Chapter 54

Chapter 54

Rumors About Lin Nannan

"For now, let’s leave it be!" Lu Fang said to the group. "No matter what we say now, no one will believe us. Instead of worrying about it, we might as well let things take their natural course. As for the wheelchair, if anyone asks, we’ll just say it was provided by A Hang’s army buddies. That way, even if they gossip, it won’t matter—they wouldn’t dare go to the military to ask anyway!"

"Big brother is right. Let’s just say it’s from A Hang’s buddies. Who would dare go to the military to verify? They wouldn’t have the guts!" Lu Zheng chimed in.

With the toughest issue resolved, everyone’s mood lightened. They then gathered around Lu Hang, asking how he felt, whether he could adjust, and if he needed a cushion or anything. Lu Hang answered calmly, but in truth, he was grinning from ear to ear.

"Big brother, do you want to go outside and take a look?" Lu Ming asked eagerly.

Before Lu Hang could answer, Lu Ming got a smack on the head. He turned to see his mother glaring at him angrily. "Don’t you know your brother’s condition? And you still want to push him outside to look around? Honestly, you—"

"Grandma, save me!" Seeing his mother take off her shoe to hit him, Lu Ming quickly cried for help.

"Serves you right!" Grandma Lu didn’t defend him at all and instead scolded him harshly.

Lu Ming realized, with great dismay, that he was no longer the favorite child.

If Lu Hang knew what he was thinking, he’d probably comfort him—Join the club!

Ever since Lin Nannan entered the household, even Lu Yuan revolved around her, no longer clinging to her brother like before. Now it was "sister-in-law" this, "sister-in-law" that.

Watching Lu Ming’s pitiful state, Lu Yuan burst into laughter. Lin Nannan joined in the fun—when Lu Ming tried to rush past her, she grabbed his collar and yanked him to a stop. Since he wasn’t as strong as her, he could only flail his arms helplessly, his body completely immobilized. It was absolutely hilarious.

Even Pan Xiaoping, furious as she was, couldn’t hold back her laughter at the sight. The others were no better, laughing until tears streamed down their faces.

Seeing how ridiculous he looked, Lu Ming wanted to scream.

His sister-in-law was truly terrifying—she could princess-carry his big brother and also grab his collar so he couldn’t escape. In the future, if his mom wanted to hit him, she’d definitely ask his sister-in-law for help. He felt like life was so hard!

The laughter from the Lu family carried outside, catching the attention of passersby. They wondered what could be happening in the Lu household, speculating whether Lu Hang had recovered. Otherwise, the family should be gloomy, not this cheerful.

But they had all heard about Lu Hang’s injury—even big hospitals couldn’t do anything, which was why he had been sent home. So it couldn’t be related to him.

"Could it be that Lin Nannan is pregnant?" someone guessed.

Word had it that "Lin Nannan is pregnant, and the Lu family is overjoyed to the point of tears..."

For now, this rumor hadn’t reached the Lu family’s ears. But next door, Han Yan, hearing the laughter from the Lu household, twisted her face with resentment.

Once the only daughter of her family, she had lived better than anyone else, the envy of everyone in the village. But now, because of the Lu family, her mother had been arrested, which then implicated her father. She couldn’t even leave the village now, let alone start a new life.

If she ran away, she’d have to change her name—otherwise, if caught, her life would be ruined.

All she could do was act out at home. Outside, she didn’t dare act up at all, so she was stuck, stewing in frustration, too afraid to leave the house.