Auntie launched into a rapid-fire tirade the moment she saw them.
"You two little brats actually know how to come home? I was thinking that if you didn't come back to check on things soon, someone might turn our old home at Panshi Ridge upside down before you even knew it."
Jiang Yue smiled. "With you holding down the fort, Auntie, what trouble could a few common thugs possibly cause?"
San Gou was rarely this serious. His eyes reddened as he looked at Auntie, and for a moment, he couldn't find the words.
In San Gou's heart, Auntie was closer to him than even his own parents. He'd eaten and lived at her house since he was little, and she'd raised him just like one of her own sons.
The love he'd lacked from his parents had been made up for at Auntie's house. That was why his feelings for her were much like those he'd have for his own mother.
"You little brat, what are you staring at?" Auntie walked up and punched San Gou on the shoulder. "It's only been a few months, and you've gotten a lot sturdier. Taller and stronger, too."
It was a scene San Gou knew better than any other. The warmth of it made him sniff, and he nearly burst into tears.
Everyone who'd come along had met Auntie's family before, except Zhong Leyi and Senior A Xia. They'd all spent time together back at Daozi Lane Villa.
Panshi Ridge had been quiet and deserted for days, but the arrival of this group brought it back to life.
As both sides shared what they'd been through lately, they couldn't help sighing at how much had happened.
Auntie's family had fared well enough. Their time at Panshi Ridge had been mostly peaceful. Whenever anything