The Lü family girl became even more famous after this battle.
When Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng arrived home, their aunt was humming a song while stewing soup.
Since Xu Xinning became pregnant, her aunt has paid close attention to Xu Xinning's nutrition. She is not a conservative person, and she even asked Grandpa Du Zhong about it.
Auntie: "You're back! You're back quite early today."
Xu Xinning: "There's nothing much going on, so I might as well go home early."
Auntie: "Are you hungry? How about having a bowl of soup to cool down?"
Xu Xinning: "Okay, thank you so much, Auntie!"
Auntie: "Don't mention it. Isn't this what I should do?"
The auntie deftly served Xu Xinning a bowl of soup, but Mu Jingheng didn't let her help and followed her to get his own.
As soon as Mu Jingheng finished serving the soup, he saw a lot of freshly picked vegetables on the kitchen floor. They looked so fresh and tempting.
Neither the Mu family nor her aunt's family grew vegetables, so Mu Jingheng asked curiously, "Auntie, did you just buy these vegetables? They're so fresh!"
Auntie: "Hey! I didn't buy them. I ran into Chief Lü's family on my way home today. Ever since Chief Lü brought his child from his previous marriage to live with us, they've turned their yard into a vegetable garden. The vegetables look good when they're ripe, but the smell of the house when they use farmyard manure is indescribable. Chief Lü's family has complained a lot, but she's just a child, and she can't do anything if Chief Lü doesn't say anything."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xinning suddenly asked, "Auntie, did you know that the Lu family's daughter and the Yu family's stepdaughter got into a fight today?"
The aunt laughed heartily: "Of course I know! How could I not know? The whole compound probably knows now."
Xu Xinning: "I heard this girl is pretty brave?"
Auntie: "How could Chief Lü's daughter not be brave? This girl is not only brave, but also straightforward. If you offend her, you're in trouble. She won't stop until she gets you to her satisfaction; she's a stubborn mule. When she first came, she competed with Chief Lü's current wife's granddaughter, and she really messed with her. Chief Lü's current wife still holds a grudge! Speaking of which, it's not easy for her. Although she's the one who's been with Chief Lü, once the previous wife died, she couldn't compete with the dead man no matter what. She couldn't compete on her own, and when the children from the previous wife came over, these grandchildren couldn't handle the conflicts either. They're strong and healthy; if you argue, they can just throw you out of the house without even saying a word. Chief Lü's current wife has become a bitter woman, complaining to everyone she meets."
Xu Xinning laughed: "Auntie, you must have suffered a lot today, right?"
The aunt laughed again, pointing to the fresh vegetables on the kitchen floor, and said, "You reap what you sow. Look how many vegetables we've harvested!"
When Grandpa Mu returned today, he suddenly asked about the medical exchange team. Xu Xinning then remembered Mu Chenggong and asked, "Grandpa, do we have any distant relatives in Kyoto?"
After thinking carefully, Grandpa Mu shook his head: "Our ancestral home is not in Kyoto. After my grandfather came to Kyoto to study, he never went back. My grandfather's mother was the head of the household, but she died young. After she passed away, my great-grandfather immediately remarried. My great-grandfather had many women, so he had many children. My grandfather couldn't stand the chaotic atmosphere at home, so he didn't go back."
After marrying my grandmother, I finally settled down in Kyoto.
My grandfather only married my grandmother, and she had two children, my father and my eldest aunt. My eldest aunt married far away and we lost contact after the war.
My dad had three sons, and now I'm the only one left.
Grandpa Mu seemed to be thinking of his brother, and his expression was very forlorn.
Grandpa Mu: "Don't listen to any of this talk about distant relatives. These people all have their own agendas; they just know I have some status now. I've lived this long, and I've never heard of any distant relatives coming to my door before."
Mu Jingheng had never heard his grandfather talk about the family's past. When he was little, his maternal grandfather mentioned it briefly, saying that his eldest and second uncles were both tough men, but unfortunately, the war was ruthless and they both sacrificed their lives.
What Mu Jingheng found even stranger was Mu Chenggong's claim that he was his mother's attending physician. If this timeline and logic were followed, Mu Chenggong should have met his grandfather and father long ago, so why didn't he mention that he was a distant relative?
Could it be that he was completely unaware of this relationship at that time?
With this question in mind, Mu Jingheng asked, "Grandpa, do you remember my mother's attending physician?"
Grandpa Mu frowned, seemingly reluctant to recall the past. "Him?"
Xu Xinning seemed to have caught something and looked at Grandpa Mu with a puzzled expression.
Grandpa Mu: "Could it be that the distant relative you're talking about is him?"
Mu Jingheng: "That's what he said himself."
Old Master Mu's eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he said, "You have wicked intentions!"
Mu Jingheng suddenly sat up straight, looked into Old Master Mu's eyes and said, "There was a hidden story behind my mother's illness back then, wasn't there?"
Old Master Mu hadn't expected Mu Jingheng to be so sensitive. He stared blankly at Mu Jingheng, as if looking through him at someone else.
After a long while, Grandpa Mu finally said, "You really are becoming more and more like your mother."
When it came to his mother, Mu Jingheng suddenly became agitated, "Grandpa, why did you keep it from us?"
Grandpa Mu: "It's not that we're hiding anything, it's that we can't find any evidence."
Mu Jingheng: "My maternal grandfather and uncle left Kyoto to investigate this matter, right?"
Grandpa Mu sighed: "You'll find out one day, what's the rush?"
Mu Jingheng carefully recalled his past life.
Actually, in my previous life, my maternal grandfather and uncle never came back. My maternal grandfather died on the frontier. At that time, he was busy climbing the ranks to take revenge, so he didn't pay attention to them.
In this life, he secretly sent a message to the frontier when he returned to the capital, and his uncle replied promptly, though only with a few words: "All is well! Don't worry!"
Mu Jingheng was afraid of his grandfather's health, fearing that he would pass away in a few years, so he secretly had someone send him a lot of medicine made by Xu Xinning.
They've all been on the battlefield, so it's normal for them to have hidden health problems.
Xu Xinning's medicine has the effect of restoring bodily functions, so it is the most suitable for them, as can be seen from the fact that Grandpa Mu and Grandpa Jiang are getting healthier and healthier.
My uncle from my previous life never returned to Beijing, which suggests that they didn't find out the real reason for my mother's death in their previous life.
Mu Jingheng: "Grandpa, he is now the vice president of Kyoto People's Hospital."
Grandpa Mu: "This is a shrewd and calculating person, that's normal."
Mu Jingheng: "My grandfather is still a member of domestic and international medical exchange groups."
Grandpa Mu suddenly looked at Xu Xinning: "What? Is it that easy to get into your exchange group?"
Xu Xinning felt quite innocent, so she said, "Grandpa, the selection of group members has nothing to do with me."
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