The Great Queen Mau Lewat
To be our daughter
"Mrs. I've brought Miss Gaia. " Yoyao delivered his message from behind the door. After madam Mo allowed the two of them to enter, Xiaoqi opened the door and closed it back a moment after the two of them entered.
Gaia stood in the middle of the room, looking before her a middle-aged man was sitting with his wife who was beside him. His eyes shook when he saw Gaia. He got up from his chair, walked slowly, afraid that he might scare the young girl standing before him. As he got closer, he stopped his steps, his trembling hand trying to touch him. But soon he put it back down. He was afraid this was all a dream, and would soon disappear when he touched it.
"Yaner's.... "
Gaia knew very well what was happening, it seemed that madam Mo had not told her about herself yet.she shook her head, "Sorry Mr. Mo, I am not your daughter, Yaner. "
Hearing what the girl in front of him had just said, Mr. Mo frowned. Madam Mo patted her shoulder.
"My husband. She's not our daughter. Like you, I was surprised at first. But she really is not our daughter. His name is Gai ya."
Madam Mo asked the husband and Gaia to sit down. Yaoyao followed Gaia and stood beside her. Madam Mo began to tell her how they met and Gaia's current situation. Of course it was not the actual situation, but rather the situation based on what Gaia was telling me. After Madam Mo finished recounting, Gaia only saw mister Mo who was speechless looking at her without saying a word. His gaze focused on her, as if looking inside Gaia.
After a few seconds, Master Mo sighed. Trying to clear his mind and emotions. "So. Your name is Gai yes and is from the country of Shu?"
Gaia nodded while answering the question. "True sir."
There was not a word after that spoken by master Mo. He kept watching Gaia before opening his mouth again. "If it wasn't for Yaner being my biological daughter, maybe I would have thought that she had a twin. " Master Mo smiled wryly. His expression again showed the sadness that he had tried to suppress.
"She can be our daughter." The words Madam Mo spoke made everyone in the room turn to look at her. "Not in Yaner's letter did he say that new happiness was coming. Perhaps what our daughter means is Gaiya. "
Mr. Mo turned his back to catch a glimpse of Gaia and then looked back at his wife. " Take it that way, but does Miss Gaia want to. If we make her our daughter, I don't want to make her Yaner's replacement. "
"of course. She'll be our other daughter" explained Ms. Mo.
After a long discussion and debate between the couple. At the end result. " How's Gaia? are you willing. "ask Ms. Mo to Gaia who had just listened to the discussion of the two.
Gaia was silent for a bit, her facial expression as if she was thinking hard. That's what both husbands and wives saw. They did not know that Gaia had predicted this, and had printed an answer in her head. With all consideration, he finally took a decision that would probably change his life from now on.
"I'm ready." Gaia looked straight at the two couples, showing her sincerity.
" really? " mrs Mo exclaimed in disbelief. "then I will prepare all the preparations".
" No madam. If I may, can I stay as Yaner? "
gaia's question surprised the two, not least Yaoyao who was beside him.
Master and mistress Mo began to understand the intent of Gaia.
"But wouldn't you think that we'd consider you Yaner's replacement? "
"No. Because I'm not Yaner. Even though I will live as him. But I will live my life as I wish. "
The two couples exchanged looks. "All right then. What do you think my husband is? ".
" Hm... If Miss Gaiya doesn't mind then I won't refuse either."
Hearing her husband's reply, Madam Mo smiled brightly. He finally had another daughter. He got up and immediately hugged Gaiya.
" Mother... " Gaia uttered her first call after becoming their daughter and returned the embrace of the woman who was now her mother.
Madam Mo was surprised by what she had just heard. His eyes glazed over and he cried again, but unlike before, this was a happy cry.
After hugging his mother, Gaia faced Mo Yincheng who was already standing next to his wife. He saluted and then bowed in honor of both parents.
"Greetings father, mother. As a child Yaner will be devoted to both of you. " Gaia who is now Yaner gave Kowtow* 3 times.
"Stand up.Now you are Mo Ziyan. So from now on we will call you Yaner. Yaoyao and Xiaoqi will be your personal servants and bodyguards" said Madam Mo as she held Gaia's arm leading her to her feet. While Mr. Mo smiled faintly and nodded.
Although Mr. Mo got another princess. But deep down he still felt lost. Even seeing the princess's grave hasn't been. But now he had already raised another princess.
Seeing the look on his new father's sad face. Gaia knew what she was feeling. "Dad.mom and I will take you to Yaner's grave. "
A completely unexpected sentence would master Mo hear from the mouth of his adopted daughter. He seemed to understand what became his anxiety.
Yaoyao who saw all those scenes shed happy tears.
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author's corner :
Kowtows are the highest form of respect, and are usually done against parents or people who are respected as kings/emperors.