Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2008: Chapter 2007: Gravely Injured

On the other side of the yard, the occasional sound of a girl’s bell-like laughter could be heard. Chenfeng looked at this familiar face and felt a bit dazed.

The face he remembered should have been that of a foolish girl, quite ordinary in appearance, unlike her cousin Bai Ruozhu, who was radiant. Later, it was proven that Bai Ruozhu had no blood relationship with her.

Afterward, Wu Wanqing, who was hidden in her body, awakened, and Chenfeng also encountered some issues, staying outside the city. Therefore, he had no impression of this body being Wu Wanqing, just the memory of that poor, mentally deficient girl.

But now, her face had a bright smile, so optimistic and carefree, making her plain features lively, as if covered in a golden glow.

For some reason, he suddenly felt his arm itch, as if something was stirring restlessly.

His face changed dramatically because that arm was a snake’s. Wasn’t it numbed by Bai Ruozhu sealing the acupuncture points?

Before he could think more, Lanlan, who was still soaking in the medicine barrel, suddenly let out a sharp scream, sounding extremely piercing.

She slapped her chest hard, shouting, ”Mother, come quickly, the poisonous insect is trying to escape!”

From inside the house, Jiao Ling and Fen Jiu rushed out quickly. Fen Jiu pinpointed Lanlan’s acupuncture points, and Jiao Ling used the secret method to control the poisonous insect.

Finally, the phoenix poisonous insect calmed down, and Jiao Ling wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, still feeling a bit fearful.

At this moment, Chenfeng’s snake arm also calmed down and became numb.

He looked at the fainted Lanlan, where the acupuncture points were hit, and vaguely felt that this matter was related to his snake arm.

Previously, when he felt the snake in his body, Lanlan’s poisonous insect almost escaped. Hadn’t he caused trouble for her?

”What just happened? Why did Lanlan’s poisonous insect suddenly react?” Jiao Ling asked worriedly.

Chenfeng wanted to share his guess, but as the words reached his mouth, they turned into Lanlan’s brilliant smile. His heart trembled, and he subconsciously said, ”I don’t know; she just suddenly screamed.”

After speaking, he regretted it. Why did he conceal it? He shouldn’t have done that.

Why? Chenfeng’s mind was in chaos. Probably because he had become like this, so lonely for too long without seeing anyone smile at him so brilliantly.

Fen Jiu patted Jiao Ling on the shoulder, ”It’s good that nothing serious happened; she needs time to control the poisonous insect herself.”

Jiao Ling nodded, but her eyes were filled with unshakable worry.

Chenfeng felt uneasy and said, ”Let Lanlan have a good rest; I’ll take my leave now.”

He looked at Lanlan worriedly and then saluted the two before leaving.

Fen Jiu watched his departing figure and whispered, ”I think Lanlan quite likes him.”

Jiao Ling’s brow furrowed even deeper, ”Chenfeng is a good kid, and I can see he cares about Lanlan, but one is like this, and the other is still...”

She sighed and didn’t continue.

She hoped for her daughter to have her own friends and someone she liked, but she feared her daughter would get hurt again. She didn’t disdain Chenfeng for having a snake body nor consider him a monster; she just feared Chenfeng’s condition couldn’t care for Lanlan for a lifetime.

Chenfeng was somewhat disheartened as he returned to the yard, not even noticing Bai Ruozhu standing there. Feeling puzzled, Bai Ruozhu sent Jianqi to investigate secretly, quickly guessing the situation.

The next day, she went to see Lanlan at Jiao Ling’s place. Lanlan had already recovered, and Bai Ruozhu found an excuse to send Jiao Ling away, and spoke with Lanlan alone.

”Yesterday, your body’s reaction to the poisonous insect is likely related to Chenfeng,” Bai Ruozhu said straightforwardly.

Lanlan didn’t seem too surprised but anxiously said, ”Sister Ruozhu, don’t blame him; it’s not his fault. And don’t tell my mother, or else they won’t let Chenfeng come play with me.”

”Do you like Chenfeng?” Bai Ruozhu asked even more directly.

Lanlan was stunned for a moment, then blushed, ”I don’t know, what does it feel like to like someone?”

Bai Ruozhu felt a bit distressed; this silly girl hardly had a chance to meet many people and couldn’t even determine what it felt like to like someone.

”You can slowly figure it out; if you don’t have to see him, then temporarily separate to avoid causing discomfort to both of you.” Bai Ruozhu didn’t want to break up a pair of lovers, but she preferred to face the issue rationally.

Lanlan didn’t speak, only nodded after a while, ”Okay, I don’t want to trouble him either.”

Bai Ruozhu felt gratified by her understanding, yet when she left, she looked back and inevitably saw Lanlan’s disappointed look.

She secretly sighed, perhaps there might be a way to heal in the future, and if they truly had feelings, waiting wouldn’t be out of the question.

In the last few days, there came a heavy rain, and during the stormy night, Wan Caiyue gave birth to a big chubby boy, much to her relief. Although the Bai Family didn’t care about male heirs, Wan Caiyue always felt pressured for not having a son.

Now everything was fine; the Bai Family suddenly had three more male heirs, making Little Sister Chenxi highly sought after.

Lin Ping’er privately sighed to Bai Ruozhu, whispering, ”What’s the point of having so many boys in our house? I like girls.”

Bai Ruozhu grinned, ”It’s okay; let Dengdeng lead them in the future, they could form a Cuju team.”

”Mom, what’s Cuju?” Little Dengdeng, with sharp ears, ran into the house and pestered Bai Ruozhu for answers.

Bai Ruozhu had to take him to the yard and teach him to play Cuju for a while. Little Dengdeng soon grew fond of it and returned to tell Bengbeng and Tiaotiao, ”Hurry and grow up so we can play Cuju together.”

Wan Caiyue had recuperated well after giving birth, and her smooth delivery delighted Wang Su immensely, holding Lin Ping’er’s hand and thanking her non-stop, saying her daughter had married into the right family.

The Bai elders deliberated as well, and decided this time when returning to Jiuli, the boss wouldn’t go, staying behind to care for Caiyue during her postpartum confinement and to manage the household business.

Bai Zehao was naturally happy as he couldn’t bear to part with his wife.

So, it was finally settled that they would set off in five days. Lin Ping’er also spoke with Wang Su, hoping she’d stay at the Bai Residence for a while to accompany Wan Caiyue, to which Wang Su quickly agreed.

Three days passed quickly, and Bai Ruozhu’s family set out with Elder Su, heading south.

Before departing, Bai Ruozhu had written a letter to Jiang Yichun, and five days after they set out, she received a letter from Jiang Yichun through the Commerce Association.

The letter naturally reported the good news and omitted the bad, but soon after, Bai Ruozhu received a letter from Gao Deng, stating that Jiang Yichun was seriously injured. Fortunately, with timely treatment, he was not heavily incapacitated. The letter briefly explained that Jiang Yichun was ambushed, mistakenly killed Yue Lin, and then Yue Lin’s sworn sister came for the funeral and attacked Jiang Yichun.

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Previously, a reader reminded me that Mouka unintentionally wrote off the child in the sister-in-law’s belly. 555, I indeed forgot, so I apologize here and make amends.