Chapter 158: Chasing Dreams in Old Age
Yang Xiaotao's originally rebellious eyes blinked twice in disbelief. She looked at Hong Xiu, then at Seventh Grandpa:
"This... this... how is this possible? I... two years ago, during the winter, grandma could only drink thin soup without any rice in order to save a big meat bun for me. Also, she hasn't bought any clothes for a long time. She didn't have money to go to the hospital to see a doctor for the injuries on her body, or... is this all fake?
No, what’s wrong with my grandma? Why does she have to suffer so much?”
Not only her, several young people behind her were also shocked and started talking:
"So, my father deliberately went out to carry heavy bags every day to earn money, covered in dirt?"
"And my mother, who is so depressed every day that she feels as if she has been abandoned eight hundred times..."
"My grandfather is still doing feng shui reading at such an old age. He even persuaded the ancestral graves in the village to move to another place. He would go out to perform shaman dances every now and then. After the dances, he would come back breathless and would have no time to rest before going out again..."
They quickly got the answer from Grandpa Qi, Hong Xiu and several other elderly elders:
"Your father didn't carry the heavy bags. He was delivering messages at the dock. The only time he carried bags was when you insisted on delivering food. He had to blend in with the laborers to pretend to be carrying a bag. He even smeared dust on his face because he was in a hurry and accidentally spilled too much dust. Even his clothes got dirty."
The speaker took a few steps back:
"What?! I thought he was bullied by other workers at the dock, and he worked hard to study and practice martial arts after returning home, just to avenge him in the future. Now you tell me that he was just pretending?"
"And you, your mother has always had a melancholy face since she was a child, but she is actually a tough person. After your mother gave birth to you, your father went out to have affairs with other women, and even wanted to steal your mother's dowry to support other women. Your mother chopped off his head with a knife. Later, people called him 'the blood-tear lady', because she looked like she was about to cry, but she made others bleed and cry."
This time the little girl was not unhappy when she heard this. Instead, she breathed a sigh of relief and said proudly:
"That's good. My mother is really amazing! I thought she was just a girl who couldn't leave her husband. I was curious about how she could become a member of the Ye family's private army with such a personality. So that's how it is! From now on, I don't have to worry about her being hurt by a man."
You didn't even think about your father who had his head chopped off.
Grandpa Qi looked at the little girl, stroked his beard, and couldn't help laughing.
Hong Xiu looked at the next person:
"As for your grandfather, since you have come here, you must have inherited his legacy. How could you not know what his real ability is?
What Feng Shui master? That's just his hobby. He has only learned half of it, but still wants to tell fortunes for others.
If you go back later, you should pay a real fortune teller to calculate the location of the ancestral grave. With your grandfather's level, don't ruin the merits of the ancestors!"
The grandfather's grandson was already in a daze and didn't know what to say.
He thought his grandfather worked hard to earn money to support the family, but he didn't expect that he was just pursuing his dream in his old age?
Thinking about those villagers and guests who naively believed in his grandfather's level, the child now doesn't know who to sympathize with.
While questions were being answered and doubts were being answered here, Ye Qiongying, who was listening over there, breathed a sigh of relief.
If it is really the Ye family who has wronged them, this matter will be difficult to handle.
It’s not that I’m afraid of lack of manpower.
But if these people who have devoted most of their lives to the Ye family really fell into hardship because of the Ye family, and she had no idea about it in the past three years, then she would really have no face to face them.
Fortunately, it was just a misunderstanding.
Uncle Ye saw that Hong Xiu and Seventh Grandpa were speaking for the Ye family, so he did not interrupt them. He just said to Ye Qiongying:
"Don't worry, girl. I must ask for an explanation for what happened just now. I can't just let it go like this.
This is really too much, how could I do that to you?"
Ye Qiongying smiled and comforted Uncle Ye:
"Uncle Ye, don't be angry, I will handle this matter. Besides, Miss Xiaotao really didn't mean to kill her, otherwise, I wouldn't have just stopped her.
You have to believe in my current strength. If I really felt something was wrong, my hairpin would not just block the dagger, but would have directly pierced through her eyes."
Yang Xiaotao said that she was not cruel enough, but in fact, Yang Xiaotao herself was not cruel to Ye Qiongying, she was just cruel to herself.
Uncle Ye still frowned when he heard her say this:
"You can't do that. It's really disrespectful."
"Hey, old man, it's not a good idea to talk about people behind their backs!" Yang Xiaotao's voice suddenly popped up.
She walked up to Ye Qiongying.
Uncle Ye was about to step forward to stop her, lest this lawless little girl do something out of the ordinary, but he saw Yang Xiaotao suddenly bend down and bow to Ye Qiongying:
"Girl, I'm sorry! It was my fault for being rude to you. I, Yang Xiaotao, promise that there won't be a next time!
As for this incident...
You can beat me or scold me, but I, Yang Xiaotao, will not blink an eye and will do whatever you want!"
After finishing speaking, he bowed to Uncle Ye again:
"And you, old... that old senior, I was too impulsive just now, and my tone of voice was not very pleasant, please forgive me.
However, you are too protective of the girl. How can you help her grow up like this? My grandmother said that flowers and plants need to be exposed to the sun and rain outside to grow. Look at me, am I not doing well?
Besides, the girl’s skills are very good. At least in my opinion, her movements are much more skillful than yours.
If you want to be her bodyguard, then it would be better for me to do it."
Uncle Ye: ...
Is this little girl here to apologize or to mock him?
He has always been good-tempered, but now he is frustrated by this little girl.
Really... really...
Unreasonable!
Besides, at this age, he still says "my grandma said" all the time. Is this what you call growing up?
Uncle Ye kept mumbling in his mind but said nothing.
After all, unlike Yang Xiaotao, he still pays attention to etiquette as he grew up in the Ye family.
If they really come to provoke or cause trouble, it will be easy for him to deal with them.
But this was indeed a sincere apology, so he certainly couldn't retort.
"Yang Xiaotao?" Ye Qiongying looked at her and smiled, "Don't mention Uncle Ye. He is just worried about my safety. Just like when you are away from home, your grandmother will miss you even if she doesn't say it. Besides, Uncle Ye is not my bodyguard. He is the butler of my Ye family and my uncle. As for the personal bodyguard... Yang Xiaotao, how about you take charge of this?"