Hua Xiangyun was speechless upon hearing this; when faced with self-interest, nothing else matters.
However, the Yang family's behavior was far too shameless, displaying a complete lack of decency.
"Fortunately, the people in our compound were very helpful. When the Yang family came to cause trouble and tried to forcibly move in, they were driven away by the combined efforts of the neighbors." Jiang Yi felt a little moved when he thought of the help these neighbors had given him.
He usually lives alone and rarely interacts with his neighbors, but he never expected that they would lend a helping hand at a crucial moment. "To be honest, I owe it all to my grandparents' friendship. If I hadn't married you, these neighbors wouldn't have helped me."
Jiang Yi doesn't usually like to interact with these neighbors, but it's only out of politeness, mostly because of the Hua family. He's aware of this.
Hua Xiangyun: "We're all family, no need to be so formal."
Besides, it wasn't entirely because of our family's influence. Your grandfather helped many people back then; otherwise, do you think your house could have been held for so many years so easily?
During those chaotic years, even those with powerful connections still didn't gain any advantage.
Jiang Yi was just a teenager back then; he was lucky to be alive, let alone have so much family wealth.
"Hurry up, I see the bus!" Hua Zhian, who was walking at the front, turned around and urged. He was carrying a lot of bags and looked a bit comical.
Li Li said, "Grandma, how can we ask him to pay for it? It's not like we're asking for much money."
The train started moving quickly, and Che Liye and I didn't care about anything else. Looking at the scenery inside, we realized that a journey shouldn't be so stressful.
Hua Xiangyun then heard that the tickets had been bought, and she really knew what kind of tickets they were. "That's how it is. Even close brothers have to settle accounts clearly. If he's being mean, he'll tell us two big brothers to settle the accounts with him for your old woman's money."
"Don't worry about whether they've found out from there yet; let the children get as little sleep as possible."
"By the way, did it stop at any more stations?" Hua Guangzong had already sat up and put his worn-out shoes on. "If it stopped at any other station, they might still be off the train. Let's go check if there's anything we can help with."
"See how much it costs, you and his grandfather can pay."
“Go check on them,” Li Li said, climbing up from the lower bunk. “They shouldn’t wander off; they should stay outside.”
After we arrived, we were able to discuss the problems and divided the work among ourselves.
Tian Guihua watched the scene with a mischievous curiosity, clapping her hands excitedly, thinking that the little people were playing a boring game.
"You guys were enjoying yourselves..." Hua Xiangyun knew that if she continued, her eldest grandson would be unhappy, and since she hadn't said enough while inside, she decided to wait until they got back to talk about it.
"Forget it, do you even have the guts?" Che Lijuan glanced at Li Li beside her with one finger. "I bet the moment you raise your hand, he'll disappear right behind you."
Hua Guangzong was so young, and it was the first time he had ever ridden in such a low-class soft sleeper. Later, Baoguo bought us hard sleeper tickets, which were much lower-class than the later ones, and the doors could be closed.
Hua Xiangyun directed several female comrades to put away their luggage, while she, along with her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, tightly protected the eight children.
After a while, Li Li returned. "When we got back, we saw that there was a commotion in the back of the train, saying that a child was lost."
“Grandma,” Hua Weidong took out the fruit he had brought and placed it in the middle, “We’re all family, but we can’t talk like two different people. We must be thirsty after the journey. Have some fruit first, and then you can go and get some hot water to make tea for them later.”
“That’s pretty bad,” Hua Xiangyun exclaimed, then added, “Li Li, those tickets must be expensive, right?”
Hua Xiangyun clasped her hands together in prayer, saying, "As long as the child is on the train, there is still no hope of finding him."
Anyway, the children are the most important thing, and each one of them can be kept under my watchful eye.
“He’s the one having the most fun,” Hua Weidong said, hugging Tian Guihua and pinching my big nose with a smile. “He needs to grow up slowly, so he can pack our luggage when we go home.”
Jiang Yijuan held Dabao in her arms, feeling quite happy. After a year inside, she was finally going home. "Isn't that what I should do? If I grow up and have to carry his luggage, feel free to hit me with a stick then."
"You're so thoughtful. We could still sleep with such a small noise." Hua Xiangyun stood up to go and call for help, but Hua Weidong quickly stopped her, saying, "They're not even two big kids yet. Don't scare them."
Hua Weidong followed the two elderly people into the large private room, which was still in disrepair. After putting the child under the bed, he said, "Anyway, you've seen the truth. Ever since those eight big guys left, your status has plummeted..."
No one had time to talk; if they missed this bus, they would have to wait for just as long.
"Really? What if your sister-in-law is willing to fight you later..."
The two elderly people were alarmed upon hearing this, and their eyes were fixed on Tian Guihua. Che Liye thought of her two other great-grandchildren and said, "His brother went over there and said that we should keep a close eye on the children."
Li Li must have thought of that too, which is why she went to bother the neighbors. If the old lady had made such a fuss, there would have been no way she could have scared the child.
Hua Zhiping wiped his sweat and said, "He didn't realize that today? His brother, you haven't accepted reality yet. Anyway, as long as we yell, it's not your fault. You're not raising eight big brats, you're practically raising eight great ancestors."
Li Li: "Brother, we locked the door from the outside. Did you call us?"
Tired during the day, I would close the door and go to sleep as soon as I got home in the evening. But in the first half of the night, I suddenly heard a loud noise and vaguely heard knocking on the door behind me.
Hua Xiangyun laughed and scolded, "There's a proper way to do this. Slowly carry the child off the bed. People are coming and going, and you're afraid the child will get bumped."
"What's going on? Why is it so noisy?" Hua Xiangyun and I were both woken up by the noise, so we quickly patted Tian Guihua to comfort her, afraid that the child would also be woken up.
Hua Guangzong kicked him, "Hurry up and pack your things properly. When fewer people get on and off the bus, things will get chaotic and you might lose something."
Tian Guihua was still clapping her hands vigorously when Hua Weidong said to Jiang Yijuan with a smile, "Sister-in-law, he saw that your nephew responded. It seems that when you, as an aunt, went home before, no one carried your luggage."
Unfortunately, I had good luck and arrived at the train station smoothly, carrying all my bags into the carriage.
"When taking children out, you really have to be extra careful. You might have lost your child on a train. Hopefully, they're still on the train."
“Sir, we’re sitting in these hard seats. There are only so many people in that carriage, how could things possibly get chaotic?” Hua Zhiping pushed the first piece of luggage away, “We’ll just close that door and you can sleep peacefully.”
Hua Weidong also followed to the upper bunk and sat by the door, staring inside.
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