Perhaps she wasn't told because they saw she was uninterested in socializing.
"Uncle Ye, what's the name of the person you mentioned, the one who looks a lot like me?" Shen Ruo went round and round before finally asking the question she wanted to ask.
Ye Huanan lowered his eyes and said with a light smile, "You don't know her, you only look very similar when you smile, which makes people feel comfortable."
Meaning, she had no relation to that person.
"Oh." Shen Ruo said, somewhat disappointedly lowering her head.
Seeing her like this, Ye Huanan felt somewhat uncomfortable. He signaled to Uncle An, who then placed a palm-sized box, that had been prepared earlier, in front of Shen Ruo.
"This is a small gift for you, please accept it."
Shen Ruo was stunned for a moment, she opened the box, inside was a pure gold, oval-shaped leaf. The leaf wasn't very large and could be worn as a pendant around her neck.
"This..."