Yu Yao's gaze fell on Mu Wan. No wonder when she asked Comrade Xu earlier, she said she didn't know Mu Hehe. It turned out that she had changed her name.

Mu Wan is Mu Hehe.

Although Mu Hehe had long guessed that Yu Yao would come this time, she did not expect that she would actually stay in her dormitory, and she was a little flustered for a moment.

She used some means to conceal the fact that she had been sent to a labor camp. The people in the factory only knew that she had come from Shaanxi Province to find her relatives and that her husband was studying at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University in Guangdong Province. They didn't know anything else.

If Yu Yao were to expose him, he definitely wouldn't be able to continue working.

Will Lu Yunqi still agree to remarry her then?

Almost instantly, Mu Hehe made a decision, spoke first, and warmly greeted her, "Auntie, I was wondering if it was you, I didn't expect it really was you."

Niu Xianhua and Lin Ling both looked surprised. "Mu Wan, are you and Comrade Yu Yao related?"

Mu Hehe smiled and said, "Yes, Comrade Yu Yao is my husband's uncle's wife, and she's my aunt. Aunt, have you eaten? I made braised pork today, please make do with some."

Yu Yao felt a little uncomfortable with Mu Hehe's attentiveness and withdrew her hand, saying, "No need, I just ate."

Niu Xianhua and Lin Ling looked puzzled.

Mu Hehe didn't feel embarrassed at all and kept talking to Yu Yao, afraid that Yu Yao might accidentally reveal her past as a labor camp in the middle of the night.

“Auntie, I went back to my hometown to visit my grandparents yesterday. My grandfather was lying in his hospital bed and kept talking about how he hadn’t seen you and my uncle in a long time and that he missed you.”

Yu Yao grabbed her hand. "What did you say? Dad is sick?"

Mu Hehe breathed a sigh of relief, finally finding a topic that Yu Yao was interested in. She pretended to regret it, "Grandpa told me not to say it, but I really had a loose tongue."

Yu Yao had no interest in playing games with her. "Stop talking nonsense, how is Dad now?"

Mu Hehe sighed, deliberately omitting the beginning and end, and exaggerating the severity of the old man's condition.

“Grandpa slipped and fell down the stairs the day before yesterday. You know, Grandpa is not young, and old people are most afraid of falling. He didn’t want you and Uncle to worry, so he told us not to tell you.”

Upon hearing that the old man had fallen down the stairs, Yu Yao couldn't sit still any longer. She packed up the things she had brought for the old house and set off to return.

Mu Hehe pretended to follow him out, saying, "Auntie, I'll see you off."

Yu Yao first went to Aunt Liu's dormitory, told them she was going back to the Lu family, and then carried her things toward the Lu family's old house.

She was carrying her things and couldn't walk fast. A ten-minute drive took her more than half an hour to finally see the gate of the military compound.

The sentry at the gate of the compound recognized her, and after she did a quick registration, he let her in.

The Lu family's old residence.

Hu Lingyu invited her friend Zhu Yuru to her home and asked her to teach her how to make baby clothes.

"Is anyone in your family pregnant?" Zhu Yuru asked, looking puzzled.

Hu Lingyu smiled and said, "Not yet, but with the medicine you sent, I estimate it will be ready soon. I need to prepare in advance, just in case it's too late if it really comes later."

Zhu Yuru looked at him with disbelief. "You're too impatient. This isn't even a sure thing yet, and you're already planning to go for it."

Hu Lingyu had a kind smile on her face. "It's better to be prepared than not. We'll need it sooner or later anyway. We just don't know if it's a boy or a girl, so we might as well prepare some of both. We have a tradition of having twins in our family, so maybe Yu Yao will be carrying twins."

Zhu Yuru couldn't help but tease, "I've known you for forty or fifty years, and this is the first time I've seen you so nervous. It's obvious that you're very satisfied with this daughter-in-law."

“There was no chance before, as my family was scattered all over the country and communication was not well-developed. By the time I found out, the child had already been born.” Hu Lingyu sighed when she thought of those days.

"Besides, Lu Ze was raised by his sister-in-law when he was young. Among all the children, we owe him the most. It's normal for me to be a little biased towards his children."

Hu Lingyu picked up another piece of cloth from the side and asked, "What do you think about using this batch of cloth to make light spring shirts for Lu Ze and Yu Yatou?"

Wang Yuru touched the fabric, looked closely at the pattern, and pushed up her reading glasses. "I think the color is quite suitable; it can be worn by both men and women."

"Then let's keep it and send it to Yu Yao." Hu Lingyu had just finished speaking when there was a knock on the door. "Who could it be at this hour?"

Hu Lingyu walked to the door, opened it, and was both surprised and happy. "Yu girl, what brings you here? Didn't you say you could only come after the Canton Fair was over?"

Yu Yao carried her things into the house. "Mom, where's Dad? I heard from Mu Hehe that Dad fell down the stairs. How is he now?"

"Tell Mu Hehe not to talk nonsense. If she insists on saying it, your dad is fine. He just fell and hurt his back, and it's swollen. The doctor said it's nothing serious and he just needs to rest."

Yu Yao breathed a sigh of relief and put the things on the table. "Is Dad upstairs? I'll go check on him."

Hu Lingyu poured her a glass of hot water: "He's not upstairs. Lu Yunhao took him out for a walk. He's probably playing chess somewhere right now."

Knowing that the old man still had the energy to go for a walk, Yu Yao felt much more at ease.

When Wang Yuru saw that someone from her old friend's house had arrived, she tactfully took her leave.

Hu Lingyu pulled her aside and introduced her to Yu Yao.

Yu Yao opened her luggage, took out a small jar of lychee honey, and handed it over: "Aunt Wang, this is wild lychee honey and bird's nest that I picked on the island. It is very good for people with weak spleen and stomach."

Wang Yuru quickly waved her hand, "This is a good thing, you keep it for Lingyu, I don't need it."

Hu Lingyu snatched the lychee honey and bird's nest and stuffed them into her old friend's hands, saying, "Take them, this is a gift from your junior."

Seeing that her old friend had said so, Wang Yuru didn't refuse and accepted it. Then she took out a bracelet from her pocket.

"Since this is our first meeting, I don't have anything particularly impressive to offer, so I'll give you this coral jade ruyi as a gift."

The jade ruyi is made of coral. I don't know what kind of technique was used to process it, but it looks crystal clear and has bright colors. It looks very valuable.

Yu Yao was unsure whether she should accept the gift, and glanced at Hu Lingyu.

"Why are you looking at her? This is from your Aunt Wang. If you don't accept it, I'll return this lychee honey to you." Wang Yuru stuffed a coral jade ruyi bracelet the size of a thumb into her hand. "Keep it safe. This thing has been blessed by a master and will protect your health and well-being."

Yu Yao was in a dilemma when Hu Lingyu spoke up: "Take it, it's a token of your Aunt Wang's goodwill."

"Thank you, Aunt Wang." Yu Yao carefully put the coral jade ruyi away from her body.

Wang Yuru, carrying the lychee honey bird's nest, bid farewell to the two, saying, "I won't disturb your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's reunion any longer. I'll head back now."

After Hu Lingyu saw Wang Yuru off and returned, she saw Yu Yao taking things out of her luggage.

The bird's nest and lychee honey I just gave to my friend filled half the coffee table.

She was still taking things out.

Just as Hu Lingyu was about to say something, there was a loud knocking on the door: "Comrade Hu, something terrible has happened! Your Chief Lu has been taken to the hospital. You need to go and see him right away!"