Han Yixian was both surprised and proud of Du Yuhan's counterattack. He was also shocked by the sudden aura emanating from Du Yuhan.
This also proves from another perspective that Du Yuhan is definitely not an ordinary girl from a rural background; she definitely has an amazing secret.
Zeng Yufen thought about it more and more and felt that Du Yuhan was not simple. How could any girl from the countryside know about these internationally renowned watch brands?
She knew she wouldn't get anywhere here today, so she had no choice but to go back and reconsider.
She has plenty of ways to break them up. If she can't break them up, she'll find a way to get rid of them. She will never allow a girl who is out of her control to marry Han Yixian.
After thinking it through, Zeng Yufen turned to Han Yixian and said, "I'm relieved to see that you can stand up again and have recovered so well. If your leg is healed, go back to Kyoto as soon as possible. Your father and the others are waiting for you to come back."
She then turned to Du Yuhan and said arrogantly and contemptuously, "I hope you recognize one fact: I will not agree to your marriage with my son. Don't even think about entering the Han family."
After saying that, Zeng Yufen didn't linger any longer, got into her car, and drove away.
Du Yuhan watched Zeng Yufen leave quickly, then turned to Han Yixian with a somewhat innocent expression and said, "It seems I've offended your mother."
Du Yuhan did not regret what she had said earlier. She would not tolerate or indulge Han Yixian's slander and sarcasm just because Han Yixian was her mother.
If Han Yixian sides with his mother, then there's no point in continuing the relationship with him. In this life, she will never blindly yield or back down just because he's an elder. She must have her own bottom line.
Han Yixian took Du Yuhan's hand and laughed, "You fought back very well. You didn't tarnish my reputation. We are truly a betrothed couple."
Du Yuhan laughed and said, "That's your mother, okay? Aren't you angry with me?"
Han Yixian laughed and said, "From now on, we'll be family, and then there will be our children. Everyone else will have to come after us. Besides, my mother just wants to find me a wife she can control, someone she can use for her purposes. She doesn't care about my happiness at all. How can I not think about my own happiness?"
Yuhan, thank you for holding me back from the pressure. We may face more obstacles in the future, but please remember, I will never give up on you. Let's work together for our happiness, okay?
Du Yuhan smiled and nodded, then went to make lunch.
No matter what, life goes on, and lunch still has to be eaten.
Another month passed uneventfully, and Han Yi began to strengthen his body through intensive training. He was already quite skilled in martial arts, and now he was starting to pick it up again little by little.
Han Yixian noticed that his legs were getting stronger and stronger, and seemed to be becoming more flexible and resilient than before.
He remembered Du Yuhan saying that his legs would be better than before, which might refer to this aspect.
The situation outside is becoming increasingly tense, and Du Yuhan goes into the mountains every day to find food.
By the time of autumn harvest, the crop yield was less than 30% of last year's. How could the farmers possibly eat after paying the grain tax?
Large-scale famine has occurred in many places. The situation in Luancheng is no exception.
Du Yuhan's potatoes and sweet potatoes are growing very well this year, seemingly unaffected by the drought.
Yuan Qiwen and Liu Gang both knew that today's harvest was worse, the grain supply was beginning to shrink, and the supply of other things was becoming increasingly strained.
They knew that Du Yuhan had planted something in the mountains again this year, and they all urged her to bring it back as soon as possible.
Now many people are starting to go into the mountains to find food. If they happen to find what Du Yuhan has planted, then there's no way they'll leave anything behind.
These days, people fight tooth and nail over anything that has a little food, let alone potatoes and sweet potatoes that can fill their stomachs.
Du Yuhan and the others dared not go into the mountains to dig potatoes during the day, for fear of being discovered and having their potatoes stolen.
That evening, the whole family—Han Yixian, Yuan Qiwen, Liu Gang, and Du Yuhan—came out, and even Yuan Qiliang came to help.
With flashlights in hand, everyone followed Du Yuhan into the mountains to the place where she grows potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Fortunately, the place where Du Yuhan planted potatoes this time was similar to the last time, otherwise it would have been really hard to find.
Using the light of a flashlight, Du Yuhan was the first to spot a potato vine, and she asked Liu Gang to start digging it up with a pitchfork.
With one thrust of his pitchfork, Liu Gang dug up a large clump of soil, inside which was a bunch of potatoes of various sizes.
Yuan Qiwen shone his flashlight on the ground and said, "It's about the same as last year. It seems this year's harvest is also good."
Next, Du Yuhan was in charge of finding potato vines, Yuan Qiwen and Han Yixian were in charge of digging them up, and Yuan Qiliang and Liu Gang were in charge of carrying them home.
It took them all night to dig up all the potatoes and bring them home. They worked all night and then slept at home during the day.
The sweet potatoes grew big and plentiful, but even in the best of years, they weren't as good as those grown by Du Yuhan.
These are all edible, and everyone was very happy to see these delightful things, secretly admiring Du Yuhan's abilities.
After several busy nights, everyone carried all the things home, and the yard was piled up with several small mountains.
There's definitely no room for all these things in the small courtyard.
Du Yuhan first had Liu Gang and the others fill the two cellars, and then put some more into the side room, and there was still quite a lot left.
These were all planted by Du Yuhan little by little, and how to deal with them in the end is up to Du Yuhan.
Seeing that there were still quite a few potatoes and sweet potatoes left, Du Yuhan asked Yuan Qiwen and Yuan Qiliang to take some to the Yuan family under the cover of night. After all, it was all for family members.
After delivering some to the Yuan family, they also delivered some to the Yao family, finally managing to dispose of the remaining potatoes and sweet potatoes that had nowhere to go.
Both the Yuan and Yao families knew that Du Yuhan and her family had been going into the mountains at night these past few days to harvest the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other crops she had planted. They were surprised that, in such a year of severe crop failure, Du Yuhan's harvest was so good.
Liu Mei was genuinely grateful to Du Yuhan. She knew that Du Yuhan had grown all those potatoes and sweet potatoes herself, bit by bit, in the mountains. With food so scarce, the fact that Du Yuhan had brought so many potatoes and sweet potatoes meant that at least the children and elderly in her family wouldn't have to worry about going hungry this winter and next spring.
Du Yuhan planted drought-resistant crops, which were indeed very suitable for this year's crop conditions.
Du Yuhan knew that they couldn't finish all the food they left in the courtyard, because Han Yixian's leg had almost fully recovered and he would be returning to Kyoto soon.
He went back to Kyoto, and Liu Gang would definitely have to go with him. Yuan Qiwen couldn't stay here anymore either. She was left all alone in the courtyard.
The number of people eating in the courtyard will decrease drastically, and there won't be enough food to go around.
We'll have to make arrangements later. If all else fails, we'll just give them all to the Yuan and Yao families.
The Yuan family is alright; they don't have to worry about food. The Yao family, however, has several children who are still minors, have no income, and are at the age where they need to eat. Giving them this food will ease Uncle Yao's burden a bit.
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