Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Tang Ran had been living in the Tang family for a while. The servants of the Tang family all knew that there was such a young lady who could not see in the side house.
Even if they didn’t understand it at first, after observing for a period of time without seeing any movement inside, those clever servants could guess what kind of unfavored master this was.
So in daily life, even if they didn’t dare to treat her casually, they couldn’t help but push the task of serving her to each other. No one wanted to associate with this little girl who would be secretly married off and then treated as if she never existed.
But something had to be done.
Most of the time, newcomers were bullied everywhere, whether it was by the master of the family or the maids who work – so during this period, Tang Ran discovered that the maids who came to deliver her meals changed from a different one every day at first to now being fixed to a certain young woman.
Her being young was what Tang Ran deduced from her words. Tang Ran talked to her several times, but her Mandarin was not standard. Sometimes when Tang Ran communicated with her, words she couldn’t understand would appear.
According to her own words, she came to work in the city from a rural area in another province a few years ago when she was still underage, and only recently arrived at the Tang family. She had just turned 20 this year.
It was the first time for the young girl named Duan Qingyan to work for the owner of such a high-end mansion. It was obvious that she was not used to it. Especially since her local accent made the other servants who worked in the Tang family laugh whenever she spoke, so she gradually stopped talking.
Duan Qingyan gradually became acquainted with Tang Ran until she only came to the side house to deliver her three meals after a while.
Although the little girl could not see, there was no barrier to communication, and she showed no discrimination against her dialect.
Duan Qingyan liked to secretly talk to Tang Ran about the things she had been holding back all day, and Tang Ran would also tell her about her bionic robot “Luo Luo”.
Friday night was no exception.
At a quarter past six, Duan Qingyan brought the dinner box over. As soon as she entered the door, she apologized to Tang Ran: “I’m sorry, Xiao Ran, the kitchen is very busy tonight. It’s almost a mess. After looking for several stewards, I finally found the dinner prepared for you. Then I picked it up and hurried here.”
The corners of the eyes of the little girl sitting at the square table were slightly curved: “It doesn’t matter, there is no shortage of time. Don’t hurry up next time, it will be bad if you fall.”
Duan Qingyan came in after changing her shoes and went to the square table to lay down the dishes for Tang.
While laying the dishes, she said, “And it’s not just the kitchen today, it’s busy everywhere tonight, so I’m exhausted.”
Tang Ran asked curiously: “Is there something going on at home?”
Duan Qingyan: “I don’t know either. I just heard that a foolish young master is coming.”
Tang Ran was stunned: “Foolish young master?”
Duan Qingyan quickly tried to correct her accent: “Oh Lord, he is not a fool. A young master with a long name, they always praise him for a long time when they mention him, so I call him Mr. Hezi for short.”
Tang Ran reacted and smiled: “Then I think I know who this young master is.”
“Oh, you know him too.”
“Yes,” Tang Ran nodded, “He is my friend.”
“Your friend?” Duan Qingyan started muttering something.
Tang Ran didn’t hear clearly and asked blankly: “Did you just say something?”
Duan Qingyan said: “I just heard that that young master seems to be here for the eldest lady of the Tang family who has a bad temper. So he is your friend?”
Tang Ran paused.
Duan Qingyan didn’t know how to read people’s words, so she asked again: “Since he is your friend, will he come to see you tonight?”
“…”
The smile on the little girl’s face completely dimmed.
Duan Qingyan finally reacted belatedly and scratched her head awkwardly: “Did I say something wrong?”
“No.” Tang Ran said softly, “You are right. Since he came here solemnly, he should be here for Tang Luoqian.”
“Then he…”
“He won’t come to see me, they won’t let him come.” Tang Ran lowered her head for a long time. “Although he doesn’t want to, and neither do I, he may still…become someone I would have to call brother or brother-in-law.”
Duan Qingyan heard a little vibrato in the little girl’s voice and panicked: “Don’t cry!”
Tang Ran was slightly startled. Then the girl threw her head back and chuckled, “Do I sound like I’m going to cry?”
It didn’t look like the tearful little face he had imagined. Duan Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief: “No, it scared me to death.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t cry.” Tang Ran said softly, “…I have been prepared for it.”
“Prepare?”
“Yes. I’m prepared to lose even my friends one day.”
Duan Qingyan was stunned for a while and asked: “Why are you so prepared?”
“Because,” Tang Ran’s voice softened, “I’m used to it.”
Duan Qingyan was stunned.
The little girl smiled and rolled her eyes: “There are many, many things and people in this world. I always want them, but none of them belong to me. Even if I think I have them for a short time, I will soon wake up and find that it was just my dream, so I got used to it and I won’t cry anymore… Because I’m not her, so it doesn’t matter how loud I cry.”
Duan Qingyan was stunned by the girl’s smile.
She didn’t know why, but the little girl rarely smiled so brightly, yet she just felt so sad for Tang Ran. She was so sad that she wanted to cry.
Duan Qingyan’s silence made Tang Ran stop speaking hesitantly. Tang Ran was quiet in the darkness for a while, as if she understood something. She in turn comforted Duan Qingyan: “You don’t need to feel sorry for me.”
Duan Qingyan came to her senses and sniffed: “Isn’t this necessary?”
Tang Ran smiled: “Well, because not long ago, I got something that is completely mine.”
Duan Qingyan said in a choked and nasal voice: “That robot, right?”
“Um.”
The little girl nodded vigorously.
This time she smiled softly and lightly, as if she had seen the most beautiful scenery in that completely dark world: “Luo Luo said that I am its owner and it will always belong to me.”
Tang Ran thought for a while and then said: “It seems that all my other things are surnamed Tang, and one day they will be taken back suddenly and naturally. Only ‘Luo Luo’ is not. It was given to me by others. A gift that belongs to me forever, and no one can take it away.”
Duan Qingyan frowned: “But it’s still a robot… That young master is a human being. Since he is your friend, why should he be taken away by others?”
Tang Ran closed her eyes and her smile faded: “We won’t mention that young master today, okay?”
Duan Qingyan hesitated to speak, and finally nodded sadly: “Okay.”
Duan Qingyan finished dinner with the little girl. She knew that it would be time for the little girl’s robot to be delivered soon, so she didn’t stay long, packed up the lunch box and left.
On the way back, Duan Qingyan saw several servants who were working in the backyard walking towards the main house, laughing and talking as they walked:
“Is he really that handsome?”
“Really! He will definitely be the most handsome man you have ever seen in your life!”
“But I heard that he is only 20 this year…”
“He is already super handsome at 20, with perfect facial features and a very youthful look. He is just a little cold and always has a lazy look, but his eyes are very murderous – I especially don’t dare to think about him becoming more mature in the future at risk of getting horny in bed. It really makes people’s legs go weak.”
“Hahaha, you terrible woman…”
“Please keep your voices down, that’s Miss Luoqian’s future fiance, if she hears that you like the young master so much, won’t she skin you?”
“…”
The discussion moved far away.
Duan Qingyan hesitated for a few seconds, gritted her teeth, and followed suit.
The little girl tonight was so distressing.
Duan Qingyan just wanted to return her friend to her.
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