Chapter 84

Lu Ziqian was a man who dedicated his entire life to scientific research.

Even though he loved Lu Yunxiang, she was always secondary to his scientific endeavors.

He hadn’t had the chance to see Lu Yunxiang in all these years.

He also hadn’t had the opportunity to see his older brother and younger brother.

The reason Chen Chunping knew about Lu Ziqian’s older and younger brothers in Xiaxi Village was because she had married Lu Ziqian with the intention of spending her life with him.

She wanted to meet his family.

So she constantly nagged him to go see his family.

Later, Lu Ziqian couldn’t stand her nagging anymore. He took a leave of absence from work after finishing a project and brought her and their one-year-old daughter, Lu Yunxiang, back to Xiaxi Village.

They met his older brother and younger brother.

Lu Ziqian’s older and younger brothers were both honest and hardworking farmers.

They never bragged about having a genius like Lu Ziqian in their family.

Moreover, when Lu Ziqian was studying, his parents had passed away.

His older and younger brothers had always supported him, helped him, pushed him, and paid for his education.

After he finished his studies and became a very accomplished person, they never mentioned him.

They never asked for anything from him.

Lu Ziqian would send his older and younger brothers 500 yuan each year.

They never spent it.

They saved it.

Until Chen Chunping went back with Lu Ziqian, his older and younger brothers spent a fortune to buy her a set of gold jewelry.

It was very heavy!

Chen Chunping was very touched at the time.

She liked this kind of family atmosphere.

If Yang Qingxue were to go to the countryside and it was Xiaxi Village, she only needed to pretend to be Lu Yunxiang, and she would definitely live a good life in Xiaxi Village.

Yang Qingxue’s face lit up.

But the next second, her shoulders slumped.

“How can I pretend to be her? People will know she’s Lu Ziqian’s family. Lu Yunxiang will definitely hear these rumors! She won’t be unaware.”

Chen Chunping sneered.

“Why do you think I’m so confident? Do you know what kind of person Lu Ziqian is? When he was doing research, his identity was destined to be hidden. When he entered the research institute, the country forged his death certificate.”

“News of his death was also spread back home. The people in his village only knew that he had died in an accident while studying, they didn’t know he was doing research.”

“A person who died in an accident while studying, would the villagers gossip about it? It’s been twenty years.”

“The Lu family knows the truth, but they all signed confidentiality agreements.”

When she went back to visit her family with Lu Ziqian, they didn’t stay in the village.

They stayed in a guesthouse.

Members of the Lu family came to see them.

They met briefly, chatted, had a meal, and then left.

They also signed confidentiality agreements when they left.

The atmosphere was very tense at the time. People like Lu Ziqian were protected and given special treatment.

In that environment, Lu Ziqian was like a bomb.

Many secret organizations wanted to assassinate him.

Now that the country’s environment is better, Lu Ziqian has gradually been made public.

Why did they dare to bully Lu Yunxiang so unscrupulously before?

Lu Yunxiang’s identity was also unknown!

If those who wanted to assassinate Lu Ziqian knew he had a daughter, Lu Yunxiang would have been dead countless times.

Yang Qingxue thought this plan was feasible.

But then she thought again, something didn’t seem right.

“But I don’t have the Lu surname!”

Chen Chunping fell silent.

That was indeed a fact.

Changing her name wouldn’t be easy either.

Lu Shuangshuang, standing outside the door, heard the entire conversation inside. Her mind raced, and she quickly ran to a nearby pond and washed her face thoroughly.

Her originally grimy face instantly became clean and charming.  Looking closely, she even bore a slight resemblance to Lu Yunxiang.

Discovering her resemblance to Lu Yunxiang was a surprise.  One time, while she was sweeping snow on a busy street, Su Wenyuan came by and called her “Xiangxiang.”

She was stunned.  As she looked up, Su Wenyuan was also taken aback.  He apologized, saying he had mistaken her for someone else.

Later, she met Yang Qingxue.  Yang Qingxue initially had a negative attitude towards her, but their relationship improved.  Yang Qingxue directly told her that she disliked her initially because she resembled Yang Qingxue’s cousin, Lu Yunxiang.

After washing her face, Lu Shuangshuang’s clean features became even more similar to Lu Yunxiang’s.  She went to the door and knocked.

“Xiaoxue, I’m going back to cook.”

Yang Qingxue was feeling agitated at the moment.

“You’re going to…”

She looked up and saw Lu Shuangshuang, clean and bearing a slight resemblance to Lu Yunxiang, and was momentarily stunned.

Chen Chunping, standing beside her, was also a bit surprised.  She exchanged glances with Yang Qingxue.

Yang Qingxue quickly said to Lu Shuangshuang, “Wait for me at the door.  I need to talk to my aunt for a bit.”

Lu Shuangshuang was very obedient.

“Okay.”

Then Lu Shuangshuang left.

This time, Lu Shuangshuang didn’t eavesdrop.  She had seen the looks Yang Qingxue and Chen Chunping exchanged.  Her goal had been achieved.

Lu Shuangshuang was very cunning and good at hiding her true nature.  She was quite pretty, but she was afraid her parents would marry her off early, so she always smeared her face with charcoal to make herself look dirty and unkempt.

Once she had grown stronger, she would break free from her cage.  This trip to the countryside was actually a good opportunity for her.

Now that she had learned Lu Yunxiang’s secret, if things went smoothly, she would live a good life.

After Lu Shuangshuang left, Yang Qingxue couldn’t wait to speak.

“Aunt, you saw that, right?  Lu Shuangshuang has the last name Lu, and she looks a bit like Xiangxiang! Let her pretend to be her! I’ll help from the sidelines! We’ll both have a good life!”

Lu Yunxiang’s uncle and uncle taking care of Lu Shuangshuang as a fake niece was also taking care of her.  Taking care of her cousin, the niece’s cousin, was also taking care of her.

Most importantly!

She and Lu Shuangshuang were being taken care of by Lu Yunxiang’s uncle and uncle.  Lu Yunxiang, the real niece, was having a bad time!

Wasn’t that fun?

Suddenly, she didn’t mind going to the countryside so much anymore.

Chen Chunping’s eyes lit up when she heard the name Lu Shuangshuang.

“You said her name is Lu Shuangshuang?  What’s ShUang?”

“Shuang as in single and double!”

Chen Chunping said, “If you want to fool them, she should change her name before she goes.  Call her Lu Shuangshuang, or Lu Shuang.  Xiangxiang’s nickname when she was little was Shuangshuang! They don’t know Xiangxiang’s real name! Changing it to Lu Shuang would be better!”

Yang Qingxue was very excited.

“Let’s do it! Aunt, to make them believe us even more, tomorrow you, me, and Lu Shuangshuang will go take a picture together.”

The Lu family had seen Chen Chunping.  Seeing a picture of Chen Chunping and Lu Shuangshuang together, and hearing Lu Shuangshuang’s name, they would definitely be fooled.

Chen Chunping generously praised Yang Qingxue.

“Xiaoxue is so smart.  We’ll go take pictures tomorrow! The photos will definitely be developed before we go to the countryside!”