Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 911: Chapter 912: Particularly Sad

Chiang Xiao was utterly astonished.

This was also the first time Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao had clearly explained to her why Ge Liutao and Grandma Ge had severed ties.

And that auntie was really fierce...

Grandma Ge was tough too, favoring her little sister over her own daughter...

”Grandma, how old is your auntie?”

”She was raised by my mother and is only five years older than me. She had a terrible disposition and was lazy, which is why no one came to propose. You see,” Ge Liutao glanced at Chiang Songhai with some embarrassment, ”your grandfather was indeed very handsome when he was young...”

Chiang Xiao couldn’t help but laugh.

The story, although it sounded quite heavy, and they must have had a difficult time back then, now seeing their affection for each other still so strong, Chiang Xiao found her grandmother’s shy manner quite amusing.

”So, grandpa, you knew there was an ancient tomb inside Bai Gu Mountain.”

”Yes, besides the wild animals, that was one of the reasons I never took you into the mountains before. By the way, Little, why are you asking about this today? That pen has been lost for a long time, hasn’t it?”

Chiang Xiao then told him about the man she met in the bookstore and the book, ”Grandpa, do you think it’s possible that the pages torn out of that book were about Bai Gu Mountain?”

Chiang Songhai paused for a moment, ”No way? Even the elders in our village have never mentioned anything about tombs in the mountain. How would the writer of that book know about it?”

Indeed.

Chiang Xiao stroked her chin and thought, ”Then, how did those people you encountered back then end up in Bai Gu Mountain? Didn’t you say they had a foreign accent? Maybe they heard something and that’s why they went there, only to run into you unexpectedly.”

”I don’t know about that. But, it’s been decades since it happened; it should be in the past by now. Even if people come looking now, I’m not afraid anymore. Aside from those few, nobody knew about what happened back then.”

Chiang Songhai thought Chiang Xiao was afraid that people connected to those from the past might come looking again, not knowing that what Chiang Xiao really feared was that someone might discover the existence of Bai Gu Mountain Ancient Tomb, find it, and then uncover something related to Chiang Songhai.

Then, Deng Qingjiang was involved with those people, which led them to their home, and then they set their sights on her. Otherwise, why would he have been so kind to take her out back then?

If that were the case, in this lifetime, it was very possible that one of her little secrets would still be discovered.

With that thought, she had to prepare in advance and keep a close eye on any activity at Bai Gu Mountain.

But how could she keep track while in the county town?

This decision, Chiang Xiao also hesitated whether or not to discuss it with Meng Xinian.

If she told him, with that man’s intelligence, unraveling the threads, many of her secrets wouldn’t be hidden. Such sorrow, and particularly worrisome.

However, the next day, Chiang Xiao decided she would return to Peace Town over the weekend.

If that person was indeed heading for Bai Gu Mountain, she had to talk to Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang. Who knew whether that person was a good or a bad person? Did they have accomplices?

In case they ran into them on the mountain, they shouldn’t become the second or third Chiang Songhai, forced to guide them to the tomb.

Luckily, it started raining the next day.

The autumn rain continued unceasingly for several days. On rainy days, Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang wouldn’t go up the mountain, and Chiang Xiao felt a bit more at ease. She made a phone call back and had Hu Xibing convey a message to Xu Linjiang to stay off the mountain until it cleared up and wait for her to return over the weekend.