Everyone in the room was shocked by that statement. A sister? Whose sister?
Li Fugui was overwhelmed by Xiaoxiao’s shout; he only felt a terrible headache and heartache, continually holding his head and squatting in the corner, his body twitching.
"Third sister-in-law, what did you say about a sister? Whose sister?" At this point, elder brother Yang Chun couldn’t hold back anymore and voiced the question that was in his heart.
Only then did Xiaoxiao snap back to reality. Oh no, there were so many people in the room, how had she forgotten? She always blurted things out without thinking, and she regretted it terribly. If Yang Ming found out, he would definitely scold her. She had spilled the beans on something that wasn’t even confirmed yet.
"Fourth brother, you watch over Li Fugui here. We’ll step outside," Xiaoxiao said as she walked out the door. Elder brother, elder sister-in-law, second brother, and second sister-in-law all hastily followed, eager to know the truth.
They went straight to the elders’ room in the Main House, and as they entered, they saw Yang Qiu crying there. Had her father-in-law said something to her?
Xiaoxiao walked over, took Yang Qiu into her arms, and spoke soothingly, "Yang Qiu, stop crying, third sister-in-law is looking out for you. Li Fugui is ill; he mistook you for someone else. You can’t be with him. Eventually, you’ll meet someone who truly loves just you, Yang Qiu."
Yang Qiu was frantic inside. Was she completely misunderstood? Did third sister-in-law think so poorly of her? Third sister-in-law had already warned her, how could she still be attracted to him? "Third sister-in-law, can we talk outside?"
"If there’s something to say, say it here. In our family, we don’t whisper behind each other’s backs," Yang’s father was still angry and didn’t permit them to go outside. Today, everything had to be clarified.
Not allowed to speak privately, what was she to do? Reveal the truth? Third sister-in-law had expressly instructed not to say anything to dad and mom before everything was confirmed and until someone was found.
As she hesitated, unsure of how to proceed, she heard her elder brother’s voice, "Third sister-in-law, can you explain clearly what’s going on? Whose sister is Xiaoqiu exactly? I’m quite confused."
"..." What? Elder brother knew about this too?
"Third sister-in-law, you just implied that Xiaoqiu is Li Fugui’s aunt?" Second brother Yang Gang followed up with a question.
"..." Second brother knew too? Xiaoqiu looked at third sister-in-law, confused. Did everyone know? Should she speak out?
As their father listened to this conversation, he realized his children were definitely keeping a big secret from them. "What exactly are you hiding? Don’t you think of us old folks anymore?"
Since it was already mentioned, might as well speak it out, after all, if it wasn’t Yang Xia, things would merely go back to how they were before Yang Xia existed.
"We suspect that the Xiaotian mentioned by Li Fugui is our Yang Xia," Xiaoxiao finally spoke out, hoping Yang Ming wouldn’t blame her.
"..." The family was stunned. Could this be true?
The elderly couple was incredibly excited. Had they found the daughter they had been thinking about for seventeen years? Yang’s father asked in a trembling voice, "Third daughter-in-law, are you sure?"
"Not sure, which is why we didn’t dare tell you, fearing your disappointment. We just think Li Fugui might have mistaken someone, purely because Yang Qiu looks like Xiaotian. So, we speculate it might be our Yang Xia, which is why she resembles her."
Hearing this, the elderly couple became extremely disappointed. Just because someone looks alike doesn’t mean they are the same, Yang’s father sighed repeatedly, feeling the hope was slim.
At that moment, Yang Qiu spoke up, taking off the necklace around her neck and handing it to Yang’s father, "Dad, do you recognize this necklace?"