novelraw Chapter 536: Aunt Huang’s Warmth
Chapter 536: Aunt Huang’s Warmth
Chapter 536: Chapter 536: Aunt Huang’s Warmth
"That’s enough, that’s enough, I’m not talking to you guys anymore. I need to take my niece back to rest. The trip tired her out!"
"Hurry up then, yeah, she should definitely rest well. Once she’s rested, you can take her to Kunshan for a visit tomorrow."
"That’s exactly what I was thinking, we’ll head off now!"
Gu Tiantian watched as Aunt Huang greeted the villagers, chatting and introducing her. From the initial awkwardness, she became more fluent, and even the smile on her face grew brighter.
Seeing all this, Gu Tiantian also started to smile.
Suddenly, a memory flashed in her mind of the times her grandmother took her to visit relatives, listening to her grandma praise her and hearing compliments from the relatives.
But... that was a long, long time ago.
By the time Gu Tiantian snapped back to reality, she had already entered the room with Aunt Huang.
"Oh right, little girl, I still don’t know your name, Aunt Huang figured it would be good to know."
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Gu Tiantian quickly shared her name.
"I’m Gu Tiantian. I’ll be twenty-one after the New Year."
Aunt Huang was slightly taken aback, looking her up and down in astonishment.
"Twenty-one? Wow, Tian Tian, you really... make Aunt Huang jealous!"
She had always thought you were a high school student, or even a junior high student, she would have believed it.
But judging by age, you should definitely be a college student.
Gu Tiantian felt even more embarrassed, smiling awkwardly as she looked at Aunt Huang.
"Well... Aunt Huang, I don’t seem to age too quickly, so... often people mistake me for being younger, like a high school student or something."
"Not aging too quickly? Hahaha..."
Aunt Huang was a typical rural woman, slightly plump with a tummy, not tall, but definitely strong and boisterous.
Accompanying her laughs, Gu Tiantian felt a bit overheated by the cheap stove.
Aunt Huang noticed the girl’s shy discomfort almost immediately and quickly changed the subject.
"Tian Tian, tired from a long day, Aunt Huang will heat up some water for you now. You lie down on the bed inside and rest. When the water is ready, Aunt Huang will call you to take a bath."
Gu Tiantian hurriedly nodded with a smile, observing Aunt Huang’s gentle kindness, and suddenly thought of her mom, whom she had never met.
If Mom came to find her, would she speak gently and kindly like this, heat water for her, make her bed and fold blankets?
Lying on the bed, Gu Tiantian quickly closed her eyes, holding back the sting of tears.
After an unknown amount of time, she slowly opened her eyes.
The corners of her eyes were slightly red with misty moisture, her nose was a bit red, and her sleeves were somewhat damp, but besides herself, no one knew.
Counting today, she’s been gone for a week.
A week of hiding, not daring to buy a ticket at the station, because the station requires an ID card to purchase, and if she used her ID card, Bai Chenyao would quickly bring her back.
Thinking of Bai Chenyao, Gu Tiantian’s nerves were taut, as if she could already imagine the consequences of being brought back by Bai Chenyao.
What would he do to her?
Like that night before, torment her brutally until she felt like dying?
Or... completely loathe her, throwing her into those dark alleys, waiting to be ravaged by those gangsters?
Or again, let her watch those spirit-crushing videos, then look down at her as she cries and begs in front of him?