Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space-Chapter 351 - 268: The Eve of Separation

Outside the west wing in the living room, Mother Zhang and her three daughters-in-law were chatting away while busy with their needlework. At this moment, she tilted her head and heard a rumbling sound, "Who could be visiting? Could someone be looking for Xiao Wu?"

Zhou Jiao and the others were surprised to find that the sound was getting closer to them shortly after Mother Zhang spoke.

The four of them looked at each other in confusion. Mother Zhang immediately stood up, lifted the curtain, and peeked outside, "Oh my, it’s Xiao Wu coming back. Come out and take a look, why is there a little devils’ tricycle?"

Zhou Jiao and the rest heard this and ran towards the yard. All they could do was laugh. How could it be a little devils’ tricycle? The whole vehicle was oddly modified despite resembling that shape.

"Well, to be honest, the more you look at it, the nicer it appears. Xiao Wu, where did you get it?" Lin Juhua curiously walked over to take a closer look.

Zhang Guoqing waved his hand, stretching a bit, "It’s a long story. Let me catch my breath first." Having said that, after a while, Zhang Guoqing felt a bit warmer and began to carry the stuff from the tricycle into the living room.

Zhou Jiao handed him a cup of hot water, full of confusion, and asked, "You didn’t drive this thing all the way from the provincial city, did you? Where did all these things come from?"

Zhang Guoqing glanced at the living room filled with curious sisters-in-law, helplessly saying, "I really did drive it back from the provincial city. All these things were loaded onto my vehicle by my godfather. Do you know what it means to make a mess while having good intentions? This is it."

Zhou Jiao looked at him curiously, "Then why didn’t you ask the driver to tow it behind a car and ride the car yourself? It would just cost a bit more, no need to ride it all the way back."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guoqing stared blankly at Zhou Jiao. After a moment, he covered his face with both hands, "No wonder something felt off! I was led astray by my godfather. He kept urging me to ride back quickly, and I actually rode all the way back. On the road, I even encountered a car heading to the county town and didn’t think of asking them to tow it. How embarrassing!"

His words made Mother Zhang and the others burst into laughter, as it was rare to see Xiao Wu so muddled.

Zhou Jiao, afraid he’d feel awkward, changed the topic, "Did you send a telegram back after my mom and the others got on the bus?"

"I did everything you instructed. Mom, why is it only you guys at home? Where’s Dad and the others?"

"Your dad took the kids to your uncle’s place. Your big brother went to attend a wedding banquet and will be back soon. Didn’t your aunt not come this time? Your dad couldn’t sleep all night, probably trying to discuss something with your uncle." Talking about her sister-in-law made Mother Zhang worry, fearing that something serious had indeed happened.

Zhang Guoqing stood up and said to Zhou Jiao, "Jiao Jiao, I’ll go check on what they’re talking about." Seeing her nod, he walked out.

Zhang Guoqing arrived at Uncle Zhang’s door and directly pushed it open. The layout of Mr. Zhang and his brothers’ courtyard was identical. No need to guess, they should all be in the main room. Entering the yard, he found the side rooms shut, with only the main room having sounds coming from it; it seemed like the women were all out working.

Inside the main room, Mr. Zhang and his two brothers were sitting on the kang, smoking dry tobacco and chatting casually.

As soon as Zhang Guoqing entered, Mr. Zhang asked him, "What brings you here? Are all affairs in the provincial city settled?"

"All done. I just got back and heard from Mom that you’re worried about Aunt’s matters, so I came over to take a look. What’s the plan? How many people are going this time?" Zhang Guoqing pulled over a stool and sat by the kang, asking.

Mr. Zhang pointed to his two brothers, "Your uncle and uncle Zhang are saying to first find out what’s going on. Once it’s clear, then go over."

Zhang Guoqing looked at him and then thought it’s better to let it be. Being a junior, it wasn’t appropriate for him to question the elders. In his mind, they should have gone over to see first thing in the morning. Why wait and find out?

Uncle Zhang said to Zhang Guoqing, "Xiao Wu, do you think it’s okay for us to bring your aunt and uncle to stay here this time? I’ve been thinking, if your aunt and her family live in the village, far away from those people, there wouldn’t be any trouble. Being too far from the wife’s family is not good because they can’t be of help when something happens."

Zhang Guoqing raised an eyebrow. He didn’t know how to respond to that, "Do you mean settling Aunt and Uncle in the village, Uncle?" Seeing him nod, he continued, "Would Aunt be willing to leave her children and grandchildren behind? Even if we build a house for Aunt, would the cousins agree? Wouldn’t they say the elders have private property? What if they come over messing around often even if Aunt moves here? There’d be no peace for our three families."

Uncle Zhang nodded in agreement and chimed in, "Big Sister won’t move here. We brought it up before when their father-in-law passed away, urging the whole family to move to the village, which they refused."