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Chapter 152: Bonus Chapter - Past Life (11)

After Zhao Lanxiang and He Songbai got married, He Songbai handed over his property to her, and Zhao Lanxiang finally realized how rich the person she was married to was.

But she still manages her little shop, conscientiously and hardworking.

He Songbai fulfilled his promise and respected everything about her. Although he was busy, he still had dinner with her on time every day. He Songbai took Zhao Lanxiang to many auctions and private parties. He spent a lot of money to buy a lot of valuable gifts for her. Zhao Lanxiang was very distressed, but over time she became accustomed to him.

He has a large collection room with many antiques in it. He Songbai said that these are all treasures handed down from their ancestors. He had to sell them because of poverty, and then redeemed them again. Every position on the wooden frame has a name, some are vacant, and some are decorated with expensive antiques.

He Songbai once pointed to Zhao Lanxiang, pointing to a wall of collection shelves, "One day, I will redeem all the He family's treasures."

After forty years, he only redeemed half of it.

In the center of the wooden frame lies two frames. A man in a black and white photo and grandma in color photos.

Zhao Lanxiang touched the frame. In the photo, the man in the Chinese tunic was very elegant, his eyes were arrogant and cold. The style of the clothes and the man's hairstyle made it easy for Zhao Lanxiang to recognize this photo was from the Republic of China era. She couldn't help but applaud, "You look a bit like grandpa, you are all so handsome."

He Songbai hummed disapprovingly, "I'm better than him. My grandma told me."

Zhao Lanxiang stared at the picture of the kind-hearted grandmother next to it. She wiped the photo of the old woman year after year. The old woman experienced eight years of turmoil during the war of resistance and survived the difficult period of the Cultural Revolution for ten years. After He Songbai was in prison, she shouldered the burden of the family with her own strength. She was undoubtedly a very strong and brave woman.

Zhao Lanxiang regretted that she had never seen Granny. If she knew He Songbai a year earlier, she might still be able to meet Granny.

She said to He Songbai, "If I opened the shop earlier, I might still able to meet her."

He Songbai did not speak, but silently said to the old woman in his heart, "Grandma, did you see her in the sky? It doesn't matter if you don't meet her now, you will meet her again in your next life. For the happiness of your grandson, you must bless Lan Xiang so that she can be happy and healthy, free from disasters and diseases."

He Songbai was very nervous about Zhao Lanxiang's body, and he took her on a regular body check every six months. Zhao Lanxiang also took him for an examination, but the result was not good. Her miscarriages in previous years were too bad, and she did not take good care of her body afterward, so she was ill. He also had experienced fifteen years of prison and his health is not very good.

Two people with poor health had to supervise each other and strive to live a healthy life in their old age. He Songbai originally had the mentality of an elderly, he has been living in old age for many years. It is easy for him to nag. When it is cold, he nagged his wife to wear more clothes. And when the weather is hot, she is not allowed to eat cold drinks. When he stubbornly took off Zhao Lanxiang's stockings and replaced them with warm pants, she added a nickname of "old man" for him.

He Songbai calmly said to his wife, "It is okay to grow old. Old men are mature and stable, and rich in experience. It is not comparable to young people."

He himself was more restrained, he did not drink or smoke. He Songbai knows his physical condition very well. He finally earned this life, and maybe after this life, there will be no afterlife. The rest of his days will be very precious--to accompany her and love her.

Zhao Lanxiang once asked him carefully, "Now the medical level is very advanced. If we cooperate with the doctor's treatment, maybe we can still have a baby..."

There was guilt in her eyes.

A child is a blessing given by God. Zhao Lanxiang did not have them in this life, nor did He Songbai. But He Songbai knew that they would have them in their next life. Two of them, one Tang Tang and one Dahai.

Both are naughty but filial good children. He Songbai touched his wife's hair and said with a smile, "You don't have to take risks for me. If I want a child, why should I wait until this age?"

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"Furthermore, raising children is very troublesome. I don't want to spend the rest of our lives on our children. Raising a child will at least cost us a few years of life."

Zhao Lanxiang was amused by He Songbai, and the tears moved in her eyes. Her heart felt sour but warm.

"Let's enjoy the rest of our day," she murmured.

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Zhao Lanxiang reduced her work in the ready-to-wear shop and began to wash her hands and make soup, and spare time to study flower arrangement and baking, making the world of two people more relaxed and enjoyable.

One day, Zhao Lanxiang saw an advertisement on the color TV. It was a program for finding folk cuisine called "Xun Wei". She relentlessly chased on it after watching several episodes. On the weekend, she would cook herself and invite Sister He to taste it together.

When she came across something with very complicated procedures and difficult to make, Zhao Lanxiang pondered overwhelmingly, and she was depressed for several days. The frequency of her talking to He Songbai was reduced.

After He Songbai knew the issue, he called the program team and generously allocated a sponsorship fee. He sent his wife to the show as a guest cheekily. Zhao Lanxiang was very pleasantly surprised. When she was watching the TV, she encountered interesting food and couldn't help but try it out. Fifty to sixty percent of the time, she failed. But her husband's arrogant sponsorship fee relieved her troubles. Zhao Lanxiang has lived with the TV crew ever since.

He Songbai, who occasionally hangs out, will also go to the show to watch her. After the shooting, the husband and wife will be nestled in the kitchen and will taste the delicious food from the south and the north.

In spring, they tasted the crisp bamboo shoots and toon. The bamboo shoots were filled with the tender spring rain. They were crisp and refreshing, the toon was very tender, and the newly picked toon buds were fragrant and delicious. In summer, they took shelter from the heat in the depths of the 100,000 mountains. Sweet melons ripened one after another, and it was cold after it was kept down the well. In autumn, it was roasted lamb, thinly sliced, fat oil sizzling, mixed with green onions tender and sweet. In winter, they eat hot and spicy hot pot in Sichuan, the meat is fragrant and delicious, the peppers drive cold temperature away, and they are warm after eating sweatily.

Every season is so fresh, the transition between spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Zhao Lanxiang felt the joy that she had not experienced in the first half of her life. As time goes on, she was not only aged but also accumulated experience.

He Songbai once again talked about love. His elderly mentality also became younger, although he was always dubbed the old man by his wife.

The only pity is that He Songbai can no longer taste the plump and attractive crabs in autumn. Whenever he sees the fertile and yellow crab, he can't help but remember the crabs made by his wife in his previous life. The two of them watched the red crabs with the program crew while drooling, but for the sake of his wife's body, He Songbai had to calmly say to her, "I don't like crabs. I felt uncomfortable after eating it."

He Songbai once tasted a few bites, and can't even go to the company. He had to stay at home all day. Seeing such a scene, Zhao Lanxiang never let crabs appear on the dining table at home.

Although Sister He likes to eat it very much.

In the evening, He Songbai had to work overtime to finish reading the materials, but Zhao Lanxiang glanced at the clock and dragged him to bed. The full-bodied husband and wife dug into the warm quilt, quiet at night, the atmosphere was just right.

Zhao Lanxiang thought that he did not know to cherish his body.

He Songbai gleamed at first glance as if he remembered something, he chuckled lightly, and said to his wife, "How can we not work hard? Now we can live a good life, all are the result of diligence."

"When I was young, I tasted the taste of poverty. I have to cherish what I have in front of me and work harder. Did I told you that our old He family very poor before?"

Zhao Lanxiang remembered the full ancestral treasure in his collection room and shook her head in disbelief.

He Songbai started talking to her about the chaotic decade, the life of the old landlord's family with surname He in that remote and peaceful small village.

He chuckled. His eyes full of nostalgia, and said in a low, calm tone, "At that time, my elder sister and I only had two coarse grain cakes a day. We couldn't even drink porridge."

"My eldest sister is so fond of eating now because she suffered from hunger in those days. I also like to eat. I still remember the first time I went to the county town and saw the newly steamed white buns in the state-run restaurant. I refused to leave, but it was clear that we don't have the money to buy steamed buns. I have remembered the smell for many years."

The old man whispered a lot of his bitter times in the country and sighed, "We always say that we met too late. Sometimes I think it's not good if we meet early. If you saw me at that time, I will guarantee that you wouldn't even throw me a glance."

"At that time, I was poor and downcast. I was so poor that I couldn't even live as good as a dog. My greatest wish at that time was to be able to eat a white steamed bun. Even the best clothes I wore were still second-hand from others. I am very happy that I met you when I was able."

After listening to him, Zhao Lanxiang was distressed. She couldn't help but hug and comforted him, "Fortunately, you have survived."

She seriously corrected his words, "But one thing you said is wrong, if I can meet you sooner, I will make you have a better life."

She promised him a blank check. "At that time, my family's financial conditions were relatively affluent. If I could have met you, I would guarantee you a full meal and raise you until you are white and fat."

He Songbai laughed and kissed his lovely wife, "Well, okay. I'm so fat already."

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The elderly He Songbai got in a wheelchair and was pushed out by his wife for a walk. Every afternoon after they have been together, they will spend time together.

When he was young if she was tired he could carry her back home. Now that he is old, and she is also old, she will push him home in a wheelchair. On this day, He Songbai was enjoying sunbathing in the park. He sat under an old oak tree, stroking the veins of fallen leaves with his hands.

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In September, it was autumn and the sky is refreshing. Golden leaves fell like a dancing butterfly.

He vaguely recalled the scene in the previous life when his wife was giving birth to his two children. In the autumn of that year, the leaves on the trees in the hospital were also so beautiful. Then in the haze, He Songbai vaguely saw his young wife when she was delivering his son.

The young Zhao Lanxiang said with tears, "I miss you so much."

He Songbai glanced back, saw his gray-haired wife who was resting in the distance, and looked at the scene of his young wife about to give birth in front of him, and he nodded as if he understood what happened.

He encouraged her with a smile, "Lanxiang, fight. Soon our Tang Tang and Dahai are coming."

He Songbai stood up strenuously as if he could touch her hand through the void and solemnly said, "No matter where you go, wherever I am, I hope you will be brave and strong."

"I love you the most."

He Songbai stared at the fading illusion and couldn't help but recall his two lives. He smiled uncontrollably.

Behind him, Zhao Lanxiang had woke up after enough rest. She came over and pushed his wheelchair. She smiled and said, "What were you so fascinated by? The wind is strong, let's go home."

He Songbai is thinking about their two lives, they always meet at the moment of each other's roughest time. Each encounter is not the best, there is pain and frustration along the way, but it does not matter. 

As long as it is the right person, however you meet, whenever you meet, it will be beautiful.

—The End—

Author's Note:

Brother Bai: In the end, the man who my wife thought about for the rest of her life is actually myself?

Xiangxiang: "..."

Fall in love with the same fine person. Talk about the feeling of a guilty conscience.

Author: As long as you are happy.

Congratulations on your two lives, and I wish you a long and happy life.

The following is a thank you from supporting actors:

Sister He: I wish you all the best and your wish come true.

Gu Shuoming: Although I don't get many shares, I am very grateful to the beautiful girls who love me.

Gu Tiedan: Thank you for loving me so much, I also like you.

Tang Tang & Dahai: I wish readers a smooth exam, and my halo and Dahai's will cover you~

Jiang Jianjun: I hope you can all meet the right people.

Teacher Gu: I hope you can maintain your original dream regardless of adversity.

Little Huzi: There is nothing to say. Bless all mothers to have a lovely baby like me, and all the foodies to have a kind and hardworking sister.

Author: Finally, thank you to the readers who have supported this book. Because of your existence, we have Xiangxiang and Brother Bai.

I have a lot of shortcomings, slag in updating, and write not very well. Thank you for your tolerance and likes, I will continue to strive for greater progress.

I especially love you all!

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Translator Note: I can't believe it is done! 

Thank you for all your support!  ✲ﾟ｡.(✿╹◡╹)ﾉ☆.｡₀:*ﾟ✲ﾟ*:₀｡

I wish you all the love you are looking for. Don't settle for the second-best! You deserve your own Xiangxiang and Brother Bai.

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