Xu Yi, who had been tossing and turning for most of the night, finally fell asleep, only to be woken up by Liu Fang's shouts the next day.
Fu Man'er also heard the shouts. She rolled over and came towards Xu Yi, burying her head in the blanket and snuggling into his arms, where she fell fast asleep again.
Half asleep, Xu Yi subconsciously reached out and touched the fluffy hair, only then remembering that Fu Man'er had slept with him last night.
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The little one nestled in the blankets had rosy cheeks. Xu Yi lifted the blankets a little to reveal her nose. The sounds of footsteps outside grew louder, but they did not disturb Fu Man'er's sleep at all.
Xu Yi had no choice but to gently move aside, cover Fu Man'er with the blanket, and then get dressed and go out.
When he opened the door, he saw that all the adults in the house were there, looking anxious. "Mom, what's wrong?" He saw Liu Fang's flustered expression and quickly went over to her.
"Man'er is missing." The first thing Liu Fang did when she got up in the morning was to check on how Fu Man'er was sleeping, but when she opened the door, she saw an empty bed.
"We're at home, where could the child have gone?" Grandma Xu had just gotten up when she heard about this, and she rushed over without even combing her hair properly.
“Man’er is in my room,” Xu Yi said quickly. He should have realized it sooner. Man’er came over late at night yesterday, and no one else in the family knew she was in her room.
"real?"
"Let's go take a look."
Even after Xu Yi explained, everyone was still uneasy and insisted on going to Xu Yi's room. Only when they saw Fu Man'er sleeping like a piglet did they believe him.
"That girl is so stubborn. She said she could sleep alone, but she must have been scared in the middle of the night, which is why she ran to Yi'er's room," Liu Fangcai said after they left Xu Yi's room.
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"Thank goodness we're at home." Old Mrs. Xu couldn't help but think of the time when Fu Man'er was kidnapped by human traffickers, and she felt fortunate.
Fu Man'er, who was fast asleep, had no idea that she had unintentionally caused her family to worry. Liu Fang had taken notice.
If you can't find Fu Man'er in her room, then go check Xu Yi's room; as long as she's asleep there, that's fine.
As a result, Fu Man'er's room was essentially unused for a long time, while Xu Yi's room had been occupied by her.
Not long after the Xu family moved to their new home, they had another happy event: Xu Genshu was getting engaged to Huang Si'an.
Xu Genshu wanted to marry her directly, but Old Madam Xu said that things should be done the way they should be. She couldn't give her more, but Huang Si'an would have everything a daughter-in-law of the Xu family should have.
In the early years, the Xu family did not live well. At that time, it did not cost much to get a wife. Old Mrs. Xu and her husband discussed it for several days.
This matter cannot be treated unfairly. The bride price for the two sons should be the same as the bride price for Xu Genshu. If Xu Genshu feels it is not enough, then he can use his own monthly salary to make up for it.
Xu Genshu had nothing more to say. On the contrary, he felt that he had already benefited greatly from his family. He had a new house to live in and his family helped him with everything. He was already very fortunate.
When the Xu family revealed their engagement to Huang Si'an, many people in the village found it hard to understand why the Xu family would marry someone without an heir.
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Such words are fine to say in private, but some people are just too inconsiderate to say them in front of Grandma Xu. Grandma Xu doesn't care who you are, she just starts cursing.
"It's none of your business who my Xu family marries. You're so idle, meddling in this family and that family all day long. Why don't you take care of your own family and shut your stinking mouth?"
"You weren't done beating me last time, were you? Your mouth is itching again, aren't it? You need to be taught a lesson again, don't you?"
"You're so old, your brain isn't working, but your tongue keeps getting longer and longer. I think this tongue is useless, so I'll just cut it off for you."
While cursing, she turned around and started looking for scissors. Without a doubt, the person being cursed was Yao Pozi, the village's notorious gossip.
"Grandma, the scissors are here!" Fu Man'er is such a clever little girl; she went to find the scissors as soon as she heard the word.
Grandma Xu was just making a show of force to scare Granny Yao; little did she know her granddaughter would be so thoughtful as to actually bring over the scissors.
Since the words had already been spoken and the scissors had been handed over, Old Mrs. Xu had no choice but to take them.
Old Mrs. Yao was sitting there calmly, thick-skinned and ready to let people scold her, but the moment Old Mrs. Xu held the scissors in her hand, she became frightened.
What are you doing?
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She looked at Old Mrs. Xu warily, leaning back slightly out of fear.
This was exactly what Old Lady Xu wanted. "What are you doing? Cut off your tongue and let's see what kind of excrement you can spew out of your mouth."
As Old Mrs. Xu approached her, she raised the scissors and made a snip motion. The gleaming silver blade made Granny Yao swallow hard in fright.
Fu Man'er was still shouting from the side, "Cut off the tongue, cut off the tongue."
Seeing that Old Mrs. Xu's gloomy face didn't seem to be faking it, Granny Yao didn't dare to stay any longer. She got up and ran away, and Old Mrs. Xu got her way.
She kept chasing after him, cursing all the way. Now the whole village knows. It's going to be a big deal for the Xu family's fiancée, otherwise Old Mrs. Xu might just grab a pair of scissors and cut off her tongue.
That's a good thing, at least there aren't those boring people buzzing around anymore.
Soon the villagers knew how much the Xu family valued this marriage, and Xu Genshu personally sought help from the village chief, Zhao Yongkang.
Generally, when two families arrange a marriage, it's done through a matchmaker, but sometimes the two families discuss it themselves. However, Huang Si'an's situation is rather special; she has no other family members left.
The reason for finding Zhao Yongkang was to ask him to act as an intermediary, which was essentially to find Huang Si'an a backer. With Zhao Yongkang watching over Huang Si'an, nothing would go wrong.
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Few people in the village could get Zhao Yongkang to come. Putting aside his relationship with the Xu family, he would also give the Huang family some face.
Back when Huang Si'an's father was still alive, he was a teacher at the village school. At that time, unlike now, different teachers taught different subjects.
Huang's father took on all the responsibilities by himself. Although he only had one outstanding student, Xu Genshu, he still solved the problem of the village not having a teacher at that time.
For this reason alone, since they left behind an orphaned girl, Zhao Yongkang would still help if he could.
Although the Xu family is just starting out, he always felt that the Xu family would get even better, so this help was worthwhile.
After learning all this, Huang Si'an was so moved that she didn't know what to say. The reason she initially refused to marry Xu Genshu was because she was childless.
Although Xu Genshu has not yet obtained any official rank, he has a respectable job, and the Xu family is not short of money now, so they can easily find someone better.
However, the Xu family showed her with facts that they were not like that. They would not despise her just because she no longer had family. On the contrary, they treated her even better.
"Auntie, why are you crying?" Fu Man'er lay on Huang Si'an's lap, looking at her in confusion. She was laughing at the beginning, so why did she suddenly start crying?
Huang Si'an raised her hand and wiped away her tears haphazardly. "Auntie is happy."
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Just now, witnessed by the village chief, the Xu family's betrothal gifts were delivered. Due to local customs, Huang Si'an could not appear in person; Zhao Yongkang handled everything.
After the excitement subsided, everyone dispersed, leaving Fu Man'er to keep Huang Si'an company.
Fu Man'er was puzzled, but she still reached out to wipe away Huang Si'an's tears. "But shouldn't you laugh out loud when you're happy?"
“Sometimes you cry when you’re happy. Auntie says that it’s called crying tears of joy. You can see it written in the book.” Huang Si’an said, picking up a book from the table and explaining to Fu Man’er what crying tears of joy meant.
When Fu Man'er left the Huang family, she was still in a daze. She didn't know that she was crying tears of joy. All she knew was that her aunt, like her uncle, loved to teach her to recognize characters. She could recognize many, many characters!
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