The man from the Hu family outside the door shut his mouth, but Aunt Hu raised her voice.
“Village chief, you can’t help him this time. If people find out that someone in our village is taking in that scoundrel, who will want to marry their daughter into our village in the future!”
“Aunt Hu, I advise you to use your brain. Things are different now. The Cultural Revolution is over! If you keep acting like this and something happens, I will absolutely not help you!”
Xu Fulin said through gritted teeth, his face grim.
Qin Yu and Xia Lan sat in the courtyard, watching Xu Fulin argue with them through the door with a dark face. They exchanged a glance, a smile flashing in their eyes.
"Uncle Xu, don't bother with them. Let them block the road if they want!" Qin Yu waved to Xu Fulin, gesturing for him to come and sit down.
“Yes, Uncle Xu, just let them make a scene! It’s alright,” Xia Lan also advised.
"Why get angry with them? It'll only ruin your health. It's not worth it."
Hearing the nonchalant manner of the two people behind him, Xu Fulin was furious.
"How can you two still laugh? We've been cornered at the door, and you're still acting like this..." Xu Fulin walked over angrily, seeing that the two of them were still in the mood to make tea.
Just then, Old Du finally came out of the room, and it wasn't hard to tell what he had been doing in the room just now, with his slightly red eyes.
Qin Yu and Xia Lan tacitly refrained from asking him anything, but instead beckoned to Old Master Du to come over and sit down for tea.
Old Du chuckled, sat down with them, and took a sip of tea with a calm smile.
"The tea is good."
"You guys actually have the mood to drink tea?" Xu Fulin looked at the three people in front of him in astonishment. How could they be so calm?
People have blocked my doorstep.
"What else can they do to me besides such incompetent methods?"
Qin Yu looked disdainful.
"They are ignorant, but we are not! Everyone knows the Cultural Revolution is over, so their attempts to stop us are useless."
Xia Lan already knew, so she remained even calmer.
"I've already died once, why would I be afraid of them?"
Old Du remained even calmer. He wasn't even afraid of death, so why would he be afraid of these fools?
Xu Fulin looked at the three of them, and sat down in frustration.
"Then I don't care anymore."
“That’s right! Why bother arguing with them and ruining your health? It’s not worth it.” Xia Lan smiled as she poured tea for Xu Fulin and brought it to him.
The people outside were still blocking the door, unaware that the four people inside were calmly drinking tea and had already begun discussing what to eat for dinner.
Why is there no sound inside?
"They must be thinking about how to escape!"
"You must keep a close watch on them and absolutely not let them escape!"
"This time, we must make Qin Yu understand the consequences."
The Hu family was the main group, and the other families were those who were close to them. They were very envious of Qin Yu's "good fortune".
Now that we've finally found a weakness, we've found an opportunity.
The people outside were afraid that the people inside would run away, so they didn't even go home to cook; they just stayed at the door to keep watch.
The person inside the door—
"What are we going to eat later? I'm feeling a little hungry..." Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu, who thought for a moment.
"There are still some vegetables at home, and I haven't finished cooking the meat that my third brother sent. I should be able to cook another meal."
Qin Yu looked at Xia Lan and saw her eyes light up; he knew the answer.
"How about making preserved pork and vegetable rice?"
"Whatever you say, I'm just here to freeload."
Xu Fulin chose to give up.
"I'm fine with anything, I can eat anything! As long as it's edible."
Old Du looked at the two of them and chuckled.
"Then it's decided! I'll go cook." Qin Yu affectionately ruffled Xia Lan's hair and then went into the kitchen.
"Girl, does he always go along with you like this?" Xu Fulin had seen everything and knew Qin Yu better than anyone else what kind of person he was.
This kid has always been very wary and cold towards people.
But now, he is completely obedient to Xia Lan and takes great care of her. Before, you could say that he was faking it, but now you can't see any trace of it.
You should know that Qin Yu had originally planned to use Xia Lan to keep himself single, and he also thought that Xia Lan would choose to leave after she woke up.
However, after Xia Lan woke up, she chose to stay, and Qin Yu even said he wanted to marry her.
The two's relationship grew better and better, which Xu Fulin noticed. He used to doubt that Xia Lan could change Qin Yu.
Now he has no choice but to believe it.
That Qin Yu just now completely overturned his entire understanding of Qin Yu.
If he hadn't known him for over a decade, he would have truly believed he was possessed.
"Brother Yu has always been very good to me, hasn't he?" Xia Lan blinked. Qin Yu had always been like this in front of her.
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that the fierce wolf cub could be tamed and turned into a dog."
Xu Fulin squinted, speechless.
It turns out that he wasn't untamable, but rather that the person who could tame him hadn't appeared yet.
When Xu Fulin met Qin Yu, he was catching pheasants in the woods behind the mountain. He was injured and thought he was going to die, but the guy came out of the mountain covered in blood.
When she saw him, she just gave him a cold look and turned to leave, showing no intention of helping him at all.
If he hadn't asked for his help, he might have just walked past.
"Brother Yu may seem cold on the surface, but he actually has a very soft heart."
Xia Lan glanced at Xu Fulin. He was never a ruthless person; he had only put on a protective facade to safeguard himself.
Otherwise, given how the Qin family treated him, he would have turned against them long ago. But he didn't leave and continued to work as a laborer for the Qin family.
Qin Yu is simply not good at expressing his emotions. Xia Lan never listens to what a man says, but observes what he does.
The biggest reason she chose to stay was that Qin Yu never asked her what she wanted, but instead prepared everything for her directly.
How could she possibly escape a man like that?
Even if she had chosen to leave, she believed that Qin Yu would have quietly prepared everything for her so that she wouldn't leave empty-handed.
That's just the kind of person he is; this sense of security makes it impossible for Xia Lan to refuse his advances.
My heart has been melted by him, how can I run away?
"The Qin Yu you see is different from the Qin Yu she sees."
Old Du glanced at Xu Fulin and said calmly.
"What's different?" This was the first time Xu Fulin had spoken to Old Master Du so formally, and he wanted to know what he meant.
"True redemption is not victory after a battle, but finding the strength to live and peace of mind amidst suffering."
"Old Du said slowly."
Xia Lan was startled and looked at Elder Du.
"Has Mr. Du also read Albert Camus's *The Stranger*?"
Now it was Du Lao's turn to be shocked. Xia Lan actually knew about Albert Camus?
"What are you talking about? I don't understand." Xu Fulin frowned.
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