"thank you."

Nangong Yu spoke from the bottom of his heart.

The old man waved his hand without saying a word.

After Nangong Yu took the orange, broke it open, and put a piece into Song Yuli's mouth.

Song Yuli frowned slightly: "What is that?"

Nangong Yu: "Oranges."

Song Yuli said "Oh" without speaking, and after a while she asked, "Is there anything else?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Nangong Yu stuffed another small piece into her mouth.

Soon after, Song Yuli finished eating both oranges, and Nangong Yu then placed the orange peel on Song Yuli's nose.

Song Yuli looked at him, puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Nangong Yu replied, "I've heard that this can relieve dizziness."

Song Yuli nodded, then nestled into Nangong Yu's arms again, found a comfortable spot, and fell into a sweet sleep.

………

Two hours later, the car stopped at the intersection of Songzhuang Village, Mingxian Town, Sining County, Song Yuli's hometown.

Perhaps because it rained all night, the village paths were a bit muddy.

Song Yuli secretly glanced at Nangong Yu beside her, and blushed with embarrassment.

"Um, will you find this place unpleasant?"

Perhaps sensing Song Yuli's embarrassment, Nangong Yu directly enveloped Song Yuli's small hand with his dry, large hand, and then curled the corners of his lips: "How could I dislike the place where you grew up?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuli couldn't help but smile slightly.

Just then, a slightly rough voice rang out.

"Hey, Little Ali's back! How did your college entrance exam go?"

Song Yuli was taken aback, then subconsciously pulled away from Nangong Yu's hand and looked at the man carrying a hoe walking towards them from the opposite side.

She forced a smile and called out, "Oh, it's Third Uncle. I did really well on my college entrance exam."

After saying that, she moved closer to Nangong Yu and whispered, "This is my third uncle."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yu straightened up and, following Song Yuli, addressed him as "Third Uncle."

Song Derong nodded with a smile, his cloudy eyes scanning Nangong Yu from head to toe.

"Ah Li, could this be the good nephew-in-law that your uncle always talks about?"

Song Yuli smiled awkwardly, then took Nangong Yu's hand and said vaguely, "Um, Third Uncle, my uncle and grandma are still waiting for me at home, I have to go now."

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Song Derong couldn't help but spit out a curse: "Pah, what a piece of trash."

After walking for a while, Song Yuli and Nangong Yu stopped and looked back.

Seeing that Song Derong was no longer in sight, Song Yuli finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Nangong Yu suddenly spoke up: "Your family doesn't have a good relationship with him?"

Song Yuli nodded and sighed, "Yes, it happened in my grandfather's generation. I heard that when the village was dividing up the land, my third uncle's father was not satisfied and got into a fight with my grandfather. As a result, my grandfather accidentally broke his arm. From then on, his family never liked us."

This was originally just a matter from the previous generation, but they insisted on extending it to the next. When I was little, my third uncle and his family often had their younger relatives bully us. Once, some of their children almost beat my aunt's child to death.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yu pursed his thin lips and stared intently at Song Yuli: "When you were little, were you also bullied by them?"

Although he didn't know why Nangong Yu asked this, Song Yuli still nodded honestly.