Chapter 207. The ladder has arrived
On the other side, unaware of the situation, Qi Shi and her two sisters-in-law along with their niece’s daughter-in-law had already fallen asleep early, with beds and floor mats.
Hua Chengtian laid out bedding in his son’s room with his two brothers-in-law and several older nephews, while the room previously used by his sisters was left for the younger ones to sleep in.
The room was already filled with the sound of snoring, rising and falling, but only Hua Chengtian kept his eyes open in the dark for a long time without closing them, listening intently to the wind and rain outside, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Hua Jin was sleeping with her clingy little cousin. The young girl was very excited to finally be able to sleep with her cousin, chattering for a long time, despite her cousin’s sparse responses not dampening her excitement at all.
The heavy rain and fulfilled premonitions had saddened Hua Jin, who thought it would be a sleepless night, but being infected by this lively cousin, she felt much better and drifted off to sleep amid the chatter.
Upon waking up, nearly everyone in the house was already up. The sky was still gloomy, and the sound of rain unceasing. The brothers and the fourth child, who were originally prepared to brave the rain to go to the academy, were stopped by their father and grandfather.
The aunts and grandmother, mother, were in the kitchen cooking, while the cousins were in the main house entertaining the children. The brothers, who couldn’t go to the academy, were in their room reading and learning under the dim light with their cousins.
Everything seemed so harmonious and warm. Hua Jin saw this scene and etched it into her heart, then broke into a smile and went to sit in her old spot in the kitchen.
No matter what, as long as she was there, the family she loved would surely be alright.
They had a warm breakfast, and as the sky became brighter, the rain finally lessened a bit. Though still heavy, it wasn’t enough to obscure the road completely.