Chapter 19: Budding (3)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Nianyang was prepared to go to the house of the original owner’s uncle, Jiang Aiguo.

Jiang Aiguo was a child raised by Gu Yuandao’s father during the famine. After the original owner’s grandfather died of illness, Gu Yuandao separated from Jiang Aiguo.

Gu Yuandao had never liked Jiang Aiguo, his adopted older brother. When they split up, he only gave Jiang Aiguo a few catties of food and sent him away, leaving him to fend for himself.

Jiang Aiguo remembered that the original owner’s grandfather had saved his life and was very tolerant of Gu Yuandao. After they split up, he relied on his brute force to go to the mine to work. He earned money and built a wooden house for himself. He got married and started a family. His life was very bitter.

However, he treated the Host very well. He probably wanted to repay the Host’s grandfather for his kindness back then.

Seeing that the Host was not liked by the Gu family, he would send her good food and drinks every few days. He didn’t even treat his biological daughter, Jiang Tian, half as well as he did towards the host.

It could be said that the only warmth in the Host’s life was given by Jiang Aiguo’s family, but the Host was very disappointing. Every time Jiang Aiguo secretly gave her food and money, she would be coaxed to give it all to the Gu family.

Later on, under Gu Youlan’s instigation, she took the initiative to ask Jiang Aiguo’s family for things to bring back to the Gu family. The Jiang family was already poor and could not afford to eat.

When she thought of the past, Nianyang could not help but sigh. The original owner was really stupid!

Since she was here now, she had to protect her only relative on behalf of the Host.

When she arrived at the entrance of the Jiang family’s house, Nianyang saw her uncle, Jiang Aiguo, and her aunt, Sun Li, feeding chickens and ducks in the courtyard. The couple had always had a good relationship.

“Uncle, Aunt.” Nianyang walked in and greeted them obediently.

“Yangyang, why are you here?” Jiang Aiguo and Sun Li quickly threw down the things in their hands and welcomed her into the house happily.

“I came to see you because I missed you guys. These are the eggs I brought you from home.” Nianyang smiled and handed Sun Li the ten eggs she had stolen from the Gu family in the basket.

In her previous life, the Gu family used the original owner of the body to almost suck the Jiang family dry like a blood-sucking bug. Now, she was just giving a few eggs to the Jiang family. It was not too much, right?

“What, eggs for us?”

Jiang Aiguo and Sun Li were shocked. It had always been Nianyang who brought things from their house to the Gu family. When had Nianyang ever thought of bringing things for them?

“That’s right. I saw that Uncle and Aunt have lost weight recently. They have to eat more eggs to nourish themselves!”

Because of this sentence, Jiang Aiguo and Sun Li felt a lump in their throats and almost cried.

They had always treated Nianyang as their own, but Nianyang only cared about the Gu family. This was the first time Nianyang cared about them so much. No matter what the reason was, they felt that this girl was worthy of their love!

“Yangyang, it’s fine as long as you have the heart. However, we can’t accept these eggs. You’ve suffered in the Gu family to begin with. If your mother finds out that you gave us the eggs, you’ll be beaten up.” Sun Li placed the basket in Nianyang’s hand.

Nianyang put her hands behind her back. “It’s fine, Aunt. I’ve thought it through now. I won’t be at the mercy of the Gu family like a puppet anymore. I was insensible before and took a lot of things from your house. I’ll slowly return them to you in the future. Besides, the Gu family can forget about taking anything from you!”

Jiang Aiguo and Sun Li were stunned. They felt that the Nianyang they had watched grow up seemed to have become a different person.

Not only was she not timid and cowardly, but she also spoke eloquently.

They had tried to persuade her so many times to be strong and not be controlled by Wang Ying, but she had turned a deaf ear to it.

Why did she change so much in just a few days?

“Look at what you’re saying. We’re all family. What’s there to return?” Sun Li pretended to be dissatisfied when he came back to his senses. In fact, he was very comforted. Nianyang had finally pulled herself together.

“Gu Nianyang, why did you come to my house to get something again?” Jiang Tian roared angrily when she saw Sun Li holding an egg in her hand and was about to give it to Nianyang. She thought that Nianyang was here to take advantage of her again.