"Yeah, I do." Stella frowned.
"He's my second uncle— Albert's younger brother.
Do they still live there?" Marshall caught Stella's choice of words.
"What do you mean? Have they lived there before?" Stella nodded.
"In the earlier years, my cousins came here for school, but they had no place to stay.
So, my mom gave them the keys to our old residence.
The house needed to be cared for, and they needed a place to stay.
So, mom decided to let them stay there since we were family." "I was in eighth grade at that time.
So, it's been almost 11 or 12 years since then.
My uncle has gained some wealth in the past few years.
They bought a house here in the city a few years ago.
I even went to their housewarming party, so I thought they moved out of that residence." "Not only did they stay there, but they also turned the house's backyard into a kindergarten," Marshall said in a deep voice.
Stella was stunned.
"Huh? But, the backyard was just a piece of wasteland." ‘Grandpa had a large piece of land that was almost two acres wide.
The house wasn't that big, but the yard was huge.
Mom said that the land was originally given to grandpa and his two brothers, but grandpa didn't hear from them after they joined the army.
Grandpa was afraid that the land would be deserted and taken by someone else, so he built a wall around it.
He also built two small sheds to store his fertilizers and gardening tools.
Can those be used for a kindergarten?" “It was, but they built a new building and even renovated the place.
The neighbors said that the kindergarten has been there for at least four to five years now." Stella's face changed drastically.
"So, you're saying my uncle and his family built a house and opened a preschool?" "We still need further investigation to find out whether that place is run by your uncle." Marshall] paused for a moment and continued, "Stella, have you never been to that house all these years?" Stella shook her head with an ugly expression.
"The house is quite far from the city.
My grandpa passed away a long time ago, sol hardly come and visit.
Plus, I didn't know that there were problems with the ownership.
My mom has always been the one to take care of these things.
I had long forgotten about this place after her accident.
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