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Lin Cuicui looked down at her little daughter with a puzzled expression. Tang Yue shook her head at Lin Cuicui. Lin Cuicui opened her mouth but didn't say anything more. The group saw the captain off together.
It was still early, and Lin Cuicui was preparing dinner. She went out to get firewood while asking Tang Yue a question.
"Yueyue, you don't know, these days food is a precious commodity. How can we just eat your Grandpa Xu's food for nothing?"
Their family is quite large; if we eat all that precious white flour, what will they eat? The New Year is just around the corner; we can't do that."
Tang Yue smiled and said, "Mom, the brigade leader is the leader of our production team. He must be able to get grain coupons and things like that better than us."
The brigade leader gave us the cakes as a token of his appreciation; at worst, we can secretly slip Grandma Xu some money when we leave.”
After saying that, she winked at Lin Cuicui, and Lin Cuicui immediately understood what Tang Yue meant.
Uncle Xu is a good man, but Aunt Xu is quite thrifty, though that's understandable these days.
If these things were given to her family for nothing, Aunt Xu might cause a scene with Uncle Xu for a while. However, Uncle Xu will definitely keep his promise; her daughter is the one who knows how to handle things.
Lin Cuicui felt relieved and went straight to get firewood to cook. Seeing that her little girl hadn't come into the house with her, she turned back with the firewood and asked her.
"Yueyue, where are you going? It's so cold outside, why don't you come inside?"
"Mom, you cook. I'm going up the mountain for a bit. I'll be back when it's time to eat."
Lin Cuicui's hand moved the firewood slightly. She was about to stop her when she realized that her daughter was capable.
She couldn't accept it for a moment, but knowing her daughter was determined to go by herself, she only said one sentence in the end.
"Then be careful and come back soon. The sun will set soon, and the road will be difficult to travel after dark."
"Okay, I understand, Mom."
After speaking, Tang Yue waved to Lin Cuicui and left. The three Tang brothers stood at the doorway, Tang Nan looking somewhat disappointed.
"Big brother, Dongzi, when can we go out together with our sister?"
They used to be the three of them, always holding their little sister and protecting her. Now that she's suddenly become capable, they feel terrible, as if she's about to run away.
Tang Dong clenched his little hands tightly. "If we don't work hard, we'll never be able to act with our sister again."
"No! I will definitely work hard, I'll start cultivating right now."
Tang Nan felt terrible and turned to go back into the house. Tang Bei looked down at Tang Dong and said, "Let's go, Dongzi. Let's work harder. Even if we can't catch up with our sister, we can still help her a lot."
After saying that, she took Tang Dong's hand and led him back to the west room.
Old Li was a little taken aback when he saw the three brothers run in from outside, then sit cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), close their eyes, and remain silent.
The three kids' poses looked so convincing. He smiled, assuming they were just playing house, and didn't take it seriously.
Just as I lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed), Tang Shengkai came in.
He had heard what the three children said. It was a good thing that the children were ambitious, but he was also worried that they were being too impatient.
Old Li gave Tang Shengkai a look that said, "Look for yourself." Tang Shengkai looked over and saw the three children cultivating.
Not wanting to disturb the three children, he mouthed to Old Li, "Dad, come to the west room, I have something to tell you."
Old Li thought Tang Shengkai had something to discuss with him, so he got up, put on his shoes, and followed him to the east room.
Tang Shengkai had been wanting to tell Old Li about Yueyue's situation for the past two days, but he didn't know how to bring it up.
However, it's not good if only Old Li in the family doesn't know. After all, they'll be living under the same roof for a long time, and Old Li is his adopted father. If something is kept from him, sooner or later, resentment will arise.
So Tang Shengkai decided to tell Old Li.
In truth, he knew that even if he didn't say anything, Old Li had his own thoughts, but for the sake of his daughter, no one spoke up.
"Dad, there's something I need to tell you."
Seeing Tang Shengkai's extremely serious expression, Old Li also listened intently.
"Father, Yueyue has a secret about her, you should have noticed it by now."
Old Li opened his eyes and glanced at him, never expecting that this was what he was talking about.
He nodded silently; he knew his granddaughter was no ordinary person. But he didn't know what Tang Shengkai meant by those words.
Tang Shengkai didn't hide anything and told Old Li everything Tang Yue had told them, and also taught Old Li how to cultivate spiritual power.
Old Li was speechless for a long time. What? Wasn't this about destroying the Four Olds? How did something like this involving a young girl suddenly come up? Besides, as people get older, they tend to think about things more deeply than younger people.
This girl has encountered something extraordinary. After a long while, Old Li seemed to realize what was happening, and his expression became even more serious.
"This is something only you, me, heaven, and earth know; it's best that no one else knows."
Old Li only realized what he meant after he finished speaking. His eyes widened. "Cui Cui and the children already know?"
Tang Shengkai nodded, "Yueyue didn't hide it from us. She told us a few days ago that she was the one who healed my leg."
Dad, you know what Dr. Li said at the hospital back then.
Old Li nodded.
"Then this is something we should just keep to ourselves as a family. We absolutely mustn't tell anyone else. Have you told the children and Cuicui?"
Tang Shengkai nodded. "Dad, I know how important this is, and I haven't told anyone. But we're family, so I figured I had to tell you."
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