Chapter 601: Dream

In the evening, Zhulan was still sighing, "How long has Yao Zheyu been married? He has become a father so soon. According to the doctor's diagnosis today, he is pregnant right after marriage!"

Zhou Shuren coughed and said, "I am really trying hard. I want to have a child sooner so that County Master Shen can stay in Jinzhou."

Zhulan, "It seems that Yaohou Mansion has urged County Master Shen to return home recently."

"That should be it. I got to meet the prince's family this year. What do you think?"

Zhu Lan smiled, "The young ladies in the prince's family are young and a little arrogant, but the prince's wife is not young anymore, she is very kind and takes good care of me."

Zhou Shuren was relieved. He was afraid that the prince's family would look down on Zhulan. As long as she didn't make things difficult for him, it would be good. After all, his official position was still low. He didn't like the fact that Zhulan had no reason to refuse to go even though she was not well.

Zhulan sensed Zhou Shuren's emotions and kissed him on the face, "You've done a good job."

When she first arrived, she didn't even have the qualifications to meet Dong Yi Yi, but look at her now.

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "It's getting late, let's go to bed."

"Um."

The next day, in Lizhou Prefecture, not long after the city gates opened, Boss Zhou and his party entered the city and headed straight for Yang Mansion.

Boss Zhou opened the car curtain and looked at the streets of Lizhou City. There were many more foreign merchants than when he left. "I miss it a lot."

Chang Zhihun felt unwell, "We are finally here."

We should have arrived earlier, but we encountered heavy rain on the way and couldn't go on the mountain road, so we stopped for several days.

Boss Zhou urged the driver to go faster. He didn't know how his grandmother was doing and he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to see her for the last time.

When the carriage arrived at Yang's house, Zhou Lao Da was stunned as soon as he got out of the carriage, "Uncle, why are you at the door?"

Yang Zhumu was stunned for a moment, "You are right, your grandmother was sober today and told me that you are back and asked me to wait at the door."

Zhou Lao Da's heart skipped a beat. "Is grandma okay?"

Yang Zhumu saw his two nephews but not his sister, and he did not hide his disappointment at all, "Your mother didn't come back?"

Changzhi replied, "My mother became ill due to anxiety after receiving the letter."

Yang Zhumu was shocked. "Your grandmother told me not to write to your mother. I wrote it secretly. I should have stopped writing it earlier. Is your mother okay?"

Zhou Laodao said, "Mom had a serious illness before. After a few years of recovery, she gave birth to my younger brother. She looked fine, but in fact, she was not seriously ill. She couldn't stand the long journey. Uncle, it's not that Mom doesn't want to come back, it's that she can't come back."

During the entire journey, he and Changzhi were in very good health. He even fell ill during the exhausting journey. He was lucky that his mother hadn't come back yet!

Yang Zhumu motioned for his two nephews to enter the yard, "You two come together, and your grandma won't have any regrets."

Chang Zhi tightened his lips and said, "We brought a lot of high-quality herbs. Grandma will definitely get better."

Yang Zhumu waved his hands. Since his youngest son passed away, he has become more open-minded about life, old age, sickness and death. "It's useless. The doctor said it will only last a few days."

The servant had already informed the backyard of the arrival of Zhou Lao Da and Chang Zhi. When they entered the backyard, they saw quite a few people standing there.

Zhou Lao Da and Chang Zhi went in to see grandma. They both felt sad. Grandma was very skinny and must have suffered a lot during her illness.

Sun's hands trembled. "Come here and tell me about your days in Jinzhou."

Chang Zhi's eyes were complicated. He saw that his grandmother had regrets, and looked at his grandfather worriedly. His grandfather was in low spirits and felt uneasy.

Two days later, on a night in Jinzhou, Zhulan hadn't had a dream for a long time. She always fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow and slept until dawn, but today she had a dream.

Zhulan felt someone was watching her in her dream. She sat up in panic. She looked carefully and saw that it was her parents standing by the kang. She was stunned. The layout of the room was that of a bedroom. "Mom, Dad?"

The two of them didn't say anything, they just looked at her and smiled. Zhulan was very confused and wanted to say something, but her parents' figures faded away.

Zhulan stretched out her hand to grab something but caught nothing. She felt someone saying something and listened carefully. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw Zhou Shuren's worried look. "What's wrong with me?"

Zhou Shuren let out a long sigh, "You've been crying for a long time, and I couldn't wake you up no matter how hard I tried. What were you dreaming about?"

Zhulan felt empty and heavy in her heart, tears falling uncontrollably. She remembered that she had to open her eyes for the last time. In a trance, she heard her mother say that they were gone and asked her to be well. She also said that she had no regrets after seeing her, "Mom and Dad passed away."

Zhou Shuren was stunned. He had heard a lot of such things before, such as asking for help in a dream before leaving. He hugged Zhulan tightly and said, "Dad and mom are worried about you too."

Zhulan felt even worse. She was not their biological daughter, but they cared about her so much. She didn't know that modern parents only reacted to her when she got into trouble. They were obviously her biological parents, but she couldn't fit in. She was always an outsider. Even if her parents treated her well, she seemed superfluous. "I, I feel bad."

Zhou Shuren felt his shirt on his chest get wet and he sighed. He felt sad about the passing of the two elders of the Yang family, but he felt even sadder when he heard Zhulan crying loudly. Zhulan had been feeling guilty these days and it had been weighing on her mind, so it was good for her to cry now.

Zhulan didn't know how long she had been crying, nor when she fell asleep. When she woke up, Zhou Shuren was reading a book. However, judging from the brightness in the room, it was probably around eight or nine o'clock. She sat up but couldn't open her eyes. "You didn't go to the government office?"

Zhou Shuren put down the book and picked up the handkerchief. "Don't open your eyes. Put the handkerchief over your eyes."

Zhulan felt really uncomfortable and closed her eyes obediently.

Zhou Shuren said, "I've taken a day off today. I'll stay at home with you."

Zhulan held Zhou Shuren's skinny hand, feeling reassured, "Yes."

In Lizhou Prefecture, Zhou Lao Da and Chang Zhi were kneeling on a mat and burning paper. They were standing in for their parents, and not only were they sad, they were also worried about how to go back and tell their mother. This time, not only their grandmother was gone, but their grandfather too. How could their mother bear losing two of them at once?

Many people came to the Yang Mansion today. Chang Zhi felt that someone was watching them, so he knelt motionless. He knew what these people were thinking, but he was angry. Today was the day his grandmother passed away, and they came with insincere hearts. He lowered his eyelids with sarcasm in his eyes.

Boss Zhou looked at his brother holding his hand tightly and frowned, "Changzhi?"

Chang Zhi let go of his hand without responding and continued to burn paper money. He had seen a lot in the past two days in Lizhou. Everyone treated him as a fool and thought he was easy to fool. He just didn't want to think about it, not that he was brainless. He fell silent afterwards. His father and third brother must be very tired as they have been in the power circle because of the Zhou family.

Yang Zhumu's eldest son was entertaining guests. When it was afternoon, Yang Zhumu looked at his two nephews and felt relieved, as he had been worried about them.

(End of this chapter)