Seeing that her carsickness had improved, Lu Luochen got up and walked into the car.
After a brief stop, the car that was a bit slower caught up. On the narrow dirt path, only one car could pass at a time.
Just as Wen Sining got into the car, the car behind them stopped right behind theirs.
"Sorry, we'll get going right away," the driver said to the driver of the car behind, then quickly returned to the driver's seat and stepped on the accelerator again.
The car soon started moving. To avoid being urged by the car behind, the driver increased the speed as much as the limited conditions allowed.
With his head bobbing, Xiao Zhan leaned weakly against the seat and closed his eyes to rest.
The car wound its way on the meandering path. After a few hours, the car finally came to a steady stop.
Wen Sining felt like she had just taken a nap. She opened her eyes groggily and looked out of the window.
So many people?
Their car was at the front, and the villagers swarmed up enthusiastically.
The driver was also startled by this scene. Seeing the people rushing towards them like wild beasts, he nervously pressed the button beside him to lock the car doors.
The villagers came to the car and waited for a while. They looked at each other. Tian Tian beside them was so anxious that she started pounding on the car window.
"Brother, open the door!"
As her voice fell, it suddenly got quiet around. The villagers instantly shifted from the front car to the car behind.
The sudden change left the driver feeling empty inside. He looked through the rear - view mirror at the man surrounded by the villagers behind.
"Mr. Lu, it seems that the car behind has been following us all the way," the driver said.
Especially on the winding mountain road, in order to avoid being urged by the other car, the driver had been observing its speed and naturally remembered the model of the car.
Why is he here too!
Lying on the glass, Wen Sining saw through the rear - view mirror outside the passenger seat. Her drowsiness disappeared instantly, replaced by full wakefulness.
Tian Tian was picked up, and she let out a joyful chirping sound.
"Brother Zhan, Tian Tian misses you so much. You haven't come back to see Tian Tian for a long time."
Xiao Zhan saw her pouting, showing her dissatisfaction. He lovingly scraped the bridge of her nose and then pinched the tip of it. "I've made our Tian Tian wait for so long. To make up for it, I've brought a lot of things Tian Tian likes."
Tian Tian turned her head to the side and wriggled her body, asking to get out of his embrace.
Having not been together for a long time, Xiao Zhan didn't understand why she suddenly didn't want to be close to him. Seeing that she was strongly resistant and afraid that she would fall, he had no choice but to put Tian Tian on the ground as she wished.
The adults beside them all laughed and joked about Xiao Zhan. "Your little gifts won't work anymore in the future. Someone has already taken your place."
As a popular young actor, Xiao Zhan was highly sought - after and loved by everyone. But when he came to Lincheng, he was just an ordinary person. Everyone was equal, and no one would lower their stance to flatter him just because he was a star.
"Someone?"
"Yes. Someone sponsored the village some time ago. Not only did they get the village connected to the Internet, but they also gave Tian Tian a lot of beautiful toys."
Hearing the adults' words, Tian Tian snorted proudly at Xiao Zhan and trotted towards the car that had been left out in the front.
The village head happened to look over and said to Xiao Zhan, "Didn't I tell you not to buy too many things when you come back? Why do you still have so many that you need two cars?"
Two cars? Xiao Zhan followed his gaze.
Right, this car had been in front of his all the time. He never thought that their destination would be the same place.
"It's not my car," Xiao Zhan said and followed Tian Tian's steps over.
Before he could do anything, the car door in front opened from the inside.
When Tian Tian saw the person inside, she was several times happier than when she saw Xiao Zhan.
"Pretty sister!"
Hearing this, everyone quickly walked over.
Lu Luochen got out of the car under everyone's gaze.
"Mr. Lu!" The village head walked forward enthusiastically.
Lu Luochen nodded to the village and his eyes penetrated the crowd to look at Xiao Zhan.
Them?
Xiao Zhan naturally knew that the woman with her back to him was the one who looked very much like 'Wen Ning'.
"Mr. Lu, I didn't expect us to be so fateful," Xiao Zhan joked.
His words made the village head look at everyone suspiciously. "Do you know each other?"
After his words fell, the village head patted his forehead and said with a laugh, "Look at me. You're all from the same place. It's normal for you to know each other."
Facing the village head's misunderstanding, seeing that Lu Luochen didn't explain, Xiao Zhan also didn't say anything.
After entering the village, Wen Sining was warmly dragged home by Tian Tian, while Lu Luochen went to the village head's house with Xiao Zhan.
Xiao Zhan was supposed to go to the divine doctor's house, but the divine doctor had gone up the mountain to collect herbs and hadn't come back yet, so he had to go to the village head's house to sit for a while.
"Mr. Lu, how did you know about this place?"
Hearing Xiao Zhan's question, Lu Luochen replied, "The traditional Chinese medicine doctors here are very famous."
Traditional Chinese medicine?
Xiao Zhan replied proudly, "Indeed. There's no illness that my grandfather can't cure."
"Grandfather?"
"I forgot to introduce. Doctor Li is my grandfather."
The grandfather's surname is Li, while the grandson's surname is Xiao. Lu Luochen remained silent. Out of curiosity but not wanting to ask about the other person's privacy, he didn't say anything.
"I take my mother's surname," Xiao Zhan said. "My current name is my stage name."
"Okay," Lu Luochen replied coldly.
After entering the village head's house, the village head's wife had already prepared the tea.
"Don't be polite. Just treat it like your own home," the village head took off his outer coat, revealing the white vest inside. He carelessly rolled up his trouser legs and sat on the steps with his legs apart.
The village head's wife took out all the delicious food and drinks in the house to entertain them. Knowing that they would stay overnight, she immediately went into the chicken coop without hesitation.
The chickens that had been raised for a long time flew around in the coop, but they couldn't escape the village head's capture.
"Call Miss Wen over to eat chicken later," the village head said.
The chicken was taken to the kitchen by the village head's wife. A few chicken squawks were heard, and soon the smell of chicken wafted out.
Xiao Zhan hesitated for a long time and observed Lu Luochen for a while. After struggling in his heart for a long time, he finally spoke.
"Did you come all the way here to find my grandfather?"
The image of the woman who looked very much like 'Wen Ning' appeared in his mind. He could imagine what she would look like without the scars.
"I didn't expect Mr. Xiao to be such a gossipy person," Lu Luochen said with a hint of teasing in his tone.
He didn't like it when someone asked him about what he was doing. Moreover, Xiao Zhan in front of him just wanted to learn about his nominal fiancée through the conversation.
Wen Sining was an existence that was dispensable to him. But with others peeping, his possessiveness inexplicably swelled up, and he wouldn't allow others to have any thoughts about her.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. It's just that I know my grandfather's temper. He generally won't easily treat people."
"A Zhan, Mr. Lu is here for the second time. The last time he came, your grandfather had already prepared the ointment for Miss Wen," the village head said as he walked out of the main room with fruits in his hand.