With the county magistrate in charge, the household registration for the entire hundred-mile-long region was completed in just half an hour.
"Wanwan, I'm sorry, Grandpa didn't get your consent, but now Grandpa still wants to ask you, are you willing to treat Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, and Brothers as family and live with us forever?"
Wan Suizhou looked at Wanwan with great tenderness, his voice very kind.
Baili Wanwan thought for a moment and then nodded, saying, "Wanwan is willing! Wanwan knows that Grandpa is doing this for Wanwan's own good!"
Seeing how well-behaved she was, and hearing her soft, sweet voice, Wan Suizhou's heart melted. He affectionately patted her head and said gently, "Good child..."
Having dealt with these matters, the two stopped bothering each other, bid farewell to Magistrate Cao, and prepared to return home.
Just as I was leaving, I ran into Cao Chengye, who had been resting at home for the past few days.
Having recovered his health in the past few days, he couldn't stay still, so despite Magistrate Cao's advice, he insisted on going to school with Wan Suizhou and Wanwan.
Magistrate Cao then arranged a carriage for the three of them and took them all back to Lanhai Village.
Bored on the way, Cao Chengye pestered Baili Wanwan to teach him how to swim and how to swim freely in the sea.
Wanwan was still shaken by what he had done last time, so when she heard him say that, she refused without even thinking: "No way!"
“Why not…” Cao Chengye’s eyes widened, seemingly dissatisfied with her answer.
"Have you forgotten what happened last time?" Wanwan muttered softly.
"What if something like this happens again..."
Before Baili Wanwan could finish speaking, Cao Chengye impatiently interrupted her, saying, "No, no, that was an accident last time!"
He pleaded, then continued, "Besides, if you teach me how to go into business, then what happened last time won't happen again!"
Baili Wanwan had no choice but to agree after being pressured by the central government.
Having learned from what happened last time, she will be more attentive to this matter. As long as she is careful, nothing serious should happen.
Cao Chengye was only in a moment of joy when the coachman suddenly slammed on the brakes, nearly causing the three people in the carriage to fall off.
Cao Chengye, slightly displeased, sternly reprimanded, "How could you drive like that! What if anyone in the car gets injured!"
A moment later, the coachman's somewhat nervous voice came from outside: "Young master, someone has stopped the carriage..."
"Who's being so rude! Don't they know how dangerous it is to stop a carriage in the street?!"
He angrily lifted the car curtain and immediately saw the man blocking the car outside.
The man, dressed as a servant, had boldly stopped the carriage, but now stood respectfully to the side, looking somewhat restrained.
"Who are you?! What are you doing?!"
Although Cao Chengye toned it down a bit, he still looked quite unhappy.
The servant bowed slightly and said respectfully, "I am from the Lin family. The young master sent me here at breakneck speed to find Miss Wanwan..."
Seemingly in a hurry, the servant said, "I heard that Miss Wanwan had come to the county, so I rushed to the county government office, only to be told that she had already left. That's why I had no choice but to come and stop the carriage."
Upon hearing that someone was looking for her, Baili Wanwan poked her head out and asked, "Do you know what brings you here?"
The servant said, "I don't know the specifics, I've only heard vague rumors that it's related to Miss Yang'er..."
Upon hearing that it concerned Lin Yang'er, Baili Wanwan couldn't sit still for a moment and hurriedly got off the carriage.
He turned to Wan Suizhou and said, "Grandpa, you should take Young Master Cao back first. Yang'er is my good sister, and I want to go see her."
Wan Suizhou didn't say much, he just nodded.
As she got out of the car, he reminded her, "Be careful on your own. Don't force yourself to do anything you can't handle..."
"Don't worry, sir, Wanwan will be fine!" Cao Chengye interjected.
Not long after getting off the bus at Bailiwanwan, he couldn't sit still and followed suit.
"What are you doing following me?!"
When Baili Wanwan saw him get out of the car with her, she immediately frowned.
"Weren't you going to school with Grandpa?"
"I'm worried about you! That's why I'm condescending to go with you! To protect you!"
Wan Suizhou, sitting in the carriage, looked at the two of them with utter helplessness and could only let them go.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell her, "Come back soon, don't worry me..."
After both of them made their promises, Wan Suizhou returned to Lanhai Village alone.
Baili Wanwan then went to the Lin residence with the servants.
Upon arriving at the Lin residence, a maid who takes care of Lin Yang'er's daily life immediately came out to greet her.
Lin Lan was preoccupied with other matters at the moment, so she asked Baili Wanwan to come and comfort Lin Yang'er.
Cao Chengye was invited to wait in the living room, while Baili Wanwan followed the maid to Lin Yang'er's courtyard.
"What exactly happened to Yang'er? The servants didn't explain it clearly when she arrived..."
Baili Wanwan followed the maid to Yang'er's courtyard, asking questions as she went.
The maid said, "Since the day before yesterday, for some reason, the young lady has been unwilling to go out or talk to those around her, as if she has been frightened by something."
However, the Lin family had servants who patrolled daily, and maids and old women followed them, so it was impossible for them to be frightened.
Furthermore, those who bullied her have been driven away, and those who should go to jail have gone to jail. This turn of events caught the Lin family somewhat off guard.
Soon, Baili Wanwan was led to Lin Yang'er's room.
Upon entering the room, Lin Yang'er, who had been standing in front of the table, quickly ran to the foot of the bed and huddled there like a frightened little rabbit.
"Yang'er, it's me! I've come to play with you!" Baili Wanwan felt a little strange, but she didn't show it. Instead, she talked to Lin Yang'er as usual.
Upon hearing Baili Wanwan's voice, Lin Yang'er seemed to drop all her guard, quickly jumping off the bed and running to Baili Wanwan's side, clinging tightly to her.
When Baili Wanwan saw that she had become the same timid and cowardly little girl she had met the first time, she felt a pang of heartache and a bit of anger.
"Yang'er, what's wrong?" Baili Wanwan asked her, but kept her lips tightly closed and didn't say a word.
"Have you forgotten who I am? How can I help you if you don't tell me..." Baili Wanwan continued to coax her into opening her mouth.
However, Lin Yang'er remained silent when she saw that there were other people in the room, and looked like she was about to cry.
Baili Wanwan had no choice but to send the servants out of the room and try to spend more time with her.
But not long after the people left, Lin Yang'er, who had been clenching her teeth and not saying a word, suddenly burst into tears.
Baili Wanwan was startled by her and quickly patted her chest.
At this moment, Lin Yang'er began to speak, her voice trembling with sobs.
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