Reborn 99 Days Later, Becoming a Landlady and Getting into Tsinghua and Peking Universities

"Grandpa, we're here to help you."

With mixed feelings, the two sisters composed themselves and groped their way to the kitchen, where they saw that Hua Yuansheng had already boiled water and was preparing to cook noodles.

Liang Ruotao wanted to step forward to help, but Hua Yuansheng stopped her, saying, "No need, no need, don't get your clothes dirty."

"Can……"

"Do I not eat when you're not here? Just sit still and try Grandpa's cooking later."

It must be said that Huayuan Shenggan's activities were carried out very efficiently.

He single-handedly tended the fire, cooked noodles, and even washed some vegetables when he had a spare moment, arranging everything in an orderly manner.

They seemed eager to help, but only occasionally when they went to the countryside to help with the fire. The Liang Yili sisters were clumsy and not very good at using this kind of wood-fired stove.

Seeing that Hua Yuansheng really didn't need their help, the two sisters stopped struggling.

I simply sat down on a chair and quietly watched him work.

The vegetable noodles were cooked in no time.

Hua Yuansheng served each of them a large bowl and placed it on the table, saying, "There's more in the pot after you finish eating!"

"pear!"

While mixing noodles, Liang Ruotao unexpectedly discovered two poached eggs inside.

Liang Yili's is no exception.

But looking into Hua Yuansheng's bowl, it was full of vegetables, with very little noodles.

These days, noodles are a rare commodity, especially dried noodles bought from stores.

Since it's made from pure white flour, most families would roll out the dough themselves if they wanted to eat it.

Hua Yuansheng keeps dried noodles at home because he eats alone, and sometimes he has to do heavy farm work and can't stand not eating, but he's too lazy to cook.

Compared to noodles, summer vegetables are much easier to obtain.

Looking into the pot again, there was at least a large bowl of noodles left.

The two sisters immediately understood that their grandfather had saved the food for them because he was worried they wouldn't have enough.

Hua Yuansheng watched the two sisters whispering to each other with a smile:

"I don't like this stuff! Aren't you hungry? Eat up! After you're done eating, wash up and go to bed."

This kind of care from elders, which ordinary children would enjoy, was something the Liang Ruotao sisters were experiencing for the first time from anyone other than Hua and Chun.

At the Liang family home, Liang Yongchang would hide away any good food he could find and eat it himself.

Liang Dajiang and Wang Pandi's favoritism was only enjoyed by Liang Jingchen, the son of the second wife.

Liang Yili silently snatched the bowl from Hua Yuansheng's hand and divided the vegetables in his bowl into her own.

A quick dig into the bottom of the bowl revealed, sure enough, the eggs were reserved exclusively for the two sisters.

"Hey, kid, I've lived for fifty or sixty years, what good food haven't I eaten?"

Huayuansheng wanted to steal the business.

But in the blink of an eye, Liang Yili replaced all the vegetables in the bowl with noodles.

Liang Ruotao picked up the egg from the bowl, put it in Hua Yuansheng's bowl, and said with a smile:

"I've already eaten, but I can still eat a little more!"

"You two kids! I'm getting old, my digestion isn't good, and I can't sleep if I eat too much!"

"If you don't eat, we won't eat either!"

Seeing that the two sisters were serious, and hearing Liang Yili's stomach growling like thunder, Hua Yuansheng had no choice but to give in.

"Okay! I'll eat it!"

Despite saying that, he quickly returned the egg that Liang Yili had given him.

One egg is enough!

Fearing the sisters might launch another surprise attack, Hua Yuansheng turned his back to them.

Liang Ruotao picked some vegetables from her younger sister's bowl and, imitating Hua Yuansheng, turned her back to her.

"I've had enough to eat!"

Watching the grandmother and granddaughter eating noodles in the same way, Liang Yili felt both annoyed and amused, and her nose started to sting a little. She quickly stuffed a mouthful of noodles into her mouth.

Hua Yuansheng cooks the meals, while the two sisters wash the dishes.

Because they had no change of clothes, the two sisters simply washed themselves with water and went to sleep.

Despite being in an unfamiliar environment, the scent of sunshine on the thin blanket gently eased Liang Ruotao's unease.

Listening to her sister's gradually becoming more regular breathing, Liang Yili felt an unprecedented sense of peace.

Soon after, two steady breathing sounds came from the room.

A crescent moon hung high in the sky, its light streaming through the window and onto the windowsill.

A gentle breeze swept across the fields of wheat and rice, bringing with it a faint, sweet fragrance.

The entire village seemed to be immersed in a dream, with only faint sounds of nature and the whisper of the wind gently playing the symphony of the night.

The old ox lay on the ground, chewing on green grass.

A faint sound came from the livestock shed, contrasting with the stillness of the night.

Hua Yuansheng, who was also awake, tossed and turned in bed.

Unable to fall asleep, he simply sat up abruptly from the bed.

He gritted his teeth, found a kerosene lamp, went to the inside of the bed, and climbed up the wooden ladder.

To store grain and prevent water from accumulating in the millet, the houses here use wooden planks to create a small partition.

The small mezzanine has a low ceiling because the roof is triangular in shape; at the lowest point, even an adult cannot stand up straight.

Hua Yuansheng quickly bypassed several large wooden barrels filled with grain, walked to the wooden crate in the middle, and took out a key from his pocket.

After opening the large wooden box, they found a small box, opened it, and inside was a stack of small bills.

Under the dim light of a kerosene lamp, Hua Yuansheng counted his savings again, even though he had already counted them countless times.

"631, 632... 643 yuan... That's too little, not enough, not nearly enough..."

But this was all his savings.

Recalling the high school tuition fees he had inquired about, Hua Yuansheng's gaze involuntarily fell on the wooden barrel at the bottom of the stairs.

"Hum..."

The squeals coming from the pigsty made Hua Yuansheng's eyes light up.

"If all else fails, how about raising a few more pigs?"

"And what about that family? Their young man has gone out to work. How about we rent their land?"

"High school years...and then university,"

In other words, he has to earn enough money to send both of his children to college within three years.

Yes, Hua Yuansheng has made up his mind; he will support Liang Yili and her sister to continue their education.

Although Hua and Chun had fallen out, he had never stopped caring for her all these years.

Seeing that Hua and Chun were unhappy, he felt more heartbroken than anyone else.

However, out of a sense of so-called fatherly dignity, he never took the first step to seek reconciliation.

When the news of Hua Hechun's death came, he was irrigating the rice paddies in the field when he fell headfirst into the water.

These days, he can't sleep at all, night after night.

He wondered if God was punishing him for being too cruel.

That's why he had to bury his child.

If he could swallow his pride... wouldn't everything be different?

But there's no going back, and no going back.

All he can do is look forward.

Now, his two children need him, so he has to step up!

If a child can't concentrate on their studies, then dropping out of school is fine.

But his two children were so good at their studies and so eager to go to school, he was willing to risk his old body and become a beggar to support them!