Chapter 302: Chapter 302 - 302: Another Qilin Pendant

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Gu Chang’an was stunned. “You know about it too? There’s a new milk tea shop in the Imperial Capital. These are snacks that their family released two days ago. Oh, they call them desserts. Ran’er bought a few. I think they’re too sweet and want to try making them again.”

Gu Ruoruo took a bite and looked disgusted. “It’s too inferior to what Ning Xiaoxiao made. Let’s not worry about that first. Little Grandpa, where’s the jade pendant you used to carry with you?”

The gentle smile on Gu Chang’an’s face froze. “I put it away.” He was afraid that Ran’er would cry her eyes out if she looked at it every day.

Gu Ruoruo asked carefully, “C-can I take a look?”

Others might not know, but Gu Ruoruo knew that there were two Qilin Pendants as a token of love between Little Grandpa and General Xiao. One was in the General’s Residence, and the other… was with Little Aunt, whom she had never met before.

She bit her lip. “Little Grandpa, I think I saw another Qilin Pendant.”

With a clang, the porcelain bowl in Gu Chang’an’s hand fell to the ground and shattered. His usually gentle voice was trembling. “You, what did you say just now?”

Gu Ruoruo was shocked. “I said, I think I saw the Qilin Pendant, but I’m not sure if it’s the same as yours. Little Grandpa, calm down first. It might not be Little Aunt’s.”

Moreover… Actually, the Gu Family had already guessed the unlucky girl’s situation. Everyone felt that the possibility of her being alive was slim. Even if they found the jade pendant, it was very likely that it was only her belongings…

Gu Chang’an’s eyes were red, as if he was about to cry the next moment.

“W-where did you find it?”

Gu Ruoruo felt terrible when she saw Little Grandpa like this.

She, who had been following Gu Chang’an around since she was young, knew best how gentle he was. At the same time, she knew better than others how guilty and heartbroken he was towards his daughter whom he had never met.

“At someone I know, but I didn’t ask or say anything. But I still remember what that jade pendant looked like.”

Although Gu Ruoruo did not have a photographic memory, the things that she had made up her mind to remember were still fresh in her mind overnight. On the other hand, she had only seen the General’s Residence once when Little Grandpa and his wife were looking at it. That was many years ago.

Gu Chang’an’s hands, which wouldn’t even stop when he was cutting tofu, trembled non-stop. When he walked out of the house with the box, he almost fell several times. When Gu Ruoruo really saw the Qilin Pendant, she took a deep breath. “Little Grandpa, I’m 80% confident.”

“What 80%?” A cool female voice sounded. Xiao Ran threw away her court clothes and her expression froze when she saw the mahogany box. “Why… did you take it out?”

Her husband’s face was filled with tears as he replied, “Ran’er…”

In less than an hour, Gu Ruoruo arrived at the Shen Residence in a low-key carriage again. However, when she asked around, she found out that Ning Xiaoxiao had gone out for a walk. She had no choice but to pass on this matter. The two people sitting stiffly in the carriage seemed to be dumbfounded. “Ah? Then, then what should we do?”

Gu Ruoruo:…

Ever since the two of them asked Ning Xiaoxiao’s age, they had been like this. They were worried about gains and losses and panicked.

She had agreed to wait at the door, but the two of them paced back and forth in circles, making her dizzy.

When Xiaoxiao came from afar, Gu Ruoruo seemed to have seen her savior. “You’re finally back. Where did you go in the morning?”

Xiaoxiao pointed at the big package that covered Yun San’s entire face. “I customized a new oven some time ago. I just went to take a look and realized that it was already done, so I brought it back ‘on the way’.”

“I’ll make you delicious Mianmian Cake and biscuits later. Sigh, I might as well teach you. Your Brother Tianci likes it the most.”

Gu Ruoruo blushed, but she still remembered the serious matter. “Actually, I came to look for you because I have something to ask you.”

In the carriage, Xiao Ran and Gu Chang’an held each other’s hands. For some reason, they were especially nervous.

Ruoruo had clearly said that this girl’s surname was Ning and she had parents and brothers. She might not be their child. It was very likely that she had obtained the jade pendant by chance. But why couldn’t their hearts beat faster when they heard her words?

Xiaoxiao asked Yun San and Eighteen to send the things she bought in while she pulled Gu Ruoruo to follow. However, the latter stood rooted to the ground and bowed. “If my next words offend you, you can punish me however you want.”

With a strange serious expression, Xiaoxiao nodded. “Go ahead and ask.”

Gu Ruoruo said first, “When you showed me your love token yesterday, I saw another jade pendant in your box.”

The smile on Xiaoxiao’s face faded, but she did not say anything.

Gu Ruoruo hated the habit of the descendants of aristocratic families of dawdling and causing misunderstandings. Hence, she said directly, “To be honest, I once saw the same jade from an elder in the family.”

Xiaoxiao’s guard suddenly relaxed, replaced by a trace of nervousness and anticipation.

“That jade is very important to my elders, so I want to ask you first. Can you tell me where your jade came from?”

Xiaoxiao stared into her eyes carefully. She believed in her ability to read people, so she also believed in Gu Ruoruo.

“I think my family left it to me.”

Gu Ruoruo was stunned. “Why ‘think’?”

What she didn’t know was that Xiao Ran and Gu Chang’an unconsciously held their breaths in the carriage.

Xiaoxiao’s tone was calm, but her heart was actually beating very loudly. She said, “Because I was picked up by the Ning Family. I heard that when they picked me up, they had this jade pendant with them.”

She even told him a detail that only the Ning Family knew. “At that time, there was a red string tied to this jade pendant and a safety knot hung on it. From the way it was done, the person who made the safety knot should be a newbie.”

With a thud, the agile General Xiao almost fell when she got out of the carriage. Fortunately, Gu Chang’an was quick to support her.

Xiaoxiao looked at the two unfamiliar yet familiar-looking men and women before looking at Gu Ruoruo.

The latter lowered her eyes and bowed, giving the three of them the space to interact.

The jade pendant, background, age, and culinary skills matched. Ning Xiaoxiao was 99% Little Grandpa’s daughter.

Sigh, but what about Ning Xiaoxiao’s name in the future? Would she be called Xiao Xiaoxiao?

When there were only three of them left, they did not know what to say. Seeing that they could not stand like this, Xiaoxiao suggested finding a place to sit first.

It was not appropriate to settle her own matters in the Shen Family. Xiaoxiao went in first to “take” the jade pendant, then left a message for Yun San and followed Xiao Ran and Gu Chang’an to the General’s Residence.

However, it was really awkward for the three of them to stay in the carriage together on the way. Xiaoxiao said that she had never seen the culture and customs of the Imperial Capital and wanted to sit outside.

Xiao Ran and Gu Chang’an wished they could pluck the moon from the sky for her. How could they bear to reject such a small request?

When Xiaoxiao lifted the curtain, she stuffed the jade pendant to them. “Take a look at this first..”