My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Crazy Beauty-Chapter 69 - The Air of Human Life

69: Chapter 69 The Air of Human Life

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Madam Tang nodded.

She had heard from her husband about the fermented soybean juice incident and was so furious that she wanted to kill Father Tang.

Father Tang also felt deeply guilty; he was still on his knees scrubbing the washboard in the room!

She was very distressed and came to see Tang Chuxia.

She had her own selfish reasons for not wanting Tang Chuxia to go back for the ancestral rites.

If her in-laws hadn’t insisted back then, they wouldn’t have adopted Tang Wanqiu, and they almost cost their own daughter her life.

But she couldn’t tell Tang Chuxia all this; after all, people were dead, and if they really didn’t go back for the rites, she had no idea how the folks back home would gossip about Tang Chuxia.

Madam Tang wished she could dig up her in-laws’ graves.

For the sake of an outsider, they ignored their own granddaughter, and they showed little affection towards their four grandsons.

Was it worth it?

Especially since Tang Wanqiu was worth nothing.

Tang Chuxia hugged Madam Tang, “Grandpa and Grandma are already gone, and we can’t blame them for Tang Wanqiu’s misdeeds.

Besides, I suspect their deaths weren’t so simple.

So, Mom, please don’t bear a grudge against them!”

Madam Tang burst into tears.

It was truly painful.

As a mother, not having protected her child, only another mother could understand the heartache she felt.

Self-blame, guilt, a sense of helplessness—it tormented her to the brink of madness.

And her daughter being so understanding only intensified her guilt.

That night, Madam Tang slept with Tang Chuxia in her arms.

The next day, Tang Chuxia saw her mother’s eyes swollen badly and understood she must have been crying all night.

But she didn’t say anything, knowing that anything she said would only make Madam Tang feel more guilty.

“Brother, I’m thinking of going out to find a job today!”

She told Tang Jianjun.

Tang Jianjun snorted, “Save it, just stay at home and take care.

With your weak constitution, going out to find work is like courting death!”

Tang Chuxia: …

What a thing to say.

Why did it make her feel so ashamed?

The original owner of the body must have wanted to be independent and not rely on the family.

She felt the same way, but it was worth mentioning to the family.

However, she still needed to look for a job; only by venturing out would she understand the current situation.

She didn’t continue to dwell on the topic; once she made up her mind, it was just a matter of informing them.

“Second Brother, you’ve been home every day since your return; don’t you ever go out and hang out with friends?”

Tang Chuxia looked at Tang Jianjun curiously.

Tang Jianjun huffed, “Who do you think I’m doing this for?”

Tang Chuxia laughed foolishly; she was wrong!

“I still have seven days of vacation left; I really should go out to visit some friends.

Do you want to come with me?”

He didn’t mind bringing Tang Chuxia along, but Madam Tang interrupted, “If you want to go out, go by yourself.

Xiaxia is not going!”

Tang Jianbing chimed in, “Little sister isn’t in good health.

If you take her out and she feels unwell, what will you do?”

Tang Jianjun acknowledged with an “Oh,” not daring to take the risk.

Tang Chuxia: …

She’s not a porcelain doll; why does her family seem so worried about her?

Despite this, they had the heart to send the original Tang Chuxia to the countryside.

How miserable was her past life?

It seemed that accompanying them was not realistic.

Soon the family would be off to work, leaving just Tang Chuxia and Tang Jianjun at home.

“So I’m leaving?”

Tang Jianjun purposely reminded her.

Tang Chuxia force-laughed, locked the door, and followed behind Tang Jianjun.

“What are you doing?

What’s this about?”

Tang Jianjun wore a puzzled expression as Tang Chuxia leaped up and hung off Tang Jianjun’s back, “Of course, I’m following you to visit friends!”

Clearly, the whole family was going out and leaving her at home alone, not a care in the world.

If she fell ill, wouldn’t it be even more dangerous to be alone?

After some consideration, Tang Chuxia decided it was better to tag along with Tang Jianjun.

At least it would be fun.

Tang Jianjun pushed her off with distaste, “Walk properly!

Act your age!”

Tang Chuxia didn’t hold it against him and tossed the keys into Tang Jianjun’s pocket, “Let’s go!”

Fortunately, their plan for today was to visit a comrade’s home just nearby Quan City in a local township.

The journey was only two hours by bus, and they would return the same day.

She estimated that by the time they got back, Father Tang and Madam Tang likely wouldn’t have even noticed.

But when it came time to buy the tickets, Tang Chuxia felt somewhat frightened.

Since her arrival in this era, Tang Chuxia had ridden the public transportation here, including the trams.

Anyone who had been to Quan City had seen them.

Although the trams from the 1970s weren’t as advanced as those in the future, they weren’t much different.

At least the commuters in the city were well-mannered and willing to spend money on the tram rides.

However, upon arriving at the bus station, Tang Chuxia watched Tang Jianjun as he searched for a bus.

When they finally found one, she saw a crowd of people loudly saying something in front of the bus.

“Are you sure we can ride this?”

Tang Chuxia pointed to the bus that truly defied her expectations.

There were no fixed seats inside; instead, everybody sat on benches.

She feared that once on board, she would be squished into a meat patty.

Just like that, the bus was laden with miscellaneous goods, and even the roof was piled high.

Even her past life experience traveling to South Africa and witnessing the madness of the trains couldn’t prepare her for this.

Tang Jianjun knew Tang Chuxia couldn’t handle these conditions, but there was no choice.

There was only one trip per day, going in the morning and returning in the afternoon.

All he could do was pat Tang Chuxia on the head, “Experience the realness of life!”

Tang Chuxia: …

Actually, she could choose to give up.

But just as she was about to refuse and go home, Tang Jianjun had already pulled her aboard and squeezed her into a spot in the very back of the bus.

Surprisingly, no one jostled her, and she was next to the vehicle wall.

The only issue was her feet were wedged in with all sorts of items.

Utterly dreadful.

Tang Chuxia wanted to get off, but in a whoosh, the bus filled with people and set off.

The bus conductor, a young girl, had a loud voice and kept shouting from the front, “Squeeze in, squeeze in some more, the door hasn’t closed yet!”

Anyone who had seen Indian buses would likely be able to imagine it.

A bus filled to the brim with people, every space utilized, everyone turned into a human patty.

Tang Chuxia dared not speak of getting off anymore and tried to make her presence as small as possible.

After all, Tang Jianjun was outside, helping to hold the space open.

Tang Jianjun saw his younger sister clutching her scarf over her mouth and nose, eyes closed, refusing to look, and couldn’t help but find it hilarious.

Fragile and adorable.

During the journey, people got on and off, the bus rattling and clanging, truly full of the vibrancy of life.

When the two hours were up and Tang Chuxia got off, she felt like her soul had left her body and she had two feathers on her head, looking disconsolately at her second brother.

Tang Jianjun, seeing her state, burst into uncontrollable laughter, pounding his thigh in amusement.

Tang Chuxia, pulling the few feathers from her head, gritted her teeth and kicked at Tang Jianjun, “Shameless brother, laughing at your own sister, how can you be so brazen?”

Tang Jianjun was still laughing, but luckily he knew he was the older brother, so he raised a hand to help her remove the remaining feathers that hadn’t been patted off her head.

“What’s there to be embarrassed about?

I’m your brother, not your lover.

It’d be strange if I didn’t laugh!”

Tang Chuxia: …

You win!

“Tang Jianjun, you’re done for, I’m telling you, you’re done for after offending me!”