Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 709 - 345: 20 Years of Fate_3

Chapter 709: Chapter 345: 20 Years of Fate_3

Maternal Aunt Qin had served Lady Cui since childhood, loyal and trustworthy. Liang Jinchen grew up by Lady Cui’s side, and in the past, when Liang Jinzhao was mostly absent from the residence, the child-hungry Lady Cui would shower her maternal affections on Liang Jinchen. Naturally, she was much kinder to both mother and son, often looking out for their welfare.

Maternal Aunt Qin’s face turned red as she nodded and added, "What madam said is true. However, this servant is also getting old, I fear the master may no longer favor me. Those two concubines are also getting on in years. Shouldn’t we consider bringing in another?"

After Qian Yixiu and her company finished their massages, they all looked radiant as they went to Wanshou Hall, each of the ladies also receiving a bottle of massage cream. Qian Yixiu even took the initiative to give Great-grandma a massage.

Sixth Master Liang Jinzhen was especially sweet-tongued, and upon his arrival said, "Wow, Great-grandma looks so young, I thought you were grandma’s sister!"

The old matriarch laughed and slapped him on the arm.

Soon, the 18th day arrived, and the Qian family sent a message that the Little Monk had arrived, inviting Qian Yixiu to come home for lunch.

Qian Yixiu hadn’t seen the Little Monk for nearly a year and was overjoyed, promptly heading to the main courtyard to ask Lady Cui for leave.

The Master of Liang Family knew the Little Monk’s true identity and had always treated him as a special guest for many years. Lady Cui naturally gave her approval when she heard of the visit.

Seeing Qian Yixiu with her hair done up as a married woman, the Little Monk smiled and said, "Sister, why do you look so different?" He then apologized, "I’m sorry, sister, I missed congratulating you on your happy day."

Seeing the thin Little Monk, Qian Yixiu’s eyes reddened a bit as she took his hand and asked, "How have you been, has your illness improved?"

After the Little Monk returned to Daci Temple, he had been sick for most of the year. He was supposed to have come to the capital at the end of last year but hadn’t managed to do so.

The Little Monk said with a smile, "I’m fine now, the illness is gone."

By his side, Pan Yue’s eyes were red with tears as she scolded, "You say you’re fine, but you’ve become so thin. When you were little, you were so plump. Don’t go back to the temple these few months, auntie will have someone prepare lots of delicious food for you to regain your strength."

Smiling, the Little Monk nodded and replied, "My mentor wants to spend a few months in closed-door cultivation at Baoguo Temple with Senior Hongzhi. So if there’s nothing pressing, I’ll stay in the residence and also wish to learn more knowledge from Sean."

Hearing that the Little Monk would really be staying longer at the residence, Pan Yue was delighted and laughed, "Then auntie will speak to my father and ask Sean to come to the residence every ten days to exclusively tutor you..."

Qian Sangui quickly pulled Qian Yixiu to his side, examining her from left to right. Seeing that his granddaughter hadn’t lost weight, he smiled contentedly. Mingming and Jingjing came to compete with grandpa over their sister, pulling Qian Yixiu to tell stories.

When it was time for lunch, not only did Zhu Sujin arrive, but all members of the House of Animals came too. Huanhuan and Xixi had grown into beautiful big dogs, their fur as snow-white as Tiaotiao’s. The only difference was that Huanhuan had a gray left ear and Xixi had a gray right ear, a trait inherited from their father, Xiao Xiao.

Qian Yixiu warmly invited them, "Why don’t you all come over to my place to play these days?"

Monkey Brother gave her a look that said he had been planning on doing just that.

Zhu Sujin, seeing Pan Yue’s gaze fixed on the Little Monk, turned to the Little Monk and said, "Hongji, why don’t you leave the monastic life? That way, we could see you often, and my mother—oh, my aunt—won’t have to worry about you every day."

Hongji replied, "My mentor said that my connection with Buddhism is only for twenty years. When I turn twenty, even if I don’t wish to leave, I won’t be able to."

Qian Yixiu said, "We have to wait another four years, it seems so long."

Zhu Sujin laughed, "We must heed the Old Fairy’s words. Not to mention four years, even forty years will pass in the blink of an eye."

Qian Yixiu glanced at Zhu Sujin, his words bearing the weight of someone older.

Zhu Sujin, noticing Qian Yixiu’s look, added, "Don’t you think so, sister? Our childhood days in the countryside feel as if they were just yesterday, and look at us now, all grown up. You’re already married, and I’m about to..."

Hearing this, Qian Sangui laughed and said, "Indeed, time flies so fast. It feels like only yesterday you kids were little, and now some are getting married and others taking a wife."

After lunch, Zhu Sujin played for a while longer before taking his leave. He was extremely busy nowadays, not only studying economics with Mr. Yu and others but also gaining experience in the Imperial Court, and in the evenings, he was personally tested by the Emperor.

In the afternoon, when no one was around, Qian Yixiu spoke to the Little Monk about her idea to travel with Liang Jinzhao to the deep mountains on the Crystal Clam for an adventure. The Little Monk, hearing this, was extremely excited and said, "I will come too. However, I must talk with my Senior and Monkey Brother to try our best to not harm any living being."

PS: Thank you for the tips and monthly tickets, I appreciate it. Qing Quan just discovered that the Chapter titled "Techniques" got cut by three sections, about a hundred words or so, and I don’t know how long after the upload it happened. Qing Quan pays close attention to the use of words, but to think it still happened. If readers find that Chapter slightly disjointed, this is not a mistake by Qing Quan but resulted from text being cut. The Chapter "Insects" also got cut, but that’s just one section. Writing is indeed quite difficult nowadays...