“Mom, don’t get so worked up!”
Nan Qianqian knew Li Cuihua doted on her daughter, but she hadn’t expected the idea of moving out after marriage to make her this agitated.
“Qianqian, this house is spacious enough. If you stay here, Mom can still take care of you. Look at how weak your body is. And that broken thatched hut Fu Nanxun lives in—can that even be called a place fit for people to live?”
Nan Qianqian held Li Cuihua’s hand and said softly, “Mom, I’m just worried the villagers will gossip when the time comes.”
After all, there was that saying that a married daughter was like water that had been poured out.
If she got married and still lived at her parents’ home, those long-tongued women would inevitably have plenty to say.
She herself didn’t care.
First, she was worried about her family.
Second, she was worried about Fu Nanxun.
She was afraid he wouldn’t be willing. After all, he was a grown man, and idle gossip could hurt his pride.
“Let them try! Whoever dares talk nonsense, this old woman will go tear their mouth apart.”
“Who upset you this time?”
The moment the village Party secretary entered the courtyard, he heard his wife’s explosive voice.
He immediately strode toward the room where the sound had come from.
The door wasn’t closed.
Inside, mother and daughter were beside the bed, one standing and one sitting.
He couldn’t help frowning as he asked, “What major thing happened?”
“Ask, ask, ask. All you know how to do is ask. Isn’t this all because of you?”
The moment Li Cuihua saw her husband, her expression instantly darkened.
Her daughter’s marriage was all this old man’s fault.
The village Party secretary looked completely baffled.
What had he done this time?
He swallowed, then instinctively looked toward his daughter with a pleading expression.
Nan Qianqian rubbed her forehead.
Her father really was rather pitiful.
Even though he was the village Party secretary of Jishan Village, he still couldn’t escape being completely controlled by his own wife.
“Dad, you came back at just the right time. Fu Nanxun agreed to marry me. I just told Mom, and she already agreed too. Right now, the two of us are discussing where we’ll live after we get married.”
Nan Qianqian didn’t look at Li Cuihua.
She simply stood up and spoke directly to the village Party secretary.
The moment the village Party secretary heard this, his face immediately filled with joy.
This morning, he had been called away halfway to deal with something in town, so he hadn’t managed to go see Nanxun.
He had originally planned to go after lunch.
Unexpectedly, his daughter had already accomplished it herself.
That brat Nanxun was extremely difficult to deal with.
Who would have thought that the moment his daughter brought it up, he would actually agree?
How miraculous!
“Nanxun agreed? That’s wonderful news. It just so happens that Dad has another piece of good news to tell you.”
The village Party secretary smiled so broadly that his eyes nearly narrowed into slits.
“You old man, what good news could you possibly have all day?”
Li Cuihua rolled her eyes.
What good could this man possibly accomplish?
If it weren’t for him, her daughter wouldn’t have ended up marrying a cripple.
“Hehe, don’t look down on me. Once I tell you, you’ll be the first one laughing!”
The village Party secretary clasped his hands behind his back and walked toward the main room after speaking.
Nan Qianqian quickly followed.
Her father was usually pretty reliable.
She had to hear what this good news was.
Once they reached the main room, the village Party secretary plopped down onto a stool.
Nan Qianqian quickly poured him some water into an enamel mug and handed it over.
“Dad, here. Have some water and tell me slowly.”
After handing him the water, Nan Qianqian sat down too and looked at him expectantly.
“Wait a second. Let Dad drink some water first.”
With his daughter staring at him without blinking, the village Party secretary hurriedly gulped down several mouthfuls before saying, “Qianqian, once you and Nanxun get married, you won’t have to worry about the house anymore.”
The moment he mentioned the house, the smile on the village Party secretary’s face widened even more.
“Dad, what do you mean?”
Nan Qianqian shifted her stool closer to the village Party secretary.
“Wasn’t Nanxun’s family house taken by the village and turned into the educated youth dormitory? The higher-ups said that now that he’s back, the property should be vacated and returned.
“They’ll arrange another place for the educated youths to stay. And the production team will pay to renovate Nanxun’s house. On top of that, there’ll be an additional subsidy of five hundred yuan.”
The village Party secretary finished everything in one breath, then picked up his mug and took another large drink.
“Dad, really?”
Nan Qianqian excitedly stood up and looked at the village Party secretary with bright eyes.
“Hahaha, of course it’s true. Would Dad lie to you?”
The village Party secretary spoke seriously.
He had also been quite excited when he first heard about it.
“That’s wonderful.”
Nan Qianqian was genuinely happy.
That had originally been Fu Nanxun’s family home anyway, so returning it was only right.
Besides, the village had been wrong to take someone else’s house and turn it into the educated youth dormitory in the first place.
Of course, she didn’t dare say that out loud.
After all, her own father was the village Party secretary.
Since the house was being returned now, it was naturally wonderful news.
In the original owner’s memories, she had gone to the educated youth dormitory many times to look for Chen Feng, so she was also very familiar with the house.
It was a red-brick house with a large courtyard, and there was even a sizeable private plot of land beside it.
“What’s so wonderful about that? Is he supposed to sit around at home every day? A house can’t be eaten.”
Hearing Li Cuihua’s words, Nan Qianqian knew that the one thing her mother truly cared about was Fu Nanxun’s injured leg.
It looked like she really needed to speed up her studies and heal the man’s leg as soon as possible.
“What do you know?” the village Party secretary said with a frown.
“Yes, yes, yes. I don’t know anything. I can’t be bothered talking to you people. I’m going to cook. Don’t we still have to send food over later?”
Although Li Cuihua looked displeased, she was actually happy in her heart.
Since her Qianqian was determined to marry Fu Nanxun no matter what, of course she hoped the two of them would live well.
“Thank you, Mom.”
Watching Li Cuihua disappear from the main room, Nan Qianqian quickly called after her.
She knew her mother was sharp-tongued but soft-hearted.
Now that the housing problem had been solved, the only thing she needed to do was study inside the space.
“Dad, then I’ll go back to my room first. When I bring food over later, I’ll tell Fu Nanxun about this. He’ll definitely be happy too.”
“Mm, go ahead. Your mom will call you once the food is ready.”
Seeing that there wasn’t the slightest trace of displeasure on his daughter’s face, and that her eyes even lit up whenever she mentioned Nanxun, the village Party secretary couldn’t help feeling gratified.
As soon as Nan Qianqian returned to her room, she habitually bolted the door and entered the space.
After entering, she went into one of the rooms.
She wanted to find an insulated food container to use when bringing meals to Fu Nanxun.
She also wanted to take some other food from the space and bring it along.
Besides, today she planned to bring over some basic medical supplies, such as gauze, disinfectant, and anti-inflammatory medicine.
After studying for so long, Nan Qianqian wanted to take a look at the man’s injured leg.
Speaking of which, it had already been several days.
Yet she still hadn’t seen a single doctor go over to his place?
Nan Qianqian’s delicate brows furrowed, and she quickened her movements.
“Ah!”
Suddenly, something sliced a cut across Nan Qianqian’s hand.
Blood instantly began pouring out.
She hurriedly shoved her finger into her mouth and looked toward the place she had just touched.
There was a small surgical scalpel there.
She had been rushing around so anxiously that she had accidentally injured herself.
“Master, hurry and rinse it with Spiritual Spring Water. It can help the wound recover.”
Ruirui’s voice sounded beside her ear.
Only then did Nan Qianqian realize the little thing had been by her side the entire time.
Ever since entering, she had been moving here and there and had completely forgotten about it.
But…
This little thing had just said that the Spiritual Spring Water could heal wounds too?
Nan Qianqian excitedly ran outside.
She couldn’t wait to test it.
If it was true, that would be absolutely incredible.
“My goodness, it really works.”
Looking at the wound on her finger that had miraculously healed, Nan Qianqian would have thought she had imagined the injury earlier if the pain hadn’t been so real.