Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 12

Then Cheng Jinxiang started making a scene, and Zhao Dage added fuel to the fire.

Finally, Zhao Tiesheng had no choice but to go home and talk to his father, Zhao Tingxu.

Zhao Tiesheng didn't eat either. Although Zhao Da'e wasn't very satisfied with her father, Zhao Tiesheng, what could she do? Her third aunt and third uncle had prepared so much food. Anyway, her mother couldn't finish it, so her father would have to eat it.

Most importantly, since he wasn't home, Zhao Da'e couldn't feed the leftovers to the dog...

Zhao Tiesheng wolfed down his food, and then found a three-wheeled bicycle near the hospital entrance. These were common in the 1990s, when buses were scarce. There were only a few buses a day from the county bus station to Dongtaizi Village, taking three hours to run, and only two trips a day, one in the morning and one at noon.

It was already past the appointed time, and there were no more vehicles available. Zhao Tiesheng had no choice but to take a rickshaw home. After some haggling, Zhao Tiesheng reluctantly paid twelve yuan to get on the way back to the village.

Back in the village, at home, Zhao Tiesheng found his grandfather, Zhao Tingxu.

Zhao Tingxu was husking corn at home when he saw Zhao Tiesheng return and asked, "What did Daya say?"

"Da Ya" refers to Zhao Da'e. Zhao Tingxu is used to calling him that, and usually calls Zhao Da'e "Da Ya" or "Da'e".

Originally, Zhao Da'e wanted to be named Zhao Tian'e (Zhao Swan). However, when registering the household registration, the staff member was illiterate and omitted a stroke from the character "Tian" (天). By the time the registration was completed, they realized this, but it was too late. Although it could be changed, the whole family felt that it didn't matter what name was used, and that a humble name would be easier to raise. So, they named him Zhao Da'e (Zhao Big Goose).

Of course, "娥" was also misspelled. "娥" refers to Chang'e, the goddess of the heavens, often shortened to "天娥" (Tian'e). However…

There's no point in saying more; Zhao Da'e knows they'll all say the staff are illiterate.

Upon hearing the old man's question, Zhao Tiesheng sighed and said, "Dad, Da'e said this is easy to handle. She said to let the third son and his wife move to the storeroom, and let my wife stay in the west room for a while until she finishes her postpartum confinement."

"Huh?" Zhao Tingxu stopped husking corn and stood up. "Nonsense. What does Zhao Da'e mean by this? She's gone too far! We asked her to bring her grandma back, and she's making demands? If it weren't for her causing trouble at the hospital, would your mother have even been in that confinement? None of our ancestors have ever been in that confinement. Your mother's attempt this time has disgraced our Zhao family ancestors. And Zhao Da'e is making demands? When she was asleep, there was nothing we could do. Now that she's awake, instead of saving her grandma, she's busy making demands? Is this something a granddaughter would do?"

Zhao Tiesheng said he had talked to Zhao Da'e for a long time, but Zhao Da'e was unyielding and there was nothing he could do.

"Dad, I have a question for you. Has my older sister paid back the money she borrowed? If she has, we should move out now. She promised to build us a house, and I've been saving up for years..."

Upon hearing this topic, Zhao Tingxu immediately became anxious: "What money? There isn't any. I don't know where the money went. If you want to ask, ask your mother."

And mind your own business. Get your mother back first. You've raised a good girl, she's really something. Sending your mother to a brothel and still having to negotiate conditions—she's really grown up.

“Dad, I have a feeling it’s unlikely. That girl, Da’e, is just like her mother; she’s incredibly stubborn, and nothing can change her mind. Once she’s made up her mind about something, no matter what we say, she won’t budge,” Zhao Tiesheng analyzed.