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Du Yuhan watched Han Yiping and Zhou Zhengye leave, snorted, and said, "That guy is so opportunistic and hypocritical. He's really annoying. He'd better not come here again."
Liu Gang added, "That's right. Look at how arrogant she was in front of us the day before yesterday, but today she's like a docile little lamb in front of Brother Zhou. She's such a good actress."
Du Yuhan laughed and said, "Liu Gang, you'd better keep your eyes wide open when you look for a partner in the future. Don't go looking for someone who can put on airs like that. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble."
Liu Gang stated his thoughts without any shame: "I want to find someone kind, virtuous, and well-educated. My mother said that when choosing a wife, one should choose a virtuous one. Looks are secondary. The key is that she has good character."
Du Yuhan gave a thumbs up and said, "Auntie is wise. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a big problem. If you marry a troublemaker, your family will never have a good life. So you still have to listen to your auntie in this regard."
Taking the opportunity, Han Yixian asked, "So, Yuhan, what kind of partner are you looking for?"
Du Yuhan blushed when Han Yixian asked her this question and said, "I'm still young, I don't need to think about this yet."
Han Yixian smiled meaningfully and said, "You're not young anymore, you've already turned sixteen. The legal marriage age for women is now eighteen, and you'll be reaching that age soon, so it's time to start thinking about it."
Ignoring Han Yixian's cryptic words, Du Yuhan stood up and said, "Brother Liu, take some more potatoes from the cellar. It'll be convenient to carry them around when we eat in the kitchen. I'll soak some dried wild vegetables and make vegetable dumplings for lunch."
She blushed and went to the kitchen.
Han Yixian chuckled as he watched Du Yuhan run away with a flushed face.
Little girl, I'll make you think about this.
Zhou Zhengye ignored Han Yiping, who kept trying to strike up a conversation with him along the way.
He took Han Yiping to the Yuan family and said to her seriously, "I hope you will not come looking for me again."
Before Han Yiping could say anything, he turned around, got into his car, and drove away.
Han Yiping cried sadly when she saw Zhou Zhengye's indifferent attitude towards her.
She had liked Zhou Zhengye for a long time. He was her inseparable best friend, a standout among the young men of Kyoto, and so handsome. She wanted to marry a man like him.
She had taken leave specifically to come to Luancheng to see Zhou Zhengye, but she never expected that Zhou Zhengye would be so oblivious to her feelings and not at all moved by her deep affection.
But she wouldn't give up. A man as good as Zhou Zhengye should be hers. As for the nanny at her brother's place, she would find a way to deal with her.
After leaving the Yuan family, Zhou Zhengye returned to Han Yixian's courtyard. He needed to ask if something he didn't know had happened.
When Zhou Zhengye entered the room, Liu Gang recounted what had happened since Han Yiping's visit a couple of days ago.
After hearing what had happened, Zhou Zhengye was furious.
He said angrily, "Han Yiping is too outrageous. How can she rummage through other people's things like that? And she even took Yuhan's new clothes without asking permission. She has no manners at all. It seems like she's just pretending to be well-behaved and obedient. I never expected her to be so unruly in private."
Liu Gang said, "She's a typical two-faced person. She's incredibly obedient in front of you, Brother Zhou, but behind your back, she's utterly despicable. She even dared to contradict Brother Xian. She would never have dared to do this before. It's only because she sees Brother Xian in a wheelchair and thinks she won't need him anymore that she's acting like this. They're all a bunch of snobs."
How could Zhou Zhengye not understand what Liu Gang was saying? In the Han family, Han Yixian was never very close to his younger siblings, but he was like a brother to Zhou Zhengye, his childhood friend.
This is all because Han Yixian's younger siblings all took after their mother; they are all opportunistic, eager to please others and quick to criticize others, and extremely mercenary.
This is why the old patriarch of the Han family was only close to Han Yixian when he was alive. Because he looked down on his grandchildren who resembled their mother.
Old Master Han looked down on Han Yixian's mother, Zeng Yufen. He barely even glanced at his eldest daughter-in-law. The old man disliked her not only because of her poor family background, but also because of her bad character. He felt she was unworthy of his brilliant and capable eldest son.
Zhou Zhengye felt sorry for Du Yuhan being bullied and said, "Just don't let her come to the courtyard again. She has work and took leave to come, so she probably won't stay for more than two days before she has to go back. I'll get Yuhan a new set of clothes later. That way she won't be sad."
Han Yixian said, "No need, Auntie said she'll get Yuhan a women's dress. It will fit Yuhan well."
He would never let Du Yuhan wear Zhou Zhengye's clothes. It's absolutely unacceptable for his woman to wear another man's clothes.
Not to mention that Zhou Zhengye also had ulterior motives towards Du Yuhan.
And those old clothes that Aunt Qiwen gave Yuhan can't be worn anymore. He needs to find more cloth coupons to make new clothes for Yuhan.
He desperately wants Du Yuhan to treat his leg as soon as possible. He wants to stand up again as soon as possible.
If he were a person who was always confined to a wheelchair and unable to move around easily, how could he possibly bring happiness to Du Yuhan? If he couldn't give her happiness, he would rather watch her marry someone else than be a burden to her.
Zhou Zhengye didn't see Du Yuhan in the room and asked, "Where's Yuhan?"
Liu Gang replied, "Yuhan is soaking dried vegetables in the kitchen. She said she'll be having cabbage dumplings for lunch."
Zhou Zhengye stood up and said, "I'll go check on her."
After saying that, he left the living room.
Han Yi frowned as he looked at Zhou Zhengye's impatient expression. It seemed that Zhengye was becoming more and more concerned about Yuhan, which was not a good sign.
When Zhou Zhengye went into the kitchen, he saw Du Yuhan kneading dough and said, "Yuhan, I heard Liu Gang say that we're making vegetable dumplings for lunch. Do you need my help?"
Du Yuhan shook her head and replied, "No need, I'll just soak the dried vegetables and knead the dough to let it rise. I'll be done soon. Brother Zhou, why are you back again? Did you take Han Yiping to Aunt Han's house?"
Zhou Zhengye nodded and said, "I took her to Aunt Han's house and came back right away. Yuhan, don't be sad that you lost your clothes. I'll get you a new set later. I promise it will be brand new."
Du Yuhan didn't want Zhou Zhengye's things and quickly said, "No need, Brother Zhou, I really don't need to wear a dress. Besides, Aunt Han said she would get me a women's dress, so I wouldn't dare trouble Brother Zhou."
Zhou Zhengye said, "Yuhan, you don't need to be so polite with me. I'm always coming here for meals, and I've caused you a lot of trouble. I've been thinking about what gift to give you as a token of my gratitude."
Du Yuhan quickly declined, saying, "Really, it's no need, Brother Zhou. You're Brother Han's comrade-in-arms, so coming over for a few meals is nothing. Aunt Han said she'd give me a women's outfit, so there's really no need to trouble you. Aunt Han can just make me a women's outfit and I can wear it right away without any alterations. Brother Zhou, you should go back inside. There's nothing here, so you really don't need to help."
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