Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Rejected by Zhao Tianlei Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Rejected by Zhao Tianlei On the other side.
“Third Brother, we’re almost there,” Cao Dali said excitedly, finally about to get home and see his beloved.
With the money he had made this time, he could afford to marry her.
The thought was particularly sweet.
Zhao Tianlei looked out the window, also feeling a bit thrilled, they were about to reach home, and he would see Xiaoxiao and Da Bao again.
He wondered if they had lost weight from the nearly a month he had been away from home.
Zhao Tianhe was happy too.
Only Fang Chaoyang looked a bit more serious.
Before leaving, his sister-in-law had quarreled with Third Brother, and he had heard her say she wanted to go back to the city; she didn’t want to stay in the village for life and Third Brother couldn’t stop her.
Upon returning, if the sister-in-law was still at home, that would be fine, but if she had left the children and Third Brother to go back to the city, what would Third Brother and the children do?
Though returning home was supposed to be a joyful event, facing the harsh reality might have made it better not to have come back so soon.
At this announcement, four grown men stood up simultaneously. Passengers for this stop began disembarking, carrying their luggage off the train.
“Third Brother, we’ve finally arrived. Are we going to eat now, or head to the bus station to catch a bus?”
Although they had eaten on the train, the food there was far from cheap.
“Let’s eat when we get to town. Let’s head to the bus first.”
Since Zhao Tianlei was injured, Cao Dali was helping him with his suitcase.
Fang Chaoyang tried to assist him too, but Zhao Tianlei refused.
He had somewhat rested during the three days on the train.
Since Zhao Tianlei had decided thus, the others had no objections. They headed to the bus station, traveling first to the city, then another bus to the county, and from there, yet another transfer to the town.
By the time they reached the town, it was almost two in the afternoon. The group of men were starving. They ordered large bowls of noodles and wolfed them down. Only after filling their stomachs did they start to feel better.
“Isn’t that Zhao Laosan?”
“Yes, it’s Zhao Laosan and his group.”
“Now that Zhao Laosan has returned, does he know about Wang Laowu’s incident? Will he smash up the Wang Family?”
The young people of Zhao Family Village Team generally knew not to mess with Zhao Laosan; he was ferocious in a fight.
Many young men who had tried to challenge Zhao Laosan ended up yelping in pain.
“There’ll be a good show to watch soon. The last time, Old Lady Wang made several scenes at Zhao Laosan’s place.”
As home drew near, fear increased.
The scrutinizing looks from several villagers made them feel uneasy.
Even the normally naive Cao Dali sensed something was amiss.
“Third Brother, why do the villagers look at us, then whisper to each other, and look at us again?”
Fang Chaoyang wanted to shut Cao Dali’s mouth.
What else could it be?
Could it be that his sister-in-law had really left?
At this moment, he didn’t dare to say anything, yet Da Li was blatantly pointing out the sensitive subject.
They were about to reach home, and his heart was nearly leaping out of his throat.
He didn’t even know how to comfort Third Brother.
There were plenty of women out there.
As long as the dowry was substantial, there was no wife one couldn’t marry.
But could he dare say that to Third Brother?
Wouldn’t it just be poking at Third Brother’s wounds?
“Third Brother, I think it’s probably because we’ve been gone for so long, the villagers are curious why we left for such a time,” Zhao Tianhe chuckled as he spoke.
Instead of dispersing immediately after reaching the village, the group continued together, walking towards the Zhao Family with their belongings.