Chapter 45: Going To The Town Center

Su Ruan woke up in the morning and headed over to the dining room after washing up a little bit. When she arrived, her mother and grandparents were already seated around the table, having their breakfast.

Ma Zheng Zheng was the first to notice her daughter's presence. She flashed her a warm smile and motioned her to sit down.

Su Ruan greeted them with good morning and sat down next to her mother.

"How was your first night here?" Ma Zheng Zheng asked. The hint of worry still had not disappeared from her expression. "Did you sleep well?"

After more than ten years, Su Ruan finally returned to D Town to visit her grandparents. The most thing that Ma Zheng Zheng was worried about did not happen, but later, her daughter fell into the lake water and was almost drowned.

Fortunately, someone had seen her and rescued her.

Thinking of the scene where her father, Ma Hao Dong entered the house and shouted that Su Ruan fell into the lake still gave her fright.

"It's fine," Su Ruan flashed them a smile. "I had a good sleep. The room is very comfortable. I did not expect that it would be very cold in the night."

She had regained her spirit and was no longer thinking of yesterday's event after a good sleep.

The elders looked at each other and finally heaved a sigh. Hearing that Su Ruan had a good sleep makes them feel more at ease.

Ma Zheng Zheng was especially worried that her granddaughter would be having a nightmare and recalled the trauma from when she was a little girl.

If Su Ruan no longer remembered them, then, that is for the better.

"Mmm… the temperature in D Town is colder during nighttime," Lan Shi said. "Later, Grandma will put in a few more blankets for you to use. Just tell us if you have anything you need."

An auntie walked over and handed Su Ruan a bowl of porridge at this moment. Su Ruan thanked the elder woman and took a deep breath, sniffing the aroma of delicious food in front of her.

"That's right, I have asked Yu Xi to bring you over to the town," Ma Hao Dong spoke. "If you need to buy anything, just tell to your cousin. Although this town is not as big as the city, I'm sure that we have almost everything here."

Su Ruan nodded. "I know. I'll let Yu Xi know."

"Alright. Don't just talk. Hurry up and eat," Lan Shi said. She turned to his husband and patted him on the shoulder. "Didn't you say that you're going to look at the orchard?"

Hearing his wife's reminder, Ma Hao Dong ate his food quickly.

Just as her grandpa left with a few workers and headed to the orchard, a familiar pickup truck parked in front of her.

A few seconds later, her younger cousin, Ma Yu Xi peeked her head out the window and waved. "Sister Ruan!" The girl jumped down from the high truck and walked over.

Su Ruan watched her cousin and noted that Ma Yu Xi is someone who liked to dress in bold, bright colors. This time, she was wearing jeans and a bright green shirt. Her hair was tied into a high ponytail and there was a bow hairpin in her hair.

"Sister Ruan, I heard from my father that you fell into the lake water yesterday." Ma Yu Xin gave Su Ruan a lookover. "Are you alright?"

Su Ruan chuckled upon seeing the girl's worried face. "I'm fine."

"How can you fall in the water? No. What are you doing at the orchard?"

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"I was on the phone with a friend. The line reception is better around that area," Su Ruan said, pointing in the direction she had gone to yesterday. "Perhaps I was too close to the water. I slipped and fell. Fortunately, someone saw me and saved me."

"My dad said, it was Young Master Long who saved you from the water."

"Mhm…"

All of a sudden, there was a hint of excitement on her face. "Sister Ruan, you met Young Master Long on your first day back to this town. How lucky. Tell me! How good-looking is he?"

Su Ruan stared at her cousin speechlessly. "You live in this town all your life. Why are you asking me this question?"

Ma Yu Xi heaved a sigh. "Sister Ruan, you might not know this… but it was not easy for anyone to meet Young Master Long. Whenever he's in D Town, he would often stay in their residence and only came out during a festivity. Even so, it would be impossible for someone like me to see him up-close."

"Is it really hard to see him?"

"Uh-huh." Ma Yu Xi nodded. "You might not know this but yesterday, it was the second time that my dad get to be so close to him. He came back last night and could not stop talking about how anxious he was when Young Master Long stood in front of him."

Su Ruan laughed. She could not imagine this scene. She did not think that her Eldest Uncle looked anxious yesterday.

Their grandma, Lan Shi came out of the house when she heard the commotion and smiled when she saw her granddaughter. "Yu Xi, have you had your breakfast? Come inside and eat a little bit."

"Grandma, it's fine. I already ate before coming over," Ma Yu Xi said. "Besides, I already told Grandpa that I am going to bring Sister Ruan to the town center. I'm thinking about letting her try the pastries at the bakery."

Lan Shi clicked her tongue. Her lips curled into a teasing smile. "Don't think that I don't know that you are going there to look at that boy."

"Grandma~" Ma Yu Xi alternated her gaze between her grandma and her cousin.

Seeing their exchange, Su Ruan finally understood what was going on. She turned to her cousin and smiled. "What boy?"

"Sister Ruan, don't listen to Grandma. She's speaking nonsense."

The smile on her face widened. If Grandma was speaking nonsense, this girl would not react like this.

Su Ruan exchange a glance with her Grandma and winked. She already made a plan to look at this boy that her cousin had fancied secretly.

After saying a few words with her Grandma, Su Ruan went to get her bag and went out with Ma Yu Xi. The girl sat behind the wheels and drive through the town with one hand.

"Actually, I wanted to take you to the city center by boat," Ma Yu Xi said. She glanced at Su Ruan and sigh. "But my dad said, you might still be traumatized after yesterday's event."

"It's fine. There's always next time."

"Mhmm… But it would save us half an hour of traveling if we take the boat. Plus the scenery is very beautiful."

Su Ruan continued to listen to her cousin as she showed her around.

After an hour of driving, the two of them finally arrived at the town center.. Ma Yu Xi pulled the pickup truck at the parking spot and jumped down.

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