Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s

Chapter 1823: Chapter 1822 Unexpected Guest

This unexpected gift made An Hao quite satisfied.

His wife was satisfied and happy, and Qin Jian had a rather pleasant evening.

Preparing to attend training at the Command Academy, a year is a long time. When he thought about the long time they would be apart, the two cherished these moments of intimacy even more.

Every moment of joy is a moment less to be had.

The orders from above came in, and Qin Jian didn’t dare to delay. He packed his belongings and boarded the train to report to the Command Academy the next day.

On the weekend, An Hao happened to have a day off. She asked for an extra day off and decided to go home to see her father, An Shuchao, and check if there was anything going on at home.

Her child had been weaned, and she felt at ease leaving him in the care of her in-laws.

So, she left early in the morning for the bus station. She and An Ping had agreed to take the earliest bus back.

Two hours later, An Hao and An Ping returned to the village, carrying large and small bags.

As they passed the small stone bridge in the village, they saw the gossiping women and idle men chatting away.

”What kind of fate does An Shuchao have? Just when he started to enjoy some happiness, he runs into this kind of trouble.”

”Yeah. I think, no matter how much money the An Family makes, it won’t be enough to handle this kind of thing!”

”Unlucky! The An Family is truly unlucky! In my opinion, the An Family’s recent prosperity is all because of that girl from the An Family holding it together! That girl from the An Family is not someone to be underestimated. Who knows what she’ll do when she finds out about this.”

”That’s right... To be honest, I do feel a bit sympathetic towards An Shuchao.”

”You’re just looking for trouble! If they’re willing, who are you to meddle?”

The group was chatting animatedly, and the loud voices carried all the way to An Hao’s ears, without missing a single word.

No wonder her father hadn’t come by for a while, not even for the twins’ first birthday.

Looks like there’s really something going on at home!

An Hao sighed and quickened her pace, walking briskly towards the group.

”Uncles, aunties! I heard you talking, is something happening in our family?”

The group only noticed An Hao had returned when they heard her speaking.

Speak of the devil!

”Your family is having some issues. Go back and see for yourself!” Everyone knew An Hao was not to be trifled with, so they were careful with their words.

”Is my dad sick? Or what’s going on?” An Ping was even more curious when he saw them being evasive.

”Don’t ask, just go back and take a look.” An Hao pulled An Ping along and hurried back.

Good or bad, they’d know when they saw for themselves.

The siblings rushed home, their steps quickening with each passing moment.

In no time, the gate of their home was in sight.

”Dad! Dad! My sister and I are back,” An Ping shouted as soon as he entered the yard, but when he saw the scene inside, he gasped in shock and took a few steps back.

The originally small yard was surrounded by a group of people holding sticks, leaving no way in or out.

Standing among them was An Shuchao.

”What... what’s going on?” An Ping halted, hesitantly asking.

”Who are you people? What are you doing at my home?” An Hao saw the scene and knew something was up.

”It’s nothing, nothing! These are people I hired to do some work! The work is done, and I’ve paid them. An Shuchao, seeing his children had returned, quickly took a wad of money from his pocket and handed it to the person he called the ’foreman.’ ’Three thousand, count it.’