My Taoist nun girlfriend is from the Republic of China era, 1942.

We met while getting a foot massage in Chapter 46.

The motion-activated lights in the old residential building weren't very sensitive, so Lu Yuan stomped his foot hard before the dim yellow light slowly came on.

Chen Xiaomiao followed behind him, her heart pounding with anxiety.

Lu Yuan said last time that letting her pretend to be his wife once would be enough, so why is he bringing her to meet his grandparents again now? It seems like this is never going to end...

"Dong dong dong."

Lu Yuan knocked on the door.

Soon, footsteps came from inside the house, and the door clicked open.

Sun Yumei smiled and said, "Oh, isn't this my eldest grandson? What brings you here so late?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed a little girl peeking out from behind Lu Yuan.

She was not tall, had a slender figure, a delicate and fair face, and big, dark eyes that held a hint of shyness.

Lu Yuan stepped into the house: "I brought Zhao Qiang's wife back and stopped by to see you all."

"Good heavens!" Sun Yumei feigned anger and lightly patted Lu Yuan's arm: "Now, coming to see Grandma is just something you happen to be doing on the way?"

Lu Yuan changed his shoes with a grin, while Sun Yumei turned her head and shouted at the kitchen.

"Lu Jianguo, your grandson brought his girlfriend home!"

From the kitchen came Lu Jianguo's perfunctory reply: "I know, it's okay if you're back..."

"I said my grandson brought his girlfriend back."

Sun Yumei raised her voice to emphasize the point.

There was a loud crash in the kitchen, like a basin hitting the stove.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Jianguo rushed out of the kitchen with a brisk pace, carrying a large steaming steamer filled with several bright red crabs, which smelled delicious.

His expression was initially puzzled, but gradually turned to surprise and delight upon seeing Chen Xiaomiao, and finally he couldn't stop smiling.

"Oh dear, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early!"

Lu Jianguo placed the steamer on the dining table and said excitedly, "My old colleague brought over some hairy crabs. They're freshly steamed and still hot. Come on, come in and have a taste!"

"Wow, you two are living a really good life!"

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up as he looked at the crabs, and he reached out to grab them: "These are hairy crabs in perfect season! Don't you even know to call your grandson?"

"Go! Go! Go!"

Lu Jianguo raised his hand to block Lu Yuan's hand, looking disgusted.

Then he turned to Chen Xiaomiao with a kind smile: "Come in, young lady, no need to change your shoes!"

Chen Xiaomiao dared not. She quickly changed into slippers, bowed respectfully to the two elders, and said in a soft voice, "Hello, Grandpa. Hello, Grandma."

"Hey, hello, hello!"

Sun Yumei and Lu Jianguo responded in unison, laughing heartily.

Lu Jianguo was the first to ask, "Young lady, what's your name? How old are you?"

"My name is Chen Xiaomiao, and I'm eighteen years old."

Sun Yumei then asked, "Judging from your accent, are you from Yuzhou?"

"Um... I'm from Tangyin County, Yuzhou."

Lu Jianguo wanted to ask more questions, but Lu Yuan stepped forward to interrupt him.

"Hey you two, are you interrogating a prisoner here? Can't you let him in and sit down first?"

The elderly couple then realized what was happening, and Sun Yumei quickly grabbed Chen Xiaomiao's hand and enthusiastically pulled her inside.

"Look at the two of us... Come on, Xiao Miao, sit down and have some crab!"

The four sat down, and Chen Xiaomiao stared at the menacing crab, unsure of where to begin eating.

Lu Yuan was quite adept at it, breaking off the legs and shelling the food with relish. Just as he finished one and was about to grab another, Sun Yumei slapped his hand hard.

Sun Yumei glared at her and scolded, "Are you blind? Don't you know how to help a young lady?"

Lu Yuan smacked his lips, picked up another crab, and said simply, "She doesn't like to eat it."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaomiao nodded repeatedly as if she had received an order: "Yes, yes, I don't like to eat it, you can eat it."

Sun Yumei glared at Lu Yuan with annoyance, then took matters into her own hands. She picked out the crab with the most roe and quickly dissected it for Chen Xiaomiao. As she did so, she asked, "Xiaomiao, you're eighteen this year. You're not in school anymore?" Chen Xiaomiao gave the same answer: "Yes, I'm not in school anymore. I came to Jiangcheng to work for my relatives."

"Oh...poor child."

Sun Yumei sighed, her eyes full of loving kindness.

Chen Xiaomiao's delicate and well-behaved appearance is universally appealing to men, women, young and old; the more you look at her, the more endearing she becomes.

Although Sun Yumei didn't ask many questions, she had already automatically filled in a tragic scene in her mind: a poor rural family, a sensible girl who dropped out of school early to work in order to ease the burden on her family.

"So, how did you and Lu Yuan meet?"

"We met by chance."

"How specific?"

Chen Xiaomiao was speechless for a moment and looked to Lu Yuan for help, but the guy was engrossed in struggling with a crab claw and didn't even look at her.

She had no choice but to bite the bullet and mumble, "We met... like that..."

Seeing that Chen Xiaomiao looked troubled, as if she had something difficult to say, Sun Yumei did not press her further.

She placed the shredded crab meat and crab roe together on a small plate in front of Chen Xiaomiao and gently taught her to eat it with ginger and vinegar sauce.

"Come and have a taste, these crabs were caught in September, they're really plump!"

Chen Xiaomiao subconsciously looked at Lu Yuan again.

Lu Yuan finally raised his head and nodded at her with his chin.

With permission, she picked up her chopsticks and carefully took a small piece of crab meat and put it in her mouth.

Sun Yumei, who was standing to the side, watched with a thoughtful expression.

A moment later, Chen Xiaomiao got up and went to the restroom. As soon as she left, Sun Yumei immediately raised her hand and gently patted Lu Yuan on the head.

"Stop eating it!"

"what?"

"Do you usually bully that girl at home?"

"Am I bullying her?"

Lu Yuan put down the crab claw and protested, "Grandma, don't you know what your grandson looks like?"

"I asked because I already know!"

Sun Yumei said irritably, "If you hadn't bullied her, why would Xiao Miao act like a wronged little wife, having to watch your expression even when eating something?"

"She comes from the countryside, she's timid and shy," Lu Yuan could only explain.

"Are you trying to fool your grandma?" Sun Yumei clearly didn't believe her: "It's been almost eighty years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and there aren't even rural girls like this now!"

Lu Yuan simply remained silent and continued to deal with the crabs.

Lu Jianguo, who was standing to the side, put on a stern face and asked, "How exactly did you two meet? Is there something you can't say?"

Lu Yuan was overwhelmed by the questions. Seeing that the two elders were determined to get to the bottom of things, he decided to just go for it and give up.

He threw the crab shell in his hand onto the table, looked up, and had a "what's the worst that can happen?" look on his face.

We met while washing feet!

"What!?"

The elderly couple were both taken aback.

Lu Yuan leaned back in his chair and began to vividly recount the story: "Xiao Miao was tricked by a relative from her hometown who said they would introduce her to a good job as a waitress at a five-star hotel, but instead they sent her to a foot massage parlor, and I happened to run into her on her first day of work."

The girl absolutely refused, hugging the pillar and crying, her tears falling like raindrops!
I felt sorry for her, so I asked her if she wanted to be with me. I said I would take care of her, and she could do my laundry and cook for me…”

A long silence fell over the living room.

Lu Jianguo and Sun Yumei looked at each other, their expressions a fascinating mix of emotions.

After a long while, Sun Yumei took a deep breath, stared at her grandson, and uttered a sentence with utmost seriousness.

"You're not allowed to go to places like that again!"

(End of this chapter)