After Yu Niannian finished speaking, she began to rummage around in her already somewhat grayish Taoist robe.
Finally, she took out a yellow talisman.
There were ancient and mysterious symbols drawn on the yellow talisman, which Yu Shanhe had never seen before.
Yu Niannian skillfully folded the yellow talisman into a triangle. Then, taking small steps, she walked up to her father. Standing on tiptoe like she was presenting a treasure, she handed it to her father.
"This is my return gift."
"Return gift?"
Yu Shanhe was a bit confused, but then he thought about it and gladly took the yellow talisman.
He knew that his daughter had been living in an old Taoist temple on the mountain for the past five years.
A Taoist priest had adopted his child.
Growing up in a Taoist temple, it was normal for her to be interested in superstitions.
Although this didn't conform to his thinking as a materialist.
But it didn't matter. As his daughter received an education in the future, she would gradually change.
"Thank you. Dad really likes your gift, too."
After all, it was the first gift his little daughter had given him. Yu Shanhe didn't just ignore it. Instead, he carefully put it into the lining of his suit pocket.
That was the place closest to his heart.
"Dad still has some things to do at the company. I'll come back to accompany you tonight. First, get familiar with the house. If you need anything or are hungry, just go to your brother."
Yu Shanhe lovingly stroked his little daughter's fluffy head.
The company had been experiencing frequent problems recently, keeping him extremely busy and stressed.
He had been on a business trip not long ago and had just returned today.
His original plan was to go straight to the company, but in order to welcome his little daughter home, he had put aside all his work.
Now it was time to deal with those matters.
Yu Niannian nodded obediently and waved goodbye to her father.
After she was alone in the room, she lay down on her favorite big soft bed.
Hmm...
She had never slept on such a comfortable and soft bed before.
She really wanted to take a nap.
She was so sleepy.
Yu Niannian was drowsy. Her eyelids slowly closed, and she was on the verge of falling asleep.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps outside the door woke the little girl up.
When she opened her eyes, she saw a little girl of the same age as herself.
The little girl was wearing a high - end princess dress. It was obvious that she had been carefully nurtured.
Everything about her exuded an air of refinement.
Compared to Yu Niannian, who was dressed in the plainest way possible, she seemed to be a better fit for this gorgeous princess room.
What made Yu Niannian a bit uncomfortable was the emotion in the other girl's eyes.
Jealousy, resentment, rejection, and something... malicious...
Yu Niannian wanted to ask, but before she could say a word, the little girl directly stepped into the room without any politeness and walked straight to the desk beside her.
She picked up a delicate and gorgeous music box on the table and threw it hard on the ground.
This action startled Yu Niannian.
Before she could even react, the little girl who had thrown the thing started crying first.
"Tangtang, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Yu Sheng arrived even faster than the timely rain.
In just two minutes, he appeared at the door! Then he quickly rushed into the room and hugged the little girl, looking extremely worried.
The girl named Tangtang was crying so hard that she could hardly catch her breath. Wiping her tears, she nestled in Yu Sheng's arms and sobbed, "I just wanted to touch the music box one last time, but my sister didn't want me to, so she dropped it. Wuwuwu, I'm sorry, brother. I didn't do it on purpose."
For the first time in her life, Yu Niannian felt the malice from the world.
Saying one thing and meaning another, and distorting the truth.
This was a situation she had never seen before, and she didn't know how to handle it.
She just sat there on the bed blankly, at a loss.
In Yu Sheng's eyes, her bewildered look seemed like she was guilty, which confirmed Tangtang's words.
Without saying a word, he stood up, pointed at Yu Niannian's nose and shouted, "I knew you, a country bumpkin from the countryside, must have no manners, but I didn't expect you to be so domineering!
"Do you know that this music box was made by mom herself? Tangtang has liked it for a long time and has always taken good care of it. She specially took it out for you when she heard you were coming back, but you just ruined it like this? How can you be so domineering and malicious!"
Yu Niannian was stunned by the shouting.
After a while, she opened her mouth and barely managed to squeeze out three words: "I didn't..."
Her explanation was too weak.
Yu Sheng didn't listen at all. He thought she was just making excuses out of guilt.
"Humph, stay away from Tangtang in the future. Although Tangtang is just an adopted daughter, she is the daughter of mom's older sister. She's not an outsider. I only recognize her as my sister. If I see you bullying Tangtang again next time, I will definitely tell mom and dad the truth."
Yu Sheng sneered, then turned around and walked out of the room with the girl in his arms.
Looking at the mess on the ground, Yu Niannian looked up at the door.
Suddenly, she met Zhao Tang's smug eyes and the smile of someone who had succeeded in a scheme.
It was really creepy for a child of just a few years old to show such an expression.
This was the first time Yu Niannian had deeply understood the truth her master had told her.
Sometimes, people were scarier than evil ghosts.
Yu Niannian couldn't help shivering and silently made up her mind to stay away from that little sister in the future.
The music box was broken, and the ground was full of broken glass and wooden fragments. It was obvious how much force Zhao Tang had used when she threw it.
Yu Niannian was a clean - loving child.
She even had a bit of OCD.
The messy ground was unbearable for her. After thinking about it, she got out of bed on her little legs, squatted on the ground, and picked up the fragments bit by bit, putting them all on the table.
After being carried out by Yu Sheng, Zhao Tang didn't stop bad - mouthing Yu Niannian and telling tales.
She sniffled, looking extremely pitiful. Tightly clutching Yu Sheng's clothes, she sobbed, "Brother, it seems that my sister doesn't like me very much. Maybe I should just leave."
"This is your home. Where are you going? Besides, aunt and uncle have immigrated abroad. Where else can you go?"
Yu Sheng felt extremely sorry for this little cousin he had watched grow up.
When mom had just given birth and heard the news that Yu Niannian had been stolen, she had suffered from postpartum depression and was almost on the verge of a mental breakdown.
During that time, he had even thought he was going to lose his mom.
Later, seeing how sad mom was, aunt had sent her newly - born daughter, Zhao Tang, over to accompany mom.
The little child was soft and cute, which distracted mom and helped her gradually get out of the shadow.
For their family, aunt and Zhao Tang were benefactors. Even though Yu Niannian had been found, they couldn't forget this kindness.
"But... I've taken my sister's life... I've taken her place... It's normal for my sister to be angry with me..."
"What do you mean by taking or not taking? It wasn't our fault that Yu Niannian was lost back then, and it certainly wasn't your fault. It was the fault of those damned human traffickers. What right does she have to take her anger out on you?!"
Before Zhao Tang could finish speaking, Yu Sheng interrupted her.
This was the little sister he loved. She was definitely not an outsider who had taken someone else's place.