The kitchen used a coal stove, and the two of them smelled a strong gas odor as soon as they entered. Lin Sisi was already used to it, but Xu Xinning had smelled it when she came to see Lin Sisi that day, and it gave her a headache, but she still followed her in.
"Xinning, we don't have anything good at home, let's just have noodles."
"The noodles are fine."
As Lin Sisi scooped water from the vat with a ladle, Xu Xinning, who was sitting opposite her and looking down at her, saw the jade pendant hanging around her neck.
She feigned surprise, "Sisi, I remember when I examined you last time, you were wearing a very beautiful phoenix jade pendant around your neck. Where did you buy that pendant? I'd like to buy one too."
Lin Sisi shook her head, thinking to herself that Xu Xinning was too naive; who would dare to sell this thing now?
“I didn’t buy this. It was passed down from my ancestors. My maternal grandmother passed it down to my mother, and my mother passed it down to me. But it’s not anything special. Even if I could sell it, it wouldn’t be worth much.”
"This was given to you by your mother!"
"Yes." Lin Sisi looked at Xu Xinning somewhat guiltily, having lied. "Is there a problem?"
She felt that Xu Xinning's reaction seemed a bit abnormal, as if she suspected that she was lying.
"No, no." Xu Xinning waved her hand, quickly pretending not to care: "I just think that if your mother would pass something on to you, it must be because she cherishes you very much and loves you the most. Otherwise, why wouldn't she pass it on to your other siblings?"
“I am the only one in my family, I have no other brothers or sisters.” She thought of Lin Guanghui, her only younger brother, who had long since passed away.
"Oh, being an only child is actually quite good. You get all of your parents' love. I am an only child, and my parents have only ever doted on me since I was little. No one else can compete with me for their affection."
"yes."
Xu Xinning was certain that Lin Sisi was not telling the truth, and that the jade pendant definitely did not belong to their family. Therefore, whether Dong Lianxin was still alive became another unsolved mystery.
How can she get Lin Sisi to tell the truth, or at least Fang Huilan? She must confirm whether Dong Lianxin is still alive and find her whereabouts.
She didn't know how long Fang Huilan would stay here. Before Fang Huilan left, she wanted to come here more often and ask the mother and daughter more questions, so that she could get the answers she wanted.
"Sisi, now that Auntie's here, she probably won't leave, right? Your boyfriend has to work during the day, so it's so nice to have Auntie here with you. Oh, I'm actually a little envious of you. I wish my mom could be here with me too."
"My mom just came to visit me; she's going back in a couple of days."
"Oh, but it's okay. Auntie's gone, we can still keep each other company."
"yes."
After dinner, Lin Sisi saw Xu Xinning off. Fang Huilan said, "Sisi, we're just staying at home, let's go out for a walk."
"Mom, I also want to go out for a walk. Let's go to the department store in the city."
"Okay, Mom will buy some nice things for my precious daughter." She only has Lin Sisi as her child now, and she wants to pour all her love into this child.
They quickly tidied themselves up and went out.
On the other side of the family compound, Lin Qingyan was going to accompany Sister Zhang to the city post office to mail a manuscript. After they left, they called Yang Qiuyue. Yang Qiuyue had nothing to do at home, so she took her Sanya with her.
Fang Huilan and Lin Sisi arrived at the out-of-town bus stop in front of the military region first. Just as they arrived, Xu Xinning walked over.
Xu Xinning was overjoyed to see Lin Sisi and Fang Huilan standing by the bus stop sign, as she had another chance to spend time with them.
She immediately went over to them and greeted them, "Sisi, Auntie. What a coincidence, we've run into you again. Are you going to the city by bus?"
Lin Sisi nodded. "My mom and I were bored at home, so we thought we'd go to the city and buy some things at the department store."
“I also wanted to go to the department store to buy things. The hospital wasn’t busy this afternoon, and there was a doctor on duty, so I asked for leave. We can go together on the same day.”
As they were chatting, Lin Qingyan, Aunt Zhang, and Yang Qiuyue arrived with their child.
Lin Qingyan noticed Lin Sisi and Fang Huilan at first glance, and then she saw Xu Xinning.
To avoid contact with the mother and daughter, she deliberately slowed her pace.
At this moment, Fang Huilan and Lin Sisi also saw her, and Xu Xinning also turned her gaze in this direction.
Lin Qingyan and Xu Xinning are colleagues, and on the surface, they have no grudges against each other. When they meet, they greet each other.
"Dr. Lin, are we going out?"
"Go with Sister Zhang to the city to mail her manuscript. What about you, Dr. Xu?"
"I'm going to the department store in the city to buy some things."
Seeing that Lin Qingyan and Xu Xinning could talk normally, and that Lin Qingyan and Xu Xinning were colleagues, and that there were two familiar military wives next to her, Fang Huilan thought that if she talked to Lin Qingyan now, Lin Qingyan would probably not ignore her out of consideration for her colleagues and neighbors.
So she took the initiative to walk over, put on a fake smile, and greeted Lin Qingyan.
"Qingyan, so you're going to the city too. Sisi and I are going too, we're going together."
When Xu Xinning saw Fang Huilan taking the initiative to talk to Lin Qingyan, she was suddenly surprised by their relationship.
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