211 Aunt Is So Pitiful
Unknowingly, it had been more than two months since Wang Chuanman went out, and it had exceeded the Dragon Boat Festival deadline.
He could only hurriedly spend the Dragon Boat Festival with the few of them before asking the boatman to speed up and rush back.
They only arrived at the docks on the 10th of May.
From afar, he saw a little girl jumping on the dock.
“Daddy, I see you!”
Who else could it be but Little Ah Yu?
Little Ah Yu had a lamb beside her and a little rat squatting on her shoulder.
On the left were Wang Family’s Sanlang, Silang, Wulang, and on the right were Liulang and Qilang.
These children were quite interesting. There was a small wooden stool in front of each of them and they had paper spread on it. It was unknown what they were writing.
The wind at the pier was strong, and the words they wrote were crooked, but they did not slack off.
When Wang Chuanman saw Little Ah Yu, his eyes were filled with smiles.
Without waiting for the boatman to stop, Wang Chuanman jumped ashore and instantly picked up Little Ah Yu. He raised her above his head and placed her on his neck.
“Ah Yu, did you miss Father?”
“Yes! I even dreamed of Father!” Little Ah Yu nodded obediently.
This surprised Wang Chuanman. “Aiyo, our daughter even dreamed of Father. What did you dream of?”
Little Ah Yu said, “I dreamed that Father’s ship was overturned by a big fish. Then, Father disappeared. In my dream, Grandma brought us to make a lot of dumplings and threw it into the river. We let the fish in the river eat the dumplings so they wouldn’t eat Father anymore.”
Wang Chuanman: “…”
Why did this story sound so familiar?
At the side, Wang Wulang added, “It was on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. We waited but Fourth Uncle did not return. Ah Yu went back at night and had this dream. After telling Grandma, she asked us to wait here every day.”
Wang Chuanman looked at Little Ah Yu’s face, which was a little dry from the wind. He was speechless and his heart immediately ached.
“I’m back now, aren’t I? How can you wait on the pier? It’s windy and sandy. Don’t blow your faces out.”
Not only that, but the weather was hot now. It was hot everywhere. These children were too innocent and did not know how to hide in the shade.
All of their cheeks had turned red from the sun.
Little Ah Yu hugged Wang Chuanman’s head steadily and shook her head with an especially happy smile. “I like to wait for Father here. I was the first to see Father in our family!”
These words warmed Wang Chuanman’s heart.
“Brother Chuanman, shall we carry these things back to the Wang Family for you first?” After the ship stopped, everyone moved the things off the ship one after another.
Wang Chuanman had specially bought them for the Wang family.
However, because he had spent a lot of money to redeem Wang Aibao, and he had given some to the boatman on the way, the remaining money was only enough to buy some specialties along the way. There was nothing valuable.
Little Ah Yu saw Wang Aibao, who had also gotten off the ship.
“Sigh, isn’t that Auntie Pretty?”
She still remembered!
Wang Aibao also recognized Little Ah Yu. So this was the daughter her brother was talking about?
The little girl who had saved the Young Master back then was so cute, and her mind was sharp and kind.
Wang Aibao had liked her very much back then.
Wang Chuanman brought the children to acknowledge Wang Aibao. “This is your Aunt.”
The children did not know Wang Aibao, but they still obediently called her Aunt.
When Wang Aibao heard them call her Aunt, for some reason, she wanted to cry.
She finally had a family.
She hoped that the people in front of her were really her family!
Wang Chuanman finally returned home and even brought Wang Aibao back. This time, not only did the Wang family return home.
The neighbors also came over to look around.
They had never heard of the Wang Family having a young daughter.
Where did this person come from?
Someone said, “It seems like she married far away a long time ago. I think she’s back now.”
“I heard that she was chased away by her husband. I’m afraid someone else doesn’t want her, right?”
“The Wang family is too weak. I heard that they were extremely poor in the past. Perhaps they were jinxed by this youngest daughter. Now that their youngest daughter is back, do you think the Wang Family will collapse again?”
“That’s right, that’s right. Their Wang Family’s Yang energy is so strong. Now that a woman has actually returned, I’m afraid their Wang Family’s marriages will be difficult to arrange in the future.”
Grandma Wen happened to be watering the flowers in the courtyard. When she heard someone saying this outside, she carried the kettle and went out to scold, “You should accumulate some virtue with your mouths! They didn’t say anything, but you asked around and found out everything. Since you know so much, why don’t you tell the story? Why are you gossiping behind their backs!”
Those people were originally talking at the entrance of the Wen family home and thought that there was no one inside. They did not expect to be scolded by Grandma Wen. Now, they also felt that they were in the wrong.
When it came to gossiping, it was fine if no one called them out for their behavior. But if others came to express their dissatisfaction, it would seem like they were petty people.
After Grandma Wen scolded and chased them away, she saw her granddaughter, Wenwen, preparing to go to the Wang Family.
She hurriedly stopped Wenwen. “Are you going to play with Ah Yu? Wait a moment, bring them the pot of four-joy meatballs from the kitchen.”
Wenwen replied, “Ok!”
Grandma Wen looked at the lush flowers in the courtyard and was overjoyed.
These flowers were given to her by the Wang Family. Two months ago, there was only one small stalk. Later on, a large area had unknowingly grown. The fragrance of the flowers filled the air, and they looked increasingly captivating.
Grandma Wen was originally old and could not sleep well, but ever since she smelled the fragrance of the flowers every day, she had become much more energetic and slept soundly at night.
Grandma Wen was afraid that there was something wrong with the flowers, so she specially called her son and daughter-in-law back and asked them to bring the flowers to the North County Prefecture City to ask.
Grandma Wen’s son and wife ran a pharmacy in the prefectural city. They were very knowledgeable about flowers and herbs.
Later on, her son and daughter-in-law told her that although they did not know what kind of flower it was for the time being, it had the function of regulating Qi and nourishing energy. The fragrance of the flowers could make people happy. After the flowers were processed into dried flowers, they could also be used to make calming tea.
They were too embarrassed to ask the Wang Family for more flowers, so they could only collect some flowers from their courtyard and bring them to make some calming tea. Using the small amount of calming tea, they even got to know two or three big shots, causing the reputation of the pharmacy to spread far and wide.
It was said that many people were spending a lot of money to ask for the ingredients for this calming tea.
Her son and daughter-in-law also knew etiquette. They were afraid of causing trouble for the Wang Family, so they did not say anything.
Grandma Wen had always remembered this favor. From time to time, she would make something good for the Wang Family.
The Wang Family often returned the greeting. After a while, Wenwen and Little Ah Yu, who delivered the gifts for their family, also became friends.
When Wenwen brought the four-joy meatballs to the Wang Family, Wang Aibao was sitting in front of Old Madam Wang. The mother and daughter pair looked at each other with faces filled with tears.
Wang Aibao told Old Madam Wang about her experiences over the years, but she did not tell her everything.
She only mentioned those slightly nicer events.
However, how well could a woman who was wandering outside and had no family to rely on live in this day and age?
Old Madam Wang’s heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife. How could she not understand? She just pretended not to know.
The others also felt sad when they heard this.
Even Little Ah Yu secretly wiped her tears at the side. “Aunt is so pitiful. Wu, I have to treat Aunt well too!”
The Wang family looked at Little Ah Yu calmly.
Actually, our family was very pitiful in the past. There was also you.
“Ah Yu!” Wenwen called out to Little Ah Yu from afar.