Transmigrating with a Five Million Dollar Retirement Life

Chapter 252 The Grand Finale

"Tang Wenyu, where have you been again! Look at you, you don't act like a girl at all."

Tang Bin, who was just off duty, bumped into Tang Wenyu, who had sneaked back home. His clothes were covered in mud, and no one knew where he had been gallivanting off to.

"Dad, you're back! I just remembered Mom was calling me. Dad, take your time, Mom was looking for me first."

Caught red-handed, Tang Wenyu quickly made an excuse and ran away as fast as she could. If she had been a step too late, her father would have nagged her for ages, telling her that girls should act like girls. She had heard it so many times over the years that her ears were calloused.

"You come back here! Come back here!!"

Hearing Tang Bin's angry shout, Tang Wenyu ran even faster, almost bumping into Madam Tang who was coming from the opposite direction.

"Yu'er, what have you done now? Why are you making your father so angry!"

"Hehe, it's okay, you know my dad."

"Mom, what are we having for dinner tonight? I'm starving!"

"You little rascal, you only know to come home when you're hungry. Alright, hurry up and get ready. Tonight we're having your favorite lotus leaf chicken."

"Hehe, I know, Mom! I'll go right now."

As Madam Tang watched Tang Wenyu walk away, envy welled up in her eyes. "My daughter, may you always be this free and happy, and may I be happy too."

Wang Hefan breathed a sigh of relief after narrowly escaping disaster, completely unaware that the girl who pursued him today would become the most beloved person in his heart.

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March is the season when orioles sing and grasses grow.

On this day, a major event took place in Qingshui Village.

Wang Huaisheng passed the imperial examination and became a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations)!

It's worth noting that the village school had only been built for less than two years, yet a student had already passed the imperial examination and become a scholar. What an honor that was!

Although there was a General Wang Chi and a Lady Hui De in the village, they were not actually members of the Wang family.

But Wang Shuisheng was different. This time, Wang Shuisheng's success in the exam made the village, which had been hesitant about whether to build a girls' school, decide to build it immediately.

Who says women are inferior to men!

Look at Song Jiaojiao, as a woman, she may not necessarily be granted an official position, but she also has her own fiefdom.

The village chief was so pleased that he decided to throw a three-day, three-night feast, with the money coming from the village's public funds.

Now that the public has become wealthy because of Song Jiaojiao's workshop, the village chief has the confidence to do this.

For three days in a row, the villagers wore smiles on their faces, and even people in the town knew about it.

"Huaisheng, quickly thank Madam Huide." The woman led the man to Song Jiaojiao's house, eager to express her gratitude.

If Song Jiaojiao hadn't overlooked the fact that she had leaked the formula and hadn't allowed her son to attend school despite past grievances, her son wouldn't have achieved what he has today.

Even if they don't improve further, as long as they become scholars, their future life will be secure, and they won't have to go back to the days when they couldn't get enough to eat or wear.

"Alright, get up quickly. This is also the result of Huaisheng's own hard work." Song Jiaojiao hurriedly had someone help them up. After all these years, she still wasn't used to people kneeling before her.

After seeing Wang Huaisheng and his mother off, Song Jiaojiao was about to go to the back mountain when she saw a familiar person at the door.

Mu Qing is back.

The mother and daughter remained silent. When Mu Qing saw Song Jiaojiao, her nose tingled and her eyes reddened.

During the time she was separated from her uncle, she missed Song Jiaojiao the most, fearing that she would never be able to go back and never see Song Jiaojiao again. Fortunately, she met kind people.

"Muqing, you're back. You're tanned and thinner; you must have suffered a lot while you were away!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Qing could no longer hold back. She lunged forward and hugged Song Jiaojiao tightly, choking back tears as she cried out.

"mother!"

Song Jiaojiao felt a warm, moist sensation on her neck and realized that Mu Qing had suffered a lot outside.

Even in modern times, one can suffer a lot of injustices when traveling far from home, let alone in ancient times when communication and transportation were underdeveloped.

"It's alright, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Wang Ziyi, standing at the door, was filled with remorse. He had failed to take good care of Mu Qing and had betrayed his sister-in-law's trust in her.

After Mu Qing finished venting her emotions and went down to rest, Song Jiaojiao had a chance to ask Wang Ziyi.

"Ziyi, what happened on the way?"

"Sister-in-law, it's my fault for not taking good care of Muqing; she almost didn't make it back!"

Wang Ziyi told Song Jiaojiao about how Mu Qing was almost abducted by human traffickers. Song Jiaojiao felt a wave of fear. She couldn't help but think back to when she took Mu Qing and Mu Xue to town for the Lantern Festival, and it happened the same way.

She was almost abducted by human traffickers that time, but thankfully they found her later, which prevented serious consequences.

"I see. No wonder Mu Qing, who is usually so composed, is so scared. She was abducted by human traffickers a couple of years ago, and then Old Lady Wang sold her. That experience must have left a shadow in her heart."

“It’s all my fault. It would have been better to let the coachman take her away first, but I didn’t expect the horse to break off. By the time I went to look for her, she was long gone.”

Thankfully, Mu Qing is smart enough to remember that I mentioned there are Sifang Hot Pot restaurants in big towns; otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to face you and my older brother.

Wang Ziyi was very annoyed. In the end, it was his own carelessness that made him realize that the journey was short and there would be no danger. He never expected that Mu Qing would suffer so much.

Song Jiaojiao looked at the boy in front of her, who was not much older than Mu Qing. At this time, he was just a college student who had not yet experienced the harsh realities of society.

"Remember this for next time: never underestimate anything, no matter what. A slight oversight can lead to irreparable consequences."

After this incident, Wang Ziyi became more mature and more prudent in his actions.

Mu Qing stayed for over a month after returning home before heading out again. She still wanted to make the most of her half-day leisure time. Now that Song Jiaojiao had entrusted the hot pot restaurant and food stall to her, she believed that Mu Qing could make a name for herself. She couldn't let her mother down.

Song Jiaojiao never expected that simply being lazy and handing over the shop to Mu Qing would make her the richest woman in the Great Jin Kingdom.

The only thing that bothered Song Jiaojiao was that Mu Qing was only focused on his career and wasn't in a hurry to get involved in relationships.

In her words, relationships would only become stumbling blocks on her path, affecting the speed at which she could make money.

Song Jiaojiao still respects the children's own wishes, but she can't resist what the children's grandparents and maternal grandparents say.

Now she's actually glad she has a fiefdom, so she doesn't have to stay in the capital all the time. She only has to stay for a few days, and she can just bear with it.

The clouds drift and the years repeat themselves.

Song Jiaojiao couldn't remember how many years she had been here.

She, who was already sixty years old, sat in the pavilion on the back hill, watching the butterflies resting on the flowers.

The flowers are as vibrant and beautiful as ever, but she has aged and is no longer what she once was.

"Madam, it's getting chilly, let's go downstairs!"

Shang Xiaoxiao, whose hair was neatly styled, also had gray hair at her temples.

In a daze, Song Jiaojiao saw the way she looked when she first met her, standing in front of her younger brother and sister-in-law, her eyes full of determination and heroic spirit.

He glanced at Qingshui Mountain one last time. "Let's go home."