Chapter 92 – The Arrival of Jiang Xiao
“Little sister, hello. Can I ask how to get to Xu Yu’s house?” The woman stopped Xu Jinning and asked.
Xu Jinning turned to look at the woman. She was a stranger, someone she had never seen before.
The woman appeared to be around twenty years old, with a delicate and beautiful appearance, like a blooming and alluring rose. Although she didn’t possess the same beauty as Wen Yulan, she was still a beauty in her own right.
However, Xu Jinning found something strange about the woman at first glance.
While the woman was indeed beautiful and appeared to be in her twenties, there was a certain emptiness to her beauty. Moreover, her eyes, when looking at Xu Jinning, made her feel uncomfortable.
Those eyes seemed worldly-wise, as if the woman in front of her were not a young woman in her twenties but rather an old person.
Furthermore, although her eyes were beautiful, they were far from being pure. They seemed to carry a sense of calculation at all times.
Xu Yu? What did this woman want with Xu Yu? She hadn’t heard from Aunt Hongling about any relatives they had.
“Who are you, and what business do you have with Xu Yu?” Maintaining a sense of vigilance, Xu Jinning asked.
The woman seemed a bit impatient with Xu Jinning’s questioning at first, but then she seemed to remember something, and her impatience was only momentary. She quickly smiled and said, “Oh, I’m Jiang Xiao from Dahe Production Brigade. I know Xu Yu’s mother, Shen Hongling. I have something to discuss with them.”
Although the woman in front of her had a smiling face, the name Jiang Xiao sent chills down Xu Jinning’s spine in an instant.
Jiang Xiao! Wasn’t she the female protagonist from that rebirth romance novel “Sweet Wife in the 80s”? She actually came here, right in front of her!
In Xu Jinning’s mind, it was as if a thunderbolt exploded at that moment, even causing her body to tremble slightly out of fear.
Yes, the person in front of her must be Jiang Xiao!
Her appearance was exactly as described in the book, and she was from Dahe Production Brigade. Now she’s here looking for Xu Yu and Shen Hongling, even calling Shen Hongling Xu Yu’s mother. If it were someone else, they would definitely say Xu Yu’s “ma.”
If she is Jiang Xiao, then her previous perception was correct!
The person in front of her must be Jiang Xiao!
And she’s already been reborn!
So, although she looks twenty on the outside, her soul is actually in her fifties, which is why her eyes seem so worldly-wise.
She actually came here, still looking for Xu Yu and Aunt Hongling. What does she want? Does she want to deceive Aunt Hongling and take the “Big Black Ten” as written in the plot?
Xu Jinning suddenly felt fortunate that today, Aunt Hongling had already taken Xu Yu and her mother-in-law to Beijing.
Otherwise, if she encountered Jiang Xiao, Xu Jinning was really afraid that Aunt Hongling would be deceived by Jiang Xiao and give away the “Big Black Ten,” which was the only thing that could save Xu Yu.
Xu Jinning had reason to think like this.
After all, this was Jiang Xiao, the protagonist created by an author with warped morals, capable of using anyone as stepping stones on her path to success and wealth.
For Jiang Xiao’s success, countless people suffered.
Moreover, Jiang Xiao is the protagonist, so she definitely has a protagonist’s halo.
Xu Jinning was very worried that anyone else who encounters Jiang Xiao, facing her protagonist’s halo, would be dumbed down, even becoming NPCs without their own thoughts and control.
That was definitely not what Xu Jinning wanted to see.
At this moment, Xu Jinning even worried if she would be dumbed down.
Her hands were trembling slightly with worry.
“Little sister, why aren’t you saying anything? Don’t you know?” Jiang Xiao, seeing that the young girl in front of her was silent, grew somewhat impatient and furrowed her brow slightly.
Xu Jinning quickly snapped out of it and said, “Oh, Xu Yu, right? I know where he is, over there…”
Of course, Xu Jinning couldn’t possibly tell Jiang Xiao the address of Xu Yu’s house, so she just pointed in the direction of the small grove of trees.
Upon learning Xu Yu’s address, Jiang Xiao’s face lit up with joy. She casually thanked Xu Jinning and immediately headed in that direction.
Xu Jinning watched Jiang Xiao’s back, stunned in place for who knows how long, until someone gently rubbed her head, bringing her back to reality.
“Little girl, what are you staring at, not blinking at all?”
“Are you feeling unwell? Your complexion looks bad.”
The person speaking was Xu Xiangdong. He had come back from the field and saw his younger sister standing there in a daze, looking at something with an unpleasant expression and seeming a bit off.
He quickly came over to check on her.
Xu Jinning regained her senses, seeing that it was Xu Xiangdong, she breathed a sigh of relief and forced a smile on her face, saying, “I’m fine.”
Xu Xiangdong stared at Xu Jinning for a while to make sure she was really okay before rubbing her head again and saying, “It’s good that you’re okay. Let’s go home now. Oh, and in the future, try to avoid strangers and don’t talk to weird people.”
“Why? Is there a reason?”
“No reason, just hurry home.”
Actually, Xu Xiangdong had seen Jiang Xiao talking to Xu Jinning from afar. Although the distance was far, the woman gave Xu Xiangdong an uncomfortable feeling, and coupled with Xu Jinning’s strange state afterward, that’s why he said that.
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On the other side, Jiang Xiao followed Xu Jinning’s directions. However, the further she walked, the more remote the area became, with fewer and fewer people around until she reached the location of the small grove of trees.
Looking at the small grove of trees in front of her, Jiang Xiao felt confused.
This couldn’t possibly be where Xu Yu’s house was, in the middle of the forest, right?
Did she take the wrong path?
Just then, a woman came down from the mountain.
“Excuse me, ma’am, can you tell me how to get to Xu Yu’s house?” Jiang Xiao hurriedly asked.
“Xu Yu?” At first, the woman was a bit puzzled, but after a moment, she realized who Xu Yu was.
After all, in their discussions, Xu Yu wasn’t Xu Yu; he was referred to as Fool.
“Oh, Xu Yu, you mean the fool from Shen Hongling’s family.”
Jiang Xiao’s eyes lit up. “Yes, that’s him.”
“His house is in the opposite direction, over there…”
As soon as the woman spoke, Jiang Xiao suddenly realized something, and her face darkened.
That damned little girl had actually lied to her.
She had pointed her in the opposite direction.
Jiang Xiao was about to leave when the woman’s next words left her dumbfounded.
“Who are you, and what business do you have with that fool?”
“But if you want to find him, you’ll have to come back later. Unfortunately, the three of them—him, his mother, and his grandma—left today. They said they were going to Beijing to seek treatment for the fool.”
“What? They went to Beijing today? How long have they been gone?”
How could this be? Xu Yu and Shen Hongling should have been at home at this time. Going to Beijing wasn’t supposed to happen until next year, right? How could they have gone now?
“Why did they go so early? How could this happen…”
“How would I know? But they’ve been gone for quite some time now. You won’t catch up to them if you try to chase.”
“You say, has Shen Hongling lost her mind? That fool is clearly a fool. How could she think he can be treated…”
Thank you for the translation!
And my god. Why would you point out where someone lives if you have no idea who they are or why they’re looking for them. Some people are just too naive!