Chapter 188 Take Home
Chapter 188 Take Home
Because they were not in a hurry, Cheng Wenwen's team walked slowly and it took them a month to reach Jiayang.
As soon as the carriage entered the city, we noticed that Jiayang Street was very bustling.
Old Madam Cheng lifted the curtain and said with a smile, "Today is the third day of the lunar year, it's market time!"
Cheng Wenwen couldn't help but say, "We've come at the right time! After lunch, let's take a break. Can I walk around with grandma?"
Madam Cheng nodded: "Okay!"
The group did not go to the Yao family immediately, but stayed in the inn first, waiting for an opportunity to deliver the letter to the Yao family so as not to disturb them.
Although Mrs. Cheng had not been to Jiayang for many years, she was still vaguely familiar with the food from the past, and asked Cheng Wenwen to stay at the Chengxin Inn in Jiayang.
Chengxin Inn, when she was young, she and her good sisters often came here to eat snacks and chat.
As soon as she entered the inn, Old Madam Cheng couldn't help but sigh: "Many years have passed, and many things here seem to have changed!"
When the shopkeeper heard what Old Madam Cheng said, he asked, "Has the old lady ever been to our inn before?"
Madam Cheng said, "Yes! I used to come here often, but after I got married, I haven't been back for a long time. I still remember that you were not the shopkeeper at that time! It was a shopkeeper named Shen who was in charge of this place."
The middle-aged shopkeeper smiled and said, "That should be my grandfather. He handed the store over to my father more than ten years ago. Now that I have grown up, I have inherited this inn."
"Is your grandfather still alive?"
"I'm still here! I'm just not in good health, so I haven't taken care of these things in recent years. I've left them all to me and my father."
"The son inherited his father's business and is still able to run it. That's very good!" Old Lady Cheng exclaimed.
When Shopkeeper Shen heard that they were my grandfather's former regular customers, he told the waiter, "Book a good room for this old lady and this young lady. We'll give them a 20% discount! Treat them well!"
Madam Cheng said, "Thank you very much!"
"You're welcome, ma'am. You've come back after so long, so we will certainly treat you well." Shopkeeper Shen is also a hospitable person.
Old Madam Cheng nodded, and took Cheng Wenwen and the waiter upstairs.
"I am returning home again. I don't know why, but I feel so happy." said Old Lady Cheng.
Cheng Wenwen said, "After all, this is where I grew up! I haven't been back for so long, so of course you'll be happy, grandma."
"Yes! I just don't know how things are going at home? I wonder if my two brothers are still willing to see me!" Old Lady Cheng sighed.
Cheng Wenwen said, "I'll ask someone to deliver the greeting card this afternoon. Don't worry too much, grandma. You're actually a relative. You were so close in the past. It's natural that you'd miss seeing me after not seeing me for so many years."
"I hope so!" Old Madam Cheng felt a little relieved.
After dinner, the grandparents took a nap and then decided to go shopping at the market.
Fortunately, Jiayang is not very hot. Although the afternoon market is not as lively as the morning market, there are still many vendors.
Old Madam Cheng hadn't been to the market for a long time, and she was very happy. She talked to Cheng Wenwen about many things in the past.
"I used to go shopping with my sisters, but now I don't know if they are still alive."
Cheng Wenwen said, "Grandma, since you are in Jiayang, let me help you pass on the visiting card to whoever you want to see."
"Okay!" Old Madam Cheng was very grateful to Cheng Wenwen for bringing her back, and she thought her granddaughter was very filial.
Perhaps because they had just arrived in Jiayang, Cheng Wenwen found everything new and was in a very happy mood. The grandparents and granddaughter strolled around for a long time and only returned to the inn when they were tired and bought a lot of things.
"I don't know if my family will like these things if I bring them to them?" Old Madam Cheng was a little nervous about meeting her family whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
Cheng Wenwen said, "If they are a family on a blind date, grandma, as long as you give them something carefully, they will like whatever you give them."
Cheng Wenwen didn't have any feelings about relatives. She was an orphan and was closer to Old Lady Cheng.
"Have you received a reply to the letter you sent to the Yao Mansion?" Old Madam Cheng asked anxiously.
"Grandma, it was just sent over! Even if they want to reply to you, they need to prepare and discuss it. How can they reply so quickly?" Cheng Wenwen said.
Madam Cheng nodded and comforted herself, "That's right! I was too impatient!"
"Grandma, you should have a good sleep today. I will inform you immediately when they reply to the post!" Cheng Wenwen advised her.
"Okay! You should rest soon too!" said Old Madam Cheng.
"Ok!"
Cheng Wenwen returned to her room. After a tiring day, it was time to take a rest.
She was not as homesick as Old Lady Cheng, so she slept quite soundly that night.
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Yao Mansion.
In the afternoon, the servant received a note and gave it to Madam Yao.
Mrs. Yao took the note and read it. She realized that her aunt had returned to Jiayang, so she immediately passed the note to her mother-in-law.
Old Madam Yao took the invitation and asked someone to go and visit Old Man Yao.
Old Master Yao was fishing outside today because the weather was good! The servants didn't find him, and they had to wait for him to come back before they knew that their third sister had returned home.
"Oh! Why did you notify me just now? The third sister is back and we have to treat her well! What's wrong with you? Do you need to ask me this?"
Old Master Yao said to his wife and daughter-in-law in a bad mood.
Old Madam Yao said, "It's been a while since Third Sister came back. I was afraid you might still be angry with her!"
"What kind of anger can't be resolved between relatives? Even if she is angry, you can't ask her not to go home, right?" Old Master Yao sighed and shook his head and said, "Go quickly! Invite the third sister to our home! She is really something. How can she stay at the inn when she is already in Jiayang?"
"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, it's late now. Even if we go to invite them, they may not have time to pack up. Why don't we go tomorrow morning? Then I will go and invite my aunt back myself." Madam Yao said.
Old Master Yao thought about it and agreed, so he nodded and said, "Okay! Let's do it! We must invite the third sister!"
"Don't worry, father-in-law and mother-in-law! I will complete the task as your daughter-in-law tomorrow!"
Madam Yao said so.
Madam Yao received the order and returned to her room. At this moment, Master Yao had just returned from outside and asked her, "Why did father and mother ask you to go today? Why did you take so long to come back?"
Both Old Master Yao and Old Madam Yao like a quiet and simple life, so they usually don't interfere in the affairs of their children and grandchildren. Most of the time, they don't bully their daughter-in-law, and their daughter-in-law is also relaxed and comfortable.
Madam Yao said, "The third aunt came back from the capital. She didn't come directly to visit us but sent a visiting card. When the father-in-law found out, he was very excited!"
"Oh? Third aunt is back?" Master Yao was also very shocked. His aunt hadn't come home for more than ten or twenty years since she got married? His impression of her was still stuck on when she was playing with him when he was a child!
"Yes! Third Aunt is living in the inn now. I will go to pick her up and bring her home to live tomorrow!" said Mrs. Yao.
Master Yao was not as excited as his father. Instead, he thought more and said, "Aunt hasn't been back for so many years. I wonder if she encountered any problems this time? When you bring them back, ask them more. If there is anything you can help us with, then help us."
Madam Yao laughed and said, "You don't expect anything good. What if Third Aunt just came back because she missed home?"
Master Yao also laughed: "It's better if nothing happens!"
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