Su Ziying walked quickly toward Li Xiuyuan. Li Xiuyuan stared at the girl walking toward him in the moonlight, momentarily stunned.

The night was indeed beautiful. Although there were only a few dim yellow lights in the courtyard, they did not affect the view at all. Su Ziying, who had already washed up and was lying in bed, did not tie her hair up when she came out.

She usually wears a high ponytail, but today her long, black hair cascades down her shoulders like flowing water. With her tall figure and delicate face, she walks towards you with a smile under the moonlight.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan even felt that even if Su Ziying's father wasn't Minister Su, he would still be willing to be with such a girl.

"What are you looking at?" Su Ziying asked softly in a sweet voice when she saw Li Xiuyuan staring intently at her, his cheeks slightly flushed.

"Look at the girl, even more beautiful than the night sky," Li Xiuyuan replied instinctively.

Su Ziying's face flushed even more as she and Li Xiuyuan walked out of the village committee compound, heading in the direction of the moonlight.

The moonlight was exceptionally bright tonight, so bright that it was easy to see even without streetlights. A breeze blew from afar, rustling the leaves. Inside the house, alone in the tranquil village, Su Ziying felt a wave of loneliness.

But at this moment, walking on the country road with Li Xiuyuan, feeling the tranquil night, I felt a sense of satisfaction.

Su Ziying was unfamiliar with the roads in Meilin Village and did not know where Li Xiuyuan was going. She did not ask and just followed Li Xiuyuan. This time, when the two were chatting, Li Xiuyuan talked about his family situation.

When talking about her parents, her older sister Li Qingqing, and some funny things from her childhood, Su Ziying would laugh from time to time. Su Ziying would also talk about her childhood.

However, when the topic of her parents came up, she was busy with work. During the conversation, Li Xiuyuan also confirmed that Su Ziying was an only child with no other siblings, which was actually within Li Xiuyuan's expectations.

Because when they were born, the one-child policy was at its strictest.

The implementation of family planning was also a step-by-step process, from the earliest advocacy of "one less, two is just right" to the later one-child policy...

The people who were controlled were actually the most strictly controlled in the city, especially those with public office or work unit positions. Many people lost their jobs because of having children, which was very common in that era.

Relatively speaking, policies are implemented more leniently in smaller counties and rural areas, but are strictly enforced in populous provinces.

Therefore, in Su Ziying's family, there are usually only one child.

Alternatively, according to the policy at the time, if the first child was a daughter, one could apply to have a second child, so Su Ziying might have had a younger brother. But now it seems that Su Ziying is an only child.

In the tranquil village, the two strolled casually. Li Xiuyuan had no destination in mind; they were just out for a walk. However, Su Ziying wasn't very familiar with the roads in Meilin Village, and she suddenly tripped. Li Xiuyuan, quick as a flash, reached out and took Su Ziying's hand.

This wasn't really an accident. Although the night was quite bright, and one could walk steadily even without streetlights, this wasn't a big difference for those familiar with the village. After all, they had lived here for decades and knew exactly which sections of the road were easy to walk on and which were bumpy or potholed. But it was a different story for someone like Su Ziying, who was visiting Meilin Village for the first time.