Chapter 61: Moving into the New Home

October 1st, the 14th day of the ninth lunar month, was an auspicious day for marriage, travel, moving into a new home, and ancestor worship.

Zhang Yuandong didn’t come back last night, which was expected.

Lin Yue thought he would be staying at the bureau for a while, but unexpectedly, he came back the next morning with the old man who made furniture.

Lin Yue was very surprised and quickly went out to greet them.

The entrance to the new house was bustling with people, some were there to light the kang, others were helping to cook and tidy up.

When they saw the new furniture being delivered, everyone crowded around.

As they got closer, they saw a young woman standing behind Zhang Yuandong.

Zhang Yuandong introduced her to Lin Yue with a smile, “I met this comrade this morning, and she was asking about the way to Tian Da Village.

She said she’s your relative, so I brought her back with me. It’s good for you to meet her.” He winked at Lin Yue.

The woman walked out from behind him.

She was wearing a floral dress, her skin was dark, and she was quite pretty. Her bangs covered half of her face, even blocking her eyes, making it hard to see her features.

But she was tall.

Lin Yue was already considered tall, but this woman was even taller than her, probably over 1.75 meters.

And judging from her figure, she should be a hardworking girl.

She was just too shy. From the moment she appeared, she hadn’t said a word, her head hung low, and her hands kept twisting in front of her chest.

Lin Yue felt something was off about this girl at first glance. There was a sense of incongruity about her.

But she was a guest, and judging from Zhang Yuandong’s meaning, this should be the person he mentioned who would protect her. She had to play along.

She put on a moved expression and grabbed the girl’s hand.

Everyone in the village knew that Lin Yue was adopted. Now, a relative had suddenly appeared, and it was a girl, so everyone was curious and listened carefully to their conversation.

Lin Yue greeted everyone and quickly pulled the girl into the house.

Zhang Yuandong stood behind them, his face turning black when he saw the two of them holding hands as they entered the house.

Once inside, the woman shook off her hand and said with a giggle, “Sister-in-law, don’t be so enthusiastic, I’m afraid Zhang Ge will skin me alive later!” Her voice was high-pitched and thin, very affected.

As soon as she spoke, Lin Yue immediately noticed something was wrong, since they were so close.

This was no woman; she was clearly a handsome man dressed as a woman!

Her mouth gaped open in shock, and while she was still hesitating about how to respond, Zhang Yuandong suddenly pushed open the door, stepped in between them, and touched his nose awkwardly, “That… actually, he’s not a woman.”

Lin Yue nodded stiffly, “I figured that out.”

The “woman” was indignant, “How is that possible! This isn’t the first time I’ve dressed as a woman; how could you have figured it out so quickly!”

Lin Yue touched her neck awkwardly, “That… your Adam’s apple… didn’t hide well…”

Not only his Adam’s apple, but his hands were too big, his gait was too awkward, his voice was too affected, and although his features were delicate, his lines were still a bit too masculine.

The villagers hadn’t seen a man dressed as a woman before, so they might not have thought about it, but Lin Yue had seen many crossdressers before. Compared to those people, this man was just a little brother.

The “woman” touched his Adam’s apple awkwardly. He had indeed dressed as a woman before, but he had never been close to anyone before, so he hadn’t been discovered.

This mission was to protect a woman, and a man’s identity wasn’t very convenient. Their unit didn’t have any suitable female colleagues.

Their leader remembered his crossdressing experience and forcibly assigned him this task. Unexpectedly, he was discovered as soon as they met.

Zhang Yuandong stared at the hand that was touching the Adam’s apple, feeling that it was very annoying for him to make this gesture in front of Lin Yue. His eyes were shooting daggers.

The “woman” didn’t understand why, when he touched his neck, this man’s eyes looked like he wanted to chop him up.

He couldn’t stand being stared at, so he awkwardly took his hand away and extended it to Lin Yue, “Sister-in-law, nice to meet you. My name is Liu Fang, you can call me ‘Liu Fang’ outside.

I’m currently working for the City Public Security Bureau, and I’ll be responsible for your and your children’s safety for the next while. I hope we can work together smoothly.”

Lin Yue was just about to extend her hand when Zhang Yuandong beat her to it. He grabbed Liu Fang’s hand tightly and squeezed it hard before letting go, his voice very stiff, “Nice to meet you. Don’t be polite here!” Lin Yue glanced at Zhang Yuandong, thinking that he was acting strange today.

Zhang Yuandong was a little uncomfortable being looked at by Lin Yue. He didn’t know what he was thinking, but he instinctively didn’t want Lin Yue to touch the hand that had just touched his Adam’s apple.

Liu Fang stood beside them, forced to eat a mouthful of dog food. He felt indignant and wanted to run away from them.

Fortunately, Lin Yue didn’t dwell on this matter. After agreeing on a story with them, they all went outside.

As soon as they stepped out of the house, Lin Yue was stopped by several aunts, who asked her in a flurry of words, “Xiaoyue’er, is this girl really your relative? Why haven’t we seen your parents come? Why did you let a girl come and find you?” Everyone asked a question, and Lin Yue felt her head spinning.

Her head was buzzing.

When everyone finished asking, she finally said, “Xiaofang is my sister. My family sent me a letter a while ago.

As you all know, it’s not easy to travel these days. They haven’t had a chance to come find me.

Xiaofang was able to come this time because her husband is going to be on a business trip here for a while, and she came along as a family member.”

Everyone understood immediately. Jin Ajie wanted to hold Liu Fang’s hand and comfort her, “Girl, you…” Before she could finish, she saw a pair of knitted gloves on the other person’s hand.

Back in the house, Lin Yue was afraid he would be exposed, so she gave him a pair of white knitted gloves.

Jin Ajie changed her words. She touched Liu Fang’s gloves enviously and said with a smile, “Xiaoyue’er’s family must be doing well. Look at these gloves, she must be from a worker’s family, right?” In the countryside, a pair of knitted gloves was a rare item. Every family that had one would save it for the busy farming season, and they wouldn’t dare to wear it out in normal times.

Moreover, the gloves on Liu Fang’s hands were clean and white, obviously new.

Lin Yue said, “She was burned by fire before, and her hands are full of scars. She can only wear gloves all the time, also for warmth.”

Everyone stopped being envious and looked at Liu Fang with sympathy.

Liu Fang was afraid that others would see through him like Lin Yue, so he didn’t dare to raise his head, keeping his head down and acting shy.

Since Zhang Yuandong was back, Lin Yue left the hospitality to him and went to discuss the lunch with Wang Xiuxiang.

Lin Yue had bought two chickens from a neighbor this morning, and they were already processed.

Wang Xiuxiang knew that she had just met her relative and must have a lot to talk about, so she pushed her into the west room and let them chat.

The guests who came to light the kang were all sitting in the east room, and the west room was empty at the moment. Lin Yue took the opportunity to put on makeup for Liu Fang.

There weren’t many cosmetics available on the market now, and they were mostly supplied to film studios and art troupes.

Lin Yue’s makeup tools were very simple, only a skin-tone cream she used to cover her skin and an eyebrow pencil.

The conditions were too simple, so she had to rely on technique.

Fortunately, in her previous life, she often needed to put on makeup and occasionally went for photo shoots, so she still remembered how the makeup artist applied makeup to her.

Liu Fang was already quite pretty, otherwise he wouldn’t have been assigned this mission.

It was just that his face was too dark, his skin was too rough, and his beard wasn’t shaved very clean. It couldn’t withstand close scrutiny.

Fortunately, people’s skin was rough at this time. The women in the village were exposed to the sun and wind every day, and their skin wasn’t much better than Liu Fang’s. No one would suspect him because of this.

Lin Yue went to find Zhang Yuandong and took his razor. She held Liu Fang’s face firmly and meticulously trimmed his beard, eyebrows, and fuzz, applied face cream and foundation, and used the eyebrow pencil to do a simple contouring.

This eyebrow pencil was made by herself. She burned bamboo into charcoal and mixed the charcoal powder with beeswax.

The color was too dark, not really suitable for contouring.

Fortunately, Liu Fang’s skin was also very dark. Lin Yue tried to make the edges blend naturally, so that people wouldn’t notice it when they got close.

Feeling her hands touching and pinching his face, Liu Fang stiffened, his head tilted back, and he whispered, “Sister-in-law, you can’t do that. If Zhang Ge finds out, he’ll skin me alive!”

Lin Yue laughed, “Then aren’t you afraid of being found out that you’re not a woman? Hurry up and cooperate, don’t let anyone else come in.”

Just now, Lin Yue had asked Zhang Yuandong for the razor, and Zhang Yuandong had been worried about it ever since. Now he finally had a chance to come over and see. But when he pushed open the door, he saw this scene and quickly closed the door.

Seeing him, Liu Fang whispered, “Zhang Ge, save me! I really didn’t do it voluntarily! I told you, this kind of thing should be assigned to the investigation department, they’re the experts!”

Zhang Yuandong clenched his fists, his face expressionless. He said, “You better learn to do it yourself, don’t always wait for your sister-in-law to put on makeup for you.”

Liu Fang whimpered and didn’t dare to say anything more.

Lin Yue quickly finished putting on makeup for Liu Fang.

She took a step back and looked at her work carefully. She was quite satisfied with her creation. She took out a small mirror and handed it to Liu Fang, letting him see the results.

Liu Fang looked in the mirror, touched his face, and asked, “Sister-in-law, why is the person in the mirror so beautiful? Can you introduce her to me as my wife?”

Lin Yue laughed and spat at him, “Stop being a smart aleck. Don’t forget, I’m your sister, and that’s your brother-in-law! Also, you should talk less outside. If you have to talk, keep your voice low.”

Liu Fang was supposed to be sent by the higher-ups to protect her and her children. They had just met today, so Lin Yue should have been more polite. But he was so cheeky in private, and Lin Yue had only interacted with him for a short while, so she wasn’t so reserved anymore.

Liu Fang laughed and said he would remember. Then they went outside.

As for the Adam’s apple problem, they could just change to a turtleneck next time. Today, he could only keep his head down.

And the arms and legs that might be exposed could only wait for him to shave them himself later.

He went out now, and he could be considered a pretty dark beauty. But who would have thought that if you lifted up this beauty’s skirt, the hair on her legs could be used as wool pants.