After time travel, share a space with your modern family.

Chapter 129 The Space of Honesty

"Brother, I'm planning to tell my family about my newfound space, but I don't know if they can handle it." After finishing her reunion with her modern family, Ruan Mumu told Qiao Tinghao about her decision.

"Girl, are you really going to tell them?" Qiao Tinghao looked at the girl's serious and determined eyes, and felt a little worried.

Ruan Mumu composed herself and said firmly, "Instead of letting them speculate endlessly, it's better to tell them the truth. A short pain is worse than a long one."

Qiao Tinghao patted her head and stood in front of her, saying seriously, "If they can't accept it, I'll take you away from the Ruan family."

Ruan Mumu smiled when she heard his words.

"What are you laughing at?" Qiao Tinghao asked.

"Because you think the same way I do." After Ruan Mumu finished speaking, the two of them laughed at the same time.

When Ruan Mumu mentioned that Qiao's father had contacted Minister Wang to request a batch of military supplies, Qiao Tinghao was eager to know the answer: "Girl, stop beating around the bush, just tell me directly."

Ruan Mumu explained their deal, and Qiao Tinghao was also surprised: "It's that simple? I think the General's Mansion should also have a lot of treasures. If we can't get the things from the palace, I'll choose a few things from the General's Mansion for you."

"This battle was fought for Young Master Liu's family, so he should pay for it, haha!" Ruan Mumu laughed as she thought about it.

After dinner, at Ruan Mumu's suggestion, the Ruan family gathered in Chen Donghua's courtyard to begin a family meeting.

Ruan Xiaohai has returned from the county town because his elder brother's wedding is in two days, and he came home to help.

To prevent Ruan Mumu's secret from being overheard, Qiao Tinghao also instructed Qiao Zuoyi to arrange for people to guard outside the courtyard and prevent anyone from getting close.

"Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, I have something very important to tell you." Ruan Mumu looked at her family members present and said softly.

"Little sister, you're making such a serious face, it's scary!" Ruan Xiaohai said with a grin.

Chen Donghua glared at him, and Ruan Xiaohai finally put on a serious expression.

"I think everyone has already seen the changes in me, right? And there are so many strange things in the house now. You must all be wondering about them, right?" Ruan Mumu's gaze swept from one person to another, scanning everyone's expressions and noticing that they were a little nervous.

"Mumu, if you have something to say, just say it! Your grandparents believe in you," Grandma Chen said first.

Ruan Mumu took a deep breath before finally speaking, "I... I'm not actually the Ruan Mumu you used to know anymore."

Everyone present, except for Ruan Mumu and Qiao Tinghao, was so shocked they almost fell to the ground.

Chen Donghua asked with trembling lips, "You said you're not Mumu, then who are you? Where did my Mumu go?"

Sitting next to Chen Donghua, Old Mrs. Chen quickly grasped her hand tightly and comforted her, "Hua'er, don't worry, listen to what the child has to say."

“Mother, I am indeed your child, but one thing has changed: my soul has changed,” Ruan Mumu added.

Chen Donghua didn't speak, her eyes were somewhat vacant, and a sad expression appeared on her face.

Seeing Chen Donghua's sad expression, Ruan Mumu's heart ached as well.

"Little sister, what exactly happened?" Ruan Xiaojun asked impatiently.

Seeing Ruan Mumu looking somewhat helpless, Qiao Tinghao, who was sitting next to her, took her hand and gave her some courage.

"My soul came from another world. Perhaps it was God's favor that, after I died in that other world, my soul was inexplicably transferred to this body."

"Perhaps it was when your child was beaten to death by that old hag that I happened to arrive," Ruan Mumu said, trying to keep it simple.

When Chen Donghua heard that her daughter had really been beaten to death by Old Lady Zhang, a wave of pain washed over her, almost causing her to faint.

Ruan Mumu flipped her hand and took a cup of spiritual spring water, which she brought to Chen Donghua's lips. Qiao Tinghao also hurriedly stepped forward to help feed her the water.

Ruan Xiaojun and Ruan Xiaohai also nervously went to help the two elderly men from the Chen family.

At this moment, Old Mrs. Chen felt as if her throat was stuffed with cotton; she wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Grandpa, Grandma, how are you both?" Ruan Mumu asked the two elderly people softly.

Old Man Chen and Old Woman Chen were probably people who had experienced too much in life, so their emotions were not as intense as Chen Donghua's.

After a while, Chen Donghua's emotions finally calmed down. She held Ruan Mumu's hand tightly and asked, "You said you're not my Mumu, so why do you know everything about her?"

Ruan Mumu replied, "Because I have all of her memories in my mind."

Upon hearing that Ruan Mumu had memories of her daughter in her mind, Chen Donghua wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said firmly, "You are my Mumu, and you will always be my Mumu. No matter where you come from, you are the one I carried for ten months and gave birth to."

When Old Man Chen and Old Woman Chen heard their daughter say this, they knew that Chen Donghua must have come to a realization. The weight that had been hanging over their hearts finally lifted, as they were very afraid that their daughter might do something rash.

"Mother, as long as you don't dislike me, I will always be your daughter," Ruan Mumu said, hugging Chen Donghua tightly.

“You will always be my good daughter, and that will never change,” Chen Donghua emphasized again.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Ruan Xiaohai asked the question that had been bothering him: "Little sister, you said you came from another world, so where did all your things come from?"

“You might not believe me even if I told you, so please wait a moment,” Ruan Mumu said.

She was sitting there, communicating with the purple elf.

"I want to bring my family into the space, is that allowed?" Ruan Mumu asked.

"Master, you can't get in according to the normal rules. To be clear, they are not your biological parents."

"If you really want to bring them in, you can, but you'll have to pay one hundred taels of silver to buy energy. My energy is limited too, it can only last for half an hour," the Purple Elf said weakly.

Yesterday, Ruan Mumu had just finished a reunion with its modern family, which consumed some of its energy. Fortunately, the last upgrade increased its energy storage capacity.

"Little money-grubber, one hundred taels it is, then it'll be half an hour! Be good, wait for me to earn money to upgrade you!" Ruan Mumu said like she was coaxing a child.

The purple elf hummed twice and then ignored Ruan Mumu.

“Grandpa, Grandma, Mother, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, please stand up. Let’s hold hands and close our eyes. I’ll take you somewhere, and you can open your eyes when I tell you to.” Ruan Mumu said, standing up first.

Although everyone was very curious, they followed Ruan Mumu's instructions, stood hand in hand, and closed their eyes.

"You can open your eyes now," Ruan Mumu's voice reached their ears.

When the Ruan family members opened their eyes, the unfamiliar environment and objects immediately made them somewhat panicked, except for Qiao Tinghao, of course.

Seeing the state of the Ruan family, Ruan Mumu quickly comforted them, saying, "Don't worry, everyone. This is my space, and it's what my old home used to look like."

Then he invited them to sit on the soft leather sofa and went to the refrigerator to get drinks and fruit.

"Mumu, what's this place we're sitting on called? It's so comfortable," Old Chen asked with a smile.

“Grandpa, this is called a genuine leather sofa,” Ruan Mumu replied.

Ruan Xiaojun stared at the decorative light above his head and asked, "Mumu, this one also lights up. It's a bit different from the energy-saving light you brought out. This one looks much better than the energy-saving light."

As Ruan Mumu poured his drink, she replied, "Besides providing light, this lamp can also serve as a decoration. Doesn't it make the house look especially beautiful?"

"That's really true!" Ruan Xiaojun looked around and saw that the combination was indeed very good.

"Here, try this juice." Ruan Mumu poured a glass of orange juice for each person.

After taking a sip, Grandma Chen exclaimed, "This stuff is so delicious! Mumu, what's it called?"

Ruan Mumu replied, "Orange juice. It's a fruit we don't have where we live."

Everyone wandered around the living room, touching and looking at everything, seemingly very curious about everything.

“We only have a limited time here, about 15 minutes. Let me show you around the house!” Ruan Mumu said, observing everyone’s reaction.

It seems everyone has a curious mind, because as soon as Ruan Mumu finished speaking, everyone stood up in unison.

"Little sister, is this the front door? I want to see what it's like outside, to see if it's the same as ours." After saying that, Ruan Xiaohai quickly walked to the front door, reached out and pushed it, but found that there was no response.

"Second brother, we can't get out. I've tried." Ruan Mumu looked at Ruan Xiaohai with amusement as he pushed him here and there.

"Alright! Let's listen to Mumu, we'll just stay here and look around," Old Man Chen said.

He was actually very curious; most of the items here were things he had never seen before, and he wanted to know what they were.

Everyone was filled with curiosity, including Chen Donghua, who followed Ruan Mumu to visit the kitchen first.

When Ruan Mumu introduced the gas stove, everyone looked at the blue flame and couldn't help but marvel at how amazing it was.

"Little sister, what is this flame burning? And it keeps burning so much." Ruan Xiaojun asked curiously.

“That burns natural gas. It’s hard to explain to you now, but I’ll explain it another time,” Ruan Mumu replied.

I spent quite a bit of time looking around the kitchen. Besides the gas stove, there was also an oven, a refrigerator, and various other cooking tools.

After leaving the kitchen, Ruan Mumu led everyone on a tour of the washing machine, fan, air conditioner, and so on.

Since bathrooms were already installed in ancient times, Ruan Mumu did not specifically take him to visit them.

They were then shown the rooms on the second and third floors.

"Hey, what are these things? They're all so cute!" Ruan Xiaohai couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the huge pile of little figurines in Ruan Mumu's room.

"Second brother, those are plush toys. Do you like them? If you like them, I'll give you two. How about that?" Ruan Mumu looked at her second brother with amusement. Although he was already a fifteen-year-old boy, he was still a bit childish and very different from the eldest brother, Ruan Xiaojun.

"Really? Then I'll definitely take them!" Ruan Xiaojun happily picked out two plush toys.

After they had looked through every floor of the villa, it was almost time to leave.

"Alright, it's almost time. Let's go outside and talk more!" Ruan Mumu said, seeing that everyone seemed reluctant to leave, but she had to remind them.

"This place is really beautiful, it's very comfortable to look at," Ruan Xiaohai remarked.

"Let's go back!" Chen Donghua said calmly.

Deep down, she was still somewhat saddened, since her real daughter was no longer alive, and the current Ruan Mumu was not her real daughter.

Ruan Mumu took Chen Donghua's hand, and the others followed suit. After silently saying "out," they instantly returned to Chen Donghua's courtyard.

Ruan Mumu held Chen Donghua's hand tightly, not letting go immediately, as if she would disappear if she let go.

"Mom, I could have kept it a secret from you, but I couldn't bear to keep you all in the dark. I'm sorry. I will definitely be more filial to you and Grandpa and Grandma from now on." As Ruan Mumu spoke, tears rolled down her cheeks.

When Chen Donghua saw Ruan Mumu shed tears, it was the first time she had seen Ruan Mumu cry since she was beaten by Old Lady Zhang, and her heart ached instantly.

In fact, she had accepted Ruan Mumu in her heart. Apart from the dramatic changes in their lives, everything was the same as before. The child had become more opinionated and more resilient.

"Mumu, you are my Mumu, and that will never change," Chen Donghua said softly, hugging Ruan Mumu.

"Alright! We all know what happened. From now on, this family will remain the same. No one is allowed to mention what we talked about today again. Mumu is Mumu, and that will never change," Old Man Chen said.

The others nodded in agreement.

Grandma Chen took Ruan Mumu's hand and said softly, "Mumu, your mother just didn't quite understand what was going on. Don't take it to heart! She's raised you all these years, and it hasn't been easy for her. It's natural that she'd feel a little hurt by what you said."

Ruan Mumu looked at her loving grandmother, who was just like any other grandmother in modern times, so kind and gentle.

"Grandma, I know. Thank you for accepting me. From now on, our family will stay together." Ruan Mumu said, her voice choked with emotion.

Grandma Chen wiped away her tears, then tightly held onto both her daughter and granddaughter.

"Oh dear! I forgot something just now." Ruan Mumu suddenly slapped her thigh, her voice breaking the silence.

"Little sister, what's wrong?" Ruan Xiaojun asked curiously.

"My parents, oh, you mean my parents from my previous family, this is a gift they prepared for you." Ruan Mumu slapped her forehead. She felt like she had forgotten something, and she had even forgotten something so important.