"Thank you all so much," Yang Ruxin expressed her gratitude to the people who had helped, "once we get settled, I’ll invite you over for a meal..."
"You don’t need to be so polite," Li Jiaya waved her hand dismissively, "look at the pitiful state you’re in now, do you even have the money to treat us?"
"I don’t have it now, but that doesn’t mean I’ll always be poor—maybe in the future, I might become the richest person in the entire Great Xuan Dynasty," Yang Ruxin raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Then I’ll be waiting..." Li Jiaya was surprised for a moment, then nodded her head, "waiting to see you become a female tycoon..."
Everyone around took Yang Ruxin’s words as a joke, so no one took her seriously, and they all just laughed it off.
"My great-grandfather said, as for rent and all that, consider this house a moving-in present to you," It was then that Yang Rulin passed the keys to the house and a land deed to Yang Ruxin, "The house isn’t big, but it has two small courtyards. The pigsty and chicken coop in the backyard have been cleaned out too. In the future, you can raise a few chickens, plant some vegetables in the little vegetable garden—it’ll be enough to live by. You can move in after a couple more days..."
"Thank you." Yang Ruxin’s eyes reddened again. No matter how rundown, a house is still a house, and it was their ancestral home no less. Yet they were simply giving it to her—the kindness was as huge as the sky itself.
"My great-grandfather also said that one has to live his own life, always looking forward and never blaming others..." Yang Rulin conveyed the words of his great-uncle, "Heaven is always fair. The hardship and comfort one experiences in life are predestined. To endure the greatest hardship is to become the greatest person..."
"You go back and tell our great-uncle that I will remember his kindness and make sure to build a good life," Yang Ruxin took a deep breath and smiled resolutely, "I won’t disappoint him."
Seeing the bright smile on the face of the girl before him, Yang Rulin felt a sense of confidence. At that moment, he somewhat believed his great-grandfather’s words. His great-grandfather had said not to look down on the young and poor. The eldest daughter of the main family, Dani, suddenly seemed to have found her way. She was quite remarkable, and it might not be long before Yang Peili’s family would regret their actions. He even said that in the future, the entire Yang Family might rely on her instead.
At the time, he was quite shocked. He could hardly believe that the great-grandfather would hold such a high opinion of the girl, and he was somewhat incredulous, but now, he found himself believing it wholeheartedly.
Although the great-uncle’s family had given them the house and helped to clean it up, in reality, it was completely empty; there was nothing but a pile of dry straw on the kang bed, not even a mat to speak of, let alone any bedding.
But Yang Ruxin was not discouraged. As long as she was free from the parasites of the Yang Family, she was confident she could build a good life. Don’t forget, not only was she a person who had traveled through time, but she also had an advantage. If she still couldn’t make a good life for herself, she might as well find a block of tofu and crash into it.
The day she received the keys was the day Yang Ruxin decided to move. Being able to live in the Yang Family compound for three more days was already her limit, so even if the house was still damp, she was planning to move.
"The walls of this house are still wet," Yang Rulin was somewhat disapproving.
"It doesn’t matter," Yang Ruxin chuckled, "Even if they’re damp, it’s still better than the side room we’re living in now."
"Alright," Yang Rulin nodded, "it’s better to move out. During these few days, you can come over to our place for meals..."
Yang Ruxin shook her head; she wasn’t going to trouble others anymore. After all, her family had many mouths to feed, and nobody was really that wealthy.