Transmigrating into a Remnant Soul: A Stay-at-Home Mom's Immortal Cultivation Comeback

Chapter 108 Gong Yong Awakens

Lin Yue sat cross-legged on the second floor, her mind racing through memories of her marriage—the happy and the unhappy, the joyful and the sorrowful. It wasn't exactly blissful or extraordinary; they were just an ordinary family.

Lin Yue was somewhat troubled. She used to be able to enter a meditative state very quickly, but this time it was very slow. As soon as she sat cross-legged, fragments of her past life began to appear before her eyes. The little details in her memories played out like a movie, passing by her eyes again and again, which annoyed her.

To quickly enter a meditative state and achieve that state of selflessness, Lin Yue began silently reciting the calming mantra, "The Ice Heart Mantra." As she practiced, Lin Yue lost track of where she was.

Suddenly, Lin Yue felt as if she were back in the time when she and Gong Yong took their three children on their first trip to Shennong Valley to find the old immortal, asking around about the environment, the dangers, and the ginseng they found. Those scenes played out again like a movie.

Just as Lin Yue was trying to enter a meditative state, Gong Yong, who was sitting cross-legged in another corner, woke up.

After waking up, Gong Yong saw Lin Yue meditating on the bed next to him. He didn't disturb her, but slowly rubbed his legs with his hands, then slowly got up. His movements were a little clumsy, but he still slowly left the room, went downstairs to the hot spring to lie down and enjoy a soak.

Gong Yong's awakening startled Jingjing and Baifa Ge, who were still in the valley. They hadn't expected that Gong Yong would wake up at the same time as Lin Yue.

The couple rushed into the valley and saw their father lying in the eye of ice and fire.

Quietly, she asked her father, "Dad, you're awake."

Gong Yong said, "Yes."

Jingjing said, "Dad, Mom woke up before you did. She's been awake for almost half a year, but you haven't woken up yet. This time, Mom had just entered a meditative state when you woke up again. You two missed each other perfectly."

Gong Yong asked, "Oh, what has your dad done in the past six months since he got up?" (Jing)

Jing squatted down next to her father soaking in the hot spring and whispered to Gong Yong, "Not long after Mom came out and woke up, she divided the property in her spatial ring into three parts, one for each family. Then, my mom went to Valley Within Valley and created a space ring that only people with blood or money ties could enter. Mom's spatial ring was left in a place in Valley Within Valley, and a magic circle was set up so that anyone with Mom's blood could enter."

Gong Yong said, "Yes, your mother did a good job with this. This way, even if your mother goes into seclusion for a few years and you can't see her, at least things won't be delayed."

Jingjing then said, "Dad, Mom's good friends Lao Xiao and Xiao Hui have passed away."

"Oh," Gong Yong sighed deeply, "My old friends are gone."

Jingjing said, "Yes, Dad, Mom woke up this time just to say goodbye to them?"

Gong Yong said, "It should be that, although I had a good relationship with them, I didn't have the obsession with your mother in my heart, so even though they passed away, I didn't wake up."

Jingjing asked, "Dad, what does it mean to have an obsession in one's heart?"

Gong Yong said, "Your mother is probably worried that they will have no one to take care of them when they get old, and that their children will not be around. In addition, Xiao Hui and Lao Xiao's children are married and have children abroad, so they come back to China less often. So, sometimes, it is a mistake for children to be too successful."

Then Jingjing asked again, "Dad, will you separate the family again when you wake up this time?"

Gong Yong said, "Didn't your mother get divorced?"

Jingjing said, "Dad, you must have many more treasures in your space, right?"

Gong Yong said, "Yes, I do. I need to leave something for my son, and I'll have grandchildren in the future too."

Jingjing said, "Dad, you're so biased. Mom didn't get any of those. She just divided the three things into three portions, one for each of us."

Gong Yong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, we'll give some to you two sisters and the rest to your brother. After all, he has four children to raise."

Jingjing said, "Dad, you don't know, do you? The second thing Mom did after waking up was to take my brother's job and let my sister-in-law manage the company. Now your good son is at home taking care of the kids and sending them to school every day."

Gong Yong said, "What big mistake did your brother make that made your mother so angry and even took his job?"

Jingjing said, "Then he made a very big mistake, the kind of mistake men love to make."

Gong Yong said, "You cheated on me?"

Jingjing said, "No, there are plenty of women out there. If Mom hadn't woken up, my brother might have really cheated on me."

Gong Yong said, "That means there has been no infidelity yet, it's just in the ambiguous stage."

Xiao Jingjing said, "Yes, that's why Mom came out and decisively kicked all those women out of the company."

Gong Yong said, "All the young women in the company have been kicked out, not a single one left?"

Jingjing added, "Yes, my mom even took all the relatives with her. All those relatives among those women, her parents, brothers and sisters, were all removed. The team in her current company was built by herself."

Gong Yong didn't say anything more, but glanced at Jingjing and said to her, "Go and call Xiaobao over. Never mind, I'll go find Xiaobao myself."

After getting dressed, Gong Yong walked out of the valley and arrived at his son's villa.

Now that his grandchildren are all in school, Xiao Wan is a bit listless at home, with a scruffy beard. This is the first thing Gong Yong saw when he saw his son.

Gong Yong walked up to his son and gently patted his shoulder. At that moment, Xiao Bao was lying on the sofa sleeping. When his father patted his shoulder, he woke up groggily, glanced at his father, opened his eyes and looked around. He noticed that the man's head had turned, and suddenly jumped up from the sofa: "Dad, you're awake."

Gong Yong said, "Xiao Bao, am I that surprised to wake up?"

Xiao Bao said, "No, no, Mom just went into seclusion and you woke up."

Gong Yong said, "So what if your mother is in seclusion? I just woke up and came to see you."

Xiao Bao said, "Dad, I miss you too." Xiao Bao had a sour look on his face.

Gong Yong said, "Why didn't you go to work today?"

Xiao Bao said, "My mom took my job six months ago after she woke up."

Gong Yong said, "What did you do wrong to make your mother so angry?"

Xiao Bao said, "I made all the mistakes men make, which is that there were too many beautiful women around me, which made me lose my sight and I didn't take good care of my family."

Gong Yong said, "Xiao Bao, come and sit on the sofa."

After Xiao Bao sat down, Gong Yong said, "I'll go to the kitchen and get you some tea. It's been years since we two old men have had a proper chat. While I'm getting the tea, snacks, and fruit, go upstairs and tidy up the sunroom. We can gather around the stove there and brew tea later."

Xiao Bao said, "Okay, Dad, I'll go upstairs and get ready. You stay downstairs and prepare those things."

When Xiaobao went up the stairs to the second floor, he came to the sunroom. In the past, Xiaoxue would keep it very clean, elegant and comfortable at home, and the children liked to read there. But at this moment, the place was a bit messy.

Although the nanny cleaned the floor very well, she now has to tidy up the items since she wasn't allowed to touch them.

First, tidy up the books on the floor and the things scattered on the table.

Xiao Bao rolled up his sleeves and got to work, quickly putting the books that should have been on the bookshelf back in, then bringing back the firewood from the balcony and putting it next to the boiler to burn. After it was lit, the sunroom felt warm and cozy.

Afterwards, Xiao Bao started tidying up the snacks, books, toys, and clothes that the other children had left on the sofa. He quickly carried everything that needed washing to the laundry room, put the books in the bookshelf, and the toys in the toy box. He quickly tidied up the sunroom.

He opened the electric window to let in some fresh air. Inside, a warm stove was burning, and a chimney was sticking out from the side, already emitting smoke. A new teapot had been placed on it, and Xiao Bao quickly took it down, rinsed it, and then took a clean glass teapot from the side.

He added some of the things Xiaoxue used to like to put in it: goji berries, red dates, longan, and some astragalus root. This was something his wife used to like to drink, and he also added a piece of cane sugar.

Then I took another teapot, which was a clay stove-like thing, put a pot of water in it, and placed it on top of the stove for brewing tea. I put two pots on it, one for warming the stomach and the other for boiling black tea.

Soon, Gong Yong brought up two baskets from downstairs. One basket was full of fruit, and the other was full of tea snacks, cakes, bread rolls, and other small snacks, such as spicy chicken feet and duck necks. In short, they were the snacks that his son used to like to eat.

After bringing it up, he put it in the tea room using a small, rotating, six-layered, retractable basket that his wife used to use to store snacks. He filled it with fruit, washed it, and put it in the basket. Then he took it to the tea-making area, roasted a few oranges, and casually put a few more oranges into the oven.

Sitting there, Xiao Bao took two more cups, one that belonged to his father and the other to him. He poured two pots of health-preserving tea into each cup and drank the two cups of tea first.

Xiao Bao said, "Dad, let's drink something nourishing first to warm our stomachs, and then we can drink this black tea later. What do you think? Or we can drink green tea."

Gong Yong said, "Either is fine. Let's soothe our stomachs first and have something warm to drink." They shared a sip of tea and sat down beside the stove where tea was brewed. There were two sofas on either side of the stove. After sitting down...

Gong Yongcai then asked, "Are you sure your mother lost your job because of the women around you?"

Xiao Bao said, "Yes, it should be."

Gong Yong said, "Don't just say 'should,' you need to figure out exactly what mistake you made that made your mother so angry."

Xiao Bao said, "Is it because there were a few secretaries and young girls around me who tempted me to make mistakes? Is that all?"

Gong Yong said, "Your mother would never get angry at you over just this one thing and then take your job away from you."

Xiao Bao said, "My mom only made me lose my job and told me to take good care of Xiao Xue and the family. She didn't say anything else."

Gong Yong pondered for a moment and then said, "Son, let me tell you a story about when I was young and when you were little."

Xiao Bao asked, "Dad, have you made mistakes before?"

Gong Yong said, "Yes, I made the mistake you mentioned that all men make."

Xiao Bao said, "Dad, you and Mom didn't...."

Xiao Bao didn't continue. Gong Yong recalled, "After your eldest sister was born, your mother and I actually had two conflicts. The first time was after your eldest sister was born. At that time, your maternal grandmother came to help take care of Coco, who is your eldest sister. Because I played games for a long time and didn't take care of the child, I left the child with my maternal grandmother."

Your maternal grandmother and your mother, and then what?

That was the first time your mom and her colleague's wife came to our house. She also brought her child to play. She said some bad things about your grandparents. I couldn't stand it, so I smashed the computer here. Yes, I was so angry that I smashed my gaming computer.

What caused the fall?

I overheard my mother-in-law and my wife criticizing me and my family. At the time, I didn't understand, but now I do. Let me describe how they criticized me. My mother and grandmother said that my family and I were worthless. I was extremely angry at that time.

But now, at my age? I'm over 80. When I think back, I was young and impulsive. Every day after work, I wouldn't wash my clothes, the dishes, or do any housework. I didn't help with anything around the house. I was just a damn big shot. So, in my mother-in-law's eyes, I was good for nothing except earning money.

Besides, I don't earn much money; it's just enough to support my family, and I haven't saved anything. After we pay off the house purchase, mortgage, and car loan, I'm broke.

At that time, I had no money at all, and I was already struggling to make ends meet just to raise one child.

That was the first time your mother and I had a big fight. Your mother said she wanted a divorce. At that time, your maternal grandmother tried to persuade your mother, saying that no, this man hadn't done anything wrong and hadn't been unfaithful.

But he's definitely not a good man; besides making money, he doesn't help with anything.

When I was young, I had no idea what I had done wrong.

Xiaobao asked, "Dad, were you really like that when my older sister was born?"

I said, "That's how it is most of the time. Occasionally, when I'm in a good mood, I'll hug and take care of the child, but most of the time I won't."

Xiao Bao said, "Then how could she have given birth to my second sister?"

Gong Yong said, "The reason your second sister got pregnant was because I wanted to keep your mother from getting a divorce and wanted to keep her in check, so I got pregnant with your second sister."

Xiao Bao said, "Didn't you say your salary was barely enough to support your older sister? Why are you thinking of having another child? Wouldn't that make things even more difficult?"

Gong Yong said, "When your older sister got a little older, your mother went to work and earned several thousand yuan a month. The two of us started living a carefree life again. At that time, I thought your mother should have another child so that she wouldn't make a fuss about divorce and leave without a word."

But actually, after your mom gave birth to the second child, I stopped playing video games. I even volunteered to help with cleaning. But then your grandpa came and did something stupid.

Xiao Bao asked, "What stupid thing did your grandpa do?"

Gong Yong said, "When your mother gave birth to your eldest sister, your grandparents gave her 1000 yuan, six chickens, and a few dozen eggs."

Then, when your second sister was born, your grandfather came over again. When he came, he brought six chickens and five pounds of pork ribs. Then, he gave your mother two hundred yuan.

Because when your second sister was born, she was a girl, your grandfather was a little unhappy, so he wanted your mother to have a third child.

So your grandfather deducted the 1000 yuan your grandmother gave to your grandfather and only gave your mother 200 yuan.

Then, after giving birth to your two older sisters, neither of your grandma came. During my postpartum period, I took half a month off work. Your maternal grandma was there to help with cooking and laundry, while I helped with basic things like washing the babies' bottoms.

Think about it, did you take good care of Xiaoxue during your postpartum period?

Have you ever taken care of your child yourself?

This is also a problem.

Xiao Bao said, "I did everything very well during my postpartum period, but in daily life, did you take care of the baby after you came home from work?"

Xiao Bao said, "Hehehe, I might have made the same mistake as you. When I had my first twins, because I had a nanny, I didn't help with anything after get off work, and I didn't take care of Xiao Xue's feelings either."

Gong Yong said, "This is probably what makes your mother even angrier. She told me that after giving birth to your mother and then having her second child, her body changed a lot, much more than it did after giving birth to her first child."

And then what? Your dad, look at me, I'm not bad looking, huh? 8 meters tall, 140 pounds, I have abs, I'm not bad looking. You see, you're good-looking, so I bet there are a lot of girls chasing after you, they just don't know it.

But if I'm guessing, your mother knew, she just didn't say it outright, saving me some face, mainly because she saw that you already had two children.

Xiao Bao asked, "Isn't Mommy angry? She's still with you, and she hasn't talked about getting a divorce?"