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Shisong Village.
The Xiao family's thatched cottage.
"There's something I've been thinking about, and I think I should tell you all, especially Xiaoyu."
The night outside the window was quiet. By the dim light of the oil lamp, Old Mrs. Luo glanced at her family members, and finally her gaze fell on Xiao Yu: "That girl from the Wang family named Jingjing came to see you."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu didn't react; he had no idea who Wang Jingjing was.
"Is she the Wang family's stepdaughter?"
Xiao's father asked.
Grandma Luo nodded and said, "That day you went to work, I stayed home to take care of Chenchen because of my cough. She was brought over by Lanlan's mother not long after you went to work."
"Does that girl know Lanlan?"
"Old Master Xiao asked with a frown."
"She said she was friends with Lanlan and came to the village to visit Lanlan's parents. Knowing that our family was here, she thought she'd drop by to see us. Although she didn't explicitly say she was looking for Xiaoyu, I could easily tell that she was looking for him."
After all, our family and the Wang family don't interact much in the compound, so... I guessed what she was thinking right away. To avoid her coming over again, I told her directly that she and Xiaoyu weren't a good match.
After listening to what Grandma Luo said, Xiao Yu said expressionlessly, "I don't know her."
"Chen Shu remarried into the Wang family; her current husband is that girl's half-brother."
Grandma Luo spoke without much emotion. Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu remained silent for a moment before saying, "I have no memory of her anymore, Grandma, you don't need to worry about anything."
"Grandma isn't worried about that, Grandma just feels sorry for you..."
Her precious grandson was repeatedly abused by the Chen family's maid, and in a disgusting way. Just thinking about it made her very angry, and at the same time, she felt aggrieved for her grandson!
"Whether it's the Wang family or the Chen family, we will have no dealings with them in the future. From today onwards, don't mention anything or anyone related to those two families."
Old Master Xiao said something.
Grandma Luo: "Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. I just wanted to tell you about what happened that day, so that if that girl suddenly comes over again someday, you won't be unaware of the situation and any misunderstandings might occur."
After a pause, Grandma Luo continued, "That girl seems smart. She should be able to understand what I'm saying. I hope she won't get stuck on it and can understand what I'm saying and let go of her feelings for Xiaoyu."
“The Chen family girl married into the Wang family, and the Wang family girl has feelings for Xiao Yu. Just because the Chen family girl is now a Wang family woman, our family would never marry a Wang family girl.”
Xiao's father said coldly, "Uncle Wang is passable, but I've never thought much of Wang Yaohua's character."
Wang Yaohua, Chen Shu's current father-in-law and the stepfather of Fu Jinheng and Wang Jingjing, is indeed a person of questionable character.
"By the way, I saw Uncle Shen today. He's much better now and he kept praising Lanlan's medical skills to me."
After getting to know Song Lan, Xiao's father started calling her "Lanlan" along with Grandpa Xiao and his wife. He genuinely treated Song Lan as a junior member of the family, and their relationship became noticeably closer.
She didn't come today.
Xiao Yu suddenly said something.
"..."
Grandpa Xiao and his wife, along with Xiao's father, were stunned for a moment before realizing what was happening. Xiao's father said, "Perhaps there's something that's keeping them from returning to the brigade."
As the father finished playing the flute, a knock came at the door.
"I'll go take a look."
Xiao Yu was sitting on the edge of the bed when he heard the knock on the door. He immediately got up to open it. The moment he saw Song Sanhe, the unease he felt because he hadn't seen Song Lan that day vanished.
"Uncle Song".
"Um."
"Come in and sit down!"
Xiao Yu invited Song Sanhe in and then casually closed the door behind him.
"Uncle Song is here. Please sit down. Let me pour you a cup of hot water."
As Grandma Luo was about to get up, Song Sanhe quickly stopped her, saying, "Auntie, you don't need to be so polite."
As he spoke, he greeted Grandpa Xiao and Father Xiao, then placed his travel bag on the table and took out the things Song Lan had brought for the Xiao family.
"this……"
Old Master Xiao wanted to say something, but before he could finish, Song Sanhe's voice rang out, saying, "The temperature has dropped significantly recently. Today, Lanlan didn't take the shortcut through the woods to the forest farm. She walked the main road to the forest farm and back."
The journey took a bit longer, and also, she had colleagues with her today, so she didn't have time to visit you. Before leaving, she asked me to bring these things over to you.
Grandpa Xiao: "Lanlan is a good child. She has taken such good care of our family. You and Lanlan's mother have raised Lanlan very well!"
Song Sanhe shook his head: "It's the child's own fault, it has nothing to do with me and her mother."
“I know Lanlan didn’t grow up with you two, but having such good parents shows that she is inherently good, which has made her outstanding today. It is clear that you and Lanlan’s mother have made a great contribution.”
Grandpa Xiao genuinely felt that Song Sanhe and his wife were good people, and that only parents like them could raise such an outstanding child as Song Lan.
However, Song Sanhe felt slightly uneasy, but the surrounding light was dim, and no one could see his emotional change.
"You should get some rest."
After emptying his pockets, Song Sanhe didn't linger.
After seeing him out of the room and watching his figure disappear into the night, Xiao Yu closed the door again.
“Fine grains are so precious. Lanlan brought us five jin of flour and five jin of rice, as well as a bag of brown sugar, a bag of white sugar, and two jars of fruit.”
After tidying up the things on the table, Grandma Luo sighed, "We'll probably never be able to repay the debt we owe Lanlan in this lifetime!"
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