Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 136 - 130 Jianguo’s changes

Chapter 136: 130 Jianguo’s changes

Shou Jizu hurriedly ran out from the inner room, not giving it much thought, purely worried about the children’s safety. Walking mountain roads at night is extremely risky. Although Shou Jizu was a bit of a rascal, his heart wasn’t bad, and he was genuinely concerned that Tian Xinhua and the others might encounter mishaps on their nocturnal journey.

Of course, he was also angry that the kids ignored his words, but being an adult, he decided to be magnanimous and not stoop to arguing with children.

Shou Jizu truly lived up to his reputation as a scoundrel. Any other man who heard children speak of him in such a way would be so embarrassed, they’d hide away, perhaps even making a turnaround in life thereafter.

However, Shou Jizu, who had been accustomed to such words from a young age, his ears had developed an automatic immunity to them. Thus, the words of Tian Sisi and the others were like mere tickles to him; scratching them meant nothing, leaving no impact on him at all.

"Oh no, we can’t go back, it’s all my fault, my fault. Xinhua, Sisi, don’t blame your auntie. Come in and have some water. Man Lan, why haven’t you started cooking yet? Oh dear, they’ve even brought back game, Xinhua and the others are truly formidable!" Shou Jizu tried to make amends with a smile and smooth things over with kind words.

Tian Manlan also came to her senses, extremely upset, her tears started flowing. Tian Sisi felt overwhelmed again—why was it that every time this tactic was used? Who on earth did Tian Manlan take after? Bursting into tears at the slightest provocation.

Tian Xinhua had actually spoken deliberately just now. He had no intention of returning, not just because of safety issues, but also to save face for Tian Manlan. If they left without eating today, it would send a signal to the Shou family that Tian Manlan had fallen out with her maternal family, returning her life back to its previous state.

His acting was mainly to intimidate Shou Jizu, to express the Tian family’s strong dissatisfaction with him. However, he didn’t expect Shou Jizu to be as thick-skinned as a city wall, unaffected by young people speaking ill of him behind his back; Tian Xinhua had to admit his thick-skinned nature.

"Xinhua, Ah Nan, aunty was just in a rush when she hit Jianguo, it was aunty’s fault, don’t be mad. It’s nearly dark, you can’t go back now. If something happened, how could I explain it to your parents?"

Tian Manlan spoke nicely to Tian Xinhua and Tian Sisi, crying as she spoke, filled with sorrow.

Tian Sisi really didn’t want to stay for dinner. She said nothing, turning her head to look at Tian Xinhua, to see what he thought. In handling interpersonal relationships, forgive her—adult as she might be—but she was still no match for a minor!

"Brother Xin Hua, why don’t we just stay over for the night? Tomorrow morning, I’ll leave with Weiguo, Bao Guo, and you," Jianguo said gently, caressing his bruised cheek. However, his tone carried a certain harshness.

At this time, Jianguo underwent a profound change internally. Living with the Tian family and learning from Old Man during this period, he was no longer the smart, sensitive boy with a touch of inferiority from before.

Now, he could see further, his understanding of human nature deeper, so after being slapped by Tian Manlan, he suddenly realized how weak and foolish his respected Mama was. In her heart, only her husband mattered, while he and his brothers were secondary.

But he disdained such a father and refused to indulge his Mama any longer for a father like that. He had to think about the future for himself and his brothers. Although nine-year-old Jianguo was clever, he was still very young after all.

At such a young age, he simply couldn’t understand Man Lan’s protective feelings towards Jizu. Even Xinhua couldn’t comprehend it, and although Sisi had some understanding, her emotions had already overwhelmed her by this point, which made her unaware that Jianguo had started to deviate a bit.

Man Lan looked at her eldest son with guilt, reaching out to touch his face, but Jianguo gently avoided her, making Man Lan burst into tears again. Sisi became somewhat annoyed and couldn’t help but say:

"Little aunt, what can you do besides crying? Can crying solve anything? Grandpa always said to shed blood not tears, why don’t you resemble Grandpa and Granny at all?"

Sisi and Xinhua are different from others, Man Lan is currently younger than when she had troubles in her previous life, so in her heart, she treats Man Lan as a peer, which is why she speaks without much reservation. Fortunately, Man Lan has a gentle personality; if it were someone else, they would definitely pick a fight because of Sisi’s tone.

Jizu chuckled bitterly, thinking to himself how unlucky he is. Man Lan’s little niece looks pretty and nice, but her words are fierce. And that Xinhua, though quiet, is not easy to deal with.

No wonder Brother He and Mama suffered so much at their hands, and Jianguo, who used to be like a little mouse, how has he turned into a little leopard now? He does resemble his father-in-law somewhat.

Jizu is indeed very fearful of the Old Man. After he deceived Man Lan away, he specially made a trip to the Tian Family, even buying many gifts, but all were thrown out by the Old Man who told him not to come again. The Tian Family disowned their daughter Man Lan, and he, as a son-in-law, had no relations with the Tian Family anymore. Even now, he still remembers how the Old Man’s cold gaze was like two stabbing bayonets.

It was then that he truly realized what murderous intent was. It indeed existed. He used to listen to his teacher talk about how killing many people would bring murderous intent, but he always took it as a joke.

But seeing the Old Man’s gaze, he truly believed it. How many people did his father-in-law need to kill to have such strong murderous intent? Thus, Jizu has never again stepped into the Tian Family home, not out of self-respect—because he practically has none—but because he feared the Old Man might actually kill him.

"Let’s do as Jianguo said, stay here for tonight and head back first thing tomorrow morning. Jianguo, Weiguo, and Bao Guo will all leave together," Xinhua calmly said.

"Yes, yes, yes, let’s leave tomorrow. Man Lan, aren’t you going to cook dinner? Come on, come inside and have some water," Jizu, with a smile plastered all over his face, ushered the children inside.

He Chengsi, as an outsider, did not feel it was his place to get involved in the family conflict, so he kept quiet. Now seeing that the conflict had defused, he breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to move the firewood stacked on the ground into the woodshed, but Sisi stopped him.

"Brother He, let my little uncle do it. It’s not appropriate for us kids to do such heavy work when he is an adult!"

"Yes, yes, yes, how can I, an adult, let you kids carry firewood? You all go inside, leave this to me."

Jizu continued along the lines of what Sisi suggested, but internally he was complaining bitterly. These "little ancestors", why were they all making it difficult for him today? He hadn’t done physical labor in so many years, these two bundles of firewood could really be the death of him. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it with recommendation or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)