Thinking of everything that had happened before, she had originally thought that Fang Hui taking her grandson over there was just another trick to force her son to marry her. But now, it seemed that was not the case at all.

No longer in the mood to read with her grandson, she hurriedly said, “Little Bowen, let’s go home first, okay? I’ll bring you back to read tomorrow.”

With that, she quickly pulled the confused Xiao Bowen home.

The Xiao family resided in a luxurious courtyard house in the city center.

Xiao Guifang drove home. Aside from a few maids cleaning, the house was empty.

Her youngest son hadn’t returned yet.

She asked the maid to take care of her grandson and inquired, “How is the old master doing today?”

“Madam, the old master is the same as usual today.”

Xiao Guifang gave a sound of acknowledgment, went upstairs, and entered the bedroom.

On the bed lay an elderly man with gray hair, completely motionless.

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On the nightstand beside him sat a vase and a family portrait.

Xiao Guifang picked up the photo. Looking at her deceased husband and son in the picture, her eyes filled with agony. “It’s all karma.”

Meanwhile, a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties led a teenage boy into the alley, carrying gifts in his hands, and found the Zhou family’s house.

Looking at the somewhat dilapidated house in front of them, the boy grumbled, “Dad, what kind of friend requires you to visit in person? Besides, isn’t this Beilu Village? People actually still live here?”

The man scolded him, “What nonsense are you spouting? Plenty of people live here. Don’t you dare say such things in front of your Uncle Zhou.”

“Tch, I might not know, but don’t you?”

“That was ten years ago. So many years have passed, stop blabbering about it.”

The man made a gesture as if to kick him.

Only then did the boy shut his mouth.

The man straightened his suit, stepped forward with top-tier Maotai liquor and a fruit basket in hand, and knocked on the door.

“Coming, coming!”

A child’s crisp voice rang out.

“Who is it?” Second Child poked his little head through the crack in the door.

His eyes met the gaze of the teenager looking down.

“Ah, it’s you! The big brother who lost to my older brother on the train.”

Chen Haoran was speechless.

The man was surprised. “Haoran, you’ve met?”

Chen Haoran was also dumbfounded. He never expected fate to play such a trick on him. He said, “Dad, is this the old friend’s house you were talking about?”

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Father Chen replied, “Yes, they just moved here.”

“Haven’t I told you before? When I was serving in the military out of town, I made a few friends whom I’d trust with my life.”

Chen Haoran looked at him suspiciously. “Are you bragging? If you really trust each other with your lives, why didn’t you advise them against living here?”

“What’s wrong with here?” Si Nian, who had heard the knock and walked out, frowned upon hearing his words.

“Mom, it’s that big brother who lost to my older brother looking for us.”

Chen Haoran said, “Ten years ago, there was a family over there…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Father Chen kicked him.

Chen Haoran stumbled inside and bumped right into a giant dog.

“Ah!” He was nearly scared to death.

“Da Huang.” Si Nian called out Da Huang’s name, signaling it not to bite.

Only then did Da Huang retract its fangs.

Covered in sweat, Chen Haoran ran back and hid behind Si Nian. “Damn, sis, your family keeps such a huge dog. It scared the life out of me.”

Si Nian, on the other hand, was confused. “You are?”

She didn’t think she was familiar enough with this schoolmate for him to pay a home visit.

Father Chen spoke first. “Sister-in-law, my name is Chen Nan, and this is my son Haoran. I didn’t expect you to have already met, so I won’t introduce you much further. I heard from Yueshen that you moved here. I’ve been too busy to visit, but since I was passing by today, I finally had the time to come see you.”

Si Nian was slightly surprised. She nodded and called out to Zhou Yueshen, who was still busy inside the house, “Zhou Yueshen, someone is here to see you.”

Zhou Yueshen walked out.

He was still holding installation tools in his hands.

Seeing the father and son, he was also slightly taken aback.

“Old Chen?”

Chen Nan said, “I was just passing by. Knowing you moved in, I thought I’d drop by for a visit. Here is a little gift for you.”

He handed the items to Si Nian. “Sister-in-law, this modest gift is to celebrate your admission to university. Yueshen told me about your situation over the phone. Congratulations.”

Si Nian thanked him, “You’re too kind.”

“Haha, you’re welcome. Now that the gift is delivered and I’ve seen you, I won’t disturb your work any longer.”

Si Nian originally wanted to invite them to stay for a meal, but unexpectedly, the father and son ran off incredibly fast.

She had wanted to ask what exactly happened in this neighborhood.

This brother of Zhou Yueshen wouldn’t lie to him, would he?

Right at this moment, Song Zhaodi walked over carrying a basket and asked curiously, “Sister, did you have visitors just now?”

Si Nian nodded and glanced at Song Zhaodi. She was in her late twenties and dressed plainly, but Si Nian hadn’t seen anyone else around her these past few days.

Wasn’t it a bit unusual to be around thirty and not have children?

She asked casually, “Sister-in-law, how many years have you lived here?”

Song Zhaodi smiled. “Over a decade. I married and moved here when I was eighteen, and I’m almost thirty now. Is there something you want to ask me?”

Si Nian nodded. “I just heard someone say that something terrible happened here. Is that true?”

Song Zhaodi paused for a moment, then let out a sigh. “It’s no secret. I mentioned it to you before. It’s about Wang Ergou accidentally killing someone. But it wasn’t on our side; it was quite far away. It just got spread around in a mysterious way. The main reason was that the woman was indecent. Being a widow, she couldn’t bear the loneliness and seduced many men. After she was accidentally killed by Wang Ergou, everyone said she deserved to die. However, people passing by her house kept hearing noises, so all sorts of bizarre rumors started spreading. You know how it is, there are superstitious things everywhere these days. But it’s been ten years, and I can barely remember it.”

Si Nian nodded thoughtfully.

No wonder Chen Haoran had that tone just now.

Sure enough, no matter the era, terrifying rumors would always spread.

Especially in these older times, when people were still somewhat superstitious.

She now understood even better why Zhou Yueshen’s friend couldn’t sell his house.

Si Nian sighed.

“What? Dad, you introduced this house to my schoolmate? How could you be so wicked? Haven’t you heard that place is haunted?”

Chen Nan was speechless. “Haunted my foot! Those are just rumors spread by superstitious people. If you really want to get into it, there isn’t a single place in Beijing where someone hasn’t died. During the wars in the past, there were corpses everywhere. It’s precisely because of people like you that my house can’t be sold.”

“Your Uncle Zhou wanted a newer place that was also close to the school. This was the only suitable option. Besides, you don’t know what kind of person your Uncle Zhou is. Even if there really was a ghost, it would be scared to death by him. He has slaughtered more pigs than there are ghosts, why would he be afraid?”

Chen Haoran curled his lips. “Forget it. At least you have some conscience left by not introducing a murder house to them.”

Chen Nan: “…”

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