Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter 129

“Shuangshuang, come home for a bit later. Aunt Sun has something to discuss with you.”

Before, Lu Shuangshuang would have agreed immediately and hurried back without a second thought.

It would have been a perfect chance to get away from her aunt, avoiding her constant nagging about everything she did wrong.

But after hearing Ya Ya’s “predictions,” she had a strong feeling that Sun Lanzhi’s summons meant nothing good.

“Aunt Sun, what is it? You can tell me over the phone.”

There was a noticeable pause on the other end. “Shuangshuang, is your aunt not feeling well?”

“No, my aunt is fine. It’s just that I’ve been busy with the troupe lately and don’t have much time.”

Lu Shuangshuang was direct. “If it’s not important, I won’t come back. Going back and forth is exhausting, and with this heat, I really can’t be bothered.”

Sun Lanzhi quickly insisted, “Shuangshuang, it’s definitely important. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have called.”

“Then what is it? If it’s really that important, just tell me. Let me hear how important it is. If it truly matters, I’ll come back.”

Just from Lu Shuangshuang’s side of the conversation, Feng Wan could tell something was off.

She stepped forward and gestured for Shuangshuang to hand her the receiver. Lu Shuangshuang readily complied. As soon as Feng Wan took it, she heard Sun Lanzhi say, “Shuangshuang, why must you make me spell it out? I originally wanted to surprise you.”

“Here’s the thing: I’ve found a young man with excellent qualifications and wanted to introduce you two.”

“This young man is the son of the steel mill director. He’s a university graduate, currently working as a technician at the factory. His job is easy, and he’s quite good-looking—fair-skinned, clean-cut, tall, and well-built.”

“Shuangshuang, he’s going on a business trip to Jiangning in a few days, so I thought, why not seize the day? Let me arrange for you two to meet today. What do you think?”

“The department store just got a new batch of women’s ready-to-wear. I picked out a dress for you—the style you said you liked from the magazine.”

Lu Shuangshuang, still standing nearby, heard every word.

Her first thought was that Ya Ya had been right. She just hadn’t expected it to happen so soon.

The person Sun Lanzhi was introducing must be the pervert Ya Ya had mentioned.

No way. She absolutely could not marry him. She didn’t want to be tortured to death.

She wanted to live a good life. She still had to become a secondary lead dancer, then a principal, and compete with Ye Zhiqiu.

“Auntie,” Lu Shuangshuang grabbed Feng Wan’s arm, shaking her head vigorously to show she didn’t want this.

But she didn’t know what to do except rely on her aunt to handle it.

Feng Wan breathed a huge sigh of relief. She had been truly afraid Lu Shuangshuang might agree.

She would never trust anyone Sun Lanzhi found.

Sun Lanzhi had used plenty of tricks to marry Lu Guangrong. A woman like that, with such crooked intentions, could never treat Shuangshuang well.

How she had treated Shuangshuang all these years made her motives clear.

Shuangshuang was too naive to see it, but Feng Wan had never been fooled. She just hadn’t spoken up until now.

“Shuangshuang?” Sun Lanzhi, hearing no response, grew uneasy.

“Xiao Sun, it’s me,” Feng Wan spoke up. “Shuangshuang is still young. I don’t plan for her to marry just yet. I want to keep her with me for a few more years.”

“Don’t trouble yourself with this. When she’s of the right age, I’ll make arrangements for her.”

Sun Lanzhi’s face darkened, but her voice remained cheerful, giving no hint of her anger or anxiety.

“Sister Feng, normally you, as Shuangshuang’s aunt, would be the right one to arrange her marriage. I understand your wish to keep her with you a few more years. Honestly, I’d like to keep Shuangshuang with us longer too.”

“But we elders can’t just think of ourselves. We have to consider the child’s situation. We mustn’t hold her back because of our own feelings.”

“We might think Shuangshuang is still young, but she’s actually at the perfect age for marriage.”

“A woman’s youth only lasts a few years. If she misses it, finding someone with good qualifications won’t be easy. Especially since Shuangshuang has been spoiled by us—she’s willful and proud.”

“Initially, I wanted to find a family for her within the compound. That way, we’d know their background, they’d be close to home, and it might even strengthen family ties.”

“But after that incident with Shuangshuang became common knowledge, I approached several respected ladies. As soon as they heard it was for Shuangshuang, they didn’t dare make the match.”

“Sister Feng, finding this Xiao Yang took tremendous effort. If we miss this chance, we might never find someone with such good qualifications again.”

Had she not known in advance, Lu Shuangshuang was sure she would have been fooled by Sun Lanzhi’s words into going back to meet him.

Terrifying. Her stepmother was truly terrifying.

No wonder Ya Ya said she was as bad as Ye Zhiqiu’s stepmother.

But she wasn’t as capable as Ye Zhiqiu. She needed to keep her distance from her stepmother from now on. Otherwise, if she let her guard down even slightly, she’d fall right into one of her traps.

“Xiao Sun, you make some valid points. But Shuangshuang herself isn’t keen on marrying so early.”

“Right, Shuangshuang?”

Feng Wan signaled Lu Shuangshuang to respond; otherwise, Sun Lanzhi wouldn’t let it go.

“Right!”

Lu Shuangshuang spoke firmly into the receiver. “Aunt Sun, I’ve been really busy lately. Let’s talk about blind dates another time.”

“Besides, I don’t want an arranged match. Nowadays, everyone believes in free love. I want to find someone I like myself. Even if he has good qualifications, if I don’t like him, I won’t marry him.”

Sun Lanzhi grew impatient. “Shuangshuang, what have you been so busy with lately?”

“Listen, don’t take the troupe so seriously. There’s no need. You’re not like those kids from poor, rural families.”

“They work hard to marry into better families—like those Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Liya sisters you always talk about.”

“You don’t need to strain yourself. You’re beautiful and from a compound family. You’ll definitely marry well.”

“Xiao Yang’s family is roughly our social equal—if anything, slightly beneath us. Marrying him would be marrying down. They’d treat you like a queen—you’d live even more comfortably than you do at home.”

“Aunt Sun, let’s just drop it, okay? I’m really tired. I’m hanging up now.”

Without waiting for Sun Lanzhi to say another word, Lu Shuangshuang snatched the receiver from Feng Wan and hung up.

“Auntie, I don’t want to get married, and I don’t want to go home.” Lu Shuangshuang hugged Feng Wan and began to cry.

“Shuangshuang, if you don’t want to go back, you don’t have to. If you don’t want to marry, you can stay with your aunt forever.”

Feng Wan gently patted Shuangshuang’s back. She suspected Shuangshuang must have learned something that caused such fear and such a big change.

Before, Shuangshuang had been very close to Sun Lanzhi and reluctant to visit her. It always took several calls from Feng Wan to get Shuangshuang to come over, and even then, she’d do so unwillingly.

The next day, Lu Shuangshuang returned to the performance troupe.