Chapter 287

"These eggs are large, a size bigger than the ones we traded for last time."

"Right? I thought they were big too, so I traded for a few more. And these fish and shrimp, they aren't small either."

"Quack quack quack."

"Ducks? These are hard to trade for."

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I used grain coupons to trade for them."

"Flour, cornmeal, hmm, we're almost out of these two, we do need to buy some."

"Grandpa, the steamed buns and sugar triangles in the basket, were they sent by Wangjie?"

"Hey, how did you know?"

"Besides her, who else would be willing to use flour to make buns and sugar triangles to send to our house?"

"True. By the way, this Gu boy is the one you were once betrothed to. He came to return the jade pendant. Here, keep it safe; this jade pendant belongs to your maternal grandfather."

"Ah? My maternal grandfather's?"

Shen Man and her grandfather were chatting in the kitchen when suddenly Grandpa took out a jade pendant for her. Her eyelids jumped, and she was extremely surprised.

How could this jade pendant be the same as the one her scumbag father gave her at the beginning?

"Yes, it's a long story."

Old Master Lu kneaded the dough while telling his granddaughter the story.

The Shen family ancestors, tracing back to the Ming Dynasty, were all doctors for generations.

And their Lu family, tracing back to the Ming Dynasty, were actually tomb keepers guarding the imperial mausoleum.

The genealogy was burned to ashes in a fire during the war; besides the surname, only a few old things were passed down.

Among them were a jade pendant and some scattered small gold bars.

When he was a child, he heard his grandfather tell stories that their ancestors had a very famous great general, but later, as dynasties changed, they became increasingly poor.

But no matter how poor they were, they never wanted to sell the heirloom jade pendant.

Later, when he was young, he had to get to know the head of the Shen family at the time, who was his granddaughter's maternal grandfather.

After the two families were joined by marriage, the dowry brought by the daughter-in-law included this jade pendant from the Shen family.

At that time, he and his in-law joked that perhaps five hundred or a thousand years ago, their ancestors might have been one family.

Even if they weren't one family, there must have been a reason; otherwise, how could there be two identical jade pendants?

Later, the Gu family visited, and for various reasons, the two families arranged a marriage. The daughter-in-law used one jade pendant as a token, and the Gu family gave a jade pendant as a token at the time.

When Lu Manman snatched the marriage, that jade pendant had long since been taken away.

So it was only right for this kid Gu Tingchen to come and return the jade pendant.

"I see."

After hearing this, Shen Man felt it was truly mysterious.

After going around in circles, this jade pendant had returned to her hands!

Could this jade pendant be a space jade pendant?

If she dripped blood on it, would there be a reaction?

She wanted to try, but now was not the time. Shen Man suppressed her excitement and put the jade pendant into her pocket.

"Xiao Mantou is clever, he peed at the right time, peeing all over that kid. Serves him right."

Old Master Lu was beaming, thinking of the scene just now—it was so satisfying!

It's just that his granddaughter used her husband's clothes to change for that kid; would her husband overthink it when he gets home?

The next second, speak of the devil—

"Grandpa, we're back!"

"Is there anything to eat? I'm starving!"

"So hungry, so hungry. Did my daughter miss her daddy?"

The long-lost, unconventional voice of Lu Xiu Bai rang out.

Old Master Pei saw his grandson-in-law return, his eyes widening as he scanned him—all in one piece, good, good, good, as long as he wasn't hurt.

"Iya-ya."

Lian Lian was suddenly held in the arms of her bearded, sweaty father and kissed fiercely; she immediately giggled and played with her father's long hair, having a great time.

Compared to Lian Lian, who wasn't shy, Xiao Mantou and Xiao Nuomi were not so easy to coax.

Seeing their familiar yet strange father, the brother and sister were more aggrieved than the other, their mouths pouting.

Their eyes were teary, as if they were about to wail at any second.

But Jiang Ye walked into the house, put down his luggage, and naturally hugged his wife first, suppressing the urge to knead her into his body, before letting go and greeting his grandfather:

"Grandpa, I'm back."

"Ah, it's good to be back. Were you hurt?"

Old Master Lu nodded in understanding; this showed that his grandson-in-law cared most about his granddaughter. He was too happy to blame him.

"No, my brother-in-law and I are both fine, no injuries."

Jiang Ye shook his head, his palm gripping his wife's soft hand, the anchor in his heart finally landing.

This mission was full of dangers, and death tolls were inevitable.

Fortunately, his brother-in-law was fine; otherwise, he wouldn't know how to go home or how to explain.

But there were some acquaintances on the death list. After the news of their deaths came out, the families in the Jiashuyuan would surely fall into sorrow...

They returned safely, and the mission was successfully completed.

But some people remained on the battlefield forever.

"It's good to be back. There are buns and sugar triangles in the basket sent by Big Niece Amei. You and Xiu Bai eat something to pad your stomachs first; I'll make knife-cut noodles right away."

Old Master Lu keenly sensed something was wrong with his grandson-in-law, but he didn't ask too much, instead comforting him first.

Soldiers are never flowers in a greenhouse.

Some emotions require them to regulate themselves.

"Lian Lian, did you miss Daddy?"

"Iya-ya."

"I knew my daughter missed me, otherwise why would I keep sneezing!"

Lu Xiu Bai rambled on, even more clingy to his daughter than before.

When Old Master Pei poured water for his grandson-in-law and the apprentice's husband, he calmly took his grandson-in-law's pulse.

The pulse was chaotic, the emotional fluctuations were large, and there was a heart disease from great ups and downs.

It seems this mission didn't go very smoothly.

Shen Man waited for her husband to drink a cup of water before holding the children and stuffing them into his arms.

Then she took a bun and fed it to her husband's mouth, feeding him while giving him a heads-up:

"Aye, we have a guest, it's Gu Tingchen. He came to visit Grandpa and, by the way, return the jade pendant from the old engagement.

Our son peed all over him, so I gave him a set of your clothes to change into. He's in the washroom."

"Mm."

Jiang Ye sat on the chair, holding the children with both hands, his mouth slightly open, accepting his wife's feeding.

Hearing this name, alarm bells rang in his heart.

He swallowed the bun he was biting without even chewing.

"Eat slowly, drink some water."

Seeing this, Shen Man fed her husband a sip of water, fearing he would choke.

Jiang Ye hid his loss of composure and explained stiffly:

"Cough, it's fine, I was just too hungry."

"Sister, who did you say is here?"

Lu Xiu Bai had a baby in one hand and was grabbing a bun with the other. He was originally immersed in the joy of eating the bun, but suddenly hearing this name, he bristled.

This person still dares to come?

Blind fool!

Bah!

Oh no, he should thank the other party for being blind; otherwise, how would his sister have come to the Sea Island and be with her current husband?

After thinking it through, he smoothed his own feathers.