Da Mao turned around and said happily, "Beibei, your mother didn't abandon you."
Beibei opened her eyes and looked at her mother.
"Come on, come home with me, it's time for us to pack up." Tao Xiaoxi stretched out her hand.
"Do I have to clean up too?" Beibei pointed at herself cautiously, not quite sure.
"Of course, unless you want to stay and live with your dad."
"I'm going back to pack my things!" Beibei immediately jumped up from the stone, and the gloom on his face disappeared.
Before Da Mao and Er Mao could react, Tao Xiaoxi asked them, "What happened to the Qing family matchmaker?"
"Come and tell Uncle San about his wife!" Damao said excitedly, as if he was the one who was going to get married.
"Did you see it?" Tao Xiaoxi's heart skipped a beat.
"Hmm~" Da Mao and Er Mao shook their heads, "Let Uncle San go and see for himself."
Tao Xiaoxi frowned slightly, then suddenly had an idea. "Auntie suddenly remembered something. You should go back and ask your Third Uncle if there are any vacant cave dwellings in his educated youth camp that are suitable for living."
"Aunt Xiaoxi, do you want to live there too? My mother said there are snakes and centipedes there." Ermao said in horror.
"Don't ask so many questions, kid. Just go ask your Third Uncle," Tao Xiaoxi dismissed him. "Also, this is a secret. Don't tell anyone. Don't tell anyone, okay?"
Da Mao and Er Mao nodded vigorously, "No!"
Tao Xiaoxi was very satisfied. That was good. This matter would surely be known to all the men, women, and children in Mantou Village. Since the Li family had taken action, she could no longer sit idly by.
How many children could keep a secret? Especially after she repeatedly warned them, Da Mao and Er Mao would just broadcast the secret everywhere like a loud speaker.
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About half an hour later, Tao Xiaoxi saw Li Nanshan walking towards her at the door. Sun Wangcai was still in his mother's room, so she went out to greet him first.
"Let's go over there and talk." He pulled Li Nanshan and walked towards the foot of the mountain.
Li Nanshan was confused. When he heard Damao ask him that question, he felt something had happened to her. Now it seemed that apart from her odd behavior, nothing serious had happened. "What happened?"
"Sun Wangcai is back." Tao Xiaoxi finally let go of his hand and said.
Li Nanshan was surprised at first, but then he understood, "Calculating the time, it's almost time."
"So I have to find another place to live. I can't live in the same room with him, but I can't find another place to stay for the time being." Tao Xiaoxi said truthfully.
"Where is your elder brother?" Li Nanshan asked.
"There's no place for me there." Tao Xiaoxi blocked it.
"The youth settlement where I live now is spacious, but too shabby. It's fine when it's not raining, but when it does, it leaks everywhere."
"It's better than sleeping on the streets, and I have Beibei with me." Tao Xiaoxi's meaning was already very clear.
When Li Nanshan heard this, his brows furrowed. He wished he had a proper cave house.
"I heard you were on a blind date?" Tao Xiaoxi asked unexpectedly.
"Hmm...hmm?" Li Nanshan came to his senses, "I-I didn't agree."
"It's okay. You should get married at your age. It's normal for your family to be anxious. You are anxious too, right?"
Li Nanshan looked at her, "What do you want to say?"
When he looked at her, Tao Xiaoxi felt a little guilty, "I want to see what kind of girl you will marry."
"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you." Li Nanshan smiled bitterly.
"How do you say that?"
"I probably won't get married."
"Why?" Tao Xiaoxi asked further.
Li Nanshan was silent for a while before he replied, "I thought you knew."
"Li Nanshan, do you have to marry me?" Tao Xiaoxi asked what was in her heart and looked at Li Nanshan openly.
Li Nanshan, who originally didn't know how to start, finally broke through the barriers in his heart in front of Tao Xiaoxi who was so calm, and nodded heavily.
"Okay, leave the rest to me, you just need to remember what you said." Tao Xiaoxi said enthusiastically.
"What are you going to do?" Li Nanshan felt uneasy because his father was threatening his life.
"Don't worry, I won't take your father's life. I will make him agree willingly, but you have to promise me one thing."
"What's up?"
"I will clear the obstacles for us. From now on, you must protect me. No matter what others say, you must not be shaken and cannot have any doubt." Tao Xiaoxi's eyes were burning.
"You don't have to tell me, I will definitely do it," Li Nanshan said with a determined look.
"That's fine. Wait for me, no, wait for good news from your father."
"Xiao Xi~" Li Nanshan called her name, "Tell me what you want to do, and I will do it."
Tao Xiaoxi shook her head. "It has to be me. I didn't do it before because the time wasn't right. Now is the perfect time."
"Then remember, if you and I must make a choice, you must choose to protect yourself first. This is also my choice. It is my last dignity and bottom line as a man to be with you."
"Okay, don't worry, I'll protect myself first." Tao Xiaoxi smiled.
That smile was clear and unguarded. Li Nanshan unconsciously stretched his hand forward, but then felt something was wrong and wanted to retract it, but Tao Xiaoxi grabbed it and stroked her cheek, "Does it feel okay?"
Li Nanshan was amused by her again, "Okay, very good."
It turns out that it is better to speak out what you yearn for than to keep it in your heart. Mantou Village has always advocated subtlety and conservatism. Li Nanshan, who grew up with such a concept, is as shy as his parents and grandparents to speak out his inner thoughts. It was not until he met Tao Xiaoxi that he dared to face his heart and admit his desires.
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