Cannon Fodder Group Ch.302

Chapter 302 – Reunion

Could it really be Lanlan?

As soon as this thought surfaced in Bai Xiuhe’s mind, she couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Was she being influenced by her mother-in-law? How could it possibly be Lanlan?

It should be someone from the village who had gone to the county town and was returning at this time.

But, in her heart, Bai Xiuhe did harbor a slight hope—how wonderful it would be if it really were Lanlan.

“Mom, slow down.” Seeing her mother-in-law stumbling toward the person, Bai Xiuhe quickly stepped forward to support her.

Her mother-in-law’s legs weren’t very good; what if she fell?

“Lanlan.” At this moment, her mother-in-law shouted again toward the person, her tone filled with excitement and joy.

“Mom, that’s not Lanlan, that’s…” Bai Xiuhe began, glancing at the person. She hadn’t finished speaking when the person walked closer, seeming to emerge from the dim light into their view.

And suddenly, she saw the person’s face clearly.

That face, that face…

How could it look so much like Ningning!

At first glance, she almost thought Ningning had returned.

But she quickly realized it wasn’t Ningning.

This person wasn’t Ningning. Although their features were similar, it wasn’t Ningning. The age didn’t match; this person was older than Ningning.

But how could this person look so much like Ningning?

Bai Xiuhe was momentarily stunned.

Meanwhile, Grandma Zhang had already approached the young woman and almost fell. The young woman hurriedly dropped her luggage and reached out to catch her.

Grandma Zhang tightly grasped her hands, staring intently at her, tears streaming from her cloudy eyes. “Is it you, Lanlan? Lanlan, you’re back.”

At that moment, the person whose hands Grandma Zhang was holding tightly was Zhang Linglan, who had rushed to the Dahe Production Brigade.

In fact, she had arrived in the county town quite late.

The transportation here was underdeveloped, and at this hour, there were no ox carts available to reach the Dahe Production Brigade.

She could have stayed overnight in the county town and taken an ox cart to the Dahe Production Brigade the next day.

But after finding out how to get to the Dahe Production Brigade, Zhang Linglan stubbornly dragged her luggage and walked there by herself.

Perhaps she was in a hurry to get home and couldn’t wait any longer.

For some reason, Zhang Linglan felt an inexplicable urge to go back today.

It seemed as if, somehow, she felt that someone was waiting for her return today.

She couldn’t let this person down.

She couldn’t let this person’s wait be in vain.

So, she had to go back.

The journey from the county town to the Dahe Production Brigade wasn’t very far, but it wasn’t close either.

Dragging her suitcase, she walked for a full hour.

Since being rescued by Sister Haitang and then moving to the more developed Hong Kong with convenient transportation, she hadn’t walked such a long distance.

But she knew that no matter how far she had to walk, even if her feet got blistered, it would be worth it.

Because someone was indeed waiting for her.

This person recognized her from afar.

Now, this person was choking up while calling her name.

The elderly woman with gray hair and a hunched back standing before her, crying and calling her Lanlan, was her mother, right?

In fact, Zhang Linglan had been only five years old when she was abd*cted, and after so many years, she didn’t remember much.

She had almost forgotten her mother’s appearance.

But she remembered that in her memories, her mother had black hair, a straight back, and didn’t need help walking. She used to walk briskly, and her eyes weren’t cloudy like now but bright and spirited.

At that moment, Zhang Linglan finally realized that over the years, she had grown up, and her mother had grown old.

But her mother’s tone when calling her Lanlan hadn’t changed.

It was still that familiar voice, that familiar tone.

“Mom.” After all these years since she was abd*cted, Zhang Linglan finally called out this term again.

As she spoke, tears fell instantly.

“Mom, it’s me, Lanlan.”

“Your unfilial daughter Lanlan has returned.”

As she spoke, Zhang Linglan knelt down, intending to kowtow to Grandma Zhang.

“No, don’t kneel.” Grandma Zhang pulled her, trying to lift her up. “Our Lanlan is the most filial.”

“She was just taken away by bad people, but now…”

“She’s back.”

“She’s home.”

“She’s back by her mother’s side.”

“Mom…”

Mother and daughter could no longer hold back and embraced each other, crying uncontrollably.

At this time, it was the usual dinner time, and the villagers were all in their own homes.

Suddenly, they heard crying outside, the kind of crying that was so sad it made one’s heart ache.

“What’s going on? Who’s crying?”

Hearing the crying, the villagers put down their bowls and chopsticks and came out to see.

To their surprise, it was Grandma Zhang, who had been sitting on the doorstep all day, saying she was waiting for her youngest daughter to come back. She was now holding a young woman, and both were sobbing uncontrollably.

Next to them stood Bai Xiuhe, looking a bit dazed, as if she hadn’t fully processed what was happening.

“Hey, Yuanshan’s wife, what’s going on?”

“Yes, why is your mother crying with a young woman?”

Hearing the villagers, Bai Xiuhe finally snapped out of it. After thinking for a moment, she said, “Because my mother has found her youngest daughter.”

“Lanlan, she’s back!”

Saying this, Bai Xiuhe herself finally comprehended.

Lanlan, her sister-in-law, had truly returned!

Mother was right after all. Her waiting really did bring someone back—her youngest daughter, who had been abd*cted for so many years, had returned.

This was truly wonderful!

“What? Lanlan has returned?”

“Is it the same Lanlan who was abd*cted?”

“Yes.”

Bai Xiuhe confirmed for them.

Although it hadn’t been thoroughly verified, Bai Xiuhe was sure, seeing that face and this scene before her, that the young woman was her sister-in-law, Lanlan.

At this moment, Grandma Zhang released her hold on Zhang Linglan and introduced her to everyone.

“This is Lanlan.”

“My Lanlan has come back, she has returned.”

Grandma Zhang’s tone was filled with excitement and joy.

She was eager to share this joy with everyone.

When the villagers saw Zhang Linglan’s face, they were momentarily stunned and then said, “She looks so much like Ningning.”

“It’s because nieces look like their aunts; that’s why Ningning and Lanlan look alike.”

“She is Lanlan, without a doubt.”

“Lanlan, who was abd*cted for so many years, has returned.”

“Yes, she has come back.”

“She was a little girl of five when she was taken, and now she’s a grown woman. How quickly time passes. But it’s good that she’s home, it’s good that she’s back.”

“Yes, it is.”

Everyone was genuinely happy for Grandma Zhang’s family. The daughter who had been abd*cted for so many years and missed for so long had finally come home.

This was a tremendous joy.

At this moment, Zhang Linglan looked at Bai Xiuhe and, after a moment of recollection, called out, “Sister-in-law.”

Bai Xiuhe was stunned for a moment, finally feeling the reality of it. Looking at Zhang Linglan before her, she saw the image of the small, short Lanlan from the past.

Back then, Lanlan also liked to follow her around, calling her in a childish voice: “Sister-in-law!”

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