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"I know, Brother Ting, I know it all! I just feel a bit of heartache, I’ve long since given up on that thought!" Wang Chunmei squatted down, covered her ears, cried out, and finally bowed her head sobbing.
Covering her tearful little face, her hidden thoughts revealed by her cousin, she felt a mix of annoyance and shyness.
"Chun Mei—okay, Brother won’t press you, I just want you to see clearly—he is really not the right man for you."
Xie Yuting sighed, patted his cousin’s head, shook his head, and walked away sighing.
However, neither the siblings noticed that behind the wall, another figure was also sitting quietly, their shadow stretched long by the setting sun...
Yan Jinsu returned home, just as Zhou Xiuhua left the kids with the old man and turned to the kitchen to boil some water, only to see Ni running like she was chased by a fierce wolf, slamming the courtyard door shut behind her.
She looked behind her in surprise and asked:
"Why are you late today? Were there wild dogs chasing you? You’re all sweaty from hurrying."
Zhou Xiuhua’s words were purely in jest; she clearly knew well that her Third Son’s Wife, who would even dare to take on wild boars, would not fear the village dogs.
"Mom, there were no wild dogs outside, but there were some naughty kids!"
"Oh, who?" Zhou Xiuhua was baffled, but still helped to take the game from her hands.
"They said they were from the seven branches, the four branches. Oh~ and from the Zhou Family house."
"What happened?"
"What else? They saw my game and wanted me to take them up the mountain!"
Zhou Xiuhua was taken aback and then quickly shook her head, advising earnestly:
"Ni, you can’t naively agree to this. The old villagers here have a taboo about going up the mountain, and since you are a new bride, if the gossip-mongers catch wind of it, they’ll spread all sorts of nasty rumors."
Most importantly, her son was in the military, and if this matter got misconstrued regardless, it would not be conducive to their military family’s unity!
Having lived in the military community for over half a year, Zhou Xiuhua had indeed made money and gained much insight!
In the neighboring area, one in ten households belonged to the military, frequently emphasizing that ’military marriages’ should be protected and united.
Granny Zhou may be naive, but she has learned to mimic this. Moreover, both Mr. Xie and Granny Zhou were no fools and could understand things clearly.
"That’s right, Mom, the moment they brought up the topic, I outright rejected them and ran back here!"
"Exactly, that’s how it should be!" Yan Jinsu’s words made Zhou Xiuhua completely relieved, thinking simultaneously: My little Ni is cautious, how could she possibly agree to such things.
But two days later, she was about to be massively contradicted by her own thoughts!
"Why so much game today?" Zhou Xiuhua remarked, as Yan Jinsu typically brought back three, but now she was holding five.
"I ran to the eastern part of the village today; the mountain paths there are steeper, and there’s more wildlife. Seeing some plump ones, I caught two extra, thinking, if my second sister and them come over, I’ll cure these and send them back with her; Da Hong and the others love it."
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