Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 204

Chapter 204: Information Exchange
Seeing Chi Xinru fall into silence, Lan Zhuoyu added, “Isn’t Miss Chi curious about Brother Ruiquan? We can exchange information to see if our friends are suitable for each other. This is what the least we should do as their close friends, right?”

Chi Xinru considered Lan Zhuoyu’s words and nodded in agreement, “Mhm, General Lan is right. I should help Xin Xin see if General Xuan is worthy of her.”

When Lan Zhuoyu heard what she said, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he thought, ‘Young Lady, you are really amazing that you dare to say those words. I wonder what you would have done if you had known that the person chasing your friend was the emperor’s cousin and the famous Yan Junwang.’

Although Lan Zhuoyu was curious about Chi Xinru’s reaction after knowing the truth, he still held back and just nodded. Seeing that he agreed with her words, Chi Xinru’s impression of Lan Zhuoyu also improved a little bit.

She smiled at him and said, “To be fair, we will take turns asking each other questions. Since you came up with the idea, General Lan can ask first.”

Lan Zhuoyu did not reject her suggestion and said, “All right. Miss Chi, can you tell me about Miss Duan’s family? I saw her living with your family, but I heard that there is another Duan family in this village. Does that family have anything to do with Miss Duan?”

Chi Xinru shook her head and said, “No. After Grandpa Duan and Grandma Duan passed away, Xin Xin became an orphan. The Duan family had split up before Grandpa Duan passed away. Therefore, although Xin Xin is related by blood to them, they are two different families.”

“Then where are Miss Duan’s parents?” Lan Zhuoyu asked again.

Hearing this, Chi Xinru looked at him and said, “General Lan, now it’s my turn to ask a question.”

Lan Zhuoyu paused for a second and smiled, “Miss Chi, please ask your question.”

Chi Xinru thought for a while and said, “Please tell me about General Xuan’s family.”

As soon as she asked, Lan Zhuoyu fell into silence. He thought Chi Xinru was going to ask about Xuan Ruiquan’s wealth or his achievement in the Jin Yi Army because women usually care more about their future glory and luxurious lives.

He didn’t expect that she wouldn’t take the usual route, but she followed him and asked about the Xuan Ruiquan family instead. Now, he is struggling with how to answer Chi Xinru’s question without revealing Xuan Ruiquan’s background.

After waiting for a long time, Chi Xinru still didn’t hear Lan Zhuoyu’s answer. She looked at him and asked, “Why don’t you answer me, General Lan? You won’t want to run away after getting what you want, right?”

Upon hearing her words, Lan Zhuoyu looked at her in surprise and said, “Miss Chi, how can you say that about me? I’m not that kind of person.”

Chi Xinru rolled her eyes, looked at his pretended shocked face, and said, “It has nothing to do with me what kind of person you are. I only need answers to my questions.”

Seeing that he couldn’t escape without giving Chi Xinru an answer, Lan Zhuoyu racked his brains and answered carefully, “Brother Ruiquan is also an orphan. His mother died a few years after giving birth to him. Upon his mother’s death, his father immediately married the woman he loved.”

Lan Zhuoyu sighed and continued, “When that happened, Brother Ruiquan was only three years old. From then on, he was raised by his maternal uncle until he was ten years old. Afterward, he joined the army and went to defend the northern border until today.”

Hearing his answer, Chi Xinru fell into silence. After a few seconds, she sighed and said, “It seems that General Xuan is also an unfortunate person like Xin Xin.”

Hearing Chi Xinru’s words, Lan Zhuoyu breathed a sigh of relief. Then he nodded and said, “Indeed, it is difficult to be born into a good family. I envied Miss Chi for having caring parents and a protective elder brother.”

Hearing this, Chi Xinru smiled at him and said, “Thank you. I am also very happy to be born as my parents’ child and my elder brother’s younger sister.”

After saying that, she added, “General Lan, it is your turn to ask.”

“Miss Chi, what you just mentioned were only Miss Duan’s grandparents. What about Miss Duan’s parents?” Lan Zhuoyu asked curiously.

Chi Xinru shook her head and said, “I only know that Xin Xin’s mother died when she was born. As for her father, no one knows who he is.”

Listening to Chi Xinru’s answer, Lan Zhuoyu frowned slightly. While he was still thinking about the information he had just heard, Chi Xinru saw that the porridge was ready, so she took the porridge off from the stove.

She put the pot of porridge on the low wooden table that her father had made this morning and said, “General Lan, I’m going to call the others. Can you help me put out the fire in the stove?”

Seeing Chi Xinru stand up and walk away, Lan Zhuoyu hurriedly said, “Miss Chi, please wait a moment. Can you answer my last question?”

Chi Xinru stopped, turned to look at him, and nodded. “Sure.”

“This is about Miss Duan’s medical skills. Can you tell me where she learned how to treat patients and her knowledge in medicine?” Lan Zhuoyu asked.

Chi Xinru remembered that when she learned medical knowledge from Grandpa Duan, Grandpa Duan told her to keep her medical skills secret. Since she promised Grandpa Duan to keep it a secret, she would not reveal her and Duan Yixin’s skills to outsiders.

Thinking of this, Chi Xinru smiled and said, “Xin Xin likes reading and has borrowed books from many people before. Some of these books should be medical books from which she obtained her current medical skills.”

After speaking, she pointed outside and said, “I have to call others before the food gets cold. Please help me take care of the fire on the stove.”