Lin Cuiying recalled that when she went to the Wang family's house earlier, the gate was tightly closed and there was not a sound in the courtyard.
Are the Wang family members asleep so late at night?
"Tian Dong," Lin Cuiying couldn't help but call out.
Lin Tiandong, who was sitting on the carriage shaft, turned around when he heard this. "Sister, what's wrong?"
"Did the Wang family make things difficult for you?" Lin Cuiying asked.
Lin Tiandong paused for a moment, then shook his head. "There's no one from the Wang family."
"Not a single person?" Lin Cuiying was taken aback. "What do you mean?"
"When we went to the Wang family, there was no one there." Lin Tiandong frowned, his tone full of anger. "I went to the county government to report it, but those corrupt officials didn't care at all! They said that if there was no evidence to prove that Ju'er was abducted by the Wang family, they wouldn't have come to Shangdu Village!"
As he said this, he couldn't help but clench his fists, his eyes filled with anger.
"I was in such a hurry at the time that I had to come back to find my father and the others first." Lin Tiandong took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "I was originally planning to go straight to Shangdu Village, find the Wang family, and settle accounts with them properly!"
Lin Tiandong shifted his body and continued, "Who knew that when we arrived at Shangdu Village, we couldn't find the Wang family. So we asked the villagers and learned that the Wang family had left home about a month ago and hadn't returned."
He paused for a moment, "The villagers asked us why we were looking for the Wang family. I... I thought it was inappropriate to tell outsiders about Ju's matter, so I said that I had brought Lan back to see the Wang family about something."
Lin Cuiying frowned, her mind filled with doubt.
It seems that Wang Fugui's abduction of Ju Yatou was premeditated.
But where will the rest of the Wang family go?
Did they all go to Black Wind Stronghold?
Lin Cuiying couldn't help but want to ask the man in gray to inquire about the whereabouts of the Wang family from Wang Fugui.
Suddenly, it dawned on him that Wang Fugui and the others had been taken away by the gray-clad man's brothers long before they even arrived at Shangdu Village.
Ask him now, but you won't get any answers.
Lin Cuiying took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.
The most important thing now is that Ju-ya has been found; we can talk about the rest when we get back.
The carriage traveled along the road, and the carriage was very quiet, with only the sound of horses' hooves echoing in the ears.
Lin Cuiying leaned against the carriage, her eyes closed, but she was already planning her next move.
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage suddenly slowed down.
Lin Cuiying opened her eyes, lifted the carriage curtain, and saw that they were already at the entrance of Luhua Village.
"Yingzi, we're home." Lin Changgeng turned around, his face full of smiles.
Lin Cuiying responded and turned to Chen Shi, saying, "Mother, we're home."
Chen opened her eyes, saw the familiar surroundings, and a smile appeared on her face.
"It's good to be home, it's good to be home," Chen murmured to herself.
The carriage stopped in front of the Qian family's house, and Lin Cuiying helped Chen Shi down from the carriage.
Lin Yueju and Lin Yuelan also got off the carriage.
Lin Tiandong and Lin Changgeng also jumped down from the carriage shaft.
"Thank you for bringing us back," Lin Cuiying said to the man in gray.
The man in gray smiled and said, "Miss Lin, you're too kind. I'm just following orders."
"Thank you so much, no matter what," Lin Cuiying said gratefully. "It's so late, why don't you stay at our house for the night? The room next door is empty."
The man in gray paused for a moment, then shook his head. "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Lin, but I have other matters to attend to."
"You've helped us so much, let us do our part as hosts," Lin Cuiying said.
The man in gray hesitated.
Lin Changgeng also came over, "Yes, it's getting late, why don't you stay and rest for the night?"
Lin Tiandong chimed in, "Yeah, brother, you've helped us so much, we haven't even had a chance to properly thank you yet."
The man in gray glanced at them, then at the sky, and finally nodded. "Alright then, thank you."
"You're welcome, you're welcome," Lin Cuiying said with a smile. "Wait a moment, I'll go tidy up your room right away."
After saying that, he turned and went into the courtyard.
Lin Yueju and Lin Yuelan also followed them into the courtyard.
Lin Changgeng and Lin Tiandong, along with the man in gray, drove the carriage to the open space in the courtyard.
Lin Cuiying and Chen were busy in the house, tidying up for the man in gray.
Although the house had been uninhabited for a long time, Lin Cuiying cleaned it regularly, so it was not dirty.
She changed the bedding and lit an oil lamp, placing it by the bedside.
"You can stay here tonight," Lin Cuiying said to the man in gray. "If you need anything, just let me know."
The man in gray nodded. "Thank you, Miss Lin."
"You've helped us so much, don't be so polite with me," Lin Cuiying said with a smile.
She glanced at the man in gray and noticed that his expression was somewhat strange.
What she just said seemed to make him a little uncomfortable.
Lin Cuiying was a little puzzled, but didn't think much of it.
After all, the man in gray was her benefactor, and she couldn't be too rude to him.
"It's getting late, I'm going to bed now," Lin Cuiying said to the man in gray.
The man in gray nodded. "Miss Lin, please go ahead."
Lin Cuiying turned and left the house, returning to her own room.
Back in the room, I saw that Lin Yueju and Lin Yuelan were already lying in bed.
The two little girls must have been terrified today.
Lin Cuiying sighed, walked to the bedside, looked at them, and then gently patted their backs to soothe them to sleep.
Lin Cuiying lay down beside them, but in her mind she was thinking about the man in gray.
She always felt that there was something strange about this man in gray.
She thought about it carefully, and the scent seemed familiar; she felt as if she had smelled it somewhere before.
But Lin Cuiying couldn't recall it at the moment, after all, she had met very few men.
With Lin Cuiying's comforting words, Lin Yueju and Lin Yuelan gradually drifted off to sleep.
Lin Cuiying did not sleep well at night.
She drifted off to sleep after an unknown amount of time.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Lin Cuiying woke up.
She got dressed, went to the neighboring yard, and saw that the door was open.
She paused for a moment, then went inside; the room was empty.
Lin Cuiying frowned, walked into the courtyard, and saw that the carriage was gone.
She then realized that the man in gray had already driven away in his carriage.
Lin Cuiying turned and went to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast.
At this moment, Lin Tiandong also got up. "Sis, are we going to set up a stall in town today?"
“Yes, I’m going today,” Lin Cuiying replied. “I also need to tell them about Ju’s matter.”
Lin Tiandong was taken aback. "Then what do you mean?"
Lin Cuiying was silent for a while before replying, "Just say that a relative played a joke and took Ju'er away."
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