kingnovel Chapter 298 Fellow Villagers
Chapter 298 Fellow Villagers
Li Xiaonuan was so angry at the words of the head steward, Granny Jin, that she laughed.
Even if this were in front of her house, she would still greet these neighbors properly, not just in the capital.
“Granny Jin, I know you’re actually trying to say I’m ill-mannered, aren’t you? But don’t forget how I got my status as a princess. I don’t want to wear this fake skin and put on airs in front of the villagers who have watched me grow up.” Li Xiaonuan finished speaking in one breath, then lifted the carriage curtain and jumped out of the carriage.
Seeing this, Xiao Gang shook Yi Lou awake, and they all got off the bus one after another.
Inside the carriage, only Granny Jin and another maid of considerable status remained, kneeling with frosty expressions.
"Granny Jin, she's only been a princess for a few days and she's already acting all high and mighty. I think we should all go back to the capital. I can't possibly serve a mistress like her." The maid huffed and plopped down in the carriage seat.
Granny Jin remained expressionless, neither answering the maid's question nor sitting in the princess's carriage like the maid.
However, the bulging veins on Granny Jin's neck betrayed her current emotions.
Outside the car, the head of the guards and his men rudely blocked the villagers from the side.
As soon as Li Xiaonuan got out of the car, she stopped the guards' rude actions and personally went up to greet the familiar faces.
"Grandpa Clan Chief, Uncle Village Head, Aunt Zhou, Aunt Huang, why are you all here? It's only the third day of the Lunar New Year, why didn't you go to pay your respects?" Li Xiaonuan asked excitedly.
At this moment, Li Xiaonuan felt a sense of belonging, a down-to-earth sense of belonging.
"Egg, Zhou Erdan, why didn't you go to your uncle's house to wish him a Happy New Year today?" Xiao Gang's voice was unusually clear and bright, without any of the silly or foolish tone he usually had.
"Xiao Nuan, I heard you've become a princess, is it true? Should we kneel down before you?" This was Grandma Wang's excited voice.
"Aunt Wang, please don't do that. She's just a child, she shouldn't accept such a grand gift from you, it will shorten her lifespan." Su Shi, supported by Li's father, also got out of the car.
"Father, Mother, Sister, you're finally back." Xiao Yang helped Old Madam Li as they slowly walked towards them.
In no time, Li Xiaonuan's convoy and the villagers blocked the village entrance.
Those who came to offer New Year's greetings asked curiously what had happened.
After hearing that a princess had emerged from their village, the relatives crowded in even more, eager to catch a glimpse of Li Xiaonuan's beautiful face.
Of course, the things that had happened to Li Xiaonuan before had already made her infamous in this area.
Those people had naturally heard of her. They just didn't know why such a woman had now become a princess.
Therefore, everyone became even more curious and insisted on going up to take a closer look at Li Xiaonuan.
In fact, Li Xiaonuan had no idea that she had attracted such a big fuss, so she apologized to the villagers who had gathered around her, saying, "Dear grandpas, grandmas, uncles, aunts and grandfathers, my family and I have just arrived home. We are exhausted from the long journey. After we have settled in, we would like to invite you all over for a drink. Please don't be shy."
Someone in the crowd replied, "Oh, you're welcome. We certainly won't be polite. It's our honor to be invited by the princess."
Everyone chimed in, which made Li Xiaonuan feel incredibly warm and fuzzy inside.
That's more like it!
This is the kind of atmosphere that should exist between people. In the capital, even uttering a single word requires careful consideration to avoid offending anyone.
Over there, Li's father and Xiao Gang helped Su Shi kowtow to the old lady. Afterwards, they helped her into the carriage and went home.
Seeing this, Li Xiaonuan also climbed onto her own cart frame and told the driver to follow.
For a moment, the crowd followed the convoy, moving in a long, winding manner.
Ever since Xiao Yang saw his family, his smile hadn't faded. Zhou Jingjing, who was beside him, rolled her eyes at him and said, "Shut your mouth. Look at you, you're grinning like an idiot, your mouth is practically reaching your ears."
Seeing Zhou Jingjing's amused and slightly annoyed expression, Xiao Yang's smile widened, and an inexplicable blush spread across his face.
Seeing this, Zhou Jingjing blushed and lowered her head, quickly turning around to hug her mother's arm, not daring to look at Xiaoyang anymore.
Aunt Zhou could easily understand what the two children were thinking. Of course, she didn't object either.
But now the Li family has produced a princess. This matter requires more careful consideration. Otherwise, what if our daughter suffers losses in the future?
Xiao Yang felt a little disappointed when he saw Zhou Jingjing hiding next to Aunt Zhou and not looking up at him.
Fortunately, the villagers' attention was focused on Li Xiaonuan and her group, and the conversation revolved around Li Xiaonuan's status as a princess, so no one noticed anything unusual about Xiao Yang and Zhou Jingjing.
"Xiao Yang, your family built such a big house last year. Now that your sister has become a princess, I'm afraid that house is no longer enough. You'll have to build an even bigger one, right?" someone in the crowd suddenly asked.
Xiao Yang looked in the direction of the sound and saw Da Bao's father, Song Dalang, squeezed in the crowd, shouting and trying to talk to him.
Everyone in the village knows that Old Song and his two grandsons have sold themselves into servitude to the Li family.
While Li Xiaonuan was in the capital, Song Dalang and his wife went to the Li family home more than once to cause trouble, demanding that the Li family hand over the money they had earned from selling the three Song family members into slavery, or they would go to the yamen to accuse the Li family of forcing good people into slavery.
Xiao Yang had spent a lot of time dealing with the messy antics of Song Dalang and his wife these past few days. Therefore, at this moment, Xiao Yang pretended not to see Song Dalang, turned around, and strode after Li Xiaonuan and the others in their car.
The villagers all disliked Song Dalang. Therefore, they intentionally or unintentionally blocked Song Dalang's way, preventing him from chasing after Xiao Yang.
Once they finally arrived at the gate of their own courtyard, Li Xiaonuan got out of the car again and said to the blind date guests who had come with her, "Please come in and have a cup of tea. We may not have much else, but we can still provide some dried fruit and tea."
Xiao Yang, standing next to her, said, "Yes, everyone, let's all go in and sit for a while."
Seeing that the Li siblings were not at all pretentious and even invited them in with smiles to have tea and fruit, the villagers felt even more at ease.
"Xiao Nuan, Xiao Yang, you'd better not bother with us. Your parents must be exhausted from their journey back. Let them rest for a day first. We'll come over and have some fun when you're ready." Aunt Zhou had just learned from Jing Jing that Su Shi's leg was still scalded and hadn't fully healed.
"Yes, you guys go inside and rest, don't pay any attention to us. We're just here to watch the fun, we'll be going home soon." The crowd echoed one after another, and then some people actually went home.
Seeing this, Li Xiaonuan thanked them again before following Xiaoyang into the courtyard.