On the bustling street, pedestrians hurried along, and even those in a rush couldn't help but pause for a moment. On the street, a woman dressed in a traditional Chinese long dress stood there, adding a touch of coolness to the sweltering summer heat.
Many young people today like to dress in a traditional Chinese style, which is not unusual, but the woman in front of me is truly otherworldly. She stands there motionless, as if she were a lady who has stepped out of ancient times, completely out of place in modern society.
An Ge looked at the unfamiliar street, trying to find familiar shadows from the past, but more than 20 years had passed, and the changes were too great. After looking for a long time, all she could see was unfamiliarity.
If she hadn't known this was her small town, she would have thought it was some international metropolis. Only by asking around did she find her way back to her former residence.
Just then, she saw two little girls looking at her with sparkling eyes. "Excuse me, are you a star who's about to debut?"
An Ge suddenly laughed. Although the world has changed, some things have remained the same. "No, I'm just visiting my hometown."
The two girls were stunned by An Ge's smile. Good heavens, which entertainment company had such a good eye? It's no exaggeration to say that this lady could attract a huge following just by standing there, without doing anything. They were just about to say that they would definitely become her fans when she debuted when they heard An Ge's words.
The little girl's eyes widened in surprise. "No, not a celebrity? You're so beautiful, why aren't you a celebrity? If you go into the entertainment industry, I'll definitely be your biggest fan!"
An Ge chuckled, "It's such a shame I don't have such adorable fan leaders like you. I was just about to ask, do you know where the hot spring community is?"
The two felt a little disappointed. They frowned when they heard An Ge's words, and after a long while, they said, "It seems to be a very old neighborhood. I heard it's going to be demolished soon. Do your relatives live there, sister?"
An Ge nodded, but her feelings were complicated. In this world, where did she have any relatives left?
Having only been in this world for less than half a day, she already missed the inn. An Ge knew her mindset was off; perhaps it was because she had been running away from certain things that her divine status was incomplete.
Having arrived in this dimension, An Ge felt as if she knew how to make up for her regrets.
Following the little fan's directions, An Ge finally found her former residence. Looking at the dilapidated neighborhood, she felt a pang of sadness.
Although she hadn't been able to become a homeowner through her own efforts before, her grandparents, feeling sorry for her, left her their only house before they passed away. However, due to work, she rarely returned to this old house.
So many years have passed, I wonder how that house is doing now? I guess it's still mine, right?
Just then, she heard an argument coming from afar. An Ge was stunned. She had thought that hearing that person's voice would leave her feeling neither sad nor happy, but actually facing it made her flustered.
Biting her lip, An Ge strode forward.
"What do you mean? Why can't I take my own daughter's things? What right do you, an outsider, have to interfere?" The old man looked to be about seventy years old, with gray hair, and cried with snot and tears streaming down his face, which aroused the sympathy of those around him.
"Young man, who are you? You sound like an outsider. How dare an outsider interfere? You're really malicious."
"That's right, that's right. Before, nobody wanted our neighborhood, but now that it's going to be demolished, everyone's fighting over it. This old man is already pitiful enough; his daughter is missing, and her house has been taken over by outsiders."
Faced with the accusations from the crowd, the gray-haired man was somewhat embarrassed. "No, I'm a friend of the owner of this house. She once told me that if something happened to her, she would donate the house but wouldn't leave it to the man who abandoned his wife and daughter. Besides, I have a will, and it says it very clearly." As he spoke, he hurriedly pulled out a yellowed piece of paper.
Upon hearing the words "abandoning his wife and daughter," everyone fell silent for a moment. Seeing the will in their hands, they remained even more silent, their eyes filled with suspicion as they looked at the old man.
Turns out he's a scumbag. But this old man doesn't look rich either, so why is he playing those young people's tricks?
The moment Wu Xuemin saw the will, his eyes filled with hatred. That damned girl had disappeared, and to make matters worse, she'd left herself a contingency plan. If his business hadn't failed and he hadn't been trying to rebuild his fortune through land expropriation compensation, why would he have disregarded his status and gotten entangled with her?
Wu Xuemin plopped down on the ground, slapping his thigh and bursting into tears. "Fine, you're going to smear me for the sake of the house? We had a normal divorce, no one wronged anyone. Besides, no one was present when the will was made, and my daughter is missing. You can say whatever you want, right? Even if this goes to court, I'm in the right. Let's go to court and see who's afraid of whom!"
Fang Ying clenched his fists tightly. He knew that if things really came down to it, this so-called will might not be recognized, but this house was the home of his teacher and her granddaughter, and he had to do everything he could to protect it.
Someone recognized Wu Xuemin and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this Wu Xuemin? You actually have the nerve to come back? Did you really think nobody remembered what happened to the An family? I don't know if the will is real, but I don't agree with your denial that you didn't abandon your wife and daughter. Do you think we old folks who know the truth are dead?"
After he finished speaking, he recounted Wu Xuemin's past misdeeds, which aroused righteous indignation among the crowd.
Wu Xuemin stopped pretending and snorted coldly, "No matter what I was like before, the law stipulates that this house belongs to me. I'm going to court right now, and your will will soon become a worthless piece of paper."
An Ge watched the farce unfold with a cold smile in her eyes. For a while, she had been working too hard, and after seeing some news reports of sudden deaths, she feared that one day it would happen to her.
She didn't own anything of value; the only valuable thing she had was the house her grandfather left her. If it fell into the hands of someone she disliked, wouldn't she be furious? Even if Wu Xuemin might not care about it, who would refuse something that's free?
When her grandmother's students came to visit the elderly couple, An Ge jokingly made a will. Unexpectedly, after so many years, that will, which was made in jest, has been preserved and is now proving useful.
Looking at her no-longer-young, scumbag father, An Ge felt an uncontrollable surge of pleasure. It turned out she wasn't as carefree as she thought. She said she didn't care, but how could someone who had been abandoned as a child act as if nothing had happened?
An Ge suddenly remembered a long time ago, when she and Wu Ya were in the same school. Sometimes Wu Ya would be picked up by her family, and An Ge could only secretly hide to the side and watch the man who was also her father smile brightly at Wu Ya.
She must have been sad at that time, but she comforted herself and turned that sadness into motivation for studying.
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