Braving the wind, the three of them finally arrived at Xunjia Village before nightfall.

Upon seeing the grandfather and grandson arrive, Xun Liangcai was stunned. "Uncle Hua, what brings you here?"

Now only he and Lancao are at home, while the others are still at the hospital with them.

"I heard something happened at home, so I came to see you. Where is your father?" Hua Guangzong followed them into the main room, where Li Lancao was already serving them tea with hot water.

Xun Liangcai knew what his mother had done, and he looked ashamed when he faced Hua Guangzong.

Uncle Hua has been helping his family for so many years, but he never expected his mother to be so ungrateful, keeping his younger sister's salary all these years.

"My dad is still at the town clinic, but he should be back soon." Even if people needed to stay with their parents, the town clinic couldn't possibly accommodate so many people there.

"Uncle, please have some water." Li Lancao had also figured out the general situation and was worried. Was Uncle Hua here to interrogate her?

Hua Guangzong said, "That Baoguo kid is outrageous. Such a big thing happened in his family, and he didn't even bother to help out."

I came over to check on things because I was worried. If there's anything I can help with, just let me know; Zhi'an can help out too.

Seeking talent, "Uncle Hua, you're too kind. My father already sent someone back to tell me that my mother is fine and will recover after some time."

"It's so cold, yet you still made this trip."

"Let's skip the formalities between our two families," Hua Guangzong stood up, walked to the door, and looked around the courtyard. "It's been many years since I've been to your house, and you haven't changed at all."

“When Uncle came last time, this courtyard had just been built, and many years have passed since then. My father kept saying that he wanted to have a drinking contest with you until we were drunk.” Xun Liangcai added with a smile.

That was almost ten years ago, and he still remembers it vividly.

"Ah, I'm getting old," Hua Guangzong recalled that scene, "My body isn't cooperating anymore, I dare not do it again."

Hua Xiangyun followed Li Lancao into the kitchen. Seeing her preparing to knead the dough, she quickly stopped her, saying, "Second Aunt, don't bother. We're not hungry yet. Let's eat together tonight."

"No way, you've had a long and tiring journey, and you're probably starving. It'll be a while before we can have dinner together tonight."

However, it will be troublesome for you and your second aunt to start the fire, as your cousin and the others have not yet returned from gathering firewood up the mountain.

Your second aunt knows you're a good girl, but this is how you treat a guest; otherwise, your grandfather will be angry when he comes back.

The farm children are never idle; they're always out working as long as it doesn't rain.

“Okay,” Hua Xiangyun liked to do this in this weather; burning firewood could also warm her up.

"Is my grandma alright?"

When Li Lancao heard this question, she looked somewhat ashamed. "It's all because your second uncle was too unlucky and dragged your grandmother into it."

He broke several bones in the crash; he'll probably need to rest for a while.

Last night, I tossed and turned all night looking for a good talent, constantly blaming myself.

Hua Xiangyun: "This wasn't intentional on his part. Did my grandmother say something?"

Seeing that Hua Xiangyun had guessed it, Li Lancao didn't hide anything. "Your eldest uncle came back yesterday and heard that your maternal grandmother was cursing at the clinic for most of the day. Tell me, what kind of thing is that? Your second uncle didn't want it to be like this either, and he blamed himself all night last night."

Hua Xiangyun knew that Gu Yu would do such a thing. Judging from her past actions and character, although she said she favored male offspring, it was not enough compared to her. To put it bluntly, she was selfish and loved herself more.

"Second Uncle doesn't want things to be like this either," Hua Xiangyun could only offer dry words of comfort, knowing that this matter wouldn't be over so quickly, and who knew what kind of trouble it would cause when Gu Yu returned from town.

Furthermore, since her maternal grandfather returned the money to the Hua family, she could swallow her anger. "But what about my mother?"

Li Lancao's expression was full of sympathy. "My little sister is having a hard time too. I heard that your grandmother even hit her yesterday in town."

Besides scolding your second uncle, he scolded your younger sister even more.

Unfortunately, Xun Liangfen was also foolish. Before her father-in-law returned home, he wanted to bring her back, but she refused, saying that she wanted to stay there to take care of her mother.

I reckon things didn't stop all night yesterday, let alone today. Even my sister-in-law came back this morning to rest for half a day, but she's been staying there the whole time.

While tending the fire, Hua Xiangyun chatted idly and quickly gathered some information.

Just as they finished eating their noodles, Xun Xingshun and the others returned, even Gu Yu was brought back in a handcart.

As soon as Gu Yu entered the house, she was about to start cursing when she saw Hua Guangzong standing in the yard. She immediately fell silent, propping her head up with her mouth slightly open, looking somewhat comical.

"Brother Guangzong is here," Xun Xingshun's face lit up with joy, but he quickly composed himself, even looking somewhat uneasy, unsure whether Brother Guangzong had come to settle scores with him.

Gu Yu had obviously thought of this as well, so she simply lay down on the cart and closed her eyes.

Xun Liangfen's face turned even paler, and she called out "Father" before lowering her head.

But even in that instant, Hua Xiangyun and the others noticed the red mark on her face.

Hua Zhian's face flashed with anger, and he was about to step forward when Hua Xiangyun grabbed him.

She shook her head slightly at Hua Zhian, gesturing for him to look at Hua Guangzong.

The Hua family is extremely protective of their own, and this matter is not something they, as the younger generation, can interfere with.

"Brother Xingshun, you're back from the county town. How are you? Is your wife seriously injured?"

That kid has no sense of propriety; he didn't even bother to arrange things properly here first.

Xun Xingshun said, "I was the one who sent Baoguo back first. I never expected you to make this trip."

Let's not stand in the yard, let's go inside and talk; it'll be warmer.

Hua Guangzong walked to the cart, looked at Gu Yu and said, "Sister-in-law doesn't look well. What did the doctor say?"

"It's nothing, just a few broken ribs, it'll be fine after some rest." Xun Xingshun glanced at him too, and sure enough, his complexion was terrible, almost like a color palette.

Even if you're pretending to be asleep, at least relax a little. Your face is practically squished up. I don't know how such an idiot could even think of hiding such a large sum of money.

“But my sister-in-law looks like she’s in a lot of pain,” Hua Guangzong said, then glanced at Xun Liangfen as if it were an unintentional gesture. “What happened to your face? Did you hurt your mother?”

Xun Liangfen, “…” How big does my face have to be to break my ribs…

However, upon thinking about the source of the red mark on her face, Xun Liangfen quickly turned her head to the side and said in a muffled voice, "No, I didn't sleep well last night and bumped my head."

Looking for family members, "..." So everyone in this courtyard is an idiot...

Hua Guangzong gave an "oh" and said casually, "Now that you're a grandmother, you should be more careful and take care of your reputation."

Next time you fall, at least be a little more careful. Otherwise, if you hurt your face, people might think our family did something drastic.

Gu Yu, lying on the cart, had a face that alternated between white and green, making it unbearable to look at.