Back to the 70s: My Wife is Both Fierce and Crazy

Chapter 76 The truth back then
Walking beside Bai Quanfu, Bai's second uncle sighed, "Brother, you must treat your sister-in-law and nephews better in the future. They have suffered so much these years."

"I know," she replied, but what she was really thinking was, "There has to be a future."

Back home, the three brothers sat together in silence. Bai Jing distributed the things she had brought back to her younger siblings, asked how they had been at home these past few days, and then sent them off to play in the yard.

"Father, is it really not him who killed Grandma?" This was the first time Bai Jing had spoken to Bai Quanfu since she returned.

Bai Quanfu smoked his pipe and looked up at his daughter.

“Your grandmother died of illness, I can testify to that. As for whether he was involved or not, he was somewhat involved.”

"for example?"

"He was unwilling to pay for your grandmother's medical treatment at the time, does that count?"

Bai Jing fell silent, because she knew what it meant to be unwilling to take the money.

I imagine that after escaping from home, the things he carried were all very sensitive, and he dared not take them out.

Have you ever resented him? Hated him?

"It's meaningless. His kindness in raising us before marrying Zhang Zixue is real. Without them, we, as children at the time, would not have survived."

Because he had raised his two younger brothers during those years, he felt he had to repay that debt of gratitude.

Bai Jing didn't say anything more.

All three brothers are contradictory yet grateful people.

Ugh.

"Will you still take care of them in the future?" This was a very important matter; if he couldn't do it, she felt her mother wouldn't forgive him.

Bai Quanfu sighed, "I have limited abilities, I can't manage it, and I can't afford to."

Bai Jing understood.

She was naturally happy; she knew her father was a good father, but he was also cold-hearted.

Over the years, he has watched his family's life deteriorate day by day, but he has simply turned a blind eye.

As long as no one dies, he pretends not to see it.

He's truly selfish. Knowing his own situation, why did he still go and get married?
Isn't this harming others?

Why have children at all?
Isn't this harming your own child?

Can't figure it out.

I thought there would be a bloody battle, but it was resolved so peacefully.

Just as everyone was silent, Bai Quanfu dropped another bombshell.

"When my mother passed away, she told me a place name. When you have time, you two brothers, come with me to see it."

"Where?" asked Uncle Bai.

"Where?" Uncle Bai asked.

After taking two puffs of his pipe, Bai Quanfu spat out an address: "Zhou Shanlin's ancestral grave in Lijiang Town, City C."

"Where is this place?" The two brothers were completely bewildered. City C was very far away from them, so how could they have any connection with a place thousands of miles away?

Uncle Bai had more contact with outsiders and knew more than Uncle Bai Er, so he asked, "Is it our family's ancestral land?"

Bai Quanfu nodded. "Yes, I don't remember anything from when I was very young, but before my mother passed away, she told me to memorize this place name and to go there whenever I had the chance." He had no idea what the purpose of going there was.

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing immediately contacted Xiao Jin in her mind, "Xiao Jin, help me find out what connection this place has with my family."

Xiao Jin was very efficient, quickly clarifying the matter. [Host, that was your Bai family's ancestral land, where their ancestral property was hidden. However, it's long since abandoned, and the Bai family's estate has been razed to the ground. This system advises you not to act rashly now; someone is still watching the Bai family.]

"You get what you pay for," Xiao Jin explained in great detail.

"So, our Bai family still has a treasure passed down from our ancestors. Even after the Bai family was wiped out, there are still people eyeing the Bai family's possessions, right?" Bai Jing was somewhat excited.

After all, these things didn't exist in her previous life, and she was unaware of them.

I wonder if the Bai family's treasure was ever found in her past life, and if so, who found it.

[That's right, host. Please be careful; there are quite a few people watching these things.]

For example, your second grandfather.

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing had every reason to believe that her grandmother was probably killed by Old Man Bai.

"Xiao Jin, was my grandma killed by him?" Bai Jing asked.

【Yes and no.】 Xiao Jin flipped through the things she had found and then began to explain to Bai Jing.

He used his three children to pressure his sister-in-law, but she denied knowing anything, saying that as a woman, how could she possibly know family secrets? Whether Bai Qingwen believed her or not, no one knew. However, from then on, he no longer cared about his grandmother's life or death, and even let her suffer on her own when she was sick.

"My dad said he raised them, is that true?" Bai Jing didn't believe her father's memory.

[It's partly true, partly false, but it's an undeniable fact that he protected the three children and helped them grow up. Although your father joined the army at fifteen, he didn't mistreat your second and third uncles; he didn't let them starve to death, which is also a merit of his.]

Xiao Jin explained to Bai Jing in a cool and detached tone.

Bai Jing naturally understood the implication that Xiao Jin hadn't made.

"He supported my father and second uncle just to see if they knew about the Bai family's treasure. When he used his kindness to control my father, he believed that my father and his two brothers did not know about this. Otherwise, my father and the others would not be alive now."

He just didn't expect that her foolish, filial father would actually know, or rather, he listened to his grandmother and didn't tell anyone the address.

After learning the truth, Bai Jing became nervous. Her second aunt, third aunt, second uncle, and third uncle all knew now. What if Bai Qingwen found out?
So, it's best to leave Baijia Village as soon as possible.

Bai Jing looked at the group of people who were deep in thought, and then said, "These are Grandma's last words. It's best to keep them a secret. You can never be too careful. What do you think, Second Uncle and Third Uncle?"

Bai Jing's words carried some weight, and her second and third uncles naturally listened to her.

“That’s right, we’ll listen to Xiaojing. This matter must not be told to anyone. Big brother, you should do the same. Just like before, you can’t tell anyone.”

Bai Quanfu nodded. "I know, but I won't tell anyone."

He's kept it hidden for so many years, so people still trust him on this point.

Since the debt of gratitude is still owed, then what happens next is none of their business.

"Brother, we bought a house in town. Would you like to come and live with us in town?" Uncle Bai took out a certificate, which was the property certificate that Bai Jing had given him.

Bai Quanfu glanced at it, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

"No, your sister-in-law and the children are still in the village, and I can't leave them behind." Bai Quanfu glanced at Bai Jing and then looked at his children playing outside.

Bai Jing opened her mouth, but still didn't reveal that she also owned a house.

She needed to see how determined her father was, otherwise there would be endless trouble. She didn't want to spend the rest of her life raising someone else's child in a daze.