Of course.
Most of the children in the building greeted her whenever they saw her.
A few of the others were too shy to say hello.
The aunt naturally had a deep impression of Zhuge Yun.
Besides, Zhuge Yun had a very unusual surname.
Zhuge.
Even she knew Zhuge Liang's name.
And besides...
Compound surnames were rare to begin with.
And his was the same compound surname as a famous figure.
How could she not remember it?
"Auntie..."
Zhuge Yun's lips curved into a smile. "Did you happen to see a lotus leaf on the ground outside the building earlier?"
"A lotus leaf?"
The aunt looked surprised.
"How would there be a lotus leaf here?"
She denied it instinctively.
Then she realized something and asked uncertainly, "Did you see a lotus leaf?"
Why else would they ask her that?
"Yeah."
Zhuge Yun nodded.
He felt a little disappointed.
Judging by the aunt's reaction...
It seemed she hadn't seen the lotus leaf...
Well, that made sense.
It was pitch-black outside.
A thin lotus leaf lying flat on the ground would be hard to spot.
Though disappointed, Zhuge Yun patiently explained.
"We saw a lotus leaf on the ground below while we were on the balcony earlier."
"We thought it was pretty strange."
"After all, as you know..."
"There shouldn't be a lotus leaf here, right?"
"Mm."
The aunt nodded.
This was a dormitory area.
It wasn't beside a pond.
Where would a lotus leaf come from?
If someone had brought it here...
It wasn't a lotus flower or a lotus seedpod.
Lotus flowers were nice to look at and smell, and could be used as decorations.
Lotus seedpods could be eaten.
But a lotus leaf...
What could you do with a lotus leaf?
Make