Li Cuihua tugged at the corner of Nan Qianqian’s clothes, the furrow between her brows never easing.
“Mom, Dad is right. I’m an unmarried young woman. If I keep going to a single man’s house all the time, people are bound to gossip.”
After what happened by the river, Nan Qianqian naturally understood just how terrifying rumors could be.
This era was already quite strict when it came to relationships between men and women. Earlier, all she had been thinking about was spending more time with Fu Nanxun as quickly as possible so that their relationship could improve.
She had completely forgotten about the need to avoid suspicion between men and women.
“Qianqian, didn’t Mom tell you to ask your dad to arrange for someone else to take care of him? There’s no need to get engaged just because you’re looking after him!”
Li Cuihua continued trying to persuade her.
In her heart, she thought that even though it was called an engagement, how was that any different from marriage?
Once they were engaged, the two of them would be tied together.
What would happen to her daughter in the future?
Seeing the worried look on Li Cuihua’s face, Nan Qianqian knew she was concerned that once she got together with Fu Nanxun, she wouldn’t have a good life in the future.
But who was she?
She, Nan Qianqian, had a space in her hands and was a modern woman with ideas far ahead of this era.
Was she really afraid she would starve to death?
In any case, compared to continuing down the original owner’s cannon fodder fate, choosing to be with Fu Nanxun was clearly the wisest decision.
After all, if she lost her life, where would any future blessings come from?
“Mom, I don’t care. I’m going to marry Fu Nanxun. I’m going to be his wife. If you don’t agree, then I’ll—”
“Little Sister, don’t do anything foolish! Second Brother won’t allow it.”
Nan Jing shot to his feet, his sword-like brows tightly furrowed.
Zhang Xiao and little Nan Ke beside him were both startled by his sudden movement.
“That’s right, Little Sister. The injury on your head has only just started getting better. You can’t mess around again.”
Nan Guodong also stood up and looked seriously at Nan Qianqian.
“Auntie, you can’t smash your head against the wall again. Last time, there was so much blood. It must have hurt a lot.”
Nan Feng rushed forward and hugged Nan Qianqian’s leg, his voice already carrying a sob.
In the past, he absolutely wouldn’t have dared hug his aunt like this.
Not only would she hit him, but she would also complain to Grandma and his father that he had bullied her.
In the end, he would get a severe beating.
But things were different now.
His aunt was so good now.
Not only did she no longer hit or scold them, she would even share delicious food with him and Nan Ke.
He had secretly made a wish before, hoping that his beautiful aunt would always remain like this and never change back into the way she used to be.
He couldn’t bear for such a wonderful aunt to die.
Lowering her eyes to look at the skinny little Nan Feng in front of her, Nan Qianqian’s heart immediately softened.
She bent down and pulled his little body into her arms, her brows and eyes filled with gentleness.
“Be good. Auntie won’t do that.”
She reached out and stroked the little head in her arms.
Seeing that Nan Feng finally smiled after hearing her words, only then did she look toward everyone else.
Seeing the worried expressions on all their faces, Nan Qianqian immediately regretted what she had said.
Originally, seeing that Li Cuihua was so obviously against the idea, she had thought about making use of one of the original owner’s specialties.
Maybe if she threatened her a little, Li Cuihua would give in because she doted on her daughter so much.
Who would have thought that she had only said a few words and hadn’t even really begun before the entire family became worried, afraid that she might do something extreme again?
She really had sinned!
With such a wonderful family, even if her brain had been caught in a door, she would never do something as stupid as seeking death.
As the saying went, a bad life was still better than a good death.
Besides, she was living pretty well right now.
“Everyone, don’t worry. I’ll never do something that foolish again.”
Standing to the side, Li Cuihua looked at her daughter.
She really had been frightened just now.
Although Nan Qianqian’s words had been interrupted by Nan Jing, she could already guess what she had been about to say next.
It was probably something like if Li Cuihua didn’t agree, she would go seek death again.
After what happened when her daughter smashed her head against the wall, Li Cuihua was truly afraid.
These past few days, her daughter had become so different from before that she had almost forgotten about her original temperament.
“Qianqian, Mom didn’t mean it like that. Mom is just afraid you’ll suffer too much. Besides, Fu Nanxun’s leg still hasn’t healed. Getting engaged so hastily feels too rushed to Mom. Look, once some time passes and his leg gets better, Mom won’t even object if the two of you get married directly.”
Get married directly?
Nan Qianqian understood exactly what her mother meant.
She had already heard long ago that Fu Nanxun’s leg would never recover.
Wasn’t Li Cuihua clearly still disagreeing?
However, Nan Qianqian also felt that her father’s idea of getting engaged was indeed too sudden.
If Fu Nanxun agreed, wouldn’t it be better to simply get married directly?
They could hold the wedding banquet once and be done with it.
It would save both money and effort.
“Mom, let’s wait until Dad comes back and talk about it then. If Fu Nanxun agrees, I’ve decided not to get engaged.”
The moment Li Cuihua heard the words “not get engaged,” her eyes immediately lit up.
Although she didn’t understand why her daughter would only reject the engagement if Fu Nanxun agreed, none of that mattered.
As long as her daughter didn’t agree to it, that was a good thing.
As long as she didn’t marry Fu Nanxun, with how wonderful her daughter was, was she really afraid she wouldn’t be able to find a good match?
Before she could finish rejoicing, Nan Qianqian’s voice sounded again beside her ear.
“If he agrees, I think there’s no need to go through the trouble of doing it twice. We can just get married directly.”
Those words struck Li Cuihua like a bolt from the blue.
Looking at her daughter and seeing that she didn’t appear to be joking, Li Cuihua’s heart sank.
The room instantly became unbelievably quiet.
Nan Guodong and Nan Jing exchanged another glance.
Both brothers were thinking the same thing.
Their little sister was truly fierce.
As expected of someone who even dared smash her head against a wall.
“Qianqian, don’t you think—”
“Mom, it’s settled. I’m leaving first.”
Nan Qianqian didn’t want to continue this topic.
The moment she finished speaking, she picked up the packed breakfast and rushed toward the door.
She wanted to get to Fu Nanxun’s place quickly.
Yesterday, she had gone far too late.
Today, she needed to make sure he could eat earlier.
Besides, she had also brought Spiritual Spring Water, and she had taken two plump meat buns from the space.
She had originally wanted to bring some for her family too, but she didn’t dare.
She decided it would be better to wait until the next time she cooked.
At this hour, quite a few people were already working in the fields.
Along the way, Nan Qianqian noticed many people whispering to each other when they saw her.
Although she couldn’t hear what they were saying, she knew it was probably nothing pleasant.
Just as she was about to quicken her pace, an unwelcome guest suddenly appeared in front of her.
Looking at the man before her, Nan Qianqian frowned and said coldly, “Move aside. A good dog doesn’t block the road!”