novelraw Chapter 63 Are you still Tong Linsheng's original eldest daughter?
Chapter 63 Are you still Tong Linsheng's original eldest daughter?
"Your fourth uncle brought you back. It'll be convenient for me to carry a little something with me when I go out in the future. Just let me know!" Cheng Jinzhu hurriedly replied.
"We won't stand on ceremony, Fourth Uncle!" Tong Yuheng thought they were very nice people. Especially this Fourth Uncle, who seemed quick-witted and worldly-wise; maybe they could cooperate in the future!
The Cheng brothers came today for two reasons: first, to thank Yuheng for saving their nephew; and second, to let the people of Chenjiatun know that this woman has powerful backers and shouldn't be bullied. This family knows how to be grateful!
Cheng Damei's generation only had one daughter, and four younger brothers. When they were young, they were called Da Niu, Er Niu, San Niu, and Si Niu. After liberation, Cheng Damei learned to read in a literacy class and insisted on changing her brothers' names. So her brothers were named Jin Liang, Jin Dong, Jin Lin, and Jin Zhu.
She said these names had auspicious meanings, expressing her hope that her younger brothers would all succeed. Indeed, they were all essential timbers for building a house; Aunt Cheng must have longed for a bright and spacious house back then, hence the names she gave her brothers!
After chatting for a while, they prepared to leave, saying they needed to visit other elders' homes, but Tong Jiahui refused to let them stay for dinner. Tong Yuheng then went to the east room, rummaged through her stored items in her spatial storage, and took out some unique items as return gifts for the Cheng family.
Tong Yuheng visited more than one black market in Yan City, buying many things she found useful, especially women's items. She gave them five light blue scarves embroidered with matching patterns, as well as five pairs of woolen gloves, saying they were for Aunt Cheng and her four aunts. Cheng Damei accepted them without hesitation.
We'll definitely be interacting with each other in the future, so we don't need to be so calculating every time. But neither side can always take advantage of the other; that kind of relationship won't last. The two families didn't hold any formal sworn brotherhood ceremony, but they acknowledged each other's brotherly and sisterly relationship in their hearts.
The villagers witnessed the Cheng family's arrival and departure, and they couldn't understand how the Tong family, outsiders, could have such a good relationship with Cheng Damei, a notoriously powerful woman in the surrounding villages. Could it be that the "friends" they mentioned from the county and commune were actually the Cheng family?
The eldest son of the Cheng family is a military officer, and he might be a comrade-in-arms of the father of the Tong family's daughters. It's quite normal for him to take care of the widow and children of his comrade-in-arms.
The villagers imagined the social relationships among the women and children of the Tong family, which made them even more interested in them. However, no one intended to approach them, as they seemed mysterious. Even though the women lived in the village and appeared easygoing, they could never truly become part of the village.
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Liu Fengyi spent the first day of the Lunar New Year alone at his workplace. He had a separate dormitory room where he lit a small coal stove and cooked some noodles for himself.
At this time, state-run restaurants and canteens are not open and will not be open until after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. If he doesn't eat noodles these days, he will have to drink porridge every day.
I really miss my wife's cooking. Jia Hui is so skillful; everything she makes tastes delicious. I wonder what they ate for Chinese New Year? The whole family came over in such a hurry; what happened over there?
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, he couldn't stand it any longer, so he secretly took the bicycle from his workplace and rode it to Chenjiatun in the dark.
He was still a bit weak, and got tired after riding for more than ten miles. He stopped to rest halfway before riding on for a while longer. The 20-plus-kilometer journey, which usually takes him less than two hours, took him a full three hours this time!
When Liu Fengyi arrived at his wife's place, it was almost ten o'clock, and the village was pitch black. He saw that the lights were also off in the house that Tong Jiahui and her daughter rented, so he knew that they had gone to bed.
Although he couldn't see them, he felt at peace. His wife and daughter were safe and sound; he would secretly take care of them from now on, and when the time was right, he would tell Jia Hui about his miraculous experience, helping her accept his new self…
He stood outside the wall for a long time, his mind filled with images of his family's happy times. Now, looking at his loved ones who were so close yet whom he could not embrace, he could only let out a deep sigh.
"Who are you? What are you doing at my doorstep?!" A low, questioning voice rang in his ears. It was his eldest daughter, Yuheng! When did she become so skilled? He hadn't even noticed when she had appeared beside him!
"Yuheng! I am... I'm here to carry out a mission!" Liu Fengyi explained softly.
"Are you alright? Why are you at our house? Did someone send you?" Tong Yuheng became wary. If this person was one of those bad guys' lackeys, then her efforts to save him would have been in vain.
"I heard you came to see me. I want to ask you, who told you I was your father's comrade-in-arms? Could someone have lied to you?" Liu Fengyi (Tong Linsheng) was afraid that someone had ill intentions towards them.
"Nobody told me. I just heard about you when I took my friend's child to the hospital. I wanted to see what a hero was like. I needed an excuse to go to your ward, so I just mentioned it casually. I know you weren't my dad's comrade-in-arms."
"Oh, that's good! But from now on you can say I'm your dad's comrade-in-arms, and feel free to contact me if you need anything. Do you have any plans for the near future? Do you need me to get involved?" The concern in his eyes and the inexplicable familiarity made Tong Yuheng less wary of him.
"No need for now. Shall I call you Uncle Liu? I'll come to you if I need anything in the future."
"It's too cold here. I'll have someone send some coal over in a few days. Here's some money for you to use..." Liu Fengyi pulled out a few dozen yuan from his pocket. He had no choice; that was all he had left in the dormitory. He didn't have much savings either, and he would have to wait until the bank reopened to withdraw the money.
"That won't do. We're not related, and besides, we have money to spend!" Tong Yuheng gave him a push, but unexpectedly, Liu Fengyi, who was now "frail and weak," was pushed down by his strong strength!
"You weren't this strong before! Hahaha, but that's good, so you won't suffer any losses!" Liu Fengyi hurriedly got up, his eyes gleaming with joy. His eldest daughter's skills completely surpassed his level in his previous life.
"How do you know I wasn't very strong before? Who are you? Come on, let's leave here to talk, it'll be easy for others to misunderstand if they see us!" This tone of voice is becoming more and more familiar... who is it?
"Okay, let's go from outside the village!" The house was right on the edge of the village, so they simply walked through the woods to the other side of the village road, where there should be no one around.
"Yuheng, are you still Tong Linsheng's original eldest daughter?" He asked abruptly, startling Tong Yuheng so much that she immediately tensed up. What did this man know?!
"Of course I am. Otherwise, my mother and sisters are with me every day, how could they not recognize me? Did you investigate me?" Tong Yuheng thought to himself: It can't be that fast, right? I only showed up the day before yesterday, and he was unconscious at that time!
"Well, it's like this, I saw that you can transform things..."