Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander -
Chapter 327 - 227 Arrangement (Part 2)_3
Chapter 327: Chapter 227 Arrangement (Part 2)_3
After his name was cleared, his daughter did take the initiative to find him and apologize to him, saying that she had no choice at the time. After all, she was his daughter, and although he felt somewhat chilled, he forgave her.
However, once she learned that he harbored no thoughts of making a comeback, their relationship cooled off again, and after he moved here, father and daughter basically lost contact again.
On the rare occasions he initiated a call, his daughter would respond perfunctorily for a moment and then hang up impatiently. Thus, when Jing Zhe mentioned Chuxia, his interest was piqued.
Back then, during those lonely days in Dalin Village, it was this little girl who brought him much joy. His boxes of books, which others saw as waste paper, were treasures to that little girl.
The pieces he played while reminiscing about his late wife were heard only by that little girl, as no one else dared approach him, but she fearlessly circled around him.
When leaving, he had given his beloved harmonica to the little girl, thinking he would never see her again in this lifetime. Unexpectedly, he met her again here.
The whole courtyard had been buzzing these past few days with talk that the Old Zhou family had taken a village wife, and he could never have imagined it was that little girl.
Before meeting Chuxia, he had not made up his mind, but when she stood there lively in front of him, he knew, if he didn’t help her, if he let her be harmed, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
Having endured such suffering himself, he knew the brief darkness before dawn, but for a girl, it could be an eternal hell.
Now, seeing her sitting next to him, smiling beautifully, he immediately felt that his decision was entirely correct; since he could protect her, he certainly would try his best.
As for the Zhou family members, their attitude had said it all; Chuxia’s marriage into such a family was indeed her good fortune.
"Yulan, Baohe, what are you planning to do?" Old Master Wan asked Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe as the crowd returned.
Zhao Yulan quickly said, "Uncle Wan, we are returning this afternoon. We’re of no help here, and if we cause more trouble, that would be bad."
Old Master Wan pondered a moment and then said, "First, come to stay at my house. Even if you two go back, you won’t be at ease about Chuxia."
"Uncle Wan..." Zhao Yulan’s eyes filled with tears. She might not understand Old Master Wan’s status, but she could tell from everyone’s attitude toward him.
In fact, back in the day, they hadn’t done much for Old Master Wan, yet now, how they treated them made her unable to express her gratitude in any adequate words.
"Uncle Wan, from now on you are my father!" Lin Baohe was more direct than Zhao Yulan and knelt down, solemnly kowtowing three times.
"Baohe, what are you doing..." Old Master Wan stood up and pulled him up, "Why start this, get up, get up quickly..."
"Uncle Wan, let me finish, or I won’t get up." The stubbornness in Lin Baohe came out, and surely not even ten oxen could pull him back.
"Go ahead." Old Master Wan nodded and then settled back into his seat.
"At this time, you are willing to stand up for Chuxia. This favor, I can never repay in my lifetime. You are Chuxia’s god-grandfather, and that makes you my godfather..."
United in their intent, Zhao Yulan immediately understood Lin Baohe’s intention and knelt down beside him, "Godfather!" The couple said in unison.
Old Master Zhao and Old Lady Zhao were utterly bewildered.
Were this couple too foolish? Did they even know what Old Master Wan’s status was? To claim him as a godfather just like that...
As for the Zhou family and the Jing Family members, their expressions were also quite something. Although Old Master Wan held no official position, his influence was widespread, and with the person standing behind him, the fact he had acknowledged Chuxia as his god-granddaughter was shocking enough, let alone acknowledging them as his godchildren.
"Ah!" However, surprisingly, Old Master Wan quickly responded, lifting his hand, "Stand up."
The couple knelt and kowtowed three times before standing up and looking at their daughter who stood there dumbly: "Chuxia, you must be good and respect your grandfather in the future."
After being nudged by Zhou Mikang, Chuxia quickly nodded, "Dad, Mom, I understand." Okay, she was truly shocked by her parents’ fearlessness; after all, she came from another time and space and didn’t have many of this era’s issues of shying away from speaking to superiors. But when had her parents become so bold?
"Alright, alright, it’s just us family now, let’s drop the formalities and sit down." Zhu Xinqin brought over a large plate of fruit, "From now on, no more kneeling or kowtowing for no reason." She glanced at Zhou Mikang, "This fruit was washed and cut by Xiao Zhe, everyone try some."
As she finished speaking, Jing Zhe, looking refreshed, walked out of the kitchen, smiled at Zhou Mikang, "Brother-in-law, please sit."
Zhou Mikang suddenly had a blank expression.
Indeed, he had unexpectedly become the other’s brother-in-law...
But, being a brother-in-law was alright—it meant that in the future, Jing Zhe would stop keeping an eye on his own little wife, ah ha ha, that was still something to be happy about.
"We’ll leave Chuxia in your care for now..." Zhou Mikang glanced at the time and spoke, "I’ll go check on the ancestral home; Hanliang is probably bringing them back soon. I’ll arrange for Hanliang to take everyone back in the afternoon. Dad and Mom will stay here. What about Grandma and Grandpa?"
"We won’t add to the chaos here..." Old Lady Zhao stood up, "Yulan, Baohe, send us a telegram if there’s anything."
Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe looked at each other, then stood up together, "We’ll go over too, if not to go back, at least to greet everyone," Zhao Yulan said.
"That works, tell Gangshun and his wife about the home affairs, let them take care of things while you’re not here."
"Chuxia, you don’t need to come, keep me company, old man." As Chuxia was about to get up, Old Master Wan spoke up.
Once everyone had left, Old Master Wan also stood up and looked at Old Master Zhou and Old Madam Zhou who had been silent, "You all go about your business, Chuxia will come home with me for now, and stay at my place until everything is settled."
"Thank you, Big Brother Wan." The gratitude in Old Master Zhou’s eyes was very sincere.
"If they don’t restrict my movements, I will visit from time to time," Old Madam Zhou said as she patted Chuxia’s head, "Don’t oversimplify matters and don’t be upset about your freedom being limited, it’s all for your own good."
"I understand." Chuxia sighed inwardly. This era, could it be any more absurd?
Of course, she wasn’t naive enough to think she brought some sort of protagonist’s halo with her, immune to all bad things, storming around claiming power and dominion. If she really thought that way, she’d probably end up squashed like an ant within a couple of days.
A protagonist’s halo simply wasn’t suitable for this era.
Just like she didn’t understand the proudly strutting Red Guards back in her time, she hardly grasped some of the unwritten laws that existed outside of the legal system in this era. But understanding or not, she would definitely not touch them.
She didn’t think her life was too long; if she died again without returning to her own body, but ended up in a horrific old society, that would be worse than staying in this era.
Please forgive someone’s wild thoughts under such circumstances.
For those born after the 1980s and 1990s, this era feels like a joke! An incomprehensible joke! But the rational ones, they survive; the emotional ones just wait for another... time travel.
Old Master Wan’s house was a detached building, though fairly small. If evaluated by future standards of houses, it would probably be considered two two-bedroom apartments.
"It’s not comparable to your husband’s family’s house, but it will do for now." As they entered the house and saw Chuxia looking around, Old Master Wan said. (To be continued. If you like this series, feel welcome to vote at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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