I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 440: The Secret of Rebirth 1

Chapter 440: Chapter 440: The Secret of Rebirth 1

Shen Haoze’s steps suddenly halted.

He turned around to face the direction of the gate. The wind was fierce in the winter, and snowflakes drifted from the sky, making even someone like He Xuerong, who dressed herself tightly, showing only her eyes.

Su Yunyao, however, was only wearing a down jacket, panting as she stood not far away.

Then they looked at Shen Haoze, who was almost in the same condition.

He Xuerong indignantly brushed the snow off her buttocks.

But the clever little girl always felt that something was amiss with Uncle Shen and Aunt Su, inside and outside the door. Usually, Uncle Shen would have lifted her up, spun her around a few times, and a couple of years ago might have even tossed her into the air before catching her. She was not afraid, but every time this happened, he would be scolded by her little uncle.

This Aunt Su, on the other hand, never really liked her that much, but all she did was ignore her.

But she had never, like today, been so out of breath, her cheeks red and the bangs on her forehead seemingly damp with sweat.

And she was glaring at Uncle Shen with such ferocity.

He Xuerong cautiously slid toward the door like a little animal sensing danger.

She even forgot to run back into the house to call her little uncle and little aunt.

Someone entered the yard, and there were calls from outside the gate.

How could He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu not hear it?

They opened the door at once and came out.

Then they both saw the situation and heard Su Yunyao’s subsequent words, "... Shen Haoze, if you are not worried about what I just said, go inside now. If you are worried, come back to the dormitory with me now."

What had just been said?

He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu exchanged glances, as they genuinely did not know.

But Shen Haoze looked up complicatedly at He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu, particularly his gaze lingering on Qiao Qingyu’s face for a few seconds. He then nodded awkwardly at He Xiuyu and said, "I... I argued with Yunyao, I... I’ll take her back first."

He Xiuyu frowned slightly, looking in the direction of the gate, "Since you’re here, come inside for a bit. We’re having hotpot tonight." Then he told He Xuerong, "Rongrong, go call Xiao Hu, be careful, the road is slippery..."

He Xuerong vigorously nodded and crisply responded, "Got it, little uncle."

Then the little girl stealthily slipped out like a small yellow croaker fish from the door, and whizzed past Su Yunyao, running toward Xiao Hu’s house.

The little girl also frequently exhaled, as she had never seen Uncle Shen and Aunt Su like this; they both looked so disheveled, as if they had done something wrong.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere was somewhat eerie. He Xiuyu deliberately walked towards Shen Haoze; it didn’t need explaining, there had to be a disagreement with Su Yunyao.

Qiao Qingyu, however, didn’t speak. Shen Haoze’s look at her was different from usual. And looking at Su Yunyao standing outside the door, it was indeed the first time she saw her in such a disheveled state.

Qiao Qingyu’s nose twitched involuntarily, the cold air seemingly mixed with a hint of alcohol.

Upon careful observation, these two people seemed lucid, but they had clearly been drinking.

She also called out to Shen Haoze and Su Yunyao, "You are already in the yard, why go back? Just have dinner here, you two don’t need to go to the cafeteria."

Shen Haoze looked up at Qiao Qingyu and fell silent for a moment. By then, He Xiuyu had already walked over to him, and without beating around the bush asked directly, "You and Su Yunyao had a fight."

At that moment, Su Yunyao stood outside the door, her hands not in her pockets, but tightly clenched into fists. Having rushed out so hastily, the two must have had an argument.

Just as Shen Haoze was about to speak, Su Yunyao suddenly shrilled, "Shen Haoze, come back to the dorm with me!" Her words were hurried and somewhat unreasonable.

Shen Haoze ran his hand through his hair, momentarily at a loss, then he truly turned around and took a few steps out of He Xiuyu’s house, not even saying goodbye.

Su Yunyao saw him come out and hurriedly grabbed his wrist, pulling him toward the direction of the base family quarter’s main gate, walking briskly, it was so fast that they eventually started running.

There weren’t many pedestrians on the road, the weather was bad, and it was after work hours, everyone was staying at home waiting to have dinner, so Su Yunyao and Shen Haoze just left the base family quarters like that.

Qiao Qingyu walked up, curiously watching the swiftly disappearing figures of the two, "What’s happened with them? Honestly, it’s the first time I’ve seen Su Yunyao come to our house and not fix her eyes on you but only on Shen Haoze."

He Xiuyu took Qiao Qingyu’s hand, helplessly saying, "Stop talking nonsense, come inside, it’s cold outside."

Then they didn’t close the door, as He Xuerong and Xiao Hu were coming back soon, and the two entered the house.

The electric stove was already lit, the hot pot soup base was simple, containing several soaked large shrimp, garlic cloves, green onion segments, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns. Even though it hadn’t started boiling yet, the aroma of the hot pot was already spreading.

It was a clear broth hot pot, suitable also for children to eat.

The most important part of eating hot pot is the dipping sauce.

He Xiuyu didn’t intervene in that; Qiao Qingyu’s dipping sauce was superb.

When He Xuerong walked into the room with Li Mingguang, the hot pot was already bubbling and boiling, emitting an even stronger fragrance. The two children efficiently took off their cotton jackets, removed their hats, changed into slippers, washed their hands, and then sat obediently by the table. He Xiuyu started dropping thinly sliced mutton, canned luncheon meat, potato slices, and some vegetables into the pot.

Then He Xuerong and Qiao Qingyu spoke softly, "Little aunt, Aunt Su is really fierce today, she even threatened Uncle Shen, she said—’Shen Haoze, stop right there, if you dare to take another step, I’ll die right here for you to see!’"

He Xuerong had a good memory, recalling the exact words.

Qiao Qingyu and He Xiuyu exchanged glances, He Xiuyu put the cooked mutton into the children’s plates in front of them, and gently said, "Eat, let’s not talk now."

But He Xiuyu felt that based on that statement, something significant must have happened between the two, but clearly, Shen Haoze didn’t want to tell him, as it seemed to involve Su Yunyao.

So should he ask about it?

Meanwhile, the door to Shen Haoze’s dormitory remained closed, there was no time to consider whether to avoid suspicion or not. Shen Haoze’s face was somewhat pale, his lips also bloodless.

Looking at the empty liquor bottles on the table, he couldn’t help but recall the scene just before.

A bottle of Erguotou had been finished by the two of them, Su Yunyao had gotten drunk, and so had he.

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