Lin Lan's residence in the Lin family mansion is a small courtyard with four rooms. This is where she grew up.
In the past, Lin Lan, her parents, and Granny Lian lived here.
It had been a few years since Lin Lan last came back, so everywhere here was covered with cobwebs, and even a few steps would stir up a cloud of dust.
However, after Granny Lian and Ah Fu took care of it, it only took half an hour for the entire courtyard to look brand new.
"Miss, I thought that Lin Hua would embarrass you, but I didn't expect that not only did he not embarrass you, he also didn't let others embarrass you and let you enter the family mansion."
Granny Lian said to Lin Lan in surprise.
"I didn't expect that either."
Lin Lan also had a look of surprise on his face.
"Grandma Lian, why do you think that Lin Hua will embarrass your mother?"
Zhou Donghuang asked curiously.
"Master, that Lin Hua was one of the young lady's suitors back then. His pursuit of the young lady can be described as 'stalking'... Until in the end, the young lady rejected him in front of everyone, and he didn't Keep pestering the lady."
Granny Lian said with a smile: "When I saw him just now, I thought he would hold a grudge and embarrass the young lady because she embarrassed him in public."
"Now it seems that I judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."
Granny Lian said.
"Is there still this matter?"
Zhou Donghuang looked at Lin Lan. It seemed that his mother was very charming back then, otherwise she wouldn't have been pestered like that.
"How many years ago did it happen? If he still remembers it, then he is really a little petty."
Lin Lan shook his head and smiled, "Besides, the reason why I rejected him in public back then was because I was afraid of being pestered by him, so I decided to cut the knot quickly in that way. I didn't mean to embarrass him."
Just when Zhou Donghuang and the other two were chatting happily, Ah Fu's voice came in, who was repairing the broken courtyard door at the entrance of the small courtyard, "Master, Madam, someone is coming."
"One of them is the person who let us in at the gate just now."
Afu said.
After a moment, an old man over seventy years old wearing a gray robe, surrounded by a middle-aged man, appeared in front of Zhou Donghuang and others.
"Lin Lan, I have met the second elder."
"I've met the second elder."
Lin Lan and Granny Lian both saluted the old man respectfully. After saluting, Lin Lan glanced at Zhou Donghuang, who was standing aside indifferently, and reminded him, "Donghuang."
"Second Elder."
After Lin Lan reminded him, Zhou Donghuang looked at the old man and nodded casually.
The old man frowned and glanced at Zhou Donghuang with some dissatisfaction. Then his eyes fell on Lin Lan and said in a deep voice: "Lin Lan, the head of the family has an order. Unless summoned by the family, you are not allowed to step into the family gate... You rashly When you came back, did you not take the head of the family seriously, or did you not take the family law of the Lin family seriously? "
"Second Elder."
Lin Lan said respectfully: "I, Lin Lan, will never dare not to take the master of the family seriously, and I will never dare not to take the family law of the Lin family seriously. This time, the reason why I came back is precisely to let the master of the family take it back." That ban against me."
"Let the head of the family withdraw the ban?"
The old man sneered, "What do you think the head of the house said is child's play? If you want the head of the house to take back the ban, why don't you think about the mistakes you have made?"
"Second Elder, it was my fault, Lin Lan, for leaking the prescription for hemostasis powder given by my family. I admit it."
Lin Lan said in a deep voice: "But later, when I returned to the family, I gave them a better hemostatic powder prescription... Just because the fourth elder stole the hemostatic powder prescription I handed over and handed it over to the family in his own name, he wanted to Can you deny my contribution, Lin Lan?”
"I don't accept it!"
When Lin Lan said this, his voice suddenly became louder, and the depression that had been suppressed for more than a month seemed to be completely vented at this moment.
Hearing Lin Lan's words, the old man was startled for a moment, then frowned.
The hemostatic powder prescription that the fourth elder handed over to the family was originally handed over to the family by Lin Lan
"snort!"
At this moment, the middle-aged man standing behind the old man, Lin Hua, a descendant of the Lin family whom Zhou Donghuang and others had just met outside the Lin family gate, suddenly let out a cold snort.
"Lin Lan, you just led people over the wall and returned to the family like a thief. Now you dare to slander the fourth elder?"
Lin Hua sneered.
"Climbing the wall? Thief?"
Zhou Donghuang stared at Lin Hua, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold light flashed past.
"Lin Hua, what do you mean?"
Lin Lan's expression changed and she glared at Lin Hua, "Didn't you let us in just now? Now, you're accusing us of climbing over the wall?"
"Lin Hua, you are so slanderous!"
Granny Lian couldn't stand it anymore and stared at Lin Hua coldly, "I was saying just now that you are open-minded and don't hold grudges about those little things in the past... Now it seems that I really think highly of you."
"You let us in just to slander us?"
When Granny Lian talked about it, her old face became slightly distorted with anger.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
The sneer on Lin Hua's face worsened, "The head of the family has long given an order that Lin Lan is not allowed to step into the family without a family summons... Without a family summons, how can I, Lin Hua, let Lin Lan in?"
"court death!"
Zhou Donghuang's face turned cold, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he immediately took a step forward, ready to kill the beast who had slandered his mother with one strike.
However, he was stopped by Lin Lan.
"mother."
Zhou Donghuang stared at Lin Lan, suppressed his voice, and said in a deep voice, almost word by word: "He slandered you."
"Donghuang, promise mother... In the Lin family, unless the Lin family takes action first, you will not take action against the Lin family."
"The Lin family is my mother's root."
Lin Lan had pleading in her eyes. She knew that her son was unusual now. Even the head of the famous Lu family, Lu Qinghu, was respectful in front of her son and did not dare to make any mistakes.
However, she did not want her son to use his force on the Lin family. That would only make him and the Lin family go on opposite sides and drift apart.
She also hopes that the Lin family can accept her son. This is her home, and she also hopes that it can become her son's home.
Zhou Donghuang was filled with anger, but after seeing the pleading look in Lin Lan's eyes, he could only suppress it.
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Zhou Donghuang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I just hope that the Lin family can be reasonable and give you justice... Otherwise, don't blame me, Zhou Donghuang, for being rude to them!"
When he finished speaking, Zhou Donghuang's cold gaze swept across Lin Hua and the second elder of the Lin family in due time.
"Lin Lan, is this your adopted son? What a big statement! I want to see how he, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, can be so rude to me, Lin Hua!"
Lin Hua looked at Zhou Donghuang with disdain in his eyes.
Lin Hua, a dignified Qi-gathering second-level martial arts monk, could he still be afraid of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy
"Lin Lan, is there any evidence for everything you just said?"
The second elder of the Lin family, Lin Chonghuan, had also come to his senses at this time and looked at Lin Lan and asked.
After he finished speaking, he added, "If there is no evidence, you are openly slandering the fourth elder, and your crime will be increased!"
"have."
Lin Lan nodded decisively.
"Okay! You stay here for the time being, and I will report this matter to the head of the family... When the fourth elder comes back, we will ask you to come over and confront the fourth elder."
Lin Chonghuan nodded, then turned and left.
"Second Elder, let's not talk about the prescription for now... Lin Lan brought someone over the wall. Shouldn't she be punished first?"
Seeing Lin Chonghuan was about to leave, Lin Hua quickly followed him and reminded him.
"If what she said is true, the head of the family will take back the prohibition. In this way, no matter how she came in, it is not considered trespassing in my Lin family's residence."
Lin Chonghuan said.
"There's no way what she's saying is true."
Lin Hua said disdainfully: "The hemostatic powder prepared from that prescription is more effective than the hemostatic powder prepared by the Chinese pharmacist worshiped by our Lin family... How could she, Lin Lan, have that kind of prescription?"
"The Fourth Elder will be back in a few days. By then, we will know the truth."
Lin Chonghuan ignored Lin Hua and left.
Lin Hua turned around and glanced at Lin Lan bitterly before leaving.
"This second elder of the Lin family is quite reasonable."
Withdrawing the cold gaze that fell on Lin Hua, Zhou Donghuang said lightly.
Lin Lan smiled and said, "Second Elder, in the Lin family, he is responsible for the family laws and precepts. He is upright and a respectable elder. Don't be rude again when you meet him next time."