"Moreover, this is your first year back home for the New Year at the Jiang residence."
"Let's wait until spring to talk about it." Jiang Hua nodded and turned to walk into the house.
...
"Huahua, I'm leaving tomorrow, and I don't know when I'll be back."
In the study, Jiang Xingzhou looked worried. Zhou Ye ordered him to take his men and bring back the treasure from the cave.
This trip will take at least half a year.
"Be careful on the road, I'll be waiting for you in Shili Village." Jiang Hua put down the storybook in her hand.
"Aren't you going to stay in the capital?" Jiang Xingzhou asked nervously, even though she had previously said that she thought it was just a passing fancy.
“I still prefer life in the village. Now that the Jiang family’s affairs have been resolved, there’s nothing to do in the capital, so I might as well go back to the village.”
She wanted to go back, but the little white snake had already told her that there was absolutely no possibility of returning to that era.
"What about the Jiang family's secret guards?" Jiang Xingzhou felt a wave of disappointment.
Since the last time he kissed her, their relationship has returned to what it was before—neither warm nor cold—and he always feels like he can't get into her heart.
"With Jiang Xun around, he will be a great help to A Yi in the future."
She didn't need to worry about that; Jiang Hua had planned it out from the very beginning.
"And what about me?" Jiang Xingzhou looked at Jiang Hua and asked, looking directly into her eyes.
"A-Zhou," Jiang Hua called out earnestly.
"Hmm?" Jiang Xingzhou's heart sank.
"Thank you for saving me before. As for the marriage you mentioned, it's still too early."
It was too late for women of this era, but for her, the best years of her life were just beginning.
If they get married, there will be too many things to worry about. Jiang Xingzhou's identity means that his future days will not be peaceful.
“I can wait for you. Tell me when you’re ready,” Jiang Xingzhou said immediately.
“Huahua, I can wait for you too.”
The study door was suddenly pushed open, and Bai Heng quickly closed the door and walked over, saying...
"Bai Heng, Huahua is mine!" Jiang Xingzhou stood up from the soft couch, and the two stared at each other, neither willing to back down.
"Either sit down, or go outside and fight?" Jiang Hua looked at the two of them with a headache.
How could they possibly fight? What if Huahua started to dislike them? The two of them sat down at the same time.
"Bai Heng, what are you doing here?"
"I came to see you. My mother made your favorite pastries, and I brought them with me."
"Please thank Madam Bai for me. I will visit you again another day."
"Huahua, I'll go back to Shili Village with you then." Bai Heng took out the pastries from the food box and placed them in front of Jiang Hua.
“No way.” Jiang Xingzhou was the first to disagree.
"Huahua has the final say." Bai Heng glanced at him and replied indifferently.
"You're coming back with me, so you don't have to worry about your family anymore?"
"It's alright. My mother specifically asked me to come with you. There are still brothers at home, so it's fine even if I'm not there." Bai Heng repeated what his mother had told him before she left.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you." Jiang Hua didn't know what to say to him for a moment.
"Anyway, we don't know when Jiang Xingzhou will be back. When you return to Shili Village, I'll go back with you and protect you."
“But you arranged everything perfectly.”
There's no need to do that next time.
"Make yourself at home. There are side rooms in the house where you used to live."
Let's go back together. It's a long journey, but it'll be a good opportunity to enjoy the scenery and keep us company. It's a nice way to keep each other company.
As she pondered, Jiang Hua met the gazes of the two men and felt a little guilty, but this feeling of guilt only lasted for three seconds.
She wasn't a jerk; she just wanted to give a home to a handsome man who was "homeless."
...The power of time...
Jiang Hua, along with Granny Jiang and Shuanghua, didn't return to Shili Village until nearly dawn.
When Granny Luo opened the door, she was a little puzzled. Who was knocking at this hour?
Upon opening the door, he was greeted by Shuanghua and Jiang Hua, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, and his drowsiness vanished instantly.
"Miss, Shuanghua, you're back?" Granny Luo hurriedly invited them inside to rest, then went to open the door and knock to let the carriage in.
"Granny, this is my uncle. He's staying here for a few days. Please prepare a few rooms and arrange for them to stay," Jiang Hua instructed Granny Luo.
"Alright, young ladies, you go and rest first. I'll take them to their rooms." Granny Luo readily agreed.
Jiang Hua didn't come out of the house until noon. Qing Ling and Lin Feng had insisted that Granny Luo make them some food before they would go to sleep last night, and they were still in bed.
"Young Miss, you're awake. Lunch is ready, please go and eat," said Granny Jiang as she stepped forward.
After lunch, she took a horse-drawn carriage to town. The snail rice noodle shop was still the same as before she left, but the few people working inside were now handling their tasks with ease.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jiang Hua went into the backyard of the shop. In the backyard, Fang Ru was holding a child in her arms and chatting with Fang Peiyun, who was peeling bamboo skewers.
"What are you talking about?" Jiang Hua stepped forward with the gift box in her hand and handed it to Fang Ru.
"This is a gift for the child."
Fangru opened the gift box and saw a longevity lock made of gold inside. She quickly refused, saying, "Miss, this is too precious. I cannot accept it."
"This is for your daughter, and it's also a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it." Jiang Hua pushed the gift box back.
"What are you doing here? Didn't you live in the village? I heard from Granny Luo that you moved to the shop."
"Zhao Dayong and his mother kept coming over to cause trouble, so I moved out," Fang Peiyun replied somewhat embarrassedly.
"However, I cut the bamboo for the skewers by the roadside early in the morning, so it won't interfere with the barbecue stalls."
"Didn't Zhao Li already find a matchmaker for her son? Why would they come looking for you again?"
"Could it be that his son is infertile and it's been discovered?"
Fang Peiyun stopped slicing bamboo skewers abruptly: "Dr. Jiang, how did you know? Could it be..."
“When I took your pulse before, I also took his pulse. At the time, I thought you were pregnant, so I didn’t say anything. I never expected that you two would end up like this.”
“If he had cherished it, the child in your belly would have been his only offspring,” Jiang Hua explained.
"It's alright. I was destined to be apart from that child, and I should be glad that I was able to leave their family." Speaking of this child will always be a source of pain for Fang Peiyun.
"Not long after you left Shili Village, Dr. Jiang, Zhao Lishi's family married a girl from a neighboring village. At first, everything was fine, but after only three months, the new bride started arguing with Zhao Lishi."
Fang Peiyun continued shaving the bamboo skewers in her hand and talked to Jiang Hua about the Zhao Li family.
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