Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 162 - 156: It’s Good to Be Back

Chapter 162: Chapter 156: It’s Good to Be Back

Carrying so much stuff and riding on three-wheeled bicycles ostentatiously through the city, along with Wu Tan, Lin Weisheng, and Zhang Ming, who also had large and small packages to lug home.

Had they been away for long?

The people from Yushu Village’s eyes turned red as they watched. Those few families who had earlier declined Lu Aiguo’s second uncle’s request for their children to go to Haicheng to help Lu Aiguo now regretted their decision so much that they were green with envy. They hurriedly approached him again, only to be told that no help was needed at the moment and they would have to wait.

The families that had planted potatoes after the "call to action" by Lu Aiguo’s second uncle now felt reassured. Now they didn’t have to worry about having too many potatoes that Lu Aiguo couldn’t buy. On the other hand, those who didn’t plant potatoes initially were secretly regretting it.

They had made such a spectacle of their return, partly to give Lu Aiguo’s second uncle and his wife some face, so attracting attention was within their expectations. However, the attention they drew eventually brought someone they hadn’t anticipated, but let’s not talk about that for now.

First, let’s say that seeing Lu Aiguo, Xia Yuan, Lu Yun, and Shitou return, the second uncle managed to keep his composure, barely concealing his true emotions with his eyes.

But Lu Aiguo’s second aunt couldn’t hold back; her entire being was trembling, her eyes filled with both anticipation and fear.

Lu Aiguo’s expression wasn’t much better as he looked at his second aunt with unease. Both parties stopped a few steps from each other, and for a moment, as they stared at one another, neither could say a word.

Lu Aibing and Zhang Cai had been kept in the dark and were unaware that Lu Aiguo was actually their own brother. On Zhang Cai’s side, although Zhang Ming had known for a while, there had been no letters or telegrams since the distance was great, he hadn’t developed the habit of sending them, and he didn’t think it was necessary.

So by this time, both were still unknowingly kept in the dark.

Given his blunt nature, Lu Aibing couldn’t help but feel puzzled by the situation. Zhang Cai, being a woman, was even more sensitive. Silently, she observed one person and then another, her confusion growing by the second.

Lu Aiguo, Lu Aiguo’s second uncle, and his wife remained in deadlock until Xia Yuan took the initiative, pulling Lu Aiguo a couple of steps closer to his second aunt, sweetly calling out, "Dad, Mom, we’re back." Then she nudged Lu Aiguo a bit closer to his second aunt.

Lu Aiguo stumbled. The second aunt reflexively reached out to steady him.

"Say it..." Xia Yuan urged Lu Aiguo from the side, seeing he was still silent.

"Dad, Mom, we’re back," Lu Aiguo’s face flushed red as he awkwardly echoed the greeting.

"Good... it’s good you’re back..." Lu Aiguo’s second aunt clutched his hand tightly, tears welling up, "It’s good you’re back."

The second uncle was equally moved, his lips trembling, "Back..."

He tried hard to smile, but his face seemed frozen, refusing to cooperate. He struggled to contain himself, taking deep breaths until he finally managed to voice a longer sentence.

"Now that you’re back, let’s rest inside before heading back after dinner. Your mother, she cleaned up your room days ago, and even washed and aired out the blankets," Lu Aiguo’s second uncle said, yet his voice still shook with emotion.

"Right, right, let’s go inside quickly," Lu Aiguo’s second aunt said, pulling on his hand, reluctant to let go.

"Hmm."

Lu Aiguo nodded heavily, and let himself be pulled all the way into the main room. He suddenly felt that this ordinary courtyard, which he walked through so often that he could navigate it with his eyes closed, seemed to become especially picturesque.

After everyone had difficulty changing the way they addressed each other but finally did, a palpable sense of relief washed over Lu Aiguo, and both Uncle Lu and Auntie Lu.

With Xia Yuan and Lu Yun deliberately calling out "Dad and Mom," "Grandpa," and "Grandma," trying to lighten the mood, it didn’t take long for everyone to shed the burden of their hearts. Their appearance returned to normal, and they were able to gather together and chat and laugh.

In the courtyard, from the moment Xia Yuan and Lu Aiguo uttered "Dad and Mom," Lu Aibing and Zhang Cai were both utterly stunned.

They looked at each other, their gazes locked as they watched the others warmly head towards the house, without any of them sparing a glance for the two of them. They were left as clueless as dogs abandoned by their owner.

After all, hadn’t the two of them also not returned home for several days? Was it really okay for everyone to ignore them like this? And who would come forward to explain the current situation?

Why were their Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law suddenly calling their own parents "Dad" and "Mom?" Shouldn’t they normally call them Uncle and Aunt, as usual?

"Do you know what happened?" Zhang Cai asked Lu Aibing.

"How would I know?" Lu Aibing shook his head, even more baffled than her.

"Could it be that Third Brother was adopted by Third Uncle’s family? Is he actually your biological brother?" Zhang Cai speculated. If Lu Aiguo was really a biological brother, that would certainly be better than just being a cousin.

Zhang Cai couldn’t hide her excitement: "No wonder our parents-in-law have been so kind to Third Brother all these years, right?"

"That can’t be, right? If Third Brother really was my biological brother, then why was I kept in the dark, and why only change the way we address each other now? Not to mention, over all these years, I haven’t heard even a whisper of such a thing in the village," Lu Aibing thought about it carefully and then shook his head, "Impossible."

"Right, it’s really baffling," Zhang Cai’s excitement was interrupted, and she suddenly felt disappointed and completely at a loss, "Then why would this be?"

"I know." Shitou, who had been standing behind them all along, suddenly spoke up, startling Lu Aibing and Zhang Cai, but they quickly became excited.

"You know? Come on, tell us..."

"So that’s what happened... Third Uncle and Third Auntie have gone too far, haven’t they?" As soon as Zhang Cai heard the whole story from Shitou, she couldn’t stand it anymore. Any parent would be troubled to have their child taken away like that.

She had been married for a while now without having children. And though her in-laws hadn’t pressured her, she felt insecure herself. She and Lu Aibing had been to the hospital for tests, and the problem turned out to be with her. They didn’t tell anyone at home when they came back. Although their in-laws obviously knew where they had been, they also didn’t ask and treated her just as they always had.

She was grateful beyond words and she alone knew how much she yearned for a child.

If one day someone dared to snatch her child away, she admitted she wouldn’t be able to show the same restraint as her mother-in-law. What would she care if the other party begged for mercy or threatened self-harm? She just wanted her child to stay by her side, and she was sure she would not give in.