Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 94 What did my master agree to?

Li Ruru opened the package and her eyes lit up. "Your dad agreed?"

Xiao Wu asked eagerly, "What did my master agree to?"

Chu Xiu said awkwardly, "Of course I agree to let my aunt become my godmother. Go away, this is none of your business."

Xiao Wu immediately shut up and stopped asking questions. He had grown up with Chu Xiu since he was a child, and he knew exactly what the young master was thinking.

Seeing his awkward and unnatural expression, I knew that the letter must have been forged by him.

But so what? The young master didn't kill anyone or set fires; he just forged a letter.

What's wrong with the young master wanting to recognize Aunt Li as his godmother?

If the young master hadn't kept quiet, and if his handwriting hadn't been so messy, he would have wanted to help the young master forge the document.

Li Ruru put the letter away and smiled at Chu Xiu, saying, "Since that's the case, I won't send you away."

She originally thought that this rich young master would suffer for a few days at her house and then slink back home.

Unexpectedly, Chu Xiu decided to stay and even recognized her as his godmother.

She's a mother herself, how could she possibly drive away her own beloved eldest son?

When Chu Xiu heard that Li Ruru actually wanted to drive him away, he gasped in shock. Luckily, he had struck first.

Otherwise, delicious potatoes, pork, dumplings, konjac tofu, and all other delicacies will be far away from him.

"Auntie... um, no... godmother, can I hug you?"

Chu Xiu shamelessly made an excessive request.

Li Ruru instinctively wanted to refuse, but when she met his eager yet timid gaze, she immediately changed the words she was about to say.

"I just can't do anything with you." She said, opening her arms wide.

Li Ruru had long realized that Chu Xiu was a child who severely lacked maternal love, which was perhaps one of the reasons why he insisted on staying here.

She lost both her parents and longed for family affection.

From Chu Xiu's perspective, she really found it hard to refuse him.

Chu Xiu walked over happily. He was a head taller than Li Ruru, and when he saw her outstretched arms, he took the initiative to hug her.

His hand rested gently on her waist, and the two were only slightly touching, polite and restrained.

Li Ruru heard his heart pounding like a drum, and his body was even trembling slightly with excitement.

Chu Xiu felt a warm feeling in his heart, a sense of happiness and peace, and thought to himself how wonderful it would be if his godmother were his biological mother.

But it's okay if it's not like that now, he'll take it slow, he's very confident.

Initially, Li Ruru didn't want him to stay here at all, but now she has agreed to be his godmother.

This is progress, and it's the result of his hard work.

Seeing this, the other children in the yard all protested.

"Mommy, I want a hug too!" Yinyin ran over.

Peipei and Chaochao followed closely behind, and even Xiao Yishan, who was usually quiet, blushed and said, "Godmother, I am also your son."

The implication is, why do you only hug him and not me?

Xiao Wu chimed in, "That's right, godmother, I'm your son too."

The godmother cannot treat the young master differently; as her son, they are equals.

The way Xiao Wu and Chu Xiu interacted at Li Ruru's house was not like that of master and servant, but more like that of brothers.

They are good brothers who work together, eat together, and even have a godmother together.

Several children rushed forward and hugged each other.

The yard suddenly fell silent. A group of chickens, ducks, rabbits, and Qiqi stared at them: Humans are so strange, always liking to hug and hold each other. What's the point?

"Woof... Awooo!" Qiqi let out a dissatisfied howl.

Upon hearing this, Yinyin immediately let go of Li Ruru and ran to the dog's side.

"Qiqi, come give me a hug." She said, reaching out her little hand to stop Qiqi's head.

Qiqi struggled for a few moments, then gave up and let her hold her.

It felt strange; the dog felt warm and comfortable. Qiqi was very proud after being held by Yinyin, and its expression towards the other livestock in the yard was full of smugness.

See? I'm the little master's darling, he loves me the most. You're all trash, that's why he doesn't bother hugging you.

The chickens and ducks, mocked, squawked and quacked as if expressing some kind of dissatisfaction.

After hugging for a while, everyone dispersed. Li Ruru asked Chu Xiu, "Godson, when do you think we'll start building our yard?"

Chu Xiu immediately beckoned to Xiao Wu, "Go and bring the person over."

He's already found the right people, and now he's just waiting to get started.

After Xiao Wu nodded in agreement, he drove the carriage out the door and returned with a group of men after two trips.

Chu Xiu stood on one side, while a dozen men stood on the other side. The tall men all bowed their heads and listened attentively to their young master's instructions.

“Listen carefully, make a hole in that wall to connect the two courtyards. Then rebuild the walls around the two courtyards, add iron railings on top, and replace the gates.”

"Okay!" the men agreed in unison. It wasn't a very heavy job, and with so many of them, they could finish it quickly.

The men were working, and the women weren't idle either.

After finishing pickling the kimchi, Li Ruru started pickling radishes and cowpeas.

She even blanched the vegetables in the yard and the wild vegetables in the backyard and hung them up.

A dense network of ropes stretched along the grape trellis, from which hung countless green vegetables.

Chaochao asked curiously, "Mom, we have plenty of vegetables to eat, so why did you cook them all? And why are you drying them?"

She felt that her mother was acting strangely today; she had pickled so many vegetables, enough for them to eat until next year.

Li Ruru squeezed out the last bit of water from the blanched greens and hung them on a rope.

She wiped her sweat and said, "These vegetables can be stored for a long time after being dried. In winter, you can just blanch them and eat them. It's very convenient."

It's best not to tell the children about the heavy rain right now, so as not to panic them.

Everything is still uncertain; perhaps the downpour won't even come.

The village head's legs aren't a weather forecast, and her online space is probably referring to some kind of torrential rain.

While preparing countermeasures, Li Ruru also hoped that none of this would happen.

Peipei smiled and said, "Mom, can we eat this green vegetable with corn porridge? Aren't we going to buy carrots?"

Bok choy with corn porridge is a favorite winter dish for the people of Chenjia Village. Their favorite is shredded carrots with corn porridge.

Cut carrots into thin strips, add seasonings, and pour hot oil over them. They taste crisp and refreshing, truly a delicacy.

Li Ruru poured out a large basin of the green water from blanching vegetables and said, "Let's buy carrots tomorrow."

After Chu Xiu had arranged for the men to do their work, he had some free time.

He waved his fan and asked, "Godmother, is a red radish the same as a carrot?"

Peipei shook her head and said, "No, carrots are orange-red, and red radishes are bright red. They are both radishes, but they taste different."

Carrots have a slightly bitter taste, while red carrots are sweeter and can be eaten raw.

These radishes come in many colors, including purple, white, and green.

Chu Xiu let out a long "oh," thinking that today was another day of learning new things.

Just then, Pan Dayan's voice came from outside the door.

"Hey little sister, I'm coming in."

She still had her two sons and nephew with her, and put down the ground konjac.

She hadn't even had time to wipe the sweat from her brow when she grabbed Li Ruru and asked mysteriously, "Ruru, guess what happened to your ex-nephew?"

Knowing that she was about to gossip again, Li Ruru pulled up a stool for her, saying, "Auntie, take your time."

Peipei and Chaochao were very sensible; they had already brought out some melon seeds.

Pan Dayan skillfully grabbed a handful and said excitedly, "It's that Chen Jinbang, he's dropping out of school."

"He wants to drop out of school? Why?" Li Ruru asked, puzzled. Chen Jinbang was the only pride of the Chen family.

The Chen family was willing to let their eldest grandson drop out of school, thus crushing one of their few sources of pride.

(End of this chapter)