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Originally, she had planned to go to town by herself, but unexpectedly, a man suddenly appeared on the carriage.

Although she wasn’t particularly concerned about the proprieties between men and women, she couldn’t stand other people’s gossip.

Her reputation was already bad enough, so if she was accused of being an immoral woman, wouldn’t her parents worry themselves to death?

After thinking it over, Lin Yuan climbed down from the carriage and called Lin Wei and Xiao Linshuang to join her.

With these two sisters accompanying her, she had no fear of idle talk.

The two younger sisters were overjoyed at the chance to go to town with their elder sister.

Xiao Linshuang even hurried back into the house to change into the new clothes her mother had made for her, not to mention those pretty embroidered shoes.

Lin Wei, with a hint of coyness, let Lin Yuan pull her away to change her clothes too.

A girl of age naturally loves beauty. Not only that, but Lin Yuan also styled Lin Wei’s hair.

As she hadn’t yet reached the age of a hairpin ceremony, Lin Yuan twisted her hair into two buns on top of her head and left the long hair to cascade down her back, simple yet adorable.

The young sisters also put on the bracelets they had bought during their last visit to town.

Their attire truly dazzled Lady Liu’s eyes, prompting her to proudly bring the three sisters to the eastern room to show Lin Jiaxin, and she happily exclaimed, "Look at my daughters!

Each one is more beautiful than the last, far better than those boys who only know how to spend money and cause trouble! "

Lin Yuan knew her mother was talking about Lin Jiazhong’s second son.

Things had been quiet over there these last few days, and she heard that Lin Jiazhong had spent a lot of silver and pulled many strings, but still hadn’t seen his son, only learning that his son was hospitalized with an injury, though at least he was still alive.

Recalling the blow she had dealt, Lin Yuan’s mouth curled into a cold smile.

Xia Zheng had said it would be ten days to half a month, and it seemed Lin Yongle wouldn’t be getting out any time soon, and even if he did, he was certainly going to be crippled.

She wondered what Lin Jiazhong’s reaction would be when he saw his beloved son in such a state.

Lately, Lin Yongcheng had been quite subdued, not even showing his face.

It seemed he too was haunted by a guilty conscience.

Lin Yuan snorted coldly, uninterested in meddling with their affairs; however, if Lin Yongcheng, with his petty mind, was going to stir up trouble for her, then she wouldn’t be blamed for striking hard!

After being lavishly praised by Lady Liu for quite a while, the three sisters finally boarded the carriage with flushed faces.

Xia Zheng, already an impatient waiter, was flustered to see two more people joining them.

His handsome face turned dark; alone time with the young lady was out of the question, and these two troublesome little creatures would have to be married off soon!

Lin Wei clearly noticed Xia Zheng. Being naturally timid, she quietly took her seat by the carriage door next to her sister, hands resting on her knees, looking quite uneasy.

But Xiao Linshuang was quite familiar with him, remembering how Xia Zheng looked last time at her house, and greeted him cheerily.

That’s how children are; if you’re nice to them, they’re nice to you.

If you ignore them, they won’t even bother with you.

Xia Zheng, affected by the child’s innocent smile, hesitated for a long time before finally patting the seat next to him, signaling her to sit closer.

Xiao Linshuang gleefully moved over; there was no helping it, the carriage was large, but it was still packed with tofu and mooncakes, so space was indeed tight for the three sisters.

This arrangement, however, made life difficult for Xia Zheng. Xiao Linshuang, that little rascal, kept pulling at his clothes to check out the patterns, then tugging at his hair to examine his accessories. Eventually, she even climbed onto his lap, demanding he sing a song for her.

Lin Yuan and Lin Wei watched Xia Zheng’s dark yet restrained handsome face with amusement, secretly bursting with laughter in their hearts.

Xia Zheng glanced at that cheeky little girl trying to hold back her laughter, inwardly lamenting. If it weren’t for the fear of offending his future little aunt, he would not have been so compromising.