"Did Huo Lang see Si Lang that day, and does he know where Si Lang went?" Lian Manman suddenly asked.

Wu Lang shook his head.

When Huo Lang encountered Si Lang, Si Lang had just entered the city, and at that time, the Lian Lanlan’s house had not caught fire yet. From what Huo Lang knew, Si Lang went into the city.

"Did he see who was with Si Lang?" Lian Manman asked again.

"I asked him that. He said he wasn’t sure. He only said that while he was talking to Si Lang, someone seemed to be walking over, someone who seemed to know Si Lang." Wu Lang replied.

"What did that person look like? Did Huo Lang recognize him?" Lian Manman quickly asked again.

"He didn’t recognize that person, only saying he seemed to be a little older than Si Lang, acted like a rogue, didn’t look like a good person," Wu Lang replied.

The trail of Si Lang went cold again.

"What do we do now?" Lady Zhang asked, "Did Huo Lang and Duoduo say anything?"

"After capturing them, they were separated for questioning," Wu Lang replied.

"Duoduo said she wants to marry that Huo Lang," Lian Shouxin, who hadn’t spoken until then, sneered.

Lian Duoduo knelt before Lian Shouxin, pleading to marry Huo Lang and leave with him.

"What did Huo Lang say?" Lady Zhang asked, seeing Lian Shouxin’s face dark and expressionless, with an unusual coldness in his tone, she paused before asking Wu Lang again.

"He didn’t know what Duoduo said. He only claimed that to save Lian Duo, he treated her like a sister and would take care of her in the future," Wu Lang replied.

"Child’s father, do you think he’s sincere or not?" Lady Zhang pondered and asked Lian Shouxin. After all, in her eyes, Wu Lang was still a child, and it was more appropriate to ask Lian Shouxin about such matters.

Lian Shouxin stayed silent for a while.

By this time, it was already daylight. Someone came in to report that Lian Jizu and Lady Chiang had arrived.

With Lian Duoduo found, word had already reached the old house. Lian Jizu and Lady Chiang had been waiting outside for a while. Lian Shouren didn’t come, reportedly because Lady Zhou was frightened and insisted someone stay with her.

"...Let them see Lian Duoduo and see how they want to handle it..." Lian Manman contemplated, speaking and then seeking Wu Lang’s opinion.

Wu Lang understood and nodded.

Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang went out and returned after a while. Wu Lang kept a calm expression, while Lian Shouxin’s face was still unhappy.

"...They saw her, Duoduo is crying to marry Huo Lang..." Lian Shouxin told Lady Zhang.

Lian Jizu and Lady Chiang were brought to the woodshed to see Lian Duoduo. By then, Lian Jizu already knew that Lian Duoduo had left with that Huo Lang. Lian Jizu, in his brother’s authority, stepped forward and slapped Lian Duoduo, scolding her for being shameless.

Perhaps because of her recent circumstances, Lian Duoduo didn’t retort against Lian Jizu, only said that if they thought she was shameless, then let her leave the Lian Family.

Lian Duoduo once again told Lian Jizu and Lady Chiang that she wanted to marry Huo Lang.

"The couple said they came just to see. They also said that the Old Lady had already spoken, and that side doesn’t want Lian Duoduo anymore. Sending her back, the Old Lady wouldn’t let her in. How to handle and arrange Lian Duoduo is up to us. From now on, they’ll pretend she doesn’t exist," Lian Shouxin added.

"Everyone thinks so?" Lian Manman asked.

"The words definitely came from the Old Lady. There’s no mistake about that," Lian Shouxin said, evidently familiar with Lady Zhou. "Jizu and his wife, along with his father, all seem to follow the Old Lady. In my view, they also don’t want Lian Duoduo anymore."

Lian Duoduo is a burden, and given her temperament, she’s not someone who would settle, and if given a chance, she’d certainly cause trouble.

As for Lady Chiang, even with former affinities with Lady Gu, she must have also had enough of Lian Duoduo, especially since Lian Duoduo would secretly bully Da Niuniu.

Lady Zhou was not even worth mentioning, she had long since found Lian Duoduo an eyesore, and if it were up to her, wouldn’t bother to look for her when she disappeared.

"So it’s up to us to decide," Lian Manman concluded.

This result was not really surprising. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"I told them to marry Lian Duoduo to that Huo Lang, but from then on they must leave Liaodong Prefecture and never return. Lian Duoduo will no longer be a daughter of the Lian Family," Wu Lang said. "They all agreed and said it’s for the best."

"That’s a resolution at least," Lady Zhang nodded.

"Before I returned, I went to talk with that Huo Lang for a while," Wu Lang suddenly added, "I told him about past incidents, everything with Lian Duoduo."

"What did he say?" Lady Zhang asked.

"He didn’t say much, seems he needs some time to think..." Wu Lang replied.

...

The day after Old Master Lian’s funeral, news spread from the Lian Family. Lian Duoduo was married off, it was a match arranged by Lady Gu when she was alive, and now the other side was urgently waiting to wed, unable to wait for Lian Duoduo to finish mourning. In such urgent situations, hasty marriages were rare but not unheard of. The marriage was not grand, just a small donkey cart took Lian Duoduo away at dusk.

After that, the people of Thirty Mile Camp never saw Lian Duoduo again.

Years later, someone from Thirty Mile Camp happened to see a Huo Lang during a trip to Shu Central. That person knew some news, recognized the Huo Lang, and out of curiosity followed him, eventually arriving at the Huo Lang’s temporary home. The Huo Lang’s wife was doing some work in the yard with two children. The person went up to talk, but Huo Lang noticed the person’s accent and grew very guarded.

As for Huo Lang’s wife, the person took a good look, noting her appearance was not bad, though she appeared slightly older than Huo Lang and spoke in a gentle and virtuous Shu Central dialect...

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