After time travel, share a space with your modern family.

Since the house in the newly built house of the Ruan family has not yet been occupied, Qiao Tinghao and Ruan Xiaohai have to stay in the house behind the courtyard for the time being.

"Second Brother...uh, I'd like to ask, is this house newly built by your family?" Qiao Tinghao asked, pointing to the house they were currently living in. He secretly wondered, if it's newly built, why don't they just move in?

Actually, he felt a little embarrassed to call a child seven or eight years younger than him "second brother," but Ruan Mumu had just reminded him that he was only thirteen or fourteen years old now, a full ten years younger than he had been before. With that thought, he stopped worrying about the issue and just looked at Ruan Xiaohai curiously, waiting for his answer.

Ruan Xiaohai chuckled and explained, "This isn't our main house, but rather a place to store miscellaneous items or raise poultry and livestock. Since our new house has just been completed and we haven't held a housewarming ceremony yet, we can't move in for the time being. Tinghao, you don't mind living here, do you? Actually, the conditions here are better than our current residence!" As he spoke, he pointed to the surrounding environment, indicating that he was quite satisfied with the house.

Qiao Tinghao nodded slightly in understanding. He thought to himself, "So that's why we're staying here first." However, he was also filled with anticipation for their new home. After all, it would be their future residence, and a completely new beginning.

At this moment, Qiao Tinghao began to look around, carefully observing the house. Currently, apart from a few bed boards, there was nothing else for them to sleep on.

This was the first time in Qiao Tinghao's life that he had lived in such an adobe house. Fortunately, the place was relatively cool at night; otherwise, given his previous lifestyle, he would definitely not have been able to adapt to such an environment.

Ruan Xiaohai had been helping with chores all day and was exhausted. As soon as he sat down on the kang (a heated brick bed), he fell fast asleep.

Qiao Tinghao, however, couldn't sleep, his mind replaying the events of earlier. He couldn't help but chuckle at the memory of Ruan Mumu saying she resembled her older brother, Ruan Xiaojun, by six or seven points. This also meant that his current body bore no resemblance to his past self.

Could it be that I, like those characters in time-travel novels, have had my soul transported to this strange world?

Thinking of this, Qiao Tinghao couldn't help but curse in his mind: "Damn it! What kind of plot is this? Other people can transmigrate with all kinds of skills, but he has to start all over again with all the skills he honed in his previous life, and he's even thrown into this godforsaken place."

Most importantly, what was his true identity? He couldn't help but pray that he wasn't some kind of villain!

I wonder what the background of that little girl named Ruan Mumu is! Yesterday, I saw that her family was quite indifferent to those strange and unusual things, which shows that her family trusts and supports her a lot.

It seems that to survive here, the first thing he needs to do is cling to that girl's coattails! Thinking this, Qiao Tinghao decided to find a suitable opportunity to chat with her tomorrow, or perhaps start by subtly probing to see if he could extract any useful information. After all, the information they gathered today only indicated that they all came from the same place, but the specifics needed further investigation. Only after fully understanding the situation here could he consider his next move.

As Qiao Tinghao pondered these things, he drifted off to sleep. Although the hard wooden plank beneath him made him a little uncomfortable, exhaustion overcame everything, and he quickly fell asleep.

When Qiao Tinghao opened his eyes again, he found that it was already bright outside, and sunlight was streaming into the room through the window. He was the only one left in the room.

Qiao Tinghao guessed that Ruan Xiaohai should have already gone to work!

Qiao Tinghao stood there, somewhat at a loss, unsure whether he should leave the room.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by a woman's voice: "Tinghao, are you up?"

Hearing that familiar voice, Qiao Tinghao was overjoyed, for he recognized it as Ruan Mumu's voice. At that moment, he felt that the girl's voice was as beautiful as heavenly music.

He hurried to the door and quickly opened it. Before him stood a beautiful young woman smiling at him, her eyes shining with concern. She asked softly, "How are you feeling? You should be almost fully recovered by now, right?"

Qiao Tinghao gave a bright smile and replied, "Yes, I'm much better now, I don't feel uncomfortable at all."

Ruan Mumu smiled and nodded. Of course she knew he was alright. After all, she had given him a whole cup of spiritual spring water last night, and after a night of restorative treatment, he should have recovered almost completely.

Ruan Mumu then took a bowl of steaming hot porridge from the food box in her hand and handed it to him.

Since the room was empty, she placed the food box on Qiao Tinghao's bed, then gently put a small dish of pickled vegetables on top of it, pointing to the vegetables and saying, "We ran out of vegetables this morning, so this is all we have. Please make do with this for now!"

After saying that, she added, "But this porridge was cooked by me myself. Right now, it's better for you to eat something light."

Qiao Tinghao took the bowl and chopsticks, glanced gratefully at Ruan Mumu, and then picked up the bowl to slowly savor the warm porridge. The porridge tasted light and delicious, making him feel very comfortable.

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced that he had met such a kind girl and her family, otherwise, would he have died because of his overbearing nature?

"Here, these are my second brother's clothes. You're about the same height as him, so you'll have to make do for now. We'll buy you some more clothes when we get to town later." Ruan Mumu said, handing a bundle to Qiao Tinghao.

Qiao Tinghao took the bundle, opened it, and saw a set of dark gray coarse cotton clothes—the kind of clothes ordinary farmers wear for work. He picked up the clothes and tried them on, then realized he didn't know how to put them on, and gave a slightly embarrassed, wry smile: "I..."

Ruan Mumu could tell at a glance that he didn't know how to wear the clothes, so she quickly picked up the clothes, pointed to the buttons and told him which buttons to fasten first and how to fasten them.

After finishing her explanation, Ruan Mumu left the room first, saying before closing the door, "Finish your food first, change your clothes, and I'll come pick you up in a bit."

After Qiao Tinghao finished eating his porridge and changed his clothes, Ruan Mumu came in with a plastic basin half-filled with water and handed him a towel. She laughed and said, "I forgot to tell you to brush your teeth, but not many people brush their teeth in this crappy place, so it doesn't matter if you don't brush them once. Just do as the Romans do, hahaha... Now wash your face! We'll go out in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Tinghao felt a sense of dread. He had assumed that no one here brushed their teeth, fearing he would be beaten if he made a request. It turned out that this girl had forgotten to brush his teeth. He took the towel, looked at the smile on the girl's face, and could only smile helplessly. He then soaked the towel, wiped his face and hands, and finally carried the water to the door before emptying it.

Ruan Mumu also stepped out of the door, indicating that he could just put the basin next to the door, and then led him out of the courtyard, where a carriage was parked outside the gate.

"Hurry up and get in the carriage, we can talk as we go." Ruan Mumu let Qiao Tinghao get into the carriage first, and then she sat in front of him. She gently flicked the reins, and the horse began to move slowly.

"I discussed it with my mother and eldest brother last night. We'll say that you are our family's lost child. My mother gave birth to both of us outside the family. You were taken away before, but we just found you. From now on, your name will be Ruan Tinghao, and you will be my third brother." Ruan Mumu told Qiao Tinghao her plan in detail as she drove the carriage.

Qiao Tinghao remained silent for a moment, silently considering the suggestion. He knew he needed a new identity to start a new life, and becoming a member of the Ruan family might be a good choice. Therefore, he nodded slightly in agreement.

Seeing that Qiao Tinghao had accepted the arrangement, Ruan Mumu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily. She quickly cleared away the dishes and then said to Qiao Tinghao, "Let's go, let's go find the village chief now and get you a certificate so we can go to town to register your household. Otherwise, since you're new here, it'll be inconvenient for you to go anywhere without an identity. Then we'll buy some things. First, we need to buy you a few sets of clothes that fit, and we also need to buy some groceries." After saying that, she gave Qiao Tinghao a knowing look.

Qiao Tinghao silently stood up and followed Ruan Mumu out of her small house. The two walked side by side, not exchanging many words, but there was a tacit understanding between them.

The two arrived at the village chief's house, where the village chief was sitting at the gate, eating something with a bowl in his hand.

"Grandpa Village Chief, have you just had breakfast?" Ruan Mumu greeted the village chief with a smile.

"Oh! It's Mumu! What brings you here today? Have you set your sights on any mountain?" the village chief said with a smile.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I still want to buy more mountains, but we can talk about it another day. Let me introduce you, this is my third brother." After Ruan Mumu finished speaking, she pulled Qiao Tinghao in front of the village chief.

The village chief looked incredulous. "Are you kidding me? Where did you get a third brother from?"

"Hello, Grandpa Village Chief." Qiao Tinghao greeted the village chief warmly.

The village chief looked closely. "Hey, he really does look just like your older brother. If he weren't a little shorter, I'd think he was your older brother. Wait, where did this child come from?..."

“Grandpa Village Chief, my third brother was taken away when he was born. A few days ago, he overheard that he had been taken from here, so he came back to find us. I’ve come here today to ask you to issue a certificate so I can register my third brother’s household registration,” Ruan Mumu explained.

"Alright, come in with me, I'll write it for you." After saying that, the village chief carried his rice bowl into the house, and Ruan Mumu pulled Qiao Tinghao along behind him.

The village chief fumbled to find pen and ink. Perhaps due to his old age, he seemed clumsy at everything. Ruan Mumu was getting a little anxious watching the village chief's slow movements, thinking: "He probably has presbyopia."

After thinking for a moment, Ruan Mumu reached into her sleeve and pulled out a pair of reading glasses, then said, "Grandpa Village Chief, is it hard to see clearly? Here, try these on."

After saying that, he personally hung the reading glasses on the village chief's nose. It was the first time the old man had something pressing on his nose like that, but through the reading glasses, the somewhat blurry vision became clear, as if he had seen things clearly when he was young.

"Mumu, what is this? It's so amazing!" the village chief asked excitedly.

"Grandpa Village Chief, this is called reading glasses. People of a certain age are prone to blurred vision. As long as you wear these reading glasses, you can see things clearly in front of you," Ruan Mumu explained.

The moment Ruan Mumu took out her reading glasses, Qiao Tinghao was shocked. She actually had such a thing? Could it be...?

Qiao Tinghao was incredibly surprised by this. He had already decided that he would definitely ask her how she did it later.

With the help of his reading glasses, the village chief quickly wrote the certificate. Ruan Mumu presented the reading glasses to the old village chief as a gift of gratitude.

"Mumu, you said you'd give me something so valuable?" the village chief asked, looking incredulous.

Ruan Mumu said with a smile, "Grandpa Village Chief, this is exactly what you need right now. It's a useful gift for you! This is specially for the elderly. Grandma can use it when she needs to see small things! Young people don't need it. Please accept it. I'll need your help a lot in the future! I'll come back to buy the mountain in a few days. I'll come back to you then."

Then he handed over an eyeglasses case and showed her how to put the glasses in the case. After she had put them in, he handed the case to the village chief.

"Alright! Giving such a valuable item to an old man like me is a real bargain. If you ever need my help in the future, just come to me." The village chief said cheerfully, then took the item from Ruan Mumu and stuffed it into his pocket like a treasure.

After saying goodbye to the village chief, Ruan Mumu drove the carriage with Qiao Tinghao to the town to find the village head and register Qiao Tinghao's household registration.

"From this day forward, you are Ruan Tinghao." Ruan Mumu solemnly announced, holding Qiao Tinghao's household registration documents.

Qiao Tinghao said calmly, "It doesn't matter, you can just call me Tinghao."

Ruan Mumu took Qiao Tinghao to pick out several pieces of clothing that suited him and had him try them on. Qiao Tinghao looked exceptionally energetic in his new clothes, radiating a completely different aura.

After buying clothes, Ruan Mumu took Qiao Tinghao to the market to buy ingredients. They selected fresh vegetables, meat, and fruit, preparing to cook a hearty lunch at home.