novelraw Chapter 1402 - 277: Lofty as Mountains, Lowly as Dust
Chapter 1402 - 277: Lofty as Mountains, Lowly as Dust
As soon as she decided to act, Meng Shujing went to find Yan Xing, saying she was going to Singapore to see her eldest sister. Yan Xing jumped three feet high with excitement, "Oh yeah, I’m finally going to see my big sister, I’ve missed her so much, Mom, you’re the best."
Yan Xing has a better relationship with her eldest sister than with her second sister. She is ten years younger than her eldest sister, who took care of her since she was little. The two sisters have a particularly good relationship, and even after her eldest sister married far away, they occasionally chat online or call each other, and their familial bond hasn’t faded because of it.
In fact, there was another reason for the eldest sister’s distant marriage. Their grandmother had arranged a marriage for her, but the eldest sister was stubborn and refused to comply. As a result, their grandmother was so angry that she almost kicked her out of the house. Without telling anyone in the family, the eldest sister had a flash wedding, brandishing the marriage certificate in front of their grandmother, who was so enraged she nearly spat blood. Thinking back to the scene still gives her satisfaction. As expected, the eldest sister was chased out by grandmother, who declared that as long as she lived, the eldest sister and her husband couldn’t set foot in the Yan Family home. So, the eldest sister followed her new husband and immigrated, settling in Singapore, and hasn’t returned for years, only occasionally calling their mother.
"Mom, when are we leaving?" Yan Xing asked excitedly.
"We’re leaving now." She had already sent Qiaoyin to handle the visa, which, with the right connections, could be sorted in half a day.
Yan Xing immediately went to pack her luggage, taking this and that, along with gifts for her eldest sister.
"Where’s your second sister?" Meng Shujing glanced around; she hadn’t seen Huahua in the past couple of days.
While stuffing things into her bag, Yan Xing casually replied, "She’s definitely with Uncle Five. You know how my second sister loves sticking with Uncle Five. I don’t understand how she can stand being around a sickly person like him."
Meng Shujing furrowed her brows slightly and turned towards Yan Nanfeng’s room. Sure enough, Yan Hua was sitting by the bed, reading a novel, just getting to the part in The Eight Dragons of Heaven, Chapter 48, "The Outcast Prince," where Duan Yu discovers that all the women he likes are his half-sisters, and he’s deeply shocked. Yet, in a dramatic turn, his biological mother reveals that he’s not his father’s biological son, and he can marry all his sisters, a truly theatrical twist.
Yan Nanfeng laughed, "Everyone’s happy."
Yan Hua suddenly paused. This was a novel, where everything served dramatics. Thus, when the protagonist falls in love with his half-sister and is troubled and tormented, the author’s godlike hand sweeps in with a stroke, arranging for him a perfect way out, and he finally gets his wish.
But reality is cruel and never as romantically beautiful as novels. She looked at Yan Nanfeng, and unknowingly her eyes welled up.
"Why are you crying?" Yan Nanfeng asked with a smile.
He always smiled, as if from their first meeting, he was always laughing, so sunny, seeming like the hardships and torments fate placed upon him hadn’t affected him at all. So sunny, so warm, he was always the morning star in her heart.
Yan Hua shook her head, closed the book, "I’ll read to you later when there’s time. You should rest now."
Perhaps bedridden, seeing only the canopy and the outdoor scenery day after day, his favorite was martial arts novels. He liked the heroism of wielding a sword in the rivers and lakes, the carefree and vengeful chivalric spirit, dreaming of one day roaming the world freely, taking big gulps of wine, and eating heartily, helping the poor, wielding his sword in the martial world.
However, a dream is always just that...
At this time, Meng Shujing pushed the door open and came in. Yan Hua immediately stood up when she saw her, "Mom."
Yan Nanfeng half-supported himself, "Sister-in-law, you’re here."
Meng Shujing nodded indifferently and asked, "Is your health any better?"
Yan Nanfeng replied with a smile, "I’m just hanging on, sister-in-law, please sit down."
"No need, I’m here for Huahua. Huahua, come with me for a moment." Meng Shujing turned and walked out.
She had no fondness for this little brother-in-law, as Lu Yuke kept a strict watch on him, so she had few opportunities to interact with him. Plus, he was sickly, exuding a smell of medicine everywhere, and Meng Shujing didn’t care to say a word more to him.
Yan Hua pressed her lips together, "Uncle Five, wait for me."
Yan Hua slowly walked to Meng Shujing. Her mom had previously warned her not to approach Uncle Five. She thought Meng Shujing would get angry, but instead, she asked, "Go pack your things, we’re leaving now."
Yan Hua looked up in confusion, "For what?"
"To Singapore, to see your eldest sister."