Transmigrated & Triumphant: Defying Destiny's Chosen One-Chapter 610 - 84: Let’s Exchange Addresses_2

"Hey, how did the exam go?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Little Xuan put on a mature face: "Not bad, I answered everything."

But even if he had aged three years, his true age was only 15. He still looked very young.

The man, who was a bit reserved earlier, instantly burst into laughter:

"Wow, finished your exams, you’re a real man now!"

Little Xuan blushed — he knew he still looked pretty childish, so he retreated quickly.

As they spoke, Aunt Niu had already come out with a tray of buns.

Seeing the quantity, about twenty or thirty, it seemed like she made them just for their family.

Da Dan laughed: "Auntie, we won’t be shy then — by the way, I heard your eldest daughter is bringing her kids over tomorrow? I have some little trinkets at home, just right for the kids to play with..."

Da Dan always enjoyed socializing. With so many people around, no one paid attention to her, so she greeted everyone and headed inside with the buns.

Even though they were full after eating at the state-run restaurant, by night, an 8 PM snack wasn’t overindulgent.

...

Early the next morning, Da Dan started her business again — although winter wasn’t the time for pickling vegetables, fried soybeans and crispy snacks were still popular.

While busily washing tubs and basins, she saw Chu River waking up and quickly discussed with her:

"Aunt, those buns Aunt Niu made yesterday had pork fat in them, she was quite generous. I was thinking, why don’t we give them that little car we used before?"

They had a small car, the miniature kind, pieced together when practicing repairs. Over the years, it was assembled and disassembled many times to get familiar with its mechanics.

Now it couldn’t withstand much tinkering, and its paint was a bit worn out. But in times when cars were hard to come by, it was actually something you could gift.

Otherwise, gifting a brand-new car wasn’t being generous, it was being foolish.

Da Dan had already found out while chatting that Aunt Niu’s eldest daughter was also a recent college entrance examinee who, after getting married to a fellow educated youth in An Province, had no family left in the area.

After the exam, she left her return address as Beijing, boarded a train with her family, and would arrive by morning.

— While there hadn’t been official documents for city returnees, taking a leave to visit home wasn’t something anyone could stop.

Aunt Niu even sent her son to borrow and copy books to send to his sister.

It showed how harmonious this family really was.

Since the other side was willing to maintain the relationship, and his aunt might stay here for years, giving a small car wasn’t an issue.

After all, even if Aunt Niu’s eldest daughter didn’t return home, she still had grandchildren who could play with it.

...

Aunt Niu’s daughter was named Niu Hong.

Names from those years were generally simple and carried a sense of the times.

And she herself was also quite simple and honest.

Looking around twenty or thirty years old, she had her hair cut short just to her ears, wearing a thin cotton jacket and cloth shoes.

By her side were two daughters, one around six or seven years old, and the other two or three.

Her husband looked average, but strong and sturdy, and the couple was smiling, with Niu Hong’s eyes slightly red, indicating she had cried before.

As Da Dan entered, such thoughts crossed her mind, and when she turned her head, she saw another young woman sitting in the yard.

Also around twenty, with long hair that was rather dry and frizzy, but styled into a loose braid—

That type of braid was pretty unique, and Da Dan decided to have Daya learn it and see if they could create something else from it.

However, with his straightforward mindset typical of the times—

Her hair wasn’t neatly combed, a bit fluffy, with stray bits here and there, making one feel like grabbing a comb with some water to smooth it out...

Her face looked pale, clearly with powder on, and she was quite slim...

All in all, this girl didn’t look like someone who was good at doing chores.

Looking back at Aunt Niu, her eyes kept glancing at this girl’s head.

Da Dan understood—two people sharing such mutual understanding meant they were of the same kind, both liking things neat and tidy at home, like Da Dan’s orderly pickle jars.

Although Aunt Niu wasn’t as particular, her home was still kept tidy.

But now it seemed...

Ahem!

Da Dan wisely stayed silent.

Meanwhile, Aunt Niu warmly invited him in.

"Look at you, being so polite, it feels too formal!"

She quickly introduced: "This is my eldest daughter, the one who went down to the countryside; just call her Sister Hong. This is our son-in-law, Chen Jian Country, and his sister, Chen Wenjuan."

She didn’t forget to introduce her daughter: "This is our neighbor next door, Chu Yang, he has helped me a lot!"

That wasn’t quite true, but Aunt Niu couldn’t well say that they had given her plenty of gifts.

Da Dan also politely greeted everyone.

Niu Hong seemed puzzled: "I remember it was someone else’s family next door?"

But after asking, she quickly realized — transactions like these weren’t openly discussed back then. So, she didn’t ask further, staying just as polite.

Da Dan seized the moment and quickly handed over the small car.

It may have been an old item, but he had found a small box to put it in—

"Auntie, this is a car my family’s kids used to play with, a bit old now. But thinking your grandkids are still young, they might like it!"

Aunt Niu had been polite before, so she didn’t say much now.

Opening the box, she was quite surprised: "Oh, this little car is rather intricately made!"

The red and white color scheme looked very appealing!

"This mustn’t be cheap?"

She asked reflexively.

And Niu Hong’s eyes widened with surprise, quickly nudging her arm:

"Mom, we can’t accept this, these little cars are quite pricey nowadays!"

Glancing around, she whispered: "On the black market, they’re 70 yuan each."

"Oh my!" Aunt Niu’s hand shook, almost dropping the car.

"Auntie, don’t listen to my sister, this car is so old!"

Niu Hong then took a closer look.

Indeed, the car was really old, the wheels weren’t even round anymore, let alone the peeling paint.

Said to be previously used, it was true enough.

But still, twenty yuan wouldn’t have been a problem to sell.

Aunt Niu quickly declined: "That’s too much, I can’t take this!"

No one could refuse Da Dan’s sincere gift—

"Auntie, look at my family, who still looks like a kid? This car would only rust in my house; look at how rusty the metal is!"

This was indeed true.

An uncle serving as a high-ranking officer in the army.

An aunt focused solely on making money and raising kids.

And the biggest among the kids was only eighteen or nineteen.

In the current state, in a few years, no children would be playing with it.

Not to mention, if they got into university, getting married and having kids would be even further away.

Instead, her grandkids and Niu Hong’s two children could play with it now.

Thinking through, Aunt Niu slowed her refusal.

"Well... I’ll accept it then."

"By the way, you finished exams, so you need to replenish yourselves, right? No need to buy vegetables, my garden has plenty. Take whatever you like!"

Da Dan didn’t hold back—while the pickled vegetable business wasn’t booming, their family still needed some reserves, and now was the best time for stockpiling vegetables.

"Alright, Auntie, but don’t blame me when I empty out your garden!"

Aunt Niu thought to herself, with all these radishes and green vegetables, they wouldn’t sell for much; nothing compared to that gift.

Besides, her relatives and friends all lived in nearby villages; if they needed vegetables, couldn’t they get them?

"Feel free to take them, just leave me a patch of scallions! The rest are all yours!"

Both were quite satisfied, smiling broadly.

While people in the courtyard watched Da Dan, their expressions were varied.

— With such generosity, giving things that are hard to buy nowadays, this neighbor was no ordinary person.