The three of them drank some wine during the New Year's Eve dinner. Although Chen Shuning and Chen Jiandang both drank red wine, their alcohol tolerance was just like Qin Yalan's, and they were both the type to get drunk after just one glass. After drinking one glass of red wine, they were both a little dizzy.

Before the table could even be cleared away, the siblings were so drunk that they fell asleep and collapsed on the kang (a heated brick bed), and no one could wake them up.

The two slept so soundly that even the village's firecrackers couldn't wake them.

While fast asleep, Chen Shuning had a dream in which she saw her maternal grandparents and her parents.

In her dream, Chen Shuning seemed to be guided by some force, and followed a dirt road, vaguely arriving at a small village.

The village is full of all kinds of small courtyards. Some houses are antique Ming and Qing dynasty buildings, some are small Western-style buildings from the Republic of China era, and some are modern villas.

However, no matter how hard Chen Shuning tried, apart from the yard and the house, he could not see the people in the yard clearly, nor could he hear what they were saying.

Until she arrived at a picturesque rural courtyard, this time she could not only hear the laughter and chatter of the people inside, but also clearly see their faces.

Inside the waist-high wooden fence is a large courtyard, in the middle of which stands a two-story building with green bricks and red tiles.

To the left of the yard is a vegetable garden, with green cucumbers standing by the yard wall. Inside are ponds of tomatoes, rapeseed, lettuce, baby bok choy, and other common vegetables. This small vegetable garden is almost full of common home-cooked vegetables found in the market.

Just like in my childhood memories, my grandfather and father were watering the vegetable garden with watering cans.

Under the peach tree on the other side of the yard, Grandma and Mom were sitting under a parasol, eating and drinking watermelon juice and chatting. There were also washed strawberries and cantaloupe on the table.

The peach trees are surrounded by pear, apricot, and apple trees, and the ground beneath them is planted with watermelons, cantaloupes, strawberries, and other fruits. The small yard has truly achieved self-sufficiency.

Seeing all this, it really is exactly what my grandmother often told me when she was alive; it is exactly the courtyard that my grandmother dreamed of.

Standing outside the courtyard, Chen Shuning looked at everything before her, and tears streamed down her face like a burst dam.

Perhaps her crying attracted the attention of the people in the yard, because her grandmother put down the watermelon juice she was holding and looked in her direction.

However, she saw that her grandmother did not seem happy; instead, she looked shocked and angry.

Grandma was clearly no longer as frail as she had been before her death. The old lady rushed to the front door, grabbed Chen Shuning's hand, and asked with trembling lips, "Ningning, you... how could you... how could you..."

It was clear that the old lady was truly shocked; she was nowhere near as relaxed and at ease as she had been chatting with her mother just moments before. Now, the old lady could barely speak.

In just a short while, everyone else in the courtyard had gathered around.

Chen's mother was also covered in tears as she stared at her daughter's face, which was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar.

When she and her husband had the accident, her daughter Ningning had just taken the college entrance examination. At that time, her daughter's face still had a bit of baby fat, and she was chubby and very tender.

Now her daughter has grown into a beautiful young woman, a daughter she could only imagine through her mother's descriptions.

She really wanted to touch her daughter's face and hold her hand, but now that her daughter was actually standing in front of her, she didn't even dare to touch her.

Just like her grandmother, she asked anxiously, "Ningning, why are you here? What happened? How could you be here?"

Although the grandfather and father standing to the side did not say anything, they both looked shocked and heartbroken.

Chen Shuning didn't understand why they were acting this way. Didn't they miss her?

But Chen Shuning didn't care about their thoughts now. She missed them so much. All she wanted now was to be like before, to run into her grandmother's arms and have a good cry when she felt wronged or unhappy.

I need to vent all the grievances I've felt over the years, and all the longing I've felt for my family.

Although Chen Shuning regained his family after transmigrating to this world, he always felt that something was missing.

Whether it's her parents or her siblings, Chen Shuning could never find the same kind of affection she felt from her maternal grandparents and parents.

Of course, this doesn't mean that her family here treats her badly. On the contrary, her family in this life treats her exceptionally well. Chen Shuning knows that the problem lies with her.

It wasn't until she saw her grandparents and parents again that Chen Shuning realized the emotional connection she felt was missing stemmed from years of shared experiences.

Although she possesses the original owner's memories, Chen Shuning ultimately has an independent soul. Naturally, she lacks familiarity and closeness with family members she hasn't truly lived with for very long.

Seeing Chen Shuning crying uncontrollably, it was her grandmother who was the first to react. Just like when she was a child, she gently patted Chen Shuning's back and whispered to comfort her, "Alright, alright, Grandma's good Ningning, don't cry!"

"Grandma, how could you go back on your word? You promised to watch me get married and have children, and you even said you'd help me take care of the kids! How could you just abandon me like they did?"

Do you know how lonely I've been all these years? For so many years, the holidays have been my least favorite time. Every year at that time, seeing everyone else's families bustling with joy, while I'm all alone, I miss you all so much.

Chen Shuning's words brought a pang of sadness to the group of people; they, too, missed Chen Shuning.

Even though they miss her terribly, they still hope that Shuning will live a good life and one day meet someone who loves and cherishes her.

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