Before long, everyone in the village knew what had happened.
"It's Chu Chunsheng from the Chu family who's back!"
Da Sheng's family came excitedly to share the gossip they had heard with Tian Guifen.
Shen Liuli listened intently, and when she encountered something she didn't understand, she would tilt her head and ask her mother, "Mother, who is Chu Chunsheng?"
Is your surname Chu? Are you related to Grandma Chu?
Even Tian Guifen had to think for a while before she remembered: "Ah, is it Grandma Chu's son who went to war and whose fate is unknown?"
"Yes, I heard he's a high-ranking official now," Da Sheng couldn't help but sigh.
You really can't predict what the future holds for a person.
However, the most uncertain thing is life and death.
Grandma Chu has lived in Lotus Village for ten years, and she has never seen her son come back.
The old lady had just died, and he's already back.
This is really...
"Why didn't he come to see Grandma Chu before?" Shen Liuliu asked, pursing her lips.
She didn't want to call this person a bad guy.
We still need to see what exactly happened.
"I heard that there was a famine in Grandma Chu's hometown back then, and her son had already joined the army. Grandma Chu didn't want to leave home, worried that she would lose her son."
"But later, one of Grandma Chu's two youngest sons starved to death, so Grandma Chu had no choice but to flee the famine with her only son."
"It's a pity that her youngest son died on the way to escape famine. Grandma Chu was greatly shocked and couldn't remember where her hometown was."
"Later, she settled down alone in Lotus Village... Her son, Chu Chunsheng, apparently offended someone after joining the army and had to change his name."
"They said they were worried those people would seek revenge on his family. So, the old lady couldn't find her son, and when her son returned to his hometown, he couldn't find her either."
The Dasheng family had found out everything, so they explained it in great detail.
Even the number of times Chu Chunsheng kowtowed before the old lady's grave could be clearly stated.
Tian Guifen felt a pang of sadness and discomfort: "Sigh, I suppose he must have searched for many years before finally finding this place."
"Yes, we live in a poor, remote area. If we hadn't been searching for my mother, how would we have found her?"
It's just a pity.
The mother and son had been separated for more than a decade, yet they had never seen each other again.
Even if Chu Chunsheng were to rise to a high official position, he would no longer be able to fulfill his filial duties to his mother.
This kind of regret can never be made up for in a lifetime.
"...It's all fate. So, I don't expect my children to be very successful now. As long as they are safe and sound, and our elders are healthy, that's all that matters."
How unpredictable life can be!
The Da Sheng family also nodded in agreement.
Just then, Shen Liuliu said, "But Grandma Chu could have seen her own son. It was the person who deliberately set the fire that prevented them from ever seeing each other again before they died."
Both Tian Guifen and Dasheng were shocked.
That's right!
They felt terrible just thinking about it, let alone Chu Chunsheng?
And at this very moment, in front of Grandma Chu's grave.
Chu Yaya told everything in detail, without hiding anything.
Chu Chunsheng was a burly and robust man with a full beard and large, bell-like eyes that inspired fear.
At this moment, all the guilt and regret in those large, bell-shaped eyes were burned away by anger!
He's about to explode!
Just then, a soft, delicate hand gently patted his shoulder.
She is Chu Chunsheng's wife, Liu Ruyu.
Liu Ruyu said calmly, "Stay calm."
Impulsive actions not only fail to solve problems, but also bring greater trouble upon oneself.
Therefore, to resolve the issue, one must remain calm!
"Hmph, I will investigate this fire thoroughly!"
Chu Chunsheng listened to the advice, and the redness in his eyes gradually faded.
But the hatred in my heart did not diminish in the slightest!
"Girl, I don't mean anything by it, I just want to know if you have any enemies who might set the fire?"
Liu Ruyu asked softly.
Even the couple searched for a full thirteen years before finally finding the old lady.
They're probably enemies of the couple; they wouldn't have the patience to search for an old woman whose fate is unknown.
"Don't ask so directly," Chu Chunsheng said, worried that Chu Yaya would lose face.
Since this girl was adopted and raised by his mother, he would treat her as his own daughter!
Liu Ruyu raised her eyebrows, about to speak, when she suddenly heard Chu Yaya speak in a hoarse voice.
"I think they came for me. And they must know something about me."
The grief in Chu Yaya's eyes almost overwhelmed her.
She clenched her fists tightly, using the pain to suppress the agony in her heart.
"Why do you say that?" Liu Ruyu asked immediately, sensing there was a possibility.
Chu Yaya said, "The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is not only the Lantern Festival, but also the day my grandma found me."
"Grandma said that everyone should have a birthday and should be remembered. I was abandoned when I was little and don't know my own birthday."
"So my grandma considers the day she found me as my birthday and celebrates it for me every year."
"On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, my grandma bought me a velvet hairpin. It only cost a little over twenty coins."
“It was Grandma, Grandma secretly went to collect scraps to sell for money without telling me... she saved it up little by little.”
"Mingming, Mingming, I gave her money. I give her money every month so that she can spend it freely."
"But Grandma said she was my only family. When other girls turn eighteen, their parents prepare coming-of-age ceremonies for them."
"Grandma earned the money herself, wanting to buy me a gift. She...she wanted to give me a gift..."
At this point, Chu Yaya could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her sunken cheeks.
Her grandmother.
The best grandma in the world.
Liu Ruyu felt as if something was stuck in her throat, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Even Chu Chunsheng, a grown man, cried like a child.
Their son, Chu Xun, was deeply moved when he saw Chu Yaya's desperate expression.
At this moment, Chu Yaya took out a gold hairpin from her bosom.
It is golden, shaped like a bamboo joint, and engraved with the words "May you have both good fortune and prosperity".
It's very exquisite and has a good weight to it.
It looks like it's worth a lot of money.
"The 18th day of the first lunar month is my grandmother's birthday. This hairpin is something I saved up for three years to give to my grandmother, because this year is her 60th birthday."
"But... I don't have the chance anymore. I'll never have the chance to give it to Grandma again."
The gleaming golden hairpin lay on a blood-soaked palm.
The girl wailed in pain, tears streaming down her thin face.
"No one knows Grandma's birthday, and no one knows mine. So the person behind this must have done their research."
“I was raised by wolves, so I have a very high level of alertness. But on my birthday, I saw the velvet hairpin that my grandmother gave me, and I…”
"I was so happy that I drank quite a bit of alcohol, and I actually... I didn't even notice the fire..."
Suddenly, Chu Yaya pulled a dagger from her waist and viciously slashed her own arm!
"Pfft!"
It was the sound of blood splattering.
Chu Yaya stared at the gushing blood, numb to the point of being soulless.
"I was raised by wolves, yet I didn't notice the fire..."
"It's all my fault! If it weren't for me, Grandma wouldn't have died!"
"I will not die now, but I will slaughter the arsonist and his entire family!"
What blazed in Chu Yaya's eyes was a ferocious hatred, like that of a wild beast!
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