touchnovel Chapter 211 Recalling the Past
Chapter 211 Recalling the Past
Chapter 211 Recalling the Past
My adoptive parents' hometown is in a relatively remote town.
My adoptive parents were originally from the countryside. They worked hard for more than ten years after attending university before finally establishing themselves in the city.
I bought a house in the city.
The homestead in his hometown was preserved. After his death in the car accident, in accordance with his will, he returned to his hometown.
Bai Yuzhe took Bai Youqing by train to the county town, and after waiting for half an hour, they took an old orange bus to the township.
As soon as she got in the car, Bai Youqing slumped against Bai Yuzhe's shoulder as if she had no bones, looking listless and yawning.
"Didn't I buy a hard sleeper ticket for the train? Didn't you get enough rest?" Bai Yuze asked, seeing his sister's sleepless appearance.
"I can't sleep alone outside, I don't feel safe." Bai Youqing rubbed her eyes, her words mumbled and unclear.
"Wake me up when you get home, I'm going to sleep a little longer."
Bai Yuze sighed, "I couldn't sleep in a hard sleeper car, but now I can sleep in a hard seat."
Despite saying that, Bai Yuzhe still endured the soreness and changed his position so that his sister could lean back more comfortably and sleep more soundly.
Only at times like this would Bai Yuze feel that it would be great if he had a car, so that he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble every time he went back to his hometown, and his sister could get some rest.
Fortunately, most young people have moved to big cities, so there are relatively few people in towns and villages. In the past, it would take a long time to get a seat in Batu, but now there are empty seats everywhere.
Open the car window, and you'll see newly blooming lotus flowers on both sides, rising from the mud yet remaining unstained, washed by clear ripples yet not becoming seductive.
Unlike the old, dilapidated, and narrow cement road, the current cement road is wide and flat, with a row of green vegetation planted on the side, towering and upright. However, compared with the lotus flowers blooming in the paddy fields next to it, it pales in comparison.
This area used to be full of rice paddies, but it was later contracted out, and the paddy fields on both sides of the road were all planted with lotus flowers.
And now, in June and July, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, making for a very beautiful scene.
Enjoying the scenery, reminiscing about the past,
In the blink of an eye, a familiar rural house appeared before Bai Yuzhe's eyes.
In recent years, not only have the towns and villages undergone tremendous changes, but most of the houses in the villages have also been renovated.
White, blue, yellow, small attics, small villas—it has a unique charm, to be honest.
When he got off the bus, Bai Yuzhe didn't know if his younger sister was sleeping comfortably; all he knew was that he had lost all feeling in his arm.
Sigh, watching siblings snuggling together in anime is so heartwarming, but in reality it's truly heartbreaking.
Bai Yuze walked ahead along the side street that branched off from the main road, with Bai Youqing following behind.
He was yawning, seemingly still feeling a bit sleepy.
"Hey, isn't this Xiaoze and Xiaoqing? You're back! It's been so long since I've seen you."
Bai Youqing looked up and glanced at Da, who was busy in the vegetable garden. She recognized him but didn't know him. However, since everyone had called her, it would be awkward not to call him back. In the end, she chose the one with the highest tolerance for error among all the names.
"Auntie!"
She grew up in the city and would often go back to her hometown once or twice during the Spring Festival, but she never stayed for long and couldn't remember the people there at all.
At this moment, all she wanted was to hide behind Bai Yuzhe so that no one could see her.
Upon hearing Bai Youqing's address, a smile appeared on his large face, but he did not respond.
Bai Yuze pulled his younger sister, who was trying to hide behind him, out and introduced her, "This is your aunt, you've got the wrong name."
As he spoke, Bai Yuzhe took out a beautifully packaged jar of Tieguanyin tea from the bag he was carrying and handed it to her. "Auntie, this is Tieguanyin tea. I specially asked a colleague to buy it from out of town a few days ago."
"Haha, no need. It's enough that you two can come back and visit often."
The woman glanced at the tea canister and knew it wasn't cheap, but she was too embarrassed to accept it directly.
"Auntie, don't be embarrassed. When Xiaoqing and I were little, we often went to your house to pick chestnuts and made you angry. Consider this compensation for what we did back then."
Bai Yuze didn't give up and continued to hand over the tea canister.
After some back and forth, Aunt Bai accepted Bai Yuze's gift. Several wrinkles on her face disappeared, and she said with a big smile, "You've come all this way back, you must be hungry. Why don't you come to our house for lunch today? My son sent some excellent braised beef back from outside yesterday, you should try it..."
"Haha, I'll definitely go when I have time."
Just as Bai Yuzhe was about to leave, his aunt suddenly slapped her forehead and laughed, "Look at my memory! Yuzhe, Bai Jie and Bai Yangcheng from the team are getting married these days, remember to come!"
"OK."
Bai Yuzhe responded casually, while Bai Youqing followed behind her brother. After a long while, she slowly said, "How do you remember all these relatives and friends from our hometown? Teach me!"
"A real aunt, a fake maternal aunt, a half-real aunt. A mother's maternal uncle, a father's maternal uncle, but paternal uncles and maternal aunts are unreliable."
Aunt and uncle are close relatives, generation after generation; even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. Nephew and niece are like dogs, eating and drinking to their hearts' content.
Aunt is dear, but not really; when Aunt dies, the kinship ends. Aunt is gone, Uncle is buried, and only cousins remain who never come again.
Uncles dote on their nephews, aunts dote on their nieces, but grandparents are considered outsiders. Cousins are remembered for generations, but distant relatives are forgotten after a hundred years.
There's a saying that one shouldn't be too close to one's maternal uncle, aunt's husband, or maternal uncle's wife.
Try matching these names to the faces of your various relatives; it will definitely leave a lasting impression.
"Hmph, now that you mention it, I remember. Why did you send such good tea to your aunt? She's always been the one who complains about us the most since we were little. Every time we eat a chestnut, she talks about it for ages. She's so stingy." Bai Youqing pondered for a while and started to sulk.
"Haha, don't hold a grudge. Anyway, we only see each other once or twice a year. If something big happens back home in the future, it's good that she can remind us."
"The adult world is so complicated. I think it's nice to stay in the city alone. I'm carefree and don't have so many twists and turns and social niceties."
Bai Youqing didn't seem to care much about these things, and muttered some complaints under her breath.
"Maybe."
Bai Yuzhe smiled but didn't say anything.
In his past life, he was an orphan. After growing up, he struggled alone in the city, without any ties or worries. Even if he disappeared, no one would know.
He only experienced the warmth of family after coming into this world.
Therefore, he prefers living happily with his family to living alone.
My hometown is located in a somewhat remote area, in a remote part of the countryside, next to the mountains and forests.
The downside is that the road is difficult to travel, requiring detours.
The advantage is that the house is relatively cool and not so hot.
Looking at the three- or four-story house in front of him, Bai Yuze found it hard to believe that this was the house his adoptive father had built single-handedly.
It's no wonder that with such perseverance, he was able to make a name for himself in the city.
Upon opening the door, Bai Youqing was the first to walk in, giving off a feeling of Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, sneaking around and touching things here and there.
"Oh, isn't this my winter break homework book... :.:"
"Ugh, my Winnie the Pooh is all moldy."
"Why are there so many of your certificates of merit on this wall? Where are mine? Did you secretly tear them down?"
"What is this?"
Unlike her leisurely younger sister,
Bai Yuze put on a mask and decided to do a thorough cleaning of the house first, as there was too much dust, dead branches, and fallen leaves inside.
However, thinking that his younger sister hadn't slept well, the first thing he did was make the bed. He called out to Bai Youqing, the explorer who was searching for treasure nearby, "Didn't you say you didn't sleep well? The bed is made. Go to sleep now. We still have to go up the mountain to clear the weeds in the cemetery later."
"Hehe, brother is so nice."
Upon hearing Bai Yuze's call, Bai Youqing finally stopped exploring her hometown.
No rush. Unknown treasures are always more interesting when they are slowly revealed. We must learn to delay gratification.
Upon entering the room, Bai Youqing didn't rush to bed. Instead, she smiled and took out a somewhat old-fashioned notebook. "Brother, look what this is?"
Bai Yuze, who was wiping the tables and chairs, glanced up casually, and that one glance made him feel terrible.
"Where did you find this?!" The question was tinged with doubt and shock.
This notebook is from when he first transmigrated and discovered that the timeline of this world was almost identical to that of his previous world.
To avoid forgetting, I wrote down some major events that happened in the last world, including some of my future plans and various money-making schemes, as well as some daydreams about the future...
Looking back now, it's definitely a dark history and evidence that exposes the identity of a time traveler.
"Hehe, you hid this diary really well, in a hidden compartment in the drawer. If it weren't for my cleverness and sharp eyes, I might not have found it. Ozawa, what are you planning to use to exchange it for?"
Bai Youqing waved her diary, a hint of arrogance in her expression.
Bai Yuzhe chuckled a few times, lowered his head and continued cleaning. His younger sister was still too green to threaten him.
Seeing that her brother was ignoring her, Bai Youqing's arrogant attitude weakened a bit. "Since you helped me make my bed, how about I return your diary if you promise me one thing?"
"Not so good." Bai Yuze remained unmoved.
"Brother, aren't you afraid I'll expose all your dark history?" Bai Youqing couldn't help but get a little exasperated.
"Pfft, do you think you have more embarrassing memories in your diary, or more memories of your life from childhood in my mind?"
Bai Yuze didn't even bother to look up, and said indifferently.
Seeing that coercion didn't work, Bai Youqing tried to bribe him. She ran to Bai Yuze's side, grabbed his left hand, and pleaded, "Brother, how about I give you a massage after you finish your work? Just grant me one request~"
Bai Yuze sighed. "Tell me what it is first?"
It seems that my sister has been feeling down these past few days, mostly not only because of our parents, but also because of this incident.
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Bai Youqing quickly pressed her advantage, saying, "I don't want to take extra classes this summer. I want to have a good summer break."
nonsense,
Tutoring is nothing compared to the fun of being a magical girl.
"You're really wasting your time. When you were in school, you didn't want to take extra classes on weekends, and now that it's summer vacation, you don't want to take any more during the summer either."
Bai Yuze rolled his eyes, but he didn't refuse: "Okay, as long as you don't indulge in frivolous pursuits or stay up all night, it's fine."
Ah!? You agreed to that?
Bai Youqing found it hard to believe. Several of her friends at school complained to her that every time school was on holiday and they wanted to tell their families that they didn't want to go to tutoring classes and just wanted to have fun for a few days, their parents would nag them for a long time. Even if they cried, made a scene, or threatened suicide, their parents would still refuse to agree.
It seems that the children feel uncomfortable if they don't study, take extra classes, or learn new skills for a day.
"Hehe, bro, you're so nice."
Bai Youqing clung to Bai Yuze's arm and swayed back and forth.
"Are you going to sleep or not? If not, come with me to clean the house."
Bai Yuze pulled his arm out of her arms and said irritably.
"Sleep is the most important thing in the world."
Seeing Bai Youqing get into bed, Bai Yuzhe came out of the bedroom. Before leaving, he didn't forget to take the diary with him. It is said that you should never underestimate a child's ability to rummage through things. He didn't expect that his sister, who was already in high school, was still like a child, liking to rummage through things.
How come I never noticed this before? Fortunately, it's not too late now.
In the open space in front of the gate,
Bai Yuze swept all the withered branches and leaves into a pile, then set them on fire.
In the dazzling golden flames, the slightly yellowed diary was also tossed in.
A few minutes later, it turned into a pile of ashes.
Maybe,
This marks a complete farewell to the previous world.
When Bai Youqing woke up, it was already dusk. Stepping out of her bedroom, she found the entire hall and other rooms had been renovated.
The stench of decay that had permeated the house had dissipated considerably, and the cobwebs overhead had all disappeared.
The floor looked very clean, with much less dust, and the furniture had been wiped clean again.
Just as she was marveling at her brother's exceptional manual dexterity, she saw him walk in from outside carrying a hoe. "Brother, did you go weeding all by yourself?"
Bai Youqing looked at Bai Yuze, who was drenched in sweat and had a few blades of grass stuck to his head, and her tone was a little off.
"Um."
Bai Yuze nodded and put the hoe down.
And you know what? In the past, it was always his father, Bai Xingjian, who took him up the mountain to weed.
Now things have changed, and he's the one clearing weeds from his father Bai Xingjian's grave. Perhaps this is the passing down of tradition from generation to generation.
Why didn't you wake me up?
Bai Youqing's face visibly flushed with anger; they had clearly agreed to go weeding together.
"I just saw you were sleeping so soundly."
Bai Yuzhe looked at his sister, who had suddenly become angry, and was somewhat puzzled. It was good that he didn't have to do any work.
"I don't care, you absolutely can't leave me alone next time! You did all the work, what am I supposed to do!" Bai Youqing's eyes were red as she rushed up and hugged her brother, who was not related to her by blood. Large pearls fell onto Bai Yuze's clothes.
My brother is always like this, choosing to face everything alone and keeping the best for himself.
How am I supposed to repay my brother in the future?
"It's nothing, why are you crying?"
Bai Yuzhe felt a warm glow in his heart, and a touch of emotion welled up within him; his younger sister had grown up.
He reached out and wiped away Bai Youqing's tears, finding it somewhat amusing.
"If you enjoy doing chores so much, how about you take over all the housework from now on?"
"Hmph, I won't." Hearing the nonsensical words, Bai Youqing burst into laughter through her tears and gave her brother a playful punch.
"Tch, you made me feel all touched for nothing." Bai Yuze pouted, somewhat disappointed.
After hugging for three or four minutes, Bai Youqing became a little embarrassed, her face slightly flushed. She pushed Bai Yuze away and said with great disgust, "Ugh, you're so dirty. Go take a shower. I'll cook today."
"Fine." Bai Yuze shrugged.
Since his younger sister demonstrated her culinary skills and he was repeatedly assured that there would be no tragedy due to food poisoning, Bai Yuzhe was happy to have some free time.
Although most of the furniture in my hometown is old, there are still some newly bought pieces.
After all, the family sometimes comes back here to relax, celebrate the New Year, and visit relatives.
The place has everything you need: a water heater, TV, Wi-Fi, refrigerator, air conditioner, and washing machine. If Ye Qiu can't stay in the city anymore, moving here is a viable option.