Chapter 31: Chapter 31 The Benevolence of Elders
“Don’t mention it, the city really is different. Just by going into the city once, Chuyi, you’ve changed a lot… I can’t quite put my finger on it, but you feel… like a leading figure in a play, like an old, experienced actor, confident in everything…” Aunt Xia commented.
Chuyi inwardly couldn’t help but smile wryly.
She was hardly a leading figure, but at her current age, she was indeed the age of an experienced actor in a play.
Over there, Aunt Xia started laughing as she spoke, “Look at what I’m saying. You’re just an eighteen-year-old kid!”
Chuyi also laughed along, feeling relieved in her heart.
Fortunately, Uncle Xia was still alive, and she could sit and joke around with Aunt Xia.
In her past life, half a month later, after Uncle Xia found out about her situation and rushed back from out of town, he died in a car accident due to the slippery snow before he could even reach his home.
To this day, Chuyi still remembered Aunt Xia’s despairing expression, dressed in mourning clothes.
“Chuyi, do you know? Because your parents once saved Uncle Xia’s life, that’s why he worked so hard to treat you all well. When I was pursuing him, he told me that to marry him, I had to agree to be good to you and your mother.”
Upon hearing the news of Uncle Xia’s death, Aunt Xia collapsed immediately.
“I agreed, so over the years, I’ve sincerely treated you well, but now, Chuyi, Uncle is dead. He died for your sake without even entering his own house; he died out there!”
“Chuyi, any great debt has been repaid in full with your uncle’s life. From today on, there’s no more debt between our two families.”
Aunt Xia shut the door forcefully, severing everything with the Zhao family.
“Ah well, forget it!” Aunt Xia’s voice suddenly interrupted her reminiscences, “Chuyi, seeing that you seem to have your own plans in mind, I won’t say much more. If you need Aunt Xia’s help, just say the word.”
“Thank you, Aunt Xia.” Chuyi sincerely expressed her gratitude.
Even though Aunt Xia was good to her because of her fondness for her uncle’s family, her kindness was sincere and full-hearted.
Give an inch, and I will return a yard.
Having been reborn, repaying the kindness of Uncle Xia’s family was an important part of her plan,
And the first step of this plan was to change Uncle Xia’s fate.
“Aunt Xia, don’t worry. In this life, I certainly won’t make the same foolish mistakes. I will protect everyone,” Chuyi solemnly said.
“You little one, talking about ‘this life’, how many years have you lived anyway?”
Chuyi smiled without offering an explanation.
After chatting for a while, Aunt Xia opened the gifts Chuyi had brought. When she saw the top-quality Dacron fabric inside, she was startled.
It wasn’t until Chuyi explained that she had bought the bargain clearance fabric in Provincial City that Aunt Xia reluctantly accepted it.
The fabric was indeed clearance material, bought at a great bargain. She had come across it while wandering aimlessly after selling vegetables in Provincial City; it was simply good luck.
Chuyi then gave Aunt Xia the money she had gotten from selling He Qing’s things.
“I’m sorry, Aunt Xia, I took the initiative to sell the things…”
The truth was, the watch and the tape recorder didn’t need to be sold. She could have given them to her cousin to use, but somehow, she was extremely repulsed by the items touched by He Qing, as if they were shrouded in a layer of bad luck, making her feel uncomfortable.
When Aunt Xia found out, she didn’t blame her at all and instead stuffed the money back to her.
“Keep the money yourself. To marry that bastard He Qing, you even gave up your studies. You’ll need to find a way to make a living in the future,” Aunt Xia now always spoke ill of He Qing.