Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11813

Three days after the successful marriage proposal, the Wang family, accompanied by the matchmaker, came to the second branch of the Luo family with betrothal gifts.

Naturally, the second wife hosted another banquet, this time much larger than the two tables of food served when they came to propose marriage a couple of days ago.

This time, all the members of the Yang family, as well as their relatives and friends, the relatives and friends of the second branch of the family, and even the villagers who had connections with Yang Yongjin's family, and even the friends Yang Yongjin made in business outside, all came to congratulate Xiuxiu on her engagement.

The banquet had nearly eight tables set up and was lively all day long.

Shopkeeper Wang's son and Xiuxiu took Yongxiao and wandered around the village twice. Wang's son's full name was a bit hard to pronounce, and no one could remember it. It was said that he was born lacking certain elements, but everyone called him by his nickname, 'Xiao Fan'.

"Xiuxiu, you and Xiaofan brought Yongxiao out to play? Come to my house for tea!"

Liu was wandering around the village when she happened to run into the young family of three. At first glance, they looked quite convincing, like a real family of three.

"This is Fourth Grandmother," Xiuxiu whispered to Xiaofan beside her, introducing Liu's identity.

Xiao Fan, still holding Yongxiao in her arms, smiled and nodded to Liu Shi: "Hello, Fourth Grandmother."

Seeing how polite Xiao Fan was to her, Liu's goodwill towards him increased. She came up to them, looked Xiao Fan and Yong Xiao up and down with a smile, and said, "Yong Xiao is quite familiar with you. We usually want to hug him, but he won't let us. It seems that you two are destined to meet."

Xiao Fan smiled, glanced at Xiu Xiu beside her, and said, "The child is very well-behaved and smart. I like her very much."

Xiu Xiu looked at Xiao Fan with gratitude, her eyes filled with sweet smiles.

Yongxiao also hugged Xiaofan's neck tightly and rested his head on Xiaofan's shoulder, seemingly enjoying the feeling of being held by a young man. He seemed very secure, as if he himself was a child with a father.

Seeing this scene, even Liu, who usually loves to joke, couldn't help but be moved by what she saw.

"Xiao Fan, you and Xiu Xiu are destined to be husband and wife, and you and Yong Xiao are destined to be father and son. The three of you should get along well. Xiu Xiu is young, and she can give you a few more children later! Life will be easy!"

Xiao Fan nodded, then glanced at Xiu Xiu, "We will."

Xiuxiu pursed her lips and gently took Xiaofan's arm: "Fourth Grandma, you go ahead with your work, we'll just wander around for a bit and then go home."

"What? Aren't you going to have tea with our fourth branch? Xiao Fan hasn't been to the old house yet, has he?"

“Xiao Fan has been to the old house. A couple of days ago, he went to the east room to kowtow to his great-grandfather and great-grandmother.”

Liu remembered that when she came to propose marriage a couple of days ago, her first stop was indeed to kowtow to Old Yang and Tan in the east room.

"Alright, you guys go take a look around, I'll go take a look too."

After Xiaofan and Xiuxiu led Yongxiao away, Liu Shi still stood there watching their backs and couldn't help but click her tongue in admiration: "They really are a good match, like a family."

Meanwhile, Xiuxiu and Xiaofan took the child around the village twice, familiarized themselves with the map, and got to know most of the villagers.

At this point, they arrived at the riverbank behind the village.

Xiu Xiu gazed eastward, her eyes momentarily lost in thought, and murmured, "Over there, that's Li Family Village..."

More than two years have passed since she was brought back from Lijia Village by her parents and uncles when she was pregnant. She has never been back to Lijia Village. In fact, when she was holding a memorial service for her grandfather on the tenth anniversary of his death, she deliberately turned her head to the other side when she passed by the river embankment, not wanting to look in the direction of Lijia Village at all.

She was afraid that she lacked the courage and strength to heal her wounds, which had finally begun to reopen. But today, she didn't know where she got the courage, and she actually took the initiative to talk to Wang Xiaofan about these things.

Xiao Fan followed Xiu Xiu's gaze and looked over there, seeing a large village, no smaller than Changping Village.

Suddenly, he sensed that something was wrong with Xiuxiu beside him. Her face gradually turned pale, her fingers clenched into fists, making a cracking sound, her back teeth grinding tightly, and her eyes glaring fiercely in the direction of Lijia Village, filled with angry fire, as if she wanted to glare a hole through Lijia Village!

"Xiuxiu, let's go back." Xiaofan freed one hand and gently took Xiuxiu's hand.

The warmth of her palm brought Xiu Xiu back to her senses instantly. She looked away and saw Wang Xiaofan and Yong Xiao standing beside her. Xiu Xiu's eyes reddened slightly, and she lowered her head, saying, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure..."

"The past is the past. From now on, we are one family. Let's not be sad about unrelated people and things anymore."

Xiuxiu nodded gently.

Wang Xiaofan added, "Trust me, I will treat you well, and Yongxiao too. From now on, he will have a father and a mother."

Xiu Xiu could no longer hold back her tears, which rolled down her cheeks.

Wang Xiaofan pulled her into his arms and gently patted her back.

"It's alright, it's alright. Today, you can shed a good tear for the past. I'll be with you. After you've cried it all out, you'll be my wife, Wang Xiaofan's wife, and the daughter-in-law of the Wang family. From now on, you're not allowed to think about the past anymore. You're only allowed to think about me. I'm your only man!"

Hearing Wang Xiaofan's words, Xiuxiu felt warm inside, but also a little shy.

"Stop talking, Yongxiao, listen up!" Xiuxiu glanced at Yongxiao, who stared curiously at her mother and Uncle Wang.

Wang Xiaofan smiled and took Xiuxiu's hand as they walked back: "Let's go home. The sun is about to set, and it's not good for children to stay outside for too long."

"Yes, you're right." Xiu Xiu turned her head to wipe the tears from her face and happily followed Wang Xiaofan into the village.

From this day forward, I will make a complete break with the past.

Not long after Wang Xiaofan and Xiuxiu left, a figure peeked out from the tea garden at the foot of the mountain. The person was wearing coarse linen clothes and straw sandals, which were tattered and had several toes sticking out.

The man was filthy, covered in mud and dead leaves from his work. He had also lost a lot of weight, and his hair was greasy and messy.

The way he stood there made him look like a haggard, exhausted, and malnourished peasant who was starving.

That's right, this person is Li Wei, Yongxiao's biological father.

He's not doing well right now and wants to go out and find work to earn some extra money, but nobody in the surrounding villages wants to hire him.

He and his mother had to manage all the farm work in the village, and they couldn't find anyone to help them.

His mother had always been in poor health and needed to take medicine year after year. All the money he earned from doing manual labor in the county town went to his mother's medicine.

His sister lost all hope in them a couple of years ago and stopped contacting her family. Now the two of them depend on each other for survival, and they are living a very hard life.

He never dared to go to Changping Village to find Xiuxiu or Yongxiao, for fear of being beaten.

Today, while he was working here, he accidentally witnessed a scene that broke his heart!
He finally saw his biological son, Yong-hyo!