Li Wenyi looked down at Ye Shuang in his arms, placing his last hope on her, even though he knew the chances were slim: "Shuang'er..."
"Brother, next time you come back, I'll take you to the mountains to play~" Ye Shuang smiled and looked up, waving at the bitter face that was almost crying. "Brother, go ahead and do your work! Don't worry about home, I'll take good care of Mom and Dad!"
Li Wenyi twitched the corner of his mouth. He wasn't really worried about that. After all, there was a reason why his precious child was so beloved.
Seeing that Li Wenyi still had the idea of "abducting" Ye Shuang, Li Mantian waved his hand dismissively and said, "Hurry up and leave. Since you have already chosen this path, don't look so pitiful here. You're useless."
Li Wenyi sighed sadly. He really couldn't stay here any longer. There were still a lot of things waiting for him at the yamen. He released Ye Shuang and said, "Father and Mother, take care of yourselves. I will come back to see you another day."
Li patted Li Mantian's arm, and the two of them got up together and saw Li Wenyi out the door, watching helplessly as this figure, who had hardly left their side, walked further and further away.
"When did this child grow up so much?" Li said with a touch of sadness, then turned and went back to the courtyard. Seeing Ye Shuang lying on the recliner again, her sadness vanished instantly, and she laughed. "Shuang'er, why are you lying down again? Aren't you going out to play with your friends today?"
Ye Shuang shook her head and squinted her eyes, saying, "Go out! They'll be coming to find me soon. Mom, I'm so hungry because I didn't get to eat lunch. Can you make something to take out for lunch?"
Madam Li stepped forward and pinched Ye Shuang's little cheek, her doting smile almost filling the entire courtyard: "You child, it's one thing to be away from home all the time, but now you're even pushing your luck?"
Standing behind the mother and daughter, Li Mantian looked at this happy family scene and felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
However, just as Ye Shuang was about to leave, Li Shi somehow found a small cloth bag filled with a dozen or so dry rations. Although they were only the size of Ye Shuang's fist, they were enough to keep the children from going hungry.
After gathering at the usual spot, Ye Shuang leisurely swung on the swing. Her group was quite large, with twenty children surrounding her.
"Alright, let's begin." Zhao Tangtang called to the children standing not far away, asking them to line up as usual.
The first one in line was so excited that she stammered. With trembling hands, she took out a handkerchief embroidered with fish swimming in the water from her bosom and handed it to Ye Shuang with both hands: "Sister Shuang, this is what I embroidered for you these past few days. What do you think?"
Ye Shuang took it. The stitches were messy and not fine. The only thing that could be praised was that the color scheme was not bad. It was something that only a beginner could embroider.
Ye Shuang nodded in satisfaction: "Good. Now, what do you want to ask today?"
The girl's face lit up with joy, and she quickly said, "Sister Shuang, I'm already 12 years old this year. My parents have arranged a marriage for me, and I'd like to ask if this marriage is going smoothly?"
Ye Shuang tucked the handkerchief into her bosom and said casually, "It went relatively smoothly, but your future husband is destined to die young. If this marriage goes through, I'm afraid your later life will be..."
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