Wang Man's family home is not in Jiangkou, but in a village in Wenshan County, which is close to Jiangkou.

However, their village borders Jiangkou County, which is why Wang Man married into Hu Yuan's family, who live in Jiangkou County.

With Tuantuan and Li Sufeng by their side, Hu Yuan and his wife arrived at Jiangkou Bus Station early in the morning.

After getting into the car, Hu Yuan held Tuantuan in his arms, while Wang Man propped her head up with her hand and leaned against the window, looking at the scenery outside, but her mind was full of worries.

Although his relationship with Hu Yuan had improved by this time, he hadn't been home for the past four years, and he didn't know what kind of trouble this time his return would cause.

Especially in their small village, which has little contact with the outside world and is very traditional, who knows what kind of unpleasant things might be said.

Seeing Wang Man's sullen appearance, Hu Yuan asked, "What's wrong? Why have you been unhappy ever since you got on the bus?"

Wang Man turned her head to look at Hu Yuan, bit her lip, and whispered, "We really shouldn't have come back..."

"Why?" Hu Yuan asked, puzzled.

Wang Man shook her head, looking worried. "You don't know the situation where we live. I'm afraid that when we go back, people will gossip and make you unhappy..."

Hearing her words, Hu Yuan burst out laughing, "I thought it was something serious, but it's just this!"

"It's okay, you don't need to worry. Let them say whatever they want, I won't take it to heart!"

"But……"

"No buts, the road is still so far. You should get some sleep, we'll talk when we get there." Hu Yuan reached out a hand, touched Wang Man's hair, and said with a smile.

Seeing Hu Yuan's appearance, Wang Man, who was initially worried, gradually calmed down.

She nodded slowly, leaned back in her seat, and slowly closed her eyes.

Although Hu Yuan had visited Wang Man's family home when they got married, time had passed and the original Hu Yuan had no recollection of these events, let alone this Hu Yuan who had traveled from the future.

Wang Man's village is called Lao Liu Zhuang (Old Willow Village). Legend has it that there is a 300-year-old willow tree in the village that sheltered the villagers during a flood one year.

The villagers all say that the old willow tree, having stood for so long, has become a deity, which is why it can protect the villagers and keep them safe.

So later generations changed the village name to Laoliuzhuang, hoping that the willow tree spirit would continue to protect everyone.

However, this old willow tree, which had become a god, could only protect the village's safety, but it could not make the villagers rich.

So Lao Liuzhuang wasn't just poor, it was so poor it was painful to look at.

There is only one dirt road paved with carbon ash in the whole village, which divides the entire Laoliuzhuang into two parts.

The village is full of low houses. The better ones are two-story buildings with red bricks, but most are mud houses made of adobe bricks.

However, the scattered fields around the house, with their varying heights, create a charming contrast.

Together with the nearby hills and stream, it forms a picturesque rural landscape.

When Hu Yuan passed by the red brick building, she realized that it was not a wealthy family's house, but the clan ancestral hall of their village.

In the rural areas of the south, a tradition of maintaining ancestral halls has been preserved. These halls are not only a symbol of the prosperity and gathering of the family, but also the roots that connect many villagers.

It is said that poor and remote places breed unruly people, but Hu Yuan did not see any unruly people at this time. However, he secretly speculated that the people in this village should be very united.

"Your village is indeed quite poor..."

After hesitating for a moment, Hu Yuan said to Wang Man with a sigh.

"It's always been like this. Transportation here is inconvenient, and there's little contact with the outside world. People inside don't want to get out, and people outside don't want to come in, so it's become like this."

Wang Man had long been accustomed to life here, but after not returning for several years, she developed a sense of detachment as an outsider.

This idea led many young people, unable to endure the hardships here, to leave and seek their fortunes elsewhere.

Only a few remained, and they steadfastly held onto their land and home, refusing to leave.

The four of them walked along the way, encountering people they knew and people they didn't know.

Li Sufeng walked ahead with her chest out and head held high, like a general returning from a victorious campaign, as if afraid others wouldn't know she had just come back from the city.

Wang Man carried Tuantuan, while Hu Yuan carried a lot of things in both hands, following behind Li Sufeng.

"Her third aunt is back?"

"They're back! Look, their daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter have all returned from the city!" Li Sufeng would excitedly introduce Wang Man's family to anyone who came up to talk to them.

Hu Yuan, in particular, was already a god-like figure in her eyes.

“This is my son-in-law, Hu Yuan. He’s incredibly capable and earns a lot of money! He’s just usually too busy to come home, but now he finally has some free time…”

"Good, good! It's good that you're back, the family is reunited!"

Some people recognized Wang Man and greeted her, saying, "Isn't this Xiao Man? You're finally back! You're really amazing now, you've actually become a formal state worker!"

"Yeah, city people are just different! Look how stylish they are!"

Although these people were talking to Wang Man, most of them kept glancing at Hu Yuan, the meaning behind their glances was quite intriguing...

It's important to know that the situation wasn't like this when Li Sufeng left here.

Because someone who had returned from Jiangkou knew about Wang Man's situation, they revealed that Hu Yuan spent his days eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring, doing nothing productive, and beating his wife and children all the time.

This led to Li Sufeng going to the city to bring Wang Man back and prevent her from continuing her relationship with Hu Yuan.

Of course, what's even more interesting is that Li Sufeng is indeed unreliable in handling matters.

Before Wang Man even returned, she had already discussed it with the Wu family, planning to marry her off to the Wu family's simple-minded son when Wang Man came back...

But now the situation has completely changed; Li Sufeng has not only brought Wang Man back with her.

More importantly, even Hu Yuan, the man whom Li Sufeng 'deeply hated,' came back and became the good son-in-law she described!

The villagers, who knew the whole story, found the magic trick quite amusing.

However, given Li Sufeng's previous fierce personality, no one dared to bring it up; everyone was secretly pleased.

Wang Man's house was also made of mud bricks.

With the yard included, the whole house is quite spacious.

In fact, the layout of houses in rural areas is mostly similar, and Wang Man's house is no exception. There is a main hall in the middle, and several east and west wing rooms on each side.

A vegetable garden has been set aside in one corner of the yard, and the yard walls are made of either fences or mud bricks.

"Wang Man, this house is really big. With the yard, it must be several hundred square meters, right?" Hu Yuan looked around and said curiously.

“What’s the use? Land in the countryside isn’t worth anything!” Wang Man shook her head and said.

"You'll see in a few years, this is where the wealthy will choose!" Hu Yuan said confidently.