Not long after, news spread that Lin Guangde had divided his property among his two sons.
Lin Wulai and his wife were separated.
The couple was given the side rooms, a new house plot, and three hundred yuan.
They were to fend for themselves from then on, and their parents did not need to worry about their old age.
Once separated, they were driven out.
Tian Jing breathed a sigh of relief. With Wulai separated, Lin Guangde would no longer ask her to think of ways to help Wulai's wife.
She didn't like Wulai's wife either. Her eyes were always darting around, as if calculating something at all times.
Did she think everyone else was stupid?
"Tian Jing, Tian Jing, someone is looking for you."
Tian Jing, who was discussing the Lin family's affairs with Ouyang Meihua, heard villagers calling her from outside the gate.
Someone was looking for her?
Tian Jing opened the courtyard gate and, upon seeing the visitor, felt a sense of relief, as if the shoe she had been waiting for had finally dropped.
"Mr. Chen Yaoshi, it's been a long time."
Chen Yaoshi, holding two children, had the same smile on his face as back then.
"Jingjing, I have some personal matters to discuss with you. Is it convenient?"
Tian Jing nodded. "It's very convenient. Wait a moment, I'll tell my sister-in-law and then we can find a place to talk alone."
"Okay. I'll wait for you."
Tian Jing returned to the main hall and instructed Ouyang Meihua, "Please look after Ranran for me. When Brother Zheng comes back, tell him I've gone to the back mountain with my uncle, and he'll understand."
Ouyang Meihua looked worried. "Surname Chen? Your biological uncle?"
"Yes. Just look after Ranran, that's helping me. You don't need to worry about anything else. I've been waiting for him for a long time."
Ouyang Meihua nodded. "Don't worry."
Tian Jing bent down and kissed her youngest son's forehead. "Ranran, be good. Stay with your aunt. Wait for your dad to come back."
"Mom, scared."
"Don't be scared. Ranran is a little man. Mom has to do something important."
Li Weixin patted his chest. "I am a man. I'll be good."
"Mhm."
Stepping out of the courtyard, Tian Jing closed the gate. "Let's go. The only quiet and undisturbed place is the back mountain."
"Okay, but can you hold one for me?"
"Yes."
Tian Jing bent down and chose to carry the boy who looked about three years old.
Chen Yaoshi's lips curved upwards. "Let's go."
They walked and walked into the back mountain. Chen Yaoshi grew tired and put down the girl in his arms. "Jingjing, let's rest for a bit."
"Okay."
Tian Jing put the boy down. "This is already very secluded. Say what you need to say."
Chen Yaoshi looked around and patted the stone beside him. "Sit here and talk."
"Okay."
Tian Jing sat down as instructed. The moment she sat down, a hard object pressed against her back.
"Jingjing, you're smart. You should be able to guess what's in my hand. Take out the real gold lock and gold key, and take me up the mountain to find the private treasury."
"Don't try to use force. I've smeared medicine on Shaowen that can suppress internal energy. The more you use your internal energy, the faster the medicine will spread. Therefore, if you don't want to be dragged up the mountain unable to walk later, just listen obediently."
Internal energy?
Chen Yaoshi didn't know her martial arts were disguised by her abilities.
Tian Jing relaxed. She straightened her back and remained still. "Who, who are you really?"
"I am Chen Yaoshi, your biological uncle. Tell me, are you reborn?"
"Reborn? What is reborn?"
"Don't pretend with me. You were clearly a timid and useless little fool. How did you suddenly become strong and smart?"
Case closed. This biological uncle, like Brother Zheng, must have been reborn from her first life. Why was she the only one with an extra life?
"I, I don't understand what you're saying. I don't have any gold key or gold lock either."
As soon as Tian Jing said this, she felt a sharp pain in her back.
"You're still pretending? Your biological father has already been to the Tian family, and the fake gold key and gold lock are already in my hands."
Tian Jing straightened her back. "Heh heh, don't be angry, don't be angry. I just didn't know what the gold key and gold lock were for."
"So I deliberately threw them out as bait. Who knew it would be you who took the bait."
"I have some questions. After I ask them, I'll take you to dig up the gold lock and gold key."
Chen Yaoshi agreed. "Ask away."
Tian Jing's eyes flickered towards the two children sitting in a daze opposite her. "Is that boy also born to you and Xiao Wei?"
"Of course."
Tian Jing raised an eyebrow and continued to press. "Why did you insist that Xiao Wei have children for you? These two children don't seem very agile, especially since Xiao Wei is so old."
"This is exactly what I wanted. As for Xiao Wei, it's because she refused me, and I was unwilling."
Exactly what he wanted? Had he used medicine on them? This Chen Yaoshi was too cruel. Even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs.
"What are the gold lock and gold key you mentioned for?"
Chen Yaoshi was surprised. "You're not reborn?"
Tian Jing countered, "Does being reborn mean knowing many things?"
"Oh, yes, I remember now." Chen Yaoshi realized. "After your biological father tricked you out of the courtyard, you worked as a dishwasher for over a decade and knew nothing about what was happening in high society."
Tian Jing pressed further. "What happened?"
"The gold key was sold by that foolish woman Xiao Wei to an overseas returnee whose family was stronger than the Xiao family. And that idiot Chen Zhuo sold the gold lock for Li Min, whom he divorced."
"Finally, that overseas returnee family used the gold key to open the gold lock and obtained the map. Based on various research, it was determined to be Chen Youliang's treasure map, which was handed over, resulting in huge preferential policies."
"That was clearly my Chen family's private treasury, why should it fall into others' hands? I was unwilling to die, and after I woke up, I was in the countryside."
"This is heaven seeing my unwillingness, allowing me to go through it again. I will definitely hide my Chen family's private treasury properly."
"Who knew you beat me to it? Have you found the location of the private treasury?"
Tian Jing asked instead of answering. "I have a question."
Chen Yaoshi was impatient. "You have so many questions. Ask quickly."
"What happened to that overseas returnee family in the end?"
Chen Yaoshi tried hard to recall. "It seems they declined. I was too angry that my Chen family's private treasury was handed over to others, so I didn't pay much attention."
"However, at the beginning, that family was extremely glorious, and television and newspapers were full of reports. Later, I don't recall many people mentioning them."
Tian Jing nodded inwardly. That made sense.
"Let's go, I'll take you to find the private treasury."
Chen Yaoshi was surprised and astonished. "You? You found it?"
Tian Jing admitted, "Yes, my husband and I even went inside."
Chen Yaoshi's expression turned suspicious. "How did you know? At the time, the people I hated the most were the Chen family members who later voluntarily donated blood."
Tian Jing was astonished. "Do you mean that as long as one is of Chen family bloodline, one can enter, without needing the gold key and gold lock of the two branches of the Chen family?"
Chen Yaoshi nodded. "Yes, that's what they say, but it's divided into yin and yang."
Oh~ It seems these two children really belong to Chen Yaoshi.
"I tried many methods, and even consulted an 'old man' who was knowledgeable about ancient knowledge."
"Finally, with perseverance, my husband and I managed to enter the private treasury and saw thousands of boxes."
Thousands of boxes?
Chen Yaoshi's face shone with a light called ambition.
Tian Jing suddenly had an idea. "Uncle, have you secretly formed a revolutionary organization?"
Chen Yaoshi immediately restrained his expression. "No."