"Mother, who are these two distinguished guests? What are they doing in our house?"
Lin Hongmei came out of the house at some point and suddenly asked.
Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, she peeked out the window and was suddenly struck by a tall, handsome young man from a wealthy family. Her heart skipped a beat.
Compared to this person, the young man she was set up with was utterly ugly and should be thrown away.
Seeing the grandmother and granddaughter step out of the courtyard gate, she immediately slipped off the kang (a heated brick bed). As soon as she stepped out of the room, she saw that her mother had not gone far, so she quickly came over to inquire about the situation.
Distracted, Mrs. Wang was startled by her daughter. She turned around and slapped her on the back in a huff, cursing, "You brat, how come you walk so quietly? Are you trying to scare me to death?"
"Mother, tell me quickly!"
Her mother had a really strong grip; her bones were about to break. Gritting her teeth, Lin Hongmei ignored the pain and hurriedly urged her mother to get down to business.
"They said he was an old friend of your grandfather's. He's been living with his son in another city all these years, and now he's brought his grandson back to his hometown for a visit, and also came to see your grandfather. He's been here for two days already."
Wang told her what she knew, and seeing that her daughter's expression was not right, she warned, "That's not a family our family can afford to marry into. Keep your little schemes to yourself."
"Tomorrow morning, I'm going to your maternal grandmother's house to finalize your marriage. You better behave yourself at home. Finding such a good husband isn't easy. If things fall apart in the end, see how I deal with you!"
No one knows a daughter better than her mother.
Wang Shigang wasn't entirely without hope; how could he not see the signs of his daughter's absent-mindedness? He immediately decided to nip it in the bud.
After uttering those harsh words, he glared at his daughter before going to the kitchen to help his daughter-in-law prepare breakfast.
Lin Hongmei, who remained where she was, seemed to have completely ignored her mother's words.
She murmured to herself, "How come it's different from my last life?"
She was certain that these two, grandmother and grandson, had never visited her family in her past life. What exactly went wrong?
These two look like a wealthy man and his son. What are they doing at their house?
Even if she came to see her grandfather, why did she stay for two days and show no sign of leaving? That's strange.
But this is better.
That young master is so handsome, it's hard to look away.
After she was reborn, the marriage she had painstakingly planned immediately lost its appeal.
It could be said that they met for the first time in their own courtyard, and one glance at the handsome man changed their lives forever.
From then on, Lin Hongmei, who had fallen for someone else, seemed to have her eyes glued to this young master, and she would always pretend to be unintentionally getting close to him.
When his cousins from his third and fourth uncles' families came to the old house, he didn't give them a friendly look.
Grandpa Lin, who had been watching everything, immediately realized what his granddaughters were thinking.
She couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Before the news of the marriage between the two families had even been leaked, there were already signs of rivalry between the sisters. If this were to spread, it would only make things more chaotic.
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To put his grandson at ease while staying at the Lin family's house, Shi Xiucai concealed his illness from his grandson. In the past few days, he felt his health deteriorating and wanted to settle things as soon as possible.
That way he can go back too.
To avoid further delay, lest the grandson discover the flaw, or the grandson fall ill at the Lin family's house, which would be disastrous.
Now that the Lin family's granddaughter has returned, Shi Xiucai was about to bring up the matter of choosing a marriage partner again when a major event occurred in the Lin family.
He had no choice but to swallow his words again.
Two days later, after the matter had gradually subsided, he found another opportunity to bring it up with Old Master Lin.
But Old Man Lin wasn't in a hurry; he wanted to wait a little longer.
Er Ya might be back in the next few days.
Actually, after thinking it over, he still preferred Er Ya, the youngest of his three granddaughters.
He felt that among his several granddaughters of marriageable age, only Er Ya was worthy of his old friend's grandson, but unfortunately, that girl was not around, and he wondered if she had run into trouble outside.
Although they are all his granddaughters, they hold different places in his heart.
Since Lin Momo recently stood out, Grandpa Lin has unconsciously started to treat this granddaughter differently.
That day, after learning that Lin Momo had left home without saying goodbye, he instructed Lin Sanya before leaving: "When your second sister comes back this afternoon, go to the old house and tell Grandpa."
As dusk fell, Lin Sanya ran over and said that her second sister had not returned.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking Old Man Lin so much that he almost fainted on the spot.
I spent a sleepless night.
The next day, he gathered his three sons and grandson to go to town to look for the person.
The town was tiny, and the group searched back and forth three times, making more than half of the town aware that a girl had gone missing from Linjia Village, but they still couldn't find her.
Grandpa Lin was very disappointed, and his uncles were also worried about their niece.
Finally, they even searched the county town, but still returned empty-handed.
On this day.
A group of people gathered in the second room to discuss where to search for the missing person next.
Xu said nonchalantly, "What are you still looking for? That brat must have run up the mountain again to dig for medicinal herbs. She didn't even give the money from selling the herbs last time to the family. She just bought herself a new set of clothes from head to toe. She's squandered all the money and is now thinking of sneaking around to make more."
It must be said that Xu's words, though not entirely accurate, are not far off.
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, thinking that it might indeed be true.
Then I heard her muttering something, "Is Nanshan so easy to get into? It's been so long since she came back, she must have been eaten alive by the hungry wolves in the mountains, not even bones left. What's the point of looking for her?"
The mother was not worried about her lost daughter, but instead said some vicious things.
Could it be that Madam Xu and this girl were mortal enemies in a past life?
Upon hearing this, Old Master Lin's brows furrowed with disgust, wishing he could slap this foolish daughter-in-law to death, but in the end he clenched his fists and suppressed the turmoil and impulse in his heart.
After all, it's not appropriate for a father-in-law to lay a hand on his daughter-in-law, especially since there's a wealthy young man in the house who's about to become his granddaughter's husband; he can't let them laugh at him.
Indeed, upon learning that Lin Momo had truly run away from home, Shiguang panicked and wanted to go with her to search for her.
Without her, how can this marriage with the Lin family proceed?
Hearing his own mother say such vicious things, he was furious. He glared at her and instantly understood why Lin Momo had planned to run away from home as soon as she returned.
Lin Musheng also felt that his wife was being unreasonable, so he immediately shouted to stop her: "Shut up and get out of here!"
Being scolded by a man in front of a group of uncles and elders made Xu feel ashamed, but she didn't dare to argue back. She left the kitchen like a quail, feeling wronged.
Old Master Lin's expression softened somewhat, and he discussed with everyone how to go up the mountain to search for the person.
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