Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 510 - 505: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 40 [Mass Release 34]

Chapter 510: Chapter 505: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 40 [Mass Release 34]

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Xie Tiesheng still hadn’t heeded Yan Jinsu’s advice to pick up Xiao Wu, when the two children in Yan Jinsu’s arms had already turned their wailing into sobbing and very sensibly asked to be put down:

"Second Aunt, let me down, I won’t cry anymore." Xiao Si started to restrain her crying when she saw Grandpa return, and when she heard the conversation between Grandpa and Xiao Wu, she widened her eyes to look at Xiao Wu.

Sure enough, there was indeed a bloodstain at the corner of Xiao Wu’s mouth, which startled Xiao Si, and she hurriedly wanted to get down to check on Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, Xiaoqi stopped crying, Xiao Wu is hurt." As Xiao Si spoke, she anxiously patted Yan Jinsu’s shoulder and then squeezed her little sister’s hand, signaling that she was coming back to reality.

"Second Aunt, please check on Xiao Wu first!"

Yan Jinsu had long wanted to check on Xiao Wu, but Xiaoqi was crying so hard she couldn’t catch her breath, so Yan Jinsu was equally distressed. All she could do was to hold and soothe Xiaoqi, while casting comforting glances at Xiao Wu.

Fortunately, someone finally came, and Yan Jinsu quickly stuffed the still crying Xiaoqi into Dad’s arms, bent down to pick up the sensible Xiao Wu, and said with relief, "Xiao Wu is the best, don’t cry anymore, is it very painful? Ah—let Second Aunt have a look."

"Ah—" Xiao Wu’s attention was drawn to herself, and tears fell like pearls even more, while she cooperated with Yan Jinsu.

Xiaoqi gestured for Grandpa to hold her close to Xiao Wu, trying to open her swollen, tearful eyes, she saw Xiao Wu’s bloodied open mouth, and was so frightened that she let out a loud burp and hoarsely murmured,

"Waaaah, Sister Xiao Wu~" The recently quieted crying was now scared back to life.

"It’s okay, it’s just a nick, not deep, but Xiao Wu will still suffer for the next few days." Getting hurt on the tongue means eating anything will be painful.

"Alright, Xiaoqi, don’t cry. When you cry, Sister Xiao Wu will want to cry more, and if she keeps crying, the wound won’t heal." Yan Jinsu soothed Xiao Wu with a couple of words and scared Xiaoqi with her words.

"Burp, Xiaoqi won’t cry anymore... Sister Xiao Wu, you don’t cry either." Hearing this, Xiaoqi dared not cry anymore, though her voice was muffled and whimpering, sounding pitiable.

When Zhou Xiuhua came out with the children, the courtyard was left with only sniffles.

After Yan Jinsu’s explanation, everyone knew that it was Wang Xiaocui who had the audacity to come knocking while everyone was napping. If it hadn’t been for Yan Jinsu at home to block her, wouldn’t she have succeeded?

Thinking of Wang Xiaocui’s selfish character, everyone decided that for the time being, Xiao Si and Xiaoqi should not run around anymore, it’s safer under the watch of adults.

Luckily, the next few days finally calmed down.

Xie Jinghong, although she wanted to stay at home for a few more days to accompany Mom and Dad, Yan Jinsu saw Fan Jiefang came to the countryside every day without fail, surely missing his wife and children, and after Xie Jinghong had stayed seven nights, Yan Jinsu directly packed her bags for her and along with the kid, bundled her onto Fan Jiefang’s vehicle.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiuhua said to Xie Jinghong with a smile:

"Alright, you’ve been back to your mother’s home for a few days, now go back as things have been settled. The house has been running well with your help these past few days. Look, if you continue to stay, Ni won’t even let you!"

This made Yan Jinsu laugh, making Xie Jinghong bashful, and even Da Hong and the others reluctantly followed Mom and Dad back home.

On the ride, they kept asking how many days it would be until they could return. But Mr. Xie was all smiles, repeatedly saying how well they had been raised, praising their maternal family.

Xiao Si, Xiaoqi, and Xiao Wu, too, found it hard to let go. The three Da Hong brothers were somewhat younger, but obedient and eager to learn. Xiao Si, having played the role of little teacher for a few days, was quite thrilled. Now, to his dismay, his three young students were about to leave.

Fortunately, they didn’t live far away. If they really missed them, they could simply visit more often. Seeing the children so clean and polite, Fan Jiefang eagerly stated that once the harvest season was over, he would bring their mother to see them again, to bask in their affection.

While Yan Jinsu was living a leisurely life back in her hometown, the situation at the Wu Family in Beijing was not looking good.

Commander Wu Rong, who had been ill for a long time, had woken up. With careful nurturing, he should have been able to continue serving the Wu Family. However, in reality, after Wu Xuqiang was transferred back to Beijing for treatment, he remained weak, and the time he stayed awake each day did not exceed six hours. He would become extremely fatigued after just two hours awake, followed by three or four hours of deep sleep...

After a month of treatment, his condition had not improved, but neither had it worsened. Medical examinations failed to identify any illness. In light of the poisoning mentioned by Yan Jinsu before, they found no evidence of it at all.

Having ruled out the possibility of Yan Jinsu’s poisoning, doctors concluded that Wu Xuqiang’s condition was due to the severity of his previous poisoning. Even with the toxins expelled, his cellular vitality had dropped to a minimum. The body’s basic functions could only just be maintained, and a lengthy period of rehabilitation would be required for him to move freely like a normal person.

The medical report on Wu Xuqiang greatly disappointed Old Sir Wu, who had held high expectations. Then somehow, after waking up one night, he caught a cold... but even after taking medications for half a month, it did not improve.

Doctors said it was due to bottling up his emotions, coupled with his old age reducing his immune system’s recovery rate, requiring him to rest.

But Wu Youbai was a man of deep thoughts, and now faced with a national power transition, where would he find the time to rest?

The series of actions taken by his second son and grandson added to his distress, which didn’t show on his face, but made him extremely angry inside.

With Wu Xuqiang’s health like this, his parents’ spirits were initially down. Without a strong son, and without a grandson, they no longer harbored any ambitious plans for the Wu Family’s future.

However, it was different for the second branch. Wu Xujie of the second branch, although a few years younger than Wu Xuqiang, had spent over twenty years begrudgingly living in his older brother’s shadow because of that small age difference.

No matter what he did, in the eyes of the Wu Family Patriarch, there was only the eldest grandson, only the big brother!

His nature being sharp, his pride soared whenever he compared himself to his big brother. Now, he had finally emerged from that shadow, but then his brother had awoken!

Sadly, upon waking, his brother had become a useless Wu Family son!

This fact thrilled him, and he had even made some moves to have his brother’s remaining overt military merits transferred to his name. A plot he had been scheming for half a year.

All it took was his brother’s fingerprint and Grandpa’s nod of approval, and the matter would be settled.

Learning that Wu Xuqiang had awakened, he put his plan on hold. But half a month later, seeing his cousin’s condition, he resolutely handed the document over to his grandpa—

With this move set in motion, once Wu Xujie gets credited with the military merits, Wu Xuqiang would be stepping down, and he would assume Wu Xuqiang’s position!

In Wu Xujie’s eyes, as long as a parallel transfer could be achieved, he would have succeeded.

Alas—