I got home in the afternoon.
As soon as Yu Lian entered the door, she was met with probing questions from both her younger sister and her mother.
"How is it?"
"What do you mean, 'what'? I'm not going on a blind date."
Wang Meixia looked at her eldest daughter with a puzzled expression: "Didn't you promise to have dinner with Si Qin at a restaurant?"
"Yes. I made it clear to him and let him go. I don't like him at all. Oh, by the way, my friend came over to play."
"Okay, then I'll buy more groceries and cook you all something delicious. Your dad's back too, but I sent him to the army base so you young people won't feel uncomfortable."
"Thank you, Mom."
At this moment, Wang Meixia naively thought they were her daughter's old classmates. But the clever Yu Xin sensed something was wrong. She followed her older sister like a little tail.
"Sis, who's coming over? I remember you never told Mom beforehand when you brought friends over. It's not your boyfriend, is it?"
"Nonsense. It's just that your sister Fangfang and some other classmates, knowing I'm back, arranged to get together at our house."
She thought she'd caught a whiff of something unusual, but nothing actually happened. Yu Xin pouted, "Tch, sis, at least bring me a brother-in-law."
"Dream on. Take good care of yourself and get well soon. I'll ask Mom to let me take you out for fun."
"Sis! You truly are my sister!"
Yu Xin couldn't sit still after just one day at home.
Yu Lian had only been back for two minutes when Director Wang's voice came from downstairs. The two sisters quietly peeked through the curtains at the door. It was indeed Director Wang from the logistics department.
"Teacher Wang, why did you agree to this if your child already has a boyfriend?"
Faced with the sudden questioning, Wang Meixia was stunned. She herself didn't know her eldest daughter had a boyfriend: "Huh? Oh, I just found out too. This child is very thoughtful; she doesn't tell the family anything. I'm sorry."
Director Wang initially felt he had been tricked and stormed to the door to confront her, but Wang Meixia's attitude left him unsure whether to get angry or not.
"Um, it's my fault for being in such a hurry. I'll be going now, so I won't bother you any longer."
As soon as Director Wang left, Yu Xin was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight upstairs. The laughter attracted Wang Meixia's attention, and she immediately saw the two sisters standing behind the curtains. Since they hadn't gone far, Wang Meixia didn't dare to say anything, but simply gave each of the sisters upstairs a look.
"Oh no, it's all your fault for making a sound!"
"Sis, if you tell Siqin you have a boyfriend, he won't want the rumors in the compound to spread like this. You're such a fool, where would you get a boyfriend when you just got back?"
Yu Lian looked at her sister with a resentful expression and told the truth, "I just grabbed a random man at the restaurant entrance and pretended to be him. Si Qin didn't believe me, so I told him I was taking him home to meet my parents this weekend, and that's when Si Qin left."
After hearing everything, Yu Xin felt a surge of anger: "How can Si Qin be so shameless? Just you wait, I'll deal with him in a couple of days."
"No, please, grandma, calm down. I can handle this."
Before the conversation could end, the door opened: "Yu Xin, get out."
Under her mother's intimidating gaze, Yu Xin could only give her sister a look that said, "Good luck." The door closed, and Wang Meixia sat down in a chair: "So, what happened?"
"It's nothing complicated. It's just that Si Qin is incredibly stubborn and has absolutely no ability to be flexible. I saw that he wouldn't give up, so I lied to him."
"Oh, I see. You scared me to death."
"I paid a guy to pretend to be me. You know, someone this stubborn definitely..."
"Yu Lian!"
Yu Lian instinctively covered her ears when her mother's voice came on.
"Oh, it's just paying someone to act; it'll only be an hour or two. Then we'll just say we're not compatible and break up. But you should spread the word for me these next couple of days, so that when everyone knows, Si Qin will naturally back down."
Now that things had come to this, she could only let her daughter act as she pleased. But then, Wang Meixia remembered something terrible: "You said it's the weekend, isn't that the day your dad comes home? If he finds out, he'll cause a huge uproar!"
Yu Lian had already thought this through: "To outsiders, I'll say it's my boyfriend who came to visit; my dad and those uncles aren't the gossipy type. But to insiders, I'll say it's a classmate or friend from before, so my dad won't suspect anything. Besides, it's not just the actor I hired; there's Xu Fang and other people too."
Even so, Wang Meixia still felt somewhat unsafe.
"Your dad is usually mild-mannered, but if he knew you'd found someone less than a month after you came back, he'd be furious. You wouldn't get beaten up then, but that young man..."
Yu Lian interrupted her mother's rambling thoughts: "Alright, Mom, I'm all grown up now, you don't need to worry about me. Just cook us a meal, pretend it's over, and your task will be complete."
Wang Meixia was pushed out of the room by her daughter.
"Finally, some peace and quiet."
Yu Lian closed the door and sat down at her desk. For a long time during her months of recuperation, she had been anxious about her future. Now back in Yuncheng, her attention was drawn to her younger sister, and she had completely forgotten about what she should do next.
weekend.
Several people were standing opposite the Yu family's house. Yu Lian had just called Xu Fang, and everything was proceeding smoothly. Most of the people at the door were Director Wang's informants.
As lunchtime approached, Yu Lian finally saw the group of people who had arrived late. She hurried down to greet them.
"You're here! Come in quickly!"
Yu Lian gave Xu Fang a look, and Xu Fang entered with her two other roommates. Yu Lian pulled He Lin aside and whispered, making sure no one else could hear, "Just put on an act. When my dad comes back, just say you're Xu Fang's friend who came along. Don't let it slip if strangers ask."
"Okay, I understand."
A brief sentence, an indifferent attitude, and a cold demeanor. Yu Lian's heart began to waver: "Are you even professional? Don't forget to charge me twenty yuan; I don't want to waste my money and get myself into trouble."
To her surprise, he completely ignored her and went inside. Yu Lian's impression of him plummeted – she had never seen anyone so disrespectful of others. But it was too late; she couldn't find someone else now.
Before dinner, Yu Lian heard a familiar car sound. Yu Xin ran out excitedly; she hadn't seen her father in a long time. But her smile vanished when she saw who it was—an annoying person was standing next to her father. She slammed the door shut in annoyance.
"Hey, little girl. Come here, Xiaoqin, I can smell the food. Your aunt should have finished making lunch."
When Yu Xin got home, she immediately "sounded the alarm," and everyone sat up straight—except for He Lin.
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