Lu Weimin went along with her, saying, "Okay, okay, my legs are itchy."
Seeing that she was still sullen, he comforted her, "You have to have faith in our son. Ye Zhiqing is indeed a golden phoenix, but my son is not a coward or a good-for-nothing. If he wants to keep her, he has to work hard. If he keeps striving, he will naturally succeed. Even if he still can't keep her in the end, he won't live too badly."
Lu Weimin looked confident. His two sons were basically all he needed to worry about, except for his second son's marriage, which was a bit of a problem for him. Now that his son had his own goals, he didn't want to interfere anymore.
Tian Hongfang relaxed her brows, glanced at Lu Chen who was kneeling silently, and said awkwardly, "Get up, what are you still kneeling for? You've already made up your mind, haven't you?"
Lu Chen didn't get up, but kowtowed to her several times and said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry for making you worry."
One sentence brought tears to the eyes of this mother who had worried about her child for half her life.
Tao Qingtang stepped forward to wipe away her tears, "Mother, it's a good thing that Achen has someone he likes, don't cry."
After composing herself, Tian Hongfang glared at her son, who was clearly in a better mood.
The family chatted and laughed as Tian Hongfang busied herself preparing the meal.
Lu Chen stopped her, "After we finish eating, let Niu Niu stay at home, and the rest of us will go up the mountain."
“Going up the mountain? What? Is there some large animal you can’t get down? I’ll go with you then, just don’t let Mom, Dad, and your sister-in-law run away,” said Lu Ze, the eldest brother.
Lu Chen shook his head, "She found a patch of astragalus and goji berries on the mountain and told us to pick them and sell them, and then give us half the money."
Tian Hongfang got anxious: "You brat, why don't you learn to be good and take advantage of others? The young girl finally found something, and we helped her out, and you still want her money."
One can't help but suspect that this guy only has eyes for her money.
Lu Weimin also frowned.
Lu Ze didn't believe his younger brother would do such a thing, so he quickly defended him, saying, "Mother, don't get agitated. Let's hear what Ah Chen has to say first."
She gave Lu Chen a wink, signaling him to explain quickly.
Lu Chen sighed helplessly; his mother's temper was just too explosive.
“Mother, I don’t want it either, but she said if I don’t want it, then we shouldn’t pick the herbs. Here’s what I’m thinking: we’ll go pick them, and you can keep half the money. I’ll compensate her.”
Tian Hongfang calmed down, but still warned him: "We can't take advantage of other girls. If you dare to do that, I'll beat you to death."
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Although she had come to terms with it, Tian Hongfang still had a complicated expression as she watched the two of them chatting and laughing. To be honest, the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful; they were quite a good match.
It's just that her son is quite tall and strong, while Ye Zhiqing is so petite; it's like Beauty and the Beast.
Ye Zhiyu happened to be looking this way, and their eyes met.
She walked over, and the other three followed.
As soon as he arrived, Ye Zhiyu asked Lu Chen, "Why are you still here? It's so late. Shouldn't you rest? Uncle and Auntie should rest too."
After all, he was her own son, so Tian Hongfang spoke up for him: "Since Ye Zhiqing is here, we figured it was still early, and we wouldn't be able to sleep if we went back. Besides, we'd rather take all this stuff back so we wouldn't have to worry about it."
Lu Weimin, who was standing next to him, also laughed and said, "That's right, I hope Ye Zhiqing didn't encounter any danger on his way here. It's not safe in the mountains at night."
"No, Uncle, there's no danger. This road is very safe, otherwise I wouldn't have found this place."
Ye Zhiyu glanced back subconsciously, which was noticed by Lu Chen.
Speaking of this, Tian Hongfang was still uneasy. Although Lu Chen had explained it to her at home, she still felt uneasy.
She took her hand and said, "Girl, tell me, did this boy threaten you? Otherwise, why would he think of splitting it 50/50?"
Ye Zhiyu understood what the old woman meant and patiently explained it to her again.
Finally, she spoke up for Lu Chen, saying, "Auntie, don't worry, Lu Chen is a good person and has always been helping me."
She was very happy to see her son being praised. She already liked Ye Zhiyu, and the more she looked at him, the more satisfied she became, and she got carried away.
Patting Ye Zhiyu's hand, she said, "If this kid bullies you in the future, just tell your aunt, and I'll beat him up. Your aunt will definitely treat you like her own daughter."
Ye Zhiyu was stunned, "Huh???"
Lu Chen quickly pulled his mother away.
Lu Weimin chuckled and said, "Your auntie just likes you too much."
Tao Qingtang quickly went up and took her hand, changing the subject: "Ye Zhiqing, did you come out because you couldn't sleep?"
"Yes, sister-in-law, it's hot and stuffy inside."
Tao Qingtang wholeheartedly agreed: "And there are mosquitoes buzzing around."
Ye Zhiyu wasn't afraid of mosquitoes; they dared not approach her.
Lu Weimin and Lu Ze went back to work, leaving the two of them to chat.
On Lu Chen's side.
"Second brother, why are you pulling me!"
Seeing that they were now some distance away, Lu Chen was both amused and exasperated by his mother's attitude.
When they were unwilling, they acted one way and the other, but now that they are willing, they treat her like their own daughter.
"Mom, don't scare her. It's not even close to happening yet."
Upon hearing this, Tian Hongfang was extremely disappointed. "I even thought I'd started dating someone because of the way you acted today."
The thought that the sweet and soft Ye Zhiqing wasn't even her own made her feel a pang of sadness, and she complained, "So useless."
Not wanting to see him, I turned back.
Lu Chen sighed and followed behind her, still reminding her, "Don't be too enthusiastic, just be yourself."
Tian Hongfang ignored him.
Tao Qingtang chatted with Ye Zhiyu for a while, and when she saw Lu Chen return, she tactfully left.
Lu Chen greeted her, and Tao Qingtang smiled.
Lu Chen then had time to examine Ye Zhiyu.
"What's wrong? Is there something on me?"
"It's nothing, I just noticed you looked a bit off and was wondering if you were in any danger."
Ye Zhiyu hadn't expected Lu Chen to be so observant, but there was nothing she couldn't say.
He covered his mouth with his hand and said, "A female educated youth named Xu Fen was following behind me, but I shook her off. She's wandering around in the mountains now."
Lu Chen's expression suddenly turned dangerous.
"What grudge does she have against you?"
Ye Zhiyu shrugged. "It's because I caught her stealing that she probably hates me now."
She glanced at Lu Chen again, "Don't you think it's cruel of me to leave her in the mountains?"
She inexplicably cared about his opinion.
Lu Chen was somewhat surprised by her words.
"No, she brought it on herself. If she hadn't harbored ill intentions towards you, she wouldn't have followed you out, and she wouldn't be in the mountains now."
Ye Zhiyu couldn't help but smile.
It was getting late, and Lu Weimin and the others were getting ready to go back. With many people, they could probably get everything back in about two more days.
They asked Lu Chen to escort Ye Zhiyu back.
As Lu Chen walked, he realized that the route was wrong and looked at Ye Zhiyu with a questioning look.
The young girl looked a little embarrassed. "I want to find a stream or river to take a bath, but the educated youth settlement doesn't have a container big enough, and we have to fetch the water ourselves, which is inconvenient."
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