My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 1443

As she exited the car, she followed the route that she recalled from memory. After crossing the road and heading up the small slope, there used to be a muddy passage in the past, but it has now been developed into two large highways.

It happened to be a weekend when Anna arrived at the village. Hence, there was quite a crowd in the village and she bumped into many familiar faces.

“Frankie Johnson! Sammy Johnson! Leslie Johnson!”

She yelled their names—all three of them were her childhood friends and although they were much older now, she immediately recognized them.

A few middle-aged figures, who were in their late forties to early fifties, turned when they heard her voice. They stared at her in confusion while giving her a once-over.

They did not recognize her, but they remembered Cooper and his family.

The villagers were utterly disappointed with the fact that he was about to remarry. Despite Anna’s death many years ago, he was still emotionally invested in the village—he established a factory and repaired its subway, which showed how devoted he was. Upon learning about his wedding, the village sent two representatives to deliver an expensive gift to him.

The villagers would be attending the wedding since Sophia was getting married to Michael. They were growing suspicious since they had witnessed Cooper entering the village with a strange woman who seemed to recognize the villagers.

“You are—” They were giving Anna a once-over. Although she was modestly dressed, she had an extraordinary elegance and temperament. Hence, it was obvious that the village was not her hometown.

Anna exclaimed in delight, “I am Anna—Annabel Johnson!”

“Anna!?” The crowd carefully regarded her again while they gazed at her in disbelief.

After she announced her identity, everybody seemed to look at her with a set of fresh eyes. The villagers seemed to gradually connect the woman in front of them with the pretty and mischievous young lady they remembered in their memories.

“It’s Anna! Aren’t you supposed to be dead?” Annabel did not die! She is back!

The entire Johnson Family Village was in shock. Anna’s peers were able to recognize her, but the younger generation did not. However, those from the older generation remembered her well.

Once upon a time, she used to be the prettiest and most mischievous young woman in the village and its vicinity! Once the news of her dropping out of junior middle school was leaked out, many families came knocking on her door to ask for her hand in marriage. In fact, people from tens of miles outside the village hired matchmakers to propose to her. Unfortunately, her father was muddleheaded. In fact, her entire family was muddled.

Now that she had returned to the village, everybody rushed out to have a look at her. They realized that it was indeed Anna when they laid their eyes on her.

Despite leaving the village for decades, she felt as though she had only left yesterday. Most of the names of her peers were still fresh in her mind.

Upon entering the Johnson Family’s ancestral hall, members of the older generation came forward to meet her.

“Grandpa? Are you still alive? Uncle, it’s me, Anna!” Although Anna’s adoptive parents had passed away, she still had other surviving relatives. Their family was destitute when she was young. Hence, she would search the village for food when she did not have anything to eat at home.

After she left, Sophia followed in her footsteps. Sophia would ask for food from other families when her aunt refused to feed her. Hence, she grew up on meals that were provided by the occupants of the village.

The villagers would gossip about them once in a while, but whenever they prepared delicious food at home, they would still invite both mother and daughter to enjoy the feast together if those two were to show up.

Therefore, both mother and daughter harbored profound sentiment for the village.

Everybody was both shocked and pleased to see that Anna was still alive. It was only then that they learned she was Anna, Cooper’s bride-to-be. Mr. Cooper is still the same person as before!