The Zhao Family’s house, located at the eastern end of the neighboring village, is rather secluded.
It’s indeed quite a distance if you walk.
Fortunately, Gu Tong drove there, so she didn’t spend much effort before arriving.
When they were near the Zhao Family’s house, Li Mama asked Gu Tong to stop the car but didn’t let Gu Tong get out. Instead, she found an excuse to get out of the car first.
This ti, Gu Tong ca suddenly, catching Li Mama off guard, totally unprepared.
But the opportunity was rare, a once-in-a-lifeti chance. How could Li Mama miss it? She had already decided to ask the Zhao Family for a potent redy, intending to make Gu Tong incapable of conceiving for the rest of her life.
After making up her mind, Li Mama, carrying her sinister plan, left eagerly to discuss strategies with the Zhao Family.
Gu Tong watched Li Mama’s departing figure without any extra expression because she knew full well that her task in coming to her hotown this ti was not to see the Zhao Family for treatnt.
But for another purpose!
After confirming that Li Mama had walked far away, Gu Tong got out of the car directly.
She looked around and walked down a small alley. Relying on mories from her previous life, she turned left and right, winding around until she finally stopped at the doorstep of a residential house.
This residential house was different from others; it looked a bit worn-out. There were no decorations at the yard entrance, making it seem sowhat empty and lifeless, as if it had been uninhabited for years.
Arriving at the familiar courtyard door, a feeling of intimacy surged, and certain profound mories gradually erged, surfacing in Gu Tong’s heart.
She pressed her lips together and hesitated for a mont, then raised her hand and pushed open the gate of the courtyard.
Here, on the surface, was an empty house, but in reality, it was occupied by soone.
The resident was a hundred-year-old woman who had lost her husband and son, with a daughter married off far away. She lived alone like this, even though her daughter had often urged her to move in with her for better care. But she stubbornly insisted on living here by herself.
Her life was poor, but she was kind and warm-hearted, well-liked by the neighbors. Furthermore, her daughter sent her money regularly, so she lived comfortably and pleasantly.
Gu Tong rembered the first ti she t the old woman was truly by accident. At that ti, she was also brought to the Zhao Family’s house for treatnt by Li Mama, but they had parted on bad terms due to disagreents over the Zhao’s prescription.
At that ti, Gu Tong wandered aimlessly, got lost, and stopped in front of the yard.
The old woman, being hospitable, gave her a bowl of water to drink and even chatted with her for a bit.
"Whose child are you?"
Gu Tong hadn’t stepped into the courtyard yet when the familiar opening line interrupted all her mories.
In the courtyard stood an elderly lady with white hair but still looked sturdy and energetic.
The old lady took a puff from her smoking pipe and said with a smile, "You look unfamiliar, quite handso, not like soone from the village."
The old woman was especially hospitable. Even though Gu Tong had entered her ho without permission, she didn’t feel angry. Instead, she started chatting.
"Sorry, grandma, I’m lost and can’t find my way back," Gu Tong blurted out as an excuse, yet she couldn’t bear to deceive this kind old grandmother.
It should be noted that, in the past, it was this simple old woman who changed all her negative impressions of the village and altered many of her thoughts.
"The village is big, and all the houses look the sa. It’s normal for a child to lose their way," the old grandmother took a puff from her pipe and said, "Is the little one tired? Would you like to co to grandma’s house to rest for a while?"
The grandmother was not just ordinarily hospitable. She could show kindness and calmness towards strangers she t by chance.
Having lived alone for a long ti, the grandmother was fond of children. Whenever she t soone she felt a connection with, she couldn’t help but want to chat, as if to comfort her longing for her daughter.
"Thank you, grandma."
Gu Tong thanked her and followed the old lady into the house to ask for a drink of water, acting as if she were an old acquaintance.
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