I'm back in 1990

Chapter 1072: Water and Land Ritual

At this moment, Tang Ruixuan brought over a bowl containing both rice and vegetables.

"Uncle, have something to eat!"

Huang Xiaochuan nodded and took the bowl from his niece.

"Uncle, why don't you and Xuanxuan go eat too?" Huang Xiaochuan told the two of them that they didn't need to stay with him.

Zeng Jiahua was relieved to see that his nephew seemed to be in better condition.

After leaving the bedroom, he refused his granddaughter's request and told her to go eat first.

"You go eat first, I'll stay here for a while."

Seeing this, Tang Ruixuan did not insist. After all, according to custom, she was a great-grandchild and did not need to stay in the mourning hall.

After Tang Ruixuan returned to the west wing, her mother asked her, "Has your maternal uncle eaten?"

She nodded: "I ate. I saw him start eating before I came back."

Zeng Hong breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that Huang Xiaochuan had eaten.

"Has your younger brother eaten?" Zeng Xia, who was eating nearby, heard her older sister and daughter talking and asked.

"I ate. I only came back after I saw my uncle start eating," Tang Ruixuan repeated what she had just said.

Everyone eating in the west wing heard this, especially Zeng Lijuan and her aunt Qian Jiazhen. Hearing this news, they breathed a sigh of relief. They were worried that their son (nephew) would be too heartbroken, after all, they knew how deep the bond was between the grandmother and grandson.

During the meal, Tang Ruixuan started talking to Huo Xinyuan, who was sitting next to her.

"Liu Jin, when you first came back, I didn't even dare to recognize you."

Huo Xinyuan knew that her cousin was referring to the significant changes she had undergone since joining the army. Of course she had changed!

The three months in basic training were an unforgettable experience for her.

Moreover, due to the amount of exercise, her figure is much more proportionate than when she was at home. Back then, she was a chubby girl, but now, ignoring her skin and focusing only on her figure, she is absolutely stunning.

Her skin is a bit rough now because of the sea breeze, and she can't use skincare products to fix it while she's in the army because there isn't enough time for her to apply face masks and take care of her skin.

Normally, as a new recruit, she wouldn't have been able to come back on leave, especially since the deceased was her great-grandmother, not a direct relative. However, her uncle happened to be at their base for a meeting and helped her get a few days off, bringing her back with him. But he didn't allow her to come back in her military uniform.

She smiled but didn't directly answer her cousin's question. Instead, she asked, "How is Uncle?"

Although she was full of resentment towards her uncle when she first arrived at the army, after several months of training and the passing of her great-grandmother, her original resentment towards her uncle completely dissipated.

How could her uncle possibly harm her?

From childhood to adulthood, although her uncle was strict with her, he also loved her very much. Every summer vacation when she was little, she would be taken to her uncle's house to stay for a period of time. As long as she did not make any serious mistakes, she could do whatever she wanted. Those were the happiest times of her childhood.

This kind of treatment was something she didn't receive from her eldest and second maternal uncles, so she was closest to her youngest maternal uncle from childhood to adulthood.

When Huo Xinyuan asked about her uncle, Tang Ruixuan's face immediately darkened: "Grandma's passing must have been a huge blow to my uncle. I've never seen him so heartbroken."

Huo Xinyuan remained silent. From childhood to adulthood, her uncle had always been by their side, so they knew best the relationship between her uncle and her great-grandmother. They knew from a very young age that if they made a mistake and her uncle planned to punish them, it would be most effective to go to her great-grandmother to plead for them. As long as her great-grandmother said a word for them, the big problem would be turned into a small one and the small problem would be resolved.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Migo was busy talking to Maowa.

"Brother, luckily Uncle was in America at the time, otherwise you wouldn't have made it back in time!"

Mao Wa nodded: "Yes." Then he asked about something he had just heard since he came back, "I heard you have a boyfriend?"

Miguo blushed and glanced at her mother, Cheng Jing: "Did my mom tell you that?"

Seeing that Migo had admitted it, Maowa cautioned, "Dating is a good thing, but don't let others take advantage of you."

Migo's face turned even redder after hearing this.

"elder brother"

Maowa continued, "After you've finished things here, bring him out before I leave so I can take a look at him."

Migo asked, somewhat puzzled, "Brother?"

"I have to help you check it out! You idiot!" Maowa looked at Miguo speechlessly.

Migo felt a warmth in her heart: "I understand."

Just then, Migo felt someone tugging at her pants. She quickly looked down and her eyes immediately crinkled into crescent moons with laughter: "August! Did you come to play with your older sister?"

August has been with the Huang family for almost two years. She has already learned to walk, and she will run around everywhere if you are not careful.

There were many things to do at home today, and her father and mother couldn't take care of her. The nanny who was taking care of her went to the toilet. In that short time, she ran away. Fortunately, the garden was full of family members. Since there was a threshold at the gate, she couldn't escape the Yunyinju courtyard no matter how hard she ran.

The little one knows almost everyone in the family, so she came over as soon as she saw Migo.

The little one knows almost everyone in the family, so she came over as soon as she saw Migo.

Migo scooped the little guy up and pointed at Maowa: "August, this is your brother Maowa, call him brother!"

Unfortunately, the little girl didn't recognize Maowa because she was too young when she came to the Huang family, and by the time she could remember things, Maowa had been in the United States and hadn't returned, so she was unfamiliar with him.

The little guy didn't listen to Migo's instructions to call out to anyone. Instead, he snuggled in Migo's arms and looked at Maowa with a scrutinizing expression, wondering where this person came from.

Maowa looked at the little guy with a smile, hoping to be called "brother," but his wish was not fulfilled.

The little guy said to Migo in a childish voice, "Sister, I want to see the big fish!" He pointed outside the courtyard as he spoke.

It was because the nanny refused to take her to the garden outside the courtyard to see the fish that the little girl ran out to look for others. She first wanted to find her brother and sister, but she didn't see them. Instead, she saw her sister Miguo. So, to be precise, Miguo was conscripted by this little girl.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you to see the fish." Migo really liked this cute little guy, and besides, this request wasn't unreasonable.

"I'll go with you!" Seeing that he didn't have anything else to do, Maowa decided to accompany Migo and the little guy to the park.

"Let's go then!"

The little guy was already impatient.

After the three siblings arrived at the fishpond, Maowa and Miguo saw groups of people walking towards Yunyinju, where the mourning hall was set up. They realized that these people had come to attend the funeral.

The eldest uncle, Tang Jianhua, and the second uncle, Huo Miao, were busy running around. Tang Jianhua, in particular, knew almost everyone, whether they were family members or business associates of his third uncle.

At this moment, while holding the little one to prevent her from falling into the pond, Migo said to Maowa, "It seems there are quite a few reporters outside."

Maowa knew about this, but the reporters were all kept outside.

The two courtyard villas outside the garden perfectly enclosed it, making it virtually impossible to enter by land. Especially these past few days, the head of the bodyguards under Uncle San has been guarding the place with a large number of bodyguards, and there are even several boats on the lake on duty to prevent anyone from sneaking into the garden by speedboat or something.

At this moment, drums and music began to play again from the direction of the courtyard, as monks and Taoist priests were performing a water and land ritual.