CHAPTER 120: CHAPTER 119: FROM NOW ON, JUST STRANGERS

Sun’s face was filled with worry for several days, which Yu Changhe and Yu Xiaolian naturally noticed.

Letting Sun follow her wild thoughts like this isn’t going to work. Pregnant women are already prone to depression, and if this continues, it’ll be more likely to turn into an illness.

Seeing Yu Changhe feeding the horses in the back yard, Yu Xiaolian went over, "Dad, why don’t we take mother back to Upper River Bay for a while?"

Sun’s belly was already five months along now, and the pregnancy was relatively stable.

And Upper River Bay isn’t far; it takes just one day to get there.

Yu Changhe paused in his action of feeding the horse.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly said, "Let’s go back then!"

His mother-in-law and brother-in-law were poor, but had always treated him well.

Especially when his leg was first crippled, his mother-in-law almost used all her savings to get him medicine to treat his leg.

All these years, he and Sun had no children, his mother-in-law saw that, and she was worried in her heart.

The kindness of his mother-in-law, he always remembered in his heart.

Now that his life was relatively better, it was time to repay his mother-in-law.

He actually knew what Sun was worried about, it was just that his wife’s idea of supporting the old mother was too simple.

Sun wanted to bring her mother over to care for her, but was worried that he wouldn’t agree.

Actually, he had no objections in his heart, it’s just that traditionally, the elderly live with their sons to be cared for.

Under what circumstances would they go to a daughter’s house for care?

That would be when the son and daughter-in-law are not dutiful.

Even if he agreed to bring his mother-in-law over, the mother-in-law definitely wouldn’t agree.

Which mother would do something that would make her son gossiped about?

If the mother-in-law really came with them, then Sun Fengshou and his wife Xu would be drowned in spittle by their village people.

Yu Changhe filled Da Hong’s manger with lots of fodder, "Go call your mother to pack a few clothes, take along the things we need, and let’s leave early tomorrow morning. If we drive slowly, we can reach your grandmother’s house by evening."

Yu Xiaolian stood still for a moment, hesitated, and then spoke up, "Dad, are we going back to River Bay?"

The reason Yu Xiaolian asked this was because Sun had asked her to.

Now Sun was a bit unsure about Yu Changhe’s thoughts.

In the past year, Yu Changhe hadn’t mentioned the Yu Family at all, as if he has really severed ties, but Sun’s heart was uneasy, she felt that the less Yu Changhe talked about his parents, the more unusual it was.

Sun understood Yu Changhe very well, as he often said that there are no wrong parents, only unfilial children.

This is why Sun asked Yu Xiaolian to subtly test Yu Changhe’s thoughts.

Yu Changhe’s expression suddenly became gloomy; he just hung his head without moving. After quite a while, he said sullenly, "A few months ago, I met with Zishu at Mingxiang Pavilion..."

Yu Changhe spoke while observing his daughter’s expression, "I told him that the plastic ’Land God’ was very valuable..."

Yu Xiaolian’s eyes widened in surprise, discovering that it was Yu Changhe who had told Yu Zishu that the Land God could be sold for a great price.

"That... I thought if Zishu sold the item, there would be money for his studies, your grandma and grandpa could live their later years peacefully, and even if I’m not by their side, I could feel better at heart..."

Yu Changhe knew this plastic thing, his daughter could easily find them in supermarkets, each worth a few hundred taels.

At that time, Yu Zishu said that Yu Xiaolian’s biological parents and brother were looking for her, Yu Changhe, out of fear that Yu Xiaolian would acknowledge her kin and leave, told Yu Zishu about the Land God being valuable, partly to shut Yu Zishu up.

Seeing Yu Xiaolian’s cold face, Yu Changhe looked flustered, "With the money from selling the plastic, your grandparents wouldn’t have to worry about their future. I would have fulfilled my obligations to them, no matter what happens to them later, it wouldn’t concern me.

But you mustn’t tell your mother about this, I’m afraid she might get angry and upset, your mother’s temperament is fiery."

It’s not just that Sun has a bad temper, even Yu Xiaolian, who is usually mild-mannered, got quite angry.

What kind of situation does this all boil down to?

However, after calming down, Yu Xiaolian thought it over and agreed to keep it from Sun, lest she gets angry to death.

Unexpectedly, despite the Yu Family being so heartless, Yu Changhe still thought of them, Sun’s worries weren’t unfounded.

So many years of marriage, Sun still understood Yu Changhe well.

Yu Changhe repeatedly promised that this would be his last time helping them, and after this, he would completely sever ties with the Yu Family and treat them as strangers.

Yu Xiaolian secretly rolled her eyes, thinking that her soft-hearted father’s words were not trustworthy.

Now Yu Changhe probably thought that Yu Zishu had turned in the money from selling Slow Sheep, believing that his parents were living well, thus he didn’t worry about them anymore.

If he knew that Cao Shi and Yu Changfu had divorced, and Cao Shi had taken all the three thousand taels for herself, leaving Yu Old Lady with nothing, Yu Changhe certainly wouldn’t be so calm.

This matter must definitely be kept from her father.

Yu Changhe saw his daughter wearing an expression of disbelief, so he immediately promised, "Just this once. In the future, even if I bump into them on the road, I’ll treat them like strangers without saying a word, you can just watch if I can manage that or not."

"So if they spend all the money from selling the plastic and end up begging on the street, you won’t care even if you see them?"

Yu Changhe glared at Yu Xiaolian, "How could your grandparents end up begging on the street? Your grandma is capable of squeezing water out of a coin, she’s been careful all her life, she won’t spend carelessly."

Even if we take the worst-case scenario, without the money from selling the plastic, the Yu Family still owns a dozen or so acres of land, they’d never end up in a situation of having to beg on the street.

Looking at Yu Changhe’s demeanor, Yu Xiaolian has already given up hope on such a blindly filial person like him.

People like Yu Changhe who forget the pain once the scars are healed, they deserve to be taken advantage of.

Being stuck with a father like this, what’s Yu Xiaolian to do?

She can only try her best to keep Yu Changhe from contacting the Yu Family, prevent things before they happen.

Returning to Upper River Bay to see her mother, Sun was in high spirits. After all, it had almost been a year since she last saw her mother.

Sun prepared quite a lot of things, some rice, flour, oil, ginger, vinegar, and tea.

Last autumn, most of the grain yield in the Northern Land was reduced by half, not only did grain prices rise, but oil, salt, sauces, and vinegar also went up in price.

Sun knew her mother wouldn’t bear to spend money on these condiments, so she thoughtfully prepared plenty.

Various pastries were also packed, and a basket full of eggs, even a jar of honey was brought along.

As for things that didn’t exist in this era, Sun dared not bring them.

Although she wanted her mother to taste cherries and mangosteen from the supermarket, she knew it wouldn’t be easy to explain if she brought those things out.

Looking at the well-prepared cart full of items, Sun was already very satisfied.

Now they were living a life like immortals, something they didn’t dare dream of before; she was very content.

Early the next morning, as soon as they set out, a fine misty dampness hit their faces, the fog was so thick they couldn’t see a step forward.

Leaving Zhao Erya to mind the house, Yu Changhe drove the carriage, taking Sun and Yu Xiaolian, setting off into the full-bodied mist.