Chapter 77
"Wh-what?"
"What do you mean, how will they be resettled?"
"What do you mean by changing surname or abandoning an adult?"
Xun Yi was utterly astonished upon hearing Shu Wanxiu's reasoning.
But after the initial surprise came overwhelming joy!
“How could I ask you to abandon your parents and uphold righteousness? He is your family, and after we get married, he will naturally be my family as well.”
"There is no need to change the surname. In this world, there are blood relatives who are not on good terms despite being from the same clan, and there are also people who become as close as family after meeting by chance."
"Wanxiu, I never thought that after we got married, you would send Shouyi away or make him change his surname to mine."
This was the first time Xun Yi had called out Shu Wanxiu's name since they met.
Xun Yi was always restrained, but at this moment of expressing his feelings, the surging emotions in his heart were hard to suppress.
This sincere monologue brightened Shu Wanxiu's mood.
And so, the two confessed their feelings for each other.
Good things come in pairs.
That night, Shu Wanxiu recalled the events of the evening, her face flushed, and she tossed and turned, unable to sleep for a while.
I overslept the next morning.
I hurriedly pushed open the door, only to see dense rain dripping from the roof.
In the distance, raindrops pattered against the vegetable leaves, causing them to sway.
On the ground, small streams of water converged from the mountains and rushed down the mountainside.
It's raining! And it's a long-awaited downpour.
No more need to tend the water, and no more need to water the vegetables.
Shu Wanxiu was as happy as a child, stretching her hand out from under the eaves to feel the raindrops falling into her palm.
However, she still had to go down the mountain.
Firstly, it is natural to choose the water used for daily meals and washing.
Secondly, although it was a long-awaited rain after a drought, the crops in the fields could not be left to soak in water, so it was necessary to go to the fields to check on them.
Thirdly... Last night she broke the contract and took it upon herself to discuss the results with Xun Yi, so naturally she had to inform Chen Sanhe.
With rain this heavy, going out will definitely get you soaked.
Shu Wanxiu decided to finish the business in one trip and decided not to take Shu Shouyi with her. She gently shook him awake from his sleep, gave him some instructions in his groggy state, and went to the kitchen to get a bucket.
There is a long eave outside the main room and bedroom, which can provide shelter from the rain, but there is no such eave outside the simple kitchen.
After walking to the eaves of the main room, she covered her head with her hands and rushed into the kitchen in the rain.
"Um?!"
She looked in surprise at the chair that had been moved out from beside the earthen stove.
There was a large bundle of things on the chair. Shu Wanxiu looked at it for a few more times before she could tell that it was a raincoat and a bamboo hat.
She leaned over and touched it; there were damp marks, indicating it had been used that day.
With no one else around, the way the raincoat and bamboo hat were placed there must have been intentional.
She walked around the chair and found buckets and wooden basins filled with water that had been drained and cleared.
There's no need to think about it any further; there can only be one person who could do this.
Shu Wanxiu felt sorry for him at first.
Since this raincoat has been used, it must mean that the person came down the mountain in the rain.
Thinking that she couldn't let his efforts go to waste, Shu Wanxiu put on the whole outfit before leaving the house.
Walking into the rain, large raindrops pelted my head and shoulders, but were blocked by my straw hat and raincoat, preventing any raindrops from falling on me, and I felt a sense of relief afterwards.
Although a fight broke out over water last night, Pang Zhishan still left people to guard the water.
It's likely that the people guarding the water were the first to discover the leaks when it rained, having already plugged the gaps and dug up the areas that needed to be dug.
Shu Wanxiu came down with a hoe, but it was of no use.
After walking around the fields, she went to the Pang family's house.
On a rainy day, the entire Pang family stayed at home.
Seeing that she seemed hesitant to speak, Chen Sanhe guessed that she had something to say, so he made an excuse to pull her into the kitchen to whisper to her.
The rain was quite loud, and the kitchen door was open, so there was no need to worry about passersby hearing it.
Shu Wanxiu then frankly told Chen Sanhe about what she had confessed to Xun Yi the previous night.
She readily apologized where she was obligated to.
Chen Sanhe was worried about this all night! The two of them resolved it privately, so she naturally had nothing to blame her for.
She took Shu Wanxiu's hand with a look of relief and said with a gentle and joyful gaze, "Great, that's wonderful!"
"A good girl and a good boy are a perfect match."
Having lived to Chen Sanhe's age, he already understands the saying that fate plays tricks on people.
There are many examples in the world of good women marrying lazy men, and good men marrying lazy wives.
After a sigh, Chen Sanhe inquired about the subsequent arrangements.
"Has he told you when he will propose marriage and when the betrothal gifts will be exchanged? Do you want to expedite or deliberate these matters?"
"After the betrothal, we need to decide on the wedding date, which month you would like to hold the wedding. We need to have a rough idea of the month so that Xun Yi can choose an auspicious date."
Shu Wanxiu was stunned by what Chen Sanhe said.
How could they have said so much last night?
So she shook her head repeatedly, "Auntie, there's no rush."
On Xun Yi's side, there was his younger sister Xun Ai, and on her side, there was her uncle Shu Shouyi.
Getting married is a big deal, and neither side has yet informed their close relatives.
"It is impolite to wait until everyone has informed each other before discussing marriage."
Yes, yes.
Chen Sanhe nodded repeatedly, indicating that it was reasonable.
She forgot about Shu Yanrong.
As Shu Wanxiu's uncle, it would indeed be more appropriate for him to handle the marriage arrangements.
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