The Country Beauty 599, Main Text 599, Unexpected Girl 599, Chapter: Unexpected Girl
Ma Shufen and Li Xiufang had both left, and Lu Yun had originally planned to go straight to Lu Xiaoying’s house to see Ling Xiaoman. However, as he passed by the front gate of his own home, he noticed several bicycles parked in the yard.
"Are there any relatives visiting?" Lu Yun stopped and hesitated slightly before stepping into the yard.
"Little Yun, where have you been? Come in quickly!" Hao Donglian just stepped out of the house, beaming at seeing Lu Yun and immediately waving him inside.
Lu Yun was puzzled—had relatives really come? Otherwise, why would Auntie Donglian be so delighted?
"Auntie Donglian, what’s so exciting?" Lu Yun asked. Seeing how Auntie Donglian was smiling so warmly, Lu Yun almost thought Ling Xiaoman had agreed to marry him. "Who are these bicycles belonging to?"
Ha Donglian stepped down the stairs and hurried to stand before Lu Yun, smiling, "Don't ask yet—once you're inside, you'll find out." Lu Yun nodded. It seemed like good news, and since it was good news, he naturally wanted to share the joy with his auntie. With a broad smile, he followed Ha Donglian into the house.
"Hao Donglian smiled and replied, 'Yes, this is my little Yun—this is the content of Chapter 599 of the series 'Rural Beauty.' 'Come, pull my arm,' she said, tugging at Lu Yun's sleeve, 'call me Aunt!'
Lu Yun stammered, 'Aunt,' and then began to take in the seven strangers, as well as the girl sitting in the corner who didn't even look up. He was puzzled—when had Aunt San accumulated so many relatives? Over the years, she and Uncle San had lived together, and rarely had any relatives visited. What on earth had blown in today to bring so many of them all at once?
It's still the middle-aged woman sitting at the very edge, dressed in a floral dress, smiling and saying, "This child is quite shy." Turning to the girl seated behind her, she says, "Xinrou, why are you still just sitting there? Come over here." When Land Yun entered the room, the girl had already glanced at him quietly, her face turning slightly red, then immediately lowered her head. Now, upon hearing the woman's call, she hesitated and fidgeted slightly, but didn't rise. "This child is naturally reserved," the woman says, calling out to her several times. "Xinrou, Mom is calling you—did you hear me?" When the girl still remained motionless, the woman finally got up and went over herself to invite her. "Mom..." The girl is pulled up by the woman, her head bowed low, and stammers the name in embarrassment.
Lu Yun furrowed his brow. The girl's voice sounded so familiar, yet he couldn't quite place where he'd heard it before. As several strangers with bright, smiling eyes kept glancing at him, nodding occasionally, it seemed they were genuinely pleased with him. Recalling what Aunt San had just said, Lu Yun felt his heart flutter with anxiety. He quickly pulled Hao Donglian aside and asked, "Aunt San, who are these people, and why are they bringing a girl along with them?"
Lu Yun stood dumbfounded, finally understanding what had been going on—seemingly, the whole family had come to the Liang household to seek a son-in-law! This made sense, yet it seemed illogical. In a typical matchmaking arrangement, wouldn’t the suitor visit the prospective bride’s family? How could it be that today, the bride’s side had brought a whole group of people to the family’s home?
If it weren't for the fear of making the third aunt uncomfortable, Lu Yun truly felt a strong urge to bolt through the door. Now here stood the girl in front of him, her profile somewhat familiar—more familiar with each passing glance. He unconsciously lowered his posture, glanced at her, and then felt as though struck by lightning. He stepped back several times in quick succession, finally colliding with the wall with a loud thud. Cold sweat poured down his forehead. He quickly turned to Hao Donglian and said, "Third aunt, I haven't done anything wrong at all!"
This girl—she was the one Lu Yun had rescued from the cornfield on his way to the Big-Browed Uncle’s house in the Iron West Village, while helping Li Tingting’s father!
"What’s all the fuss about? They’re here to thank you. They haven’t accused you of doing anything wrong." Seeing Lu Yun’s dramatic reaction—his head knocking against the wall with a steady rhythm—Hao Donglian felt a pang of sympathy and hurried over to lift him up from the wall.
"Uncle, how did they come? Why do they want me and her to talk? What exactly do we have to talk about?"
Lu Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at the several middle-aged men and women who were stunned. Hao Donglian sighed impatiently, saying, "How can you speak like this? The girl's family has already told me everything. You saved her, yet you didn't even tell Aunt San when you returned. At first, I thought you had treated her badly and she had come to complain—yet here you are, coming to thank me! Didn't you see all the things she brought? What's there to be afraid of?" Lu Yun cleared his throat dryly, saying, "Then, what happened to the girl?" Hao Donglian smiled at the girl's family, then pulled Lu Yun out of the room, asking, "When you rescued her, did you take a good look at her body?" Lu Yun nodded and replied truthfully, "Yes, but at the time it was urgent—I simply didn't have time to pay attention to much. If I had waited any longer, that girl would have been ruined by the man."
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