7 Chapter 7: Unscientific, But True!_1

He Jingyu and Wang Shuping looked at each other; they knew their daughter and were aware that she would not lie. Yet, the things their daughter was saying were too fantastical to comprehend.

Past life?

Reincarnation?

Returned after thirty-five years?

"Tiantian, are you still confused?" Wang Shuping reached out to touch He Tiantian's forehead to see if her daughter had a fever or was perhaps still talking in her sleep.

He Tiantian gave a bitter smile, knowing that her parents would not believe her, and said, "Dad, Mom, I don't have a fever, I'm not confused, and I'm not joking. I'm more awake and serious now than ever before! What I'm telling you is true. Your deaths in my previous life were a huge blow to me. I didn't know I was being deceived by that family and so married that man, who tricked me for my entire life. That man was infertile and yet blamed it on me, I never had children and lived and died alone..."

Upon hearing her daughter detailing such a tragic experience, Wang Shuping turned pale and stammered, "And Yingjie? Where's Huo Yingjie? Didn't he take good care of you...?"

"Yes, the Huo family has a close relationship with us. After your mother and I were gone, they wouldn't neglect you..." He Jingyu said, his forehead breaking into a sweat. His daughter's words had frightened him. Now he was hesitant about whether to send his daughter away.

He Tiantian gave a wry smile, her face showing a weathered expression unbecoming of her tender age, and continued, "Dad, the Huo family was hit hard too. It wasn't until seven or eight years later, when college entrance exams were reinstated, that Uncle Huo resumed work. By then, I was already married. Not only did I not receive the letters you wrote me, I also didn't receive any from Brother Yingjie. They were all hidden by that family. That man had someone forge Yingjie's handwriting to write me a letter, claiming he found a like-minded partner at work and that he wished to break up with me. Afterwards, he had someone forge my handwriting to reply to Yingjun. Brother Yingjie didn't believe it and came to find me, but when he saw that man being intimate with me, he lost hope and left... That's how we missed each other..."

The boy rides a bamboo horse around the bed, playing with the green plums. They shared a home on Changgan Road, the two children without any suspicion.

The children of the two families liked each other, and the approval of the adults was silent, but assured. When they came of age, they would marry. With both families knowing each other well, such a marriage would be harmonious.

He Jingyu and Wang Shuping remained silent for a long time, their daughter's words were hard for them to believe. But the look in her eyes, her tone, and her expressions weren't those of a teenage girl, which made it hard for them not to believe her!

"Jingyu, what do you think?" Wang Shuping turned to her husband. "Although this is scientifically impossible, I believe Tiantian wouldn't deliberately lie to us."

He Jingyu rubbed his hands together, reached into his pocket, pulled out a cigarette, and took a few puffs before slowly saying, "I believe everything Tiantian has said. Since it's not good over there, I'll go talk to Old Wei. Our Tiantian won't be going."

He believed his daughter, no matter what she said. Not for any other reason, but simply because she was his daughter, his own flesh and blood.

"It's probably for the best not to go. No matter how tough things are, it's better for the family to be together." Wang Shuping also did not want her daughter to leave. Tiantian was so naive; rather than let her be deceived by others, it was better to have her in sight, so they could all support each other to get through tough times.

Initially, He Tiantian wanted to stop them, but wishing for a different life than her previous one, she agreed with her father's decision. She watched him leave, then He Tiantian and Wang Shuping sat in silence.

Finally, Wang Shuping couldn't help but ask, "Tiantian, do you know when your father and I died?"

He Tiantian answered, "It was August of '73. Everything outside was chaotic then. By that time, you had been gone for half a year. I only got to stay here for one day, and it was only from the old neighbors that I found out. I guess it happened as father mentioned earlier. My grandfather once studied in Country M, and people used that against us. The family letters were dug out, and that probably led to your tragic ends. That's my guess."

As He Tiantian spoke, what appeared in her mind were the scenes of those days – the helplessness, the pain, and almost not wanting to survive.

He Tiantian's body trembled, and Wang Shuping, feeling her daughter's helplessness and pain, hugged her daughter tightly with both hands.

Feeling the warmth of her mother's embrace, He Tiantian became somewhat clear-headed. She had already been reborn and was no longer the He Tiantian of before. This life, she was determined to be strong and to live seriously in the real world.

After a while, He Jingyu came back with a heavy heart.

"Jingyu, how did it go?" Wang Shuping felt a bad premonition rising in her heart and hurriedly asked her husband.

He Jingyu sighed, "I went to see Old Jiang. He said that the youth going to the countryside will get on the bus tomorrow, so the list has already been submitted and cannot be changed, Tiantian must get on the bus tomorrow."

"What do we do?" Wang Shuping became anxious, "Are we just going to watch our daughter walk into the fire pit once again?"

"Alas, it's all my fault for being too hasty." He Jingyu regretted, having made decisions on his own that led his daughter down the same path she took in her previous life.

On the contrary, He Tiantian felt relieved upon hearing that the list couldn't be changed. The Qi Family people, as long as she was careful, could always be avoided; they weren't that big of a deal, not that difficult. He Tiantian also worried that if she couldn't go to the countryside, some things from her past life might change as well.

Facing many unknown threats, He Tiantian would rather choose the setbacks of her past life. Because she knew what was coming, she could think of ways to avoid them.

Now, although her parents did not fully believe her words, they had started to believe her to some extent. In that case, following the trajectory of her past life might also be a shortcut.

"Dad, I'll go," He Tiantian said, "You don't have to feel troubled. The place I went to in my previous life was poor and backward, but the local customs were not bad. Several older people in the village didn't suffer inhuman abuse and lived for seven or eight years, getting back up and starting to work."

"But what if that family bullies you again?" Wang Shuping voiced her concerns, not wanting her daughter to go there from the bottom of her heart.

He Tiantian comforted her parents, "Now I know that family is very bad. I'll stay away from them and be cautious, and it will be fine. Believe me, I'm not a child, but someone who is even older than you."

He Tiantian's stern expression, coupled with her childish face, made Wang Shuping and He Jingyu burst into tears but also laugh, however, they also felt their daughter was smarter and no longer the naive and innocent little girl she once was.

Both relieved and sad.

"Alright, take everything you can from home," He Jingyu said, "We don't have much time left, hurry and pack Tiantian's things."

Having only one child at home, He Tiantian had quite a few clothes, and all were the most fashionable styles in Nan City.

Although in this era one couldn't dress too brightly, the wisdom of the working people was everywhere, adding some frills and slightly cinching the waist on the clothes.

Seeing this, Wang Shuping also knew it was unchangeable, and could only suppress the reluctance in her heart to pack things for He Tiantian.

He Tiantian, who had already prepared herself mentally, wasn't as sad as her parents. Remembering that her father had come home and not yet eaten, she made a bowl of noodles for him.