Chapter 21: Mrs. Lu (3)

Seeing her daughter in this state, Mrs Lu couldn’t help but feel uneasy. Especially with her father’s illness and her husband’s absence, they were now the only ones left to rely on each other. As she sighed at the door, she then looked at Chen Xin and Xian Xiaoxiao, standing up and bending slightly to apologize, “I apologize for my daughter’s behavior. Please forgive her.”

Seeing this, Chen Xin smiled faintly and didn’t want to sit. She stood up and said with a light smile, “Mrs. Lu, please don’t be polite. Xiaoju also has her difficulties.”

Although Xian Xiaoxiao didn’t understand what the boss meant, she also smiled and echoed, “Miss Xiaoju has been very thoughtful.”

“In that case, thank you both. Please have a seat.” Mrs. Lu bowed slightly again and then gestured with her hand.

Then, she immediately looked at Chen Xin, who was obviously the master, with a puzzled expression and asked, “Miss, what is your surname?”

“Chen is my surname, and Xin is my name.”

“Just now, when Miss Chen said that Xiaoju had her difficulties, Mrs. Lu didn’t quite understand. Could you please explain it in detail?” The serious expression on her face softened with hope for her daughter.

“Of course.” Chen Xin nodded.

“Is Xiaoju’s condition due to some external factors, or did it gradually develop over time?”

“It’s the latter.” Hearing this, Mrs. Lu’s emotions were complex and difficult to understand. Who could harm the only seedling of the Lu family? But she was just an ordinary commoner, and she hadn’t offended anyone.

Seeing her expression, Chen Xin also knew what she was thinking. There were many reasons for the decline in memory, and to find out the cause, a pulse examination was necessary. It wasn’t appropriate to jump to conclusions. This was the moral responsibility of a doctor—to be accountable to the patient.

“We’ll know after I examines her pulse.”

Mrs. Lu nodded in understanding, apparently not having thought about why she trusted a young stranger like this. Mostly because Chen Xin’s temperament was too calm and confident, subconsciously inspiring trust.

Suddenly, she remembered that she forgot to ask Chen Xin why she had come to see her. She asked, “By the way, Miss Chen, what business do you have with this Mrs. Lu?”

Looking at the woman in front of her, who exuded a noble and domineering aura, every move and gesture was so elegant and dignified. This kind of aura might only be comparable to the one in the palace.

Chen Xin didn’t know what Mrs. Lu was thinking. Even if she did, she would just smile. She didn’t think she was better or worse than anyone else. Even though she had achieved considerable success, she still worked hard to improve her strength. Because she knew that “falling behind would mean getting beaten.”

Although she planned to live a peaceful life with Xiao Yu’er, she had already become accustomed to being prepared for the worst.

“To be honest, I’ve come mainly because I have a job offer for you.”

“Is it about accounting?”

“Exactly.”

Mrs. Lu could guess that over the past few years, there had been people coming to ask her to manage the accounts. After understanding their intentions, she had politely turned them away. She couldn’t afford to be distracted, as her father would seek death if he didn’t see her around.

But she had a good impression of this young woman with an extraordinary temperament. From the moment she entered the door, she couldn’t find any fault with her. However, she couldn’t make up her mind. She couldn’t leave, but she needed money now. The family was almost unable to make ends meet, and her daughter couldn’t earn much money by herself. She was already in her twenties and hadn’t found a husband yet. Mrs. Lu found it difficult to choose for a moment.

Seeing her somewhat softened expression, Chen Xin continued to push hard, saying, “I wonder if Mrs. Lu still remembers the condition you mentioned? I’ve come for that.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu became excited immediately, leaning forward and asking eagerly, “Is it true?”

Chen Xin nodded gently. “You can take me to see your father’s condition.”

“Very well. Miss Chen, please follow me.”

The two of them got up and walked towards the backyard. Suddenly, Chen Xin turned her head and said to Xian Xiaoxiao, “Xiao Xiao, you should go home first.”

Xian Xiaoxiao had been anxious since Chen Xin and Mrs. Lu started talking. It had been so long since she had returned home, and Xiao Liang must be very worried by now.

Hearing this, Xian Xiaoxiao quickly replied, “Okay.” She couldn’t hide her happiness on her face as she bowed to Chen Xin and quickly left. She thought about going back and telling Xiao Liang about today’s events. Oh, and also take care of the things the boss mentioned.

“Mrs. Lu, let’s go.”

As they stepped into the backyard, what surprised Chen Xin was that it was like another world here. A short, winding corridor led past a rockery and a small lotus pond, with two courtyards on each side. Although they couldn’t compare to the courtyard of someone with a little wealth, they were probably not much worse than the courtyard of the town mayor.

Although she didn’t understand, Chen Xin wasn’t one to dig deeper into things.

But unexpectedly, Mrs. Lu took the initiative to explain to Chen Xin, “Miss Chen must find the situation in our Mrs. Lu family very strange. Actually, the old people in the town all know that the ancestral grandmother of the Lu family was the famous Master Lu from the capital of Yunwen Kingdom. However, there were no outstanding descendants to inherit her mantle. After the ancestral grandmother passed away, the Lu family gradually declined in the capital and was even squeezed out by peers. Then, the whole family moved to Wuding Town and built a courtyard here.”