Lin Yan seemed to understand and smiled: "Then you can see the bride at noon. Brother Wang's fiancée must be very beautiful, right?"
There was a hint of joking in Lin Yan's tone when she said this, as if it was just a casual chat.
Wang Tiezhu hummed, scratched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Second sister is the most beautiful girl around here."
Lin Yan looked at Xu Mang and the little girl who had just poured them tea, and could only say that they were just ordinary. There was some resemblance between the father and daughter's eyebrows.
I wonder if the second daughter is really pretty or just Wang Tiezhu’s filter?
However, Lin Yan didn't say much. She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Lu Jinghuai was also talking to Wang Tiezhu and Xu Mang.
Time passed minute by minute, and around eleven o'clock, it was Xu Mang's little daughter who went into the kitchen to prepare the dishes for lunch.
At around 11:30, the courtyard door was pushed open from the outside, and Wang Tiezhu, who was chatting with Lu Jinghuai, subconsciously stood up from the stool.
Lin Yan also heard the noise and looked over.
A mother and daughter came into the yard. The mother looked ordinary, so Lin Yan was not surprised.
The second daughter of the Xu family is indeed good-looking, and she is worthy of being the most beautiful girl in the area as Wang Tiezhu said.
and…
Lin Yan's eyes flickered. This girl looked so much like the girl in Lu Jinghuai's photo.
There was no need for Lu Jinghuai to nod, nor did Lin Yan need to ask any more questions. Judging from this face, Xu Shan in front of her was Lu Jinghuai's sister, Lu Yingqian who had been missing for nine years.
All the thoughts in Lin Yan's mind were suppressed, and she subconsciously looked at Lu Jinghuai beside her.
Lu Jinghuai's expression was calm. He just glanced at the mother and daughter outside the door when they came in and then looked away.
[As expected of Lu Jinghuai, his expression hasn't changed at all even at this moment.]
Lin Yan secretly praised him.
Lu Jinghuai lowered his eyes to hide all the emotions in his eyes, and smiled bitterly. How could he not be excited?
However, he had persisted in looking for his sister for too long, a full nine years, and his emotions were under control. He could not show any abnormality at this time.
The mother and daughter in the yard walked into the house and saw the stranger at the first sight. Xu's mother was startled and looked at Xu Mang: "Are there guests at home?"
Xu Mang nodded and briefly told his wife the identities of Lu Jinghuai, Lin Yan and others.
Mother Xu nodded in understanding, glanced at Xu Mang, and said helplessly: "You also have guests at home, and you didn't even send someone to inform me. It's almost noon now."
Xu Mang also spoke up, "The third daughter is already cleaning up in the kitchen. She should be almost done with washing and chopping the vegetables. You can just go ahead and stir-fry them."
Mother Xu hummed, and said cheerfully to Lu Jinghuai and Lin Yan, "The distinguished guests, please sit here first. I'll go to the kitchen to prepare lunch."
After saying that, Xu's mother hurried into the kitchen.
Xu Shan, who was beside her, hadn't said a word. When she saw Xu's mother enter the kitchen, she hurriedly followed.
Lin Yan lowered her eyes to hide the doubt in her eyes.
Lu Yingqian didn't recognize Lu Jinghuai? That's impossible, isn't it? Lu Yingqian was already in her teens when she was abducted. Could it be that she doesn't remember anything about the past?
Lu Jinghuai clenched his fist at his side. He really wanted to ask Lu Yingqian about the situation.
However, the Xu family members were all here, so he couldn't do anything at all. He couldn't even say a word to Lu Yingqian.
He could only look at Lin Yan, and Lin also understood what he meant and took the initiative to stand up and speak.
"Is the kitchen busy? Why don't I go see if I can help out."
Wang Tiezhu and Xu Mang quickly stopped him: "How can we let the guests be busy?"
Lin Yan smiled and said, "I can't say I'm helping. I don't have much to say here, so I just went to the kitchen to chat with my aunt and the two sisters."
Only then did the uncle and nephew of the Xu family nod in agreement.
Lin Yan left the living room, crossed the yard and entered the kitchen. Xu's youngest daughter was lighting the fire and Xu's mother was cooking.
Lu Yingqian was also cutting vegetables. It was obvious that she was very skilled with a knife and worked efficiently.
When they saw Lin Yan come in, they immediately stopped what they were doing. Xu's mother was even more flustered. She quickly wiped the oil and water droplets on her hands with the apron around her chest, feeling a little helpless.
"Girl, why are you in the kitchen? It's too fumes here. Why don't you go to the living room and take a rest? The food will be ready soon."
Lin Yan smiled and continued to bring up what she had just said to the people in the living room.
"I couldn't get a word in what they were saying in the living room, so I decided to go to the kitchen and chat with my aunt and two sisters."
Mother Xu thought that this seemed to be the truth, so she could only nod, but then she ordered the person beside her: "My daughter, go get a stool for the guest to sit on."
Lu Yingqian also stopped cutting vegetables, said "hmm", and ran out of the kitchen.
Song Jingya glanced at Lu Yingqian's back, then looked away as if nothing had happened and chatted and laughed with Xu's mother on the other side.
"Aunt, your daughter is very pretty. Just now your son-in-law said that his fiancée was the most beautiful girl in the whole town. Now it turns out to be true."
Xu's mother also smiled, with a hint of pride between her eyebrows.
After a while, Lu Yingqian also ran back with a stool and placed it next to Lin Yan's legs.
Lin Yan had also been observing Lu Yingqian. Lu Yingqian seemed to have noticed Lin Yan's gaze. After putting down the stool, she subconsciously raised her eyes and met Lin Yan's gaze.
Lin Yan also paused and smiled at her. Lu Yingqian seemed a little timid. She smiled shyly and quickly lowered her eyes to go back and cut vegetables.
Lin Yan didn't do anything too obvious to go over and help, but just sat down on the stool and chatted with Xu's mother.
"Auntie, your daughter is well-behaved and sensible. How old is she this year? Has she ever been to school?"
Xu's mother replied without giving it much thought: "I'm 23, I went to school, and I even finished high school, but then I dropped out because my grades weren't good."
Speaking of this, Xu's mother seemed a little proud: "In our area, there are fewer girls who go to school, and my daughter is considered to have a high level of education."
"That's true." Lin Yan smiled and nodded.
She sighed helplessly in her heart. In this mountain village, there was indeed little education, not to mention that Lu Yingqian was not the biological daughter of the Xu family.
But Lu Yingqian is the eldest daughter of the Lu family, if she hadn't been abducted.
Lu Yingqian should have the best conditions and the most generous educational resources.
She shouldn't be proud of just finishing high school, she should go to college, study abroad, and have the best life.
Song Jing and Lin Yan lowered their eyes to hide the regret in their eyes and continued talking to Xu's mother. She didn't want to arouse Xu's mother's suspicion so she asked a few more questions about the other two girls in the Xu family.
The eldest son of the Xu family is 25 years old and has been married for five years and has two children. The third son of the Xu family is only 18 years old and is also engaged.
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