Chapter 138: Arriving at the Wen Residence

  The plane took off slowly and then sped down the runway, soon spreading its wings to soar in the vast cloud sea. In a moment of intense turbulence, she felt her heart was about to jump out of her throat. She had prepared for so long and thought she could face it calmly, but as soon as she stepped on the journey, her heart was like being thrown into a raging stormy sea, rising and falling without finding a foothold.

  Feeling a warm tension, Luo Ye grasped her mother's clenched fist and squeezed it tightly, wanting to convey some confidence to her.

  To be honest, she was also nervous. The itinerary had been set long ago and Wen Tong had informed the Wen family in advance, but there had been no news so far. After Little Uncle brought Little Aunt to visit last time, they lost contact. If it weren't for Mom's determination to face them, the trip home might have ended in failure.

  Dad had just taken office, with a thousand threads waiting for him to sort out, but he also took two days off, accompanying his wife and children to face it together. In this regard, Luo Ye sincerely admired and admired Dad's courage, which was not something that ordinary people could have.

  A man at this critical moment, putting down everything, traveling with his wife and children, only represents one thing, that family is the most important in his heart!

  The moment the plane landed, Wen's face turned a bit pale. After the plane stabilized, Luo Ye hugged her mother tightly and said, "Mom, we're here."

  "Let's go." With a warm but forced nod and smile, she took her daughter's hand and followed her husband and son out.

  October in Shashi is the most pleasant season of the year, with good sunlight and comfortable temperatures, although it's a bit dry. As soon as you step out of the plane, the cool breeze hits your face.

  "Mom, the autumn in Shazhi is more beautiful than that in Daocheng." Luoye tried to ease the tension by making small talk. When they arrived at their destination, her heart was racing with excitement.

  "Yes, it's just a bit dry." Wen Xin said softly to her daughter.

  Luo Zheng stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at the mother-daughter duo: "Wenxi, we've already arrived and notified them in advance, so relax a bit."

  "If things go on like this, we'll arrive at the Wen family's mansion. I reckon you two will be speechless when the time comes. Old Master Wen will take one look and see that I've married his daughter, only to find out she's become an idiot, and I've even brought back a half-witted granddaughter. At least the grandson is somewhat passable, but he doesn't speak at all. You tell me, can he be happy about this?"

  Although she knew her dad was joking, someone still got unhappy. "Dad, what's half stupid? They just said a few words to ease the mood, but listening to your description of grandpa being so serious makes me a bit nervous."

  Luofeng quickly walked over to her sister's side and comforted the half-outraged sister: "Yeer, if you're half crazy, I'll be fully crazy, okay?"

  "Ugh!" Luo Ye laughed and patted her brother: "You clearly know that's not what I meant."

  "Alright, don't worry about it, I'll take the lead...". Luo Zheng had just hugged Wen Xin: "I promise, even if Dad cuts my throat and blood splatters everywhere, I'll endure it honestly."

  "My dad isn't as fierce as you say?" Wen Xin's eyes sparkled with a hint of amusement.

  "Alright, that's more like it. The whole family rushing to the door with worried faces, anyone who sees them would feel anxious too, just relax a bit."

  ……

  Through the car window, searching for memories of the past in that fleeting glance, a warm expression with a hint of excitement, no one from home came to pick her up, which should mean that Father hasn't forgiven her yet?

  She had informed them of her return date. The family of four came out of the airport hall and scanned around for a few rounds, but didn't see anyone from the Wen family coming to pick her up, so they could only take a taxi to head towards the home she had returned to countless times in her dreams.

  The camphor trees on both sides of the road were lush and green, and the distant gray-tiled ancient mansion was already faintly visible in front of me, warm tears gushing out like a string of broken pearls.

  Twenty years have passed, and the scenes of playing with her sister are still so clear. She doesn't dare to come back, except for the fear of her father, the most important thing is the guilt towards her sister.

  She had been fleeing from the memory of her sister, but when she finally arrived, she discovered that she had always yearned to return and deeply loved this place in her heart.

  Luoye and Luofeng understood their mother's emotions, one on the left and one on the right, tightly holding onto her. At this moment, crying out loud was better than anything else. Earlier, they had advised their mother to relax, but now that they were here, the siblings could feel their mother's intense emotional fluctuations, which were impossible to control.

  Although things were talked about before, my mother has been adjusting all along, but never truly came here to touch the root of the wound. It's possible that it will never truly heal. Crying is also a good medicine for healing.

  The driver glanced at Wen Xi through the rearview mirror with a surprised expression, raised an eyebrow, and moved his lips, but ultimately held back and said nothing.

  Luo Zheng glanced at him and said, "Driver, just say what you want."

  "No, I often bring guests to visit the Wang's Grand Courtyard, but it's really the first time I've seen someone as excited as you guys, haha..."

  "Can we just go in and visit the Wen family's big house?" Luo Zhenggang looked puzzled, and Wen Xin also stared at the driver in surprise.

  The driver shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, how is that possible? Just take a look from the outside, I come here at least ten times a month. Let's do this, when we get to the entrance, don't stop the car, just turn around and you guys take a good look at which position, then I'll send you there to study slowly."

  Come here and take a closer look at the Wen family's mansion, it's one of Sha City's key protected buildings. Someone once suggested demolishing it, but soon after, they were transferred away.

  Among them, the background of the Wen family occupies one aspect, but the most important thing is that this building has research value. The foundation of this house was dug extremely deep, and the walls were all made of glutinous rice added with sticky soil, which cannot be destroyed by floods or earthquakes.

  It is said that the provincial government wants to buy the Wen family's large house and develop this area into a tourist attraction. The condition offered is to purchase at market price and compensate the Wen family with more than three times the land area of the same plot to rebuild the mansion, but it is unknown whether this is true or false."

  "I won't promise!" Wen Xin murmured.

  "Hey, looks like you have quite a deep feeling for this place. Alright, this is a private residence, no outside vehicles are allowed within 500 meters of the front gate. Are we going to circle around the house or get off here?"

  Luo Zheng just handed the fare to the driver: "Get off, thank you, driver."

  The driver looked at the time, "It's almost mealtime, I'm making a living here, maybe I can still pick up tourists on their way back." After collecting the money, he stopped the car by the side of the road and shouted again: "Don't you really want me to take you for a spin? It's not much money."

  Luo Zhenggang patted his back, waved his hand encouragingly and hugged his mother-in-law, "Come on, let's go in. Whatever happens, you'll never know the outcome if you don't take the first step. In the past, I was too cautious and almost made a big mistake. This time, no matter what, I mustn't make another mistake."

  "Alright, let's go in." Wen Xin said as she stepped forward, but somehow her legs wouldn't move. She was so excited that she couldn't control her body movements. Luo Zheng almost had to half-carry his wife into the house.

  Lu Ye and Luo Qing hurried to catch up, carrying their luggage. The taxi driver couldn't bear to watch and covered his eyes. In the past, there were tourists who didn't listen to advice and insisted on going over to take a look, only to be carried out by the sturdy bodyguards with their waists held tight.

  However, after the driver let go of his hand, he found that the person was gone. Unbelieving, he pinched himself and looked at the sun outside again, getting excited. He took out his phone and dialed: "I've got big news to tell you! Just now, a tourist actually managed to get into the Wen family's compound! I reckon the Wen family will agree to sell this mansion, and our business will be even more prosperous in the future... Haha... Of course, I'm not kidding, how could I make up such a thing? Just wait and see, this news will definitely be made public soon..."

  Cough... That's how rumors are born!

  The black-tower-like bodyguard at the gate smiled and let the family of four into the courtyard, warmly and excitedly shaking Luo Zheng's arm: "This must be what Dad arranged, otherwise they wouldn't dare to let anyone in, absolutely not!"

  "Rong, calm down, I'll tell you, let's not worry too much. Dad is just temporarily losing face, actually, he still cares about you, and of course, also cares about our children."

  Entering the Wen family's large courtyard is like entering another world. The ancient, old-fashioned buildings have red sandalwood carved doors and windows. Inside the courtyard, there are gardens, fields, and orchards. What's strange is that there isn't a single person around, it's eerily quiet.

  In such an atmosphere, even the best mental quality will become somewhat apprehensive. Finally, Luo Zheng slowly made his way to the main house, and just as he lightly knocked on the carved door, a stern voice came from inside, "Enter!"

  Pushing open the outer door, inside was a delicate hollowed-out flower door. Going further in, looking at a house full of dark and crowded people, Luo Ye felt like she couldn't breathe smoothly anymore. No wonder she hadn't seen anyone.

  "Dad... Mom..." Warmly trembling with her voice, she shouted and knelt down with a "thud". Luo Ye's mind was also dizzy and swollen, and she couldn't tell who was who. So she pulled her brother to kneel down as well, lowered her head: "Grandma, Grandpa, Big Uncle, Second Uncle, Little Uncle, Big Aunt..." She called out a circle based on her impression, and then fell silent. At this time, the more you say, the more mistakes you make, not saying anything is the safest.

  "Dad and mom, it's all my fault. These years I have been stopping her from coming home, please forgive her, even if you punish me, my wife will not say a word." Luo Zhenggang also knelt down.

  A family of four knelt at the entrance of the main hall, Wen Xin was crying so hard that she couldn't speak, but they didn't hear anyone from the Wen family say a word.

  Luoye's eyes flickered up, and she saw that the whole house was filled with people staring at her family of four. Judging roughly, those standing on both sides should be servants, those sitting down should be younger generations, and the slender old man and the rich-looking old lady in the middle should be Grandma and Grandpa.

  The old lady was already in tears, her lips trembling and unable to speak. The old man, however, had a serious expression on his face, furrowing his brow. When he saw her sneak a glance, his gaze swept over, and Luo Ye's heart skipped a beat as she quickly lowered her head.

  I've updated for today, these two days of staying up late to code and work have been too tiring, I'll just update once for now, sleep early tonight, wake up early tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon before 6 pm three chapters will be updated consecutively with 9000 words, first make up for today's, everyone please give me some encouragement, a person who is too tired needs support, saying something nice would also work.

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