The Cultivator's Reborn to 1970s-Chapter 217 - 181

The two of them looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. Relatives from Shanghai could only be Granny Lin from the Mo Mansion side, but they knew her address and wouldn’t lose their way there. Yanhua and Chunhua who came later also knew the place.

Could it be that someone from Mo Village had arrived?

"Let’s go have a look." The two of them got up and headed to the door, opened the gate, and saw a group of people from one family standing there, Grandma Sun and Zhao Li were both stunned.

Chun Mei?

Why had she come?

"Sister-in-law Mo, are these your relatives? They said they came from your hometown, knew the place of your house, and since they’ve never been here, they couldn’t find the way. I was just about to go to the fields to pull up some vegetables and took the chance to bring them over," said Old Wang’s mother who had brought the visitors from the village. She had a friendly smile upon seeing Grandma Sun coming out.

"They are my relatives. Thank you for your trouble, Mrs. Wang, and for taking the effort to make this trip," said Grandma Sun with a smile. "Xiao Li, didn’t you just pick a lot of baby bok choy? Give Aunt Wang a bunch to try, they’re freshly grown from our own field."

Zhao Li went back into the yard to get half a basket of baby bok choy for her, but Aunt Wang initially refused.

"Sister-in-law Mo, what is this? I can’t come to your house anymore if you do this; it was just something convenient."

"I know, but look at you, Mrs. Wang, our neighbors have helped my family a lot. Some baby bok choy isn’t something precious; we grow it ourselves, so stop refusing, or I’ll really get angry," Grandma Sun said, feigning anger.

Left with no choice, Aunt Wang took the vegetables with her, "All right, I’ll be going then."

"Ah, make sure to stop by when you have time!" After seeing Mrs. Wang off, Grandma Sun turned back to look at Chun Mei.

While the others were speaking, Chun Mei had gotten off the ox cart, dragging her two sons with one hand and cradling another in her arms. After alighting, she looked straight ahead at the large front yard, the over one meter tall walls, and the peach trees protruding from the rooftops, with surprise and delight in her eyes.

How big! Even bigger than the yards in Mo Village by a whole lot, the person who wrote to her really hadn’t lied.

Grandma Sun’s family owned such a big yard; her third brother’s earnings must have all been invested in it! With such a large yard, how much money had to be made over the years? Chun Mei felt a sourness in her heart; her third brother had made so much money but never thought about contributing to their parents back home or helping his siblings. It all went to Grandma Sun’s house.

A month ago, she suddenly received a letter from Shanghai, saying that Grandma Sun’s family had moved to the outskirts of Shanghai and built a new house, with a yard much larger than the one in Mo Village. And not just that, the person who wrote the letter also mentioned that Grandma Sun’s family didn’t just build a new house, but also bought fields and an orchard. Chun Mei couldn’t even imagine how much it would cost just thinking about it, but now seeinig it for herself, she realized she had seriously underestimated it.

Chun Mei wasn’t a fool; on the contrary, she was very shrewd. When she received the letter, she guessed that the person who wrote it didn’t have good intentions. Over the years, their family grocery store remained the same, while the person running a store next to theirs had started a wholesale business, with money flowing in like water - a sight that made her envious.

She had hesitated; her sister-in-law’s maternal family was not her own, so suddenly showing up didn’t seem right. But thinking that the house, fields, and orchard all came from her third brother’s money, she felt justified. Since it was her third brother’s money, what was wrong with visiting his house? She didn’t inform her own parents, prepared herself, and came dragging her family along.

Seeing this courtyard, Chun Mei knew she had made the right decision.

The courtyard gate was wide open; there was no need for anyone to call out. Chun Mei dragged her two sons inside, with a bullock cart loaded with many parcels and a few snake-skin bags trailing behind her. Without taking any of her belongings, she entered the yard. The driver of the cart, upon seeing Chun Mei walk in, opened his mouth, then turned to look back at Grandma Sun and the others.

"Sister-in-law, what do you think?" The driver was also at a loss for words, and the person who had negotiated the fare with him was not this sister-in-law. However, the woman had entered the yard, and he couldn’t follow her in to ask for the money. He couldn’t just not get paid; it had taken him half a day to drive from the station to here, time that he needed to make a living.

"How much is it? I’ll pay."

"Five yuan."

Grandma Sun took money out of her pocket. Once the driver quoted the fare, Grandma Sun paid him, and she and Zhao Li went to take the luggage off the cart.

"Bringing all these things here, what is she planning to do? Is she coming to seek refuge with Hua Zi? She’s brought her whole family with her. Seems like she’s planning to settle down in our home permanently. Another troublesome addition," Zhao Li looked at the pile of things on the ground and turned back to Grandma Sun, "Auntie, is our family under some bad luck? Why do we always get these kind of problematic people?"

"Don’t talk nonsense," Grandma Sun did not show the worry on her face. After Zhao Li’s remark, her concerns dissipated a bit, "Alright, let’s bring the things into the house first."

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Leaving the asphalt roads in the city center of Magic City and entering the rural dirt roads, the ride became very bumpy. In the backseat was Lan Tian, and Mo Yuanle rode very slowly, trying to stick to the smoother parts of the road. With a curved smile in her eyes and her face pressed against Mo Yuanle’s back, Lan Tian felt utter contentment. How fortunate she was to be the daughter of Uncle and Fifth Aunt!

Turning the corner up ahead, she would see her family’s house. Lan Tian felt the strong pull of home, eager to lay eyes on Grandma Sun and Zhao Li first. Leaning forward and stretching her neck to peer around the corner, she caught a glimpse of a crowd gathered outside the courtyard, with a bullock cart parked at the gate and two figures, which resembled Grandma Sun and Zhao Li, moving items from it. The distance was too great to see clearly.

With a sweep of her Divine Sense, Lan Tian was startled. frёeωebɳovel.com

Why had she come? Dragging her family to Magic City, what was she up to?

Mo Yuanle also saw what was happening and told Lan Tian who was behind him, "Hold tight," and accelerated his bike toward the yard. When they reached the courtyard gate, and the bike had just stopped, Lan Tian jumped down and hurried over to the two women, glancing at the miscellany on the ground.

"Grandma, Aunt, I’ve finished my exams," Lan Tian bounded over, grabbing their arms with one hand each, her cheeky smile out of place as she nodded toward the pile of snake-skin bags on the ground, "Who’s come to our house?" she said, looking into the courtyard.

"Who else could it be? Just go in and you’ll see. Move aside, can’t you see those bags are filthy? They’ll dirty your clothes if you rub against them." Zhao Li picked up several hemp bags and started carrying them into the yard. Having been nourished by Lan Tian’s Spiritual Vegetables over the years, the family was healthy and strong, and it was no trouble for Zhao Li to lift a few hemp bags.

Alright then, her Aunt was angry, although not at her.

Lan Tian let go of her arm, stepped aside to make way, and then hugged Grandma Sun’s arm. Resting her head on Grandma Sun’s shoulder, she pouted, rubbing against her in an exaggeratedly aggrieved way, "Grandma, Aunt is despising me."

Zhao Li turned her head and glared, looking at Lan Tian with a smile that was not quite a smile, "Wow, our Tiantian has grown up, even her feathers have gotten stiff, and now she knows how to complain too."

"You, try not to make your Aunt angry. It’s hot outside, better go into the house quickly." Grandma Sun, laughing, patted the back of Lan Tian’s hand. She rarely meddled in the matters between her daughter and granddaughter, urging Lan Tian into the yard.

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