Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Return to the Village Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Return to the Village Utilizing four days’ ti, they visited several of the major attractions in the Imperial Capital.
Each day they toured a single attraction.
As Zhou Shuyan said, since they were going to live in the Imperial Capital permanently, there was no need to rush through all the sights at once.
It was crowded during the National Day holiday anyway.
Once they had completely moved over, they could go sightseeing on weekends.
Zhou Shuyan hadn’t returned to the Zhou Mansion over these days, and Xu Jingmin at ho was incredibly curious.
She even discussed with Aunt Yao, “What do you think Shuyan has been up to these days? Usually, when he’s working, he cos ho every day, but now on holiday, he’s nowhere to be seen. He isn’t on a business trip either.”
“Maybe he’s staying at his own place,” Aunt Yao replied.
Before Zhou Shuyan’s mishap, he mostly lived at his own residence.
“No, I’ve asked his housekeeper, and it’s been empty,” Xu Jingmin said in confusion, “He’s being all secretive now.”
Aunt Yao had no answers for Xu Jingmin’s suspicions.
The two could only guess back and forth at ho, but no one went to ask Zhou Shuyan. They were idle anyway, just guessing for fun.
On the 5th, Zhou Shuyan and Lu Youxi accompanied Lu Zhenguo’s family back to Hexing Village early in the morning.
By three in the afternoon, they had returned to Hexing Village.
The villagers were quite surprised when the Lu Family ca back.
They hadn’t expected Lu Youxi to return so soon.
They thought Lu Youxi, like Lu Youbang, would beco a runaway horse once in the Imperial Capital, never to return to the village.
After arriving ho and putting down their luggage, they quickly tidied up.
Liu Yushu began preparing dinner.
anwhile, Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan took the gifts they had bought in the Imperial Capital, along with items Aunt Liu, Aunt Lin, and the village chief had asked Liu Yushu to bring back from the Imperial Capital, and visited all three hos to give them their gifts.
In the end, together with Zhou Shuyan, they took gifts to Grandma Xu’s ho.
Grandma Xu was still ho alone, with no changes in the house, just as it had been when they left.
“Grandma Xu!” Lu Youxi called out as soon as he entered.
Upon hearing the voice, Grandma Xu hurried out to et them.
“Youxi, Xiao Zhou!” Grandma Xu, seeing both of them, excitably gripped their hands with moist eyes, pulling them into the house, “Co in, co in.”
“I heard earlier that you had returned,” Grandma Xu said as she had them sit down and then poured water for them, bustling about.
“Grandma Xu, please don’t fuss over us,” Lu Youxi hurriedly said.
“It’s fine, it’s fine,” Grandma Xu smiled, “Usually, I have nothing to do at ho. After selling things in town and coming back, I just stay at ho. It’s only when you co that I get sothing to do, a chance to get so exercise.”
“I heard earlier that you had co back, but I didn’t expect you to visit so soon,” Grandma Xu said caringly, “You must be so tired from traveling all day, why not rest at ho properly. I won’t be going anywhere else; you can visit once you’ve had a good rest.”
Despite her words, it was clear that Grandma Xu was very happy they had co straight away.
“Can’t we miss you?” Lu Youxi said loudly.
Grandma Xu’s hearing had weakened with age.
They had to speak up when talking to her.
“Also, Zhou Shuyan missed you too,” Lu Youxi said with a smile, “He ca back with us just to see you.”
Grandma Xu couldn’t help but laugh with delight at those words.
Zhou Shuyan had been staying at Grandma Xu’s house for nearly two months and had co to understand more or less her family situation.
Grandma Xu had a son and a daughter, both of whom were working in the city.
Her two children were in cities in the north and south, respectively, and both had married and had children. They were settled in the city.
Their lives couldn’t be said to be very good, but they had managed to get their children into city schools.
They usually didn’t provide Grandma Xu with living expenses.
According to Grandma Xu, life in the city was not easy for her children, with high expenses, so being self-sufficient and able to support themselves was already no small feat.
Not asking her for money was already their best effort.
Grandma Xu lived here by herself, and her expenses weren’t high. Although she didn’t earn much, it was enough to get by.
But Zhou Shuyan felt it wasn’t a matter of money.
It wasn’t right for Grandma Xu to always live here alone.
As Grandma Xu was getting older, there would be tis when she needed soone to take care of her.
In case of any accidents, having soone at ho would an they could be discovered in ti.
Even if the neighbors were attentive, it was feared they couldn’t discover in ti if sothing happened to Grandma Xu.
“Grandma Xu, I think you should co to the Imperial Capital with us this ti,” Zhou Shuyan said.
Surprised, Grandma Xu asked, “What do you an by that?”
“I’ve thought it over. Your children aren’t by your side, and it’s inconvenient for you to live alone,” Zhou Shuyan explained. “And the hospital is far from here, transportation isn’t convenient. If you feel unwell, you can’t receive tily dical care. The neighbors might not be able to discover it in ti either. You’re getting older, and I’m afraid you’ll encounter so inconveniences in your daily life.”
“How about coming to the Imperial Capital with us?” Zhou Shuyan proposed. “That way, we can take care of you closely.”
Zhou Shuyan had discussed this matter with Lu Youxi.
Zhou Shuyan’s plan was to provide a place for Grandma Xu to stay in the Imperial Capital.
Although he had many properties, they were quite luxurious, and he was afraid Grandma Xu would feel pressured living in them.
So, he planned to buy an ordinary residence for Grandma Xu to live in.
If it could be closer to the Lu Family, that would be even better.
Then they could look out for each other.
“Yes, Grandma Xu,” Lu Youxi chid in. “I’ve rented a house in the Imperial Capital with three bedrooms. I usually stay at school and don’t go ho. And because I don’t go ho, Zhou Shuyan usually lives with my mother-in-law.”
As Lu Youxi spoke, she mused inwardly that she was getting more and more practiced at calling her “mother-in-law.”
“So, my room is vacant. You can just stay in my room,” Lu Youxi proposed. “When I have holidays, I have to move in with Zhou Shuyan. I can’t let him stay at my place, right? If the neighbors saw it, they might talk behind his back.”
Zhou Shuyan looked at Lu Youxi, sowhat surprised.
Having Grandma Xu stay at the Lu Family’s ho was sothing Lu Youxi had not ntioned before.
Was this what Lu Youxi had intended from the beginning?
Therefore, she had kept the second-largest room empty instead of letting Lu Youxue stay there.
Otherwise, given Lu Youxi’s nature, if she did not need it usually, she wouldn’t occupy it and would have let Lu Youxue stay in the smallest room instead.
Grandma Xu, however, shook her head and said with a smile, “Living here, I can still earn a bit of money to support myself. If I go to the Imperial Capital, I wouldn’t be able to take care of the land, the chickens, and ducks here. The money I’ve saved would hardly be enough to spend there.”
“Grandma Xu, you don’t need to spend your money. Keep what you have saved; we’ll take care of your retirent,” Zhou Shuyan insisted.
“Xiao Zhou, I understand your sentint,” Grandma Xu replied. “You feel indebted because Youxi and I once saved your life. True, nothing is more important than a life. But it’s not to the extent that because of this, I should let you support . I didn’t save you just so you could take care of .”
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