Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 360 - 359: (3 more updates)

Chapter 360: Chapter 359: (3 more updates)

Suddenly grabbed by Xu Wentian, Wu Lan was taken aback for a moment.

It was then that Wu Lan noticed Xu Wentian’s face was covered with tears.

To tell the truth, Wu Lan wasn’t very familiar with Xu Wentian, but she had seen him several times.

This elderly gentleman always gave off the air of a cultured intellectual.

This was the first time Wu Lan had seen this old man looking so helpless and sad.

Wu Lan was so surprised that she forgot to react, but Xu Wentian, anxious, tightened his grip on her hand and asked, "Who gave you this ring?"

"What, what’s wrong?"

Wu Lan instinctively turned to look at Elder Master Jin, seeing as Xu Wentian was so emotionally disturbed at the moment.

Even the elder master hadn’t expected the ring to be Wu Lan’s, and it was clear Wu Lan couldn’t possibly be Xu Wentian’s daughter.

Elder Master Jin was also anxious for his good friend and asked her, "You must tell us quickly, where did you get this jade finger guard? It’s very important to your Uncle Xu."

Although Wu Lan didn’t understand what was going on, her mind was still sharp enough to guess that Xu Niannian might have some relation to Xu Wentian.

She hurriedly said, "This jade finger ring was given to me by my daughter-in-law’s grandmother when my son and she got engaged. It was her grandmother’s engagement present to them."

"The other day, my daughter-in-law was even asking me to give the jade finger ring back to her. I just couldn’t find it. She said it was left to her grandmother by her grandfather, but he had already passed away."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wentian could no longer contain himself and stood up excitedly, "Where does your daughter-in-law’s family live?"

Seeing Xu Wentian’s expression, Wu Lan immediately realized that Niannian’s grandmother must have some connection to Uncle Xu.

With the situation being so serious, Wu Lan didn’t bother with formalities, "Her family lives in a small mountain village. Even if I told you, you wouldn’t know where it is. How about I take you there myself?"

"Good, good, good, let’s go now!" Xu Wentian said, pulling Wu Lan to leave with him.

Wu Lan quickly replied, "Uncle Xu, there’s no rush. We still need to buy tickets. It’s too strenuous for you to drive there."

How could Xu Wentian not be in a hurry? He was almost going insane with urgency.

He couldn’t wait to see Wu Lan’s mother-in-law. He wanted to know if she was indeed his wife.

For decades, he had been searching for so many years, and time had eroded his patience to the point that he couldn’t wait another minute.

Whether he could handle it or not was irrelevant; all he wanted was to see her.

"It’s fine, I can handle it," Xu Wentian said urgently. "Let’s go now."

It was ultimately Elder Master Jin who persuaded him, holding onto Xu Wentian’s shoulder and saying, "Listen to Wu Lan. Get sleeper tickets before going back. You’re not getting any younger. Suppose your wife does turn up, do you want her seeing you in a sickly state as soon as you arrive?"

In the end, Xu Wentian was persuaded by Elder Master Jin.

Elder Master Jin asked Wu Lan and Jin Ruibing to go buy the tickets together.

Xu Wentian was waiting at the Jin Family home, his heart burning with impatience, peeking outside the courtyard every minute, waiting for Wu Lan and the others to return.

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Elsewhere, Xu Niannian and her companions had already gotten off the train, and the strange man they encountered on the train also disembarked at Nancheng.

In the crowded throng, Xu Niannian saw someone squeeze something out of the man’s pocket.

Because the man had previously helped her, Xu Niannian kindly reminded him, "Hey, you dropped something."

The man turned to look at her, his eyes deep as ink.

He then quietly crouched down, picked up his dropped item, murmured a thank you to Xu Niannian and walked away without looking back.

Xu Niannian found this man very strange, but she didn’t pay much attention. She didn’t have the interest to dwell on someone she didn’t know well.

Her only desire now was to settle the matters at hand and then return to the capital to find her Jin Gouzi.

Upon leaving the train station, Xu Niannian, Xu Sisi, and Hu Yue headed together to Nanshui Road first.

Since it was daytime, Yang Cuihua and Xu Dawei were both busy in the store.

With no one at home and after putting away their belongings, Xu Niannian took some fine items she had bought back from the capital and went back to the old home with Xu Sisi.

She wanted to visit her grandmother and her second uncle.

When they arrived at Qingshan Village, Xu Niannian noted the village was livelier than before, with more people coming and going.

Moreover, many were not villagers. Xu Niannian looked back curiously several times and asked Xu Sisi with a smile, "Has something big happened in the village recently? Why are there so many outsiders around?"

Xu Sisi cocked her head and thought for a moment, "Sister Niannian, have you forgotten you built a big factory here? They’re probably new workers."

That was what Xu Sisi said.

Xu Niannian was taken aback; she had indeed forgotten about that.

On the way, they met not only outsiders but also many villagers.

Each villager’s face blossomed into a smile when they saw her, greeting her warmly, "Yo, Boss Niannian, you’re back."

Being addressed as ’boss’ by the villagers, Xu Niannian felt slightly embarrassed.

After chatting for a bit, she took Xu Sisi and ran back.

As Xu Niannian started to run towards her old home, Xu Sisi pulled her back, "Hey, Sister Niannian, you’re going the wrong way. We’ve moved to the big tile house near the factory, remember?"