Oh no! His rural wife is sweeter than a peach!

"Stop playing, it's time to eat."

Sheng Shuang called out to them from the direction of the dining room.

Just as she finished speaking, the doorbell rang.

She called out again, "Sang Rou, go open the door, your second brother is here."

Upon hearing that her second brother, who was abroad, had returned, Ying Sangrou quickly ran over to open the door.

"Second Brother."

Upon seeing the gentle and handsome man outside the door, she threw herself into his arms.

"You're finally back. I missed you so much."

Second brother?

When Lu Luozhi and her brother learned for the first time that Ying Huayu had another son, they exchanged a puzzled look.

Sister, Ying Xiaomei actually has an older brother.

Brother, your brother-in-law actually has a younger brother.

"Second brother, come and meet your sister-in-law."

Ying Sangrou enthusiastically pulled Ying Qingran to Lu Luozhi, who looked completely bewildered.

"Second brother, she is eldest brother's wife, our sister-in-law. Sister-in-law, he is my second brother, his name is Ying Qingran, Qing as in clear and Ran as in then."

She then pointed to Lu Mingshi, "This is my sister-in-law's younger brother."

Even more bewildered than them was Ying Qingran.

He looked around the room; it was much more lively than the Ying family mansion, as if his whole family lived there.

"Hello, I'm Ying Qingran. It's nice to meet you this time."

Ying Qingran greeted him very politely.

He secretly observed her.

Is this girl his older brother's type?

He had previously thought his older brother was against marriage.

As a result, his older brother suddenly got married to this girl, despite having made an engagement twenty years ago.

Life is truly full of drama every day.

Noticing his scrutinizing gaze, Ying Yuchuan stepped in front of Lu Luozhi, blocking his stare as well.

He didn't like other men looking at him like that, not even his own younger brother.

Ying Qingran was taken aback.

"I've already greeted you, let's eat."

Ying Yuchuan took Lu Luozhi's hand and walked towards the dining room.

Lu Luozhi turned around, smiled, and greeted Ying Qingran, "Hello, my name is Lu Luozhi."

Ying Yuchuan said coldly, "He doesn't need to know your name, he just needs to call you sister-in-law."

???

Ying Qingran remained silent.

Is this his usually serious and aloof older brother?

How come you've become so jealous after not seeing me for a few months?

He didn't use the adjective incorrectly, did he?

Then he smiled.

The situation wasn't as bad as he imagined. If his older brother didn't want to marry a woman he liked, no one could force him.

So, he likes her?

"Time to eat."

When the deer cried out, everyone took their seats.

The Ying family of five and the Lu family of siblings, a total of seven people, almost filled the dining table.

The dishes on the table were plentiful, with many ingredients that Lu Ming had never seen before. Just the extra-large crab, whose name he didn't know, was enough to make him exclaim "Wow!" over and over again.

Unlike the somber, silent atmosphere at the Ying family's dinner table, this table was bustling with activity.

The siblings, Lu Luozhi and Lu Luozhi, were like a pair of lively treasures. They were very sweet-talking, praising Sheng Shuang's cooking and her beauty, making her smile never leave her lips.

The three Ying siblings used to eat their meals quietly without saying a word at the dinner table. But now, influenced by their siblings, they've discovered that chatting and laughing like this isn't so bad after all.

Even Ying Sangrou, who is usually introverted, joined in the conversation. Although she only occasionally chimed in with a sentence or two, it was still quite good.

The dinner party reached its climax when Lu Luozhi and Lu Mingshi fought over the last piece of braised pork ribs.

The older sister wouldn't let go, and the younger brother wouldn't release the rib; it was about to reach a stalemate when Ying Yuchuan, who had been watching the whole thing, picked up the rib with his chopsticks and put it into Lu Luozhi's bowl.

Lu Mingshi deflated like a punctured balloon, "That's not fair! Sis, why do you get help from others?!"

Lu Luozhi happily ate the ribs, "I'll give you a chance. After you get married and have a wife, I'll let you take her back."

Lu Ming rolled her eyes, gave up struggling, and said, "Fine, I won't eat it then?"

It's better to wait for him to get rich than to wait for him to get married and have a wife.

Everyone burst out laughing at his reaction.

The meal ended slowly and leisurely amidst laughter.

After dinner, everyone gathered in the living room to eat desserts and fruits. To celebrate Lu Mingshi's discharge from the hospital, Ying Huayu and his wife specially prepared a gift for him.

His dear brother-in-law and his dear older sister each gave him a gift, and even Ying Sangrou gave him a very big gift.

Ying Qingran: So he came to eat empty-handed, without bringing anything or buying anything?

When he learned that it was this blond-haired kid who risked his life to save his sister's sister, he finally understood why his parents were so good to him.

It should be.

He'll make up for the gift another day.

Around 10 p.m., Ying Huayu and his wife, along with Ying Qingran, finally said goodbye and left.

She was especially reluctant to part with Sheng Shuang.

The villa instantly went from being bustling with laughter and chatter to its usual quiet.

Ying Yuchuan and the others returned to their rooms to prepare for a shower and rest.

---

Today can be considered the first day of his rebirth.

In the bathroom, Lu Ming stared intently at himself in the mirror.

His face was extremely thin, and the scabbed abrasions on his cheeks had mostly healed. His half-head of blond hair was unusually dazzling, like a clump of weeds growing where it shouldn't be.

The more he looked at it, the more he found the half-head of blond hair an eyesore.

He frowned, his mind conflicted and hesitant, but finally, he pursed his lips and made a decision in his heart.

He stepped out of the bathroom, grabbed a pair of scissors, and headed towards his older sister's room.

"Your sister is taking a shower."

Ying Yuchuan told him this.

Lu Mingshi shook his head. "I'm not looking for her. Brother-in-law, can you do me a favor?"

Ying Yuchuan glanced at the scissors, then fixed his gaze on his face. "What kind of help?"

Lu Ming handed him the scissors, saying, "Cut off all my yellow fur."

His decision surprised Ying Yuchuan.

Back in the bathroom, Lu Mingshi moved a chair and sat down. Ying Yuchuan stood behind him with scissors in hand. Before making the cut, he asked him again to confirm:

"Are you really sure you want to cut your blond hair?"

"Um."

Lu Ming answered him very confidently.

"Today is a day of rebirth for me. The past is the past, and I don't want to keep this blond hair anymore."

Starting tonight, he will be a different Luming Shi.

Having received his affirmative answer, Ying Yuchuan didn't say anything more and began to trim his half-grown, weed-like yellow hair.

One snip, one fall.

The yellow hair fell onto the clean floor.

The deer cried out, its eyes lowered as it watched.

He didn't regret it at all; in fact, he felt a sense of relief.

More blond hair piled up at his feet.

Lu Ming spoke softly, "Do you know why I dyed my hair blonde?"

Ying Yuchuan was never curious or gossipy about other people's private affairs, so when he asked this, he followed suit and asked, "Why?"

A mixture of courage and sorrow flickered across Lu Mingshi's face.

"Because I want to protect my grandma."

He spoke softly about these things that even his older sister didn't know.

"My sister went to university, leaving only my grandma and me at home. Grandma was still in good health at that time, and I happened to get into a high school in the city, so Grandma let me go to study there. I could only go back to see her on weekends."

"The villagers are awful. They know that there is no one else in our family but my grandma, so they bully her relentlessly. Once when I came back, I saw that the yard was a mess. Later, I found out that the old men in the village had climbed over the wall to steal things. I was furious and rushed over to yell at them, but they beat me up instead and said that I was just a little kid and didn't know anything."

"It was an auntie next door who told me that they didn't intend to steal anything, but because they saw my grandma was home alone, they wanted to..."

As he said this, there was a hint of anger in his voice.