Chapter 7 Chen Fugui's Decision

"My son!"

Lianhua County Pier.

A fat middle-aged man who looked very similar to Chen Fugui and wore a round hat held Chen Fugui in his arms, tears streaming down his face.

After not seeing him for a year, I originally thought that my son had an accident.

Unexpectedly, in a twist of events, I received a letter from my son.

Now that he has seen his son return with his own eyes, Chen's father and his family are extremely happy and excited.

Cao Rui was quite touched when he saw this scene.

Wait until the father and son calm down.

Chen Fugui took his father's hand and came to Cao Rui.

"Dad, he is the Cao Rui I told you about in my letter."

Father Chen smiled at Cao Rui: "Thanks to your care of the island in the middle of the lake, brother Cao."

Cao Rui waved his hand: "Uncle, it's a joke. It's the wealth that takes care of me."

Hearing this, Father Chen invited and said, "You are far away in Luo City. It would be best if you could take care of each other. Come sit in the humble house and take a rest. I will ask the carriage in the store to take you home."

Cao Rui shook his head: "Uncle, I haven't been home for a year. I still want to go home early to see my parents. I'll come to my house as a guest next time."

Father Chen nodded and stopped pressing: "He is indeed a filial and good boy."

"Old Chen, please send Mr. Cao home now."

The last sentence was said by Father Chen to his carriage driver.

Chen's father runs a restaurant. His family has considerable wealth and is equipped with a carriage driver, which is used both in the store and at home.

Cao Rui did not refuse. He nodded and thanked him. After agreeing with Chen Fugui to return to the island in the middle of the lake one day, Cao Rui got on the Chen family's carriage.

The carriage driver, Lao Chen, waved his whip and the carriage quickly headed towards Shijia Village.

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"Young Master Cao, the carriage can only stop here."

"There will probably be a tea time on the narrow mountain road next, and you need to walk on your own."

The Chen family's carriage driver stopped the carriage in front of a trail in the mountains and said sheepishly.

"It doesn't matter, just get here."

Cao Rui got off the carriage and tightened the baggage in his hands.

The snow has stopped, but it's still deep.

The carriage turned around and left, disappearing from Cao Rui's sight.

Cao Rui turned around, stepped on the snow, and hurried toward home step by step.

It's about time for tea.

The scene of Shijiacun appeared in Cao Rui's eyes.

Compared with the day when I left with my third cousin, nothing had changed in Shijiacun.

Dashan's house is still so conspicuous.

It's just that the roofs of every house are covered with a thick layer of white snow.

It was dusk, and smoke was curling up in the village.

Cao Rui came to his house with his baggage and gently opened the door.

Inside the house, my parents and eldest brother were eating dinner around the dining table.

I saw Cao Rui coming home suddenly.

Everyone was startled at first, and then they all showed happy expressions.

"Shiwa, you are finally back!"

"Your third cousin said you went to a far away place to be a traveling merchant apprentice!"

"I went to the city to look for your third cousin, but I didn't expect to see him in the past six months! Has he come back with you?"

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Parents and eldest brother, you speak to me in every word.

Cao Rui clarified the current situation.

His parents were unaware of his abduction.

After abducting him, his third cousin came back again and lied to his parents that he had gone to a far away place to work as a traveling merchant apprentice.

About half a year ago, my third cousin Xu Shi lost all his money gambling again and finally disappeared in Lianhua County.

My father went to look for his third cousin several times, but could not find him.

When she didn't get any news from Cao Rui, her mother shed tears several times.

At this time, seeing Cao Rui return, the mother was the most excited. Her tears kept falling like a broken thread and she couldn't stop it.

Cao Rui didn't know how to comfort his family.

He opened the bag, took out the four taels of broken silver hidden inside, and placed it on the table.

"Mom and Dad, I saved this money this year to build a house for my family and to marry my eldest brother," Cao Rui said.

Dozens of broken pieces of silver were placed on the table.

The luster of the silver made my parents and eldest brother's eyes hurt.

"Shi Wa, did you earn all this money this year?" The father couldn't believe it.

For an ordinary apprentice, it would be considered good if he could save four or five coins in a year.

Cao Rui has directly improved tenfold here.

"Well, I am now an apprentice in Luocheng. It is a big city and the income is high." Cao Rui lied and did not tell his parents that he had joined the Luoshui Gang.

They are just ordinary mountain people, and knowing too much can cause trouble.

"Luo City! No wonder!" The father showed a yearning look.

Luocheng is the main city of the Luoshui region and has jurisdiction over six counties, Lianhua County being one of them.

My father only visited Los Angeles once when he was young, and is still quite impressed by its prosperity.

"I really have to thank my third cousin! Did he come back with you?" Mother asked.

After hearing this, Cao Rui's expression became serious.

"Mom and Dad, there's something I have to tell you."

"My third cousin is a bad gambler. I went to Luo City to get help from a noble man, and it has nothing to do with him."

Cao Rui told the story of how his third cousin abducted him, and the process of being rescued by Yang Ping was slightly omitted, which made it sound less thrilling.

"I'm going to settle the score with this beast!" After hearing what Cao Rui said, the eldest brother became furious.

The parents also had angry faces.

"I'm fine now, aren't I?"

"Father, mother and elder brother, you don't need to seek revenge for me, I can handle my own problems."

"Besides, there's no trace of my third cousin now."

"A gambler like my third cousin might have died somewhere."

After hearing what Cao Rui said, the family members gradually calmed down.

"Let's eat first."

"Shi Wa probably won't stay for a few days after he comes back, let's have a good New Year first." Father said.

Although the food was simple.

But Cao Rui also ate it very deliciously.

After the meal, his father carefully collected the silver Cao Rui brought back, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

"It's time to find a wife for your elder brother."

The elder brother on the side heard this and touched his neck with a red face.

This caused Cao Rui and his mother to laugh.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

The New Year was spent in Shijia Village.

On the second day of the New Year, an uninvited guest came to Shijia Village.

It was Chen Fugui, and their coachman.

This surprised Cao Rui.

The coachman was almost drowned in the bags in his hands, and he was almost sweating on the mountain road in the winter.

While the coachman was chatting with his parents.

Cao Rui took Chen Fugui to stroll around the village.

"How come you have time to wish me a happy new year?" Cao Rui asked.

Chen Fugui's chubby face was rarely serious, "Cao Rui, I won't go to Luocheng after the New Year. My father doesn't want me to suffer outside, so he decided to let me go back to Lianhua County to inherit the family business."

Cao Rui was slightly startled when he heard this, but he could fully understand it.

"Then congratulations, Master Chen!"