Ling Yue presented the gifts she had prepared to everyone, and they were all very happy.
"Yue Yue, you must be tired from the journey. Grandma has already prepared a room for you to rest in. Why don't you take a break?" Old Madam Lan gently patted Ling Yue's hand, her eyes filled with indulgence. She was determined to take good care of her granddaughter and never let her suffer any grievances.
"Okay." Ling Yue nodded, standing up and smiling at everyone.
"Yue Yue, let me take you to your room." Lan Ji walked to Ling Yue's side and led her out of the living room.
As they watched the two of them leave, the faces of the others were filled with contentment and joy.
"I never imagined that Yue Yue, growing up in such an environment, could still be so outstanding."
"Yes, when I received Aunt Xu's letter, I thought Yue Yue was a poor little thing who could be bullied by anyone."
"The Ling Family must be blind. Yue Yue is so excellent, yet they actually drove her away."
"Thank goodness the Ling Family drove Yue Yue away, or we wouldn't have known that she had been mistreated by the Ling Family all these years, and also Little Sister..."
Thinking of the early death of Lan Jun, the expressions on their faces were not very pleasant.
"We absolutely cannot let that Ling Family off."
Old Master Lan suppressed the sorrow in his heart, his sharp eyes exuding a compelling aura. "Yuxi, go inform Zhang Fu and spare no effort in dealing with the Ling Family. I want the Ling Family to be utterly ruined." He was not only seeking justice for his granddaughter but also seeking vengeance for his deceased daughter.
"Yes!" Lan Yuxi replied solemnly. He would never show mercy to the Ling Family. He would make them regret their actions, make them gradually lose everything, and finally plunge into endless hell to atone for his little sister.
Unaware of what was happening in the living room, Ling Yue followed Lan Ji to the room. The room was quaint and elegant, exactly her style.
"Yue Yue, rest for a while. I'll come to call you for dinner later." Lan Ji exchanged a few words with Ling Yue and then left for the living room.
After Lan Ji left, Ling Yue raised her hand and threw out a talisman, stepping into her own pocket dimension. Right now, all she wanted was to take a nice bath.
Entering the Spirit Spring Pool, Ling Yue closed her eyes in comfort.
Time passed unknowingly, and Ling Yue heard footsteps. She immediately emerged from her pocket dimension.
"Yue Yue, are you awake?" Along with a gentle knock on the door, Old Madam Lan's voice came from outside the room.
Ling Yue went to open the door. "Grandma!"
Old Madam Lan smiled gently at Ling Yue, reaching out to hold her hand and walking into the room with her. She glanced around, "Yue Yue, if there's anything unsatisfactory here, you must tell Grandma." Lan Ji had just told them a lot about Ling Yue, not only what she had done these days but also her experiences over the years, all of which Lan Ji had learned from Granny Xu. They were truly heartbroken for Ling Yue and harbored even more resentment towards the Ling Family.
"It's quite nice here." Ling Yue picked up the teapot on the table, tested the temperature with her hand, and found that the tea had cooled. She opened the teapot lid and added some hot water from the nearby thermos.
"Don't rush, Ling Yue. Grandma came to call you for dinner. Everyone is waiting for you. Let's go." Old Madam Lan reached out to take the thermos and placed it aside, then took Ling Yue's hand.
Ling Yue nodded and followed Old Madam Lan towards the dining room.
The table in the dining room was filled with delicacies, and the aroma filled the entire room, making people drool.
"Yue Yue is here, please sit down quickly." Seeing Ling Yue, Aunt Lan smiled and waved at her.
Ling Yue walked to Aunt Lan's side and sat down in the empty seat next to her.
Old Master Lan looked at Ling Yue with a gentle smile and picked up the chopsticks on the table. "Let's eat, Yue Yue, don't be polite. This is your home, so feel free to take whatever you want." This child is really remarkable, enduring so much hardship and still being so outstanding.
"Okay, Grandpa!" Ling Yue smiled and nodded, reaching for the chopsticks.
"Yue Yue, try this steamed white jade Buddha's hand." Aunt Lan used the serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of steamed white jade Buddha's hand for Ling Yue.
"Thank you, Aunt Lan." Ling Yue smiled faintly at Aunt Lan.
"Why are you being so polite with Aunt Lan? Try this squirrel-shaped Mandarin fish." Aunt Lan served Ling Yue several dishes.
Others also served Ling Yue, and soon her bowl was filled.
Looking at her bowl piled up like a small mountain, Ling Yue felt a bit helpless, but warm inside. In her past life, born into the imperial family, she never felt any affection. Her siblings only wished for her to die quickly so they could inherit her position. As for her parents, all they wanted was a qualified and powerful heir. They didn't care who the heir was, as long as they could strengthen the country. So even though her siblings fought fiercely, her parents turned a blind eye.
"Yue Yue, this sweet and sour pork is also good." Aunt Lan served Ling Yue a piece of sweet and sour pork, putting it in her bowl. She really liked this niece of hers, beautiful and with a good temperament. She wondered who would be so lucky to marry her in the future.
"Okay." Ling Yue nodded, and with her head down, she started to eat the food in her bowl.
The meal ended in a joyful atmosphere.
Everyone moved to the living room.
"Yue Yue, there are many medicinal herbs planted in the back mountain. Tomorrow I'll take you to see them." Cousin Lan Feng picked up a piece of watermelon from the fruit plate with a toothpick and handed it to Ling Yue. At first, he thought Ling Yue was a pitiful girl, but upon meeting her, he realized she was very outstanding. He really liked this cousin of his.
"Sure." Ling Yue nodded and took the watermelon. She was very interested in medicinal herbs. Her little world also had many medicinal herbs.
"We also have a cave in the back mountain with beautiful scenery. Yue Yue, would you like to go see it?" Cousin Lan Ji leaned close to Ling Yue's ear and asked softly. He had been in that cave before, and it was indeed beautiful, with stalactites hanging upside down, showing exquisite craftsmanship. The cave was interconnected, sometimes narrow, sometimes wide, deep and mysterious, with twists and turns, making it seem both remote and mysterious.
Ling Yue's eyes lit up, and she nodded eagerly.
"Tomorrow morning, I'll take you there, but you can't let anyone else know," Lan Ji glanced at the others. He had sneaked off to that cave before, only to be caught by his grandfather who scolded him. He couldn't understand why his grandfather wouldn't let him in, considering how beautiful the scenery inside was.
"Okay," Ling Yue nodded with a smile.
"What secret are you two whispering about?" Lan Ling felt a pang of jealousy seeing how close the two were.
"Yeah, share with everyone," Lan Feng chimed in. That rascal Lan Ji had been with Yue Yue for so long, yet he still monopolized her.
"It's nothing, just casual chat. Right, Yue Yue?" Lan Ji winked at Ling Yue.
Lan Ling walked up to Ling Yue, pushed Lan Ji aside who was sitting next to her, and handed her a colorful stone. "Yue Yue, this is for you." He had originally prepared a black card for Ling Yue, but upon hearing Lan Ji mention that Ling Yue had made over a hundred billion with just one raw stone, he changed his mind. He decided to give Ling Yue a meteorite he had treasured for a long time, wondering if she would like it.
Ling Yue's eyes widened in shock as she gazed at the colorful meteorite in Lan Ling's hand. "Is this..."
