Overall, he was a child with a tragic fate.
Failing the imperial examination was a huge blow to him, but fortunately, he didn't give up. Instead, he bravely faced everything and mustered the courage to live a good life again.
Xiao Yunying observed that Luo Yang and Yan An got along very naturally and harmoniously. Although they did not engage in intimate behavior such as serving each other food, this ordinary natural harmony was already beyond the scope of ordinary friends for Luo Yang.
Perhaps they haven't yet expressed their feelings for each other, but Xiao Yunying is certain that their relationship is extraordinary.
It's just that perhaps no one thought about it that way, or perhaps they didn't have the courage to break through that barrier.
After finishing his meal, Yan An sat for a while before preparing to leave.
Xiao Yunying felt sorry for the child and went to the kitchen to fill a lot of food.
Luo Yang followed him into the kitchen, and Xiao Yunying asked him in a low voice, "Do you think I should put some silver in his pocket?"
"He won't want it."
Xiao Yunying thought about it and agreed, so she filled the cloth bag with a lot more food.
At the same time, he instructed Luo Yang: "As the county magistrate, you can't mistreat your subordinates. Don't starve them. Look how thin that child is."
"It wasn't me."
After Luo Yang explained, Xiao Yunying finally understood what was going on.
This child was filial. He felt that his grandmother was too old, so he didn't let her work anymore. After receiving his monthly salary, he used most of it to pay off debts and gave the rest to his grandmother to spend. In order to save money, he often only ate one or two meals a day.
They didn't eat anything nutritious; it was mostly steamed buns or flatbreads—basically whatever was cheapest. They wouldn't even buy a steamed bun.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunying was overcome with sympathy and packed two more cloth bags of food, which she then carried to the carriage.
"Give it to him when you get off the bus, so he won't feel embarrassed and we won't have to argue about it again."
Xiao Yunying watched Luo Yang and Yan An leave, and sighed inwardly.
If Luo Yang truly despises women because of the incident with the female bandit, she wouldn't necessarily be unable to accept finding a man to accompany her.
In this world, and given that he is an official, if word of this gets out to others, it could be detrimental to him.
However, if he keeps it a secret, at most he will be nagged by Madam Luo and his parents for not getting married, but otherwise there will be no major problems.
Luo Sheng watched his wife watch the carriage leave with a worried expression, and asked, puzzled, "What are you worried about?"
Xiao Yunying looked at Luo Sheng with a strange expression: "What do you think of Yan An?"
Luo Sheng thought she was worried about Yan An's character, so he comforted her, "It's rare for Luo Yang to have someone he's willing to get to know well. He's good at judging people, which means the other person's character should be pretty good."
After he finished speaking, he noticed that his wife's gaze was even stranger.
Xiao Yunying sighed; this man still hadn't noticed what was wrong.
It's good that they haven't discovered it yet. I wonder if this man can handle it when they finally find out.
Why are you sighing again?
Xiao Yunying did not answer directly: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Luo Yang doesn't want to get married, and I don't plan to force him. You are not allowed to force him either. As for your mother, you should try to persuade her more."
Luo Sheng knew about Luo Yang's abduction; his wife had discussed it with him many years ago.
He remembered his wife saying that although mental illnesses are invisible and even undiagnosable, they cannot be easily relieved or dissipated, and can even be fatal if they become severe.
He believed his wife's words.
My wife loves our children very much, and she wouldn't joke about this.
So he agreed with his wife's words that nothing else in this world matters except life.
If we don't get married, then we don't get married. That's Luo Yang's own choice in life. I won't force him. As long as he's happy.
"I understand. I'll handle it if Mother brings it up again."
"Let's go back inside."
Xiao Yunying turned and went into the main room, no longer looking into Luo Sheng's eyes.
She was afraid that Luo Sheng would see the pity in her eyes.
Oh, the poor old father...
Hopefully, the Luo family doesn't have a hereditary heart condition...
Otherwise, if I'm right... and Luo Sheng finds out someday, I hope I don't faint along with Madam Luo again...
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