If it weren’t for preparing so many things, how could it be that the old man was tending the fire? The granddaughter can’t even do this, it’s the child’s birthday today, how could we let the child work.
"How could I, it’s just that I didn’t sleep well last night," Hua Laohan hurriedly put on a smile, knowing that he had indeed spaced out.
"Didn’t sleep well?" Hua Laopo suspiciously looked at the old man, glared at him, and then started cutting vegetables again.
Too lazy to argue with this old fellow, the granddaughter’s birthday is important.
As for the main character Hua Jin, she and her father rushed to the town in a carriage, to buy at and vegetables while picking up her two brothers and young brother. For her birthday, the brothers had taken ti off, exactly what she wanted to see.
After buying so braised dishes and a roasted chicken, the father and son duo turned to head to the academy.
Gazing at the bright sunny sky, Hua Chengtian glanced at his daughter with a very complex expression but said nothing, only hoping that her dream would never co true.
Having made prior arrangents with the teachers, the three brothers finished school half an hour earlier than usual. By the ti Hua Chengtian had driven the carriage over, they were already waiting at the academy gate.
"Dad..." Seeing their carriage, the youngest brother, Song’er, excitedly rushed over, climbing into the carriage even before their father had stopped. The eldest and second brothers got in at similar speeds, not slower than their little brother.
Coming to pick them up had already delayed quite a bit of ti, and they wondered if their aunt, uncle, and cousins had already arrived, all eager to hurry back ho.
As they left the town, Hua Chengtian drove the carriage briskly. It took less than fifteen minutes to get ho.
Even before reaching the gate, they could hear joyous sounds from the courtyard, children playing, and Black Da and the others’ helpless cries.
"Cousins are here," hearing this, Song’er couldn’t sit still, jumped off the carriage excitedly, shouting, "Big Aunt, Little Aunt, your favorite Song’er is back, open the door quickly!"
The joyful sounds relaxed Hua Jin, who felt tense since morning.
Once again, she felt that her grandfather and father’s decision not to tell the family was the right one; otherwise, they wouldn’t have seen this relaxed and cheerful side of them, and today would have been filled with solemn tension.
Then, pursing her lips, she smiled and shouted like Song’er, "Aunties, your favorite Jin’er is also back," imitating her brother with a joyful shout.
No matter the truth of the dream, life has to go on, you must be happy when you should, otherwise, it would be too tiring.
Thanks to her carefree brother, Hua Jin suddenly figured it out.
The smile on his daughter’s face also brought a smile to Hua Chengtian’s face.
Not to ntion the children, even he was terribly nervous.
Then more laughter ca from the courtyard, with voices of praise and excitent, mixed with the aunts calling Hua Jin to see the birthday gifts.
This birthday was filled with joy, with two large tables of abundant food, laughter throughout the entire ti, even the tense Hua Laohan and Hua Chengtian relaxed and shared a few drinks with their sons-in-law (brothers-in-law) and children.
...
After cleaning up after the al, the whole family sat in the main hall to chat.
"Dad, why do you seem like you have sothing on your mind?" Hua Fang, being more perceptive, had noticed sothing upon arriving ho but held back from asking until now.
Elders often prefer to keep things to themselves, mainly worried that father might be enduring sothing uncomfortable on his own.
Glancing at his youngest daughter, Hua Laohan shook his head, "It’s nothing, just didn’t rest well last night, had a dream."
"I see, glad it’s nothing serious," Hua Fen was relieved, "Dad, Mom, ti doesn’t..."
"Boom..." Just then, a loud thunder interrupted Hua Fen, making her jump with a start, almost leaping up but was steadied by the father of the child beside her.
anwhile, Hua Laohan imdiately stood up excitedly, walked to the door, and looked at the sky, which was sunny just a mont ago, now covered by thick layers of clouds, with lightning crackling intermittently, his expression turning solemn.
The granddaughter’s dream... seems... to have co true.
Hua Jin, seeing the scene from her dream unfold, could only curse, "Damn it!"
Hua Chengtian also tensed up, standing beside his father with a stern expression, looking at the overcast sky, watching the blade-like lightning strike across the sky unceremoniously, squinting.
"How did the weather change so suddenly, it’s too fast."
Zeng Yong and Liu Xiang, also startled by the thunder, couldn’t help but walk to the door, staring at the rapidly darkening sky in awe. The entire sky seed to be shrouded by clouds, and the bolts of lightning seed like battling dragons rolling within, as if trying to tear a hole in the sky.
Too terrifying!!
Autumn thunderstorms aren’t unheard of, but such sudden and horrifying ones have never been seen before. Zeng Yong and Liu Xiang were taken aback by this rare sight.
"Yes, the weather is changing," Hua Laohan, who was still gazing at the sky, said inexplicably.
In just a few words, the sky had darkened, followed by a torrential downpour, crashing down on the entire world. Thunder and lightning slashed across the sky, enveloping the Ancient Yan Country and every other land in the region, as if unwilling to stop until the sky and earth were torn apart.
Far away in the state city, Luo Song had just returned ho to dine with his grandfather. After a nap, he was ready to head to the shop when a thunderous noise startled him enough to rush to his grandfather’s room.
The old man’s age made such sudden loud noises worriso, fearing it might frighten him.
"Song’er, this thunder isn’t normal," seeing his grandson standing by the window, gazing at the cloud-covered sky with a frown, the old man said.
Decades of experience told him sothing big was about to happen.
"Grandfather..."
Seeing the sky turn dark in just a mont, Luo Song felt a strong sense of unease, turning to shout for the steward.
"Steward Luo"
At the sa ti, people with skills and talents everywhere almost simultaneously looked up at the sky, with many showing serious expressions, and so even started to move in the rain.
The County Office of New Moon City.
The County Magistrate, engrossed in reviewing cases, lifted his head to see his flustered aide, frowning in displeasure, "What’s got you so anxious and flustered?"
"Sir, it’s raining," the aide said, showing urgency.
"It’s just rain, what’s the rush?" The County Magistrate said dismissively, continuing to lower his head on the table.
"Sir, today’s the 27th of September, have you forgotten about that letter?" The aide anxiously reminded.
"A letter?" Magistrate Liu frowned, suddenly realizing what the aide ant and looked at him, "You an, what was said in that letter is coming true?"
The aide quickly nodded, "The date is exact, even the ti is almost accurate. Sir, if what’s ntioned in the letter is true, then..."
The ntion of the letter made Magistrate Liu feel uneasy, unable to sit still, he stood and walked to the window, only then noticing the dim sky outside, the entire firmant covered by a web of lightning and thunder, as if trying to tear everything apart.
This bizarre occurrence made Magistrate Liu finally realize the seriousness, genuinely getting anxious.
"Where’s that letter?"
"Sir, you threw it away," if not for him glancing at it, he wouldn’t have rembered.
Magistrate Liu then rembered the letter he dismissed as a prank, scrunching it up and tossing it aside without a second thought.
"Thrown away, quickly find it..." Magistrate Liu urged the servants at his side.
Luckily, the discarded paper in the governnt office was only taken away once accumulated to a certain amount, and even then, it had to be checked. After much effort, they managed to retrieve the discarded letter from a heap of waste paper.
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