Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

An eerie silence fell over the room, and several pairs of eyes stared unblinkingly at Meng Tong.

"Madam, your medicine is ready."

A sudden sound broke the strange atmosphere in the room. Meng Tong turned slightly to look over and saw the old man who had disappeared walking over with several packets of medicine.

His face was beaming with excitement. When the medicine packet was placed in Meng Tong's hand, he forgot to ask about the price and only said, "Madam, why don't you rest for a while before you go?"

"No... then I'll have to bother you."

Meng Tong, who originally intended to refuse outright, found herself agreeing almost unconsciously when she looked into the old man's eyes, which were full of stories.

Following the old man step by step toward the chair, Meng Tong could clearly sense the intense emotional fluctuations of the others.

The old woman with a full head of white hair looked at Meng Tong with eyes that seemed to hold a sharp knife, her withered, bark-like hands tightly gripping the two children whose bodies were trembling slightly on either side.

"sit down!"

"Thank you."

Taking the chair handed to him by the old man, Meng Tong sat down next to a beautiful woman in her early thirties.

Standing beside her was the refined man who had spoken earlier.

The two seemed to be in love, as evidenced by their tightly clasped hands.

Ignoring the couple's public display of affection, Meng Tong placed the medicine packet beside her lap and then looked up at the old man.

He seemed to have a lot to say to her, but didn't know where to begin.

The two were locked in a stalemate, waiting to see who would speak first.

Two minutes later, the old man suddenly burst into laughter, and a faint wetness could be seen at the corner of his eye.

Do you know why I was willing to bring you here?

"I don't know."

Honestly shaking his head, Meng Tong prepared himself to be a listener.

Sure enough, the old man began to output continuously.

It turns out he was the real head of the relief center, the imperial physician from the capital.

The Yu Feng he encountered earlier was just one of his disciples.

In fact, Meng Tong had already guessed the answer pretty much, but she was a little surprised that the old man was so frank with her.

There must be an ulterior motive behind this, and sure enough, the old man spoke next.

He asked Meng Tong, "Is it still peaceful outside?"

"Which aspect are you referring to?" Meng Tong asked directly.

After all, she didn't know what was going on outside! Speaking of Laoshan Town, it was quite peaceful.

"The Great Wei Kingdom".

The old man reluctantly uttered those three words, and Meng Tong subtly observed the reactions of the others.

For no reason, the image of that masked man popped into my head.

Was it because of them? Or...?

Meng Tong's eyes flickered, and she adjusted her posture before looking at the old man and replying, "I don't know. I'm just a woman who has never left Laoshan Town. I've never even heard of what's going on outside. It's probably quite good though!"

A longing smile appeared on his face at the right moment, and Meng Tong glanced to the side and saw the beautiful woman beside him sigh softly.

What does it mean?

Should we sigh in disappointment at not hearing the result we wanted, or breathe a sigh of relief?

Not wanting to get too involved, Meng Tong bent down and picked up the medicine packet from the ground. Then, he took out a ten-tael silver ingot from his sleeve and placed it on the old man's table.

"Thank you for the medicine. If it works well, I'll come back to you again."

"I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

“…Alright.” After a few moments of silence, the old man smiled and stood up, personally escorting Meng Tong out of the basement.

Along the way, a light drizzle pattered on Meng Tong's transparent raincoat, the pitter-patter sound seemingly capable of disrupting one's thoughts.

With the doors of the relief center open, Meng Tong waved and smiled, saying, "I'm leaving."

"Okay, I'll come again next time."

With a smile on his face, the old man closed the door, never once telling Meng Tong not to tell anyone else about the situation in the basement.

Based on this alone, Meng Tong's opinion of him improved a lot.

Looking up once more at the desolate and quiet relief hall, Meng Tong picked up his medicine bag and continued walking towards the brick factory.

As for this side...

The flickering firelight shone on the old man's face as the family sat together in silence.

It wasn't until a boy in his early teens spoke up, "Grandpa, who is she? Why did you bring her in?"

The boy's voice clearly showed his disapproval, and the others also cast glances at him.

"Luo Fu, have you ever thought about what she'll do to this place after she leaves..."

"Will not."

With a smile on his face, the old man looked at the obviously angry old woman, then glanced at his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren.

"Would you believe me if I said she was destined for me?"

thump.

A muffled thud reverberated in everyone's minds. The old woman grabbed Luo Fu's arm excitedly, her voice trembling, "Are you sure? The destined person the master spoke of has really appeared."

"Huizhi, don't get agitated."

"How could I not be excited? Don't you know they've already..."

The old woman stopped talking halfway through her sentence, and the younger generation who wanted to hear the gossip touched their noses somewhat awkwardly.

Since birth, they have only known one thing: everything the Luo family owns is thanks to the adults their grandfather/father spoke of.

His instructions were to wait here for the so-called destined person.

As for whether the destined person is male or female, or what their characteristics are, they have no idea.

But for this promise, Luo Fu resolutely left the capital city, where land is incredibly valuable, and came to this godforsaken place, Laoshan Town.

This stay lasted for more than a decade.

……

Luo Fu had thought he wouldn't meet anyone destined for him, but today...

He inexplicably left the basement where he hadn't left for years, and coincidentally heard a woman's voice.

Luo Fu didn't believe all of this was a coincidence; it must have been the guidance of an adult.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Luo Fu resolutely opened the door when Meng Tong spoke for the second time.

The moment he saw the woman, a voice inside him told him that this was the destined person the adults had been talking about.

Because... their temperaments are too similar.

Wanting to take things a step further but afraid of scaring her, Luo Fu kept suppressing his excitement.

The adult is right; if we are destined to meet again, we will meet once more.

……

Meng Tong knew nothing about the so-called destined person. When he arrived at the brick factory on the wet ground, he first glanced around briefly.

She stored everything she could take and use into her spatial storage last time.

The empty area was overgrown with weeds, and at the same time, a brick kiln could be seen at the bottom of a low slope.

Because it had been unused for a long time and the previous heavy snow had accumulated, half of the brick kiln had collapsed, exposing the blackened walls inside.

Meng Tong walked towards the brick kiln, squatted down to study it carefully, and then decisively gave up.

She's really not suited for this kind of manual labor.

After noting down the location, Meng Tong carefully toured the brick kiln.

There were six brick kilns in total. Three of them collapsed, and the remaining three looked usable, but Meng Tong didn't know how to operate them.

Meng Tong could only ask when she went to Xiangshui Village later. If someone knew how, she would be willing to give them a little something extra.