In 1992, a small village owner became the richest man in the village by owning a car.

Chapter 229 Come on! Let's open our hearts to each other!

It seems that some people in the hospital have been too leisurely lately and have forgotten what they should and shouldn't be doing.

The rest of the time, Yu Dawei took Doctor Liu back to Yujiatun.

Boss Liang insisted on going along, and also wanted to thank the Fourth Master for the recipe.

Since Boss Liang had already gone, Duan Dahai had nothing else to do, so he followed him.

To everyone's surprise, as they passed by the roadside, Yu Dawei spotted a familiar figure again.

This man was none other than the youngest son of the Tian family, about the same age as Yu Dawei, who worked at the flour mill in town.

The two often played together when they were young, so Yu Dawei could still recognize them.

He was standing there with lots of bags, haggling with a taxi driver who drove a three-wheeled vehicle.

"Tian Huozi!" Yu Dawei parked the car by the roadside, got out, and called out to the youngest son of the Tian family.

"Lazybones? Are you coming back to the village?" Tian Huozi heard someone calling him and subconsciously looked up, only to see the beast who had bullied him since childhood!
When we were kids, Yu Dazhi and I were practically each other's personal punching bag!

Fortunately, this guy was carefree and only played around; he never really got serious, so everyone got along peacefully during their childhood.

"Yes, you're going back to the village too?" Yu Dawei noticed the other person was carrying a 20-pound bag of flour, some daily necessities, and a can of fresh milk. "Is this goat milk?"

“You have a good eye. There’s goat milk for sale in town, so I bought some. You know my grandpa isn’t in good health, so I was planning to take it home to help him recover.” Tian Huozi smiled helplessly. “You know my parents, they’ve always been prejudiced against my grandpa. This time when I came home, I thought I’d bring him to town, and my wife and I will take care of him.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Dawei fell silent, unsure of what to say for a moment.

When Tian was a child, Grandpa Tian was exceptionally good to Tian Huozi. Whenever he had a little money, he would think of buying something for his grandson. Yu Dawei was extremely envious when he saw that Tian Huozi often had delicious food in his hands.

However, since he started working at the flour mill in town, the young man has rarely gone back, and has no idea how brazenly the couple treated his grandfather after he left.

He probably doesn't even know that his grandfather is actually dead.

"What's wrong with you, Lazybones?" Tian Huozi glanced at the other person, looking puzzled.

“Since we’re going back to the village together, you can ride in my car. Why take a taxi?” Yu Dawei said, reaching out to pick up the 20-pound bag of flour from the ground and placing it in the Fiat’s trunk.

"Okay, thanks." Tian Huozi was very happy. He didn't expect to save a few yuan on his way back to the village today. When his grandfather came to town, he would have to work harder to earn money and buy his grandfather delicious food as often as he did when he was a child.

Yu Dawei watched Tian Huozi's retreating figure, his heart filled with complex emotions.

Old Tian's son is like a seedling growing in saline-alkali land. He is not only kind and righteous, but also never argues with others over trivial matters. He is a very honest person and quite diligent in his work.

His parents had three daughters and one son, the boy being Tian Huozi. The couple must have done something incredible in their past lives to have such a sensible child.

But he would have to tell him a terrible truth on the way, as well as the news that his grandfather had died, which made Yu Dawei hesitate.

If these words were spoken aloud, they would definitely pierce people's hearts.

Yu Dawei sighed, and then got into the car as well.

The Fiat has a very small engine displacement, and with so many people sitting inside, the engine made a grumbling, complaining noise as it drove along, as if venting its dissatisfaction with so many people crammed into its body.

Have you never seen a car before? I'm so small and thin, don't you have any sympathy for me?

On the way, Yu Dawei eventually chose to reveal Grandpa Tian's situation to him little by little.

When they first got into the car, Yu Dawei introduced Tian Huozi to the other passengers, and then everyone stopped talking about the Tian family couple.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the car was a bit too quiet, Tian Huozi started praising the car and then began to tell everyone about their flour mill.

He usually works in a flour mill and knows very little about what's happening outside. He doesn't even know as much about the everyday life of his family as his wife does, so I can't go into too much detail.

However, there are many inside stories about the flour mill in the town that outsiders don't know. For example, the flour mill is going out of business. This flour mill, which has a government background, is currently laying off workers and may be sold off next year.

As expected, this broke the silence in the car, and everyone started talking about it.

When Tian Huozi said these words, he was speculating, but his tone was very certain.

This made the people in the car sigh. The state-owned flour mill, once a source of pride for their town, couldn't withstand the changing times. While Boss Liang and the others were lamenting, Duan Dahai's eyes were unreadable, but Yu Dawei took in Duan's gaze and expression through the rearview mirror.

Thinking to himself that it was all over, he had assumed that Brother Duan would be out of the running after getting the excavator, but his actions had unexpectedly sparked some interest and ideas in him.

"Well, the flour mill thing isn't all that great. Both Baishi and Liangxing are doing quite well now, as long as you're willing to work hard and put your heart into it." Yu Dawei abruptly ended the conversation.

Seeing that Tian Huozi behind him was about to talk about the flour mill, Yu Dawei couldn't hold back any longer.

Since you've hit a nerve, I'll hit you back.

Then Yu Dawei told Tian Huozi that Grandpa Tian had died. Tian Huozi immediately became obedient, his mind went blank for a moment, and he stopped mentioning the flour mill.

Even Mr. Liang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't stand it anymore. Did they have to be so ruthless, blurting out everything all at once?

When Xiao Tianzi spoke, you could clearly tell he was a decent person. Brother Dawei, you were definitely hitting him where it hurt.

Yu Dawei was also helpless; some things he had to face eventually.

If Tian Huozi were brought home and caught completely off guard by his parents whipping the corpse, given the close relationship between the grandfather and grandson, he would definitely go crazy!
"Lazybones, you're telling me this is a joke, right? This can't be real, can it?" Tian Huozi gripped the seat cover with both hands, his eyes filled with a pleading look.

How could this happen? He knew his grandfather was in poor health, but the last time he left the village, his grandfather was still using his cane to see him to the gate. How could his grandfather be gone in the blink of an eye?
"It's almost Chinese New Year, how could I possibly lie to you?" Yu Dawei glanced at Dr. Liu behind him.

Dr. Liu understood immediately and described the scene when he saw his grandfather.

Now it was hard for Tian Huozi not to believe it, after all, the person next to him was wearing a white coat and his words carried their own credibility.

But no matter what, he himself found it hard to accept.

For the rest of the journey, the atmosphere in the car became even more eerie than before Tian Huozi got in; no one spoke, and everyone was lost in their own thoughts.

Yu Dawei didn't bother with such things and kept stepping on the gas, urging the little red car to hurry towards the village. He didn't even know what the village looked like yet.

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Heshan Village, at the western end of Yujiatun.

The courtyard of Yu Huai's house was now surrounded by men, women, and children from the village, and a simple stretcher was placed at the doorway outside the house.

The old man on the ground had been gone for a while, and although many people were just watching with a gossipy attitude, they really didn't have a good look on the old couple from the Tian family.

The deceased should be respected, but instead of preparing a funeral, they even took the body around.

In the morning, some people who got up early saw a minivan parked outside the gate of the Tian family's yard. They all thought that Old Master Tian was sick and that the couple had been kind-hearted and planned to take him to the county for medical treatment.

Unexpectedly, the couple did something strange, and not only did they return shortly after they left, but they also brought some kind of health center certificate and carried Grandpa Tian to Yu Huai's house.

Liu Chun'e stretched her neck and shouted to the surroundings, "Yu Huai secretly treated her father-in-law and he died."

When the villagers heard about this, they rushed to Yu Huai's house to find out what was going on.

Some of the clansmen knew the character of Fourth Uncle Yu Huai—he was too kind. So when they heard Liu Chun'e say those words, they were somewhat skeptical, but also somewhat inclined to believe her.

There was a time when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a fight. The mother-in-law was so angry that she felt heart pain. The daughter-in-law, taking advantage of her husband's absence, acted recklessly towards her mother-in-law and even prevented Yu Huai from taking her mother-in-law to see a doctor.

Yu Huai didn't know what to say, but after all, they were people living in the same village, and she had a good relationship with her husband. If someone were to die because of not being able to get medical treatment, Yu Huai would definitely feel terrible.

So, while his daughter-in-law was away, he secretly found the old lady, treated her illness, and prescribed some decoction, which helped her get through the difficult time.

When the husband returned home and learned about the incident, he immediately divorced his wife.

Later, many people in the village introduced potential partners to this man surnamed Yu, since many people in the village disapproved of his previous wife's personality.

Just like Liu Chun'e now.

"Liu Chun'e! Don't make false accusations! My husband and son went to your house out of kindness and helped you heal your calf. Not only are you ungrateful, but you're also trying to shift the blame. Do you even have any humanity left?!" Outside the house, Fourth Sister was trembling with anger.

She had never seen such a shameless couple in her life; they were a disgrace to the entire village.

(End of this chapter)