An Lingrong after rebirth

After careful treatment by the miraculous doctor Li, An Lingrong's mother's eye disease gradually improved. Her originally blurred vision began to become clear, and the world before her eyes was no longer as hazy as before.

Elder Li carefully examined An Lingrong's mother's eyes and nodded with satisfaction: "Madam, your eye disease has improved significantly, but you still need to continue taking medicine to consolidate the effect."

As he spoke, he wrote down a prescription that listed several precious medicinal materials and instructed: "These medicines can help you further restore your vision and make your eyes brighter. Boil three bowls of water into one bowl of medicine, drink it three times a day, simmer it over low heat, and avoid spicy and irritating foods. However, you must take a rest during the period of taking it and avoid overusing your eyes."

An Lingrong was filled with gratitude and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Mr. Li! I will definitely supervise my mother to take the medicine! If it weren't for your miraculous healing hand, my mother's eyesight would probably have been difficult to recover."

Elder Li smiled and said, "You're welcome. Treating illnesses and saving lives is a doctor's duty. Madam's recovery is also her own blessing."

Accompanied by Aunt Liu and their two younger brothers' wives, Zhou and Zhang returned to their residence. Zhou then said, "Lingrong, how about we go to Zuixianlou for dinner? The food there tastes very good and is all local specialties!" After that, she called a few maids and servants and asked them to book a room at Zuixianlou.

An Lingrong thought about it for a moment and thought this was a good idea, so she agreed. The group arrived at Zuixianlou and entered the reserved private room. After ordering, everyone ate and chatted, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Zhou looked at An Lingrong and said earnestly, "Lingrong, you are almost 15 years old now, and it's time to think about marriage. Your father wants you to marry into a powerful family. What do you think?

An Lingrong's heart tightened. She understood what Zhou's words meant. But she didn't want to be a victim of family interests. She had her own ideals and pursuits.

"Aunt, listen to daddy's arrangements. Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words." An Lingrong said firmly.

Zhou sighed, "Lingrong, I know you have your own ideas, but girls have to get married eventually. Although the An family has some wealth, it is still not good enough in the eyes of the rich and powerful in the capital. If we can arrange a marriage, it will be good for both you and the An family."

An Lingrong was silent for a moment, then said, "Aunt, thank you for your concern. I understand your painstaking efforts. But I believe that with my own efforts, I can also make the An family live a better life. As for marriage, I have my own ideas."

Mother Lin said that this child has his own opinions and ideas!

Seeing An Lingrong was so insistent, Zhou Shi didn't know what to say. She knew her niece had her own opinion since she was young, and since she had made up her mind, she would not change it easily.

According to common sense, as the eldest daughter of the An family, An Lingrong should not call her concubine "aunt", and her brother and sister-in-law should not be called uncle. In fact, they should even bow to An Lingrong.

However, An Lingrong's family were all generous and kind, and Aunt Liu's family were all honest people. In addition, her mother's family did not have many relatives, so they did not care about these names and etiquette, but hoped that more people would help and get close to her mother. Her mother had a good relationship with Aunt Liu.

In this way, An Lingrong respectfully called her father's concubine "aunt", while her younger brother and sister-in-law were respectfully called uncle and aunt.

Zhou nodded and said with emotion: "Lingrong, you have grown up and have your own thoughts. Aunt will respect your choice. But the most difficult thing to find in this world is a sincere person."

At this time, a clear voice was heard: "Who said it's hard to find? Maybe the person has already appeared." Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome man walking into the private room. He smiled and looked at An Lingrong.

An Lingrong, Lin, Aunt Liu, Zhou, and Zhang were all very surprised. They had met General Lu Hao!

"Ah?" An Lingrong was at a loss, and everyone else was also stunned.

Lu Hao smiled and said, "You're welcome. No need to be polite. Lingrong, long time no see." He looked at An Lingrong, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes.

Everyone reacted and stood up. Lin and Aunt Liu looked at each other, both a little confused, but still smiled and saluted Lu Hao.

"Thank you, young general." An Lingrong said. She lowered her head, not daring to look into Lu Hao's eyes. She knew how Lu Hao felt about her, but she only regarded him as a brother.

Lu Hao walked up to An Lingrong and asked softly, "Lingrong, how have you been these days?"

An Lingrong nodded: "Yes, everything is fine, thank you for your concern, General."

Lu Hao smiled slightly: "That's good. I came here today to see you and bring you some gifts." As he said that, he signaled the guards behind him to bring up the gifts.

The guards held up exquisite gift boxes and placed them on the table. Lu Hao opened one of the gift boxes and found a pair of exquisite earrings inside.

"This pair of earrings suits you very well. I hope you like them." Lu Hao picked up the earrings and handed them to An Lingrong.

An Lingrong didn't dare to take the earrings and smiled awkwardly: "Thank you, General, I like them very much, but why did you give me a gift for no reason?"

Lu Hao took out several other gift boxes and introduced them one by one: "This is a pearl necklace, this is a jade bracelet... They are all for you."

An Lingrong looked at the gifts in front of her and was deeply moved. She knew that these gifts were carefully selected by Lu Hao, and each one was very valuable, but she only regarded him as a brother who grew up with her.

"Young General, you are so wasteful." An Lingrong said gratefully.

Lu Hao shook his head: "It's just a little token of my appreciation. As long as you like it, that's fine."

An Lingrong hesitated. Lin Zhi and Liu Shi both advised An Lingrong to accept it, saying that this was General Lu's intention. Lingrong said, "But I......

Lingrong could only accept the gift, thinking that she would find a chance to explain it to Brother Lu! An Lingrong thanked Lu Hao again. At this time, Zhou broke the silence: "Young General is really thoughtful."

Lu Hao smiled and looked at An Lingrong: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave now. I'll come see you another day." After saying that, he turned and left the private room.

After Lu Hao left, Zhou was delighted: "Lingrong, this young general is deeply in love with you. It would be a great blessing if you could marry him."

An Lingrong lowered her head and said nothing. Her heart was in turmoil. She only thought of Lu Hao as a brother and never thought of anything else. At this moment, she didn't know how to face Lu Hao's feelings.

An Lingrong returned to the inn with her mother in a state of distraught, still holding the gift from Lu Hao. She sat by the window, staring into the distance, with a lot of thoughts in her mind. She knew that she couldn't accept Lu Hao's feelings because she only had brotherly and sisterly feelings for him. However, she didn't know how to reject him without hurting his heart.

A few days later, one morning, An Lingrong decided to go to Lu Hao and tell him her true thoughts. She came to the door of Lu's house, hesitated for a moment, and finally knocked on the door. The door opened, and Lu Hao saw An Lingrong with a surprised smile on his face. "Lingrong, why are you here?" He hurriedly went to greet her.

An Lingrong took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to say, "Brother Lu, I have something to say to you." Lu Hao's eyes revealed expectation. He took An Lingrong's hand and walked into the yard. "Lingrong, go ahead and talk. I'm listening."

An Lingrong bit her lip and said slowly: "Brother Lu, I will always remember how good you have been to me. However, I only regard you as a brother, and the relationship between us is just family love." After hearing this, the smile on Lu Hao's face gradually disappeared, but he was not angry or disappointed.

He gently patted An Lingrong's shoulder, "Lingrong, I already knew this a long time ago. You don't have to be embarrassed, and I don't want to put pressure on you.

I will keep my feelings for you deep in my heart. We will still be best friends and siblings like before." An Lingrong breathed a sigh of relief, tears of emotion flashing in her eyes, "Brother Lu, thank you for your understanding. You will always be my dearest brother." The two smiled at each other!