Reborn Together: The General and I Reach for Power-Chapter 461 - 458: Happy

Old Mrs. Chen couldn’t speak, she stepped forward and held Yang Shuyin in her embrace.

After a long time, Old Mrs. Chen finally said hoarsely: "You two children are so worrisome, what were you doing outside? How come you didn’t know to come home?"

Yang Shuyin choked up: "It’s my fault, mother."

Old Mrs. Chen said: "Are you still going to leave?"

Yang Shuyin said: "Not going anymore."

Old Mrs. Chen reached out to help Yang Shuyin up, looking at the scars on her face, she touched them: "It’s okay, a little injury doesn’t matter, I can still recognize you."

Yang Shuyin nodded.

Old Mrs. Chen looked again for a while: "Is this a dream?"

"No," Yang Shuyin reached out to wipe the tears from Old Mrs. Chen’s face, "daughter has really returned."

Old Mrs. Chen wanted to smile, but before the smile appeared, tears dropped onto Yang Shuyin’s hand again, she reached out and embraced her daughter’s shoulder once more: "Why didn’t you tell me, if I had known, I would’ve come to pick you up."

Yang Shuyin said: "Daughter should find her way back home herself."

Old Mrs. Chen raised her sleeve to wipe Yang Shuyin’s tears: "I never thought, in my lifetime, I’d see my own daughter again, it seems the bond between us mother and daughter is not yet over."

"There’s still a long future ahead," Yang Shuyin said, "daughter will take good care of you."

Old Mrs. Chen turned to look at Old Mrs. Song, and saw that she was secretly wiping tears: "Quickly, go greet our dear in-law."

Yang Shuyin and Xie Shao Yuan went forward to pay respects to Old Mrs. Song.

Old Mrs. Chen stood by with a smile.

Xie Liangchen and Chen Zigeng stepped forward, holding Old Mrs. Chen from either side.

"Grandmother," Xie Liangchen said, "Mother was rescued to an island, that island was under guard, Mother couldn’t send out any word."

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen said: "So it’s all true?"

"It’s true," Chen Zigeng said, "it’s not a dream."

Old Mrs. Chen took a deep breath, her heart was full of mixed emotions, joy wrapped with a touch of bitterness, joyful that her daughter was back, bitter wondering if it was all just a grand dream.

Though usually clear-minded, in this moment Old Mrs. Chen felt confused.

Xie Liangchen and Chen Zigeng helped Old Mrs. Chen sit down.

Old Mrs. Song comforted her in-law: "Look, isn’t this a grand event? Did I deceive you? If I had told you earlier, you would’ve thought it was false, better you see it with your own eyes."

Old Mrs. Chen gazed at Yang Shuyin: "Even seeing it with my own eyes, I can’t tell if it’s real or not."

Old Mrs. Song laughed: "Go home, sleep on it, you’ll believe it tomorrow."

Everyone talked for quite a while, Mrs. Gao hadn’t come back to her senses, just stared blankly at Yang Shuyin and watched closely. When she married into Chen Family Village, Xie Shao Yuan and his wife hadn’t left Zhenzhou yet, she had seen the Chen family’s eldest sister firsthand; the eldest sister even made her a dress, embroidered a pair of shoes for her.

She was reluctant to wear those clothes and shoes often, but later when there was no food in the village, she traded them for some bran.

These past few years, as the village prospered, Mrs. Gao regretted several times, thinking if she hadn’t sold those items, could she have given them to Liangchen as a memento?

Unexpectedly, she could still see the eldest sister one day.

Thinking this, she remained dumbstruck, not hearing when someone spoke to her, until Yang Shuyin stood in front of her, she finally opened her mouth and called: "Big sister."

Yang Shuyin responded.

Mrs. Gao woke as if from a dream, holding onto Yang Shuyin’s arms: "It’s really you, you’re not dead, you’re still alive... Oh my goodness, how did you survive all these years? What happened to your face, who harmed you like this?"

"You don’t know, Aunt often calls your name in her sleep, your nickname is A Yin, isn’t it? I heard it many times, I even saw Aunt secretly shedding tears, deceiving me by saying sand got in her eyes."

Listening to Mrs. Gao’s words, Old Mrs. Chen felt more and more like she wasn’t dreaming, in dreams people wouldn’t be so real, Mrs. Gao just spoke like this... making her want to cry again.

Song Xian moved beside Xie Liangchen, Xie Liangchen only felt warmth in her hand, softly touched by Song Xian’s fingers.

"Let’s go," Old Mrs. Song stood up, "It’s okay to stand by me here for a while, I’ll accompany you back to Chen Family Village."

Song Xian and Xie Liangchen went to support Old Mrs. Song, Xie Shao Yuan and Yang Shuyin helped up Old Mrs. Chen.

Everyone walked out together.

They all boarded the carriage, and Mrs. Gao noticed she was sitting in the same carriage as Chen Zigeng.

Mrs. Gao sighed: "Finding the eldest sister on this trip makes it worth more than anything, Old Mrs. Song mentioned a joyous occasion, I thought it was your sister being pregnant."

The carriage stopped at Chen Family Village, and Old Mrs. Chen was the first to get off, the villagers at the gate saw and immediately said: "You’ve returned? This is... You’ve brought our dear in-law back with you, haven’t you?"

Yang Shuyin didn’t get off the carriage, just watched her mother talk to the crowd with hands behind her back.

Until she heard Old Mrs. Chen say: "I’m back, all of us are back, my daughter has returned as well."

Only then did Yang Shuyin get off the carriage.

The people of Chen Family Village hadn’t responded yet.

"Is Liangchen back?"

"Did Sister come home?" The children in the village also ran out.

Old Mrs. Chen nodded then shook her head: "My A Yin has come back."

Yang Shuyin stepped forward and held Old Mrs. Chen’s arm.

On this day, the people of Chen Family Village remembered clearly, Old Mrs. Chen’s face was full of smiles, though she didn’t show her tooth gap like usual, yet even far away one could feel Old Mrs. Chen’s joy.

Her back was still slightly stooped, but she seemed a notch taller, always telling everyone, it’s not easy for this old lady, she patiently waited for her daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter to all return home.

Old Mrs. Chen talked to everyone along the way, the older ones in the village had seen Yang Shuyin before, the younger ones also knew this person was Princess Guangyang.

This journey was exceptionally slow, everyone cried and laughed as if trying to retrace all the lost years with these few steps.

Back in the yard, Old Mrs. Chen didn’t let anyone follow her, she entered the kitchen herself, holding firewood in one hand, talking to the Kitchen God.

Yang Shuyin stood outside, faintly hearing Old Mrs. Chen’s voice.

"Thanks for looking after us, A Yin has also returned."

"No matter where we go in the future, this stove will never change, I’ll burn firewood for you all my life, now that life is better, I’ll even tidy this stove up more elegantly so you can live comfortably."

"Though my wishes have all come true, you must still be here, ensuring our family stays safe and sound."

"I’ll steam some rice cakes for you soon."

Hearing this, Yang Shuyin’s tears fell again. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

When Grandmother finished talking to the Kitchen God, only then did Xie Liangchen and Yang Shuyin walk in.

"What does Grandmother want to do?" Xie Liangchen asked.

"Make some rice cakes," Old Mrs. Chen said, "Make plenty, send some to every household so everyone can share in the joy."

"Let me do it!"

Xie Liangchen was about to start, but Old Mrs. Chen restrained her.

Old Mrs. Chen seriously said: "I’ve already agreed with the Kitchen God."

Xie Liangchen couldn’t help but smile, thinking it wasn’t the Kitchen God who loved eating, but Grandmother believed Mother loved her cooking.

"I’ll help Mother cook," Yang Shuyin looked to Xie Liangchen, "You leave this to us, go see if Xian has anything else to do."