Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 233 Blessings_1

Chapter 233: Chapter 233 Blessings_1

It wasn’t until they saw Nanzhi that the Lin Family finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Nanzhi herself was also terrified. She had just seen Liu Jie and a group of government officials each carrying a person on their shoulders heading towards the Medical Hall, followed by a crowd of injured people moving in the same direction on their own.

Gu Lang, tall and with long legs, stretched one foot onto the street, almost tripping someone over.

That person looked injured, and Nanzhi was afraid her action might have killed him.

Luckily, the person was in a hurry to get medical attention and also had a child with them, so they did not make an issue out of it.

"Mother, Father, are you all right?" Nanzhi asked worriedly, looking in the direction her parents came from, the same as the injured group.

"We’re fine, fine. Fatty, were you squeezed in the crowd?"

Lin’s mother, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes, evoked Nanzhi’s sympathy.

"I am all right, Mother."

"What happened to this young man?" Lin’s father looked at the unconscious Gu Lang lying to one side, his expression grim.

"We just ran into him. It seems he was pressed in the crowd and couldn’t breathe, so he fainted," Nanzhi explained, glancing at the still unconscious Gu Lang.

After all, he was someone she had done business with, and on top of that, it was under circumstances where she had come away with a great bargain.

"So he should be okay, right?" Chen Qiulan, holding onto Lin Zihan, looked at the person on the ground with hesitation.

It appeared he had just fainted, but it would be bad if something serious were to happen.

"He should be fine... I guess..." She was about to say he was fine, but seeing Gu Lang’s pale face, she was not so sure anymore.

"You all go ahead to Hongfu Building, and I’ll carry him to the Medical Hall to have a look, just to be safe," Lin Ercheng said, lifting Gu Lang onto his back and started carrying him.

"Alright then, you take him to the Medical Hall, and we’ll wait for you at Hongfu Building," Lin’s mother nodded, taking out a Silver Horn and gesturing to give it to Ercheng.

"No need, Mother, I have some," Ercheng waved his hand, carrying Gu Lang quickly towards the Medical Hall.

Watching them leave, the Lin Family then went together to Hongfu Building.

With Shen Miaomiao’s family also around, Lin’s father reserved a larger private room and ordered a variety of dishes. The whole family then went upstairs to rest and eat.

Shen Miaomiao’s family lived far away, and today, Aunt Guihua and Shen San were also resting at home. When they heard about their daughter’s deal, they all firmly shook their heads, unwilling to come.

"How is this doing business with you, Sister Nanzhi? She is giving you a helping hand," Aunt Guihua remarked with feeling upon hearing about Nanzhi’s acquisition of Baiweizhai.

It was a stroke of good fortune for her own daughter to encounter such kind people.

"Sister Nanzhi said she wants our whole family to go. Come on, let’s all go," Miaomiao pleaded, linking arms with Aunt Guihua.

"Alright, alright, we’ll all go together," Aunt Guihua caved in under Miaomiao’s coaxing, taking Shen San back to their room to change clothes.

Having been worn down by the hardships of fleeing, Aunt Guihua and Shen San had both become very thin, their faces marked with exhaustion.

Although both dressed in their best clothes, they looked even thinner.

Especially Shen San, who now had a slight stoop, nothing like his former upright stature.

Seeing her parents’ current state, Miaomiao felt a mix of emotions.

It wasn’t accurate to say the family was living poorly; after all, their current life was much better than when they were in Lihua Village. The exhaustion on her parents’ faces must have been related to her brother in some way...

Remembering how her brother used to play with her braids when she was little, always managing to make her cry, yet eventually coaxing her back into happiness with a piece of candy.

But now, the whereabouts of her brother were unknown; whether he was alive or dead remained a mystery...

Hiding her emotions, Miaomiao looked at her neatly dressed parents and cheerfully pulled Aunt Guihua outside, "Alright, Mother, Father, let’s hurry up, so we don’t keep Sister Nanzhi waiting too long."

Aunt Guihua had hailed a mule cart especially so they wouldn’t have to wait too long.

The Shen Family had all arrived, and the dishes were served just in time, so both families enjoyed a lively meal together, chatting and laughing just like in the old days.

The meal cost one tael, seven hundred and thirty-three wen. Although Aunt Guihua didn’t say anything, she made a mental note of it.

Ever since they arrived in Yan City, the Lin Family had been helping them in every way they could.

The very job that her husband now had was also found with the help of their son-in-law; otherwise, how could they have managed to get by on the eight hundred wen per month provided by her brother?

Not just her husband’s job, but even the future livelihood of their daughter was something that Sister Nanzhi was trying to support.

They talked about doing business together, but just the restaurant alone had cost a thousand taels of silver. What could the mere twenty taels they contributed possibly amount to?

In the end, it was only because they were willing to lend a hand to her family; otherwise, contact could have been cut off long ago.

Thinking of this, Aunt Guihua suddenly felt tears well up, her eyes reddening as big drops started to fall, wetting the front of her clothing.

"Mother, what’s the matter with you?" Shen Miaomiao was startled, clumsily reaching for a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

Lin’s mother also quickly comforted her.

"Sister, what’s wrong? Why are you crying?"

"I just, just feel that I’ve been blessed in this life," Aunt Guihua said with a smile, though she couldn’t stop the tears from flowing.

"If it weren’t for, weren’t for meeting you all, our family wouldn’t even know what kind of life we’d be leading now."

If it hadn’t been for the Lin Family, when they fled the famine, who knows if they would have survived to reach Yan City!

When she thought about it, the help she had offered to Sister Nanzhi and her mother was nothing more than some grain, and just that time Sister Nanzhi had helped to inform the villagers to avoid the Diniu uprising was enough to repay her kindness.

"Silly sister, why say such foolish things? Please, stop crying, lest the younger ones see you and laugh," Lin’s mother said, holding Aunt Guihua’s hand and gently patting it, though she sighed on the inside.

If they hadn’t had their help back then, her plump daughter and grandson might not have survived.

It just goes to show that being good to others is being good to oneself.

Thinking of the phrase that had popped into her mind, Lin’s mother let out a "aiyo" and laughed.

Seeing how her grandsons were studious, even she had picked up a thing or two!

"My dear sister, please don’t cry. Just wait, there are still plenty of good days ahead of us; you don’t want to ruin your eyes with tears."

"Eh, alright, look at me, making a fool of myself," Aunt Guihua said with a laugh, her eyes sparkling with mirth despite the tears.

Lin’s father and Shen’s father, the two men, had a much simpler approach: each had a cup of wine and drank to their hearts’ content.

The meal was hearty, and the bond between the two families deepened even further.

Before parting, Aunt Guihua pulled Nanzhi aside; looking at her, Aunt Guihua’s eyes were filled with affection.

"Good girl, good girl."

Feeling something being slipped into her hand, Nanzhi was startled and wanted to say something. But meeting Aunt Guihua’s gaze, she simply closed her mouth.

"It’s Miaomiao’s good fortune to have met you, and it’s our entire family’s good fortune," Aunt Guihua said.

After saying her piece, Aunt Guihua and Shen Miaomiao went back home.

Nanzhi clenched the thing in her hand a bit tighter but didn’t call out to them.