Lin Lan grabbed a bamboo sieve and went to the main hall. She lifted the lid from a worn-out basket, took out a few handfuls of bean sprouts, and put the lid back on. Returning to the kitchen, she rinsed the sprouts clean and set them on the stove.
She looked at Lin Yuezhen, who was sitting before the stove trimming broad beans, and asked, "Yuezhen, I heard from Xiangyang that Brother Yong is interested in you. What do you think of him?"
Lin Yuezhen froze for a moment. Blushing, she turned her head and signed to Lin Lan, "Brother Yong is a good person. I don't want to get married again. As long as you all don't mind having me, I just want to keep living with you."
Wu Shufen gave her a look of gentle reproach. "You silly girl, why would Little Lan ever mind having you? We all want you to find someone new. You're still young; you could have a child. That gives a family something to look forward to."
