Since becoming pregnant, Lin Wan has been craving something sweet. Not long after eating, she went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two pounds of peach shortbread.
In the past, she wouldn't have been willing to buy such things. Chen Dachuan always managed the family finances, and she didn't have much savings of her own. She often didn't even have enough to eat. After learning that she was pregnant again, Chen Dachuan generously gave her a lot of pocket money, so she didn't skimp on her own food. She hoped that the child she gave birth to, whether it was a boy or a girl, would resemble her more.
Lin Wan was lying on the bed eating peach shortbread when Chen Xiaxia suddenly peeked in, staring longingly at the peach shortbread in Lin Wan's hand, swallowing hard.
Lin Wan glanced at her daughter, quickly finished the peach shortbread in her hand, locked the rest in the cupboard, and then waved to Chen Xiaxia: "What is it?"
Chen Xiaoxia walked to Lin Wan's bedside, took a deep breath, and smelled the lingering aroma of peach shortbread in the air. Satisfied with her craving, she looked at Lin Wan and said, "Mom, it seems that Brother Hongfei came today."
"Brother Hongfei? Who's that?" Lin Wan didn't remember for a moment and asked casually. She quickly realized who "Brother Hongfei" was and immediately sat up straight, asking, "Are you sure your Brother Hongfei came here today?"
Chen Xiaoxia hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, her little face full of unease. She twisted her fingers and said, "I don't know either. I just finished eating, and not long after you left, Mom, I heard Brother Hongfei's voice. It sounded like he was calling for Sister Xiaolan, but when I opened the door to look, I didn't see anyone..."
"Sister Xiaolan?" Lin Wan narrowed her eyes, a cold glint flashing in them. "Xing Zhaozhao is back? And she even came all the way here to see Fu Lan?"
Thinking about what they were planning, and about Fu Lan's relationship with Xiao Gaozhuang, Lin Wan suddenly had a bad feeling.
She immediately got out of bed and went to Fu Lan's house next door to knock on the door.
Grandma Fu thought it was Fu Lan who had returned. As soon as she opened the door, before she could even see who it was, she asked, "You're back."
Lin Wan smiled and looked at Grandma Fu: "It's me, Grandma Fu."
Grandma Fu looked at Lin Wan and immediately smiled warmly: "Oh, it's Xiao Wan! I thought it was Xiao Lan who came back."
Ever since Lin Wan said she would introduce Fu Lan to a potential partner from the city, Grandma Fu has been incredibly enthusiastic towards Lin Wan, even overshadowing her husband and two granddaughters.
Lin Wan's eyes flashed, but her smile remained unchanged as she asked, "Isn't Xiao Lan home? Where did she go?"
“She went to Sister Qin’s next door,” Grandma Fu said.
Lin Wan turned to look at the next room and asked, "What's she doing next door?"
"Sister Qin has guests over, so she asked Xiaolan to go and help cook a couple of dishes," Grandma Fu said.
Lin Wanxin jumped up and asked, "The old headmaster has guests? Where did they come from? They're not from Xiaogaozhuang, are they?"
Because of Gao Qingshan, Grandma Fu disliked Xiaogaozhuang. When Lin Wan mentioned it, her face hardened: "No, I just can't stand the people there. They say they're from Qingxi Town next door."
"Really?" Lin Wan looked at the room next door, her eyes slightly narrowed.
Suddenly, she sniffed: "That's strange. Didn't you say Xiaolan would help cook two dishes? Why didn't she do anything?"
Grandma Fu frowned and sniffed hard, but sure enough, there was no smell at all, and her face immediately turned very ugly.
They live right next door, and their yard isn't covered. Whenever they start cooking oil, you can smell the aroma. How could there be no smell at all?
Sister Qin lied to her. Why?
Grandma Fu's face darkened, she was very angry, pushed Lin Wan aside and went straight to the next room: "I'm going to find her."
"Knock knock," Grandma Fu pounded on the door twice. "Open the door, I need to find our Xiaolan."
At the old principal's house, Fu Lan heard her grandmother's voice and immediately panicked, looking nervously at Xing Zhaozhao: "Oh no, my grandmother is here."
Xing Zhaozhao patted her shoulder reassuringly: "It's okay, just act like you don't know me, just like before."
Fu Lan nodded, went over and opened the door: "Grandma..."
Before she could finish speaking, Fu Lan saw Lin Wan standing beside Grandma Fu outside the door, smiling at them. Fu Lan seemed to have been choked, and she immediately stopped talking, her face turning very ugly.
Xing Zhaozhao's face darkened, and she couldn't help but mutter "This is bad."
really.
A knowing glint flashed in Lin Wan's eyes, and a surprised expression appeared on her face. She said, "Cousin Zhao Zhao? When did you come back to Lanyuan? Why didn't you come to see me even though you're in Dacheng Street?"
Grandma Fu looked at Xing Zhaozhao with suspicion, then turned to Lin Wan and asked, "What's going on, Xiao Wan? Do you know her?"
Lin Wan smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, Grandma Fu, her name is Xing Zhaozhao, she is my cousin. By the way, her husband is from Xiaogaozhuang. Speaking of which, she is Xiaolan's matchmaker. If Xiaolan hadn't gone to Xiaogaozhuang to find her, she wouldn't have met Gao Qingshan."
Grandma Fu glared at Xing Zhaozhao with a dark expression, gritting her teeth as she said, "You're from Xiaogaozhuang, why did you lie to me and say you came from Qingxi Town?"
Xing Zhaozhao: "..." Speechless.
Hearing the commotion outside, Old Mrs. Qin immediately came out: "Chunhua, there's a misunderstanding here. Let me explain slowly to you..."
Grandma Fu looked at Old Mrs. Qin with disappointment: "You've gone too far, Sister Qin. I trusted you so much, and you actually lied to me..."
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