Chapter 300 Another Identity and Another Family

Lan Qin was the only daughter of the previous generation of the Lan family. She was the third child of the family. Her husband, Hu Hai, was a painter who had a high status at home, and her only daughter was called Hu Jiaojiao.

“Here you are! It’s a gift for our first meeting.” Lan Qin put a red envelope into A Miao’s hand.

Lan Lixiao pointed to the couple who sat opposite. “They are your elder uncle and elder aunt!”

“Elder uncle, elder aunt!”

“A Miao, right?” The woman smiled at her. “It’s good to see you come back. Here you are. This is ours!”

Her “so-called” uncle was the first son of the Lan family—Lan Hua. He was the assistant of the executive director of the Lan Consortium. His wife was named Shen Qing, whose family was running chain hotels. They had a son, Lan Wenxuan, who just began working in the Lan Company.

“Cough!” Lan Hua looked at the girl in front of him. Regardless of whether he admitted it or not, she looked like his mother. And he also did an investigation. In terms of bloodline, she was indeed his niece.

“You are named after your mother’s surname. Now since you have returned to the Lan family, your surname should be changed.” Seeing Lan Lixiao frowning, Lan Hua immediately added, “Otherwise, people would think we were dissatisfied with you.”

Shen Qing also echoed, “Yes! You have found your family, so of course you should have the surname Lan.”

“I have already considered it. I don’t need you to remind me.” Lan Lixiao looked at A Miao lovingly. “I’m afraid you are unwilling to have a new name, so how about I name you Lan Miao. Do you like it?”

A Miao was trying to remember all the names of the Lan family and hearing this, A Miao adjusted her expression before saying, “I understand.” Then she squeezed out a smile. “I think it is a beautiful name!”

“Dad, since A Miao has come back, you should not think of the past, or she will cry again!” Lan Qin kneaded her father’s leg and spoke to A Miao. “You still have a young uncle who didn’t come back from abroad. When he comes back, he will supply you with a big red envelope!”

Lan Lixiao mumbled, “Yes, I will remind him!”

“And, you have a cousin in your generation. He is having entertainment today, and you will see him tomorrow.” Lan Qin looked at her quite amicably. “As for the other cousin, my daughter, she is studying abroad, and she will come back in the Spring Festival!”

A Miao showed a grateful smile. “Thank you, auntie. I understand.”

“Haha, do you feel nervous?” Lan Qin took her hand and sat down. “Don’t worry. You will not be alone from now on. You have such a big family!”

“I… I just cannot…” A Miao covered her face.

A Miao was at ease since she had been working hard at the bottom of society for the past 20 years and could easily pretend to cry or play the fool…

“Don’t hurry!” Lan Lixiao said quickly, “A Miao, take it slowly. Grandpa will not force you, and no one in this family will dare to force you. Rest assured, OK?”

Hearing this, everyone’s face on the scene changed. As for if they were happy or angry, only they alone knew.

“Dad, it’s late and you should rest.” Lan Hua broke the silence. “And A Miao should go to bed early since she was on the plane for a day.”

Lan Lixiao looked at his watch. “Yes, you should rest early.” He stood up, and Lan Qin put A Miao’s hand on his father’s arm as she said, “Go, help your grandfather go upstairs.”

“Oh! Then… let’s go upstairs, grandpa.” A Miao nodded nervously.

She acted like a little girl who just entered a wealthy and influential family very well.

After she and Lan Lixiao left, the living room became quiet.

“You all leave.” Lan Hua waved his hand and the housekeeper left with the servants around him.

Shen Qing sneered, “How do you feel about our niece?”

“Not too bad. At least, she is not too timid. Her mother taught her very well.” Lan Hua gave her a look. “Obviously, that woman had long decided to send her back to our family.”

Lan Qin also smiled. “Didn’t you check it out already? The woman had lived a fairly comfortable life with our big brother’s money. Of course, she could not treat her daughter badly. She was her cash cow.”

“If she didn’t die in a car accident, I am afraid that we would have had to spend a lot of money to get our niece back!”

Lan Hua loosened his tie. “In any case, now we have one more niece in our family. And Dad likes her very much, so you know what to do.”

“I don’t care!” Lan Qin stood up and prepared to go back to her room. “Don’t be nervous, big brother. After all, she is a girl who will get married sooner or later, right?”

Lan Hua didn’t bother with her cynical remarks. He stood up and left.

However, Shen Qing seemed to think of something as her eyes flickered.

“Miss Elder!” As soon as A Miao came out of Lan Lixiao’s room, she saw the old housekeeper waiting for her.

A Miao quickly bent over and said, “Hello!”

“Miss Elder, don’t be polite with me. You can just call me Uncle Fu!” The old man made a gesture and said, “Let me take you to your room.”

“Thank you, Uncle Fu, then you call me A Miao instead of Elder Miss.” A Miao smiled.

Uncle Fu looked very kind. “Okay, let’s go!”

The Lan villa was very large, consisting of one main building and four small annex buildings. The left building was for the maids, chefs, and drivers, while the front one on the right was Lan Qin and her husband’s house. Even though she was married, she had been living in the Lan house.

In the other one lived Lan Hua and his wife, and in the farthest one from the main building lived Lan Heng alone, who was the youngest son. As for the two grandchildren, they lived in the main building with Lan Lixiao.

“Elder Master lives on the second floor; your brother lives on the fourth floor; you and your sister live on the third floor.” Uncle Fu led A Miao to a room on the right of the third floor.

“After learning you were coming back, Elder Master ordered us to refurbish it. I hope you like it!”

As the lights were turned on, A Miao saw the whole scene of the room. It was a very large room, with a separate study and cloakroom. Its main color was slightly purple, which looked noble and luxurious.

“I like it very much!” She smiled very happily. “Please tell Grandpa that I appreciate him!”

Uncle Fu also smiled. “Very well. Elder Master will be glad to hear that! Then please have a rest early. We usually have breakfast at 8:30 in the morning. If you want to sleep for a little longer, it doesn’t matter. You can have breakfast anytime you want since the kitchen will be available all day long.”

“I understand, Uncle Fu. I will be there on time!”

Closing the door, A Miao fell to the ground. Fortunately, the room had a thick carpet, otherwise, she would have broken her legs.

“God!” She covered her head, rolling on the ground, and could not stand up for a long time.

After she decided to come, those people began to train her. First, she had to remember everyone’s name of the Lan family as well as their relatives’ relationships.

Also, she had to be familiar with the real granddaughter’s living habits, such as she didn’t like eating spicy food, which A Miao loved. Fortunately, the Lan family had never seen the real granddaughter, so they didn’t know her personality.

“Otherwise, I could not deceive them successfully!” A Miao got up and walked into the bathroom.

Since the circular automatic bathtub looked very expensive, Lan Lixiao seemed really fond of his granddaughter. A Miao compared it with hers in the Shen’s house and then…

“I miss Shen Xinglan and Yaya.”

She was trained in her own home, and those people came over every day at that time. Before she came, they discussed for a long time about what kind of person she should pretend to be.

“We suggest that you should try to be as gentle as you can. It is more lovable.” This was the opinion of those people.

However, it was rejected by Shen Xinglan.

“If you pretend to be someone, there is always a chance to be exposed. It is better to be who you are.”

So, A Miao acted like herself today. Given the growth environment of the real granddaughter, she was pretty satisfied with her performance.

“Alas…” She sighed in the bathtub. “Fortunately, she didn’t play any instruments. Otherwise, I’d have to…”

In City S thousands of miles away—

“Dad, where is my mom?” Yaya, who was two years old, could speak adeptly. She was very confused about why her mother had suddenly disappeared.

Shen Xinglan held her and tried to put her to sleep. “Mom went someplace very far away, and it will take her a long time to come back.”

“Can Yaya go to find her?” The little girl held a picture of A Miao in her arms, which Shen Xinglan put beside Yaya’s pillow.

“No, Yaya can’t. But I will take Yaya to find mom later, sound good?” Shen Xinglan patted his daughter, and his eyes became gloomy.

Yaya, after a while, whispered with a sob, “But… Yaya misses mom!”

“Don’t cry. Dad misses her too.”

The first half of the night, A Miao slept poorly because she dreamed about Yaya, who cried for her, and was worried about there being any unexpected situations when she faced the Lan family the next day.

So she was unable to close her eyes until daybreak.

“I can’t keep doing this.” She sat up. “I will be unable to do anything if I don’t get enough rest.” She had to find some time to sleep during the day.

Then she got up, walked into the bathroom, washed her face with cold water, then brushed her teeth, and changed clothes. It was not until she was sure that everything was fine in the mirror that she opened the door and went downstairs.

“Good morning, Miss Elder!” Just as she entered the living room, the servants who were doing housework stopped and greeted her in unison.

A Miao seemed to be shocked and took a few steps backward, lowering her head, and said, “Hello…”

“Good girl!” Lan Lixiao walked in from the door. “But you don’t have to greet them.”

“Grandpa, good morning!” A Miao finally smiled and quickly walked over to help him.

Finding that she became so happy when seeing him, Lan Lixiao thought that A Miao had not gotten used to living here and she had to rely on someone she felt closest to. “Haha, don’t be afraid. Take it easy.”

He was indeed the closest person in the world to A Miao! Lan Lixiao was also very happy, pulling A Miao to the dining room.

“Do you exercise early every morning?” Seeing there was no one in the dining room, A Miao started a conversation.

Lan Lixiao sat down at the head of the table. “When people age, they have to move. Otherwise, they will be unable to move!”

“Grandpa, you look very healthy.” A Miao pointed to her own eyes. “Your eyes looked darker than mine!”

“Do black eyeballs mean a good spirit?” Lan Qin walked in, and behind her was Hu Hai.

A Miao quickly said, “Au… aunt, and uncle.”

Hu Hai politely responded as he sat down. “As people age, the color of their eyes will become lighter and lighter, so many old people’s eyes are gray.”

“Good morning, dad. Good morning, A Miao!” Lan Qin smiled and sat down next to Hu Hai. “Is there such a saying? I know nothing about it. How do you know, A Miao?”

A Miao smiled shyly. “I read it in some book. I like reading miscellaneous books.”

“It’s a good habit.” Lan Lixiao nodded. “Few young people nowadays like to read books.”