The next day, Teacher Xie Nan arrived early in the morning.
The Su family members had not yet left for Yiming Pavilion.
Only Su Xiaotian had left early to return to school, as she had her first class in the morning and needed to be there on time.
When they saw Teacher Xie Nan, everyone in the family was surprised.
"Are you Teacher Xie Nan?"
It took Liang Xiu a while to realize that this must be Teacher Xie Nan.
After returning from Nanling Village, Teacher Xie Nan had gone to Yiming Pavilion for a meal, but Liang Xiu was busy in the back kitchen at the time and didn't recognize her.
"Yes, are you Xiaotian's mother?"
"Yes, Teacher Xie, you're here so early? Are you here to see Xiaocao?" Liang Xiu quickly invited her inside with a smile.
Grandma Su, who was just about to leave, saw Teacher Xie Nan carrying bags of things and talking to Liang Xiu as soon as she stepped into the yard.
"Teacher Xie, you're here so early? Xiaocao is in the room. Coincidentally, we're about to go to the shop, so we'll trouble Teacher Xie to look after Xiaocao."
Grandma Su's blunt words shocked Liang Xiu.
Her mother-in-law had been acting strangely lately. Even though the guest had been saved by Xiaocao, it wasn't polite to entrust Su Xiaocao to her care like this.
In the past, her mother-in-law wouldn't have been like this.
But why was this Teacher Xie acting so grateful?
Looking at her mother-in-law's grateful gaze, she felt as if her mother-in-law was Teacher Xie's savior.
"Teacher Xie, I'll have lunch sent over. You just need to take good care of Xiaocao!"
Su Xiaocao had only injured her arm, so there wasn't much she needed to be taken care of.
Grandma Su said this only to create space for Teacher Xie and Su Xiaocao to talk.
After thanking them again, Teacher Xie watched the Su family leave.
Su Xiaocao still felt a bit strange when she saw Teacher Xie.
"Teacher Xie, you didn't have to make a special trip. I can take care of myself."
"I was planning to go to work this morning, but Xiaotian said I should rest first and there's no rush."
She cherished this opportunity to study and truly wished she could be at school every day.
There was a significant gap between the key high schools in the capital and those in the province.
She hoped to learn more so that she could better teach the children when she returned.
Su Xiaocao was a dedicated teacher, otherwise, she wouldn't have been sent to study in the capital at such a young age.
"You should listen to Xiaotian. It's important to recover your health. There are many opportunities to attend classes and learn." Teacher Xie Nan was anxious when she heard Su Xiaocao was going to class and quickly persuaded her.
This time, Teacher Xie Nan had specifically swapped her teaching schedule with another teacher for three days off.
Although she would teach several classes every day afterward, she felt it was all worth it to be able to personally take care of Su Xiaocao.
After enduring half a lifetime, she could finally care for her daughter, and she was willing to do so.
As they spent the day together, their closeness grew by more than a little.
Teacher Xie Nan felt that this might be what was called the bond of blood.
When the Su family returned in the evening, Grandma Su smiled as she saw how much closer the two had become.
However, to everyone's surprise, Su Sangong returned, which was rare.
The Agricultural University was not far from the Su family's home. In the past, when Su Sangong was not busy, he would return on weekends, but when he was busy, he wouldn't even return on weekends.
Why did he come back at this time after leaving in the morning?
Grandma Su asked, "Why are you back at this hour?"
Su Sangong felt Grandma Su's obvious displeasure and could only say with a forced smile, "I'm not busy these two days, so I've come back a couple more times. If I get busy in the coming days, I won't have time to come back."
The Su family didn't suspect anything.
Su Sangong quickly went to visit Su Xiaocao.
Only after learning that Su Xiaocao was not seriously injured did Su Sangong feel relieved.
A week later, when Su Xiaotian returned home, she found out that her third brother had been coming home every day that week.
She was wondering what had gotten into him.
Her third brother had never been this diligent.
He hadn't even been this diligent when her nephew was born.
It felt very strange.
If she hadn't been sure that Su Sangong didn't know Su Xiaocao was the adopted daughter of Su Changjiu, Su Xiaotian would have thought that Su Sangong had developed feelings for Su Xiaocao.
The matter of Teacher Xie Nan recognizing Su Xiaocao as her goddaughter was also settled, with the ceremony scheduled for Sunday noon.
Su Xiaotian had too many things to do and didn't ponder the matter further.
Teacher Xie Nan specifically arranged several tables for the occasion.
Besides her few close friends in the capital, she also invited those who were on good terms with the Su family.
These people were not familiar with Teacher Xie Nan, but Teacher Xie Nan said they were all Su Xiaocao's elders and had been looking after her, so she wanted them all to witness the event.
She also said that since Xiaocao's parents couldn't come, it was necessary to have more people to give Xiaocao some face.
Su Taohua was surprised when she learned about this.
She also couldn't understand why Teacher Xie Nan suddenly wanted to recognize Xiaocao as her goddaughter.
Moreover, recognizing a goddaughter was usually a private family matter, where the goddaughter would kowtow and the godmother would give a gift, and that would be it.
But Teacher Xie Nan seemed to take this matter very seriously, planning a grand ceremony.
Many people couldn't understand why Teacher Xie Nan would recognize Su Xiaocao as her goddaughter, but it was ultimately their business. Since both parties agreed, and even Su Changjiu and his wife in the village agreed, others naturally had no objections. Su Dan Novel Network.
It was a joyous occasion, and everyone naturally gave Su Xiaocao gifts.
Teacher Xie Nan had also prepared many good items for Su Xiaocao.
Her hard work over the years had led to her current achievements, and she had saved some money and possessions, which she now wished to give all to Su Xiaocao.
If she hadn't been worried that Su Xiaocao would be suspicious, she probably would have given Su Xiaocao all her best possessions.
"Godmother, I can't accept so many things from you."
Su Xiaocao quickly declined.
She remembered that when people in the village recognized a godmother, they would at most give a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and if they were generous, a set of clothes.
Why was it that for her, Teacher Xie had prepared such a generous gift?
It made her own preparations seem meager.
Su Xiaocao couldn't help but feel a little awkward.
Su Xiaocao had also prepared a gift for the recognition ceremony, which was a set of clothes. Su Taohua had helped prepare it, but Su Xiaocao insisted on paying for it herself.
In addition to that, there were some miscellaneous items necessary for the recognition ceremony, all of which Grandma Su had helped arrange.
Su Xiaocao had initially thought they were quite good, but now, seeing the gifts prepared by Teacher Xie Nan, she instantly felt that her own items were not presentable.
Teacher Xie Nan, being a shrewd person, could see Su Xiaocao's awkwardness.
It was then that she remembered that she had only focused on preparing things for her daughter and had forgotten that her daughter also needed to give a gift today.
But since they were already prepared, there was no reason to take them back.