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Chapter 364 Lu Yuanhuan's Side Story 1

Yu'an City.

In a simple courtyard, a middle-aged woman dressed simply and with a peaceful demeanor is picking vegetables in the small vegetable garden.

This courtyard looks quite old, especially compared to the high-rise buildings that surround it now, which makes it seem even older.

But because someone has taken good care of it, the house looks especially cozy.

The yard, in particular, wasn't planted with many flowers or grasses. On the right side of the yard entrance, there was a small vegetable garden, where several kinds of vegetables were planted, giving it a lively and homey feel.

However, a peach tree was unexpectedly planted on the left.

The peach tree is very large and looks quite old.

Especially with such a large variety of peach tree, getting it here is something that not just anyone could do.

It's the season when peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the falling petals have turned the courtyard pink, creating a beautiful scene.

Lu Yuanhuan carried a basket and picked through the vegetables in the garden for lunch.

With a bang.

The courtyard gate was pushed open from the outside.

A pleasant voice, tinged with barely concealed excitement, rang out.

"Mom, my brother wrote a letter."

Lu Yuanhuan raised her smiling face from the vegetable garden and looked at her daughter Gu An'an at the door.

"show me!"

Since his son Gu Anping graduated from university and went to the army, Lu Yuanhuan has had very little time to see people.

The last time she wrote was three months ago; she was missing her son.

Gu An'an clearly knew how much her mother missed her older brother, and hurriedly handed the letter over.

Lu Yuanhuan took it and eagerly opened it, reading it carefully.

"Hey, let me see what my brother wrote. Is he doing well in the army? Does he miss us? Is he dating anyone? Hmm, there aren't many girls in the army, he's probably still single!!!"

Gu An'an also misses her older brother very much. The two siblings have a very good relationship. Gu An'an has always followed Gu Anping around since she was a child.

Gu Anping also acted very much like an elder brother, protecting his younger sister and not letting anyone bully her. He treated her very well.

Lu Yuanhuan ignored her and read the letter carefully. Of course, the smile on her face gradually disappeared until her brows furrowed.

Seeing that something was wrong, Gu An'an immediately leaned over to look.

But as she quickly scanned the contents of the letter, her pupils widened in disbelief.

Oh God! What did she see?!

"Mom, this, this can't be true! My brother has a girlfriend, and it's her? No way!" Gu An'an was a little incoherent now.

After all, it's not a big deal that his brother has a girlfriend.

However, his girlfriend was someone his family knew, and even someone they had a grudge against, which shocked Gu An'an.

Not only her, but even someone as calm and quiet as Lu Yuanhuan frowned deeply after reading the letter, radiating an aura of anger.

"Let's talk about this after your dad gets back!" Lu Yuanhuan said calmly.

After saying that, she didn't have much interest in saying anything more. Instead, she handed the letter to Gu An'an, served the vegetables she had picked, and turned back to the kitchen.

Gu An'an opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing Lu Yuanhuan's expression, she couldn't say a word.

Her mother, Lu Yuanhuan, was gentle and mild-mannered.

She was very close to Lu Yuanhuan from a young age.

While their neighbors and friends were still experiencing childhoods marked by parental discipline, Gu An'an and Gu Anping were particularly fond of their parents.

Gu Yushan is a reasonable person, and Lu Yuanhuan is even more so. With such parents, one can imagine how enviable their childhood must have been.

Lu Yuanhuan rarely loses her temper, and even if she does, she would never be so emotional when facing Gu An'an and the others.

She is a very gentle person. Even when she is unhappy, she digests it herself instead of venting it on others.

This was the first time Gu An'an had ever seen her express such obvious emotions.

However, when she thought about which family's daughter the girlfriend her brother mentioned in his letter was, she understood Lu Yuanhuan very well.

Gu An'an ate a half-hearted lunch at home. She glanced at Lu Yuanhuan's face, which no longer showed a smile, and hesitated before turning around and going out to look for him.

Then, just after finishing his meal and preparing to take a nap, Gu Yushan was greeted by his daughter, who was still very anxious, as if something serious had happened.

"What did you say?" Gu Yushan frowned, clearly not expecting to hear such news.

"Really!" Gu An'an said seriously, "Dad, you don't know, Mom is unhappy. She put so much salt in my lunch just now, it was so salty."

But given the situation just now, she didn't dare utter a single complaint and silently ate it with tears in her eyes.

Gu An'an picked up a glass of water in front of her, gulped it down, and then raised the glass again to her father.

Gu Yushan, being very perceptive, poured her another glass of water.

Gu An'an drank three large cups before letting out a heavy sigh.

That was awesome!

Gu Yushan: "You really saw the girlfriend in your brother's letter? She's someone we all know, not just someone with the same name?"

Gu An'an: "Brother wrote in the letter that it was someone we all know, so how could it not be her?"

"But how did they end up together?"

"Hmph, she's liked my older brother since she was little. When he ignored her, she even wanted to go to military school with him. I think my brother has been slowly boiled like a frog in warm water."

Gu Yushan: "Let them divide it up!"

Gu An'an's eyes widened. "Dad, are you trying to break up this loving couple?"

"Although I know that the Yang family and our family seem to have some conflicts, it's not a life-or-death feud. A token attempt to stop them is enough! Do you really want to be the Queen Mother of the West?"

Gu An'an wasn't really aware of the deep-seated grudge between her family and the Yang family.

All I know is that, as far back as I can remember, Aunt Yang has always disliked them, especially her mother.

Every time they saw him, they would mock Lu Yuanhuan.

Every time Lu Yuanhuan saw Aunt Yang, he remained expressionless and ignored her.

Lu Yuanhuan's indifference wasn't the kind of dislike of not wanting to face a troublesome person, but rather a complete and utter disregard, a complete lack of concern for this person.

Gu An'an asked out of curiosity and finally learned that after her mother graduated from university, she was assigned to work at a newspaper and was a colleague of Aunt Yang.

But later, for reasons unknown, Lu Yuanhuan left the newspaper and went to work at a department store.

However, after working at the department store and reaching the position of manager, he changed jobs again to become a junior high school teacher.

Gu An'an guessed that the work at the department store was probably also related to Aunt Yang.

"What do you mean by breaking up a couple?" Gu Yushan tapped Gu An'an with annoyance.

Gu An'an winced as she clutched the spot where she had been hit, saying, "Isn't that right? You were already planning to make my brother break up with Yang Xiaoxiao, isn't that just breaking up a loving couple?"

"Dad, is the reason Mom and Aunt Yang don't get along because of her job? Did Aunt Yang take it away from her?"

"Also, as you saw, Yang Xiaoxiao has liked my older brother since she was a child. She even went to the army to pursue him. Her determination to win him over is truly impressive."

"Are you trying to transfer the conflicts between your elders to the next generation?"

Gu Yushan had nothing to say to her. Seeing her talking so confidently, he asked in return, "So do you think your mother and I should happily welcome them? And then marry our enemy? In the future, do we have to watch our enemy's daughter parading around in front of us every day? When we get old and can't move, will we have to beg in front of our enemy's daughter?"

Gu An'an was stunned by Gu Yushan's words. "No, how did I become the daughter of my enemy? Dad, is it that serious?"

"Of course, the job belongs to Mom, and it was Mom who lost her job, so it's understandable that she's angry."

"But you can't blame your older brother for the grudges of your previous generation!"

"Begging? Dad, you're really thinking too much. With my brother here and me here, who would dare let you beg!"

Gu Yushan: "..."

"What do you know? If you don't know the facts, you have no right to speak."

"It's almost time. Get to work now, don't be late."

Gu Yushan didn't want to talk to her too much. It wasn't honorable to talk about the past. Besides, Gu Yushan approved of Gu An'an's actions. There was no need to carry over the grudges of the previous life to the next.

But the next generation, all so beautiful and fresh-faced, just came together. What kind of situation is this?!

"Hey Dad, I haven't finished talking yet! Where are you going?"

Gu Yushan rolled his eyes at her and said, "Didn't you say your mother was in a bad mood? I'm taking half a day off, so you'd better go to work!"

After saying that, Gu Yushan completely ignored her and got up to rush home.

Gu An'an blinked her big eyes, speechless.

In just a few hours, she faced countless questions.

But his desire to know the truth grew stronger.

Gu An'an blinked and curled her lips into a smile.

……

When Gu Yushan returned home, he saw Lu Yuanhuan lying on the bed, asleep with her eyes closed.

He entered the room and went straight to the bedroom without looking around for anyone.

After decades of marriage, they know each other all too well.

He knew that Lu Yuanhuan wasn't someone who didn't like getting angry; she just tended to internalize her frustrations too much. When she encountered something unpleasant, she would hide in her room and slowly process it on her own.

Gu Yushan was annoyed by this. He would rather Lu Yuanhuan vent his anger on him than keep everything inside and suffer in silence.

Gu Yushan knew that although she had her eyes closed, she was not asleep at all, so he slowly sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the family photo on the dressing table.

After sitting quietly for a while, Gu Yushan didn't see Lu Yuanhuan turn over, which told him how upset she was by what had happened.

"It's not too late, they're not married yet, we should force them to separate."

Gu Yushan made his decision clear as soon as he spoke.

When Lu Yuanhuan is angry, she doesn't speak or see anyone, and then slowly digests her anger on her own.

However, Gu Yushan was always the one who could get Lu Yuanhuan, who was usually embroiled in internal strife, to respond whenever he opened his mouth.

"My third brother once said that the feelings between young people are impossible to break apart."

Seeing that she was still willing to talk, Gu Yushan smiled and felt much more at ease.

“It’s okay, An’an said I can be the Queen Mother of the West.”

Lu Yuanhuan opened her eyes, a hint of a smile in them.