Chapter 593: Qin Huairu Wants to Go Home

Siheyuan.

Jia Zhangshi left, and the house was sold to Honghai.

He Yuzhu, Liu Guangtian, and Nan Yi left early and returned late every day, nowhere to be seen.

The whole Siheyuan grew increasingly desolate, making it hard to see any young people.

During this period, Jia Xiao Fei often came to the Siheyuan to visit Yi Da Ma.

After a few days of decline, Yi Da Ma's condition improved greatly today.

Yi Da Ma knew her time had come.

She called Yi Zhonghai, Yi Xiaoxiao, and Jia Xiao Fei to her side.

"I'm leaving."

Yi Xiaoxiao and the others also understood this was a final rally.

Despite their grief, they still wanted to comfort Yi Da Ma.

Yi Da Ma waved her hand.

"All right, no need to comfort me."

"After I'm gone, Old Yi, sell the house and then live with Xiaoxiao."

"Xiao Fei, I don't have much to give you; keep this bracelet as a memento."

"You came to see me; I'm really happy."

Jia Xiao Fei didn't want it, but Yi Da Ma forced it on her.

"Xiaoxiao will go cook; let's eat together, then each go our own way."

Yi Zhonghai looked at his composed old partner, feeling uneasy inside.

She was leaving, leaving him alone; he would go live with Xiaoxiao.

A sense of loneliness overwhelmed him.

After leaving the Siheyuan, how many people did he still know?

Facing his adopted daughter and son-in-law, what attitude should he adopt?

His former reputation wasn't good; it seemed his son-in-law didn't much like him.

If he didn't leave and stayed in the Siheyuan, he'd face an empty Siheyuan, one without children.

Either choice made him feel suffocated.

Only then did he realize how important Yi Da Ma was to him.

Now Yi Da Ma, without Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu raising him together.

Even He Yuzhu hardly paid him any attention.

He thought of Jia Zhangshi—what kind of life does a lone Jia Zhangshi lead?

If Jia Zhangshi hadn't left, he could still have lived with her.

Now, besides going to live with Yi Xiaoxiao, he seemed to have no other choice.

Now, besides going to live together with Yi Xiaoxiao, it seems he has no other choice.

better forget it; they're not close at all.

Jia Ling also has a brother, Bang Geng, a trouble‑maker.

Although Jia Ling is connected to Qin Huairu, it would be more convenient to gain favor by following her.

But now, seeing Yang Qing makes him uneasy.

He knows exactly what he's done before; if he lacks tact and insists on rushing into someone's line of fire, he wouldn't even know how he'd die.

He knows exactly what he has done before; if he is obtuse and insists on rushing into someone's gunfire, he might not even know how he could die.

The food was ready, and the four people sat around the kang table.

Yi Da Ma had already dressed, and Jia Xiao Fei helped her tidy up.

To make her frail body look less withered.

Yi Da Ma quietly drank her soup.

Everyone ate quietly, the atmosphere a bit oppressive.

Only after Yi Da Ma finished her soup did she speak.

"All right, I don't have much time left."

"I'm going to a better place, so everyone be well; there's no need to grieve."

"Just a simple send‑off is enough; no need for extravagance."

"Xiaoxiao, from now on you'll have to rely on yourself."

"Your husband is good, but he also married you out of necessity."

"So don't treat him as a live‑in son‑in‑law."

"If you have more children, let one take his surname."

"It's normal for couples to quarrel; don't keep threatening divorce."

"Few people will truly share your life; cherish them."

"Children, you must go to school; only then will you understand reason."

"Don't learn from us, scheming all your lives."

Yi Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, while Yi Zhonghai felt embarrassed.

In his life, he could be said to have endless scheming, yet the result was like drawing water with a bamboo basket—all for nothing.

If it weren't for others' kindness, he would have been shot dead long ago.

If it weren't for others' kindness, I would have been shot dead long ago.

Nothing is as good as being down-to-earth; he now even in his dreams fears Yang Qing settling accounts with him.

Yi Da Ma turned toward Jia Xiao Fei again.

"Xiao Fei, please tell Yang Qing I'm sorry."

"Also tell your mom thank you for me."

"From now on, don't get too entangled with Bang Geng."

"This person can't change; being good to him won't make him cherish it, it'll only harm you more."

"You're from Gangdao; find a good family there, don't let Bang Geng influence you."

"Xiao Ling, this child is good, and her partner is not bad either."

"You should keep in touch often."

"If she encounters difficulties, help her."

"At that time she was too young and got frightened."

"Later she often cried in the middle of the night, calling for Mama, older sister."

"She has no parents, and her heart is very sensitive."

"Don't think she's not close to you; she just doesn't know how to express it."

Jia Xiao Fei nodded heavily.

"I've remembered."

Yi Da Ma lay down smiling, her spirit began to deteriorate.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Yi Da Ma hopefully, hoping she would say a few words to him.

Yi Da Ma opened her mouth several times, but ultimately didn't say a word.

Yi Zhonghai wanted to cry.

After a lifetime together, wouldn't they both want to leave each other a final word?

Yi Da Ma grew increasingly drowsy; several times she opened her mouth but couldn't speak.

Upon lying down, it seemed all her strength was gone.

Finally she weakly patted Yi Zhonghai's hand and then fainted.

In the evening Jia Ling came home to find Yi Da Ma unconscious, and Yi Zhonghai acting like a fool.

And Yi Xiaoxiao with her eyes swollen from crying.

Soon Yi Xiaoxiao's husband and child, and Jia Ling's husband Leopard Long, all came.

At midnight, the Yi family dissolved into tears.

In the hotel, Yang Qing saw Jia Xiao Fei hadn't returned, so he sent a bodyguard to inquire what was happening.

The news soon came back.

Yi Da Ma was leaving.

Qin Huairu, with a grim expression, grabbed Yang Qing's hand.

"Shall we go see?"

Yang Qing thought it over.

"Forget it, let's wait for notice; if we're notified we'll go, if not we won't."

"Let's wait until the end, then we'll go see her off one last time."

Yang Qing had decided, and Qin Huairu said nothing more.

She suddenly wanted to return to Qinjiacun.

She never let Qinjiacun know of her return.

Qin Huairu didn't know how to introduce Yang Qing.

After all, being a mistress is not a glorious thing.

City folk can still say that in Gangdao you can take many wives.

The people of Qinjiacun, however, know the roots and details.

Now she and Yang Qing are together.

Before, the fact that she often returned to Qinjiacun with Yang Qing gave plenty to talk about.

Especially along this way, there are not few desolate places.

A lone man and woman.

Before there was no evidence; now the evidence is solid.

In the countryside where gossip runs rampant, no one knows what it will turn into.

Now she misses home.

She wants to go back and have a look.

"I want to go back to Qinjiacun tomorrow."

Yang Qing now has nothing to do with Qinjiacun.

After so many years, I'm afraid the people of Qinjiacun have also changed.

Yang Qing's traces may have disappeared.

"Shall I accompany you back?"

Qin Huairu could tell Yang Qing didn't want to go.

If he wanted to go, he wouldn't have asked her.

She shook her head.

"No need, just going back to have a look is enough."

Yang Qing thought for a moment, but still wasn't too cold-blooded.

"Bring Canghai and Yang Tian."