Mu Tan also remembered that her son often mentioned there's a little girl in the Ruan Family, who is particularly cute. She turned and asked Shu Wen, "Xiaowen, where's your little niece? Why didn't I see her this time?"
She turned to Shu Jiao and said, "I've heard from Xiaoqiong that the child is pretty and very well-behaved. Why didn't I see her?"
"..." The supposedly well-behaved and sensible Jiaojiao guiltily stopped fiddling with the candies.
Shu Wen smiled and looked at Ruan Jiaojiao, whose small back had obviously become stiff, and replied with a smile, "She's not feeling well, so she didn't come this time."
This was the agreed-upon explanation in the Ruan Family.
They said she was getting treatment in Beidu when at home, and resting at home when in Beidu. Anyway, nobody paid attention to a small family like the Ruan Family, and it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.
