After breaking off the engagement, she became the CEO's favorite

When this incident spread, Mrs. Qian had already been rescued by villagers and sent directly to a nearby hospital.

Fortunately, the residents along the stream were sharp-eyed and not only recognized Mrs. Qian by her figure, but also witnessed the moment she fell into the water, and rushed to rescue her to shore.

Fortunately, Mrs. Qian did not contract pneumonia, but she fainted due to excessive fright.

Zhuxi Village had been quiet for such a long time, but it was unexpectedly hit by such excitement.

Almost all the villagers seized the opportunity to use their brains and moved around enthusiastically.

Lu Ranran and Shen Xiling found out early the next morning.

The two of them were being treated as bargaining chips by Gu Nianzhi, who used lunch and dinner as a bargaining chip to create some space for him and Zhang Xiaoyuan to be alone.

Early morning after a heavy rain.

The cold wind brought water vapor, which penetrated into the nasal cavity along with the breath.

It feels like eating mint leaves and then drinking ice water.

To sum it up in one word, it's totally cool.

Lu Ranran shuddered as soon as she went out.

The next second, Shen Xiling wrapped the furry scarf around Lu Ranran's neck.

A soft woolen hat warmly covered the top of her head.

Shen Xiling covered her ears into her hat seriously.

The cool fingertips touched the red ears, and there was a tingling feeling.

"Okay, still cold?"

Shen Xiling took a step back and looked up and down at Lu Ranran, who was fully equipped.

Lu Ranran exhaled hot air and reached out to pinch her cool ears.

"Grandma's hat?" Lu Ranran asked.

When you push open the red door, you are greeted by a refreshing natural fragrance.

Shen Xiling smiled.

"its mine."

"Hey..." Lu Ranran took out his phone and looked at himself in the reflection of the screen, "It looks a bit big."

"Ah?" Shen Xiling had just locked the door and didn't hear what Lu Ranran said for a moment, "What do you mean it's a bit big?"

Lu Ranran narrowed her eyes, turned her face away and waved her hand.

"nothing."

Shen Xiling did not ask any further questions.

Most of the small shops in Zhuxi Village are located along the road by the stream.

As the two walked towards the highway, they found that many people had gathered along the road.

In the past, the village was always quiet.

But today it was unusually lively, with groups of people gathered every ten or so meters, chatting with each other in dialect.

Lu Ranran pulled at the corner of Shen Xiling's clothes.

"do you understand?"

Shen Xiling shook his head.

"Didn't you notice that grandparents all speak Mandarin?"

After he said this, Lu Ranran realized that not only her grandparents and mother, but even several members of the Lu family did not speak with much of a dialect.

Lu Ranran asked curiously:

"So where is the Shen family's ancestral home? Can you speak the dialect?"

The Shen family's background is an unspoken secret among everyone in South City.

Everyone knows it's not simple, but no one knows exactly where it's difficult.

Shen Xiling blinked.

"If I say I don't know, will you believe me?"

Lu Ranran said:

"If you don't want to talk..."

"There's nothing I don't want to say." Shen Xiling shrugged, "I really don't know. Grandpa and grandma never mentioned it."

This aroused Lu Ranran's curiosity.

"Why? You didn't ask?"

"Yes, I asked it. When I was a kid, I would ask it every time I went to Shen's Mansion."

"What do grandpa and grandma say?"

They turned out of the village and came to the stream.

"Grandpa always said, don't talk about the past anymore."

"The Shen family was able to have Shen Construction and preserve the Shen Mansion and the Lake District Villa thanks to great luck."

"As a descendant of the Shen family, you should work hard and diligently, and don't always think of taking advantage of other conveniences."

Lu Ranran nodded thoughtfully.

The breakfast shop was right in front of us, and thick white fog escaped from the house and dissipated into the air.

A thick plastic curtain hung across the store door, muffling any conversation inside.

The owner, wearing sleeves, was sitting by the door making soup dumplings while humming a leisurely tune.

Place the dough in the palm of your hand, put in an appropriate amount of fillings and gently squeeze it. The small soup dumplings with beautiful folds will form small circles on the steamer.

"What do you want to eat? Sit inside."

The shop owner didn't even raise his head, and as he spoke he pinched out a few small white balls.

At this time, a young man lifted the curtain and walked out.

When he saw Shen Xiling and Lu Ranran, his dark red face was startled at first, and then his eyes and eyebrows were filled with joy.

"Are you relatives of Mrs. Qian?"

People living in a village are more or less related to each other.

Shen Xiling politely denied it.

But the young man obviously didn't want to know the answer.

After Shen Xiling answered, he couldn't wait to come closer, his serious face revealing his excitement.

"Hey, do you know that last night, Mrs. Qian..."

"Jumped into the river."

He deliberately pronounced the three words "jumped into the river" very lightly. As he spoke, he turned his eyes away and observed the reactions of Shen Xiling and Lu Ranran.

After seeing the surprised expressions of Lu Ranran and Shen Xiling.

Only then did he withdrew his gaze with satisfaction, smacking his lips and waiting for their response.

The shop owner sitting next to him suddenly said in a stern voice:

"What are you doing blocking my door?"

"If you don't want to eat, leave now."

Lu Ranran looked at Shen Xiling somewhat awkwardly.

What both of them were thinking about was how to get more information from this young man.

But the young man was not angry at the scolding.

"Uncle, why are you so fierce? I'm curious too."

"They both lived on that hill. Before Mrs. Qian jumped into the river, someone saw her going to that house."

"maybe--"

The owner put the flour on the chopping board with a "snap" and it turned into mist in the low altitude.

"You're just idle and not serious all the time, just asking about other people's affairs?"

"What's going on with them? Does it have anything to do with you?"

The young man uttered a disdainful "tsk".

"Why are you pretending? It's as if you don't want to know."

After saying that, he left the breakfast shop without even looking at the two of them.

The shop owner snorted heavily and looked at the two of them with an unfriendly look.

"Do you still want to eat?"

"If you don't want to eat, go somewhere else. I don't welcome gossip here."

Shen Xiling opened the curtain and turned to Lu Ranran and said:

"Still not coming in?"

Lu Ranran was stunned for a second, nodded in understanding, and walked quickly into the store.

The two people who originally came to pack food ended up sitting down in the breakfast shop.

Just when the two were troubled by not being able to understand the dialect, one of Cai Wenshu's card-playing friends happened to appear in the store.

"My little girl, where is your grandma? Does she know that something happened to Mrs. Qian?"

This poker friend happened to live next door to Mrs. Qian.

It was windy and rainy last night, and the Qian family was in chaos.

"You know my sister-in-law. When she gets angry, she can say anything."

"She said she wanted A Jiang to go on a blind date. If she didn't go on a blind date, she would not acknowledge her as her daughter. She told her to get out if she didn't go on a blind date."

"A Jiang is even worse. It was raining so hard and cold yesterday, but he ran out by himself. Now I haven't seen him since."

"You guys talk to Grandma Cai and ask her to persuade them. Hey, we are all family, how can there be such a big grudge!"