Lu Yao's pupils suddenly widened and she looked at Li Dong in disbelief, "What did you say?"
Although Li Dong was mentally prepared, the girl's reaction still stung his eyes.
His heart sank little by little.
She really had no idea about him.
Holding back the bitterness in his heart, he smiled at her pretending to be relaxed, "If I don't agree, your father will find someone else, and then I can't guarantee that someone else will cover for you."
Hearing this, Lu Yao patted her chest exaggeratedly, "You really scared me to death."
The smile at the corner of Li Dong's mouth gradually became more forced, and he pretended to be very sad, and said half-seriously, "Comrade Lu Yao, your reaction is so hurtful. Am I bad?"
"Of course you're not bad." Lu Yao immediately replied, "But we are best friends and confidants, and I don't want to interfere with other things to ruin the relationship between us."
Li Dong asked jokingly, "What if I really like you?"
Lu Yao shrugged and said firmly, "You won't. If you really like me, you won't wait until now to tell me. Besides, I'm married and my man and I love each other very much. I won't let him Being sad won’t hold you back.”
Li Dong lowered his head and smiled, raising his eyebrows at her, "What would you do if I pursued you?"
"We'll never meet again." Lu Yao tried to reason with him seriously, "Look, there's no way we can end up together, so if I still hang around you and let you see how sweet Duan Mingjie and I are, then Doesn’t it make you more miserable?”
"Besides, I will not disregard Duan Mingjie's feelings and get too close to a man who has thoughts about me."
Li Dong looked very happy, "Fortunately I don't like you."
Brother Lu Yao patted him on the shoulder, "It's a shame you don't like me."
Li Dong looked down at her white and slender hands, as if he had swallowed Chinese medicine, and bitterness spread in his heart.
He looked away and said calmly, "Okay, I've said all that needs to be said, I'm leaving."
Lu Yao opened her mouth to ask him if he would come tomorrow, but she swallowed the words again.
There will be no result between her and Li Dong, and it is even less possible for Susu and Li Dong. Li Dong will get married sooner or later, and now Susu is only showing signs of it. It will not be a good thing for Susu to get into it and see Li Dong get married. .
Three days later, Lu Susu was able to get out of bed, and the doctor said she could be discharged from the hospital in a week.
Lu Yao and Duan Mingjie went to their uncle's house.
Dong Defang had not come back for several days. He was thinking bad things.
Seeing that both of them looked tired, Chen Yuncai quickly cut the watermelon for them. Duan Mingjie said at the side, "Sister, do you have brown sugar at home?"
Chen Yuncai was stunned for a moment, "Why do you drink brown sugar water in the summer?"
Lu Yao on the side blushed, "Sister, I want to drink."
Chen Yuncai reacted immediately and pulled Lu Yao to the kitchen.
Dong Defang pointed at the watermelon in the corner and said to Duan Mingjie, "Go wash and cut the watermelon."
Duan Mingjie nodded in agreement.
After drinking a bowl of brown sugar water, Lu Yao felt like she was alive.
Chen Yuncai helped her tidy up the hair on her cheeks distressedly, "You two have gone back to work, why are you both so lackluster?"
Duan Mingjie cut the watermelon and handed a piece to Chen Yuncai, and then handed it to Dong Defang.
Lu Yao watched the three of them eating watermelon and licked her lips greedily.
Unfortunately, she is menstruating and cannot eat.
"Susu had surgery and has been taking care of her in the hospital recently."
Hearing this, Chen Yuncai and Dong Defang were both stunned, "Why didn't you tell us? We might as well go and have a look."
Lu Yao lazily leaned on the back of the chair, "It's a bunch of troublesome things, I won't let you go there and make trouble."
Chen Yuncai looked at Duan Mingjie, "What's going on?"
Duan Mingjie recounted what happened recently.
After hearing everything, Chen Yuncai rolled his eyes.
"This Wang Caizhi is really amazing."
I have never seen such a girly girl.
Dong Defang thought for a while and said, "When will you go back? Let's go there and visit."
They are all relatives, so it doesn’t make sense not to go over and have a look after knowing about it.
Lu Yao sat up straight and said, "I'll go back today. You and I can go back tomorrow."
Afternoons are not suitable for visiting patients.
Dong Defang nodded, "Okay."
Lu Yao looked at Dong Defang, "Uncle, when my mother got married, did you write a dowry list?"
Hearing this, Dong Defang didn't react, "Why did you mention this so suddenly?"
Lu Yao didn't dare to tell the truth, so she just said, "I've been thinking about my mother lately, and I just want to see what she left behind."
Dong Defang's heart suddenly hurt, and then he stood up with his knees pressed, "I'll go to the study to get it for you."
As soon as Dong Defang left, Chen Yuncai took a deep look at Lu Yao and said, "Yao Yao, do you just want to see what your mother left behind?"
She always felt that things were not that simple.
Lu Yao nodded innocently.
Seeing that she didn't look like she was lying, Chen Yuncai was relieved, but he still didn't forget his instructions.
"You must tell us if you have something, don't just keep doing things."
"I know my wife."
Chen Yuncai pursed her lips, "When your sister comes home from the hospital, you should review quickly. Although your grades are good, you haven't read in several years, so you must prepare well."
Lu Yao nodded obediently, "Sister, when my sister gets better, I may have to go back to the countryside."
Hearing this, Chen Yuncai turned away and his eyes turned red.
Lu Yao was helpless. She sat over and hugged Chen Yuncai, "Sister, while our two brothers are still in summer vacation, you can go to the countryside with us to play. Our family is quite big and we can live in it."
Chen Yuncai sniffed, turned his head and glared at her, "You have to say, if you don't go and take a look, your uncle and I won't be at ease."
Lu Yao tilted her head and smiled, "Okay!"
Dong Defang came down with a piece of red paper.
Lu Yao took it and took a look.
The dowry is really rich.
Not mentioning sewing machines, wardrobes, cloth, etc., Lu Yao's eyes fell on the last few lines.
Six pairs of gold bracelets, six pairs of jade bracelets, six pairs of silver bracelets, a pair of white jade locks and corresponding white jade keys, three gold bars, six silver ingots, and three paintings of celebrities from the Qing Dynasty.
Lu Yao closed the dowry list and said, "Uncle, is this all there is? I remember that my mother always wore a crescent jade pendant and a coral string on my mother's hand. Why is there no writing on it?"
Dong Defang's eyes darkened.
These two were given to the eldest sister by that man, so she keeps wearing them.
The money given by that man will naturally not appear on the dowry list.
"That's all your mother took away. Your grandfather prepared a lot more for her, but she doesn't want it. It's still in the warehouse. In a few years, your sister-in-law and I will sort it out and you can take it back."
Lu Yao did not argue with her uncle or the others on this matter. She put the dowry list in her pocket and said, "Uncle, I will go back first."
Both Dong Defang and Chen Yuncai were stunned for a moment, "We have to leave so soon. Let's take a rest and have dinner in the evening before leaving."
Seeing the distress in her uncle's eyes, Lu Yao felt warm in her heart. She smiled at Dong Defang and said, "Uncle, I'm fine. I haven't been home for several days and I want to go back for a visit. Don't worry, I won't be here tonight." Go to the hospital to stay overnight, I will rest at home for a day tomorrow, and you and Jizi go to the hospital to see Susu the day after tomorrow."
She will solve everything tomorrow and won't let her uncle worry about it.
Chen Yuncai always felt that Lu Yao was hiding something from them.
She looked at Duan Mingjie and told her, "You must take good care of Yaoyao. No matter what happens, don't let others bully her."
Duan Mingjie solemnly promised, "Uncle, concubine, don't worry, as long as I'm here, I won't let anyone bully her."
