Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s
Chapter 537 - 538: Walking Alone (Alliance Leader +2)

Chapter 537: Chapter 538: Walking Alone (Alliance Leader +2)

Chiang Xiao walked to the Lingzhi and Ginseng to check on them daily. Seeing they were growing robustly, she felt relieved.

Moreover, among the orchids that had been transferred in, one had actually blossomed, with petals white and deep purple intermingling. As it had not fully bloomed yet, she had no idea what the flower would look like.

Before the sun set, Chiang Xiao descended the mountain and set off toward the town with empty hands.

All the things she had harvested this time were meant to be sold in the county town, so she didn’t take them out, which made them even harder to explain.

However, although she had been feeling downhearted, the trip up the mountain seemed to have lightened her mood significantly.

"Little Little, are we going to the provincial city the day after tomorrow?" Ge Liutao asked her eagerly as she returned.

Chiang Songhai, on the other hand, gave her a once-over and seeing nothing amiss, felt at ease.

"Not the day after tomorrow. Let’s go in a few days, there’s no rush," she said.

"We’re going in a few days now?" Ge Liutao was taken aback. She had thought they were going tomorrow, but now it was postponed again, what was going on?

Hadn’t it been urgent before?

Ge Xiaotong looked over and asked, "Little Little, is it because there’s not enough money?"

Xu Linjiang quickly said, "If it’s not enough, your uncle will give you some."

Chiang Xiao felt a warmth in her heart and quickly shook her head, "No no, there’s enough money. I just thought I’d spend a couple of days in the county town before coming back."

"You’re going to stay in the county town for two days?"

"Yes, since I’m going there, I want to look around everywhere. "I’m afraid they might oppose, because she had not previously mentioned staying for two days – they surely assumed she would return after buying what she needed – Chiang Xiao quickly added, "You don’t know, but to learn painting, one must visit various places, see different landscapes, different architecture, to be able to create different works. It’s part of my studies."

With that, no one dared to object.

Ge Dejun even sighed and said, "Our Little Little is truly diligent and eager to learn. Alright, your great-uncle supports this."

However, they had not considered why Chiang Xiao, if just going to buy paint, would need to visit the provincial city. Wouldn’t it be more convenient to purchase them in the provincial city rather than making a separate trip to the county town?

Since they hadn’t thought of that, Chiang Xiao naturally wouldn’t trouble herself by bringing it up.

The next day, she took a long-distance bus to the county town by herself.

She carried only a backpack and intentionally wore some old clothes, following Liu Pei’s advice that as a young girl alone, it was better to attract less attention.

As Ge Liutao watched Chiang Xiao get on the bus, she immediately regretted letting her go and took a few quick steps, hoping to chase the bus as tears uncontrollably fell from her eyes.

"Ah Tao, what are you doing?" Chiang Songhai quickly grabbed her.

"Uncle Hai, don’t you think Little Little has become more and more determined lately? Now she’s even gone to the county town by herself. The county town is so far and so big; who knows if there are kidnappers or bad people there? How could both of us be so unconcerned, really letting her go alone?"

Chiang Songhai was somewhat perplexed.

"Even if we wanted to follow her, Little Little wouldn’t agree."

And indeed, when she disagreed, they truly didn’t know how to persuade her.

Thinking back, he was starting to regret it.

Was it really safe for her to go to the county town alone?

As Chiang Songhai thought this, he began to tremble a little. Together with Ge Liutao, they chased after the bus for a long stretch of road, not knowing what running after the bus meant, but they couldn’t help themselves.