Married to a mechanic, she shocked the world
Chapter 126 - 066: Everyone is a player in the game_2

Chapter 126: 066: Everyone is a player in the game_2

The snack street was filled with delicious foods.

Just then, Grandma Lu’s eyes fell on a small stall, shining with excitement as she exclaimed, "Isn’t that my favorite?"

"What?" Fang Youling was very curious.

Pointing at a nearby handmade spicy strip stall, Grandma Lu said, "That one right there! I really love to eat those!"

Ever since she came to the Capital City, it had been several days since she ate spicy strips.

How wonderful!

That night, she could indulge in her pork cravings all over again.

So, that night, Fang Youling watched Grandma Lu devour three packets of spicy strips in one breath.

"Don’t you find it too spicy?" Fang Youling swallowed hard.

Fang Youling preferred light flavors. She didn’t eat a single strip, but just watching made her feel as if even the air tasted of chili.

It was pungent.

"Not spicy at all, not in the least!"

To Grandma Lu, everything else paled in comparison to spicy strips.

Fang Youling then said, "Aren’t you afraid that eating so many spicy strips will cause skin problems?"

When it came to skin issues, Grandma Lu instantly perked up and began to recommend a product to Fang Youling, "Not afraid at all! I have a secret weapon!"

"What secret weapon?" asked Fang Youling with curiosity.

Grandma Lu immediately picked up the Lotus Dew Facial Cream from her dressing table, "Look, it’s this skincare product called Beauty Chant. The effect is really excellent. Although it’s not a well-known brand, the ingredients are very safe."

"The Lotus Dew series can remove acne, and the Immortal Phoenix series is for whitening and removing spots."

When she arrived in the Capital City, Bai Lu had been worried that Grandma Lu would ruin her face, even advising her to call immediately if there were any issues with her face.

But now.

Not only did Grandma Lu’s face not have any problems, but her complexion seemed to be getting better and better, with hardly any spots visible.

Surprised, Fang Youling looked at Grandma Lu, "No wonder you look so radiant this year. It turns out you’ve changed your skincare."

Grandma Lu nodded, "Yes, yes! I recommend you try it too. I happen to have brought an extra set."

With that, Grandma Lu took out a set of unopened skincare products from her bag and handed them to Fang Youling.

Smiling, Fang Youling said, "How can I care about skincare right now?"

What is the point of skincare when her daughter is still missing?

Thinking this, Fang Youling sighed.

"How can you be in no mood for it?" Grandma Lu looked at Fang Youling and continued, "The most important thing for you right now is to take care of your body, to look after your skin well, so as to greet Qiushui in the best possible state when she returns."

After saying this, Grandma Lu pressed the point, "Do you really want Qiushui to see you looking so dispirited? Go look in the mirror. You’re more than a decade younger than me, but you appear even older than I do!"

Hearing this, Fang Youling accepted the skincare products passed by Grandma Lu, "Fine, I’ll start taking care of my skin properly from today."

Her old friend was right—she should be in her best condition to welcome her daughter’s return.

Not like she was now.

A shadow of her former self.

Seeing Fang Youling’s awakening, Grandma Lu nodded in approval, "That’s more like it. Beauty Chant doesn’t have an online store, and they haven’t opened a branch in the Capital City yet. When you’re out, just tell me, and I’ll buy some more from Qing City and send it to you."

"Okay."

Fang Youling looked at the packaging of Beauty Chant and added, "If this skincare product is so effective, why not open more branches?"

"Because they’re a newly launched brand. By the way, do you remember Xiao Wu I mentioned to you before?"

"I remember." Fang Youling nodded.

Grandma Lu said with a smile, "Well, this skincare brand is the one that Xiao Wu and her mom started together. They even created their own formulas."

"That’s amazing!" Fang Youling was quite surprised.

She had initially thought of Lin Wu as just a young girl proficient in traditional Chinese medicine.

She had not expected that the young girl could also be a businesswoman.

"Yes," Grandma Lu nodded, "Xiao Wu is very capable, and I can see your younger self in them both."

In those days, Fang Youling was just like Lin Wu.

Starting from scratch with a family to support, Fang Youling’s fashion brand TQS has now become an international frontrunner, with some of its haute couture pieces becoming highly sought after by celebrities for the red carpet.

Although Beauty Chant by Lin Wu has not yet reached an international audience,

Grandma Lu believes that going international is just a matter of time.

One day,

Beauty Chant will become the most shining star among national brands!

Upon hearing this, Fang Youling said curiously, "Really? That would mean the little girl is quite spirited!"

Grandma Lu was about to speak.

Thud thud thud—

Just then, a knocking sound came from outside, interrupting Grandma Lu’s voice.

"Come in,"

Fang Youling said.

The next second, the door was pushed open.

Butler Zhou walked in from the outside, and respectfully said, "Madam."

"Have you got the results?" Fang Youling looked up at the butler.

"Yes," the butler nodded, his gaze falling on Grandma Lu.

Fang Youling understood the butler’s intention immediately and said with a smile, "It’s fine, Sister Ah Yao is not an outsider."

Then the butler began, "Du Juan died in a car accident twenty-nine years ago."

Dead?

Hearing this, both Fang Youling and Grandma Lu were taken aback.

Grandma Lu looked at the butler, "Are you sure?"

They say a calamity lingers for a thousand years.

Receiving the news that Du Juan was already deceased, Grandma Lu still found it hard to believe.

"Yes, I’m sure,"

the butler said, taking out his phone, "Look, this is the death certificate from the car accident."

The death certificate was issued by a hospital.

Stamped with a red seal.

Attached to the certificate was a two-inch photo.

The woman in the photo had short hair, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and very striking features, without a trace of harshness.

It was even harder to discern

that she was someone who could abandon her own daughter.

Grandma Lu had only heard of Du Juan’s name and had never seen her in person. She turned her head to Fang Youling, "Is this Du Juan?"

Fang Youling walked over from the side, her gaze falling on the woman’s photo, and after a moment, she nodded, "It’s her."

Upon hearing this, Grandma Lu slightly furrowed her brow.

Du Juan was dead.

And her date of death was September 26th, before Tang Qiushui went missing.

This meant Tang Qiushui’s disappearance had nothing to do with Du Juan.

Could it be...

that she had guessed wrong?

Yet Grandma Lu really couldn’t think of anyone other than a biological mother who would take the risk to help Fang Hongyu abduct Tang Qiushui.

After all, Fang Hongyu was just a child at that time.

Besides a blood relation,

who else could she have cooperated with so closely?

Or could it be...

that these affairs were never related to Fang Hongyu at all?

Was she just a filial and sensible good child?

Grandma Lu was not quite ready to give up and continued, "Youling, look carefully again, is it really her? You haven’t seen Du Juan for so many years, could you have mistaken someone else for her?"

"I am not mistaken," Fang Youling’s gaze was firm, "She is Du Juan."

Fang Youling could have mistaken anyone, but she would not have mistaken Du Juan.

It was just that she never expected

to see Du Juan’s death certificate when they met again.