Chapter 7: Falling into the Beauty's Nest

His voice is clear and pure, like a mountain spring flowing through the woods, or like the swaying shadows of apricot blossoms in March.

"Chao Chao, come in."

Mr. Lu also had a satisfied smile on his face as he reunited with his family.

Lu Mingchao nodded and followed Lu's father into the yard.

"Grandma, Mom, this is Chao Chao, Lu Ming Chao."

"My sister, isn't she pretty?" Lu Lei's eyes narrowed into slits due to his smile, and he was extremely proud.

Lu Mingchao looked at them one by one.

The old woman with the cane looked unusually pale, as if she would be knocked down by a breeze.

The middle-aged woman with facial features very similar to hers had tears in her eyes and her shoulders trembling slightly. She was holding the young boy in her hands, who was looking at her with his head tilted. His face was picturesque, his eyes were clear and innocent, without a trace of worldly sophistication, as if all the troubles in the world could not erode him.

Standing on the far right is a man in a blue shirt, thin and slender, standing in the drifting light snow, clear and cool like a painting with very light and elegant ink.

The look of surprise is the only sign of life in the painting.

Lu Mingchao secretly sighed inwardly, this family all had such a rare good attitude.

Even Lu Chunsheng and his son Lu Lei, who work hard in the fields under the wind and sun every day, are no exception.

Lu Chunsheng is old, Lu Lei is rough, but their foundation is still excellent.

This is simply a paradise for those who love beauty. They can eat two extra bowls of rice at every meal.

"My sister seems different."

The silence was broken by Lu Xin, who tilted his head and blinked his eyes with curiosity, as if he was trying to identify something.

"Is it my sister?"

The young boy asked at a loss.

The middle-aged woman's voice choked with sobs, and she nodded repeatedly, "Yes, it's my sister."

The young boy was not afraid of strangers. He spread his hands and trotted towards Lu Mingchao, smiling sweetly, "Sister."

The aftertaste is slightly prolonged, soft and sweet, just like a pastry still steaming right out of the pan.

Lu Mingchao: She had accumulated virtue and done good deeds in her previous life. This is what she deserves. She should thank God for the gift.

Imagine a young man with picturesque eyebrows, red lips, white teeth, and a clean appearance that makes people's hearts tremble. He blinks his watery eyes, raises his head, and calls you sister over and over again.

There is nothing in the world in my eyes, only you.

You don’t understand my happiness.

Lu Mingchao immediately decided that she would raise this younger brother.

The boy is mentally handicapped, but really beautiful.

Please forgive her for judging people by their appearance and for not being so heartless.

Lu Mingchao gave a superficial smile and raised his hand to rub the boy's head. "Xiao Xin."

The warmth of his palm made her heart soft.

The young boy's eyes suddenly lit up, more dazzling than the white snow all around.

Turning around, he couldn't wait to share his joy, "This sister likes me."

“I like this sister, too.”

Lu Xin's mind just stopped developing, he's not stupid.

When the mind is simple, happiness will be pure.

The young man's few words, unintentionally, helped to dispel the sense of strangeness when they first met.

"Come on, come in."

Mother Lu wiped away her tears and hurried over to greet him. "I'm glad you're back. I'm glad you're back."

"Your head?"

As soon as they entered the house, Lu's mother carefully wiped the fallen snow off Lu Mingchao's body, pointed at his forehead, and asked with concern.

Lu Mingchao: ...

It's a bit hurtful to tell the truth about the injury.

I can't honestly say that I'm forced to stay in the mansion by threatening death.

Would you rather be looked down upon and shed tears every day in the mansion of the marquis than be recognized as a peasant girl?

But as long as she was alive, she decided to come back without hesitation.

Lu Mingchao hesitated.

It feels like a dumb person eating coptis chinensis, and the bitterness is indescribable.

"I bumped into him by accident."

"I bumped into him by accident."

Lu Chunsheng and his son Lu Lei looked at each other and said the same thing.

"Yunniang, the road is icy and slippery in the morning and evening. I bumped into something while I was hurrying."

"Yes, that's right." Lu Lei agreed seriously.

Lu Chunsheng and Lu Lei thought very simply. No matter what Chao Chao thought before he left, when he stepped out of that small corner door and decided to go with them, he became a family member who needed protection and care.

Chaochao is still young, so it is understandable that he might behave inappropriately.

Lu Mingchao looked at Lu Chunsheng and Lu Lei with gratitude.

Yunniang's eyes were red. "Just come back slowly. Why rush and let Chaochao get hurt for nothing?"

"That's right. You are such an adult and you don't care about the consequences." Old Mrs. Lu coughed and glared at her children and grandchildren.

"Sister, sister, I miss grandma and mom." Lu Xin, tightly clutching Lu Mingchao's sleeve, muttered with a silly smile.

Lu Mingchao sighed, this stage gives so much.

Lu Yao, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly had a barely perceptible flicker in his eyes.

"I want to come back early." Lu Mingchao, who knew nothing, climbed down the slope.

"It's not a serious injury. I've taken medicine and it's almost healed."

After Old Lady Lu's body couldn't bear it anymore and she went back to the house to lie down, Lu Chunsheng and his son Lu Lei put on their hats and went to the foot of the mountain to collect firewood, while Yunniang held her for a while, feeling sorry for her.

Until Lu Mingchao couldn't help yawning and tears welled up in his eyes.

"I was so busy talking that I forgot I had been walking for days."

"Chao Chao, go to sleep for a while. Mom will cook."

"Today is a good day, we should celebrate it."

Yunniang felt the soft cloud-like fabric in her palms, with exquisite and intricate embroidery on it, and she felt her hands were a little hot.

The heat spread quickly from the fingertips to the bottom of the heart.

Can her Chao Chao get used to the hard life?

This time, Lu Mingchao didn't fall asleep after all.

The gate of the courtyard was slammed, and a noisy and somewhat sinister voice floated in the wind and snow. "Chunsheng family, I heard that your daughter has been found?"

"Bring him out quickly so I can take a good look at him and see if he has horns on his head, which is different from us country folk."

Lu Mingchao frowned irritably. The voice was so sharp and loud that it was like a devil's sound piercing his ears.

Could the hostility be more obvious?

It is really deviating from the original score, and it deviates from it day by day.

Before the Lu family had a chance to explain to Lu Mingchao, a middle-aged woman came in, shrouded in coldness, as comfortable as if she were returning to her own home.

When he saw Lu Mingchao's face, which was like red plum blossoms covered with snow and looked pretty yet a little cold, he was filled with surprise.

This……

That dead girl Lu Miao is already pretty enough, how come this girl who came back from outside is even prettier than Lu Miao.

“You, you…”

The middle-aged woman swallowed and suddenly felt less confident.

I vaguely feel that my wishful thinking may not be able to go forward.

Yunniang took a step forward and protected Lu Mingchao behind her. "From the Dafeng family, this is my biological daughter, Lu Mingchao."

The middle-aged woman's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and a smile spread across her face. "As expected of a young lady from the capital, she is so pretty, with a white and tender face, and one can eat two more bowls of rice just by looking at her."

The fact that Lu Miao insisted on going to the capital to look for his relatives under the Emperor's tutelage became known to everyone in Changxi Village.

"I heard that the young ladies in the city are shy and want to save face. They won't pester Xiao Xie and compete to be someone's stepmother, right?" The middle-aged woman finally showed her true colors.

What a wild path