Xu Xiangdong went to propose marriage this morning. When the other party heard that he was the eldest in the family and had two younger brothers and two younger sisters, she expressed her opinion on the spot and rejected him.
He came back in a daze and didn't notice anyone was watching him. It was not until he was about to reach his own cornfield that he noticed something was wrong.
He looked up and was shocked to see the ferocious-looking men surrounding Tao Wenwen.
"What's going on?"
He carried a hoe and walked to Tao Wenwen's side, and calmly put Tao Wenwen behind him.
Xu Xiangdong has a frail and sickly mother, and a father who broke his leg and has to use a cane to get around.
They have to spend money on medical treatment every month, but they have two younger brothers and two younger sisters to support at home, so Xu Xiangdong simply cannot afford any extra money. Usually, the medicines that Xu's father and mother use for their medical treatment are bought on credit from Wang Xiaomin.
Xu Xiangdong has always been grateful to the Tao family, so he has always been very good to Tao Wenwen.
Tao Wenwen said, "They asked me if I saw any young men around my age. I happened to see you, so I pointed. I don't know why they suddenly got angry at me. It was scary."
"What do you want to do? Let me tell you, don't think that we are afraid of you just because you look fierce. There are more than a hundred people in our Pingyun Village. As long as I yell at them loudly, they will come here immediately!" Xu Xiangdong threatened.
He raised his hoe and pointed it at them, ready to fight at any time.
In fact, I was scared to death, and my muscles were twitching slightly due to tension.
But no matter how scared and nervous he was, Xu Xiangdong's determination to stand in front of Tao Wenwen and protect her did not waver at all.
"I don't have time to mess around with you here. Get out of my way, you bunch of idiots!" The ferocious man standing in the front cursed, spat, and quickly left with the rest of the people.
Xu Xiangdong didn't put down the hoe until their figures were completely out of sight, and then he let out a breath.
"Are you okay?" he asked nervously.
Tao Wenwen shook his head and said, "I'm fine. Thank you, Brother Niu."
Xu Xiangdong was stunned.
Although his name is Xu Xiangdong, everyone calls him Aniu because he is dark, strong and very powerful.
Some younger ones would also call him Brother Niu like Tao Wenwen did.
But Tao Wenwen was introverted and not good at speaking. Sometimes when he went to Tao's house to get medicine, Tao Wenwen would either have a blank expression on her face or ignore him, and sometimes she would even hide.
This was the first time Xu Xiangdong heard Tao Wenwen call him so affectionately.
When he realized what was happening, his face felt hot and he actually blushed.
"These are all trivial matters. I'm glad you're okay." Xu Xiangdong responded quickly, waving his hands with an embarrassed expression.
Tao Wenwen didn't notice Xu Xiangdong's embarrassment.
She kept staring at the direction where the five ferocious-looking men left, and her only thought was that Gao Yue might be discovered and in danger.
"Thank you. If you need any help from me in the future, just come and find me."
Tao Wenwen said, thinking that it seemed that he could not pick the herbs today, and he started walking back.
Xu Xiangdong saw Tao Wenwen's intention to go home and was worried that they would run into each other again. He said anxiously, "They may not have gone far yet. You should go home later. Otherwise, how about I give you a ride?"
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