Chapter 248: Horrifying Visit (Part 1)_2

After saying this, she walked to the stairs and called up:

"Old man, that girl has come to visit us, hurry on down!"

*

Lin Xingjie and Zhu Qingyue were helping wash fruit in the kitchen.

Xu Xiangyang had been chased out and could only pace around the room out of boredom, looking around.

He saw a wedding photo hanging on the wall, a black and white one at that. The woman in the photo wore braided pigtails and was dressed in the style of the young educated urban youth sent to the countryside, while the man stood tall and looked hale, dressed in a worker's attire, embodying the hallmark of an era.

It seemed, this was how the elderly couple had looked in their youth.

His gaze turned to the eastern side of the room. Beyond the kitchen was a large, half French window with a bay, and outside that was the balcony with a few potted plants—not too many, but each one looked vibrant, evidently well-cared for on a regular basis.