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Chapter 319 An Old Friend in the Dark

When Yu Ying, disguised, arrived in front of the Yang residence, she simply hid foolishly in a very secluded spot, her eyes fixed on the gate, though she longed to see her elder sister.

However, they lacked the courage to step forward and knock on the door of the Yang residence, even though it was the hottest part of the day.

Large beads of sweat rolled slowly down Yu Ying's face, landing on the cracked ground that had been dried by the sun.

Despite the scorching heat today, it couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of a group of ants carrying food back to their nest.

Oh, know! Oh, know!

Perhaps the cicada saw that Yu Ying wanted to go up and knock on the door of the Yang residence but didn't dare to, so it deliberately flew to a big tree right next to Yu Ying.

Hearing the incessant chirping of cicadas, Yu Ying couldn't help but feel annoyed and really wanted to jump up and catch that annoying cicada right away.

But she was afraid that making a loud noise would attract her older sister and brother-in-law. So she could only silently endure the terrible cicada chirping alone.

After an unknown amount of time, the gate of the Yang residence finally opened, and Master Fu was seen walking towards Yu Ying's direction with a very long bamboo pole in his hand.

Yu Ying knew that Grandpa Fu must be trying to use bamboo to get rid of the cicadas on the tree. The annoying cicada chirping must also be keeping her elder sister and two nephews from taking a peaceful nap!

Yu Ying originally wanted to escape before Master Fu saw her, because she was very afraid that Master Fu would recognize her.

Not only that, but she would also be brought to Yuqin's side. Although she missed her elder sister very much, she did not have the courage to stand in front of her.

Just as Yu Ying was thinking this, Master Fu arrived in front of her with the long bamboo pole.

Who is this young lady? Why are you hiding under this big banyan tree, staring blankly at the gate of our Yang family mansion? Do you have some relatives working for us?

When Yu Ying heard Master Fu ask her this question, she nodded to him without thinking.

Not only that, she also whispered to him that the reason she was hiding here was to see if her elder sister would come out of the Yang family mansion.

Upon hearing this, Master Fu first frowned and then said to Yu Ying, "Since you miss your elder sister so much, why did you call her out of the Yang residence to meet you?"

"I don't want to disturb my elder sister's happy life because of my presence, so I don't want to see her. Besides, even if I did see her, I wouldn't know what to say to her!"

While Yu Ying was speaking these words very seriously, she did not notice that at this moment, Master Fu was carefully looking her up and down.

The more Master Fu looked at the young lady standing before him, the more she resembled the old lady of the Yang family. He also recalled that the old lady used to stare blankly at a certain object for a period of time.

When someone asked her what she was thinking, she whispered, "Yu Ying, how have you been all these years? Why haven't you come to see your elder sister?"

Is it because your older sister lost your darling? Is that why you haven't come to see her for so many years? Waaaaah!

Seeing that Master Fu was in a daze, Yu Ying thought she should take this opportunity to escape. Just as she was about to do so, she heard Master Fu call out softly to Yu Ying.

When Yu Ying heard Master Fu call out her name, she froze on the spot, because she could hardly remember how many years it had been since she had been called by that name.

You! You! Are you really our old lady's younger sister, Miss Yuying? If so, since you've already arrived at the gates of our Yang residence, why don't you go in and see the old lady?

Haha! I mean, old man, is your memory a little bad? Didn't I just tell you that?

I didn't meet with my elder sister because I was worried about her safety! The reason I'm near the Yang residence is to make sure she's alright.

Of course, my memory is excellent! Otherwise, how could I have managed to keep everything in such a large mansion so well on my own?

Haha! If you really have such a good memory, as you say, then why don't you remember what I just said?

When Master Fu heard Yu Ying call him Master Fu, he couldn't help but smile slightly, because from this very small detail, he could tell that this Miss Yu Ying was in contact with his wife.

Otherwise, how would she have known that I was Master Fu? There's just one thing I really don't understand: if the two sisters were in contact with each other in private, why did they lie to me that they couldn't meet?

Or is there some unspeakable secret between the two sisters?

Just as Master Fu was racking his brains over this problem, he heard Yuqin calling him.

Uncle Fu, what are you doing? Didn't I tell you to get rid of those annoying cicadas? Why am I still hearing them chirping?

When Master Fu saw Yuqin carrying young Xia Rong out of the Yang residence, he was very happy. At this moment, Xia Rong was already one year old and was at a very clingy age.

Yuqin didn't want to carry Xia Rong out of the house because the weather was really hot and humid today.

A drop of sweat will instantly disappear under the sun when it falls on the floor, but this year, due to the extremely hot weather, farmers have been unable to plant rice in the fields.

This year will definitely be a complete crop failure! There might even be an unprecedented famine! Fortunately, in order to avoid such a situation, the people in Heirentang planted a lot of grain and stored it in the warehouse in previous years.

Madam, you've come at just the right time! Your beloved younger sister has been hiding under this big tree, watching over the gates of our Yang residence for quite some time now.

As he spoke, Master Fu pointed to Yu Ying, who was standing next to him. Master Fu had originally expected to hear Yu Qin scream.

But after a long while, all Master Fu heard was his first wife asking him in a cold voice, "Didn't you see my little sister Yuying? Then where is she right now? Why can't I see her?"

When Master Fu heard Yuqin ask her this question, he pointed to the spot next to him.

Here she is! Your little sister is standing right beside me, Madam. Can't you see her?

No! Mr. Fu, please open your eyes wide and look carefully! Is anyone standing next to you?

And as you know, my younger sister Yuying passed away a year ago on a night when families were reunited. This is also a wound I can never touch!