Mo Ruqing closed her pocket watch, took two steps back, and suddenly stopped.
No, it's not Yu Yao.
She took out her pocket watch again, opened it, and examined it carefully.
The person in the photo bears an almost 80% resemblance to Yu Yao in facial features, but while their eyebrows and eyes are similar, their lips are different.
Mo Ruqing's mind flashed with Wu Wanying's face. If you ignored the white hair on Aunt Wu's forehead and the wrinkles on her face, she looked more like the person in the photo.
So this is a photo of Aunt Wu when she was young?
A thought flashed through Mo Ruqing's mind: Could Yu Yao be the child the Cui family lost?
Yu Yao was unaware that Mo Ruqing had become suspicious of her, and was currently saying goodbye to Grandpa Lu and Hu Lingyue.
It was also on the same day.
The front pages of both the Guangcheng Daily and the Military Daily published the news of the Lu family severing ties, which caused a huge uproar in the military compound.
Everyone was speculating about the Lu family's situation, and many people were trying to find out information, both openly and secretly, but the Lu family always used excuses to deflect the questions.
Aside from a few people who made some guesses, most people just heard that the Lu brothers had a falling out and broke off their relationship, and treated it as gossip.
However, this news reached the ears of certain people with ulterior motives at an extremely fast pace.
Yu Yao knew it would be soon, but she didn't expect it to be this fast.
According to the Lu family's arrangement, they need to maintain a facade for a while and cannot have any contact with each other. They will make further plans after the storm has passed.
These things made no difference to Yu Yao.
The island is remote, and there are only two ferries a day from Guangcheng to the island, at 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, making it difficult to travel between them.
Last time she went back to the military base, she took the military's procurement ship, but this time she wasn't so lucky and had to go to the dock to take a ship.
My sister-in-law had someone buy her the ferry ticket in advance. She was on vacation today, and we were planning to take her to the pier with my mother, but something came up at the Education Bureau, so she had to go to work.
On their way to the dock, Yu Yao and Hu Lingyu went to the photo studio to pick up their photos.
There weren't many people in the state-run photo studio. Yu Yao walked into the state-run photo studio and asked the staff.
"Comrade, have the photos I took a few days ago been developed yet?"
The photo studio clerk remembered Yu Yao and smiled as she took out an envelope: "Comrade, these are your photos. The photo shoot and printing will cost five yuan and twenty cents in total."
Yu Yao handed the money to the waiter, took the envelope, opened it, and held the photo in her palm.
They took four photos, each of which was printed three times, plus two group photos and one color print, for a total of fourteen photos.
"Mom, take a look." Yu Yao handed some photos to Hu Lingyu.
Looking at the photos, Hu Lingyu felt the two were a perfect match, especially when she saw the color photo of the two gazing lovingly at each other, she couldn't stop smiling.
"These photos are really well taken." Hu Lingyu turned to the photo studio clerk and asked, "Excuse me, could you print an extra set of photos of my son and daughter-in-law?"
The waiter looked troubled. "I'm really sorry, comrade, but the film rolls for developing photos can only be used once. There's no way to develop another set."
"Oh, I see..." Hu Lingyu's disappointment was palpable, like a child who couldn't get candy.
Yu Yao was both amused and exasperated. She took out a set of photos and handed it to Hu Lingyu. "Mom, don't be disappointed. We washed three sets. This extra set is for the family."
Hu Lingyu was pleasantly surprised and felt even more that it was wonderful to have such a daughter-in-law who knew how to care for people. "I'll put this in a frame later. Aren't the people in the compound curious? Let them see how well you two match. I'm so proud to have a daughter-in-law like you. They can only envy you more than they can ever have."
This will prevent some people from gossiping behind his back, saying that Yu Yao, a country girl, is not good enough for Lu Ze.
That's nonsense! It's clearly Lu Ze who wronged Yu Yatou.
He was a military officer nearing thirty, yet Yu Yatou didn't mind his age, the danger of his missions, or that he often couldn't take care of his family. She was still willing to marry him. This was a blessing that the Lu family had accumulated over generations.
Yu Yao had heard a little about the people Hu Lingyu had mentioned; there were all sorts of people in the family compound.
After leaving the photo studio, the driver took Hu Lingyu and Yu Yao to the pier.
Parting is always painful, and even though Hu Lingyu knew that Yu Yao and Lu Ze were on the island, she still couldn't bear to leave.
Seeing that she was about to board the ship, Hu Lingyu remembered something and deliberately pulled her aside, saying mysteriously, "In a while, I'll bring Tianya to the island to see you and Lu Ze. There will be some good stuff."
Yu Yao smiled and nodded, "Mom, I'm so glad you can come. I'll make you some island specialties. Mom, you have to help me check if I can do it right."
"Then you'd better study hard. Mom has high standards, and you won't pass if you don't do well."
The ship sounded its horn, and the passengers, fearing they would be left behind, scrambled to climb aboard.
Hu Lingyu: "The ship is about to depart, you should board first."
Yu Yao boarded the boat and waved to Hu Lingyu, "Mom, go back now. I'll pick you up next time you and Tianya come to the island."
On the boundless blue waves, the ship rose and fell with the waves, and Yu Yao finally set foot on the island's dock on the afternoon of the fourth day.
I don't know if it's because the temperature dropped these past two days and she caught a chill or what, but unlike last time, Yu Yao got seasick this time.
I started vomiting as soon as I boarded the ship, and I was so nauseous that I almost fell into the sea when I got off.
A fellow villager who happened to be passing by noticed her pale face and suggested that she go for a walk on the beach, saying it could relieve seasickness.
Yu Yao stepped on it with some skepticism, but to her surprise, it really did make a big difference.
I'd never heard of walking on the beach being a cure for seasickness before, and I didn't know the underlying principle.
Yu Yao wanted to thank that fellow villager, but he had already walked away.
People gradually left the dock, and Yu Yao, carrying her things, hurried towards the bus stop.
Fortunately, the large bag of things she had bought earlier had been sent to the island, and she only had one large bag with her, otherwise she wouldn't know how she would have gotten back.
From the dock to the military compound, you first have to take a bus, and then walk a mile or two after arriving at the station.
The island has only one road, which was paved with gravel by the island's troops during their production and construction work. It runs from the dock through various towns and villages below the island and leads all the way to the military family compound.
The bus service is arranged by the island government, with four trips a day at fixed times; if you miss it, it's gone.
She returned in the afternoon, and there was only one last train at four o'clock. If she missed it, she would have to walk back today.
The person is probably going to be crippled.
Yu Yao glanced at her watch, and without taking a break, grabbed her things and rushed to the platform.
Among the crowd, a man and a woman were silently observing Yu Yao.
"Is she the one you're talking about?" The man looked Yu Yao up and down, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes. "She's so beautiful and pitiful, no wonder Lu Ze is so infatuated with her. Of course, she's still a bit inferior to you."
The woman wasn't pleased with his assessment. "Stop being so glib. I'll give you two weeks. I need all her information from childhood to adulthood, especially her family background. I need to investigate every detail thoroughly."
"Don't worry, we'll be there soon!"
"Have things been arranged at the cowshed?"
"It's all arranged, and we're ready to move at any time."
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