Chapter 26: Moving Out [Seeking Branches for the Competition!]

A bullock cart stopped in front of the Cao family’s compound. The driver was Cao Gang, Sun Bailian’s husband. Sun Bailian had returned home and asked his husband to help. Otherwise, with Cao Silang’s family, the crippled one, the small one, and Qi Wanfeng, who was now pregnant, the things a person could do were limited. Even moving would be difficult.

Cao Gang walked into the Cao family’s compound, only glancing briefly at the people in the yard, giving people a sense of imposing authority that was both calm and daunting. He turned and walked towards the small house where Qi Wanfeng’s family of three lived.

Those standing in the yard were stunned by Cao Gang’s disregard for them, not daring to say a word. Chen Zhu stood in front of Qi Wanfeng’s door, as if she was afraid Qi Wanfeng would steal something from their house. Cao Adie didn’t go to the fields today, but sat at the door of the main room with his head lowered, puffing on his pipe.

“Brother-in-law of the Bailian family, thank you for making this trip,” Qi Wanfeng said. He was no stranger to Cao Gang. This taciturn man was very good to Sun Bailian, so Sun Bailian’s life after marrying Cao Gang was very good.

Qi Wanfeng was also happy for his good friend who lived a good life.

“You’re welcome,” Cao Gang said, entering the house and glancing around. His face didn’t show much expression. “Is everything packed?” he asked.

“Everything’s packed,” Qi Wanfeng nodded. In fact, there wasn’t much to take away. There were so few things in the house, so there wasn’t much to pack.

An’an timidly called out, “Uncle.”

Cao Gang reached out his big hand and patted An’an’s head, his eyes showing an imperceptible tenderness. “The bullock cart is outside. Let’s take all the things up,” he said.

“Okay,” Qi Wanfeng patted the child by his feet, knowing that the child was a bit frightened today and had been clinging to him, “An’an, can you help Amo move things to the bullock cart?” he asked.

“Okay, An’an will also work,” An’an had always been a very well-behaved child. He was very happy to be asked by Amo to help. Cao Xiangnan sat on the bed in the room. His legs and feet were now inconvenient, and he couldn’t help with anything. He felt a bit frustrated about this, feeling that he couldn’t help with anything.

When Cao Gang came in, he searched his memory for information about this person. His Qi Wanfeng and Sun Bailian were friends. Cao Gang would come to help because of Qi Wanfeng’s sake, definitely not for his, Cao Xiangnan’s, sake. Cao Gang’s first impression on him was that this man had a tough appearance and a stern, unsmiling face. But he knew that this kind of person’s appearance made them seem unapproachable and difficult to get along with. In fact, such a man was a real man.

In his memory, he didn’t have much interaction with Cao Gang. Cao Gang only returned to Caojia Village five years ago. His parents had died that year, and he went to his uncle’s house. During a government conscription, his aunt had pushed him out to replace his cousin to join the army. He had been gone for ten years. When everyone thought he had died on the battlefield, he had returned alive five years ago, and he had reportedly brought back a lot of money. His aunt had wanted to arrange a marriage for him, so as to get more benefits from him. Unfortunately, the Cao Gang who returned was no longer the easy to bully one. In the end, he had properly dealt with his uncle’s family and even recovered the land that had been occupied.

Therefore, this person’s reputation in the village wasn’t good. No one was willing to marry their ge’r to him. Moreover, he was very old when he came back. But it was at that time that Sun Bailian took a fancy to this man at a glance and insisted on marrying him despite his family’s objections. The facts proved that Sun Bailian’s choice was correct.

The predecessor of this body didn’t like Cao Gang. Like many people in this village, Cao Xiangnan also felt that Cao Gang was unfilial and disregarded family affection, and was a heartless and unrighteous person. But he, from the twenty-first century, felt the opposite. He greatly appreciated people like Cao Gang.