Chapter 25: The Secret of the Xinluo Family 3. Meet Xueman
After daybreak, Wu Yu woke up with sleepy eyes. Through the light coming from outside, he saw that everything in the room was exactly the same as in the ancient house in Wuzhen: the gauze windows, lattice doors, classical bed, wooden basin for women's bathing, screen mirror, etc., all looked antique.
Wu Yu was shocked and turned to look at Yunyun. Yunyun was staring at him strangely. He trembled slightly and said, "Yunyun, you..."
"Yu, don't you find it strange? This place is exactly the same as the room we lived in before." Yunyun said, then got up and put on the red cheongsam.
Wu Yu looked at Yunyun 's back and felt that she became more mysterious, completely different from when they first met. He wondered what made her become like this?
While he was thinking, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside the door. Wu Yu carefully identified the person and realized it was Xinluo.
"Are you up yet, Sister Yun?" Xinluo called softly.
Yunyun went over to open the door, whispered a few words to Xinluo, and then went out.
When Wu Yu went out, he saw Xinluo and Niao Niao Yunyun talking together. Xinluo suggested: "Let's go to the street and then go to my grandmother's hometown. I heard that ghost weddings are still very popular there, just like the parade in Guangzhou."
Wu Yu had mentioned the story of the "God Parade" in Guangzhou to Xin Luo accidentally, but he didn't expect that she would remember his words in her heart. Wu Yu was surprised and looked at Yun Yun, only to see Yun Yun remained silent. He guessed that Yun Yun agreed.
"Let's go." Niao Niao said as she walked towards the yard.
They walked along the winding alleys for a while and finally reached the street. The street was bustling with people, much more lively than the deserted Wuzhen.
Wu Yu suddenly felt as if he had come to another world. He had not seen such a bustling street for a long time, so he felt a little surprised.
When people on the street saw Yunyun, Xinluo and Niao Niao wearing cheongsams, they looked at them in amazement, with suspicion and envy on their faces. Wu Yu noticed that wherever they went, they were stunning.
Suddenly, a light rain fell from the gloomy sky, and the bustling streets gradually became deserted. Wu Yu was very confused, no matter where they went, it was always rainy.
They walked on the street for a while, and Wu Yu saw people taking shelter from the rain outside the houses. They looked at them with strange eyes, and then whispered to each other.
"Let's rent a boat after breakfast." Niao Niao said softly, and then walked towards a restaurant.
Wu Yu was secretly worried that they would scare everyone away like they did last night.
After Wu Yu entered, he found it very lively, with about dozens of people. They were talking loudly and making a lot of noise.
They found an empty table and sat around it. The people inside suddenly felt their eyes brighten and all looked over.
Wu Yu and the others ignored them and continued to whisper to Yunyun. After a while, the crowd returned to its original lively scene.
At this time, a tall girl wearing a red cheongsam embroidered with cherry blossoms came towards them. Wu Yu and the others were a little surprised.
"You are..." The woman looked at Xin Luo and said hesitantly.
"Miss, do we know each other?" Xinluo looked at her doubtfully.
"I'm Xue Man, you are..." The woman seemed to really know Xin Luo, but she just couldn't remember it for a moment.
Xinluo looked at her and seemed to have some memories, but still couldn't remember who she was. She left the ancient city when she was young and had forgotten her childhood playmates clearly.
"You are... Xin... Xinluo, that's right, you are Xinluo." A look of surprise suddenly appeared on the woman's face.
Xin Luo was startled and asked suspiciously, "How do you know me? I have hardly been back to the ancient city in the past ten years."
"I remember when we were little, we often swung on the swings in your yard..."
When Xinluo was mentioned by her, he gradually remembered something, and he suddenly realized and asked in surprise: "Are you really Xueman?"
Xue Man nodded.
Xinluo hurriedly pulled her to sit down beside him and asked her about her life. The two of them talked about everything they had experienced in the past ten years with mixed feelings, and before they knew it, it was eleven o'clock.
Niao Niao was obviously a little impatient, and she gently pushed Xinluo with her hand. Xinluo was stunned for a moment, then remembered that they were going to their grandmother's hometown, so she apologized and said, "Xue Man, tell me your cell phone number. I'll find you when I return to the ancient city in the evening ."
Xue Man couldn't help being excited. She gave her phone number to Xin Hou and said goodbye to them reluctantly.
After they walked out of the street, it was still raining. They held up their oil-paper umbrellas and walked slowly toward the river.
