Qian Duoduo is incredibly clever! Just now, while the three old ladies were chatting enthusiastically, Qian Duoduo somehow overheard their trivial and mundane conversations.
Qian Duoduo leaned forward slightly, looked at Lu Fen who was intently peeling an apple, gently nudged her with her elbow, and asked in a low voice, "Who are those two people sitting next to Grandma?"
Lu Fen didn't even raise her head, and replied in the same soft voice, "The one on the left in red is our great-aunt, and the one on the right in green is my great-aunt. These two old ladies are always meddling in other people's business, and they're always nagging. I'm so annoyed by them. If it weren't for family matters, I wouldn't have been able to call them back to Beijing from out of town!"
After listening, Qian Duoduo nodded thoughtfully. Although Lu Fen didn't say much, those few simple words revealed the attitude of the entire Lu family towards the two old ladies.
After a while, Qian Duoduo remembered something else and asked Lu Fen, "Sister, when are you and Ye Siting planning to hold your wedding?"
Since Ye Siting was injured and fell into a coma, he woke up not long after taking the health-preserving pills given to him by Qian Duoduo. And once he woke up, he also realized his feelings for Lu Fen, and now the two are inseparable, practically glued to each other. But strangely, why haven't they heard any further good news?
Upon hearing this, Lu Pan frowned slightly and sighed softly, as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart. After a moment, he slowly raised his head, his gaze somewhat dim as he looked at the other person, and slowly said, "Actually, I originally wanted to wait until Ye Siting was fully recovered before making any plans. Although he has returned to the army, he has not yet been able to return to normal training."
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo was stunned, a look of doubt appearing on her face. Logically speaking, this situation seemed unusual. She turned to look at Lu Pan, her eyes filled with questions, and asked softly, "Is there...some other hidden story behind this?"
Lu Pan shook her head helplessly and replied with a wry smile, "Sigh, I don't know either! He won't tell me anything. If Yuanzi were here, that guy would be the smartest one among us, always so resourceful. With him around, he'd definitely come up with a good idea. But now that he's not here, I'm really at a loss." As she spoke, Lu Pan sighed heavily again, looking very distressed.
Qian Duoduo gently patted his shoulder and softly comforted him, "Don't worry, it's alright! Lu Yuan will be back in a few days. Once he's back, we'll have him have a good talk with Ye Siting."
Hearing this, Lu Fen, though still somewhat uneasy, could only nod slightly in agreement.
Just then, the great-aunt, who had been chatting with Grandma Lu and realized she wasn't getting anything out of Grandma Lu, glanced at the younger generation around her. Her gaze immediately settled on Lu Fen, so she slowly walked over. She looked at Qian Duoduo sitting next to Lu Fen, frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously, "Little Fen, things are so busy at home right now, why did you bring your friend along? Oh dear, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but a girl should be virtuous and gentle. Look at you, always getting into trouble in the army, you're just like a tomboy. No wonder that Ye family boy doesn't want to marry you!"
These words struck Lu Fen like a heavy hammer blow, instantly turning her face deathly pale. Her lips trembled slightly, and her eyes involuntarily reddened. Seeing this, Qian Duoduo's resentment towards this great-aunt intensified. She was already somewhat dissatisfied with the great-aunt speaking ill of her in front of Old Madam Lu, but now she felt utterly disgusted.
Meanwhile, Liu Ting was still enthusiastically greeting other guests when she suddenly caught a glimpse of her great-aunt walking towards Lu Fen. Her heart tightened, and she knew something was wrong. She tried to rush over, but it was too late; she overheard the old woman's hurtful words. Liu Ting was instantly furious, her chest heaving, wanting nothing more than to confront the old woman. However, she felt quite helpless. There was a generational difference between her and the old woman, and there were many other guests in the house. If she argued with her, not only would her family's affairs be publicized, but it could also ruin Yuanzi's marriage. This was a bitter pill to swallow.
Just as she was finding it difficult to express her thoughts directly, Qian Duoduo suddenly called out in a clear voice, "Lu Fen, who is this person? I've never seen him in the Lu family before!"
Upon hearing this, the great-aunt sitting to the side immediately turned to look at Qian Duoduo, raising her eyebrows with a suspicious expression and asking, "Oh ho, who is this little kid from? I've never seen you before."
Qian Duoduo wasn't intimidated at all, and obediently nodded in response, "Of course I'm from my mother's family! It's perfectly normal that you haven't seen me before!"
Lu Fen, who was sitting to the side and was feeling extremely sad, almost burst out laughing when he heard Qian Duoduo's seemingly innocent words. However, worried about being discovered by others, he quickly lowered his head, his shoulders shaking tightly, and desperately suppressed the laughter that was about to escape his lips.
The great-aunt's face changed drastically in an instant, her expression filled with disbelief. She never dreamed that she, a person who had been through so much and was so experienced, would actually stumble here, and that she would be "outsmarted" by a seemingly insignificant little girl.
In an instant, the great-aunt's face turned extremely gloomy, as cold as frost in winter. She glared angrily at Qian Duoduo and said sternly, "You ignorant little brat, how dare you be so disrespectful to your elders! Didn't the adults in your family teach you these basic manners?"
Faced with her great-aunt's accusations, Qian Duoduo was not afraid at all. She straightened her back and responded with righteous indignation: "Everyone often says that elders should care for the younger generation, but I have never seen an old lady like you who is so unreasonable, who arbitrarily labels people and hurts their feelings!"
These words made the great-aunt's face grow even more unpleasant, as if it could drip water. At this moment, Old Mrs. Lu and Wen Ya, who had been chatting happily with others, also noticed the commotion. They stopped talking and turned to look in the direction from which the noise came.
At a glance, Grandma Lu saw her great-aunt confronting Qian Duoduo fiercely, shouting something incessantly. Startled, Grandma Lu exclaimed to Wenya beside her, "Oh dear! What's going on? Don't upset my precious granddaughter-in-law!" With that, Grandma Lu quickened her pace towards them, while Wenya carefully supported her, afraid she might stumble.
As she approached, Wenya frowned and shouted, "Stop arguing! What's going on?"
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