Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

The family sat down inside the house.

There weren't enough stools, so Cheng Xin moved a wooden stump and a bundle of dry grass to sit on for Chang Kun.

Chang Kun didn't refuse and plopped down, the dry grass rustling.

Sun Xiulan held Cheng Min's hand tightly, as if afraid that if she let go, Cheng Min would disappear.

She looked her daughter up and down, looking at her again and again, unable to get enough of her.

"She's taller and prettier now..." she murmured, "She's grown into a young woman, and her face has filled out a bit..."

Cheng Min's nose felt a little sore.

When the family was separated, she was just over ten years old and very thin. Now, standing in front of her mother, she is clearly much taller than her.

She grew up, and her mother grew old.

Suddenly remembering something, Sun Xiulan looked up and asked, "How...how is your father? Is he alright?"

"Father is good too, he thinks about you and your little brother every day."

Sun Xiulan's voice trembled slightly: "Really? I always thought he was gone..."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she murmured, "That's good...that's good..."

Cheng Xin sat beside him, head down, not saying a word, his shoulders trembling.

Having grown up without a father, he felt both sorrow and relief upon hearing that his father was still alive.

Cheng Min wiped away her tears and continued, "My father raised me all these years by himself. When I was little and sick, he carried me for dozens of miles to find a doctor. Later, he supported my schooling and made me a teacher..."

Sun Xiulan cried even harder.

My family has had such a hard life.

"Did he... did he contact us?"

"Of course we looked!" Cheng Min nodded. "In the first few years after we were separated, he went out to look for us every year, asking around everywhere, and went to countless places. Later... later we really couldn't find him, so we slowly put him to death."

Sun Xiulan covered her face, crying so hard she couldn't speak.

Seeing her mother's white hair and wrinkled face, Cheng Min felt a pang of heartache.

"Mom, don't cry, things will get better..."

Sun Xiulan shook her head, tears streaming down her face, but she forced a smile.

"Mother is happy...happy!"

She sniffed and asked again, "What about your older brother, Cheng Jie... is he alright?"

Cheng Min nodded with a smile: "My older brother is doing very well too. He transferred from the army a few years ago and is now the director of the Guliao Police Station."

Sun Xiulan was stunned: "Director?"

Cheng Min nodded with a smile: "Chief, he's really capable. He manages dozens of people under his command, and all the neighbors praise him."

Sun Xiulan's lips trembled, and tears welled up again: "Good...good! My son has made something of himself!"

She muttered to herself, then suddenly remembered something, grabbed Cheng Min's hand, and asked, "Has A-Jie settled down in the Cheng family? Does he have any children?"

Cheng Min's smile faltered, and she shook her head: "Not yet. My older brother is so focused on his work, he's always so busy, he doesn't have time to date."

Sun Xiulan's face showed concern: "You're already the director, how come you're still not married! You're already thirty, aren't you?"

"Yeah, he's thirty! Dad's getting anxious too. He's asked around to introduce him to a lot of people, but he hasn't liked any of them, or he says he doesn't have time..."

Sun Xiulan sighed, "A-Jie is just like your father, so stubborn!"

"Mother, don't worry. My eldest brother is capable and good-looking. He will definitely find someone suitable. It's just that the right time hasn't come yet."

Sun Xiulan nodded: "Okay...you are all good children..."

She held Cheng Min's hand, laughing and crying, asking questions incessantly.

Cheng Min answered them one by one, saying that her father was in good health and that the family's life was getting better and better. She said that she and Chang Kun had been married for less than a month and that it was Chang Kun who arranged for her to come out to see them.

The mother and daughter cried and laughed intermittently, their tears never drying.

Cheng Xin listened from the side, his eyes also red, but he remained silent.

Chang Kun looked at him and handed him the last steamed bun in his hand.

Cheng Xin shook his head and refused.

"Eat up, listen to your sister, it won't delay your meal."

Taking the steamed bun, Cheng Xin took small bites, his eyes fixed on Cheng Min as if she might suddenly disappear.

Sun Xiulan held Cheng Min's hand and suddenly sighed.

"I'm sorry to your father, and I'm sorry to your older brother..."

"Mother, what did you say?!"

Sun Xiulan's tears flowed again: "We got separated back then. I was holding your brother when I was swept away by the crowd, and when I turned around, I couldn't see you anymore..."

Her voice choked with emotion.

"I thought I would never see you again in this life, but I never expected... God had mercy and allowed me to see you before I die. Your older brother has also made something of himself. I can die in peace now."

Cheng Min felt a lump in her throat and threw herself into her arms.

"Mother, what are you talking about death? You're still young! Come back with me, and our family will be reunited. You'll also get to see my eldest brother get married and have a grandson."

Sun Xiulan stroked her hair, tears falling onto her shoulder: "Okay, I won't say anything."

Cheng Xin couldn't sit still, so he walked over to Cheng Min and sat down next to her.

Cheng Min freed one hand to embrace her mother on one arm and her younger brother on the other, feeling more at ease than ever before.

Seeing his mother-in-law's gray hair and his brother-in-law's thin body, Chang Kun's heart stirred.

The Human Strengthening Pill that the system rewarded a few days ago can improve physical weakness, and it's perfect for the two of them!

My brother-in-law is seventeen or eighteen years old, but he is so thin that he looks like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. It's all because he was thin when he was young.

My mother-in-law wasn't much better off. She was not even fifty years old, but half of her hair was gray, her face was covered in wrinkles that could trap mosquitoes, and her hands were covered in calluses and cracks.

We'll find a suitable opportunity and secretly let them eat it.

The mother and daughter felt they had endless topics to talk about, and before they knew it, it was already 2 p.m.

Suddenly, a gurgling sound rang out.

Cheng Min lowered her head and touched her stomach. Immediately afterward, Sun Xiulan's stomach also growled.

The mother and daughter looked at each other and burst out laughing.

Sun Xiulan was a little embarrassed and stood up while rubbing her hands.

"Look at me, I was so busy talking that I forgot to get you anything to eat. There are still some sweet potatoes at home, I'll cook them for you..."

Cheng Min grabbed her arm, saying, "Mother, don't bother."

"How can that be? You've come all this way, how can we let you go hungry..."

Cheng Min pulled her mother's hand tightly: "Mom, let's go back to the city now!"

Her voice was soft, but her tone was firm: "Come back with me, and our family will be reunited. My father is waiting for you, and my older brother is waiting for you too."

Sun Xiulan's lips trembled, and her eyes reddened again.

She looked back at the dilapidated house: mud walls, a thatched roof, a crooked wooden door, and a chipped, broken bowl.

After looking at it for a while, she shook her head: "No... there are still these things at home..."

Cheng Min stamped her foot in frustration: "Mom, who cares about these things? Let whoever wants them take them!"

Sun Xiulan shook her head again: "But...but this is..."

Cheng Min felt a lump in her throat; she knew her mother would be reluctant to part with her.

No matter how dilapidated this house is, it's where my mother lived for over ten years.

No matter how poor the village is, it's still the place where my mother and younger brother survived!