Upon hearing these words, Zhen Zhu burst into tears. Before long, Zhu Yanzhi took her away and comforted her in his arms.
Zhu Qinghao finally had a chance to check on her family. Apart from losing a lot of weight, they all looked fine, and even Old Man Zhu and Old Lady Zhu seemed to be in good spirits.
At this moment, Old Master Zhu beckoned and called Zhu Qinghao over, his expression as kind as ever.
"Alright, come on, tell Grandpa, did you really go to the countryside just for us? Did that Liu kid bully you? If he did, you must tell us. You absolutely cannot wrong yourself, understand?"
Zhu Qinghao nodded with tears in her eyes, and after composing herself, she began to answer Zhu Huaichuan's question.
“Grandpa, I came to the countryside because I wanted to. It has nothing to do with Liu Yansong. From the day the accident happened at home, I made up my mind to come and take care of you.”
However, Liu Yansong was indeed not a good person. He got involved with someone and was arrested by the committee. Later I found out that he and Lu Rou had a child.
Moreover, they wanted me to marry into the family, thinking that I was in poor health and that they would seize the Zhu family's wealth after I died...
I couldn't stand it, so I took it upon myself to break off the engagement. Grandpa, will you blame me?
As Zhu Huaichuan listened to her understated description, his heart ached, and even his old eyes, which hadn't shed a tear in many years, welled up with tears.
The others who heard this also felt heartbroken for Zhu Qinghao, and several ladies covered their mouths and wept silently.
Zhu Qinghao was somewhat alarmed by the reaction of the old master Zhu. He had lived two lifetimes and had never seen his grandfather cry. Was it because of her?
"Okay, okay, it's all Grandpa's fault. Grandpa shouldn't have arranged this marriage for you, and he shouldn't have... It's all Grandpa's fault. Our family has suffered so much."
"Grandpa, don't say that. It's not your fault. I'm not suffering. I'm very happy to be with you all, really."
As she spoke, just like when she was little, she squatted down and buried her head in Zhu Huaichuan's lap, feeling the unique scent and warmth emanating from her grandfather.
Zhu Huaichuan gently stroked the top of her head. For a moment, the whole room was quiet, and no one spoke.
After a while, Zhu Qinghao felt much better and stood up, opening the bundles she had brought with her.
"Grandpa, it must be very cold here. I brought you two quilts. I wonder how you sleep at night? Are two quilts enough?"
Zhu Qingyun quickly stepped forward to take it and replied reassuringly:
“That’s enough. Tonight, I’ll sleep with your mom, your cousin, and grandma. Then your dad, grandpa, Grandpa Chen, and your uncle will sleep together. These two quilts are big enough.”
Upon hearing Zhu Qingyun's words, Zhu Qinghao realized that she had forgotten to ask her uncle, so she quickly asked:
"Aunt, I was inquiring about Uncle in Kyoto, and I heard that he went to the countryside. What happened? Is Uncle alright?"
"He came by himself. He's fine, just a minor injury, but he's fully recovered now, so don't worry."
He's not here tonight because he went to town with Old Man Ma, who watches over the cowshed, to buy grain.
Zhu Qinghao suddenly realized why there was no one guarding the cowshed; it turned out that she had taken her uncle to the city to buy grain.
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