Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter 128

Their song and dance troupe was currently in a awkward transitional phase. The good dancers from before had either left the stage after getting married or been poached by higher-level units. The new kids who had just joined the troupe weren’t ready to carry the weight yet.

Kang Zhixin was therefore quite smug. Ye Zhiqiu knew that Lu Shuangshuang probably disliked Kang Zhixin even more than she disliked her now.

Sure enough, hearing Ye Zhiqiu say this made her face darken immediately: “What does Kang Zhixin think she is? A petty person momentarily on the rise! I won’t let her be smug for long!”

“Here, have some watermelon.”

Auntie Zhao brought out two plates of cut watermelon pieces. Wan Jiayin gestured for everyone.

Feng Wan stepped forward and pulled Lu Shuangshuang over to the grape arbor too, pressing her to sit down next to Ye Zhiqiu.

Lu Shuangshuang felt very awkward, but she saw that Ye Zhiqiu wasn’t paying her any attention at all; her entire focus was on Yaya.

Ye Zhiqiu picked Yaya up from her little bed, using a small spoon to feed her watermelon juice bit by bit.

The mother and daughter worked together seamlessly, hardly spilling a drop.

This was the first time Lu Shuangshuang had looked at Yaya carefully and seriously. Seeing that Yaya wasn’t afraid of her but was instead smiling sweetly at her, she couldn’t help but reach out to touch Yaya’s face.

Ye Zhiqiu turned her head to look at Lu Shuangshuang. Lu Shuangshuang’s hand froze mid-air, unsure whether to move forward or pull back.

“Your daughter is quite pretty,” Lu Shuangshuang coughed lightly, uncomfortable. “Prettier than you.”

Unable to resist, her hand darted out quickly as she spoke, giving Yaya’s little cheek a touch.

It was smooth and tender, the feeling was just too good, making her reluctant to pull her hand back.

Lu Shuangshuang unconsciously softened her voice: “I remember her name is Yaya, right?”

“Mm.”

“Yaya~ Yaya~” Lu Shuangshuang teased Yaya, who giggled in response.

Lu Shuangshuang laughed along: “Aiya, so cute.”

She had no resistance to anything cute, though she never used to like babies, thinking they were ugly and only knew how to cry and be fussy—so annoying.

But Yaya was different. She was really so beautiful, just like the dolls she saw in the department store.

“Eek!”

Her finger was grasped by Yaya. Lu Shuangshuang’s eyes lit up, and she gently shook it: “Such a strong little grip.”

[This auntie is so pwetty, Yaya likes her.]
[But her beauty is fragile and her life short. Auntie’s fate is even harder than Mama’s.]
[Auntie’s stepmother is as bad as Wang Fengqin, oh! She’s a real ‘honey-mouthed but dagger-hearted’ type. To get a job for her brother, she’ll sweet-talk Auntie into marrying a violent madman.]
[That man seems like a good catch on paper, but he has serious mental problems. When he has an episode, he becomes a total monster. Auntie was tortured to death by him less than two years after marrying him.]
[After Auntie died, Grandma Feng was so, so sad. Not long after getting justice for Auntie, she passed away too.]
[Really, only Grandma Feng cares about Auntie. Auntie’s father only cares about his career and doesn’t bother with family matters. The stepmother just sees you as a tool, keeping you useless so you’ll obediently do whatever she says.]
[As for Auntie’s brother, don’t expect anything from him. He’s been ruined by Auntie’s stepmother too, only knows how to cause trouble and even had beastly intentions towards Auntie. Auntie needs to stay far away from him, otherwise even if she’s bullied, she’ll just have to suffer in silence.]

“Shuangshuang?”

Feng Wan noticed Lu Shuangshuang had frozen there, not moving a muscle for the longest time, just staring straight at Yaya. She gave her a gentle push.

Lu Shuangshuang snapped out of it, her face a mask of horror: “Auntie.”

“Shuangshuang, why did your face go so pale all of a sudden?” Feng Wan reached up to feel Lu Shuangshuang’s forehead. “Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

Afraid others might notice something, Lu Shuangshuang hurriedly lowered her head and shook it twice: “Auntie, I’m fine.”

Feeling everyone’s eyes still on her, Lu Shuangshuang had a quick brainstorm and mumbled: “Actually, I’m… having my period.”

“Then don’t eat the watermelon. Come on, let’s go home. Auntie will make you some brown sugar and egg soup.”

Following Feng Wan back home, Lu Shuangshuang went straight to the bathroom first. She pinched herself hard on the side of her waist, immediately wincing in pain.

“Oh my god! It’s not a dream, it’s real!”

Yaya’s voice had really sounded in her mind. But were the things she said true?

Lu Shuangshuang carefully recalled Sun Lanzhi and Lu Xu’s words and actions lately. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious the two seemed.

Whether it was true or not, she needed to be more cautious.

She inexplicably believed Yaya wouldn’t harm her.

“Shuangshuang.” Feng Wan called from outside the door: “Why are you taking so long in there?”

“Auntie, I’m done.”

Lu Shuangshuang washed her hands and quickly opened the door. Feng Wan pulled her towards the dining room.

The moment she touched her hand, Feng Wan couldn’t help but frown: “Why are they so cold? Did you wash with cold water?”

“Auntie, I was mistaken. My period hasn’t come.”

“Even if it hasn’t, you shouldn’t use cold water to wash.”

Feng Wan cupped Lu Shuangshuang’s hands in both of hers, warming them up. “A girl mustn’t get cold. It’s not good if you do.”

“Auntie, I’ll remember.”

Feng Wan’s eyes widened in utter astonishment.

Before, whenever she said things like this, Shuangshuang would get especially impatient. Why was she so docile today?

Did a trip to the Yue family change her nature?

Who managed that?

First, it couldn’t be Wan Jiayin. The Yue family were protective of their own. If it weren’t for her (Feng Wan’s) sake, Shuangshuang wouldn’t even have been able to get through the door on her own. The fact that Wan Jiayin was even willing to acknowledge Shuangshuang was already something.

It didn’t seem to be that child Zhiqiu either. Although Shuangshuang seemed to listen to what she said about the secondary lead dancer position, that was probably the limit.

But besides those two, who else was there?

Could it be Yaya?

Impossible, impossible!

But thinking it over, if it wasn’t Yaya, there really wasn’t anyone else.

Feng Wan couldn’t help but mutter to herself: “Everyone says Yaya is a little lucky star. Maybe it really was her.”

“Auntie, what were you saying about Yaya?”

Lu Shuangshuang had only clearly heard the two words “Yaya.”

“I said Yaya is getting more and more beautiful, more and more spirited, just like a little fairy from under the Bodhisattva’s seat. Especially with that red dot between her eyebrows, it makes people feel reverent just looking at her.”
“It’s just that Auntie didn’t expect you to like Yaya so much too.”

“Auntie, Yaya is so adorable, who wouldn’t like her?”

Lu Shuangshuang put down her spoon and discussed with Feng Wan: “Auntie, I want to go to the department store tomorrow to buy Yaya a doll.”
“And also buy Shen… no, Ye Zhiqiu a bag, as an apology.”

Feng Wan patted Lu Shuangshuang’s hand: “Shuangshuang, are you sincerely apologizing this time, or are you just trying to go through the motions again?”

“Auntie, of course I want to sincerely apologize! I thought about it, and you were right. What Ye Zhiqiu said was right too.”

Feng Wan was very pleased and comforted. She stroked Lu Shuangshuang’s hair: “Shuangshuang, you’ve finally grown up.”

“Auntie, from now on I’ll live with you, I won’t—”

Before Lu Shuangshuang could finish her sentence, the phone rang. She picked it up, and Sun Lanzhi’s voice came from the other end.