Chapter 442 Uncle Wang and Lady Xie Come Again (2)_1
Lin Yuan had spoken casually and did not expect that Uncle Wang would suddenly have red-rimmed eyes and a choked voice upon hearing her ask about his eldest daughter, "She, she went to a faraway place and it will be some time before she can come back."
Lin Yuan was startled—could it be that Uncle Wang’s eldest daughter had died?
Going to a faraway place was the most common deception used by adults to fool children; once said, it assuredly meant that the person would never return. Coupling this with Uncle Wang’s reaction, Lin Yuan understood: his eldest daughter was gone.
While they were speaking, Liuzi suddenly called out from outside. Lin Yuan quickly went out and saw Lin Fugui holding Xiao Linshuang’s hand, standing in the courtyard.
"Big sister!" Xiao Linshuang released herself from Lin Fugui’s grip upon seeing Lin Yuan and rushed into her arms in three strides, her little mouth pouting in grievance, "Big sister, why didn’t you call for me when you went to town? When I woke up, I couldn’t find you anywhere, wuwu."
Lin Yuan gently rubbed Xiao Linshuang’s fluffy hair, which felt incredibly soft, and couldn’t help but do it again, almost deforming her little braids before teasing her, "You sleep like a little dead pig; no matter how much I called, you wouldn’t wake up, so I had to come by myself."
"Hmph, big sister, you’re calling me a little pig." Xiao Linshuang pouted, discontentedly wiggling in Lin Yuan’s embrace.
Her endearing appearance melted Lin Yuan’s heart, and she couldn’t help but giggle.
Last night, she had told Lady Liu and the others that she would be coming to town today to treat Jeng Ruyue, and when Xiao Linshuang heard this, she immediately grabbed Lin Yuan’s hand, insisting on coming along. Lin Yuan knew how obsessed she had become with medicine and agreed.
However, she hadn’t expected that when she tried waking her up the next morning, Xiao Linshuang really did sleep like a pig and was impossible to rouse. After all, she was only a five-year-old child. Out of sympathy, Lin Yuan decided to let her follow in Lin Fugui’s ox cart after she woke up, as suggested by Liu Limin.
And there they were, Lin Fugui having brought Xiao Linshuang all the way here for fear that she might get lost on her own.