CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: THE ORDEAL

"Sis, I’m doing pretty well now, I have money and can buy whatever I want," Liu Li said indifferently.

Mrs. Xu advised, "Lili, you’re still young now, but what will you do in a few years? Without a child by your side or a partner."

"Sis, why are you nagging like mom, always starting with this," Liu Li suddenly became unhappy and said, "Don’t worry, if I meet a good person, I’ll surely marry him, and besides, I don’t need you to provide for me."

Well, her words were spoken in vain.

Mrs. Xu stopped talking immediately.

Qianjin Village.

Tang Yue had no idea that Mrs. Xu went to find Xu Zhenzhen afterward. When Tang Yue arrived at Mo Weidong’s house, the Mo family had gathered quite a few teenagers who were excitedly playing army chess, their voices ringing out louder than the others.

Tang Yue stood on the side watching Tang Jun’s smiling face, feeling that the money was well spent.

From now on, she decided to be a good sister, a good daughter, leading the whole family to thrive and prosper. Hmm, if possible, she would also like to find Mrs. Mo, hoping to prevent Mrs. Mo’s tragedy, which would be the best repayment to Mo Siyu.

After standing for a while, Tang Yue told Tang Jun to remember to come home for dinner, and then she went home.

She went to the vegetable garden and picked string beans and eggplants, as well as a few cucumbers. She felt a bit hungry, so she washed a cucumber and started biting into it. At this time in the countryside, there was no use of pesticides, all the vegetables were natural, without any pollution; the only downside was that the cucumbers were a bit small, but they were indeed sweet.

Tang Yue planned to cook a meal, so when Zhang Hualian and Tang Zhengde came back, they could eat without the hassle of cooking.

Zhang Hualian came back a bit earlier on purpose. The delicious smell of food was already emanating from the kitchen. Looking at the dishes on the table, she said, "Xiao Yue, didn’t we tell you not to cook? You are home so rarely, you should rest more."

"Mom, it’s okay, I had nothing else to do," Tang Yue said with a smile, "Mom, you and dad can also try out my cooking."

"The dishes Xiao Yue cooked look pretty good," Zhang Hualian remarked. Before she was only paying attention to the dishes, but now she noticed that the pot lids and bowls were all clean. She said contentedly, "Xiao Yue, you’ve been busy all morning, right?"

"No, I also managed to finish my homework in my spare time," Tang Yue added more firewood to the stove before saying, "Mom, I’ll call Xiao Jun to come home for dinner."

Tang Yue dashed off to call Tang Jun. After calling him four or five times, she managed to get the reluctant Tang Jun to come home. Seeing his excitement, she said, "Xiao Jun, you can’t just play army chess and neglect your studies. If I find out you’re falling behind in your studies, I’m confiscating the chess set."

"Don’t, sis, it was a gift to me, you still want to confiscate it?" Tang Jun immediately protested, holding on to the chess set like a treasure, watching her with a wary face, afraid she would snatch it away.

Tang Yue laughed out loud and said, "Xiao Jun, playing army chess is fun, but the most important thing for us right now is studying. I didn’t buy it for you to play with every day."

"Alright," Tang Jun replied reluctantly, not as willing as before but now much better than having nothing at all.

"Come on, pinky promise," Tang Yue extended her pinky finger.

Tang Jun, with a look of disgust, said, "Sis, what era is it now? No one does pinky promises anymore."

"Hmm?" Tang Yue raised her eyebrows and hooked her pinky finger toward him.

Tang Jun quickly looked around, as if afraid of being seen by others, hooking pinkies with Tang Yue, ready to step away when Tang Yue’s voice rang out: "Xiao Jun, if you neglect your studies to play military chess, not only will the chess be taken away, but from now on, I won’t buy you any gifts either."

"Don’t, sis, you’re my dear sister," Tang Jun said the words with unusual fluency now.

Tang Yue had a stern look on her face, and she was not joking in the slightest.

Seeing that acting spoiled didn’t work, Tang Jun immediately followed Tang Yue’s words, repeating them: "If I, Tang Jun, neglect my studies to play military chess, not only will my sister take away the chess, but she will also never buy me any gifts from now on."

"That’s more like it." Tang Yue let go of his hand, a smile returning to her face, and said, "Xiao Jun, I will be going to the county this afternoon. Make sure you don’t cause any trouble at school. Mom and Dad are already working very hard every day."

"I got it." Tang Jun was still upset about the recent incident; he hadn’t neglected his studies for the sake of military chess yet, and his sister had already mentioned it, which made him very unhappy deep down.

After lunch, Tang Yue walked to town and took a ride to the county. All the way, her left eyelid kept twitching, as if something bad was going to happen.

Could it be that uncle won’t have an accident?

Tang Yue felt uneasy, recalling that her uncle had an accident around this time in her previous life. A sense of urgency arose in her heart, and she kept peering out the window.

Why is this bus driving so slowly?

Tang Yue muttered, and as the county appeared close at hand, she jumped off the bus as soon as it stopped. The bus stopped right by the market, and after walking a few steps, Tang Yue saw that there seemed to be a lot of people surrounding the spot where her uncle had his stall.

Tang Yue felt her heart lurch and quickly elbowed her way through the crowd. Her uncle was lying on the ground, covered in blood. Tang Yue was shocked by the sight, her face turning pale; the scene before her eyes seemed to overlap with her previous life.

Could it be that she couldn’t change the fate of her uncle dying young even after rebirth?

Tang Yue’s mind was in turmoil. Seeing those noisy people, she picked up a stick without thinking and shouted loudly, "It’s broad daylight, and you’re beating someone. I’m telling you, I’ve already called the police. They’ll be here soon."

Tang Yue’s voice was loud, and she looked as if she were risking her life, nothing like a frail young girl.

Those people had vented enough and ran away in an instant.

Tang Yue hurried to help Tang Mingli up, excitedly asking, "Uncle, how are you?"

"I’m fine." Tang Mingli winced as he spoke, "Those are the people who tried to scam me last time. Seeing me set up a stall here, they came to start trouble."

"Then what about this blood..." Tang Yue was somewhat relieved since he could talk clearly, but seeing the blood on his body, she couldn’t help but worry.

"It’s fine, it’s not blood, it’s tomato. I was going to buy it to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes." Tang Mingli winced as he stood up, explained what happened to the onlookers about being deceived, and soon everyone was condemning those people.

Once the onlookers dispersed, Tang Yue finally felt her unsettled heart calm down. She said with lingering fear, "Uncle, you scared me to death just now; I thought something had happened to you."

"Hehe," Tang Mingli chuckled, one eye swollen as if it were a panda’s.

Tang Mingli comforted her, "It’s okay, see, I’m fine. But when you came to my rescue just now, you were really impressive. You truly are my, Tang Mingli’s, niece."