Xu Fengqiao naturally did not recognize it. Just as she was about to ask how to pronounce the word, she heard the boy beside her speak first.
"Ling, second tone."
The old man nodded in agreement. "Yes, that's how you read it. Did you go to school?"
The boy lowered his head and said nothing more.
It was the woman who spoke.
"My child went to school for a few years."
The fortune-teller nodded in understanding. The child did not look like a child from an ordinary family.
He turned to look at Xu Fengqiao. "Su Ling will be her new name from now on. You have to remember that you can't call her Xiaoyu anymore."
Xu Fengqiao looked at the old man's serious expression and could not help but feel more convinced. She thought that the old man was naturally more cultured than her. Although she did not know this word, it sounded better than Xiaoyu.
Su Ling, Su Ling, Ling'er.
She laughed and was about to call her when she saw that she was still standing in front of the boy.
Resigned, she walked over and picked her up.
"Ling'er, do you like this brother a lot?"
The girl's eyes sparkled. She turned to look at Zhao Yan and nodded.
"Mother, I like this beautiful brother."
When Xu Fengqiao heard her words, she felt speechless.
At such a young age, she already knew if that boy was beautiful or not.
The woman beside the boy boldly walked forward and smiled at the little ball in her arms.
"Ling'er, can you let Auntie hug you? When we settle down, you're welcome to come and play."
Xu Fengqiao was a little resistant. Just as she was about to refuse, she saw the little packrat reaching out to her.
"Sure, Ling'er likes Auntie and pretty brother ~"
The little girl's soft voice made one want to pinch her little face.
The woman did not dare to be impudent. She only hugged her for a moment before returning her to Xu Fengqiao.
She could see the wariness in her eyes as she watched her.
When the fortune-teller saw this scene, he only smiled and said, "Looks like these two children hit it off very well. Ling'er's mother, don't worry. Ling'er's fate is top-notch. No one can harm her."
Xu Fengqiao was expressionless. "Didn't you just say that there was a calamity in her life?"
The old man was stopped by her. Just as he was about to speak, he saw that she had already stood up and was walking out the door.
Zhao Yan was still standing in the living room. He looked at the helpless woman beside him and only pulled her hand.
"We should go too."
The woman quickly nodded and followed him out.
The village chief settled them in Auntie Wu's house at the west end of the village. Auntie Wu had been a widow since she was young and guarded the four rooms left behind by her husband. When she heard that the person was willing to pay to stay, she quickly agreed.
Coincidentally, there was only a low wall between her house and the Su family's house. She could see everything that they did in the courtyard.
Zhao Yan followed the woman in and watched her start to clean up the house.
The house had not been occupied for too long. If he did not tidy it up properly, there was no way he could stay.
At this moment, Zhao Yan was standing in the courtyard and watching Xu Fengqiao bring Su Ling home.
He saw her lecturing a boy who looked his age.
"Where did you go this time? I told you to watch your sister at home. If you're out wandering about again, I'll whip you!"
Xu Fengqiao hit Xiaodong's butt a few times, causing him to scream.
"Mother, Mother, I was wrong. Stop hitting me!"
Xu Fengqiao only hit him for a while before stopping. She looked up and saw the person she had seen not long ago appear next door.
Ever since she returned from the fortune-teller's place, she had been feeling unhappy. Now that she saw Zhao Yan, she simply ignored him.
"Why are you standing in the courtyard in the sun? Hurry up and go in!"
However, Su Ling had already seen the people in the courtyard next door and quickly ran towards him.