Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Chapter 011 Severing Ties with Parents

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Zhou Xiuhua saw that it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon. Her second son, who usually would have been home by now, was almost three hours late. Could something have happened to him?

Then she recalled that among all of Xie Family's children, her son was the tallest and most robust. Just his height alone was enough to deter most people from provoking him! Besides, he was a military man, Rong Wei. Who would dare to mess with Rong Wei recklessly?

"How come he's not back yet? I'm so worried!" Zhou Xiuhua restlessly peered through the wide-open yard gate towards the road, but still, there was no sign of him!

As dusk approached, Zhou Xiuhua grew even more anxious.

"Mom, I'm back!" As Xie Jingchen just entered through the back door, he saw several little nephews and nieces playing together with mud!

"Second Uncle? You're back~!" The oldest child, Xie Yuhua, the eldest son of his younger brother and fourth in line, exclaimed in surprise, then dashed towards the front yard, screaming as he ran, "Grandma, Second Uncle has come back; he entered through the back door!"

The remaining boy, ranked sixth, Xie Yufan, was the younger son of his youngest brother. It turned out that the children were just playing with mud and digging up earthworms to feed the chickens at home! Such is the life of rural children, having no fancy toys, the older ones often look after and play with the younger ones, always engaging in tasks within their capabilities.

"Aling, Aqing, Fanzi, do you still remember Second Uncle?" Xie Jingchen, holding the youngest niece, asked with a smile.

By now, the comparatively older niece, Aling, sensibly holding Xiao Liu, Xie Yufan, obediently nodded her head and happily called out, "Second Uncle, grandma has been waiting for you at the gate since early morning!"

Already six years old and fifth in line, Xie Yuling, the articulate one, responded and even taught Xiao Liu to call him Second Uncle, then looked at Zhang Shan Ni with a shy smile, yet was too shy to speak.

"Let's go, mom must be very anxious!" Xie Jingchen, holding his little niece in one arm, left the little girl feeling at ease as she simply played with the mud in her hand, occasionally casting curious glances at the unfamiliar Zhang Shan Ni and her hardly remembered Second Uncle.

"Here, let me carry the bag, and you hold the little girl," Zhang Shan Ni conveniently took the cloth bag from Xie Jingchen's hand, feeling much less nervous with something in her hands!

"Okay." Having seen her boldness and watched how she easily lifted the cloth bag, Xie Jingchen didn't mind and continued holding his little niece, as the older niece led Xiao Liu in front, with Zhang Shan Ni quietly following behind.

Just then, they were met by an old lady, around her fifties, rushing towards them, shouting "Shitou, you're finally back! Why did you enter through the back door? Why is it so late today..." Zhou Xiuhua, upon seeing the girl following behind her son, finally caught herself mid-sentence. Was this the girl her son brought back from the military?

But wait, her son hadn't mentioned in the telegram that he was bringing someone back; he even said he was coming back to look for a partner! Most importantly, this girl looked somewhat familiar to her—

"Mom, I took a detour from Qing Mountain," Xie Jingchen pulled his mother into the main hall, placed his backpack and little niece down, telling Xiao Si, Xiao Wu to take Xiao Liu and Xiaoqi out to play.