Shi Lan turned her gaze and saw an oxcart two steps away, its brocade curtains lifted, revealing a slightly sickly face inside.
Shi Lan felt the face looked familiar, but couldn't immediately recall who it was.
Shi Ling tilted her head, saw the person who had arrived, frowned, and muttered, "Why is it her?"
Shi Lan sensed the unfriendly tone in her voice, so she smiled and bowed towards the outside of the car, without pressing the matter further.
As she lowered the carriage curtain, Shi Lan recalled one of the masterminds who had pushed her into the pool and nearly drowned her in the last frame of the original owner's story.
Shi Lan smiled slightly. It seemed they really were destined to meet again. But she couldn't understand why the original owner of this body was doing this, since she had no grudge against her. Knowing that there was already a rift between them, why was she putting on a friendly act?
Soon after, several knocking sounds came from outside the car, and someone handed in a lacquer box that emitted a fragrance.
Shi Zhen was anxious, so he opened the box and took out a plate of golden-brown fried glutinous rice cakes and four bowls of steaming hot glutinous rice balls.
Shi Lei stretched out her chubby hand, grabbed the soup spoon, and handed it to Shi Lan. Then she sat down next to Shi Zhen and looked at her expectantly.
The two fair-skinned and handsome young men and women resembled children in a traditional Chinese New Year painting. They blinked their eyes and looked at people with innocent expressions, making it hard to refuse them.
Shi Lan couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth. Although she wasn't hungry, she still took a bite as a gesture. Then she saw the two people opposite her lower their heads at the same time, with great tacit understanding.
Shi Lan smiled at Shi Ling, and the two exchanged a smile before starting to eat.
For a moment, the only sound in the car was the clinking of soup spoons.
The car quieted down, making the sounds outside all the more noticeable. Shi Lan keenly noticed the noisy voices of people outside, and she heard the voice that had called out to her earlier, "Cousin."
At the same time, the Soul-Destroying Nail in his brain suddenly started to move restlessly. Shi Lan paused in his chewing and his ears involuntarily perked up.
Then the man's deep voice came through the carriage curtain.
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