The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1782: Chapter 1782: Yuan Gui’s Astonishment

Yuan Gui raised his hand to greet them, and someone who knew him better peeked their head out from the courtyard wall and asked in a low voice, ”Did you all come back? Are you alright? I heard there was a big commotion in the county town, and there were mountain bandits in our village too. Luckily, the General sent by the imperial court set up traps at the village entrance in advance, so we weren’t affected.”

”Yuan Gui, did you come back from the county town? You didn’t encounter any danger on the way, did you?” Someone took the lead, and the villagers along the road peered out one after another from their courtyard walls.

As Yuan Gui walked forward, he loudly replied, ”It’s fine now, those rebels have been captured, and the city gates of the county town are open, so you can come and go as you please. Don’t worry, everyone. I have to return home first; I’ll chat with you later.”

Everyone still wanted to ask more, but when they saw Shu Yu sitting in the carriage, they all closed their mouths, merely observing them with curiosity.

When the carriage stopped at Granny Fang’s house, Yuan Gui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Granny Fang was helped down, took out a key, and opened the courtyard gate. Inside, it was cold and quiet, with a few piles of snow still unmelted in the corners.

Fortunately, the roof of their house had been repaired by Yuan Gui earlier, so it wasn’t damaged by this snow.

Granny Fang said to Yuan Gui, ”Why don’t you take Village Chief for a walk around the village? I’ll tidy up the house first.”

Yuan Gui originally wanted to help but after thinking about it, agreed, tied the carriage to the side, and said to Shu Yu, ”Monarch Lu Xiang, this way please.”

Shu Yu looked at Yuan Gui for a moment, nodded in agreement, and Ying Xi followed behind slowly.

After walking a few steps, Yuan Gui hesitantly asked, ”Monarch Lu Xiang, you... You seem very curious about Granny’s matters? Not just this time, you also asked me about it last time at the clinic.”

”Yes.” Shu Yu did not avoid the question.

Yuan Gui hesitated repeatedly, risking offending her, and said, ”But Monarch Lu Xiang, Granny doesn’t want to talk much about the past. If possible, could you not ask?”

Shu Yu sighed, ”I don’t want to ask either, but don’t I have my own reasons?”

”What reasons?”

”Granny Fang might be a long-lost relative of my family.”

Yuan Gui’s legs suddenly stopped, looking at her in shock, ”Monarch Lu Xiang, what did you say? A relative?”

”Yes, based on current information, it’s almost certain. But Granny Fang has always been tight-lipped about the past, and I don’t understand why she refuses to bring it up, only saying that there are no relatives back home. I don’t know her feelings towards us now, so I want to understand before discussing it with her.”

Yet, Granny Fang didn’t want to bring it up; what could Shu Yu do?

”I always feel Granny Fang holds some misunderstanding about her hometown.”

Yuan Gui opened his mouth; he never expected this to be the reason.

Yet immediately, he felt a bit lost in his heart. He and Granny Fang had depended on each other for more than a year, and during this year, he had completely considered her his own family.

But now, Granny’s real family had shown up, and the other party was Monarch Lu Xiang. Yuan Gui thought, perhaps his connection with Granny Fang was coming to an end.

He really wanted to consider Granny as his Grandmother, but Granny Fang’s life had been so hard. If she could reunite with Monarch Lu Xiang and them, her future days surely wouldn’t be too difficult.

He couldn’t be too selfish.

Yuan Gui took a deep breath, ”I don’t know what Granny has experienced all these years, but she surely misses her relatives from her hometown very much. If Monarch Lu Xiang really wants to know, there is one person you can ask.”