Chapter 473: Was That Good or Bad?
“Brother Mu, you don’t have to make things difficult for yourself.”‘
Lu Ran looked at Mu Yan. “If you want to go to the capital, go ahead. There’s no need to give up your choice just because we’re not going.”
“I don’t really want to go either.”
Mu Yan pulled a chair and sat down. He smiled disapprovingly and said, “I just feel that I’ve never been to the capital before. I also heard Brother Yu mention the capital, so I wanted to go over and take a look.”
“What’s so good about the capital?”
Lu Sheng pouted. “There’s flattery everywhere and mutual deception. Life in Huang Yang Town is much more real than the empty capital.”
“From what Sister Lu said, you’ve been to the capital?” Mu Yan was curious.
The capital he imagined was filled with bright lights and peace.
Why did it sound like the opposite to Lu Sheng?
Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow. “Of course. Have you forgotten who my master is?”
Mu Yan was enlightened. “Oh right, I forgot that Sister Lu is the Third Prince’s disciple.”
“That’s why it’s alright to tour a place like the capital, but it’s not appropriate to stay there for a long time.”
Anyway, she liked Huang Yang Town. Perhaps it was because she had lived here since she came to this world, but she felt an inexplicable sense of belonging.
She did not have much longing for the outside world. She only wanted to lead a good life.
Perhaps because she had stayed on the mountain for too long in her previous life, she was used to a comfortable life.
“Brother Yu, is that true?”
Mu Yan asked Yu Yang curiously.
Yu Yang smiled faintly. “I’ve only been there once, and…”
He glanced at Lu Sheng and continued, “I only interact with people on the streets. There’s not much gossip.”
The reason why Lu Sheng had that feeling was that the level of the people she interacted with was different from his.
Mu Yan pursed his lips and said, “No matter what, I won’t go if you don’t go. There will be more chances in the future anyway.”
“Brother Mu, have you told Uncle Mu your decision?” Yu Yang asked him.
Mu Yan shrugged. “It doesn’t matter if I say it or not. Anyway, my father sent me to study. He didn’t expect me to pass the county-level examination.”
Yu Yang and Lu Ran looked at each other and shook their heads.
“You guys chat first. I’ll go out for a while.”
Lu Sheng smiled at the three of them.
“Sister Lu, please wait!”
Mu Yan stood up and looked at her. “My father said that the Chu Mansion has been looking for Lord Chu recently, but there has been no news. I heard from Guard Chu that you know Lord’s whereabouts. I wonder where Lord is now?”
Lu Sheng was slightly stunned. She hurriedly smiled and said, “He went on a long trip. Ask the Chu Mansion not to worry. He’ll be back soon.”
That day, Master said that the Lord’s breathing was disordered. That meant that he was fine.
He must have left suddenly for something important and did not have the time to tell everyone.
“I see!”
Mu Yan nodded. “Okay. When I go back, I’ll pass Sister Lu’s words to my father.”
After Lu Sheng came out of the kitchen, the smile on her face disappeared.
She stared into the distance and fell into deep thought.
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Mu Yan and Yu Yang only left in the afternoon.
Lu Ran did not leave with them this time. Instead, he stayed behind.
“Brother, are you not returning to the private school tomorrow?”
Lu Sheng asked as she knocked the wooden stick on the grass.
Lu Ran shook his head. “No, I’ve already explained it to our teacher.”
Lu Sheng’s gaze shifted and she happened to see Letong.
She blinked and smiled at Lu Ran. “Brother, help me send someone back.”
“Send someone back? Who?”
“Him.” Lu Sheng pointed at Letong.
“Whose child is he?”
Lu Ran was really curious. He had seen all the children in the village, but not this child.
Moreover, most of the children in the village were a bit tanned, while this child looked as fair as tofu. He did not look like a child from the village.
“Tong Tong.”
Lu Sheng waved at Letong.
Letong stood up and walked over obediently. He looked up at her silently.
Lu Sheng pulled him over and smiled. “It’s getting late. If you don’t go back soon, Sister’ll be worried. Can Sister Xiao Sheng let this brother send you back?”
Letong looked at Lu Ran hesitantly.
Lu Ran lowered his eyes and looked at him suspiciously.
After a while, he looked at Lu Sheng and said, “He… is Leya’s brother, right?”
If they were not relatives, why did they look so similar?
It would have been alright if they only looked alike. Even their expressions were identical. If they were not relatives who lived together, they would not usually look so similar.
“Huh?”
Lu Sheng pretended to be surprised and looked at him. “Brother actually knows Sister Leya?”
Lu Ran was silent for a moment before saying faintly, “It’s only been eight years. We still know each other.”
As he spoke, he looked up at Lu Sheng and asked, “She… should be married, right?”
“Brother, why are you asking this?”
Lu Sheng narrowed her eyes. “Could it be that Brother likes Sister Leya?”
“No.”
Lu Ran averted her gaze and said calmly, “She and I are just friends.”
She was a good friend whom he had missed for eight years.
“Sigh, what a pity.”
Lu Sheng pouted regretfully. “I was still thinking that since Brother is unmarried and Sister Leya is unmarried, I wanted her to marry into our family and become my sister-in-law. Since Brother only treats her as a friend, forget it.”
After speaking, she did not look at Lu Ran’s expression anymore. Instead, she said to Letong, “Tong Tong, let’s go. Sister Xiao Sheng will send you home.”
“Wait!”
Lu Ran pulled her back. “Ah Sheng, you said just now that… Leya is not married yet?”
“Yes!”
Lu Sheng nodded. “But why would Brother ask this? Anyway, you only treat her as a friend.”
Lu Ran coughed lightly. “We haven’t seen each other for years. Of course, we’ll miss each other.”
He reached out to hold Letong’s hand and said lightly, “Let me send him home.”
As if afraid that Lu Sheng would snatch the task of sending Letong back, he pulled him away without turning back.
Lu Sheng stood at the entrance of the fence and smiled proudly.
Don’t think she could not see the joy in his eyes.
She did not expect Lu Ran to like Leya too. Everyone was happy.
Nothing was more important than mutual love.
“Second Sister, what are you smiling at?”
Lu Jiang, who walked over, looked at her curiously.
Lu Sheng patted his head and smiled. “We’re going to have a sister-in-law soon.”
Then, she turned around and returned to the kitchen to finish cooking, leaving the dumbfounded Lu Jiang behind.
On the other hand, Lu Ran held Letong’s hand and the two of them walked silently towards the Hua family.
He looked down at Letong and asked faintly after a long while, “Your sister… When did the Hua family move back?”
Letong was stunned. Then, he replied, “We just came back a few days ago.”
“Yes.”
Lu Ran replied softly and the surroundings returned to silence.
When they were about to reach the Hua family, Lu Ran asked, “How has your sister been all these years?”
Letong looked at him blankly, not knowing how to answer this question.
If he said bad, his sister was actually physically fine. If he said good, he rarely saw her smile.
Was that good or bad?