Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets
Chapter 58 Unwanted

Chapter 58: Chapter 58 Unwanted

"You this child." Zhang Hualian felt her daughter’s closeness and was even happier, reminded Tang Yue to study hard, then went back to the store and continued to be busy.

After the first day’s success, the second and third days became unusually smooth.

On Friday, taking advantage of the lunch break, Tang Yue told her parents that she was going back to pick up Xiao Jun, and took the shuttle bus to Shuanghe Town that afternoon.

Last weekend, Tang Jun was alone in Qianjin Village, and this weekend, Tang Yue was not at ease with Tang Jun staying alone in Qianjin Village.

When Tang Yue arrived at Shuanghe Town, Tang Jun had already returned to the village from school, so she went straight to Qianjin Village.

Besides picking up Tang Jun, she also had to take bedding to town, as well as bring a set of clothes for each of her parents.

Originally, Tang Zhengde was supposed to carry the bedding back, but Tang Yue said that she and Tang Jun could manage it, as Tang Zhengde already had a hard enough time every morning. If he had to hurry back in the afternoon and then rush out again, he would definitely be very tired.

Qianjin Village.

Tang Jun had just brought his things home, seeing that his parents and sister had not returned and it was just him alone in the quiet house, he felt a bit down.

"Xiao Jun, how come your parents haven’t come back this week either?" Auntie Wang Aihua saw that Tang Jun had returned, so she made a special trip over.

Tang Min still remembered the last time Tang Jun hit her, so she immediately said: "Mom, Uncle and Auntie said they opened a store, maybe they lost money and are afraid to come back?"

"You’re the one who lost money." Tang Jun glared at Tang Min and said gruffly, "Auntie, what time is dinner? I’m starving."

"Seven o’clock." Wang Aihua looked at Tang Jun and said, "Xiao Jun, it’s really something how your parents can be so assured."

"I’m old enough, what’s there for them to worry about?" Tang Jun took out his homework. After Tang Yue’s corrections during the summer, his first thing after coming home now was to do homework. Once the homework was done, he could play with peace of mind.

He also wanted to go to high school and then to college. After college, it will be easier to get a job, and he would earn more money.

Tang Jun was ambitious and proud; he wanted to attend the best university.

Wang Aihua took Tang Min to the vegetable garden. When they encountered other villagers asking why Tang Zhengde and his wife weren’t at home and weren’t working at the lumberyard, Wang Aihua vigorously spread the word that they had gone to town to open a store.

Once the villagers heard about opening a store, they immediately started gossiping.

"Can Tang Zhengde really leave his job at the lumberyard to open a store?"

"What if the store loses money? That would be such a bad deal."

"Yes, and who knows what they were thinking, opening a shop. Tang Jun seems to be eating at your house all the time, right?"

Wang Aihua nodded and said, "Exactly, my mother-in-law promised to take care of it. After all, Zheng Yuan is his only nephew, so we can’t let a twelve-year-old boy cook for himself, right?"

"Sigh, he’s at school during the week and at home it’s just a cold and quiet place for a kid." Wang Aihua, looking concerned, said, "I feel sorry for Xiao Jun. He’s a sensible child, but now his parents have both gone to the county and left him alone at home."

Immediately another woman followed up, "Speaking of which, I don’t know what Tang Zhengde is thinking, not caring for his own son but treating his stepdaughter even better than his own child."

"Who said it wasn’t, the last time at the hospital certainly wasn’t cheap."

Everyone was talking, one after the other. As Tang Yue turned around the corner of the road, she wasn’t yet in sight but could already hear their conversation, especially Wang Aihua’s sympathetic words, which infuriated Tang Yue deeply.

If Xiao Jun heard this, what would he think?

Xiao Jun was only twelve, right in his rebellious phase.

"Auntie, my parents definitely didn’t neglect Xiao Jun. Xiao Jun is their son, my little brother. As his big aunt, how can you say they left him alone at home?" Tang Yue said angrily, "If others don’t know, that’s one thing, but Auntie, how could you not know?"

"Ladies, last weekend, Xiao Jun ate at Grandma’s but stayed over at Mo Weidong’s house, so the two had each other’s company." Tang Yue explained, then quickly walked towards her own home.

She was thankful for her insistence; otherwise, if Xiao Jun heard this talk, who knows how upset he would be.

When she got home, Tang Jun was doing his homework in the courtyard, so focused that Tang Yue could hardly remember the Tang Jun from her previous life with his messy dyed hair and smoking cheap cigarettes.

"Xiao Jun."

As soon as Tang Yue’s voice sounded, Tang Jun excitedly looked up and dashed towards her, asking, "Sis, why did you come back?"

"If I didn’t come back, you’d be all alone," Tang Yue said with a smile, "How did you do on your recent exams? I brought back some goodies today."

"I scored ninety," Tang Jun said proudly. Considering how he struggled to even pass sixty before, ninety was extraordinary for him. He took out his paper from his bag, grinning as he asked for praise, "Aside from the snacks, what else did you buy, sis?"

"Good stuff." Tang Yue teased, first taking out the candies and a bag of popcorn.

Tang Jun immediately cheered up. He opened the bag, grabbed a handful, then left more than half for Tang Yue, saying, "Sis, you have some too."

"Alright." Tang Yue also grabbed a handful, then handed him the comic books she brought back. There were seven or eight of them this time.

Tang Jun hugged the books, kissing them excitedly, blurting out, "Sis, you really are my blood sister."

Tang Yue: "..."

Xiao Jun, can’t you change your expression of excitement?

When Tang Yue returned home, she found that the wardrobe in her room was still there. The one missing was in her parents’ room; their clothes had been arranged on a bamboo bed by her mother Hualian and covered up with something.

Tang Yue sorted out a set of clothes each for her parents, then checked the kitchen. No food had been cooked at home for a while, and the stove was quite dirty. After a brief cleaning, thinking that Tang Jun might be getting hungry, she went back to the room and took out the oil and salt her mother had stored away. She decided to make a simple dinner with the noodles she had brought back, planning to go to the county early the next day, so tonight it would just be some noodle soup.

Although Tang Yue’s noodle soup was no match for Tang Zhengde’s expertise, she went to the garden and picked a cabbage to put in, then fried two eggs into sunny-side-ups and finally sprinkled some green onions on top. While it was still light out, two steaming bowls of egg noodle soup were ready.

Tang Jun had finished his homework, and his appetite grew immensely upon seeing the egg and cabbage noodle soup. He happily said, "Sis, so you can cook noodles too."

"Of course. Did you think that you were the only one who could eat but never cook?" Tang Yue glanced at him, then instructed, "Xiao Jun, let’s go to the county together tomorrow, and next week, don’t come back to the village. Just take the shuttle bus directly to the county’s bus station."