Chapter 376 The House Uncle Found

Da Hu looked exceptionally excited on his first day of school.

Lu Erbai and Da Ya, who followed him into the door, smiled helplessly; they had just returned from the shop.

Today was Da Hu's first day of school, and Da Ya was responsible for picking him up.

He had actually been out of school for quite a while, but after leaving Shuxian Academy, they went directly to the shop on Ningshui Street and waited for Lu Erbai to close up before returning together.

Da Hu clearly had a lot to say, but before he could speak, Shu Yu said to Lu Erbai and the other man, "Fourth Aunt and Fourth Uncle are back, they're resting inside."

Lu Erbai was overjoyed and excited, "They, they're all back?"

"Um."

Lu Erbai quickly said to Daya, "Quick, help me inside to take a look."

Da Hu didn't even have time to say anything, and he also ran into the house in one swift step.

Lu Sixing had already taken a shower and was sitting refreshed as she fed Yuan Shanchuan his medicine. Xiao Zhen sat on the edge of the bed, holding her younger brother and chattering away.

She talked about her experiences over the past two days, what she ate and did, and how her grandmother sewed a cloth doll for her and her younger brother. Her brother liked it, and she liked it too, and they slept with it every night.

As Yuan Shanchuan and his wife listened, they couldn't help but feel heartbroken again.

But they were also fortunate to have the support of their in-laws; without them, their family would have truly fallen apart.

When Lu Erbai came in, Yuan Shanchuan had just finished drinking his medicine.

The two brothers-in-law hadn't seen each other for a long time, and seeing each other's changes, they were both quite emotional.

Lu Erbai didn't say much, just asked him a few questions with concern, and then let him go to sleep.

The old lady and Ruan Shi prepared dinner together. The two of them happily prepared a large table of dishes and had a lively reunion dinner.

During the meal, Shu Yu finally had a chance to ask about the house that Lu Sanzhu had rented.

The old lady said, "I went to see it. The third son, that unreliable one, turns out he rented a courtyard with someone else. That courtyard is even smaller than ours, with only two rooms in total, and two families have to live there. The other family has five people: the husband and wife with their two children, plus the mother-in-law, all living in one room."

For poor families, living like this isn't so bad. Let alone five people in one room, even in the most difficult times, more people would have to squeeze in.

The old lady didn't care about these things, and to be honest, sharing a place with someone would be a good idea since the rent is cheaper.

"The problem lies with the man in the room. I went to see him today. He's a lazy bum who doesn't do any work. His wife and his mother support him. That's fine, since the third brother was lazy too, so he's probably just as good. But that man looks dishonest. When we went in, his eyes were fixed on Liang Shi. It made me feel sick."

“You know, Liang Shi isn’t exactly beautiful, but they still wouldn’t let her go. I do trust the third son’s wife, but she’s still a woman. What if that man has some bad intentions? She can’t just throw a tantrum and pull hair in the village, right? The third son has to work in the peach orchard every day. If this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later.”

Shu Yu nodded, "Sharing an apartment with someone is indeed not very convenient."

“Isn’t that right?” the old lady said enthusiastically. “I don’t know what he was looking at when he went to see the house the day before. He actually took a liking to a place like this.”

"It's probably because it's close to the peach blossom grove."

(End of this chapter)