With a creak, her door was pushed open by her so-called mother.
When Aunt Yao saw Yao Chunnuan awake, she was stunned at first, then delighted, "You kid, why didn't you make a sound after waking up?"
Yao Chunnuan calmed down and said, "I just woke up and am still confused."
"Does your head hurt?"
Yao Chunnuan touched the bandage around her forehead and shook her head. This was the injury she had sustained on the day the Wang family's property was raided. The scene was so chaotic, she had been bumped into and hit her head, leaving her feeling dazed in the cell.
This time, the Wang family wasn't the only one implicated. Some families, fearing the consequences for their daughters, divorced them, severed ties with their children, and brought them back to their parents' home. The Yao family followed suit, announcing their divorce from Wang Lang. She subsequently fell into a coma for two days.
The Yao family simply invited a doctor to see her. The doctor said that she was fine and prescribed some calming tea. The family then waited for her to wake up with peace of mind.
"Mom, is there a mirror?" Yao Chunnuan just remembered that she didn't know what her body looked like. She was a practitioner of beauty economics, so she prayed silently, "Don't give her an ordinary face."
But she had just felt her chin, and it was fleshy, her jaw was round, her cheekbones were not prominent, and her temples were not sunken. She must be a beauty. But she still felt uneasy without taking a look.
Yao's mother shook her head and went to get her a mirror. "Don't worry, your face is fine. The wound is on your forehead and is covered by your hair."
Yao Chunnuan remained silent. As far as she could remember, the original owner was a renowned beauty in the surrounding villages, outshining her peers. Everyone who had seen her marveled at her beauty. The only person who could compare was Wei Qiuyu from the same village, but Wei Qiuyu's appearance was that of a delicate and pretty girl, with a gentle and soft temperament, the type of woman who was a good wife and mother.
When she saw the face in the unclear bronze mirror, which was 80% similar to her previous one but younger and fuller, she breathed a sigh of relief. That's great! My beauty is still there.
As she watched, she couldn't help but poke at it with her finger. It was incredibly elastic, a level of elasticity that no amount of hydrating injections could achieve after age. Ten years younger was the only thing that made her feel like a bargain after traveling through time.
Seeing her daughter only caring about her own face, Yao's mother was so worried that she couldn't help but complain, "How could the Imperial Censorate, which was doing so well, suddenly fail?"
She knows the answer to this question. Answer 1: No one is good forever, no flower is red forever. Answer 2: When the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon is full, it wanes. Take whichever one you like, no thanks.
"By the way, where are my dad and the others?" Yao Chunnuan quickly changed the subject.
Yao Chunnuan called out "Mom and Dad" naturally, without much of a burden. She needed normal social relationships. If she didn't call them, how could she get back into her clothes immediately? And wasn't there a saying that goes, "Whoever feeds you is your mother?" Now that her family was taking care of her food and drink, calling them "Mom and Dad" wasn't excessive, was it?
"Your father and your uncle went to the government office to inquire about the news." Yao's mother did not hide it from her and directly told her the intention of the Yao family. They went to the city to inquire about the news, one to see if there was any turning point in the Wang family's affairs, and the other to see if they could get her dowry back.
"I don't know if it will go smoothly."
Yao Chunnuan raised an eyebrow. What the Yao family was thinking was a farce. The Wang family's property had been sealed and confiscated. The women's dowries were out of the question. It was a good thing that they could return home and not be exiled together.
But she could understand that the Yao family was just ordinary people, and it was normal for them to have some unrealistic thoughts in their hearts, wasn't it? After all, her dowry was quite generous. When the Wang family first proposed marriage, it was a grand gift. Although she only took back 70% of it, if she could get it back, she would not have to worry about the rest of her life.
"I'm really conflicted. I hope this matter can take a turn for the better. But I'm also worried that things will really turn out the other way around." Mother Yao said with a frown.
"Don't overthink it." Yao Chunnuan understood her struggles. The Yao family had hurriedly brought her home from prison that day, and they were deeply uneasy. Just like Yao's mother, even if things turned out well, her daughter wouldn't be able to return. But she wasn't so malicious as to hope that the Wang family would be convicted and never recover.
"In short, I won't be able to let go of this worry until this matter is concluded." What Yao's mother feared even more was that one day the officials from the government office would come to the house and take her daughter back.
Yao Chunnuan wasn't particularly worried. She had gathered information from various sources and concluded that the Wang family's guilt was simply due to their involvement. Now, all they needed to do was round up the key individuals involved. As the saying goes, "catch the big and let go the small," the other party wouldn't hold on to small fish and shrimp like them. After all, they didn't intend to cause widespread public outrage.
"Don't worry, it's not a big problem." Yao Chunnuan comforted.
After receiving her comfort, Yao's mother had just put aside her worries about her husband and his family, but in the blink of an eye, she became worried again, "...My poor son, you're getting divorced at such a young age. What will you do in the future?"
Look at what she said. Divorcing at a young age makes it easier to find another partner. Otherwise, should she wait until she's older to get a divorce? Yao Chunnuan was actually speechless at this moment. Goodness, she still hadn't married at the age of 28 in modern times, while the original owner was only 18 and had already been married and divorced, about to go through a cycle of fighting.
But seeing the worried look on Yao's mother's face, Yao Chunnuan comforted her, "Don't worry, Mom. Things will work out in the end. There will always be a way."
The whispers of the two in the room attracted Mrs. Yao from the kitchen, "A Nuan, you're finally awake."
"Sister-in-law."
Mrs. Yao said a few words of concern and went back to the kitchen stove to busy herself.
Yao's mother also quickly got up and asked Yao Chunnuan to have a good rest. She herself prepared to go to the backyard to catch an old hen, kill it and make soup to nourish her body.
Yao Chunnuan couldn't lie down any longer. She wanted to get up and walk around and move around.
Yao's mother agreed and let her sit in the yard.
Yao's mother and sister-in-law were both good at work. They killed the chicken quickly and prepared to pluck the feathers.
Yao Chunnuan sat on Yao's father's exclusive rocking chair and did not go forward to help. Two people were plucking the feathers of a chicken. If she squeezed in, there would be more people than chicken feathers.
At this moment, the door of Yao's house was pushed open.
Yao Chunnuan looked over and found that it was her eldest niece who came back with her youngest nephew on her back.
When Yao's mother saw her, she scolded her, "Where have you been, you little girl? You haven't even come home all day!" Thinking that no one was home just now, she became even angrier, "You're so careless! You ran away while your aunt was still unconscious!"
Xingzi, who was carrying her brother on her back, heard this and a flash of dissatisfaction flashed across her eyes, but she quickly lowered her head, moved her mouth, and whispered, "I went to Vanilla's house to see how Hua looked."
Xiangcao's family hired an old embroiderer to teach her embroidery. Xingzi wanted to learn, so after discussing it with her family, she went to Xiangcao's family and the old embroiderer, paid some money, and asked the old embroiderer to teach her.
Yao's mother continued to scold, "Why are you looking at such a fuss at this time? What's wrong with your brain? Is now the time to imitate others?"
Yao Chunnuan remained silent, her eyes closed as she continued to lie there. Parents educating their children is about setting rules for them, and the most frightening thing is having two voices, leaving the child at a loss. It's just a couple of scoldings, isn't it? Who hasn't gone through that?
Xingzi's tears fell.
"Mom, the dough should be ready. Go make the pancakes. I'm not as good at making pancakes as you are, and A Nuan likes your pancakes too." Sister Yao continued to work, smiling and persuading, "Also, this stool is too low. Your waist will hurt if you sit for too long."
Yao's mother knew that her eldest daughter-in-law was trying to help her daughter out. She stood up and shook her head, "Spoil her, just spoil her. You'll know later if this temper can't be changed."
Mrs. Yao still smiled and said, "Mom, Xingzi is still young. Let's teach her slowly." But she didn't care in her heart. Didn't she dote on her sister-in-law very much back then?
Xingzi ran up to her and said, "Aunt, you take Huzi with you. I'll go help grandma and mom."
Yao Chunnuan opened her eyes and raised an eyebrow at the puffy-cheeked kid. Was he hostile to her? Then she looked at the chubby little cutie on her back. It wasn't impossible to take him with her. "Okay, give me the kid."
Yao's mother stood at the kitchen door and said with a stern face, "Give me the child. Don't order your aunt around. She's not well yet."
Mrs. Yao said to Xingzi, "Okay, you continue to take care of Huzi. We don't need you here!"
Yao Chunnuan lay back down again, too lazy to pay attention to the trivial matters among women.
In the afternoon, when her grandmother learned that she had woken up, she came from her uncle's house to see her with her bound feet. She not only comforted her and asked her to be more positive, but also brought her two sesame cakes that were her best treasures.
After her grandmother left, Yao Chunnuan felt a little melancholy and sad for a moment. Grandmother Yao looked exactly like her grandmother in the countryside. After seeing her, she couldn't help but think of her grandmother.
She was born in the early 1990s, from a rural background. Her parents worked away from home all year round, so she was raised by her grandmother. When she was eight, her father died in an accident on a construction site, and the boss paid her a sum of money to settle the matter.
When her mother remarried, her grandmother held the compensation and asked her if she would stay or go with her mother. If she stayed, she would live with her mother and use the money to support her education until she could no longer study. If she chose to go with her mother, she would let her mother take most of the money and would no longer care about her affairs.
She chose to stay, and her grandmother only gave her mother a little money. She kept the rest to support her life and send her to school. She even stopped her two uncles' families from coveting the compensation money.
The two aunts complained about this and later paid no attention to supporting the elderly. Her grandmother was strong-willed and took her to live in the old house by herself. As for money and food, she would take it from the two uncles and would not ask for it if they didn't want it.
She had a deep bond with her grandmother, and after she graduated from university and started working, she naturally took on the responsibility of supporting her.
Her grandmother was good at everything except for one quirk: she loved hoarding food. Perhaps because she'd lived through that special era, she had an unusual obsession with food. As she put it, having food in hand meant peace of mind.
What could she do about it? She could only pamper her. In her first year after graduation, she used her salary to renovate the old house, making it more comfortable for her grandmother. She also stocked up on food and regularly replenished it. It could be said that over the years, the large room in the old house where the food was stored had never been empty. Before her time travel, she had just taken advantage of the National Day holiday to visit her grandmother and stocked her up with a small truckload of food, daily necessities, and medicine.
Now that she has passed away unexpectedly, in addition to feeling regret for the wealth she worked so hard for but did not have the time to enjoy, what she is most worried about is her grandmother.
Fortunately, she had made a doctor's order that her grandmother would be the sole heir to her property. Her grandmother was a reasonable person, and, moreover, even for the money in her grandmother's hands, her two uncles would be filial to her, and she would have no worries in her later years.
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