Chapter 276 Regretful Choice

"Distinguished guest? Is she the matriarch of your family?"

Cai Yuanfeng frowned.

The doorman informed the steward, who was also unsure, and then asked the master, "This... the visitor did not identify himself."

Because his identity was not revealed, he was hesitant to make up his mind.

Cai Yuanfeng waved his hand, "Go and inform Madam, and let her handle it."

It's unheard of for female guests to be served by male guests.

The butler said, "Well... sir, this old lady has specifically asked you to go to the door to see her."

"Ha, what a big shot. Could it be someone from the palace? Even if it is, they can't get out now."

Cai Yuanfeng found it all very strange.

Cai Lei chimed in, "Dad, since they specifically asked you to meet them, they must know you. If they know your identity and still dare to let you meet them, then they're no ordinary person. Stop dawdling and go now."

"You brat." Cai Yuanfeng glared at his son.

Suddenly I realized that what he said made a lot of sense.

"Someone, go and tell my mother too," Cai Lei called to another old woman.

When Cai Yuanfeng arrived at the gate, he saw a carriage with people still inside.

He cleared his throat and asked, "May I ask who is in the car?"

The carriage was ordinary and had no markings, so it was impossible to tell who was riding in it.

Cai Chun-ya lifted the car curtain and gracefully stepped out.

"you……"

Cai Yuanfeng was stunned on the spot.

My nose tingled, and my eyes welled up with tears.

"Yuanfeng, you're still as useless as ever. You don't recognize your older sister? Speak up, are you mute?"

Cai Chunya looked at her younger brother with a full beard, her expression somewhat indescribable. How could such a fair-skinned scholar have aged so much? The beard really makes him look ugly.

"you……"

"What's wrong with me?"

Cai Yuanfeng choked up, unable to utter a single word.

It took him a while to find his voice, "Sis, after all these years, you've finally decided to come back and see me. How could you..."

When Cai Lei sensed that his father's tone was off, he quickly said, "Aunt, why didn't you come with me? Why did you have to come alone by carriage? Aren't you tired from the journey? Come in quickly, come in quickly!"

People are already here, so why talk about the past? The past is the past, and people have to keep living and looking forward.

"You're quite clever, lad. Help me unload the things from the carriage."

Aunt Cai patted Cai Lei's arm and went through the gate.

The house was still the same as it was before she left, but it already felt like things had changed.

"Auntie, you're back?"

When Madam Cai saw Cai Chun-ya, she was first surprised, then delighted. She never expected that after so many years, her sister-in-law's appearance hadn't changed much.

If Aunt Cai knew that her sister-in-law was thinking this way, she would definitely think of Ye Wan.

Since having her daughter Ye Wan, she seems to be getting younger and younger.

Madam Cai glanced at him. "You came back alone? My brother-in-law..."

"I came back first today to check on the old man. Where is she?"

Cai Lei hurriedly said, "Grandfather is in the study, Aunt, I'll take you there right away."

"Okay, bring all your things over here."

She didn't bring much with her when she came; she only brought a watermelon, some dried fruit, and a packet of tea.

Cai Yuanfeng wanted to go with them, but his wife stopped him.

Cai Chunya knocked on the study door.

An aged voice came from inside, "Come in."

The door opened, and inside was an elderly man with gray hair, dressed in a soft undergarment, sitting in a chair.

Cai Chunya glanced at it, then knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Daughter greets Father."

Sitting in the chair, Cai Zhengyang suddenly started trembling after he saw who it was.

Cai Lei hurriedly said, "Grandfather, Grandfather, are you alright? Don't faint from excitement, or I'll probably become the sinner!"

Cai Zhengyang: ...

The emotions that had just welled up in his heart were completely wiped out by this brat's interruption.

He said unhappily, "You go out first. No one is allowed to come in without my permission!"

Cai Lei left the house, looking back every few steps.

"Close the door!"

After the door closed, Cai Lei bent over and peered through the crack in the door to eavesdrop.

Cai Zhengyang looked at his daughter kneeling on the ground, dressed well and radiant, and felt much better. "Get up. You haven't come back for so many years. I thought you had forgotten that you still had a father."

“Back then, it was out of necessity. A father is always a father.” Cai Chunya stood up and naturally found a chair to sit down.

"You're always so sharp-tongued, cough cough..."

Before Cai Zhengyang could finish his sentence, he began to cough violently.

As people get older, all sorts of health problems start to appear.

Cai Chunya stood up and took out a knife. "Dad, try this melon. I brought it especially for you."

Panting and exasperated, Cai Zhengyang exclaimed, "This is the watermelon they've been selling lately? It looks pretty big. This belongs to Lin Anyuan's wife..."

"Dad, her name is Ye Wan. She's my and Lao Ke's daughter. I'll bring her to meet you later." Aunt Cai cut the watermelon into small, easy-to-handle pieces and placed them on the lid of the food box.

Cai Zhengyang was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly she laughed, "You, you always make your own decisions, back then and now, you're unwilling to listen to anyone else's opinion."

Cai Chunya looked up and handed over a slice of watermelon. "So, Dad, do you still want me to choose? I've never regretted the choice I made back then."

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"It's all your fault! You forced me to make that choice, and I regret it!"

In the backyard, Ke Xinrui, her hair disheveled, smashed everything she could find on the ground.

"David Tao, how could you do this to me! You kept that vixen outside and even had a child with her, hiding it for so many years, and now you're openly bringing her into the house. How could you do this to me!"

Tao Zhe frowned, looking at the crazed Ke Xinrui with some impatience.

"Alright, it's just taking a concubine, why are you making such a fuss? You have no dignity as a mistress at all."

"Besides, you are still the legal wife. The child will be registered in your name and treated as a legitimate son. What are you making a fuss about!"

"What am I making a scene about? You're insulting me! Of all people, you took your cousin as your wife. If she hadn't framed me, I wouldn't have only one child, Zhu'er!"

"Do you know what this means to me?" Ke Xinrui picked up a tile. "Tao Zhe, I don't want to live anymore. You should die with me! You said I betrayed you, so you should die!"

Ke Xinrui picked up a tile and stabbed it into Tao Zhe's neck.

Tao Zhe dodged, but went the wrong way and the needle pierced his neck.

"ah--"

"Ke Xinrui, are you crazy?!"

"You dare hurt me? I'm the next head of the Tao family!" Tao Zhe clutched his neck, and seeing blood coming out, he instantly became enraged.

"What kind of scholarly family raised girl? You're a shrew, an absolute shrew! I must have been blind to marry such a vicious shrew like you!"