Xiaopei County seat, Zhou Residence.
The sprawling estate of blue bricks and dark tiles, with its seven courtyards, still stood just as before.
Jiang Tu stood before the familiar vermilion gates, feeling as though a lifetime had passed.
In the past, he had always felt perfectly at ease walking through these gates. Today, his heart was heavier than ever before.
Even when hiding his identity and pretending to be Jiang Liu had made things difficult, this was still the home of Big Household Zhou, his dearest friend of decades, a man who was both father and friend to him!
He had met Big Household Zhou not long after transmigrating into this world.
From a lowly hired farmhand, he had become the man's closest friend, drinking and feasting with him and sharing everything. Then the man had become his father-in-law by marrying his daughter to him, and finally, even his grandfather!
For decades, Big Household Zhou had always followed his every word.
In the eyes of outsiders, their positions had been completely reversed, heaven and earth turned upside down. Even if someone said Jiang Tu was actually Big Household Zhou's father-in-law, people would probably have believed it.
For no other reason than that Big Household Zhou listened to him far too faithfully.
Big Household Zhou had also always supported the couple quietly in his own way, never refusing anything they asked of him.
He had likewise cherished Jiang Liu, teaching and guiding the boy personally. Affection for a grandson certainly played a part, but more than anything, he loved the crow on the roof because he loved the house—the love he bore the couple extended to their child.
If Zhou Ning'e ranked first among the people Jiang Tu trusted most in this world, Big Household Zhou unquestionably ranked second.
Now, that