing him in. Itâs just that his actions have never been exposed.
âIt was too difficult for us to catch him.
âBack then, he was running for the same position as Big Brother. I really couldnât stand it⦠Soâ¦â
Old Master Fu took a deep puff of smoke. âSo you reported that He Maozhen didnât abide by family planning and abandoned his biological daughter. That person was you.â
Ning Tao lowered his head. âIâve always felt very ashamed about this. I actually used a child to achieve my goal.
âI also had my own selfishness. When I followed Big Brother Fu, if he couldnât be promoted, it would also be disadvantageous to me. I was very selfish.â
Ning Tao was very straightforward.
âI donât feel any guilt toward the He family in this matter. Itâs just that Manxiâ¦â Ning Tao looked at Yu Manxi, who was sitting at the side without saying a word. âI didnât know the He family were such beasts. After bringing her back, they didnât treat her well.
âI thought that even a vicious tiger wouldnât hurt its cubs. Besides, sheâs their biological daughter, and sheâs been wandering outside for so many years, so they definitely had to treat her well.
âIf I had known that I would cause her so much pain, I wouldnât have exposed this matter back then. Manxi, I let you down! Iâve always wanted to try my best to make it up to you and tell you the truth. Iâm ashamed!â
Yu Manxi had already guessed some of this and didnât seem surprised by what he said.
Instead, Song Fengwan took a deep breath. Initially, she also found it strange that the Ning family took such good care of Yu Manxi. She wasnât from the circle and lived overseas.
The Ning family was also a prestigious family in the Beijing circle. Back then, Yu Manxi and Ning Fan were from completely different worldsâ¦
The Ning family was involved with the Fu family. Indirectly speaking, they were also in opposition to the He family. There was no reason for them to treat Yu Manxi specially.
⦠Unless Ning Fan had thoughts about Yu Manxi from the start.
With this explanation, everything seemed to make sense.
âIf I had known the He family would do those beastly actions and abandon you overseas, I really wouldnât have done it!â This matter was Ning Taoâs sore spot. âIâve always wanted to tell youâ¦
âBut I didnât know how to start. You called me uncle and said that Iâm like your father!
âIâm ashamed! All these years, Iâve often dreamed of your appearance when you first arrived in the capital and the scene of you boarding a plane overseas alone. I couldnât sleepâ¦
âI was the one who brought you all your suffering all these years. If I hadnât been too selfish, although you would still be in the countryside, your childhood might have been peaceful and happy!â
As Ning Tao spoke, he actually got up and wanted to kneel down to Yu Manxiâ¦
âUncle Ning!â Perhaps because Yu Manxi recalled the past, she blushed and hurriedly stopped him. âI donât blame you. Really, itâs not your faultâ¦
âThis is all my personal fate. Besides, Iâm very happy with Sinian now. Without you, I wouldnât have been able to come back, and I might not have met him.
âWho knows if itâs a blessing or a curseâ¦â
When Ning Tao heard that she didnât blame him, the eyes of this man in his fifties instantly reddened.
âManxi, if you donât dislike your uncle and aunt, we want to acknowledge you as our goddaughter. Can you get married from our family?â Mrs. Ning, sitting at the side, stood up and said.
âAuntie has always liked you a lot. Your uncle and I only have one son, and we have always wanted a daughter.
âYou know very well what kind of situation our family is in. Weâre not a rich family, but if you get married, we can give you what others have and let you have a complete and beautiful wedding. In the futureâ¦
âOur family will be your support. When you miss home, you can also think about us.â
Actually, all these years, the couple had been secretly concerned about her. They even knew better than the He family how she had lived overseas.
They knew too well, so their hearts ached even more.
To them, they had already treated her as their biological daughter from the bottom of their hearts, but they couldnât appear too radical and enthusiastic, afraid that she would see through something. They were always carefulâ¦
They had also paid attention to the farce at the He familyâs filiation banquet. Ning Tao was so angry that he wanted to settle scores with the He family, but he wasnât qualified!
What was he? Nothing!
Yu Manxi thought that she was invincible, but Mrs. Ningâs words made her eyes red.