own father had become her stepfather. Probably because she was a girl, even her grandmother didn't pay much attention to her. He replied softly: "Old Madam Meng is overthinking things. Ayao is knowled...Over there, Mrs. Meng, as the guest of honor, was enjoying everyone's birthday wishes and laughing from ear to ear.

Sun's mind was foggy. Facing the guests, he had to force himself to be alert and put on a smile to entertain them. Occasionally, he would lose focus and not hear what the guests were saying, so he simply wouldn't rush to respond, waiting for the next person to speak before joining the conversation. Thankfully, nothing had gone wrong so far.

Meng Jinyu took the young women who came to the birthday banquet to play elsewhere. Meng Chengzhang and Meng Chengxing also took other young masters to another place. After all, they were all young people, and they couldn't play with their elders.

As for the older male guests, they were all being entertained by Meng Dongyuan. Here, there were only Mrs. Sun, Old Madam Meng, and the ladies who had come to celebrate her birthday, chatting and laughing.hout leaving the courtyard as a form of discipline."Upon hearing this, Gu Xuanyi was stunned. She never expected her beloved mother to be so heartless. She cried out in pain, "Mother, how could you be...