Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 471: Pouring Out (3)_1

Chapter 471: Chapter 471: Pouring Out (3)_1

She wasn’t afraid of tarnishing her own reputation, but she couldn’t neglect her family’s, especially Xin Er’s. Girls in the eyes of outsiders are judged by their sisters, and with a disgraced sister, the younger will not be perceived much better. She did not distrust Lixiu, but she did not want anyone to know about this for the time being.

Realizing her concerns, Lixiu felt extremely annoyed with herself, blaming her impulsiveness for asking such a direct question. Her inquiry had sprung from genuine concern, not wanting to see Mo Yan suffer, and it slipped out without thinking.

Now, realizing it was too late to take back her question, Lixiu hurriedly tried to remedy the situation, "Yan girl, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked that. If you don’t want to talk about it, then let’s pretend I never heard it! You can be sure, I won’t tell anyone about this, but you need to keep your eyes wide open and not be like me..." She cut herself off as she realized she was about to say something wrong again and quickly closed her mouth.

Mo Yan felt her tension ease slightly as she caught the sincere concern in Lixiu’s eyes. The worries and anxieties weighing on her heart were too heavy, and suddenly, she felt an urge to confide everything.

Aunt Li was more than a decade older than her, had endured many hardships, and yet her spirit had not become twisted; it remained gentle and empathetic. Mo Yan trusted that even if Aunt Li knew the whole story, she wouldn’t reveal it to anyone else.

Mo Yan had too many confusing thoughts that she urgently needed to discuss with someone, and among the close ones around her, Aunt Li was undoubtedly the most suitable. Moreover, Aunt Li knew Xiao Ruiyuan and understood how he and their family had come to know each other; she had a certain understanding of him. With this in mind, perhaps Aunt Li could offer the most sensible advice.

With that thought, Mo Yan didn’t hesitate much longer and soon explained in detail everything that had happened between her and Xiao Ruiyuan, her entanglement and hesitation about their relationship, as well as Maomao’s origin and the matter of delivering medicine, though she substituted the Black Lingzhi with previously prepared medicinal herbs from the medical hall.

After hearing all this, Lixiu was quite surprised. She hadn’t expected that the man Yan girl had taken a liking to would be Sir Xiao, but perhaps this was for the best. If it were Sir Xiao, she wouldn’t worry about Yan girl being deceived by someone with ulterior motives.

Although she had only seen Sir Xiao twice, she could tell he was not the sort to toy with a woman’s feelings, a hypocrite. Moreover, with his high status and extraordinary looks, he could have any woman he desired. If he did not truly harbor sincere feelings for Yan girl, he would not be so concerned about her.

As Lixiu was about to say something, Mo Yan muttered as if talking to herself, "I wonder if Little Flower and Maomao have arrived, whether he is badly injured, and if the medicine could help him."

Lixiu listened, her heart aching as she gently brushed away the hair by Mo Yan’s ear and comforted her by draping an arm over her shoulder, "Don’t worry yourself with wild thoughts, scaring yourself. Sir Xiao has survived the uncertainty of the battlefield and defeated the fierce Bai people; he is clearly capable! Even if an accident did occur on the road, it might not have been him who was injured. It could just as well have been one of his close subordinates!"

Mo Yan shook her head with a bitter smile; she selfishly hoped it was someone else, but only Xiao Ruiyuan, her master, could make Maomao so anxious.

Lixiu couldn’t bear to see her like this and gently patted her shoulder, changing the subject, "Yan girl, as an outsider, I really shouldn’t comment on your affairs with Sir Xiao. In a few months, you’ll be coming of age, and by then, your father will probably have arranged a marriage for you. If you can let go of this feeling, you may very well find happiness in the future. If you can’t let go... why not try to accept it?"

Had Mo Yan been just fourteen or fifteen years old, she would have been utterly frightened and urged to give up, but after all she had experienced, Lixiu understood that feelings are not something one can simply let go of on command. Initially, Yan girl’s feelings for Sir Xiao were not so deep that she couldn’t marry another, but now, with Sir Xiao’s accident, her feelings had been fully ignited. Regardless of whether Sir Xiao could return safely or not, Lixiu feared that it would be difficult for her to move on.

"Accept?" Mo Yan stared blankly at Lixiu, not expecting such a response from her.

Lixiu smiled and nodded, encouragingly, "Yan girl, if Sir Xiao’s feelings for you are true, he values you for who you are. As for so-called family background and status, he doesn’t care about those. Why should you take it to heart? If he wants to marry you, he’ll find a way to overcome the obstacles between you. What do you have to worry about? If he can’t do it, then that just shows his feelings for you aren’t deep enough. If that turns out to be the case, you shouldn’t waste your feelings on him. And if you’re worried about your father... I think there’s no need. Your father loves you so much, and he is not the type to be rigid about family status. As long as Sir Xiao shows enough sincerity, I don’t think your father would oppose it."

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