GBP Chapter 193 Confession
Chapter 193 Confession
Since the chili pepper issue was no longer a threat, Li Xiaonuan felt relieved. After having another conversation with Xiao Si about her fiancé yesterday, Li Xiaonuan felt it would be better for her to settle down with someone first.
Given her current situation, it feels like she'd be hurting someone by getting engaged, which is a real dilemma for her.
Many things won't just stay away from you if you don't want to deal with them. Sure enough, the chili pepper incident and the disputes between the Li and Chen families had barely ended when another farce unfolded in front of the Li family's door.
This time, everyone with ties to the Li family was present. First came Wang Tu's wife, Fang, and her family. They had been taken to the military camp last time for falsely accusing the Li family of treason. After Li Xiaonuan and her family were released, those people were handed over to the authorities.
Da Bao and Er Bao's maternal grandfather, along with their eldest uncle and aunt, were also transferred to the government office. Surprisingly, they were all released. Although those who were sent to the government office looked almost lifeless, they were at least alive when they came out.
It is said that Wang Huangshi was innocently implicated by Fang Shi, which is why she wasn't taken to the military camp. After that incident, she became much more obedient and went directly to the government office to divorce her son. The reason for the divorce was quite interesting: she had an affair with her brother-in-law. She also sued that illegitimate son.
Now, Wang Huangshi is in court against Wang Tu's father, once again becoming a hot topic in the city.
After being divorced, Fang was left half-dead outside the government office. Seeing that Fang was near death, her family naturally wanted to take advantage of the situation. So, they came to the Li family's house to cause trouble.
Coincidentally, on the day they went to the yamen to pick up their captors, they encountered Old Song's son, Song Dalang, and his wife. Thus, they agreed to go to the Li family's house together that day to cause trouble. They both felt they deserved some compensation from the Li family.
The Song couple had been arrested for stealing and damaging chili peppers. However, chili peppers were such a novel crop that there were no laws against it. Therefore, the county magistrate gave the couple a beating and then released them.
That incident made Song Dalang and his wife hate Li Xiaonuan. So, this time they came to cause trouble, intending to escalate the situation. Moreover, they had accepted money from that person and wanted to make things difficult for Li Xiaonuan's family.
The courtyard gate opened, and Granny Yu, Aunt Zhou, and Aunt Huang came in. Zhou Liufeng, holding a slippery wooden stick, stood outside the gate, coldly watching the troublemakers.
Upon seeing Li Xiaonuan, Aunt Zhou took her hand and said, "Xiaonuan, don't worry, I've sent your older brother to the city to find Young Master Wei."
Li Xiaonuan had a headache. How could she trouble Wei Yu with this matter? Actually, it was easy to resolve. All she had to do was expose those people in front of everyone; there was no need to mobilize manpower. This would just make her owe someone a favor.
"Auntie, it's such a small matter, why did you go to Young Master Wei? Besides, I'm not even familiar with him. How am I supposed to repay this favor later?" Li Xiaonuan's words carried a hint of complaint. She was genuinely somewhat resistant to Xiao Si's words from yesterday.
Aunt Zhou also realized the absurdity of the situation and blamed herself for being nosy and causing trouble for Li Xiaonuan. Helpless, Li Xiaonuan had to go back and persuade Aunt Zhou again.
You asked what Xiao Si said yesterday? Xiao Si said that Wei Yu is interested in Li Xiaonuan. Is that reasonable? Li Xiaonuan isn't some hot commodity; not everyone can just take a bite out of her.
If she truly possessed that charm, she wouldn't have had to break off two engagements.
But what Xiao Si said was reasonable and well-founded. From fiddling with those novel seeds to promoting chili peppers with Li Xiaonuan, none of these were important matters, yet Wei Yu treated them all as such. Oh, and there was the matter of the magnolia; that was the best evidence of Wei Yu's true feelings.
As Xiao Si counted on her fingers, Li Xiaonuan almost took it seriously. It was incredibly awkward. If Xiao Si hadn't casually mentioned at the end that Wei Yu had reprimanded the eldest young mistress in front of the servants, Li Xiaonuan probably would have genuinely thought she was someone who could inspire affection.
The commotion outside attracted the villagers who were about to head to the fields. The Li family always felt incredibly unlucky when something like this happened so early in the morning, especially now that it was rice and bean harvesting season.
Madam Su had been taking care of the old lady all night and hadn't been able to lie down yet; she was still seething with anger. Upon hearing the commotion outside, Madam Su rushed out and berated those people without a second thought.
Su's insults struck at their weak points, leaving them speechless. It wasn't until Fang's mother threw a tantrum that Su finally snapped and locked the courtyard gate. Li Xiaonuan remained silent, as Granny Yu and the others wouldn't let her out.
Li Xiaonuan didn't want to bother with those unreasonable people, so she didn't go out to join the fun. Besides her, there were other people in the Li family; she didn't need to worry about everything.
Since she didn't need to deal with those things, Li Xiaonuan obediently went to make breakfast. A short while later, she sensed a shadow blocking the kitchen doorway and looked up. She saw Zhou Liufeng leaning against the kitchen doorframe, watching her.
And he was looking at her with great focus.
Li Xiaonuan's heart skipped a beat, and she was a little afraid to look Zhou Liufeng in the eye. There was a seriousness in Zhou Liufeng's eyes that she couldn't bear. Li Xiaonuan felt a little flustered. She had never imagined that one day Zhou Liufeng would face her with this attitude.
Moreover, this happened after the Mid-Autumn Festival incident.
"Brother Liu Fei, what's wrong?" Li Xiaonuan asked nervously.
Zhou Liufeng smiled slightly, but did not answer Li Xiaonuan, continuing to look at her intently.
Under Zhou Liufeng's watchful gaze, Li Xiaonuan began to feel somewhat hesitant. She even lost track of how much firewood to put into the stove. Before long, the entire kitchen was engulfed in thick smoke.
Zhou Liufeng sighed as he looked at the bewildered Li Xiaonuan and stepped into the kitchen. Li Xiaonuan stood anxiously to one side, watching Zhou Liufeng fiddle with the stove for a while before the flames suddenly burst forth again. The smoke-filled kitchen gradually cleared.
Li Xiaonuan squatted beside Zhou Liufeng, her eyes red and moist from the smoke. Tears even clung to her eyelashes. Zhou Liufeng felt a pang of heartache at the sight, and words slipped out without thinking.
"Little Nuan, let's get engaged. I promise I'll never treat you like I did on Mid-Autumn Festival. Really, if you don't believe me, touch me again and see." Zhou Liufeng's tone was unusually serious and earnest.
Li Xiaonuan was stunned by the sudden confession, her half-open mouth and slightly smudged face making Zhou Liufei feel both sorry for her and amused. This is the real Li Xiaonuan, he thought.
"Little Nuan, I like you, really. I don't want you to get involved with other men, especially that Wei Yu. Please don't see him again, and don't accept any help from him, okay?" Zhou Liufeng continued to drop bombshells.
Li Xiaonuan was even more stunned, squatting there, unable to think of what to do. She blinked her eyes, racking her brains for a way to answer Zhou Liufeng, after all, receiving a confession was a first for her in both her lives.
Zhou Liufeng was bewitched by Li Xiaonuan's eyes, and unconsciously moved closer to her. Until Li Xiaonuan's rosy lips gradually became blurry in his eyes.