After I traveled through the book, I fought back in the Hou Mansion

Chapter 481

The girl's voice was clear and pleasant, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

Niu Jiaojiao looked up in disbelief at the familiar voice and turned to look towards the source of the voice. When she saw the person's face clearly, she froze in her place, her eyes first revealing disbelief, which gradually turned into a complex emotion that Luo Shuiyao could not understand.

Before Luo Shuiyao could understand the deep meaning in Niu Jiaojiao's eyes, she heard Luo Shi, who had come to her senses, trembling her lips and calling softly, "Ya Ya..."

Luo Shuiyao retracted her gaze and looked at Luo Shi. She walked a few steps forward through the parting crowd, reached out to support the shaky Luo Shi, patted her back, and said softly, "Aunt, it's me."

Luo Shi stretched out her rough hands, cupped Luo Shuiyao's face and looked at it carefully, muttering, "Our Yaya has become more beautiful, but thinner."

When he saw the woman who had been shouting at the top of her lungs just now, he seemed to forget his worries and his eyes were full of concern.

Luo Shuiyao felt sad as she looked at her rough hands full of traces of hard work. The hardships of life had caused many fine lines to grow at the corners of her eyes. She was so thin that she was almost unrecognizable, but she was still thinking about herself.

She sighed in her heart, wondering how the original owner could have such a good aunt.

How could she have such an opportunity? To be able to live again and have such good relatives?

She gently covered Luo's rough hand and shook it back: "Aunt, I'm back."

Although the words were spoken softly, they were like the backbone of the army, causing the tears that Luo had been suppressing to burst out instantly.

Luo Shuiyao sighed, reached out and held her in his arms.

Looking up, they saw Niu Jiaojiao standing on the side, staring at them blankly.

Luo Shuiyao waved her hand. Niu Jiaojiao stepped forward before she could even react, letting Luo Shuiyao hold her in her arms.

Niu Jiaojiao and her cousin had always been at odds. Her cousin had been beautiful since childhood, and perhaps because of this, she always considered herself different from others, with a high and mighty mind. At home, she often resorted to underhanded tactics, earning her mother's reprimands.

Ever since her cousin was taken away by a noble, a lot has happened at home. She desperately tried to get word to the capital, begging her cousin to save her brother, but she didn't know who to turn to, so she could only ask around. Her cousin, seemingly oblivious to them, didn't send any news back, leaving her with a growing resentment. For days and nights, she cursed her for her heartlessness. But then, gently embraced by Luo Shuiyao, all her resentment seemed to crumble.

Unlike Luo's loud sobbing, her crying was silent, but the wetness on Luo Shuiyao's shoulders continued to grow.

No matter how strong she appeared, she was still just a young girl. Her mother was a coward, forcing her to stand in front of others at a young age. Now that she had someone to support her, she naturally dropped all her pretenses.

Here, mother and daughter were deeply affectionate. Niu Dali looked at Luo Shuiyao. This girl was now completely different from when she left. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes and her complexion was even brighter than that of the young lady from the Li family. He was momentarily stunned.

When he reacted, he looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other, then his eyes moved down, greedily sticking to the jade bracelet on Luo Shuiyao's wrist - even if he didn't know much about it, he could tell that it was a valuable item. After all, this girl was taken away by the Marquis' Mansion, so the things she brought with her were naturally not bad.

He didn't care about the twenty taels of silver for the moment. Although he wanted to snatch the jade bracelet away from him, he also considered that the girl was different now. He could only force a smile: "Hey, Yaya, why are you back? Why didn't you tell me in advance so that your uncle could set up a table for you with good food and wine?"

Hearing his voice, before Luo Shuiyao could speak, Niu Jiaojiao turned around first, and stood in front of Luo Shuiyao with Luo Shi, looking at Niu Dali warily.

Luo Shuiyao, however, grabbed their hands and pulled them behind her. She looked at the greed in Niu Dali's eyes and said with a half-smile, "Didn't I just hear that you and my aunt have divorced? Since you're not my uncle, why should I bother you with this?"

Niu Dali was choked by her, secretly hating her in his heart, but the smile on his face became brighter. He was about to step forward and say a few more words, but he saw a masked, tall man holding a sword blocking between him and Luo Shuiyao.

Niu Dali was startled and subconsciously took two steps back, looking at Luo Shuiyao awkwardly: "This, this is..."

Luo Shuiyao raised her hand to signal, and Ye Yunzhou took a step back with his sword.

Seeing this, Niu Dali dared not take another step forward.

"Look at what you said, kid. Your aunt and I just had a few words. Between husband and wife, fighting at the head of the bed and making up at the foot of the bed, there is no overnight grudge. Don't take it to heart, don't take it seriously."

Niu Dali laughed dryly in defense, then turned to Luo Shi, forcing a rare tenderness on his face. "Alan, hurry up, Yaya is back. Let's take her back and let her rest inside. She must be tired from the long journey."

"No need." Luo Shuiyao said coldly.

"You are unworthy of my aunt. Since you have divorced, you should part ways and live happily."

Luo Shuiyao said, narrowing her eyes slightly, with a hint of threat in her tone, "Niu Dali, we have nothing to do with you anymore, so don't get involved with us anymore."

Before he finished speaking, Luo Shuiyao had already taken the purse from Chun Xing, took out twenty taels of silver and handed it to Niu Dali.

Seeing this, Niu Dali gritted his teeth, feeling very unwilling - if he had known that this girl would come back, he would never have signed the divorce agreement. But now, he really picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons.

He wanted to cheat, but Luo Shuiyao's eyes were too cold, looking at him like a pig or a dog, which made him shudder; besides, the guards around her also looked ferocious. Even though he was unwilling, he didn't dare to speak. After thinking for a moment, he stepped forward and took the silver.

But he was still unwilling to give up and was about to ask for more benefits when he suddenly felt a hard object against his lower back. He turned his head stiffly and found that the guard was pressing the hilt of his sword against his waist.

He instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his voice trembling: "Sir, what are you doing?"

Ye Yunzhou's voice was low and cold, like a demon from hell: "If you dare to play tricks..."

Niu Dali immediately begged for mercy: "No, I dare not! How dare I play tricks, I hope the master will spare my life!"

Ye Yunzhou snorted and retracted his sword.

Niu Dali suddenly felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from him. His legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

But no one cared about his ugly appearance.

Luo Shuiyao stepped forward, and she and Niu Jiaojiao supported Luo Shi on both sides, and they walked out of the crowd.

This turn of events was so bizarre that only then did whispers begin to rise from the crowd. They naturally recognized this girl. Although her appearance had changed drastically, they still saw some resemblance to her—wasn't she the niece whom Luo loved more than her own daughter, the one she cherished like a treasure?

I heard that she was taken away by a big shot, and then there was no news. She didn't respond to all the troubles that happened to the Niu family. People privately talked about her being ungrateful, but they didn't expect her to come back. Judging from the situation, they were actually going to take Luo and Niu Jiaojiao away together.

Several aunts who were familiar with Luo wanted to go up and say something to her, but when their eyes fell on the stern-looking man beside them, they subconsciously stopped and ultimately did not dare to go forward.

A few people walked through the crowd and out of the alley as if no one was around.

Not far from the alley entrance, a young man with a bookcase on his back was standing there. He looked at Luo Shuiyao with surprise and called out, "Miss Luo."