Chapter 268: Family Letter

Yes, all given to Miaomiao. Elder Master Zhuang nodded. Miaomiao wrote earlier, saying a distant relative will come to Jiangnan recently; if help is needed, the Zhuang Clan will help.

Zhuang Second Uncle frowned. "A younger generation? He doesn't look like one."

Although Zhuang Second Uncle had left the Zhuang Clan and was running an inn himself, the Zhuang Clan's inns already spread across half of Da Ning; that young master's aura is not that of a simple junior.

Oh?

Elder Master Zhuang raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised; he had never met that person, but he had always trusted Old Two's judgment—without the Zhuang Clan's support, he wouldn't have gotten this far.

"I'm not telling you!" At that moment, Zhuang Old Two glared.

After saying that, he furtively glanced at his sister-in-law; he wouldn't say anything, no matter who spoke of feelings.

Madam looked at the childish Old Two and truly didn't know how he had managed to open an inn all these years.

Back then, when Old Two returned and learned that Miaomiao had married into Jingdu, he exploded like a firecracker.

Moreover, he took nothing from the Zhuang Clan, left directly, and vanished for years; only after the Zhuang Clan's inns gained fame did they finally hear of him.

That inn in the small town, converted from a civilian residence, why is its layout like a courtyard?

Actually that inn was originally a courtyard; Miaomiao wanted a pleasure garden, she and her Second Uncle whispered for three months to furnish that courtyard.

The deed to that courtyard might be the only thing he took with him.

Later, when the inn opened, the rear courtyard was opened through; normally no one is allowed in, but Jiang Yun Chu and the two could enter, thanks to Zhuang Miao.

"I want to meet those two." Madam spoke then, looking at Old Two.

Zhuang Second Uncle sighed, then took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to his sister-in-law, "This is the letter that person sent."

This is a letter to the Zhuang Clan, but since he is no longer with them, it cannot be opened privately.

I'll look at this one.

Those are yours.

Madam pointed to a chest; inside lay a thick stack of letters, over twenty of them.

What is this?

Zhuang Second Uncle seemed not to have reacted; his whole state was still a bit dazed.

How could someone so smart not have guessed?

But precisely because he had guessed, it was unbelievable!

Over the years, having seen no letter, he thought Miaomiao had never written to him, and that his older brother and sister-in-law truly didn't want him.

"What else could it be? Every time that girl came with a family letter, there was one of yours."

"When those two brothers brought it to you, you drove them away."

"When your brother brought it, you didn't even see his face, yet curses could be heard from the rear courtyard."

As Madam said this, looking at Old Two whose eyes were already red, she asked, "How? Do you still expect this old sister-in-law to personally deliver it for you?"

"Old Two, your sister-in-law is also angry."

Madam sighed, looking at Old Two's gaze, growing ever more affectionate.

In that moment, not only had she grown old, but Old Two had grown old as well.

Sister-in-law...

Zhuang Second Uncle's thousands of words finally choked up, reduced to a single address, all speech stuck in his throat, unable to be spoken.

Sister-in-law is angry with you, thus this farewell.

Sister-in-law is angry with you, you vanished all at once for years; we searched all of Jiangnan but couldn't find you.

Sister-in-law is angry with you, over these years you haven't sent a single letter to her.

Sister-in-law is angry too! Madam said, wiping her tears.

Zhuang Old Two's heart felt even worse; his gaze fell on that chest of letters, the wax seal intact, no sign of having been opened—was Miaomiao also waiting for his reply?

Thinking that, his heart felt even worse.

Even his past decision gave rise to some thought.