Chapter 39

Everyone was so absorbed in their grief that they didn’t notice it.

Suddenly, they heard Old Mrs Fu’s cry of pain, “Guimei! Are you trying to crush me to death?!”

Her thin body was nearly broken under her weight.

Liu Guimei’s wails were so loud that even the King of the Underworld would take a detour to avoid her.

Old Mrs Fu had never ever seen her being filial.

What happened to her today?!

Liu Guimei’s body trembled.

Wait a minute… she thought that she heard the old antique speak.

She looked down and her eyes met those of Old Mrs Fu’s that were as deep as a dry well.

She was so shocked that she sprung up from the ground and clung on to Fu Erxing tightly. She screamed, “A ghost! Grandma has reanimated!”

This was the first time they had encountered such a thing. Everyone was shocked.

“Mother… my mother, do you have any unfulfilled wishes? I’ll definitely help you fulfill them.” Second Fu was so shocked that he stammered too.

He had heard of dead people reanimating in the past, but he had not expected for it to happen in his own family.

Liu Guimei was terrified. She stuck her head out from Fu Erxing’s back and started wailing again, “Grandma, do you have anything to say or anything that you wanted to leave for your great-grandsons?”

Old Mrs Fu struggled to sit up from the ground.

The others looked on in shock. There wasn’t a single trace of fear on their faces, only grief.

Only Liu Guimei was so frightened that she kept stepping back.

There was the sound of dripping liquid, and the air was filled with a strange smell.

That’s right: Liu Guimei peed herself.

Old Mrs Fu frowned. It smelled so bad.

Why was she crying so hard?!

Of course it’s because she wanted a share of her assets.

No wonder she was so frightened that she peed her pants.

“Why are you crying? I’m not dead yet.” Old Mrs Fu said.

She was just too excited just now, that her body could not take it and gave way.

The Black and White Impermanences had come by to summon her again. It was Fubao’s cries just now that stopped her in time from going to them.

She had escaped from the King of the Underworld again.

Her Sweetie was simply her savior in life.

“Second Daughter-in-law, Fubao is crying. Hurry up and go to her.”

Fubao was crying so much that her voice was turning hoarse. It was heart-wrenching for Old Mrs Fu to hear these cries coming from her little sweetheart.

“I’ll go, I’ll go!” Thinking that Old Mrs Fu’s worry about Fu Xing’er was the reason why she couldn’t rest in peace, Mdm Fu hurriedly carried Fu Xing’er over for her to see. “Mother, have a look at Fubao again.”

“Fubao, my little sweetheart.”

Old Mrs Fu smiled dotingly at Fu Xing’er and Fu Xing’er giggled in response.

“Grandma, we will take good care of Little Sister and this family. Rest in peace.” Fu Daxing and Fu Erxing said as they lowered their heads and wiped their tears.

Fu Xing’er wore a look of puzzlement: Rest in peace?

Don’t you only say that to dead people?

But, Grandma was fine.

“I already said that I’m not dead yet. Why won’t you believe me?”

While she did not die just now, her frustration at them might be enough to kill her.

Mdm Fu held on to Old Mrs Fu’s hand, making Liu Guimei tremble in fear.

She had heard that reanimated corpses would bring others with them to the underworld to take their place.

Her biased mother-in-law might just be her next target.

“Second Daughter-in-law, if I were to be dead, my hands would have long turned cold. How could they be so warm?”

Mdm Fu was not afraid. She felt the warmth of Old Mrs Fu’s hands with her own hands.

She knelt down and placed her ear close to Old Mrs Fu’s chest to listen for her heartbeat. She heard strong thumping sounds.

A person’s heart would stop beating once he or she was dead. How could it thump like this?

“Old man, Mother isn’t dead! Mother is still alive!” Mdm Fu broke into a huge smile through her tears.

Second Fu moved over on his knees and hugged Old Mrs Fu tightly. “That’s great! Mother, thank goodness you’re fine. You have to live a long life and watch Fubao grow up. Our family’s life has just started to improve. You must continue living to start enjoying this life!”

“Grandma, it’s good that you’re fine!”

One by one, they surrounded Old Mrs Fu and hugged her, crying and laughing.

“Ouch! Be gentler! My old bones won’t be able to withstand your strength.” Old Mrs Fu said as she grinned.

Only after a trip to the underworld, did Old Mrs Fu realize that they were so reluctant to part with her.

“Don’t worry! I won’t die so soon. I still have to live until I’m 99!” Old Mrs Fu said with a smile.

Having seen the Black and White Impermanences twice, Old Mrs Fu felt strongly that she would not die. On the contrary, she believed that she could live even longer.

Everyone was overjoyed. “Of course, Grandma.”

Only Liu Guimei stayed in the corner and did not dare to go over. She was still in disbelief and asked uneasily, “Is Grandma really not dead?”

Old Mrs Fu was helped onto her wheelchair and said coldly, “No, Guimei. I’m sorry to disappoint you.”

“Grandma, what are you talking about?! I’m overjoyed that you’re alive. Erxing and I will have more time to be filial to you.” Liu Guimei said and laughed dryly.

She did not dare to go over.

If the old antique didn’t die, she would probably live a long life akin to a turtle.

Old Mrs Fu snorted.

She did not believe her words at all. She would already be extremely thankful if she could just stop eyeing her assets.

“Mother, why don’t I get a doctor to take a look at you?” Second Fu was still worried.

Old Mrs Fu knew her body very well and was reluctant to spend money like this. “Don’t worry, I won’t die. I will even be able to walk, run, and jump around in a few days’ time. By then, I will be able to play happily with Fubao too.”

Joy quickly replaced the sadness that had encapsulated the whole family.

They sat down together and started to talk about their plans for harvesting the rice in the afternoon.

Liu Guimei listened attentively with wet pants, not wanting to miss out on any potential benefits.

However, as the door was closed and there was no air ventilation, certain smells would grow worse over time.

Everyone had refrained from pointing it out to save her the embarrassment. However, she was not being as considerate.

Fu Erxing couldn’t take it anymore and shouted at her, “Go back to the room and change your clothes! Aren’t you embarrassed?!”

Liu Guimei could clearly smell the stench on her body and quickly returned to her room to change in embarrassment.

She changed her pants quickly and hurried over again, acting as if nothing had happened.

Hearing them talk about Fu Xing’er as if she was the God of Fortune, she rolled her eyes.

“Daxing, Erxing, any updates about your job offer? What did Minister Wang say?”

Once the family began their harvest in the field, they would need more manpower.

“Unfortunately, Minister Wang had gone to the provincial capital for his business matters. He said that he would follow up on our discussion when he returned. As for the firewood, he said that we could send over as many as we could and he would buy all of them. If there’s any other goods that we wish to sell, he would buy them from us too.”

Fu Daxing explained the general situation.

Liu Guimei interrupted again. “Daxing, don’t be silly. He’s just being polite and probably didn’t mean what he said. If he really meant it, he would have confirmed the details long ago. He wouldn’t have pushed it back again.”

Fubao?

Where are the blessings now?!

They made it sound so real.

If she were really the God of Fortune, she would have brought us so much money that we wouldn’t need to work another day.

Fu Daxing’s expression froze.

Mdm Fu felt an intense desire to sew her mouth shut.

“Will it kill you to stop talking?” Mdm Fu snapped.

What else could she do, other than being a wet blanket all the time?!

“Father, Minister Wang is well-known for being a man of his words when doing business in town. I believe that he would remember what he had said to us.” Fu Erxing was quite confident.

When he delivered the firewood to Minister Wang’s place in the morning, he had seen Minister Wang giving out free porridge at his door. After asking around, he found out that Minister Wang had always been helping the poor.

Why would such a benevolent person lie to them?

“Just nice. You two come with me to the field for the harvest during this period. These ten thousand catties of rice would take around 10 days to finish harvesting.”

He would need as much manpower as possible to join him for this harvest period.

“No problem, Father.”

This was the first time that they had such a bountiful harvest. The two brothers were full of enthusiasm.

They couldn’t wait to fill their house with food.

“Father, I’ll go and help too,” Jiang Xinghua offered too. The more manpower there was, the sooner they could complete the harvest.

Because the Fu family’s harvests had always been poor, her help was rarely needed in the field. Hence, she had rarely gone to the field. However, she was also a skilled farmer back in her own family.

“No, Xinghua, we need you to take care of your grandmother and mother at home. We also need you to take care of our meals and the other chores.”

Second Fu told her not to go. Taking care of the family was of the utmost importance.

He couldn’t trust anyone else with this role.

He glanced at Liu Guimei who was hiding in the corner and said. “As for you, Guimei, you shall come with us to the field.”