Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Stupid Before

Chapter 24 -24: Stupid Before

“Grandpa, Grandma, you shouldn’t worry too much,” Chiang Xiao sighed lightly and said, “I nearly died after falling into Nameless Creek this time, but suddenly I’ve come to understand a lot. I know what I should do and what I shouldn’t do, and I have a sense of measure in my heart, so you don’t need to worry about me.”

In the past, Chiang Xiao held some grudges toward her grandparents, grudges buried so deep she might not have been aware of them herself.

Being a child born to a mother who was unmarried and pregnant and having no idea who her father was, she had been accustomed to being hurt by village gossip; subconsciously, she felt her grandparents were to blame for not teaching her mother well or taking good care of her. How else could they have allowed her mother to commit such a scandalous act in that era?

Moreover, they even allowed her mother to run away afterward.

Thus, the previous Chiang Xiao had grievances against her grandparents, and even though they were very good to her, deep down, she was not very close to them and never really opened her heart to them.

Whether at home or in the village, Chiang Xiao was a very silent and taciturn child, always as if living in her own world.

Now that Chiang Xiao had said these words to them, her grandparents felt a pang of sorrow, but even more so, they were happy.

“Our Little Little has really grown up,” Ge Liutao said, wiping away tears.

Chiang Songhai touched her head, “Alright, whatever Little Little decides to do, Grandpa will always stand by your side.”

Chiang Xiao smiled faintly, thinking to herself, Grandpa, when I truly start a fuss with the Old Chiang Family, you must remember this sentence you said tonight.

Before going to sleep, Chiang Songhai brewed another bowl of medicine for Chiang Xiao to drink.

In her previous life, Chiang Xiao was burning with fever and loathed the herbal medicine her grandpa made for being both smelly and bitter; she refused to drink it no matter what. Her grandparents were too reluctant to scold her or force her, so the fever never subsided. It was only after a few days of her grandmother’s tireless nursing that she pulled through.

This time, she wouldn’t make the same foolish mistake. Without needing anyone to persuade her, she took the medicine her grandpa made and drank it down without a grimace, not leaving a single drop.

She had to get better as soon as possible and take good care of herself so she could use the Magic Brush.

She still needed to thoroughly explore that brush.

Chiang Xiao always felt that in her previous life, she never truly discovered the Magic Brush’s correct use. She only knew how to keep drawing with it and knew that the paintings it produced were exquisite and a pleasure to behold, making her feel uplifted when she looked at them.

But, the brush must be more than that.

One could say, in her previous life, she not only lived in vain but also wasted the Exotic Treasure. To have such an item in her grasp and still end up with such a tragic fate was foolish.

In the end, it was stupidity.

In this life, she definitely could not continue on so foolishly; furthermore, she clearly knew how unpredictable and vicious human nature could be, yet she trusted others too easily, squandering her intellect.

In the future, she must guard her true self, understand people with her heart, and not solely with her eyes.

With this decision, Chiang Xiao henceforth developed a somewhat “aloof” and “eccentric” nature, becoming indifferent and not easily letting people into her heart.

Having drunk the medicine and made plans for tomorrow, she slept particularly well that night. When she woke up the next day, she found her fever had completely subsided, and the strength had returned to her body—no longer feeling limp and listless.

She got up, tidied the bed, opened the chipped wooden wardrobe, and took out a set of clothes to change into. The wardrobe was actually quite empty; she didn’t have many clothes.

Just as she was about to go out to wash up, she heard Guiying’s voice starting to resonate in the courtyard.

Chiang Xiao’s expression sharpened.

It had begun.