Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

Chapter 306 The Chu Siblings

Zhou Liufeng brought Chu Xun'er and her brother back with Li Xiaonuan's convoy at first.

Later, Li Xiaonuan's convoy became too slow, so Zhou Liufei left the group.

They returned to the village two days before Lunar New Year's Eve.

Naturally, Granny Yu learned of Zhou Liufei's decision before the New Year.

Grandma Yu was fond of Li Xiaonuan after all, and she felt that only if Zhou Liufeng married Li Xiaonuan could she help her.

However, Zhou Liufeng brought back a man and a woman and told her that he wanted to marry the woman.

This really angered Granny Yu. She recognized the girl; she was the rich young lady who had come looking for Li Xiaonuan before.

That domineering woman was someone Granny Yu couldn't stand back then.

Moreover, having just experienced a family tragedy, Chu Xun'er's half-dead state was even more distressing for Granny Yu.

Fortunately, the man who was Chu Xun'er's second brother was capable of handling things.

After arriving in the village, he began to learn about village affairs from Zhou Liufei.

There's something else ridiculous. That Second Young Master Chu was actually a very frugal person; he had a lot of private savings.

He had only been in the village for a few days when he bought several plots of land and became a farmer.

This piqued Li Xiaonuan's interest in the second young master. It was a miracle that someone who was practically invisible at home had a secret stash of money.

But he managed to keep his private savings even after the massive confiscation of his property.

With the money, he didn't become a handsome man who lived off his wealth, but instead became the hardest-working farmer.

It is clear that the man named Chu Fang is a person with great ambitions.

Grandma Yu never expected that the seemingly quiet and reserved young man would actually lower himself to do these chores.

To be honest, Chu Fang really did let it go. It seemed that the Chu family's misfortunes had no effect on him at all.

Moreover, he could never take the imperial examinations again in his lifetime. However, in his spare time, he still read books constantly.

As for where he got those books, Li Xiaonuan was also very curious.

"Sister, you don't know, that Second Young Master Chu has a whole cartload of books, and he's going to haul them all back to our village." That's what Xiao Gang told Li Xiaonuan at the time.

"Books? Wasn't their house raided? Where did he get the books?" Li Xiaonuan rolled her eyes at Xiaogang.

“Really. Sister, I saw it just now. It was an elderly couple who brought it to him, a whole truckload. That truck was right behind our group.” Xiao Gang pouted, unconvinced.

"Really? That's interesting. This Second Young Master Chu is quite something." Li Xiaonuan immediately sensed something was wrong.

This Second Young Master Chu is either an extremely treacherous villain or a man with great ambitions.

"Yes, he's really amazing. Besides those books, he also had two carts full of things. They were all daily necessities. I heard one of the carts was for that second young lady. The old woman helped take care of it all." Xiao Gang swallowed the snack he had in his mouth before opening his eyes wide and saying.

At first, Li Xiaonuan was worried that with Chu Xun'er and Chu Fang added to the mix, Zhou Liufeng and Granny Yu would have to endure at least a few years of hardship.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to the village, Chu Fang had already settled his and Chu Xun'er's future life.

They first bought the land for the house, and then started construction on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

As for the fifty acres of wasteland that Chu Fang bought, it is being reclaimed in full swing.

He converted thirty acres of wasteland near the river into paddy fields.

“Young Master Chu is a thrifty man. I went to see the land he bought, and it’s all fertile land. With proper care for it for a year or two, it will become fertile farmland,” said Father Li, holding his teacup at the dining table.

“I think that child has potential. It’s just that he’s been dragged down by those unreliable relatives,” said Madam Su as she had someone clear the table.

"Mother, I feel like you all really like that Second Young Master Chu?" Li Xiaonuan asked, tilting her head.

"Sister, you don't know, all the aunties and grandmas in our village adore Young Master Chu. They all say he's a good kid, and they scold the rest of the Chu family for doing bad things and dragging Young Master Chu down with them." At this point, Xiao Gang said mysteriously to Li Xiaonuan, "Sister, that landlord Zhou sent someone to propose marriage, saying he wants to take Young Master Chu as his son-in-law."

Xiao Gang's words reminded Li Xiaonuan of the gossip she heard when she first went to Wutong Temple after transmigrating.

At the time, Aunt Zhou seemed to say that the youngest daughter of the Zhou landlord family had taken a liking to this second young master Chu.

"Did Young Master Chu agree?" Li Xiaonuan asked curiously.

"How could we agree to that? The second young master said that his family has suffered a disaster, and he is the only one left to support the family. He would never marry into the family." Madam Su smiled and asked everyone to leave their seats and go to the main hall to chat.

"Well, at least he's sensible. If he were a fool, he might actually have gone and become someone's son-in-law," said Father Li.

“No, the Second Young Master has studied all these years and even passed the imperial examination on his own. He’s a reasonable person, how could he do such a foolish thing?” Madam Su highly praised the Second Young Master Chu.

Li Xiaonuan thought to herself, "In just half a month, Chu Fang has managed to win over the hearts of everyone in the village. He's really a remarkable person."

"Mother, why did Granny Yu agree to the marriage between Brother Liu Fei and Miss Chu?" Li Xiaonuan was still curious about this.

Madam Su glared at Li Xiaonuan and said, "Do you think your Granny Yu is unreasonable? She only agreed because she saw that the second young lady was sincere towards Liu Fei and didn't look down on her at all, learning housework from her."

Is it really that simple? Li Xiaonuan thought it was impossible.

After all, it's only been half a month, so Grandma Yu shouldn't be moved yet.

Thinking this, Li Xiaonuan saw the embarrassment in Su's eyes, as if there was something she was embarrassed to say.

Could it be that Zhou Liufeng and Chu Xun'er had a forbidden love affair?

Yes, that's the only way Grandma Fish would agree so quickly.

I wonder how Granny Fish discovered those two people? Perhaps they deliberately let Granny Fish find them?

But Zhou Liufeng's inner conflict hasn't been resolved yet, has it? How could he do such a thing?

As expected, it was all Zhou Liufeng's scheme. To avoid any unforeseen complications, he used this method to finalize the marriage between the two.

In the future, whether Granny Yu regrets it or Chu Xun'er can't bear this hard life, neither side will be able to back out.

So, Zhou Liufeng's feelings for Chu Xun'er have deepened to this extent.

Actually, Li Xiaonuan wronged Zhou Liufeng. The relationship between Zhou Liufeng and Chu Xun'er was completely innocent.

That's right. When feelings run deep, two people can't help but get close to each other and do some intimate things.

As for Zhou Liufei's inner conflict, it was resolved the day Chu Xun'er hugged him.

The reason why Grandma Yu agreed to the marriage so quickly was actually for Li Xiaonuan's own good.

When the two of them went to the capital together, it caused quite a stir in the village. Moreover, some close relatives knew about the exchange of tokens between the two families.

Sure enough, this time when she came back, some busybodies said that Li Xiaonuan was now of a higher status and looked down on Zhou Liufei, and so on.

And so, Zhou Liufeng became the victim, an admirer ruthlessly kicked aside by Li Xiaonuan.