CHAPTER 52: CHAPTER 49: TIAN YE’S QUIET HOME WITH A PIGSTY _2

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Ah A was surprised once again upon entering the house. Strangely, the interior was very clean and even the furnishings were quite fashionable, including a juicer, a range hood, and renovated flooring.

It looked almost the same as some houses in town, and because it was in the village and had more space, the house seemed unremarkable from the outside, but once inside, it was actually quite spacious.

There was even a small sofa in the inner room...

Shit, did I get sentimental over nothing before?

But then he remembered Elder Lin had said Sui Yi often helped Elder Tang with tasks and was very capable. He had a sudden realization and looked deeply at Sui Yi, seeing a genuinely filial person.

He guessed that all the money must have gone into this house and the medicine.

"Grandma?" Sui Yi called out after placing the medicine on the table, yet there was no response.

He frowned immediately.

As he left the house, he saw several villagers who had hurried over after hearing the news.

"Ah, it’s Little Sui..." a plump auntie with greasy hands wiping her apron called out to Sui Yi.

"Auntie Wang, have you seen my grandma?" Sui Yi asked in the local dialect.

"Saw her, saw her, she went to the fields... We tried to pull her back, but she wouldn’t listen, insisted on going..."

The villagers were talking in threes and twos, but they all seemed very warm, looking at Sui Yi with eager eyes.

Ah A felt puzzled; the local customs seemed really simple and honest...

However, his eye caught the stylish and pretty apron and clothes around the other’s waist, and his heart skipped a beat.

As Sui Yi was about to head to the fields to find his grandmother, Ah A followed. While walking side by side, he asked, "You don’t happen to buy things for these villagers often, do you? That would explain their warm hospitality..."

"Kindness and sympathy can’t withstand being squandered. Only through give and take can it last."

"Now I understand why Elder Lin always said you were smart."

"Can I take that as you saying you’re dumb?"

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As shrewd as Elder Tang was, he only knew that Sui Yi had earned over two hundred thousand from him, but he had no clue where Sui Yi spent the money, because he knew that person disliked others meddling in her affairs. Despite not asking or investigating, he could tell from some clues that Sui Yi was using the money to create a good living environment for his grandmother, as well as trying his best to treat her illness.

But a teenager who took into account all aspects of human relationships and managed everything in an orderly fashion was not just a question of being sensible, but rather of having exceptionally high emotional intelligence.

When Ah A saw the plump elderly lady bending over and pulling radishes in the field, he smiled.

Obviously, the supposedly seriously ill old lady was both mentally and physically well.

This was strange; previously, he had imagined he would witness a tragic and sorrowful scene.

Mostly because the influence of that pigsty had been too significant.

After Sui Yi called out from behind, the old lady straightened up and turned around, unable to see clearly who it was, but knowing that it could only be Sui Yi.

"Little Yi, Little Yi, you’re back!"

It turned out that Sui Yi returned home regularly, and the old lady had memorized the day. Even if she couldn’t remember, she’d ask the neighbors to remind her. Today, knowing that Sui Yi was coming back, she had come to pull up radishes—

Ah A noticed a loofah beside the old lady’s basket...

The old lady laughed cheerily, though without much strength, taking quite a while to pull out a radish, until Sui Yi came directly over, not minding the mud, and pulled it out straightforwardly.

"I can handle these tasks... You might strain your back if you continue," Sui Yi advised her in the local language and then had her sit down at the side.

The old lady wanted to pick up the basket but found it was already being carried by a tall young man.

Ah A, who had managed his slightly messy hair, smiled warmly and introduced himself while holding the basket, "Hello, Grandma, I’m a friend of Sui Yi, my name is Ah A."

He also spoke in the local dialect.

Since he was a native of Nanxun, he also spoke the local rural dialect.

The old lady looked at him, nodded with a smile, and seemed very pleased.

Ah A sat on the ridge of the field, chatting with the old lady in the local dialect, while occasionally glancing at Sui Yi, who was pulling radishes not far away.

Sui Yi’s family’s fields weren’t large, and most weren’t cultivated, mainly because his grandmother’s health was poor. She secretly planted one mu of radishes and a few loofah vines without telling Sui Yi.

After quickly attending to things, Sui Yi turned to see Ah A chatting happily with his grandmother.

"Let’s go back, I’ll take you to the bus station," Sui Yi said.

However... before Ah A could speak, the old lady grabbed Sui Yi’s hand, insisting that they could not let a guest go back just like that... They must stay for a meal... Since Ah A liked it here and wanted to play around, it wouldn’t hurt to stay the night and leave tomorrow. They could stay over at the neighbor’s place and leave with him the next evening... babbling on and on.

Sui Yi, feeling helpless, glanced up to find a thoroughly pleased Ah A.

This guy really intended to stay?

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The village atmosphere was still quite decent. Although Sui Yi brought a young man home, Sui Yi himself had a good reputation in the village, so there wasn’t much gossip, and the old lady was very happy that Sui Yi had brought a friend home.

In her words, Sui Yi was too solitary on normal days, and she feared he had no friends.

No friends?

Sui Yi himself thought his grandmother’s feeling was quite accurate.

He indeed didn’t have many friends.

The previously nice and caring Zhou Ran had changed.

All because of Yhan Qingwu...

Inside the house, the old lady drank the medicinal soup Sui Yi prepared, took her pills, applied her ointment, and then went to sleep.

Ah A sat in the courtyard, watching Sui Yi bustling about, but noticed there was no task in which he could offer help. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)