After Lady Zheng's death, the Xie family had very little to do with the Zheng family, only sending festival gifts during the holidays due to the distance.
Xie Yi was somewhat clear on what the Zheng family was like. Seeing Old Lady Zheng come all this way to visit, she knew they had no intention of taking her and her brother in. A chill ran through her heart as she realized that, without their parents, she and her brother were now orphans with no home to return to!
Pei Wendong also discerned the intentions of the Zheng family and his gaze towards them turned cold at once.
Xie Ze, however, was very affectionate towards his maternal family and ran over to them, crying, "Grandmother! Uncles!"
Old Lady Zheng let out a pained exclamation and, with teary eyes, pulled him close, "What hardships you and your sister have had to suffer, my poor children!"