Grandpa Xu sighed. He didn't think his youngest son was inferior to Mu Jingheng. He even thought Xu Mingyang was much better than Mu Jingheng. So there was only one possibility: the Mu family had a powerful background!

Although Mu Jingheng is Grandpa Xu's grandson-in-law, no one can compare to his youngest son. His youngest son is now the apple of his eye. After all, he wants to make up for the debt he owes over the years with all his emotions.

Xu Xinning and the others accompanied Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu as they slowly walked home, while the two cars drove directly to the brigade headquarters.

After the car was parked, the group carried their luggage to the Xu family's house, while Mu Jingheng and Xu Mingyang took Wang Ying's ashes to the Chen family's house.

When Xu Xinning and the others arrived at their doorstep, they didn't go inside but instead went to the Chen family's house.

Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu were puzzled, but they trusted Xu Xinning, so they didn't ask and just followed her.

The villagers who followed were curious, so they followed even more enthusiastically, feeling that a huge surprise was waiting for them.

Grandma Chen and Yao Dahai knew that Xu Xinning and Xu Mingyang were coming back, so they started making rice cakes at home early, thinking of making more snacks to send to the Xu family.

When Yao Dahai saw Mu Jingheng and Xu Mingyang enter, he happily went to greet them. However, when he saw the box in Mu Jingheng's hand and the black umbrella in Xu Mingyang's hand, he stopped in his tracks.

Yao Dahai didn't even consider Wang Ying; his first thought was of his eldest grandson.

He couldn't believe it; his eldest grandson had just written him a letter, how could this person...?

Seeing Yao Dahai standing there in a daze, Old Mrs. Chen pulled him aside in a rather annoyed manner.

Grandma Chen, though not very knowledgeable, thought Mu Jingheng and Xu Mingyang's outfits were strange, but she didn't think the worst. She even joked, "Is it raining?"

Mu Jingheng: "Auntie, we brought Auntie back."

Grandma Chen: "I know Mingyang's wife came back with him. Didn't your grandparents say you two would be staying at home with us for a few months? Are you going back?"

Yao Dahai felt that he could finally breathe normally again; that suffocating feeling was really awful.

Old Mrs. Chen didn't understand, but Yao Dahai did. It turned out to be his daughter-in-law's ashes.

Yao Dahai was curious about where he had found his daughter-in-law.

While Chen Ping and the others firmly believed that Wang Ying was merely missing, Yao Dahai knew that his daughter-in-law was probably dead.

Yao Dahai stepped forward and led the person to the main room, then asked Old Lady Chen to go and find Chen Jianguo.

Grandma Chen didn't understand why, but she was now particularly willing to listen to Yao Dahai because Yao Dahai was much more convenient than before. First of all, he no longer hid his abilities like before, and even Xu Yaozu would often come to Yao Dahai for advice when he had something to do. This made Grandma Chen feel extremely proud and honored.

As soon as Old Mrs. Chen stepped out of her house, she ran into Xu Xinning and her group in the alley.

Grandma Chen asked cheerfully, "Brother, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, Mingyang's wife, where are you all going?"

Grandma Xu said, "I was just about to go to your house, but the children are all acting very mysteriously, passing by the house without going in. I wonder why."

Grandma Chen frowned and suddenly sensed an unpleasant atmosphere. She also thought about Yao Dahai's unusual behavior earlier. Could something have happened to their family?

Should we go find Jianguo?

Grandma Chen thought about it carefully.

Yao Dahai told her to go find Jianguo.

Could it be related to the founding of the nation?

Grandma Chen was startled. Could something have happened to her eldest son?

Grandma Chen slapped her thigh. Her eldest son had gone out on a driving trip today. Was he in the hospital right now?

Chen Ping, who was driving, suddenly sneezed twice, almost losing his grip on the steering wheel.

"Master, do you have a cold?"

Chen Ping sniffed and said, "I guess someone is talking about me behind my back."

“Master, who do you think would scold you? It can’t be that troublesome Tiezhu, can it? If he wants to follow you, he has to be sincere. I’ve never seen anyone like him. How can he force you to accept him as a disciple? Master, just ignore him.”

Chen Ping said indifferently, "Do whatever you want. I don't need a disciple who's as cunning as a sieve."

The young apprentice was overjoyed. He was afraid that Chen Ping would take Tie Zhu as his apprentice, which would mean he would have far fewer opportunities to travel with him. Besides, Tie Zhu was indeed much more quick-witted than him, but he had a sharp tongue and had offended quite a few people.

Xu Xinning grabbed the suddenly distraught Old Mrs. Chen. Judging from her expression, Xu Xinning thought that Old Mrs. Chen had understood what she meant, and thought to herself that Old Mrs. Chen and Wang Ying had a really good relationship!

Xu Xinning asked the children watching to go find Chen Jianguo, while the rest of them went into the Chen family home.

Mu Jingheng and Xu Mingyang moved quickly; under Yao Dahai's direction, they were already setting up the mourning hall.

Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu felt a chill run down their spines. Had something happened to the Chen family again?

Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu immediately thought of Chen Guoqing and Chen Ping.

Chen Guoqing: It wasn't me! ╮(︶﹏︶)╭

Chen Ping: I'm perfectly fine! (?????; ≡ ?????;)

At this moment, Xiao Ning and several comrades who were protecting Xu Xin Ning also came over, carrying oilcloths borrowed from the brigade headquarters.

Grandma Xu looked at Xu Xinning but didn't dare to ask.

The Chen family has had too many troubles in the past two years. First, Old Madam Chen had an accident, and Yao Dahai's identity was exposed, almost causing him trouble. Then Wang Ying went missing. What will the Chen family do if something else happens?

Xu Xinning understood what the old lady meant, and said, "Auntie has been found, but unfortunately, she can't be saved."

Grandma Xu asked in surprise, "Wang Ying?"

Grandma Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Yingzi?"

Xu Xinning nodded and continued making up a story: "Yes! It was my aunt. I saw her by chance at the hospital. I heard that when she was rescued, she was barely breathing. Fortunately, the person who rescued her had some status and thought that it was a human life, so he took her to Kyoto for treatment. I didn't expect that he still couldn't save my aunt."

Grandma Chen: "Was she unable to speak at that time?"

Hsu Hsin-ning: "He was originally unable to speak, but after seeing me, he probably had a sudden burst of energy and regained his spirits."

Grandma Chen: Why haven't you mentioned this before?

Xu Xinning: "My aunt's condition was already very bad at that time. Uncle Chen Ping had finally regained some energy, and I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to handle seeing my aunt's condition."

Grandma Chen sighed and nodded. Chen Ping had indeed just come out of the grief over Wang Ying's passing.

Xu Xinning continued, "Aunt Wang Ying begged me to take her back to the Chen family. She said she was born a member of the Chen family and would die a member of the Chen family. She wanted to be closer to Uncle Chen and Jianguo."

Hearing Xu Xinning say this, Old Mrs. Chen was deeply moved and felt very sad. In fact, she treated her two daughters-in-law differently. She was as close to Chen Guoqing's mother as a mother and daughter, but she could never feel close to Wang Ying.