Chapter 343 Li Muqing is Lin Wangshi's niece

"Mother, are you hiding something from us?"

Lin Luoxi, who was walking ahead, naturally heard the conversation between Lin Dayou and Lin Wangshi. After everyone returned to the Lin family mansion and had a welcoming banquet, Lin Luoxi pulled Lin Wangshi back to her room and quietly asked her.

Not to mention the journey, even back in Wutong Village, her mother behaved completely differently than usual.

Even now, wherever Li Muqing is, her mother's gaze will always follow her.

This made her think that Li Muqing was her mother's lost daughter, since the two looked quite similar.

Lin Luoxi's doubts resurfaced, and she could no longer hold back. She pulled Lin Wangshi back to the room, intending to ask her quietly.

"Mother, could Li Muqing be your lost daughter?" Lin Luoxi asked directly, pulling Lin Wangshi back into the room.

"What nonsense are you talking about, child?" Lian Wang was shocked to see Lin Luoxi say such a thing and looked at her in astonishment.

"Yang, don't lie to me. You and Miss Li look so alike, and you treat him so specially. I don't believe you're not your daughter."

"Tell us the truth quickly, while our elder brother hasn't developed feelings for Miss Li yet, there's still hope!" Lin Luoxi looked at Lin Wangshi with an attitude of "leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist."

"What nonsense are you talking about, child? When have I ever lied? I said I didn't, and that's final."

"And what else did you say? Wenqian and Miss Li are developing some kind of relationship? Really??"

Lin Wangshi immediately refuted Lin Luoxi's claim that she and Li Muqin had a cat. However, upon hearing Lin Luoxi say that Lin Wenqian and Li Muqing seemed to have feelings for each other, she asked with great interest.

"Mother, you haven't answered my question yet." Lin Luoxi felt helpless about Lin Wangshi's thought process and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

"I... I have no mother-daughter relationship with Miss Li. According to seniority, I should be considered her aunt..." Lin Wangshi had no choice but to tell the truth.

"What? You're Miss Li's aunt? Does Miss Li know about this?" Lin Luoxi looked at Madam Lin with great surprise.

“If you were Miss Li’s aunt, Mother, then my elder brother would really have no way to develop a relationship with Miss Li.”

This is a close family relationship; if things go wrong, the child born could be deformed or have other negative consequences.

"Huh? This should be fine, because Li Muqing's father is not her biological older brother; he was adopted by my parents."

"Back then, they were desperate for a boy. My father's brother went to join the army and died on the battlefield. His wife left the child with my parents and remarried..."

"As for the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review you mentioned, my elder brother has always worked very hard, so it's normal that he was able to become an official..." Lin Wangshi said this with a hint of resentment.

"Mother, you didn't know that your eldest brother became the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review?" Lin Luoxi was very curious. Her eldest uncle was so successful, so why did her mother marry Lin Dayou, a poor boy?

"Because during a famine, I got separated from my family. The world is so big, where could I find them? I didn't have a penny on me, and being small, I could hardly move an inch..."

"I was lucky to be found by my adoptive parents, who took me home and raised me..."

If Li Muqing hadn't been rescued by Lin Luoxi, she wouldn't have known that her good older brother had become an official.

"Mom, that's not right. You said that my eldest uncle was brought back by my maternal grandparents, so why does Li Muqing look so much like you?" Lin Luoxi couldn't understand this.

She had a guess in her mind: could it be that her maternal grandfather had an affair with that brother's wife? When his brother found out, he was so angry that he ran away to join the army, and the widowed mother couldn't bear the life of a widow, so she gave the child to her maternal grandfather?

Oh well, the person is already gone, so there's no point in saying anything more.

"It's probably because my older brother looks like his father. Since his father is my father's cousin, it's normal that they look somewhat alike," Lin Wangshi dropped another bombshell.

"Oh, if that's the case, then it makes sense." Lin Wangshi's words dispelled the unreliable idea in Lin Luoxi's mind, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"If that's the case, then there's still hope for my brother and Miss Li." Since there's no close kinship, Lin Luoxi felt relieved.

Then her mother is Li Muqing's aunt, so they shouldn't be related by blood!

"Girl, what did you just say? Wenqian and Miss Li are really developing feelings for each other?" As she said this, a strong gossip look flashed in Madam Lin's eyes.

"It was Miss Li who said she wanted to marry my elder brother. Now we just have to see if my elder brother has those kinds of feelings for Miss Li?" Looking at Madam Lin, who didn't even spare her own son from gossip, Lin Luoxi just found it amusing.

"Mother, since you and Miss Li are relatives, why don't you find an opportunity to properly recognize each other?" After all, Lin Wangshi's behavior was too abnormal when she saw Li Muqing, which could easily lead to misunderstandings.

"No need, we'll just take good care of her. If she really can get together with your brother, then we'll be family. There's no need for all that complicated stuff..." Lin Wangshi waved her hand.

"Alright, it's your own fault for not wanting to, it's not like I didn't mention it!" Lin Luoxi heard the information she wanted, and seeing that Lin Wangshi really had no intention of doing so, she didn't force her.

"Yes, yes, this is something only the two of us should know. Let's not talk about it with anyone else." After all, it wouldn't be honorable to really get to the bottom of it.

"Alright! Then you get some rest, I'm leaving now." Lin Luoxi said this and left Lin Wangshi's room.

"Daughter, what did your mother say to you?" Lin Dayou rushed forward as soon as Lin Luoxi came out, asking in a cheeky tone.

"My mother just asked me if there was any possibility between my eldest brother and Miss Li. She really hopes that Miss Li will become her daughter-in-law..." Lin Luoxi lied without batting an eye.

"So that's how it is. No wonder your mother cared so much about Miss Li." After hearing Lin Ruoxi's words, Lin Dayou suddenly understood.

“Girl, you know what, I think Miss Li looks like she belongs to our family. It would be wonderful if she really became our daughter-in-law,” Lin Dayou said to Lin Luoxi in a serious tone.

"Whether it works out or not depends on your opinion, brother." Lin Luoxi couldn't guarantee anything about matters of the heart, but she could be the one to help.

"That's true. Well, it's not appropriate for us young people to interfere in your affairs. Let nature take its course!"

Having heard what Lin Luoxi said, Lin Dayou didn't know what else to say. He waved his hand, turned around, and went into the room.

"Miss, there's a man outside who claims to be Lin Wenwu looking for you. He says he's a relative of yours..."

Lin Luoxi was just about to go find Li Muqing and share some tips on how women can pursue men when the butler came running over.