"Peter, I heard there would be a lot of people, so I got a minibus for us."
Reuben Taylor’s car was in the lead, followed by a small bus that was quite new. As soon as Reuben got out of the car, he walked quickly towards Peter Brown, who he now had a lot of faith in because of Peter’s growing mysterious abilities.
"Mom, let’s get on the bus."
Seeing that an experienced driver was in charge, Peter felt reassured.
"Thank you, thank you."
The old lady glanced at Reuben Taylor and knew that he was Mayor Taylor’s son. She couldn’t help but feel some reverence for him.
Peter didn’t pay much attention to Reuben and helped the old lady into his SUV. "Granny, you should ride in my car."
Whether she liked it or not, Peter helped her into the car.
Liza Smith said to Raven Walter, "You go with everyone on the bus, and I’ll take care of mom." Then she got into Peter’s car as well.
Rachel Williams was already sitting in the front passenger seat.
"Reuben, thank you so much, you don’t have to go with us."
"Alright, call me if you need anything."
Reuben Taylor spoke a few more words to the experienced driver before stepping aside.
With Peter’s car leading the way, the group headed towards Flower Creek Village.
Considering the elderly, Peter didn’t drive too fast. The old lady was in high spirits, asking Liza about her family’s situation. Liza was very proud and happily talked about the changes in their family, impressing the old lady.
When the old lady heard that the car she was in belonged to Peter, she shed tears and said, "Lilac, I’m sorry for sending you far away to get married and never taking care of you."
"Mom, look at you talking like that. Haven’t the changes been huge?" Liza said. "Our house is different now. Since Peter started making wine, we can say things have changed every day. You’ll see when we get to the village, the changes there are even more significant. I wanted to bring you over to enjoy the good life."
When the car entered the village, the old lady looked at the bustling scene in amazement and asked, "Is this your village?"
Liza proudly pointed out various areas, "Mom, these are all Peter’s businesses. The road was built with Peter’s money, and over there will be a large wine factory, where Peter invested several hundred million."
The old lady was shocked at this point, mumbling "several hundred million" repeatedly. To her, a few hundred dollars was a lot of money, and she couldn’t comprehend the concept of several hundred million. She looked at Peter in disbelief, "Is Peter that capable?"
Liza proudly explained, "Peter is really talented. He cured Mayor Taylor’s illness and even Provincial Secretary Prentice’s illness. You don’t know how important Peter is in the county now."
Listening to the conversation between mother and daughter, Peter couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.
Rachel laughed and said, "My brother is awesome! Even the Traditional Chinese Medicine University in the province invited him to study without taking the entrance examination!"
Rachel was also proud of her brother. She felt like it was all a dream that they went from not having enough money for college to suddenly having so much money in such a short time.
"Great, great!" the old lady kept repeating.
When the car parked in front of the villa where Liza’s family lived, Liza helped her mother out of the car and said, "Mom, this is where we live now."
The old lady looked around with wide eyes and asked, "This is where you live?"
At this time, the minibus arrived, and as it parked, the members of the Brown Family started to discuss the situation.
From the moment the car entered the village, Raven Walter had introduced everything about the village. By now, everyone knew that all the ongoing construction projects in the village were Peter’s businesses. When they thought about the fact that Peter was only 20 years old, everyone became uneasy. Recalling their previous understanding of the Walter family’s situation and the changes they saw now, they felt it was nothing short of a miracle.
The old man couldn’t stay calm either. He pointed at the villa and asked, "Is this your house?"
Raven Walter said proudly, "Yes, it is. Everyone, please come in."
The group entered the house, and inside was a whole new scene. They looked around from room to room, constantly praising everything they saw.
"Where’s the pit toilet?" asked the old man, looking at Raven Walter.
Raven quickly showed him to a bathroom.
After closing the door, Raven continued to introduce the various rooms and electrical appliances to the Brown Family members. As they looked, the Brown Family members became more and more envious, thinking how lucky Raven Walter was to have such a capable son. Their family had been so poor, but now they had seen the most significant transformation.
At that moment, the bathroom door opened, and the old man looked at Raven Walter and asked, "This is where you poop?"
Raven Walter replied, "Yes."
"But I couldn’t find it."
Everyone was puzzled by this, so they all went over to see it.
John Morris, Liza’s uncle, looked around and felt confused as he looked at Raven Walter, "Brother-in-law, there really isn’t a pit toilet here!"
For people like them who had never left the village and lived in a place without even electricity, it was hard to understand city life.
Raven Walter hesitated for a moment, then went over and lifted the toilet seat, "It’s here."
Everyone stared blankly at the white porcelain toilet.
The old man pointed at the toilet, "How do you poop on this?"
Peter suddenly realized that everyone was used to squatting, so sitting would be a challenge.
Indeed, when the old man heard that sitting was the way to use this toilet, he shook his head vigorously, "No, no, I can’t poop sitting down. It won’t come out."
At this time, the old lady laughed and said, "You stubborn old man. I’ve heard that city folks use toilets this way. You should give it a try."
After everyone left, they chatted and laughed some more.
After a while, the old man came out with a troubled expression, "Couldn’t you at least have a place to squat?"
Peter hurriedly said, "There’s a public restroom in front. I’ll take you there."
Only then did the old man say, "What’s the point of this fancy stuff? Even pooping requires sitting down. You guys have changed!"
Everyone was speechless for a moment, watching the old man being led to the public restroom outside. They all laughed.
A few people looked at the bathroom and said, "Forget it, we mountain folks aren’t used to that kind of thing. The squat version is better." They then followed Peter outside to go to the public restroom as well.
Seeing the changes in the Walter family, the Brown Family members were all filled with envy.