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Chapter 228 - 220 Top-Tier Noble Family
Chapter 228: Chapter 220 Top-Tier Noble Family
Lu Yun’s mind went "boom" as she struggled to maintain her composure, so as not to betray her emotions. Casting her gaze downward, she masked the enormous shock in her eyes.
If Lu Yun hadn’t paid attention before, and hadn’t realized which family Ding Luoluo was referring to, she certainly did when she finally heard the name "Pei Kun."
She had heard the name "Pei Kun" from Shitou’s lips before; during their conversations, Shitou would occasionally mention things about Capital City, noting that although Pei Kun was the only grandson of "Pei Qingyuan" and born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he himself was also extremely talented.
At this moment, Lu Yun truly felt as though she was in a dream.
She might not know the other noble families of Capital City, but the Pei Family she did understand a little. However, her knowledge wasn’t extensive because the people of the Pei Family were particularly low-key.
In fact, it wasn’t just the Pei Family—those from the truly top-tier noble families of Capital City were all low-profile and mysterious, making it extremely difficult for outsiders to truly understand the situation of those families.
Thinking back to the moment when the old lady on the phone clearly addressed someone as "Qingyuan," Lu Yun was surprised that she hadn’t made the connection immediately.
To ask who Pei Qingyuan is, well, there probably aren’t many in the nation who wouldn’t know, right? If you really can’t remember, even flipping through elementary or middle school textbooks when you get home could jog your memory.
The famously patriotic businessman who, before liberation, donated a fortune at the drop of a hat—
Lu Yun took a deep breath. Top-tier noble families like the Pei Family, to ordinary people like them, seemed to exist on a lofty pedestal. Who would have imagined that suddenly they would be so close to her own family?
"Lu Yun, you’ve only talked about your own side. Could you also share a little about your and Shitou’s family background?"
Ding Luoluo and Zhang Min didn’t notice Lu Yun’s discomfort. Seeing their grandmother’s eyes brimming with anticipation, Ding Luoluo, on impulse, eagerly asked the question.
Feeling helpless, Lu Yun glanced at Ding Luoluo and then Zhang Min while inwardly sighing—both were in delicate conditions, one old and the other pregnant. Yet, why were they so consumed by curiosity? Couldn’t they hold off a little before asking?
She was genuinely afraid that speaking the blunt truth might shock the elderly woman. But now that Ding Luoluo had asked her so directly, it would be even worse to keep evading the question. Wouldn’t that just make people more anxious and agitated?
After some thought, Lu Yun took out a small jade bottle, opened it, and handed it to Zhang Min, "Grandma, this is a herbal preparation our family makes specifically for the elderly and people with weak constitutions. You don’t need to ingest it; simply smelling it when you feel tired can help you recover a bit."
"Can it really be that miraculous?" Zhang Min took the bottle and sniffed it, yet her tone was tinged with disappointment.
However, after she had taken in the scent from the bottle, she looked at Lu Yun with astonishment. "Eh? It really does make me feel much better all of a sudden, as if..." She paused, at a loss for words to describe the sensation, then lowered her head and inhaled the fragrance of the elixir deeply, feeling her spirits lift considerably.
"Are there any cautions with using this elixir? Can pregnant women use it?" Zhang Min immediately thought of her own old man and daughter-in-law.
Lu Yun shook her head, then nodded, thinking to herself that this was essentially an emergency remedy.
But she wouldn’t say that even if it killed her.
"There’s nothing I can’t use, I can handle anything."
Lu Yun glanced at Ding Luoluo once more before she continued, "Our family started doing business more than a decade ago, dabbling in various industries, which later consolidated into the Lu Group."
"You mean the Lu Group? So, you’re saying ’Flora Face’ is your product? Your ’Flora Face’ is so amazing, I don’t want to use anything else after trying it, but it’s such a shame that the essence version is particularly hard to get..."
Ding Luoluo exclaimed, partly due to a girl’s love for skincare products, and partly because of a certain uneasy feeling in her heart.
In fact, the helpless glance she received from Lu Yun earlier had already made her feel a bit hollow inside. At that moment, she suddenly realized that the details about Shitou’s family that Lu Yun was about to reveal might not be very pleasant.
She broke out in a cold sweat out of fear, worrying about what would happen if Grandma couldn’t handle bad news from Lu Yun. At home, they could have called the healthcare doctor right away, but out here... Her fear grew even more when she saw Lu Yun take out a bottle of elixir, so now as soon as Lu Yun started to speak, she instinctively "cooperated" by interrupting without needing anyone else’s cue.
Lu Yun chuckled inwardly, seeing that this girl at least had some insight. But before she could continue the conversation, Zhang Min slapped Ding Luoluo’s hand and said, "Don’t change the subject on purpose. Go ahead, Lu Yun. I’m not as fragile as you all think."
Ding Luoluo’s nose tingled with emotion, "Grandma, let’s go home and listen, so Lu Yun doesn’t have to repeat it." She truly regretted her impulsive behavior just now. If it was bad news, wouldn’t forcing Grandma to hear it twice just torment her?
"You speak," Zhang Min insisted, staring fixedly at Lu Yun.
"Shitou’s background is quite complicated; I can’t explain it clearly in a few words. The reason I asked my grandparents to come over is because they know a lot more and in greater detail about these old matters from years ago."
Left with no choice, Lu Yun began to carefully explain, "Actually, many people in our village know that the grandparents Shitou lived with in the village weren’t his biological ones. It all started with Shitou’s father. He was just a baby when he was fostered by another family, but unfortunately, due to the chaotic times, the family that took him in couldn’t wait for his biological grandparents to come looking and fled the famine with his father.
When Shitou’s father was about six or seven, only his foster father and he remained. They made it to our Yushu Village. Shitou’s foster father was on his dying bed at that time, and he confided everything to Shitou’s father. Afterwards, Shitou’s father was taken in by a family in our village that had been married for many years but had only daughters..."
"That’s it..." Zhang Min trembled with every word she heard, enveloped in immense joy. She finally had news of her child. With such similar experiences and strikingly alike appearances, what was there to doubt?
Shitou’s father must be her Shaojie, and there was no doubt that Shitou was her biological grandson.
"Don’t talk about what came afterward for now. Lu Yun, tell me about Shitou’s parents first. Are they in Capital City now, or are they in Yushu Village?" Zhang Min eagerly grabbed Lu Yun’s hand, desperate to know the answer.
Lu Yun let out a heavy sigh, steadying her, ready to take out emergency elixir at any moment. She too believed that the woman before her was very likely Shitou’s grandmother, but still, she said, "Grandma, maybe these are all just coincidences?"
Hearing this, Ding Luoluo was on the verge of tears. This was the first time since she had become an adult that she felt so foolish, questioning without thinking, blurting out things both appropriate and not.
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