Chapter 74: This is Thrilling

Chapter 74: This Is Thrilling

Olivorddenly, Henry snapped out of it.

He shook his head, looked around, then at Sonya.

"I... I thought I saw a path. I..." He caught his breath."What happened to me just now?"

Sonya hugged him. "Nothing. It's nothing."

"Nothing,

nothing, she repeated. in her head, trying

trying to reassure herself.

Back in the car, Henry was back to normal.

Following the villager's directions, they rejoined the main road. Using the GPS, they discovered. they were near Qing Shi Town, where her aunt and uncle lived. They decided to go to Qing Shi Town, to visit the elders and enjoy a mini-vacation.

Remembering the chaotic phone call, Sonya. called her aunt beforehand.

Her aunt was thrilled. "Sonya and her husband are coming to see us!"

Her uncle's voice followed, Go home and kill a chicken. We'll have chicken stew tonight."

"Oh dear, it's too late for that."

"Nonsense, it'll be quick."

"Killing it, plucking it, and stewing it... by the time it's ready, the kids will be starving."

""You're just slow."

"Or I'll pull peanuts, and

you cook"

"I can cook, but can "you" carry a bag of peanuts?"

They started arguing. Sonya tried to interrupt, but then Grandma Reynolds chimed in.

"Are you two going to drive me crazy? I'll take care of this. Dongzi (Uncle) cooks. We'll pull the peanuts. Henry can carry them when he arrives."

her aunt hung up. Sonya

"No wonder Grandma likes living in town near you

on the edge of town. Sonya guided Henry

they could see

"Let's go help."

but Henry tripped on a ridge. Sonya bent over laughing. Henry told her to stop, but she couldn't. He stormed off, annoyed. Sonya caught up

easily appeased and

any haystacks around here?"

gasped. No. Nobody

anymore. There wouldn't

be any."

where a

This is

haystack.

and embarrassed, covering her face and kicking him.

""You're shameless!"

reached the peanut drying area, where her aunt and Grandma Reynolds watched them with,

blushed."Are you still harvesting

Then she pulled

"Huh?"

grandson is heartless. He wouldn't think of visiting me," Grandma Reynolds

his eyes and hugged Grandma Reynolds, feigning

so much."

you

"My dear grandson, I

"Ew, don't touch me."

lost! You're getting less lovable

older."

teased his grandmother, then greeted his aunt

handsome, polite young man. All the girls around here would. line up to marry him. Sonya is lucky to have snagged

be serious but couldn't

his aunt laughed.

The peanuts

still on the vines and needed to

a machine?" Henry

harvest. It's quicker

is over, everyone is free. We can chat while working," Grandma Reynolds said, efficiently pulling peanuts-nothing like

to carry them to the edge of

done manual labor. Can he carry them?" Sonya

heavy. Don't overexert

was defiant. "You doubt

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