Chapter 20: Mrs. Lu (2)

Creak—

The door opened to reveal a woman in her twenties, with a tough appearance typical of women in female-dominated societies. She was tall and wore a simple linen dress.

“Oh, it’s Linlin. What’s the rush?” The woman rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Linlin, the little girl, sighed and said helplessly, “Sister Xiao Ju, I told you there’s a hero looking for Mrs. Lu.”

“Oh, right, I forgot. Where’s the person looking for my mother?” The woman asked, looking around, only to see Chen Xin, Xian Xiaoxiao, and a horse behind Linlin. When she saw Chao Feng, her eyes lit up immediately. Chen Xin twitched her mouth.

How come this scene happened twice in one day? This person seemed dull at first glance, but now it seemed she was also a martial arts enthusiast.

“It’s big sister, the hero.” Turning around, she took Chen Xin’s hand as if they were old friends.

Chen Xin, who didn’t like being touched, gently withdrew her hand. The dirt on it made her face stiff, but she quickly composed herself.

“Oh, come in.” The woman stepped aside and said to Chen Xin and the others, but her eyes were glued to Chao Feng.

“Thank you, sister.” Chen Xin clasped her hands in gratitude.

In the female-dominated society, Chen Xin wasn’t sure how they addressed each other, so she had to come up with something reasonable, hoping not to make any mistakes. Although she wasn’t afraid of being suspected of anything, making a fool of herself was not her style.

The woman seemed a bit flattered by this, but finally diverted her gaze from Chao Feng and quickly waved her hand, saying, “No need, I’ll take you to see my mother.”

With that, she walked ahead.

Seeing this, Chen Xin didn’t waste words either. She left Chao Feng in the courtyard and followed leisurely with Xian Xiaoxiao.

Meanwhile, Linlin stayed in the courtyard and refused to move, constantly eyeing the horse in front of her, feeling a little strange. Look, it seemed to glance at her again, just like the way Little Fatty next door looked at her.

Unexpectedly, the outside gate was old, but the inside of the house was quite new. The main entrance faced the main hall, just a dozen steps away. The potted flowers on both sides of the road were neatly arranged, even though it was autumn and the flowers had withered long ago, they were still there. It wasn’t hard to see the owner’s character—meticulous and patient, with a sense of nostalgia.

“You can sit first. I’ll go get my mother.” As they entered the main hall, the woman said with a wooden expression and then went out, disappearing from sight. She probably went to the backyard.

At the moment, Chen Xin’s business was still in its infancy and urgently needed talents to join. Moreover, someone like Mrs. Lu was a rare talent. Chen Xin didn’t mind learning from the story of three visits to a cottage. However, there was no need for three visits. If she could cure her father’s illness, everything would be settled.

Coincidentally, she was quite skilled in medicine. Although she couldn’t claim to be invincible in the hidden dragons and crouching tigers of modern times, she was not afraid to spar with anyone in both Chinese and Western medicine.

After a while, Chen Xin heard footsteps outside the door, with two different weights.

Chen Xin looked at the tall middle-aged woman who walked ahead. She gave off an impression of strictness. Her hair was neatly tied up, and Chen Xin could naturally see that nothing escaped her eyes. Even her walking posture was upright.

When she saw Chen Xin, her stern face softened slightly, and she quickly walked up to her daughter and said displeasedly, “Xiao Ju, guests are here. Why haven’t you brought tea?”

Xiao Ju quickly replied, sounding aggrieved, “Mother, I forgot.”

Mrs. Lu glared at her daughter, “What? How could you become more forgetful? Go and make tea for our guests immediately.”

After saying that, she felt a bit depressed. Not only had her father contracted a strange illness, but she had also spent all the family’s savings over the years.

Two months ago, the two concubines in the family complained about being too poor to eat meat, causing constant chaos in the household. In the end, they lost their temper and went back to their husband’s family. A few days later, she accidentally discovered that her legal husband was having an affair with another woman.

She was so angry that she couldn’t get out of bed for days. In a fit of anger, she handed him a divorce letter and drove him out of the house. If it weren’t for her daughter’s resemblance to her, she would have suspected that she had been raising someone else’s child for over twenty years. Later, out of consideration for her daughter and her own face, she didn’t mention it to anyone.

But Mrs. Lu knew that there were no secrets in the world. Now, she was probably known all over the streets and alleys, unable to control even her own backyard. Forget it, losing face was not important anymore. But why did she only realize today that her only daughter’s memory had been deteriorating in recent years? It wasn’t this severe before, right?!

“Yes, I’ll go now.” Xiao Ju lowered her head and walked out.

At this moment, Chen Xin also noticed something wrong with Xiao Ju. Originally, when they were at the door earlier, she didn’t pay much attention to Linlin’s statement of forgetting. But now, after hearing the conversation between the two and observing Xiao Ju’s complexion, Chen Xin concluded that someone had caused her memory to decline artificially.