"Brother, aren't you going back to Beijing? Why don't you go back with them?" The two chatted while cooking.
Yun Chang shook her head, "I'm not going back. I'll stay with you until after the New Year before going back."
"Is everything alright over there?"
"I left guards there to handle things. Don't worry, they'll write to me if there's anything they can't handle," Yun Chang said without any concern.
Since he had said that, Li Mai couldn't say anything more and just nodded.
After a while, Li Mai asked again, "Brother, what kind of girl do you like? Are you planning to find one in the capital, or just let fate decide?"
Yun Chang glanced at her and chuckled, "What, are you trying to pressure me into marriage?"
“Yes, we are each other’s only family now, so I have to take on the responsibility of being a family member and pay attention to your life’s important matters,” Li Mai said with a smile.
Yun Chang was silent for a while before saying, "It doesn't necessarily have to be someone from the capital. My wife doesn't have to be someone of high status, and I may not spend the rest of my life in the capital."
"Perhaps, for the rest of my life, wherever you live, I will settle down in that place, maybe here. So, if I am to marry, I want to marry a woman who can get along well with you."
"Ideally, it should be someone you're close to or someone you don't get along with. Otherwise, I'll leave my brother's marriage to you to worry about," Yun Chang said, turning her head to look at her.
Li Mai suddenly realized something and laughed, "The only woman I'm on good terms with right now is Sister Ling!"
"Ahem, it's not appropriate for Sister Ling to be talking nonsense when the Yu family head is watching over her." Yun Chang quickly stopped her.
Li Mai chuckled softly, "Of course I know it's not suitable. What I meant was that I haven't met anyone suitable to be your wife. I was wondering if you, brother, would like to go out for a walk; maybe you'll meet someone you're destined for?"
“Otherwise, if you live in this town and never even leave the mansion, how can you possibly meet a girl who will capture your heart?” Li Mai said with a smile.
Yun Chang thought about it in silence for a while, then nodded, "Okay, I'll consider what you said. I'll go out for a walk in a few days."
“Yes, go ahead. I’ll be going back to the village for a while in a few days. I need to go back and learn how to dye cloth,” Li Mai said softly.
"Then how about I..."
Yun Chang wanted to suggest that he learn how to dye cloth with her, but then he remembered that Li Mai had given him the task of finding someone he was destined to meet, so he kept quiet.
“You can learn to dye cloth if you want, but first go out for a walk, and when you come back, I’ll take you to learn,” Li Mai said.
“Okay!” Yun Chang’s eyes lit up when she heard that.
He found it very interesting to learn from his sister. She explained things very carefully and seriously when she taught, which he really enjoyed.
While Zhou Quan was talking to others in the outer courtyard, he could already hear Li Mai and Yun Changli chatting.
He smiled slightly. Yun Chang definitely liked a girl like Xiaomai. It was only because Xiaomai got married that he created this sworn brother-sister relationship so that he could see Xiaomai again in the future.
However, it doesn't matter. He and Xiaomai will take good care of this brother-in-law. In this life, he can only be his brother-in-law.
He knew very well how excellent his wheat was, so it was inevitable that it would attract a few admirers.
Fortunately, I met Xiaomai before Yunchang, and we got married first.
Otherwise, he thought, if he had met Xiaomai after him, Xiaomai might not have been able to see him.
At this moment, he felt incredibly fortunate and told himself once again that he must treat Xiaomai well in the future so that she would not regret marrying him.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't jealous, but he knew what his and Yun Chang's places were in Xiaomai's heart.
"Brother-in-law, we're all leaving tomorrow. Please take good care of Xiaomai. She has a lot on her mind, and she looks a bit thin lately." Nanling spoke to Zhou Quan as she looked down in thought, seemingly pondering something.
Zhou Quan nodded, "Don't worry, Sister Ling, I will protect Xiaomai every step of the way."
Yu Ze glanced at him meaningfully, "I really envy you, being able to stay by the side of the person you like every day."
Zhou Quan chuckled, glanced at Nan Ling, and said, "I believe that true lovers will eventually be united."
Nan Ling coughed lightly, stood up, and said, "I'll go check on Zhuzhu!"
He left after saying that.
Yu Ze watched her retreating figure without chasing after her. Instead, he asked Zhou Quan, "Are you and your wife interested in doing business in the capital?"
Zhou Quan shook his head. "She doesn't want to go. We're fine here. Her goal is for the family to live a good life. She doesn't want to think about anything else."
Yu Ze nodded. "I really envy your composure and open-mindedness. If someone else had your connections, they would have already rushed to develop their career in Beijing."
Zhou Quan chuckled, “If that’s the case, there’s no need for us to rush back from the capital to open a shop here. In the capital, we lack nothing; we have a mansion, friends, and powerful backers. However, it’s not peaceful there, and life isn’t comfortable. My wife doesn’t like it.”
Coming from the post-apocalyptic world, the two of them still preferred the peaceful life in the remote town.
Doing business around the county town is quite good.
"Before I met you two, I never thought anyone would think like that. In the business world, who doesn't want to expand their business, who doesn't want to take their business to Beijing? Heh, I was just too narrow-minded." Yu Ze smiled bitterly again.
"No, it's just that we grew up in different environments. We were both born in the countryside, and our highest requirements for life are simply to have enough to eat and wear, live comfortably, be happy, and not lack money. That's our goal in life."
"But you are different. You have a century-old family mission to shoulder, and the livelihood of hundreds or even thousands of family members rests on your shoulders. So you have to work hard and fight, just so that those who follow you and trust you can live a better life, right?"
After Zhou Quan finished speaking, Yu Ze remained silent for a long time before sighing, "Brother, I now truly understand you and your husband. Really, your breadth of vision and way of thinking are something we admire and cannot match."
"You're absolutely right. I feel like you're an elderly person who has lived a whole life, who understands many life principles and knows the biggest difference between living and just being alive."
"But these are truths that some people may never understand even after living their whole lives. I am honored to hear your words today." Yu Ze truly admired Zhou Quan to the point of prostration.
The curiosity I had when I first met them has now been answered. This couple, though they look young, can be described as reclusive masters.
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