CHAPTER 146: CHAPTER 145: HER DAUGHTER IS FROM THE FUTURE WORLD

Sun thought to herself, her mother isn’t uncomfortable now because it’s her first time riding in a carriage and she’s excited. If she rides for several days in a row, it surely would make her backside sore.

Sigh, I can’t let my mother suffer too much. When we come across a small town, we should rest at an inn and not just travel for travel’s sake.

Old Mrs. Sun had a good appetite and ate three meat buns in a row. Little Tiger also ate two and kept praising his aunt, saying everything she made was delicious.

Zhao Erya reached into the wooden basin and took out two steamed buns, handing one to Zhao Sanyan.

Little Tiger asked curiously, "Why aren’t you eating buns?"

Steamed buns are tasty, but without meat. Clearly, meat buns taste better.

Zhao Erya took a bite of the steamed bun, "We’re fine with just eating steamed buns."

She and her sister weren’t very capable, clinging persistently to the Yu family. How could they dare eat or drink the same as their benefactors? Especially on the road, once these buns were finished, they’d be gone.

Although both the Yu family and Sun family were good people and no one showed her a bad face, Zhao Erya knew not to do unwelcome things. She needed to be mindful.

Besides, the steamed buns were quite tasty too, pure white flour with no black flour mixed in. The wheat’s sweetness and aroma was evident with each bite.

In the past, she wouldn’t even dare to dream such a beautiful dream; now, what was there to fuss about!

Yu Xiaolian had realized before that Zhao Erya had a people-pleasing personality; ever since Zhao Sanyan came, this tendency became even more pronounced. Zhao Erya would massage her grandmother’s shoulders and legs, and even currying favor with Little Tiger.

Yu Xiaolian pushed the buns closer to Erya’s side, "Erya, Sanyan, eat what you want. Don’t be shy!"

Zhao Erya nodded but continued munching on her steamed bun.

Though Yu Xiaolian was adopted, she was raised by Uncle Yu from a young age. Zhao Erya clung desperately, begging to be taken in, which was different.

Zhao Erya thought she needed to be self-aware and not presume herself a young lady, lest she annoyed others eventually.

Zhao Erya smiled, "I like eating steamed buns."

Zhao Sanyan took a bite of the steamed bun bigger than her face and nodded along with her second sister, "I like steamed buns too; they’re so sweet!"

Little Tiger moved closer to Sanyan. How could this girl say everything she ate was sweet? Unable to resist, he pinched a small piece of Sanyan’s bun and put it in his mouth.

He took another bite of his meat bun and muttered to himself, "Meat buns are still tastier."

Zhao Sanyan sniffed around and caught a whiff of meat aroma, staring at Little Tiger devouring his meat bun.

Yu Xiaolian passed Zhao Sanyan a meat bun, "Try this!"

Zhao Sanyan almost reached for it but glanced at her second sister, saying, "Steamed buns are delicious; I love steamed buns!"

She then took a big bite of her steamed bun, not looking around, just focused on eating.

Her second sister had said to be obedient, not to ruin such good days.

Yu Xiaolian sighed, with Zhao Erya leading, Sanyan would eventually become a people-pleaser too.

Oh well, it’s her nature, not something that can be changed overnight.

After the meal, Yu Changhe and Sun Fengshou led the horses to graze. The place where they were tethered had some half-dead grass, which the horses had already nibbled away. Yu Changhe said the horses weren’t full, so they let them graze longer.

When they set off again, it was an hour later. Yu Xiaolian sneaked a glance at her watch, ten past twelve in the afternoon.

At three in the afternoon, they reached a small town and decided not to travel further.

They would find an inn in town; otherwise, once it became dark, they’d have to spend the night outdoors with no village ahead and no inn behind.

As soon as the carriage stopped in front of the inn, the Waiter greeted them with a smile. Yu Changhe gave him fifty coins, instructing him to take care of the horses in the backyard.

The waiter smiled broadly at Yu Changhe’s generous tip, "Rest assured, your horses will eat and drink well."

The town’s guest rooms weren’t too expensive, four hundred coins per night. Sun ordered three rooms, spending twelve hundred coins.

Sun slept in one room with her mother, Yu Changhe, Sun Fengshou, and Little Tiger shared another room, and Yu Xiaolian slept in the third room with Erya and Sanyan.

During dinner, they gathered in Sun’s room, again eating buns and steamed buns.

This time, Yu Xiaolian was quick, giving Zhao Sanyan a bun first. Seeing her second sister nod, she reached for it, "Thank you, Aunt Xiaolian!"

Sun made the buns using yeast from the supermarket; they were soft, large-dough buns with thin skins and big fillings.

Zhao Sanyan took a big bite and tasted the meat filling. Her mouth was filled with the meat’s aroma, and her eyes brightened. Little Tiger’s—no, she meant Tiger brother—was right, meat buns were tastier.

In recent days, Little Tiger had successfully brainwashed Zhao Sanyan to call him ’brother’ due to his larger size, and she agreed.

Although Zhao Sanyan was young, she managed to eat two buns without feeling fully satisfied.

Zhao Erya noticed and broke her steamed bun in half, sharing it with her sister.

Seeing steamed buns again, Zhao Sanyan shook her head, not taking them, indicating she was full.

After dinner, Yu Xiaolian pretended to go outside for a stroll, coming back with sunflower seeds and peanuts from the supermarket.

"Grandma, Uncle, I bought sunflower seeds and peanuts. It’s still early to sleep; you can chat while snacking and save the rest for the road tomorrow."

Yu Xiaolian carefully wrapped lots of plain roasted peanuts and sunflower seeds with oil paper, not daring to take more exotic flavors; she couldn’t conveniently bring out anything too odd yet.

Old Mrs. Sun smiled warmly, her granddaughter acting like an adult, daring yet sensible.

Old Mrs. Sun had privately asked her daughter how she could trust her granddaughter out alone, even carrying large sums of money?

The girl Zhao Sanyan said she’d buy things and would do so without consulting the adults.

Sun explained to her mother that her daughter was a child favored by the Immortal, a daughter of the Immortal sent to experience life, with the Immortal revealing secrets to her through dreams, giving her treasures that others didn’t have. She said their fortune resulted from the Immortal father’s care for her daughter.

Sun initially believed Yu Xiaolian’s words, thinking the supermarket was given by brother Kuang. But later she realized something was off.

This was taught by brother Kuang, that was explained by brother Kuang.

Why hadn’t brother Kuang contacted her as his mother even once?

Moreover, why hadn’t brother Kuang given this space to her or his father, instead choosing to give it to a sister without blood relation?

Also, only her daughter could enter the rest area in the supermarket. She and her father couldn’t.

Sun knew Yu Xiaolian deceived them, saying brother Kuang reincarnated into the Future World, to comfort them.

The real Future World person was actually her daughter.

Old Mrs. Sun, rather superstitious, trusted her daughter wouldn’t lie to her, and believed Sun’s words without doubt.

Therefore, lately Yu Xiaolian often noticed her grandma looking at her particularly lovingly and smiling at her, causing Yu Xiaolian to feel uneasy.

Again and again!

It’s that look!

Yu Xiaolian left some sunflower seeds and peanuts and led the youngsters back to the adjacent room.

Her grandma’s warm smiles made her uneasy, she couldn’t stay in that room.

She felt more relaxed with the youngsters, despite their occasional noise, listening to their chatter and laughter felt like life, a true essence of earthly life.

Zhao Sanyan and Little Tiger whispered and giggled, busy shelling peanuts at the same time.

When Little Tiger was called away by Sun Fengshou to sleep, Yu Xiaolian laid out the bedding taken from the carriage on the floor, planning to sleep on the ground tonight.

Seeing Yu Xiaolian intending to sleep on the ground, Zhao Erya shook her head like a rattle drum, insisting Yu Xiaolian sleep on the bed, while she and Sanyan would sleep on the floor.