Chapter 251: Finding That Girl

She stood up, wanting to leave this place quickly, and then she saw Jiang Sinian.

Yao Xiaotang's heart stirred slightly, and she gave Jiang Sinian an expression that was aggrieved yet strong.

This kind of expression had great lethality for boys, at least it did for Lu Fei.

If Sun Chanjuan making this scene could stir up Jiang Sinian's protective instincts toward her, then that old bitch Sun Chanjuan could be considered to have done a good deed.

But she didn't expect that Jiang Sinian didn't even glance at her, and directly left with his sister.

And he even seemed to show a mocking expression.

Yao Xiaotang was practically furious!

……

Today, the Lu Family was very lively; Wan Fang had returned from out of town and brought her son to visit the Jiang Family.

They brought quite a few large and small bags.

She gave Jiang Siyu a pink bag in a box, "Put it on, let Auntie see if it looks good?"

Jiang Siyu first looked at Si Rong, and only after seeing that her mother did not object did she put on the bag Auntie Wan Fang had given her.

"It looks so good!" Fu Yang rushed over in the middle of watching TV to comment, "Wearing it makes you look just like a mermaid!"

Jiang Siyu: ……

Fu Yang always spoke so exaggeratedly; how could wearing a bag make someone look like a mermaid?

"The first moment I saw this bag, I said it would definitely look good on Siyu! The color is perfect in every way!"

Jiang Siyu was a bit embarrassed by the praise from the mother and son, so she ran into the room to watch TV.

Then Fu Yang followed behind her, continuing to praise her.

Jiang Siyu: ……

Si Rong looked at the child Fu Yang, her heart stirring slightly.

Come to think of it, she hadn't broken contact with Wan Fang for so many years, and she knew her personality.

Generally speaking, it is not easy to be a daughter-in-law when the mother-in-law is too overbearing, but there is a difference between one type of overbearing and another.

For instance, compared to Sun Chanjuan, Wan Fang's type of overbearing was much more likable.

Siyu had been raised pampered since she was a child, and Si Nian and Jiang Yue both indulged and doted on her.

So her personality was inevitably soft.

With this kind of personality, she would suffer in life and work later if no one protected her.

"Look at that child, he just talks nonsense all day long! So annoying!" Wan Fang complained about her own son.

"How so?" Si Rong quite liked Fu Yang's personality, "I actually think little Fu is quite good; saying what's on one's mind is better than those who bottle things up inside!"

Wan Fang smiled and handed the gift she had brought for Si Rong to her, "Here, the first time I saw this dress, I felt it would suit you very well."

White velvet with embroidery, a very gentle and elegant type; it felt heavy in the hand, quite high-quality craftsmanship, and the price likely wasn't cheap.

"It's beautiful!" Si Rong praised.

She wasn't quite sure of Wan Fang's intentions now; if it were just to apologize to Siyu, there was no need to spend so much thought and money, with even the gift for her being so formal.

However, distance tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's heart.

Since Wan Fang didn't say anything, she would just treat Wan Fang as a good friend for now.

At noon, Xiao Yu made a mutton braised pot; her skills were good, and it was rare for her to make mutton without it being gamey.

Wan Fang and her son heaped more praise upon it.

In the afternoon, Si Rong called Ming Zi; they were one short for a game, so she told her to hurry over to make a table.

Hu Qian was infected by the lively atmosphere and was able to temporarily step out of the gloom of Father Jiang's passing.

The few of them played with great delight.

There were occasional wins and losses, but the margins were small.

Ming Zi had a free-spirited personality, and Wan Fang was also a decisive person; they were actually able to get along well.

Meanwhile, Li Xuan was wandering aimlessly on the street.

Because Lin Meixi hadn't given her money, she had no choice but to move into her son's home to avoid starving to death.

Ever since she was infected with that virus, even though she had recovered, she often felt she had no strength in her body.

She had to pant after walking just a few steps.

She had intended to rest and recover at her son's house, but Shen Chi forced her to go out and find the child.

In this vast sea of people, where was she supposed to look?

Li Xuan had no choice but to walk back to the street where she had encountered that girl, thinking it was better to wait for a rabbit by the tree than to look for a needle in a haystack.

She had only rested for a short while, leaning against the wall, when she pulled her worn-out cotton coat tighter and felt a bit sleepy.

After dozing for a bit, Li Xuan didn't know if she had fallen asleep or not, when suddenly someone kicked her.

Li Xuan woke up in pain.

The person who kicked her was startled and stepped back, "I thought you were dead!"

Li Xuan: ……

"Are you blind! You're the one who's dead!" She stood up while leaning against the wall, and suddenly, she saw the girl she had seen that day.

She was still wearing the same pale yellow cotton coat she had worn last time, very pretty and clean.

Li Xuan hurriedly got up and chased after her.

The girl was fast on her feet, and Li Xuan found the chase somewhat strenuous.

Chasing her all the way, she saw the girl enter the Junshuyuan.

After tidying up her clothes a little, Li Xuan followed her in.

The girl turned this way and that, and finally, she actually disappeared near the former Kong Family residence.

Li Xuan was somewhat bewildered.

That little girl had been born in the Kong Family back then; could it be that after all this circling, she had returned to the Kong Family?

Is there really such a thing as karma in this world?

Li Xuan stepped forward and knocked on the Kong Family's door, and a strange woman opened it.

She asked guardedly, "Who are you looking for?"

"I, I... I went to the wrong place." Li Xuan fled in a panic; the Kong Family of today was long since changed.

The people from back then had changed, and that small courtyard had long since changed too.

After leaving that household, she wandered the streets for a while, feeling somewhat lost.

Meanwhile, inside the Kong Family's small courtyard.

"Bai Mo, you sit here and wait for me a moment," a little girl said, "after I finish my homework, we'll go find Jiang Siyu to play together."

"Okay."

Unknowingly, Li Xuan had walked back to the front of Si Rong's house.

In the small courtyard, the flower trellis was still set up, and under the trellis, Si Rong was leisurely playing mahjong with a group of friends.

She had always been very good to her friends.

Li Xuan knew this.

For a fleeting moment, she felt some regret; if she hadn't used Shen Lan to scheme against Si Rong back then, would she not have ended up abandoned by everyone and in such a state today?

"Si Rong, look at the door!"

Ming Zi patted the back of Si Rong's hand, "A beggar has come to your house!"

"Oh," Si Rong didn't recognize Li Xuan at first glance either, so she instructed Xiao Yu, "Go get some food for the person at the door."

Xiao Yu obediently took two lamb flatbreads to the door, "Here! My mistress gave this to you."

Li Xuan:...

What did Si Rong mean? Was she dismissing her like a beggar?

This was truly too much!

The smell of the lamb was so fragrant; she had forgotten how long it had been since she had eaten such good lamb.

Li Xuan swallowed her saliva despite herself, but ultimately decided her dignity was more important; she threw the two flatbreads onto the ground and shouted, "Si Rong, who are you looking down on! I won't accept your charity!"

At this moment, Ming Zi and Si Rong finally saw that the person at the door was actually Li Xuan.

This wasn't their fault; Li Xuan's changes were truly too great. Even though she was the same age as them, she looked as if she were seventy or eighty years old.

Ming Zi smiled faintly and walked toward her step by step, "You won't accept Si Rong's charity? How little did you accept when you were young?"

Li Xuan:...

She took a deep breath; these two bitches were even more annoying now that they were old, and she didn't want to deal with them.

She wanted to turn and leave, but discovered that the little girl she had just lost track of had entered Si Rong's house at some point.

Her expression changed, and she immediately prepared to rush in as well.