Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 939 - 921. [Top-notch children may skip]

Chapter 939: 921. [Top-notch children may skip]

What can you find in a small department store at the entrance of an old residential area?

Zhang Baojiang waited in the car for a while without seeing his wife return, his impatience got the better of him and he followed into the store, complaining as soon as he opened his mouth: "What’s taking so long to pick something?"

His wife was in a dilemma: "This store only has this kind of milk for 69 yuan per box, the Youyou milk that was on sale for 24 yuan a box is gone..."

On hearing this, the shopkeeper, recognizing a neighborhood regular, clicked his tongue: "These days people are living the good life, huh! That Youyou milk is just a beverage with barely any nutrition... Not many people buy it, so I stopped stocking it. Just buy this special TeXu, this milk is good, and it’s respectable to carry it around."

After saying this, he laughed again: "Two boxes for 109 yuan. It comes with a big gift bag which looks nice when paired."

Zhang Baojiang’s wife Wa Mei curled her lips: As if anyone didn’t know that carrying TeXu milk around is respectable? Her son used to drink it when he was in school.

She showed an exasperated face: "Oh, you don’t know, the old man at home loves to drink the sweet and sour flavored kind, he doesn’t like pure milk..."

With these words, the store owner seemed to remember something and his expression turned odd – it was hard not to!

Their houses were remote, and those who bought homes here in the early years were primarily from the lower counties and villages. With more people, there were more acquaintances, and village gossip spread far and wide until everyone knew.

Not to mention the big news that heavily trampled on people’s longstanding morals like "The real mother hospitalized; three children unwilling to spend 50,000 yuan on treatment, leading to the old lady’s suicide by hanging, leaving behind her saved 50,000 yuan in cash."

The shopkeeper hadn’t realized it before, but with this prompt, he instantly caught on and couldn’t help feeling contempt.

His words even became a bit more piercing:

"Is that so? Then as children, you can’t just let the elderly have their way! Don’t be too stingy to spend money, parents are unique after all."

But Wa Mei thought to herself: It’s not like he’s my real father, his own son treats him this way, what do I have to say?

Just about to check another store, Zhang Baojiang seemed to have an idea: "Exactly! Let’s buy that TeXu milk. We haven’t seen the old man for several months, we should let him know we care."

His own father, ah, he knew him too well! He was the most hesitant to spend money and also couldn’t stand to see his children spend it. Once he hears that this drink costs over a hundred for two boxes, he would probably worry right away about money being tight.

The couple, full of longing, got back into their car, while the shopkeeper, chewing sunflower seeds, stood at the door, glanced over, then turned back to the group of old ladies playing cards next to the little sun heater and said:

"How unusual, huh? That family you guys talked about, they actually bought two boxes of milk from me today, saying it’s for the family’s old man..."

The card-playing old ladies lifted their eyebrows: "That family? They suddenly repent outside of the season?."

They were old and quite sensitive to how filial the children were, and now with gossip coming, they couldn’t help but inquire:

"Hey, I remember you have an older sister living in Qingxi Town, right? Suddenly rushing back like this, isn’t it because something’s wrong with the old man? You better go ask!"

If something was really wrong, they would also need to prepare for it.

So with one asking and the other adding more, before Zhang Baojiang’s car had even ascended the newly paved asphalt road, he received a phone call from his younger sister Baolan:

"Big brother, you’re being really underhanded. The old man is not doing well and you didn’t say a word, secretly carrying things to go back, what do you mean by this?"

His younger brother Zhang Baohe also said: "Big brother, you really didn’t handle this well, with the old man in that state you still kept it from me, what’s your intention?"

An utterly confused Zhang Baojiang: ...???

"The old man’s not doing well?" He turned his head to look at his wife.

Wa Mei thought back: "That can’t be? Last time I saw him in the live stream, he looked quite spirited... but then again, you never know!"

She was a bit anxious, guessing, "You know that one or two hundred thousand is not a small sum! The old man hasn’t earned that much in his lifetime, suddenly getting so much all at once, that kind of shock to an elderly person..."

Hiss!

The couple exchanged a look: It really was possible!

If that’s the case, they had to hurry!

He stepped on the gas pedal, and his entire demeanor became strange.

...

Meanwhile, back in Yunqiao Village, after hanging up the phone, Wu Lan also had a strange look on her face: "Who lacks so much decency, spreading such rumors! Uncle Zhang is in good spirits, isn’t he!"

A few days ago, after selling all the kudzu powder, Zhang Wang’s family quickly packed up and moved to the pastures.

Over there, my elder uncle’s family was tentatively learning how to raise cattle without an experienced person to guide them, and they were extremely cautious when feeding the animals during this time.

Now that Zhang Wang’s family had gone over, although their scientific methods weren’t numerous, there was one thing—for whatever Boss Niu taught them to do, they would do, and however the cows and sheep liked to eat, they would allow...

In any case, once he started working there, my elder uncle’s family felt more comfortable wandering towards Riverside Beach.

But my elder uncle and his wife weren’t like Wu Lei; they felt uneasy taking advantage of their niece and only stayed for a meal at home once, after which they insisted on eating at the cafeteria on the mountain no matter what.

Every day, they rode a motorcycle with a lunchbox, bringing back food to eat in the pasture, not daring to leave for even a moment.

If Wu Lan hadn’t intervened, they were even ready to bring a pot and cook for themselves at Riverside Beach.

This rumor about Zhang Wang’s family was first heard by my elder aunt! Their village is closer to Qingxi Town, and they know more people.

My elder aunt heard others sighing and lamenting how heaven is blind, saying that when old people reach a certain age, they just give up the ghost, and the ungrateful offspring return to take advantage of the situation... Confused, she also called to ask:

"Um... Isn’t Uncle Zhang looking quite energetic? Why is everyone in town saying he’s not going to make it?"

Wu Lan was also angry! After a chat with both sides, my elder aunt became indignant and started cursing:

"Who is so despicable? Saying someone’s about to kick the bucket when they’re perfectly fine... He even had one and a half bowls of rice for lunch today!"

And look at him, even though he’s limping a bit with one leg higher than the other, he’s still hobbling around the pasture, checking on each cow and sheep, and he’s even carrying a big bucket ready to give the dogs an extra meal.

Isn’t he quite robust?

Just as my elder aunt was expressing that sentiment, she received another call from Wu Lan, who said angrily over the phone:

"I found out, you know who started that rumor? It’s that useless eldest son of his!"

"God knows what got into him, saying that Zhang Wang’s family was in trouble. He and his wife were rushing back specially to take good care of the old man..."

"Pah!"

Before Wu Lan on the other end of the line could express her disdain, my elder aunt hit the nail on the head:

"Is he looking to take care of the elderly? He’s just waiting for the old man to kick the bucket so he can get his hands on the

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