“No, that won’t do. How can a young girl like you go to take a bus alone? I don’t feel at ease!”
Fu Ziheng, sitting in his wheelchair: “……”
So he… was not human?
Eldest Uncle also realized he had misspoken and quickly tried to recover. “Ahem, Ziheng, I mean it would be inconvenient for Xiaohua to push you alone to the station.”
Fu Ziheng only showed a faint smile. “Eldest Uncle, I understand.”
At this moment, Zheng Chao took the initiative to speak. “Director Ao, if you trust me, let me accompany Miss Yang and the others to the station. I still have some matters to finish at the hospital before heading back.”
“This…” Director Ao hesitated. “Tiehua, what do you think?”
Yang Tiehua immediately nodded. “Eldest Uncle, I think it’s fine. Besides, Brother Ziheng still needs to wait for the hospital test results. With Doctor Zheng around, it’ll be easier.”
In this era, having someone familiar made a big difference.
“Alright then. Xiaohua, here’s the money for the train tickets. Take it.” Eldest Uncle pulled out fifty yuan and handed it to her.
“Eldest Uncle, really, I don’t need it. I have money,” Yang Tiehua refused.
Given how Eldest Uncle kept giving money so casually, the original host must have already taken far too much from him. She definitely couldn’t accept it now.
Director Ao, seeing her refusal, directly pressed the money into Fu Ziheng’s hand. “Take it if it’s given to you. You can’t travel without money. Alright, I’ll go send Zhang Madam and the others back to pack.”
Fu Ziheng looked at the fifty yuan in his hand, silently resolving that he must earn money properly, so that in the future Yang Tiehua’s hands would reach toward him, not others.
Yet that thought made him slightly startled.
Why would he think like this?
Could he… even make money in his current condition?
If his leg never recovered, would she still stay with him for life?
If the sugar factory’s transformation succeeded, with Director Ao’s ability, he likely wouldn’t let a disabled man burden his most beloved niece.
“Doctor Zheng, do you know where I can find a pawn shop? I want to pawn something,” Yang Tiehua suddenly asked.
Her words pulled Fu Ziheng back from his thoughts.
“What do you want to pawn? I have a classmate whose family runs a pawn shop. I’ll take you there,” Zheng Chao replied.
Yang Tiehua’s eyes lit up. “Then I’ll trouble you. I want to pawn a jade bracelet.”
As expected, having connections in the provincial city made everything easier.
Under Zheng Chao’s guidance, the three quickly arrived at the pawn shop.
Inside, a girl in a yellow dress was lounging on a recliner with her legs crossed.
Without even looking up, she said lazily, “Buying or selling? If you’re buying, take your time. Just tell me when you’re done picking.”
Yang Tiehua stepped closer and saw the girl had her eyes closed.
Her face was like a freshly peeled egg, round and fair, very cute.
“Zhou Feifei.”
Zheng Chao called out.
The moment Yang Tiehua heard that name, her breathing froze.
Zhou Feifei…
Was it the Zhou Feifei she knew?
Zhou Feifei opened her eyes and, upon seeing Zheng Chao, instantly jumped up from the recliner in excitement. “Zheng Chao, why are you here?”
“I brought some friends to pawn something,” he said. “We’ll be heading to Tuocheng later.”
“Tuocheng? Why are you going to Tuocheng?” Zhou Feifei immediately caught the key point.
“I’ve been transferred there,” Zheng Chao replied.
“What? Did someone deliberately suppress you at the hospital and send you down to Tuocheng?” Zhou Feifei panicked.
“No, I applied for it myself. My elder brother and the others are going too. Alright, hurry and help Miss Yang take a look.”
Zhou Feifei didn’t press further and turned to Yang Tiehua. “Miss Yang, come over here. Let me see it.”
Yang Tiehua took out the jade bracelet.
At first, Zhou Feifei seemed distracted, still thinking about Zheng Chao’s transfer. But the moment the bracelet was placed on the tray, her expression changed instantly.
“Oh my god, this is a really fine piece!”
She quickly put on gloves, picked up a magnifying glass, and carefully examined it. Then she used a small metal flashlight to inspect the patterns. After a long look, she became visibly excited.
“Miss Yang, this is a top-quality item. I can’t even quote a price for this. Wait here, I’ll call my father.”
She made a phone call and said, “Miss Yang, please sit for a while. My father will be here soon.”
Zhou Feifei brewed tea for them and even handed Yang Tiehua a handful of White Rabbit candies. “I just bought these. Miss Yang, have some.”
“Thank you. These are good,” Yang Tiehua smiled. “Brother Ziheng, let’s buy some later and bring them back for Niannian and An’an.”
“Alright,” Fu Ziheng replied.
“You already have two children?” Zhou Feifei was shocked.
“No, no, they’re not our children. They’re my younger sister-in-law and younger brother, both five years old,” Yang Tiehua explained, her tone softening.
When speaking about them, her eyes were full of affection.
In her past life, when she worked as a maid in the Fu family, Niannian and An’an were already ten years old, while the original host’s two children were only two. She had raised them carefully, and the two children were very sensible, especially Niannian, who liked talking to her about everything.
“Feifei, what bracelet is worth calling me back for this phone bill?” A middle-aged man wearing a Zhongshan suit walked in, his round belly protruding like he was six or seven months pregnant, his voice loud and booming.
“Dad, come quickly. It’s this Miss Yang’s bracelet,” Zhou Feifei said quickly.
The man glanced at Yang Tiehua, then shifted his gaze to the wheelchair-bound Fu Ziheng.
The moment he saw Fu Ziheng’s face, his expression changed dramatically. “You… you are…”
“Dad, this is Miss Yang’s husband. They’re all from Tuocheng,” Zhou Feifei introduced.
“Tuocheng? You… are from Tuocheng?” the man asked Fu Ziheng.
“Yes, I was born in Tuocheng,” Fu Ziheng replied.
The man suppressed his shock.
So it wasn’t him.
He then carefully examined the bracelet.
Meanwhile, Yang Tiehua did not miss the change in his expression when he looked at Fu Ziheng.
It seemed… Zhou Feifei’s father had seen Fu Ziheng’s father before.
According to the original timeline, Fu Ziheng’s father would return in two years.
She wondered whether her transmigration had changed that original trajectory.
Perhaps she should ask Zhou Feifei’s father where exactly he had seen Fu Ziheng’s father before.