Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 711

Chapter 711: Chapter 708: Shaking_1

Mrs. Qi smiled and said to Bai Wanqing in her arms, "This is our Xiao Ba’s first Small New Year!"

Mrs. Qi’s personal nanny adjusted the thick hood on Bai Wanqing’s head, afraid that she would get cold. "Madam, please go inside to warm up so our Xiao Ba doesn’t catch a cold..."

Responding to the call, Mrs. Qi carried Bai Wanqing and stepped onto the high corridor steps. The maids and nannies hurriedly saluted and held the curtain.

As soon as Bai Wanqing arrived, she was taken into Bai Qingyan’s arms. The little girl couldn’t speak yet. She got up from the small table on the soft couch, then sat back down, pouted but didn’t cry. She climbed to Bai Qingyan’s side, holding on to her, and reached out to grab Bai Qingyan’s jade hairpin.

Bai Jinzhao and Bai Jinhua could not help but adore the chubby little Bai Wanqing. They crowded behind Bai Qingyan, covering their faces with their hands to play peek-a-boo with Bai Wanqing. When the little girl saw their identical faces appear in front of her, she leaned on Bai Qingyan’s shoulder laughing, drool running down Bai Qingyan’s shoulder.

Bai Qingyan didn’t mind. She skillfully held Bai Wanqing in her arms, wiped her little mouth with a handkerchief, and placed a piece of soft pastry by her mouth. The little girl gnawed at the pastry, getting it soaked with her saliva.

"Oh my, Xiao Ba drools too much now..." Bai Jinhua pulled out a handkerchief and bent down to wipe the little girl’s drool.

Bai Wanqing grabbed Bai Jinhua’s handkerchief and lay cutely in Bai Qingyan’s arms.

"Wow! Eldest Young Lady, look, Xiao Ba took my handkerchief!" Bai Jinhua opened her eyes wide.

"You were the same when you were young!" Fourth Madam Mrs. Wang said with a smile. "When you were her age, you loved to take your second sister’s handkerchief and looked as proud as Xiao Ba does now."

"Can’t be!" Bai Jinhua turned to look at Mrs. Wang. "Mother, you must be mistaken. It must have been Fifth Sister! The two of us look exactly alike; you must be confused."

Bai Jinzhao, who was eating pastry, looked up with crumbs around her mouth, her face innocent and adorable. _{ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com}

Fifth Madam Mrs. Qi covered her mouth and laughed. "Seeing how little Sixth is now, I knew... Back then when she took Jinxiu’s handkerchief, it must have been this little troublemaker."

Laughing and joking, they enjoyed a New Year’s Eve dinner. The whole family ate until the Hour of the Boar. Only when Bai Wanqing fell asleep in Bai Qingyan’s arms did Mrs. Qi let the wet nurse carry her away. Fourth Madam Mrs. Wang also took her two daughters back to their courtyard, seeing as it was late.

Only Third Madam Mrs. Li, who had drunk a couple of extra cups of rose mead, looked out at the swirling snowflakes outside the window, missing her daughter Bai Jinzhi who was fighting away from home. Her eyes were filled with tears, full of worry: "I wonder if Fourth Sister has received the winter clothes I sent her. Is she eating well, sleeping well, is she hurt? That ungrateful one... Every time she sends a letter back, she never asks about her own mother! I am just afraid... Afraid she will be like Kid, only sharing good news and not bad news. If she is hurt, we wouldn’t know."

The worry of a mother is endless, especially when her child is on the battlefield.

Mrs. Dong handed a handkerchief to Mrs. Li, comforting her softly: "Don’t worry. Kid has arranged for people around Fourth Sister. If she really gets hurt, they will send a message back."