Chapter 600 is no longer needed.
The car quickly arrived at the entrance of the courtyard house, and the assistant opened the door, got out, and knocked on the door.
"They're here."
Su Laosan responded and opened the door, then paused, surprised to see his assistant. "Who are you?"
The assistant greeted him with a smile, "Brother-in-law, I'm Hu Erya."
Su Laosan's expression changed instantly.
Hu Erya glanced into the courtyard, smiled, and looked away. She said to Su Laosan, "I've been in Hong Kong all these years and haven't been back. I didn't even get to attend your and my cousin's wedding. You two..."
Before she could finish speaking, she noticed Su Laosan's expression and immediately stopped talking.
Turning to look at Su Hongying who was getting off the bus, he smiled and said, "Sister Hongying has prepared gifts for her family. I'll go get them."
She walked quickly to the back of the car, opened the trunk, and took out the gift box inside.
The driver got out of the car and helped her take it.
It took the group three or four trips to finally bring all the items into the yard.
When Su Laoda heard the commotion, he came to help. When he saw Hu Erya, his expression changed, and he glanced at Su Laosan several times.
Su Lao Er noticed something was wrong with the two brothers, and while carrying the things inside, he secretly asked Su Lao Da a question.
Old Su whispered, "The girl with Hongying is Fang Erniu's cousin. Back then, her parents forced her into marriage. After Lao San and Fang Erniu rescued her, they put her on a train to the south. She was with Uncle Jiang before. When Hongying went to Hong Kong to develop her career, they probably took her with them."
Su Lao Er frowned, “…”
It's truly a case of coincidences.
After all the items were taken inside, the driver and assistant tactfully took their leave. Su Hongying opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the driver gently shook his head at her, and Su Hongying swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
"Come on, your whole family is waiting for you."
Su Laosan led Su Hongying inside.
Su Hongying's breath hitched with tension.
Su Laoda smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. When I heard you were going back, Mom readily agreed. Maybe she's not angry with you anymore."
"Yes, thank you, brother." Su Hongying forced a smile.
Su Lao Er snorted coldly from the side.
Su Hongying glanced over and forced a smile, "I heard that Second Brother is now the director of the government office. Everyone praises him for being young and promising. Second Brother, you are really different from before."
Su Lao Er glanced at her and said sarcastically, "You're very different from before."
"Second Brother."
Su Laosan turned around and looked at her. "Weren't you just speaking up for her in front of Mom, trying to get her to come back for New Year's Eve dinner? Why are you talking so strangely now?"
"I didn't say that, you misheard me." Su Lao Er lifted his foot and walked towards the main room.
Su Laosan, "...Sigh."
He scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.
Su Laoda smiled and said to Su Hongying, "It's okay. Your second brother doesn't like people talking about his past. He always feels that he was a bit of a scoundrel back then."
Su Hongying suddenly realized.
"I'm sorry, I misspoke."
The three siblings chatted as they entered the main room.
Yao Jianshu and Xu Ying stood up at the same time and looked at Su Hongying.
Su Hongying greeted them somewhat shyly, "Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law."
Yao Jianshu smiled and said, "Hongying is back."
"Hongying, right? Come on, sit here with your second sister-in-law. Your second brother and I got married while you were in Hong Kong, and you still sent us such a generous gift. Your second sister-in-law has always wanted to thank you in person. Su Jiayue, Xu Haoyang, call her Aunt."
The two children looked at Su Hongying curiously, and after hearing Xu Ying's words, they smiled and called her "Auntie".
Yao Jianshu glanced at her twins and said, "Call her aunt. This is your eldest aunt, Su Hongying. Hongying, these are the twins that your older brother and I had. The son is the older one, named Su Jiaming, and the daughter was born later, named Su Jiale."
"Happy Chinese New Year, Auntie."
Su Jiale's eyes, as black as grapes, darted around, staring intently at Su Hongying. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Wow!" and called out to Su Jiaming and Su Jiayue, "Mingwa, the Great Leap Forward! This is the female knight-errant from the TV series we watched the other day! She can test swords and wield a nine-section whip, that female knight-errant who can do the 'whoosh whoosh'..."
Su Jiaming and Su Jiayue's eyes lit up immediately. They circled Su Hongying a few times, jumping up and down excitedly, "Really? Auntie, can you really use a sword? Was that 'One Sword, Peach Blossom Falls' move real or fake?"
"Auntie, can you teach us how to use the nine-section whip? Nunchucks are fine too, they look so cool and powerful when you wield them..."
Su Hongying was surprised by the children's enthusiasm and replied with a smile, "Peach Blossom Fall is a sword move, created by the screenwriter; it doesn't actually exist. But I know a bit about other sword moves. The nine-section whip and nunchaku are real too; they're... things my aunt learned from her grandparents and uncles when she was little. If you want to learn, I..."
Su Hongying almost blurted out that she could teach them, but when she thought about it, she remembered that she still had a job in Gangcheng and didn't have the means to go home often.
Yao Jianshu noticed her embarrassment and smiled as she smoothed things over, saying, "Your aunt is busy with work and can't come home to teach you often. If you want to learn, you can go to your great-grandmother's house on weekends to learn from your great-uncle."
The children exchanged glances, obediently said "oh," and stopped bothering Su Hongying.
"Thank you for helping me out of that situation, sister-in-law."
Yao Jianshu shook her head, gesturing for her to look at Li Banxia.
When Su Hongying saw Li Banxia, she subconsciously clenched her hands, only to find that her palms were sweaty. She opened her mouth a few times before calling out, "Mom, I'm back."
Li Banxia glanced at her and hummed in agreement.
Upon receiving a response, Su Hongying suddenly felt empowered and quickly took a few steps to help Li Banxia kneel down in front of her.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. I don't know what was wrong with me back then, I was like I was possessed, I couldn't hear anything you said, I could only hear the Zhang family's swindling and deception. By the time I realized I had walked into a den of wolves, it was too late..."
She looked up, tears welling in her eyes, her voice choked with sobs, "Mom, I've regretted it so much all these years! I regret it so much. How could I have said such hurtful things to you? Mom, I'm sorry. I know the damage is done, and saying sorry a thousand times won't help. Mom, I don't expect you to forgive me. I just want to come back to see you during holidays. Mom, please give me a chance to take care of you in your old age and be by your side to fulfill my filial duty..."
Li Banxia was momentarily stunned by these words.
Almost ten years have passed since her rebirth, and she still occasionally dreams of the scene before she died in her previous life. Her eldest daughter's words, "Mom, I am a married woman. You have a son, so it's not my turn to take care of you in your old age," still ring in her ears.
So many years have passed, and she has long since given up the idea of relying on her children for old age. But they have started saying one by one that they will take care of her and fulfill their filial duties...
Li Banxia gave her a deep look and sighed.
He shook his head. "No need, get up."
He took another step back and called to Su Laosan, "Let's get ready to eat."
Su Hongying wanted to say something more, but after being given a cold glance by Su Lao Er, she dared not say anything more.
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