Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s
Chapter 1035 - 1036: Too Strange

Chapter 1035: Chapter 1036: Too Strange

This old man, being old is just like being a child again, really capricious, even resorting to threats and tantrums.

After some coaxing, Old Meng did agree to go with her to the restaurant first.

But nobody said a word beforehand. What if the food prepared at home isn’t enough?

During the meal, Old Meng did tell her about the origin of the Meng Family Courtyard.

"That is a very deep and long-standing connection between the Meng Family and the Nian Family," Old Meng sighed. "Mother Xinian’s maiden name was Nian. They were also from the Old Capital, but during the Qing Dynasty, something happened in their family, and they had to sell their home at a low price. The money was used as the entire family’s travel expenses to leave the Capital."

Chiang Xiao poured him a cup of tea, listening as he continued.

"And the person who bought that house was my great-grandfather. From then on, the Nian Residence became the Meng Residence. Later, when they were selecting a location for the Alliance District Courtyard, they decided to include our house, so the Meng Residence is considered the most special house in the courtyard."

Huh, it can be like this?

Of course, the exact reasons, Old Meng didn’t clarify too much.

"Later, descendants of the Nian Family moved back to the Capital and wanted to buy back the residence. Right, it was Mother Xinian’s father who came to discuss this. We had been living there for generations and considered it our ancestral home. How could we sell it? I just said to him at the time, ’What’s the difficulty? Marry your daughter to my son, and later on, the house can be both our families’, couldn’t it?’"

At this point, Old Meng sighed heavily.

"I don’t know if it’s fate or what. I was joking, but Xinian’s dad really took a liking to Mother Xinian. Not long after, Xinian’s dad told me he wanted to marry that girl."

Chiang Xiao was quite enchanted by the tale.

She had not expected that Meng Xinian’s father’s and mother’s families had such a history.

"After they got married, they did have a very loving period. My daughter-in-law was a very good person, smart, generous, a good homemaker, and she raised the children well."

If that’s the case, why did their relationship degenerate like that later?

The wife passed away from illness, and the husband quickly remarried, pampering his second wife so much.

"Later, I don’t know what happened, but they suddenly started arguing every day, and Chao Jun began to leave early and return late. Sometimes he would come home dead drunk, and my daughter-in-law became silent and reserved, growing thinner by the day. And then..."

Then things became the way they were now.

Sometimes he wanted to talk to Meng Xi about these matters, but Meng Xi simply didn’t want to hear it.

"Grandpa, is it because you feel that the old residence also belongs to Brother Xinian’s mother, that’s why you’re so determined to keep it?" Chiang Xiao asked.

Old Meng sighed and said, "That’s the biggest reason. There’s also another reason, later a rumor emerged. Of course, it’s just a rumor, not necessarily true."

He lowered his voice and said, "It’s said that when the old master of the Nian Family sold the house, he didn’t know that the old lady had hidden a bunch of the Nian Family’s jewelry and treasures somewhere inside the house! The old lady supposedly passed away suddenly and didn’t get the chance to tell them, so the old master had no idea and thought all their possessions had already been squandered by her before."

"Pfft!"

Chiang Xiao spurted out her tea.

It wasn’t that she meant to be rude; she just found the story Old Meng told to be too fantastical! It was beyond what she was prepared for, and she couldn’t help herself in the moment.