Han Yunqi seemed not to have heard what she said clearly, and stared at her blankly.

Tang Xiaoxiao moved closer, stared into his eyes, and slowly said, "Would you be willing to stay here for the rest of your life, farming, growing flowers, and living a life free from worldly strife?"

"I..." Han Yunqi was about to say something when Tang Xiaoxiao stopped him, saying, "Think about it carefully and answer me seriously."

After taking a few seconds to process the meaning of her words, Han Yunqi took a deep breath.

“I’m serious right now,” he said earnestly. “I’m willing. Xiaoxiao, I haven’t had the courage to tell you these past few days, but I think you should know that I like you, I want to be with you, are you willing to accept me?”

Tang Xiaoxiao didn't answer, but instead threw out the most practical question: "Your home is in D City, and I don't want to leave my hometown."

“I’ve thought about this. I can come to City A to develop my career. I’m still young. Trust me, I will definitely work hard to give you a better life in the future.”

What about your parents? Will they agree?

"My parents don't interfere with my love life. They'll like whoever I like."

"I mean, would they accept you coming to City A? You're an only child, right? Would they really let their only son go and let you leave? And," Tang Xiaoxiao said with a half-smile, "aren't you afraid people will say bad things about you, like you're a live-in son-in-law? A gigolo?"

"I'm happy with my own life, so I don't care what others say," Han Yunqi said frankly. "My parents are only in their forties, and they haven't reached the point where they need their son to take care of them. Besides, City A and City D aren't that far apart, only a three-hour drive. I go back to see them whenever I have free time, and they're happy to enjoy more of their time together."

Hearing these words, Tang Xiaoxiao's expression became somewhat complicated.

Similar conversations happened in my past life.

However, their positions were reversed at that time, and it was Han Yunqi who tried his best to persuade her to marry someone from City D.

Although she was working in D City at the time, she didn't actually intend to settle down there initially. When she was dating Han Yunqi, she never thought they would actually end up together.

It wasn't until the eve of the wedding that she started to feel anxious and uncertain. One moment she was worried that she wouldn't get along well with Han Yunqi's parents, and the next she was worried that her own parents were getting old and she wouldn't be able to take care of them since she was married so far away.

Han Yunqi said almost the same thing at the time, "My parents will also like the person I like. The two places are not far apart. When you miss home, we will take some time to go back and visit your parents."

As it turned out, his mother and son did not share the same preferences. Han Yunqi's affection for her was undeniable, but his mother found nothing but dislike for her daughter-in-law.

Even though it's only a three-hour drive, under certain circumstances, it feels like an insurmountable chasm separating you from your family.

A three-hour one-way trip would take six or seven hours round trip, and with preparation time, a whole day would be gone.

It wasn't easy for her to ask for leave to go home and see her parents.

Especially when she could only stay one night before leaving, her parents' expressions of undisguised disappointment yet forced smiles often broke her heart.

Because of all this, Tang Xiaoxiao felt wronged a lot in her past life. She felt that she had left her hometown to marry into his family and had to endure his mother's harassment. When she was in a bad mood, she didn't even have a friend to confide in. She felt that it was all his fault. He selfishly tied her to his side, away from his homeland, but failed to keep his promise to make her happy.