Chapter 13, There is True Love in the World
The backyard of the county government office.
A young man in his 20s, dressed as a scholar, walked hurriedly towards a small courtyard.
"Meet Master Lin!"
The maids in the backyard bowed to the man and only stood up after he left.
"This Mr. Lin almost treats the backyard of the county government office as his own home."
"Please keep your voice down. Madam hasn't said anything yet, so it's not our turn to say anything."
"Ah, Aunt Lin is favored, and her daughters and young masters are also favored. Madam has to give her some face."
"I wonder what Master Lin is doing at Shuangxinyuan?"
"Who cares? It has nothing to do with us anyway."
Shuangxinyuan.
As soon as Lin Cailiang entered the courtyard, he called out to a beautiful and slender young woman in the courtyard, "Hurry, pack up and go to the county government gate immediately. The old lady is here."
"What?!"
Aunt Lin, who was watering the flowers and plants in the yard, was startled and dropped the kettle in her hand to the ground.
Seeing Aunt Lin standing there motionless, Lin Cailiang became extremely anxious. "Oh, my dear sister, why are you still standing there? Go and call Wenbin and Yishuang! This is your first time meeting the old lady, you must leave a good impression on her."
"I've come here first to inform you. The Madam will probably get the news soon. Hurry up! If you see the old lady before her, she will definitely look at you with new eyes."
Just as he was about to go home, he happened to see the dispute between the yamen runner and Old Lady Yan.
While the bailiff was frightened by Old Lady Yan's identity, he ran to find his sister.
The adults dote on my sister. If she can also win the old lady's favor, their lives will be much better in the future.
Aunt Lin also reacted at this time: "Yes, yes, you are right." After that, she ran into the house like a gust of wind, tidied up, and told the maid to call her son and daughter.
At the same time, someone went to inform Yan Zhigao and his wife, Madam Li.
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The gate of the county government office.
Old Mrs. Yan wiped the dust off Yan Wentao's face with a look of heartache.
Her third grandson was an honest and filial man. He had carried her on his back for most of the journey. Even though his legs were shaking from exhaustion, he never uttered a word. Just now, when she saw him being pinned to the ground by the yamen runners and unable to move, she was really furious.
"Grandma, I'm fine. It doesn't hurt at all."
Yan Wentao was afraid that the old lady would worry, so he endured the pain and grinned. However, as soon as he finished speaking, Daohua's claws stretched out and poked him hard on the cheek.
"Hey, Rice Flower, what are you doing?"
Yan Wentao covered his face and screamed.
Daohua said calmly, "Someone is trying to be rich, I have to expose him."
She did it on purpose. She just wanted to let her grandmother see how badly her third brother was injured.
At this moment, she was feeling disappointed.
Even though she had not spent much time with her parents in this life, she still had expectations for them, especially her father. As a county magistrate, she really hoped to see a good official who was diligent in his work and loved the people.
However, the actions of those yamen runners just now really disgusted her.
They are the epitome of taking advantage of their power to bully the weak.
From what she had seen since she was a child, she figured her father might not be as good as her grandmother said.
She knew her grandmother's character. Although she was just an old farmer's lady, she was very sensible. In the Yan clan, even the clan leader treated her with respect.
Why?
I just admire her for her sense of justice.
She wouldn't do anything to those yamen runners, but her father would definitely be scolded and criticized.
Just as Daohua was thinking about this, a beautiful young woman dressed elegantly, holding a child in each hand, appeared in front of the county government gate.
"Where did these beggars come from? Get rid of them! They stink!"
As soon as they arrived, the little boy in the beautiful woman's arms pinched his nose and looked at the five people from Daohua with disgust.
The little girl also looked annoyed. She pointed at the yamen runners beside her and ordered, "What are you still standing there for? Go and chase them away!"
Lin Cailiang, who was following behind, almost knelt down on the spot when he heard what his nephew and niece said.
At this moment, there were only two words in his mind: It's over!
He was so busy urging her that he forgot to tell his sister how Old Lady Yan was dressed.
At this moment, Aunt Lin was also feeling very uncomfortable with the stench from the five beggars not far away, but she had some sense and did not ask them to chase her away.
When the old lady arrived, she had to show her virtuous side.
However, he couldn't hide his look well, and the disgust in his eyes was about to overflow.
In the distance, Daohua looked at the beautiful woman and the two boys and girls who looked very similar with an amused look on his face. For the first time, he did not try to comfort the old lady Yan, who was so angry that her face turned blue.
Why?
She guessed the identities of these three people.
This woman should be her father's favorite concubine, Aunt Lin, and the two children are her twins, her father's beloved son and daughter.
They are indeed favored. The wife hasn't even arrived yet, but they dare to come here openly.
This rule.
Suddenly, Daohua felt that it was not surprising that her father had been the county magistrate for nine years.
How can you sweep the world if you can’t even sweep your own house?
If he can't even make his own family affairs a mess, how good can his political achievements be?
Their eyesight wasn't very good either. It was obvious that the mother and her two children were bad teammates. It was a waste of time for others to inform them in advance.
Otherwise, being the first one to rush to pick up the old mother who came from far away, even if it is not against the rules, it also shows one's filial piety.
In this ancient time when filial piety was the way to govern the country, it was a very good reputation.
What a pity!
These three people are really eager to get killed.
The first time they met, based on her understanding of the old lady, they were all wiped out!
"mother!"
At this moment, an excited voice came from the county government office. Then, everyone saw Yan Zhigao in official uniform running out and kneeling down in front of Old Lady Yan with a plop.
The sound was so loud that even the rice flowers felt pain for him.
"My son is unfilial and has caused his mother to suffer!"
Yan Zhigao hugged Old Lady Yan without any hesitation.
At this moment, Old Mrs. Yan was also in tears. She held her eldest son's head with trembling hands, her voice choked with sobs and she couldn't speak.
Beside her, Daohua raised her eyebrows.
Her father is a ruthless man. If she hadn't said it, the smell on them at the moment would really make it difficult for people to take action.
He, on the other hand, buried his face directly in the old lady.
So cruel!
If all this wasn't sincere and he didn't feel disgusted at all, then he would be a master of disguise.
When Daohua was thinking about this, suddenly, someone grabbed her arm. When she turned around, she saw a dignified and beautiful woman looking at her with hazy eyes.
"Are you Rice Flower?"
The woman's voice trembled slightly, and her eyes looked at Daohua with both love and excitement.
Almost instantly, Daohua knew who this person was.
"mother!"
The rice flowers made this sound out of inspiration.
At this moment, she did not notice any disgust, but instead saw the joy that was hard to conceal in the woman's eyes.
"Why!"
Tears suddenly flowed from Mrs. Li's eyes, and she pulled Daohua over and hugged her in her arms.
Leaning in Madam Li's arms, feeling her excitement and joy, Daohua was a little stunned. She quickly looked at Old Lady Yan and Yan Zhigao who were still hugging each other and crying. An indescribable emotion rose in her heart.
The love between mother and son, and mother and daughter, are the purest emotions in the world, coming from the heart. Why should there be so much calculation?
Daohua was shocked to find that she always seemed to look at everything around her with the eyes of her previous life, ignoring that there was still true love in this world.
It doesn't matter the distance, it doesn't matter the beauty.
(End of this chapter)
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