Chapter 1706 - 1701: The Whole Village’s Curiosity

Lu Yuanfeng was originally still angry, but as soon as Yuanbao finished his last sentence, he suddenly felt somewhat helpless.

Earlier, he was worried that if he spoke too harshly, it might hurt this kid’s feelings.

Now it seems he was fine all along.

Not only is he fine, but his skin is also unbelievably thick.

"I’ll discuss this matter with Luo Bai and deal with you later. Now, let’s eat!" Lu Yuanfeng said.

"Alright, I guess I’ll have to wait then!" Yuanbao said with a look of weariness.

Mu Shuangshuang, standing aside, twitched her mouth, silently giving Yuanbao a thumbs up.

This kid’s mindset is extraordinarily strong.

The meal was interspersed with Yuanbao’s academic insights.

After the meal, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng escorted Yuanbao, Xiao Han, and Little Zhi to the school.

The two adults and three children chatted nonstop along the way.

It was quite a task to get the three kids to school.

Yuanbao had completely forgotten about being scolded by Lu Yuanfeng earlier.

He went straight to Lu Yuanfeng’s side and asked, "Second Brother, are you coming to pick us up tonight?"

Lu Yuanfeng initially had no intention of responding, but Mu Shuangshuang nodded in his place, "Of course, as long as your Second Brother is in the village, he will be picking you up every day! In a few days, we can go to the county together and have some fun, okay?"

"Yay!" Yuanbao was so excited to hear there would be fun that he almost jumped up.

"But now you have to go in and study hard. No daydreaming in class. You can only play during your breaks!" Mu Shuangshuang instructed.

"Alright then!"

Talking about studying gave Yuanbao a headache, but he nodded reluctantly.

Once they went inside, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng were the only ones left by the school gate.

The two of them strolled along the village path, chatting as they went.

After such a long time apart, it’s not easy to convey everything with just a few words.

They talked nonstop along the way, encountering many villagers.

Seeing Lu Yuanfeng, everyone had a look of surprise.

They all asked, "Fengzi, how come you’re back?"

"Weren’t you fighting outside? How’s the Northwest?"

"Fengzi, you’ve lost weight and gotten tanned! Fighting must be hard, right?"

Everyone’s questions were somewhat similar, but they all expressed concern for Lu Yuanfeng.

Even Ma Houhou, who was a sworn enemy of both Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng, heard Lu Yuanfeng was back and took a glance from afar.

Although he didn’t like Lu Yuanfeng much, he was genuinely curious about life in the military camp.

Back then, Mu Shuangshuang had gone to the Northwest and talked about local customs and the scenery, but never mentioned life in the military camp,.

These were things everyone was eager to hear about, which is why they were even more interested to hear Lu Yuanfeng’s account of life there.

Lu Yuanfeng patiently explained, smiling at nearly every villager.

Almost an entire morning went by with the villagers stopping their work to listen to Lu Yuanfeng talk about his experiences in the camp in the village square.

Other villagers had heard of Lu Yuanfeng’s return, and Xia Guagua was no exception.

Regardless, he had been someone she liked, so Xia Guagua dressed up carefully before rushing to the village square where everyone was gathered.

In no time, she spotted Lu Yuanfeng surrounded by villagers, and Mu Shuangshuang listening beside him.

Xia Guagua naturally felt more hatred toward Mu Shuangshuang.

But Lu Yuanfeng was different.

She walked to the front and said in front of everyone, "Brother Yuanfeng, welcome home! Dad and Mom are waiting for you at home, they want you to come back for lunch today!"

Lu Yuanfeng was a descendant of the Old Lu Family, and this couldn’t be changed.

Xia Guagua hoped to use this to get Lu Yuanfeng to follow her.

However, her expectations were clearly off.

Lu Yuanfeng pretended not to see her, continuing to talk about his military experiences with the villagers.

"Brother Yuanfeng..." Xia Guagua pleaded pitifully.

"Daughter-in-law of Old Lu Family, please don’t block our view! You should be looking for your Brother Wang San now! What are you hanging around Fengzi for? Didn’t you see Shuangshuang is here?"

Some village women mocked Xia Guagua.

As this was mentioned, most villagers recalled the past scandal between Xia Guagua and Wang San.

Back then, they were caught without clothes on.

It had always been a laughingstock among the villagers.

In the past, she didn’t show up, so villagers had no chance to say anything.

Now that she showed up, people jab at her with mockery.

"Shut up, this is none of your business!" Xia Guagua exclaimed indignantly.

"Hmph, none of my business? So it’s only your business? Wang San must be older than your dad, right? Why did you choose to mess with him when you could’ve chosen anyone else? Even Chen Hong from the next village didn’t want him, yet you chose him and are flaunting yourself around the village, who do you think you are?"

Some women scoffed at Xia Guagua’s presence.

The men in the village always enjoyed a good show.

Seeing the women start a dispute with Xia Guagua, instead of stopping it, they fanned the flames.

"You bunch of nosy women, dare to offend Wang San’s wife? Forget how Wang San used to say that he’d chant curses day and night in front of the Bodhisattva against anyone who bullied this woman!

After the man spoke, the others laughed aloud.

A gutsy woman chimed in, "The Bodhisattva only protects good people; we’re all good people, the Bodhisattva won’t punish us!"

"That’s right, as long as we don’t do bad deeds, unlike this girl who does all kinds of evil. I say we should kick her out of the village!"

"Exactly, kick her out!"

The village women unanimously targeted Xia Guagua.

Xia Guagua’s eyes turned red, and she looked pitifully at Lu Yuanfeng.

"Brother Yuanfeng, I’m your sister, aren’t you going to let others bully me like this? Slander me like this?"

In her heart, Xia Guagua always harbored an inexplicable expectation for Lu Yuanfeng.

She always thought that Lu Yuanfeng would help her at the crucial moment.

"This matter has nothing to do with me!" Lu Yuanfeng said expressionlessly and then turned to the villagers, "If you have time, everyone can come to my house. I’ll host with good wine and food, and during the feast, I’ll tell more about the military camp stories, alright?"

"Sounds great! But, since it’s a feast, we’ll be bold enough to ask, when are you and Shuangshuang getting married? Shuangshuang is already seventeen, if you wait any longer, she’ll become an old maid!"

"Soon, probably this year! When we get married, we’ll definitely invite everyone for drinks!" Lu Yuanfeng replied generously.

This question has been asked more than once.

In the past, Lu Yuanfeng’s answers were a bit vague.

Shuangshuang said once her uncle’s condition improves, they could get married.

Isn’t that this year?

So Lu Yuanfeng was more confident than ever before!

"Congratulations in advance, we’ll be waiting to drink at the wedding!"