Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Chapter 045 Third Brother, You’re So Awesome

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Since Zhang Shanni met Xie Jingchen, this was the first time they embraced each other so closely. However, before she could enjoy this harmony further, footsteps began to approach from afar, gradually drawing nearer—

Indeed, in less than half a minute, the voice of the little aunt calling out rudely ’Third Brother, Third Brother’ from outside the room could be heard. Showing absolutely no understanding of propriety, she seemed ready to burst right in, prompting Zhang Shanni instinctively to push Xie Jingchen away.

Xie Jingchen felt his wife’s force and his entire demeanor darkened. Yet, seeing his little wife immediately stop crying and clearing her throat awkwardly, revealing to him only the back of her raven head, he sighed helplessly, "Stay inside and rest for a while, I’ll be right back."

Xie Jingchen managed to leave the inner room just before the younger sister barged in. The approaching Xie Jingzi was excitedly rushing forward, exclaiming, "Third Brother, Third Brother, you’re so amazing, you even caught a big wild pig—Big Sister-in-law sent me to call you out to help!"

The innocent and adorable little aunt was completely unaware that she, in fact, had been tricked by Big Sister-in-law and unwittingly betrayed her instead.

Hearing this, Xie Jingchen’s dissatisfaction with his sister-in-law grew another notch, but with a smile, he humored his sister’s words and took the lead out of the house.

The corner of Xie Family’s little sister’s eye caught sight of the dowry, filling the Third Brother’s room to the brim. Her earlier dissatisfaction with Shanni, having been replaced by sympathy after their mother had spent the day explaining Shanni’s unfortunate background, dissipated and left her without any intent to target her new sister-in-law.

Still, the young girl remained haughty and too embarrassed to apologize, just stealing a glance before hastily following her Third Brother out.

Zhang Shanni didn’t mind the little aunt’s mood swings. With everyone gone, she finally opened the old wallet that she had thrown onto the bed earlier, pouring out all the jewelry inside, only to discover a complete set of gold jewelry.

A gold necklace, gold bracelet, gold earrings, gold ring—the styles were very old-fashioned, but importantly, they were quite heavy. Likely heirlooms from the original host’s grandmother, the most valuable piece seemed to be the ruby pendant on the necklace.

Seeing these, Zhang Shanni both felt the original host’s grandmother might have been selfish, yet also sensed a considerable amount of affection shown towards her in private, as from the original host’s memories, her unreliable elder brother only had a single gold ring!

Such a comparison indicated that the original host held a significant place in her grandmother’s heart. Perhaps it was because among all her grandchildren, only the original host was the most filially pious and respectful. Even her own son and daughter-in-law did not inherit any valuable jewelry, instead, she distributed most of her private collection of precious gold ornaments.

Holding the jewelry, Zhang Shanni felt uneasy, suddenly in debt to the original host’s parents, a feeling that made anyone uncomfortable!

She could perhaps overlook the demands of the original host’s biological parents, but she couldn’t dismiss so lightly the true affection the grandmother had for the original host. After all, living in the original host’s stead meant she should duly inherit her feelings and resolve her unfinished karma.

With these thoughts, Zhang Shanni couldn’t feel joyful for the time being.

Besides, as a new bride, she didn’t need to go out to attend to guests or lend a helping hand; the original host’s sacrifice had turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

That night passed peacefully, and the Xie Family had prepared all the essentials for tomorrow’s feast—meatballs, fried pork, tofu—before ten o’clock at night.

The women and sisters-in-law who came to help would only need to wake up early the next day to do the lighter tasks, like washing vegetables, slicing spring onions, and cleaning bowls and chopsticks. Only the chef’s job would be the most strenuous.

The following day

Finally, the big day arrived, and in rural areas, a celebration like this usually lasts for three days—