Chapter 17 is very similar to Daya.

Over the years, the second brother has been searching for the missing Er Ya and has also been dealing with his broken leg. He has lent money to everyone he could, and now even his own brothers won't lend him any.

The old lady felt relieved, and her steps became lighter. She went out in no time.

Sanya also went out. Dahu hasn't come back yet, so she has to go look for him.

Shu Yu smiled and looked away, only to see Ruan looking at him with the same eager gaze she had just had.

Lu Erbai sensed it too, and he couldn't help but reach out and pull Ruan Shi, saying in a low voice, "Honey, go and cook."

Madam Ruan took a deep breath and ignored Lu Erbai, asking Shu Yu instead, "Miss Shu, who else is in your family? Who are your parents? You're so young, why did you come to Shangshi Village alone without anyone accompanying you?"

Lu Erbai's eyes widened, and his voice deepened, "Honey, why are you asking this? This is Miss Shu's private matter; how can you pry into it so casually?"

Ruan ignored him and continued to ask Shu Yu, "Miss Shu, may I ask if you have two moles on your left arm? I..."

Lu Erbai gasped and snapped, "Honey, stop talking!"

Suddenly, Ruan Shi covered her face and started crying, leaving Lu Erbai at a loss for what to do.

He looked at Shu Yu awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Shu. You know I have a daughter who has gone missing, and I've been looking for her all these years. This is also a great worry for my wife. You and Er Ya are about the same age, so she probably thought of Er Ya when she saw you, and that's why she spoke a little too quickly. I'm sorry."

He stood up, leaning on his cane, and reached out with his other hand to pull Ms. Ruan, "Miss Shu, please sit here for a while, let's go to the kitchen and see what dishes are being made."

Shu Yu nodded silently, watching the couple stagger out of the main room, supporting each other.

Shu Yu only breathed a sigh of relief after they disappeared from sight.

If Lu Erbai hadn't interrupted her, she really wouldn't have known how to answer.

Shu Yu rolled up her left sleeve, and there were indeed two small black moles on her wrist.

She hasn't decided yet whether to acknowledge the Lu family, even though she knows they didn't abandon her intentionally and have been searching for her all these years, even going so far as to become destitute in their search.

However, she had to consider the compelling plot of the book. Although she was no longer related to the Shu family, who knew if she would be pulled back by the ending of the book when they were exiled?

It's one thing for her to be alone, but what if she also implicates the Lu family?

The Lu family never appeared in the book, so no one knows what their ending will be.

Just as Shu Yu was thinking this, she suddenly heard Ruan Shi's heart-wrenching cries.

She was startled. The kitchen was on her left, and she could still vaguely hear them talking.

Lu Erbai seemed to be comforting Ruan Shi, but Ruan Shi, who was always timid and soft-spoken, couldn't help but get excited. "I'm not possessed. You don't know, Brother Bai, you don't know, just now at the courtyard gate, when I saw Miss Shu holding San Ya's hand and turning around, and when I saw them laughing and talking, it was as if I saw Daya talking to San Ya."

Madam Ruan said, "Brother Bai, haven't you noticed that Miss Shu and Daya look a bit alike? Although Daya is a bit thinner, a bit darker, and looks a bit older, think about it carefully, don't Miss Shu's nose and eyes look very similar to Daya's?"

(End of this chapter)