Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1051: Arranging Yanyan’s Downfall (4)

Chapter 1051: Chapter 1051: Arranging Yanyan’s Downfall (4)

Time flew by, and just as September began, the resettlement housing was all set up, inside and out. After paying the village helpers their wages, Mo Yan sent a message to Qi Nan that very day, asking him to send back the three hundred soldiers.

Qi Nan held a position in the Jingji Army and normally could not leave his post without cause. Upon receiving the message, he hurriedly informed Xiao Ruiyuan, and soon, the Prince’s Mansion issued an order to the General managing Qi Nan, granting him a two-month leave.

While the time seemed ample, it wouldn’t be long before snow began to fall on the border, making travel difficult and dangerous. Qi Nan dared not delay. After reuniting with his family on a brief night visit, he rode swiftly toward the border the next day.

That very night, Xiao Ruiyuan arrived at the Mo Family’s residence, dust-covered and weary, and handed Mo Yan a small wooden box the size of a palm, filled with silver notes, each with a face value of one hundred. Altogether, there were at least ten thousand liang.

Mo Yan opened the box, glanced at it, and closed it again, teasing, "Is this your secret stash? What if it’s not as much as mine? How about I support you in the future?"

Xiao Ruiyuan took her seriously, his deep eyes sparkling with intense brightness, "This is from your cousin to you. My silver will be delivered to you tomorrow. From now on, you will support me."

Mo Yan glared, stunned. Did he mean to hand over his private funds to her now, and then have her support him as well? Had she misunderstood?

In her past life, this kind of situation might not have been rare, but in these times, a man supported by his wife would decidedly be scorned!

Determined, Xiao Ruiyuan felt nothing inappropriate about it and even silently reproached himself for not thinking of it sooner. Seeing his fiancée’s dazed look, his heart softened into a mush, seizing the opportunity to plant a kiss on her tempting pink lips.

A touch and then withdrawal, Xiao Ruiyuan raised his hand to caress her frustrated face, his eyes filled with satisfaction, "Yanyan, I have lots of silver. Once we’re married, even if we support ten or eight, it wouldn’t be a problem."

At first, Mo Yan didn’t quite catch on, but when she realized what "ten or eight" referred to, she was both embarrassed and angry, pushing the shameless rogue in front of her away.

When they first met, he was like an aloof flower on a cliff, desirable yet unreachable. Later, when this flower took a liking to her, it finally had human warmth and was no longer icy. But now... she felt like her character setting was about to collapse—if there were such a thing as a character setting!

Xiao Ruiyuan, looking at his empty arms and then at the flustered person in front of him, showed a flicker of perplexity on his face.

Originally, when he had seen Qi Nan hand his silver to his own Lady, saying he’d be supported by her and their future children, despite the jeering around them, she had thrown herself into Qi Nan’s arms, crying and laughing, and it took Qi Nan a while to calm her down.

He didn’t understand why, and when Qi Nan blissfully explained it to him, for some reason, he remembered those words vividly to this very day:

"If a woman loves you for who you are, she won’t see your poverty or wealth. As long as you’re willing to give her everything you have, even if it’s just one copper coin, she will feel like the happiest woman in the world. Because what you’re giving isn’t silver, but a heart that loves her!"

At the time, he still didn’t understand, but later, after meeting Yanyan, he began to empathize with Qi Nan’s sentiments: not fearing giving too much, only fearing giving not enough. His words just then held no falsehood, yet why did Yanyan react this way to a similar sentiment? What went wrong?

Xiao Ruiyuan’s inner turmoil didn’t last long, as Mo Yan soon gave him an answer, "Ten or eight? You think I’m a sow! Let me tell you, it doesn’t matter whether we are married or not, I’ll be the one deciding whether to have children or not. If you dislike that, go find someone else to have them!"

She blurted it out without thinking and regretted it the very next moment. She didn’t know why—she was aware he was only joking, not really treating her as a child-bearing machine—but these words still came out, which was utterly unreasonable.

Annoyed with herself, she inwardly scolded, not daring to look up at the suddenly darkened expression on his face.

"You prefer that I find someone else to bear children, hm?" Xiao Ruiyuan’s fist was clenched tightly under his sleeve, his face ominously grim.

No one knew that upon hearing those words, his heart felt as if it had been punched hard, nearly stopping. He had been set on her from the start—if it weren’t for meeting her, he might have never married or had children in his life.

But how could she so easily say such things? Even if she directly told him she didn’t want to have children, he wouldn’t force her, nor would he be upset. As long as she was by his side, that was all he wanted. He had always liked her, and only because of her did he start looking forward to having children.

Or perhaps she didn’t like him as much as he had imagined, otherwise why suggest that he father children with another woman?

Or perhaps she didn’t like him as much as he had imagined, else why would she let him go and father children with another woman?

Mo Yan, watching the clearly upset man, didn’t know how to explain. Those words had slipped out because she subconsciously thought so, and ultimately, it was her lack of consideration for his feelings, steping on his heart. If their positions were swapped, she would be angry too.

Admitting her mistake to herself, Mo Yan nevertheless did not consider apologizing to Xiao Ruiyuan, fearing it might make things worse.

Her eyes flickered as she forced out two tear drops, then she abruptly looked up with an accusing face, "It’s all your fault! Giving birth is inherently painful for a woman, and yet you talk about supporting ten or eight. You’re completely inconsiderate of me. I said those words out of sorrow, and now you’re even blaming me!"

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