The Country Beauty 278, Main Text 278 Chapter 277: Lu Yun finished pouring water, then splashed a basin of it over his head from the pressure well, the cool water cascading down and soaking his entire body. A shiver ran through him as the icy stream flowed over his skin, temporarily dampening the fierce flame burning within him. In his mind, however, vivid images of Ling Xiaoman’s curvaceous figure remained. This content constitutes the textual material of Chapter 278 of "The Country Beauty 278." …… On the second morning, before dawn, Hao Donglian called Lu Yun awake and Ling Xiaoman also stirred to wake up. Only after Lu Yun had gone out did Ling Xiaoman blush and carefully put on the new cow-patterned robe and short shirt she had bought upon entering the city. By now, she had naturally recalled that last night Lu Yun and Ling Xiaoman had shared a room, and the bloodstains on the quilt—those must have been the girl’s first menstrual flow. Little Yun hadn’t seemed to realize that girls needed gentleness during their first experience; if she had treated her as she had treated herself—so wildly and passionately—then the girl would surely have suffered some injury. After all, Yun’s approach was unlike ordinary people’s. Even someone with experience, like herself, had been touched countless times and still couldn’t fully endure it. So, it was only natural that the girl, experiencing this for the first time, would feel uneasy and unable to accept it calmly. While tidying up, Hao Donglian silently thought: yet, judging by the girl’s complexion this morning, she seemed quite refreshed. Could it be that Little Yun had truly shown tenderness and care, gently guiding the girl through her first experience, and then simply settled down to sleep peacefully? With lingering doubts, Hao Donglian finished folding the bedding and slowly returned to the main room, where Lu Yun and Ling Xiaoman had just finished eating and were preparing to rise and head to school. Hao Donglian smiled, "You've finished, then?" Since today was the day they would be leaving Lu Yun's home, despite the many events that had unfolded recently, Ling Xiaoman still held a strong positive impression of Hao Donglian. She smiled gently and said, "Uncle Hao, I've caused you quite a few troubles these past few days. I'll be going back with Lu Yun to school shortly. Thank you so much for your hospitality." Hao Donglian waved her off, "Why be so formal with me? If you don't come home next week, just come back to visit Lu Yun—any time, I'll be glad to see you." Lu Yun brought over a cup of water and offered it to Ling Xiaoman. "Sister, have a drink. Once you've finished, we'll head out." Watching the two of them interact so warmly, Hao Donglian chuckled and gestured to Lu Yun. "Lu Yun, I have something to say to you—come here a moment, please." "Though she said that, Lu Yun still followed Hao Donglian out and went to her room. 'Little Yun, honestly tell Auntie Hao—did you and that daughter have intimate relations last night?' Hao Donglian sat on the edge of the bed, smiling and asking. Lu Yun furrowed her brows, knowing all along that her third aunt would ask this. She replied casually, 'Auntie Hao, please forgive me—by now I've told you this over a hundred times. I and Professor Ling have absolutely no such relationship. How could anything like that have happened?' Seeing Lu Yun refusing to admit it, Hao Donglian unfolded the quilt and pointed to the bloodstains on it, asking, 'What's going on here? How come there are bloodstains on the quilt you slept on? If it weren't for the girl's menstrual flow, I'd like a reasonable explanation.' This content is from Chapter 278 of the novel 'Rural Beauty.' Lu Yun had never expected his third aunt to have such a rich imagination. She had mistaken the blood that seeped from his buttocks, where the vegetable knife had cut him while he was hiding it, for the "red stains" left by Ling Xiaoman during their intimate encounter. Fortunately, there was still blood on his trousers. Turning around and pointing to the back of his buttocks with his fingers, he said, "Third aunt, look carefully—those bloodstains are from a sores on my buttocks that I pressed and squeezed, causing them to bleed. I didn't take off my clothes all night last night." After checking the blood on both his trousers and the quilt, Hao Donglian finally believed Lu Yun and realized she had overthought the matter. Noticing Lu Yun glaring at her, she quietly scolded, "You're so slow, you! What a wonderful opportunity last night—how could you not make the most of it? With that incident involving the fool Zhang, who knows if this daughter will come back to our household in the future? You should have taken the initiative to secure her, cooked the rice into cooked porridge first, and only then brought up the matter after you had her firmly in your grasp!" "Lu Yun, are you ready now? It's about time—we’ll be late if we don’t leave soon," Ling Xiaoman waited a while without seeing Lu Yun return, then stepped out and called. Lu Yun had been struggling to find something to say to Hao Donglian, and just as Ling Xiaoman’s words came in, he smiled warmly at Hao Donglian and said, "Aunt, I’ll head off to school now. I’ll come back this weekend and then you’ll give me a thorough lesson. I’m off now." With that, he dashed out. As soon as he was gone, he turned back, curious, and asked Hao Donglian, "Why did you come back now?" "I just couldn’t bear to leave without saying goodbye to Auntie," Lu Yun replied, then walked over to a paper box against the wall, bent down, and searched around. In no time, he produced a large plastic bag—inside were the护舒宝 sanitary pads he had bought for Yang Yanping, which he had almost forgotten, and also a bra he had picked up free from the store owner’s wife and intended for Tie Xinlan. "What’s this?" Hao Donglian asked. "Oh, this was something I bought for the school teacher Yang when I came into the city—almost forgot! Auntie, I went to school, so don't worry about me at home." Hao Donglian scolded, "Get lost! Auntie won't think of you, not even a little rabbit kid like you." Lu Yun giggled and came forward to Hao Donglian, saying, "Auntie may not think of me, but somewhere on you, there's a place that's thinking of me every day and night." Saying that, she reached down under Hao Donglian's abdomen and patted it gently before rushing out of the room. Hao Donglian was left stirred by Lu Yun's actions, wanting to say something, but the young man had already sped off so quickly. She could only comfort herself—she'd figure out a way to handle things over the next five or six days. Rural Beauty 278, Main Text 278 updated!