Transmigrated & Triumphant: Defying Destiny's Chosen One-Chapter 481 - 37: [Additional Update 2 for Qingyi Qian Dan Alliance Leader]
A full two and a half days on the train really gave Da Dan and Daya a taste of the beautiful landscapes outside the countryside.
The soldier traveling with them happened to be a fellow from their province returning home for a visit, and on his way back, he brought along the two sensible children. The weather was hot, and they didn’t even bring any luggage, which wasn’t a burden at all.
As for why they didn’t bring any luggage...
Firstly, they left in a hurry, and secondly... what luggage did they have, really?
Daya barely had time to say goodbye to Aunt Juhua, receiving a thimble as a gift, and then hurriedly left.
Now, as the train approached the station, no matter how mature the two children were, they couldn’t help feeling nervous.
Their aunt wanted them to come over to help with work, or was it because their uncle wasn’t behaving?
Their apprehension dissipated completely when they saw Chu River’s smiling face.
Chu River grabbed them each by the hand: "You didn’t bring any luggage? Not bringing luggage is right, I don’t want you using those broken things at home—let’s go, shopping!"
Spending money as soon as they arrived?
Isn’t this a bit too much excitement?
The niece and nephew watched wide-eyed as their aunt took them to the department store, buying this and that, making the two little children who knew the hardships of life quite alarmed.
"Aunt, why are you buying so much?"
These are toothbrushes, not snacks. Buying 20 at once—good thing they don’t require coupons—but if they did, how many would you need to save?
And towels, 20 of them, too—these do require coupons, oh dear!!
Spending money like this is outrageous!!!
The nephew never thought that before living with his aunt, he would need to stop her from spending money first.
"We can’t buy anymore, we can’t buy anymore, can’t the family use just one towel?"
One family, one towel?
Chu River looked disdainfully at his dirty face—a cold might mean no runny nose, but that doesn’t make him any cleaner.
"I don’t want." She rejected straightforwardly.
Daya didn’t initially feel anything, in the village, where resources were tight, using one towel for the family was normal. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
But the aunt’s disgust...
She looked at Da Dan’s face that hadn’t changed much, and suddenly also refused:
"I don’t want it either."
Da Dan: ...
If he had a bit more pride, he might have jumped out of the window by now.
But at this moment, he resolved to scrub himself clean, only then muttering under his breath:
"But isn’t this buying a bit too much... there’s only 4 of us in the family."
Oh.
At this point, Chu River remembered she forgot to tell them:
"It’s not 4 people, with you two it’s 7 people, your uncle adopted three children from a comrade’s family, they arrived at our home three days ago."
...
——A bolt from the blue!
Daya and Da Dan originally came with the determination to help their aunt, full of energy rushing over from their hometown, and never expected their aunt to have more children on this side!
So frustrating.
And they had to hold back tears.
Daya clenched her fists: "Aunt, are those three kids older than us?"
Da Dan is 9, Daya... is seven.
Chu River blinked: "You’ll have to compare birthdays to know who’s older."
How annoying, they’re all about the same age!
Da Dan gritted his teeth even more: "Aunt, isn’t it difficult to raise three kids? Don’t worry, Daya and I eat little, and we’ll help you with the work."
What Da Dan said came across a bit sarcastic, but Chu Aiguo didn’t notice at all; he just laughed cheerfully:
"I’ve been waiting for you to come and work, those three kids know quite a lot too, you can compete and see who’s better."
Da Dan: ...
Daya: ...
The boy and girl both looked pale, cheeks flushed, tears welling up but stubbornly holding them back.
Aunt... how could she hide from them, having other kids outside, boohoo...
...
The two strong children held back from crying, they went quietly with Chu River to find a black-market dealer, buying more household items from him.
With many people at home, they bought several thick bolts of fabric, and an extra barrel of rapeseed oil to go with the lard when cooking.
Seeing these two items, Daya and Da Dan both breathed a sigh of relief.
Daya thought: She has long known how to make clothes, now is the time to show her skills, she must not let those three kids excel in front of her aunt.
Da Dan thought: He’s no novice when it comes to working with things at home, now his cooking skills are decent; he’ll learn some more from his uncle, and soon the aunt’s favorite kitchen will be his realm.
Thinking of this, his heart ignited with fierce determination.
