Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside
Chapter 345 - 330 A Mass of Black Fog (Part 2)

Chapter 345: 330 A Mass of Black Fog (Part 2)

"That makes sense," Aunt Mei, also a traditional woman, held the ancestral rules in high regard. "If you can eat now, eat more. Later on, if there’s something you shouldn’t eat, don’t eat it. It’s bad for your health and for the child’s as well."

"Mom, how about we have hotpot tonight?" It was already winter, and nothing beats hotpot in the winter.

Moreover, the house had a coal stove; the whole family sitting in the courtyard around the stove, eating hotpot—it was a beautiful scene just to think about.

"To say you’re even greedier than me, Mom wouldn’t believe it. Listen to yourself, my daughter never spares a meal," Su Peng said, chuckling at Xiaofeng’s remark.

This sister of his truly was the family’s lucky star. No matter what she wanted to eat, he would agree.

"Hotpot sounds great, my brother and I will join too," Wu Yifan and Wu Erfan pushed the door open. "My brother said it’s been a long time since we joined you for a meal, so he went to the market and bought quite a lot of groceries; should be enough for us to have hotpot tonight."

Wu Yifan was wearing a blue coat, looking more relaxed than usual.

As for Yifan, dressed in an orange coat, he looked irresistibly dashing.

"Sure, come on over, the more the merrier," He Ximei also enjoyed spending time with the younger crowd; being with them made her feel younger too.

"Mom, can you call Dad and see if he wants to come over? It’s not often we have such a lively evening," Xiaofeng suggested, thinking of her father alone in the countryside.

"Almost forgot about him. I’ll call him right now," said He Ximei as she lifted her hands from the water, wiped them on her apron, and headed towards the living room.

For a while, the small courtyard was filled with laughter and joyful chatter, exceptionally lively.

...

"Grandpa," Ye Cheng approached Grandfather solemnly in his study. "I will be leaving for a while tomorrow; it will be about a month before I can return. With you in the Imperial Capital, there shouldn’t be any trouble arising."

Ye Cheng was here to bid farewell to Grandfather.

Xiaofeng’s due date was just over ten days away, and he thought about leaving early just in case Xiaofeng gave birth sooner so that he could be by her side.

"Go ahead, the house is in my hands. With these old bones of mine, those people won’t dare to stir trouble," Grandfather waved his hand: "That girl indeed has it tough over there; you really should go and keep her company."

"That was what I was thinking."

"Oh right, Xiaonian and Xiaoyan also mentioned that they wanted to visit Xiqian County these days," Grandfather shared after hearing it from the two children.

"They are leaving with me and are anxious to see Xiaofeng too," regarding Xiaofeng’s existence, he was the first person besides his parents to know.

"As long as it’s settled." Grandfather stood up, somewhat excited: "I’m about to become a great-grandfather; just thinking about it makes me very happy. You chose your wife yourself, boy, make sure you don’t regret it."

"I understand what you mean, Grandpa. I will treat them as if they were my own," Ye Cheng naturally grasped the underlying meaning in his grandfather’s words.

"As long as you have a clear conscience, that’s good. To be honest, I would like to go back too. But with the situation in the Imperial Capital, I can’t leave."

...

"What kind of place is this?" Xu Xuezi stood on the dusty road, highly annoyed: "Didn’t they say there was a vehicle going to Lihua Village? We’ve been walking for half a day, how come we haven’t arrived yet?"

Xu Xuezi didn’t ask Men Chao for any information about Su Xiaofeng before coming because Men Chao was Grandfather’s man; if Grandfather knew, she might spoil the great plans of the Xu Family, he definitely wouldn’t let her come.

To avoid any suspicion from Grandfather about her motive for leaving, she first took a plane to Dongcheng, then transferred to Xiaojiang City, and from there to Xijiang County.

Not to mention the suffering of this journey, but to talk about now, is there really such a poor place? Not only does Zhenjiang lack a direct transport to the village, but even the highways are full of yellow dirt, walk around a bit and you’re covered in mud, it’s just annoying.

"Young Lady, the countryside is just like this. This isn’t a big city; lack of advanced transport is expected. Having such a road is already pretty good. I’ve been to many mountainous regions where they don’t even have a decent road," Yin Li was not a sheltered flower, being on various missions all year round, she was used to such conditions.

"What do you mean, saying I have no experience, right? You think I don’t understand the hardships of the common people, don’t you?" Upon hearing Yin Li’s tone, Xu Xuezi felt extremely irritated.

If it weren’t for the sake of meeting this woman, Su Xiaofeng, she wouldn’t have left the good days in the Imperial Capital to come to this godforsaken place.

Yin Li immediately shut her mouth and said no more.

The journey here had given her a clear picture of the Young Lady’s temper—indeed, she couldn’t stand a single criticism. Naturally, as the Young Lady, accustomed to everyone’s compliance, she couldn’t accept any blame.

"Miss, could we be on the wrong road? Maybe we should ask someone to see if Lihua Village is this way," Xiao’ou suggested, looking around at the endless fields and a few scattered houses.

"I’ll go ask." Xiao’ou, compared to Xu Xuezi, was slightly better off.

Xiao’ou had followed Xu Xuezi since childhood and had never been to such places, yet he hadn’t complained along the way.

"Uncle," Yin Li approached politely a man not far away pushing a cart—Qiu Dayong: "Hello, uncle. We’re from out of town, looking to visit a friend in Lihua Village. Could you please tell us if it’s this way to Lihua Village?"

"Then you’ve been going the wrong way," Qiu Dayong stopped in his tracks: "Lihua Village isn’t this way. You know where the station is, right? Take the road to the right of the station and keep going."

"How far is it past the station?"

"About seven or eight li. If you walk fast, you can get there in less than an hour."

"Oh, thank you." Yin Li thanked Qiu Dayong.

"Miss," Yin Ying glanced at the sky; it was already afternoon. Even if they could walk to Lihua Village, it would likely be almost dark: "We went the wrong way. We need to go back to the station and take the road on the right."

Upon hearing they had taken the wrong path, Xu Xuezi’s tone turned very unpleasant: "I asked you to lead the way, and you couldn’t even do that properly. What use are you? No wonder Men Chao doesn’t like you."

She had thought Yin Ying was capable, which is why she considered letting Yin Li take her away, but it turned out to be disappointing; she hadn’t looked out for her at all during the journey.

Hearing this, Yin Li felt a chill in her heart. She had had enough of enduring the Young Lady along the way and sneered: "Since you look down on me so much, I might as well leave now. I believe, with the Young Lady’s capabilities, she can certainly make it back to the Imperial Capital safely."

Denying her own incompetence while constantly criticizing others.

"Yin Li," Xu Xuezi stamped her foot: "Who do you think you are, to speak to me like this? Do you believe that with just one phone call, I can make Men Chao fire you, forever banning you from my house?"

Has the world turned upside down, unable to discern who’s the master and who’s the servant?

Listening to her words, Yin Li’s expression remained calm, seeing this was none other than the Xu Family’s Young Lady, the seemingly noble and gracious Young Lady in the eyes of outsiders.

Men Chao was an ambitious man; he might marry this contemptuous Xu Family Young Lady just for his ambitions, which was an ironic thought indeed.

She and Men Chao had grown up together; no one could judge their relationship, not even the Xu Family’s Young Lady.

Thinking this, she turned and walked away: "Then please, Miss, call him and let him fire me. I might as well not return to the Xu Family. I’ll find a place to live right now."

If not for Men Chao insisting on staying with the Xu Family, who would care about staying with them?

Watching Yin Li walk away relentlessly, Xu Xuezi grew increasingly frantic: "You stand right there! Who allowed you to leave?"

Truly, the world had turned upside down, a servant being so presumptuous.

Yin Li didn’t stop, walking away decisively.

"Miss, Yin team can’t go, if she leaves, what will we do?" Xiao’ou stood behind Xu Xuezi, looking anxiously at the dusty road.

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