Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 175 - 168 change location

Chapter 175: 168 change location

Tian Mantong snatched the feather duster from Tian Manxing’s hand, "Third sister, stop hitting, we need to stay calm. Since it has already happened, we need to find a way to solve it. What’s the use of just hitting him like this?"

"Man Tong, I am so angry at this little beast, he has no idea how difficult life is in the countryside. He even thinks he’s going there to enjoy himself!"

Tian Manxing, holding her chest, sat on the sofa and Hu Dingbei hurriedly brought her a cup of water. After chugging a cup of cool tea, she finally felt a bit relieved.

"Exactly, you shouldn’t get so angry, it’s bad for your health!"

Hu Dingbei, much like his father, spoke in a gentle and meek manner. After calming his wife, he turned and asked his son.

"Wei Wen, do you know where you’ve been assigned?"

"Yunnan Xishuangbanna, I heard it’s a very beautiful place." Hu Weiwen sounded somewhat happy.

"Beautiful? Can you eat beauty? No matter how beautiful it is, you still have to work the fields to eat!" Tian Manxing interjected coldly.

Hu Weiwen pursed his lips, not daring to retort. Mama is just too realistic, not romantic at all. The current Hu Weiwen, a somewhat petite-bourgeois youth from Shanghai, truly cannot comprehend the crucial importance of daily necessities in life.

"In Yunnan, that place is full of bandits; there used to be a lot of horse bandits. There was a doctor named Smith in our hospital who was killed by horse bandits in Yunnan. Oh, I feel dizzy and can’t catch my breath!"

Zhou Yali failed again, leaning on the sofa exhaustedly. Hu Weiwen hurried to apply some cooling oil on her. Tian Sisi watched and couldn’t help but secretly laugh—Mrs. Zhou really resembled Mrs. Bennet from "Pride and Prejudice," except Mrs. Bennet’s catchphrase was "my nerves are about to weaken again."

"Mom, that’s something from before the liberation, okay? Now it’s a new society, where are there any bandits?" Hu Weiwen was somewhat helpless.

"That just shows that the people there are very barbaric, anyway, I don’t agree with you going to that godforsaken place," Zhou Yali flatly played the fool.

"Mom, I have already signed up, it can’t be changed! If I don’t go, our whole family will be labeled as backward elements."

The Hu family was terrified, being labeled as backward elements during this period was extremely frightening, impacting children’s marriages and even their careers and education.

"Let me interject, you shouldn’t think of going to the countryside as so terrifying. It can be good for young people to get some experience in the countryside. However, it might be better to change the location to somewhere with acquaintances for better care, so you don’t have to worry so much."

He Xuewen didn’t want to meddle in other people’s family affairs, but Tian Sisi had been whispering in his ear for a long time, insisting he say this. A daughter’s order is paramount, so He Xuewen had to lead this effort.

"What Xuewen said makes sense, but our family’s relatives are all in Shanghai, we don’t have acquaintances elsewhere!"

Zhou Yali showed a glimmer of hope initially, but then immediately her mood darkened again. Suddenly, she said, "Why not also send Wei Wen to Xinjiang? At least there, my elder sister’s granddaughter Ahua is there, so the two sisters can look after each other."

"Ahua is struggling to survive; how can he take care of Wei Wen?" Tian Manxing retorted.

Thinking about it, Zhou Yali felt dizzy again. She took the cooling oil, held it under her nose, and gave it a strong sniff. The others also had worried expressions as they thought about where they might have acquaintances to turn to. Seeing this, Tian Sisi seized the opportunity to interject.

"Auntie, you can send Brother Wei Wen to the third uncle to do farming. If anyone bullies Brother Wei Wen, uncle will get rid of those bad guys with a single shot."

As Tian Sisi spoke, she even made a gun-shooting gesture, which was incredibly cute. Tian Manxing and Tian Mantong’s eyes lit up; yes, their third brother was in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. It would be just fine if Wei Wen went to stay with him.

Seeing a smile on her daughter-in-law’s face, Hu Yaohan eagerly asked: "Manxing, where exactly is your third brother?"

"Dad, my third brother is in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. He’s a leader in the army there and can make things happen locally."

"Grandpa, my third uncle is very powerful; he’s the division commander there. Grandpa says my third uncle manages many, many people—over ten thousand!"

Tian Sisi said this with a slightly exaggerated tone and made a big circle with her hands. She deliberately said this; while Tian Manxing couldn’t boast about her own family’s prestige, a child doing so was harmless.

"Oh my, a division commander! Manxing, why haven’t you ever told us your third brother is so imposing? Let’s do it; let Wei Wen go to your third brother. Yaohan, make some time this afternoon to look for contacts and arrange for Wei Wen to go to Inner Mongolia."

Zhou Yali immediately brightened up, her spirits restored. Tian Sisi found it amusing; Mrs. Zhou wasn’t too difficult to deal with after all. She was just a bit pretentious and very concerned about appearances, but also quite warm-hearted.

The Hu family members became joyful. Hu Dingbei and Tian Manxing got ready to go back and continue cooking lunch, but Hu Weiwen was not happy.

"I don’t want to go to Inner Mongolia; I want to go to Xishuangbanna, I’ve already applied there."

Tian Manxing was furious, searching everywhere for a duster. Tian Mantong quickly hid the duster behind him to prevent his sister from losing her temper irrepressibly.

"Wei Wen, little uncle needs to talk to you. You can’t just think about your own happiness; you need to consider your grandparents and parents too. If you go to a place as far as Xishuangbanna, think about how worried they’ll be back home. Plus, your mom isn’t well; can you really bear to have her worrying about you every day?"

Tian Mantong spoke very emotionally, and Zhou Yali was moved to tears again. Hu Dingbei also chimed in: "Wei Wen, you’ve really disappointed us today. You made such a significant decision to go to the countryside without discussing it with the family, just signed up on your own, and that’s one thing. But now we hope you’d go to your uncle, to give the family some peace of mind—why wouldn’t you go?"

Hu Weiwen’s expression softened slightly, and Tian Sisi hurriedly added more. "Brother Wei Wen, it’s so fun at my third uncle’s place. There are huge grasslands where you can ride horses, drink milk daily, and even eat beef jerky. Third uncle said he would take me there to ride horses when I get a bit older!"

"Yeah, Brother Wei Wen, you go first, and later when we visit, we can all ride horses together. It’ll be so much fun!"

Tian Xinhua also joined in the enthusiasm. Although he didn’t quite understand what going to the countryside entailed, instinctively, he felt that Hu Weiwen should go to Inner Mongolia. There’s a saying, ’it’s good to have people on the inside’; with the third uncle there, Hu Weiwen was sure to live comfortably.

"Wei Wen, I must add, I’ve been to Xishuangbanna. It’s not as wonderful as you imagine. There’s no water, no electricity, no telephones, no cinemas. You’d need to walk dozens, even hundreds of miles to shop, and the locals there are quite xenophobic. Wei Wen, it’s not a suitable place for you to live."

He Xuewen spoke calmly, his voice low but magnetic and persuasive, causing Hu Weiwen’s expression to gradually relax.

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