Farm Tough Girl-Chapter 176 - 177 Childlike Innocence _1

Chapter 176: Chapter 177: Childlike Innocence _1

Chapter 176 -177: Childlike Innocence _1

Muniang suddenly sighed and said, “Well, if he’s not interested, then he’s not interested. I heard from Mrs. Du that Song Wanwan is currently preparing to discuss an engagement. Just a few days ago, her mother was in contact with a family from the neighboring village. They said that if they liked her, they would arrange the engagement right away. I was originally thinking, if Chengzi really took a liking to her, I would quickly ask Mrs. Du to help cancel the engagement discussion. But since Chengzi says he doesn’t feel anything, I don’t need to bother with that. I suppose once Wanwan goes back tomorrow, she will directly arrange the engagement with that family.”

Li Cheng’s expression immediately changed, becoming somewhat sullen, and he fell silent.

Muniang, seeing him that way, knew in her heart that he actually liked the girl. She winked at Qinghe. Qinghe fully understood Muniang’s cunning plan and followed suit with a sigh.

“Ah, such a good girl. I like her too. If she could become my sister-in-law, I would have someone to keep me company in the future. How could she just marry someone else like this?”

Li Cheng hung his head, saying nothing.

Qinghe then said to Li Cheng, “Brother, if you really can’t bear to let her go, you should propose marriage quickly. Otherwise, if someone else beats you to it, you’ll regret it when it’s too late.”

Li Cheng looked at Qinghe, sighed, and then said, “Qinghe, it’s not that I don’t want to get married. I’m just afraid that after getting married, you’ll be mistreated. You’ve already suffered enough at the Qiao family, and it breaks my heart just thinking about it. I’m determined to make sure you have a good life in the future and not let anyone bully you. If we bring a new bride into the family, no matter what, she’s an outsider. If she treats you poorly, it wouldn’t be easy for me to protect you.”

Qinghe listened to Li Cheng’s words, her eyes reddening. She had always thought that Li Cheng was too carefree to think about marriage, but now she realized that it was all because of her.

“Brother, what are you saying? Once we get a sister-in-law, she will become a member of the Li Family once she enters our home. How can you say she’s an outsider? Besides, not just anyone can make me feel mistreated. Not everyone is like the Qiao family, so calculating. Wanwan is a good girl, and since she’s in your heart, you should cherish her.”

Muniang, watching this scene, also felt a twinge in her heart. Chengzi had given all his affection to Qinghe, and he always considered her first in everything he did. Such selfless sibling love was truly touching.

“Alright, alright, Chengzi, you talk as if Qinghe is going to depend on you her whole life. In the future, if she meets a good man, she has to marry him,” Muniang joked.

Chengzi suddenly thought of Qiao Yuanzhen and earnestly instructed, “Qinghe, in the future, you must be discerning. Don’t fall for the wrong kind of man again; that is unacceptable! Whoever you take a liking to, you must let me scrutinize him first. You mustn’t marry lightly. If there isn’t an exceptionally good man, you might as well not marry at all. I’ll support you and the child for the rest of your life!”

Qinghe couldn’t help but smile through her tears: “Why has the conversation turned to my marriage all of a sudden? I’m just a pregnant woman at peace, waiting to give birth. Where does this talk of a man come from? You’re getting way ahead of yourself.”

Muniang said with a smile that was not quite a smile, “That’s not necessarily true. Matters of fate, who can say for sure?”

Qinghe was unnerved by Muniang’s smile, and inexplicably exchanged glances with Li Cheng, who also looked back at her, indicating that he had no idea what was going on.

A few days after Song Wanwan returned, Li Cheng personally went to propose marriage. Since Song Wanwan had already had feelings for Li Cheng, the marriage proposal was naturally successful. The wedding was set for the fifteenth of March next spring, which was a good day indeed.

Qinghe thought it wouldn’t do for Wanwan to marry into their family and live too modestly, so she took out all the family’s savings and had Li Cheng renovate their house properly.

The Li Family’s house was already quite decent. Though Li Cheng was just a hunter with no farmland, his hunting skills were excellent, and he always returned with a full load. Over time, he had accumulated quite a bit of silver. Moreover, Qinghe was now the third-in-charge at the Muniang Embroidery House, earning a considerable share each month. Thus, the Li Family was considered to be a family of modest wealth in Tupo Village.

This time, they took the silver and overhauled the house, mainly to give the new bride a grander welcome.

In the winter days, time seemed to fly, and finally, the New Year arrived amidst a flurry of heavy snowflakes.

In the early morning chill, Muniang and Erliang were outside pasting couplets, something they had prepared beforehand. Pasting them up on the fresh morning of the New Year was auspicious.

“A little to the left, yes, yes, that’s it. Just like that, very nice!”

Guided by Muniang’s directions, Erliang secured the couplet. He brushed some paste onto the wall with the gluey brush and stuck the couplet firmly in place.

“Climbing high step by step, finding great fortune; Year after year, peace brings great wealth.”

The horizontal scroll read, “Rolling in gold and silver.”

Erliang said joyfully, “My lady, this couplet is so beautiful!”

Muniang lifted her head slightly, “Of course, who do you think chose it?”

Meanwhile, Jin Feng wore a deadpan expression. One side mentioning wealth, the other fortune, and even the scroll demanding gold and silver; the message radiating from this couplet was nothing but getting rich—how was it beautiful?

It had snowed heavily the night before, blanketing everything in a thick layer of snow that left deep footprints with each step.

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As it happened, the children from the Hongsheng household came out to find the Qiao family for some play. Spotting Muniang and Erliang, they hatched a mischievous plan. Huddling together, they discussed it for a bit before each stealthily made a snowball and approached.

“Mu sister, Brother-in-law!”

Hearing the crisp voices, Muniang immediately knew who they were. She turned and saw them, “You little rascals are here? Hurry inside and grab some candy from your sister’s room.”

But the children weren’t swayed in the least and let out a sly chuckle. They pulled out their snowballs and greeted Muniang and Erliang with a battle cry, “Sister, Brother-in-law, catch!”

Taken by surprise, Muniang got hit. Erliang, seeing Muniang get bombarded, ignored the snow on himself and grabbed from the ground to launch a counterattack at the children.

Watching the group of “little friends” play so joyfully, Muniang was both amused and exasperated. Though mentally she was a twenty-three-year-old adult, she currently inhabited the body of a fifteen-year-old. But to have her—

Before Muniang could reflect further, she was hit in the face by a snowball. She wiped her face clean and, grabbing snow from the ground, dived into the fray.

Jin Feng slipped away quietly, finding this world increasingly incomprehensible.

Finally, it was time to eat. The children had gone home early to change into clean clothes, while Muniang and Erliang had warmed up and were now snuggled at the head of the heated brick bed.

Mrs. Lin chided them with a laugh, “You two really now, getting into mischief with a bunch of kids, how old are you?”

Muniang stuck out her tongue. Being around a group of kids all day, it was impossible not to retain a childlike spirit.