Chapter 2062: Auntie Cui’s Past

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Auntie Cui still looked like she could not hear Qiao Mei. It was not until Qiao Mei shouted for the fourth time that she realized that Auntie Cui was actually playing a fool with her.

“Auntie Cui, just let me know if you have any requests. We can have a proper discussion. It’s not a good idea to pretend to be deaf and mute,” Qiao Mei said patiently.

Auntie Cui was not afraid of anything. She had no children and her husband had passed away a long time ago. She was alone in this world and no longer had anything to worry about. Although this house did not belong to her, she had lived here for most of her life. This place contained all the memories shared by her and her deceased husband.

If they wanted her to move out, she would have to die first!

Qiao Mei did not continue to put pressure on Auntie Cui. She would not be able to get any answers today. Qiao Mei told the community office staff to move the tables and chairs in the courtyard back to their office. Now that Auntie Cui was the only one left in the Gao family’s ancestral home, she needed to think of another way.

The next day, Qiao Mei asked someone to go to Auntie Cui’s room to take a look at the setup inside and then asked someone else to rent a room nearby that faced the same direction. When everything was settled, Qiao Mei went to look for Auntie Cui to have a chat.

“Auntie Cui, I’m Qiao Mei. I’m here to talk to you,” Qiao Mei knocked on the door and yelled out.

Auntie Cui opened the door slowly and gestured towards the room, saying,

“Come in. Only you can come in. No one else.”

“Alright.” Qiao Mei asked the bodyguards behind her to go downstairs and wait for her. She would handle the matters here on her own.

After entering the room, Qiao Mei closed the door. The room was filled with books and at one glance, all she could see were bookshelves. Some of the books were very old, while others still looked perfect and seemed to have been bought recently.

“Auntie Cui, are you an avid reader?” Qiao Mei asked curiously.

“My husband likes to read, so I like it too,” Auntie Cui said with a gentle smile as she hugged a book.

Auntie Cui’s husband was Zhong Tian. Decades ago, he was a teacher at a school in Hu City. Auntie Cui suffered a lot when she was young. She had escaped the mountain area alone and did not even have a place to take shelter in Hu City. During the day, she sold newspapers on the streets and alleys. At night, she sold flowers at the entrance of the bars in the entertainment district.

She had always thought that as long as she worked hard, she would be able to find her place in Hu City. Even a two-square-meter room was something to look forward to.

It was soon winter and she had only one set of flimsy clothes, not enough for her to survive the winter at all. Very soon, she ran a high fever and fainted by the roadside. When Zhong Tian got off work, he found Auntie Cui lying unconscious by the roadside. At that moment, there were also a few hooligans who were trying to take Auntie Cui with them.

Zhong Tian did not know where he got his courage from, but he picked Auntie Cui up and brought her home. After that day, he took her in. She cleaned his house, washed his clothes and cooked for him. After doing the chores, she would go out to work. As the days passed, the two of them gradually fell in love.

“My husband taught me a lot of knowledge. I guess we can say that he’s my teacher and 1 love him very much all my life. I didn’t expect him to fall seriously ill and die so young,” Auntie Cui said sadly.

“Mr. Zhong seems like a very nice person. Auntie Cui, I have come here today to discuss the matter of the house with you. I won’t force you to move out. I

just want to bring you to see another room. Will you come with me to take a

look?” Qiao Mei suggested.

“Alright, then I’ll accompany you to take a look,” Auntie Cui said.

Qiao Mei asked Auntie Cui to sit in the wheelchair that she had prepared in advance and the two of them took a stroll down the street. Auntie Cui told Qiao Mei many memories from her past.

When they reached the entrance of a small neighborhood, Auntie Cui suddenly realized something. She looked up at Qiao Mei and asked, “Don’t tell me… don’t tell me you’ve found me a room here?”

The neighborhood in front of her was the school’s family compound. Only teachers from the school could stay in this compound. At that time, Zhong Tian was very determined to marry Auntie Cui. Only married teachers could apply for a house in the compound. Zhong Tian had put in an application and the school had already approved it.

However, Zhong Tian’s family did not want him to marry Auntie Cui and did everything they could to stop them. In the end, Zhong Tian did not have a legitimate spouse in the legal sense, but the love between the two of them was more binding than any marriage certificate..