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Xiaowan was stunned, Ling Chaofeng was also embarrassed, he picked up Little Pei and brought him outside, while Little Pei shouted for help, asking Xiaowan to save him. Xiaowan regained her senses, she picked up the basket and chased after him.

Once they were down the mountain, Ling Chaofeng put down his son. He ran towards the back door of the inn, yelling that he wanted to wear flowers for his grandmother, leaving only Xiaowan and Ling Chaofeng behind. Ling Chaofeng waited for her for a while, and then the both of them walked back.

"Little Pei is very mischievous. He is a small fry and there are many people coming and going in the inn, I don't know when he learned some words from me. Ling Chaofeng said, "Miss Xiaowan, please do not mind."

"Little Pei is very obedient and cute." Xiaowan said, and she laughed, "Manager Ling, you must have never seen a real naughty child before."

Ling Chaofeng looked at Xiaowan's smile happily and said: "I hope he doesn't want to be so mischievous, then she won't be so likeable. I also don't want to teach him a lesson every day."

He held out his hand. "I'll get you a basket."

After walking a few steps, she entered the shop. There were only a few handfuls of wild vegetables in the basket, so no matter how foolish Xiaowan was, she still understood why Manager Ling did this. She did not decline and passed the basket over.

The handle of the basket was so long, yet they had to squeeze her hand with it. Her fingers touched it briefly and quickly, but there was a warm feeling flowing through her fingers and into her heart.

"Miss Xiaowan."

"Yes, Manager Ling."

"Are you engaged?" Ling Chaofeng held onto the basket, he stood straight and asked: "Do you give your blessings to the others?"

Xiaowan shook her head, "No, I haven't …"

Their eyes met, and Xiaowan felt a burst of excitement in her heart. She tried her best to calm herself down, she did not lack arms nor did she lack legs.

"My life is too tough, no one dares to take it." Mu Xiaowan had never brought up these words so happily before. She was anxious to prove to the Manager Ling that she was unmarried and had a clean background.

Her heart was pounding. How could she do this? Her face was filled with 'Can I marry you?'

"That is just a person who loves to stir up trouble. He is just pretending to be mysterious and spouting nonsense." Ling Chaofeng said, "Don't worry about it."

Xiaowan nodded her head. She agreed, but her mind was still blank.

Ling Chaofeng smiled warmly, and without saying another word, he carried his basket and entered the tavern.

Xiaowan's heart sank, and she suddenly calmed down.

Did she like Ling Chaofeng, or did she just feel that if she married into the tavern, she would be able to escape from the sea of suffering and live well? This was unfair to the shopkeeper. A man like him should be worthy of the best woman in the world. Perhaps only the princess in the palace was worthy of him.

Xiaowan laughed bitterly, what was she thinking? She was not good enough to be Manager Ling, and she couldn't hurt him.

She patted her face to calm down and followed him into the inn.

The Uncle Biao used the vegetables picked by the Xiaowan to stir-fry eggs. At noon, the whole family surrounded them to eat lunch, but after eating half of it, Susu's daughter woke up. She cried and wanted to drink some milk, so Susu carried her upstairs to feed her.

Aunt Zhang told Xiaowan to bring the food over to Susu so that she could eat when she sees the child sleep in a while. Xiaowan hurriedly brought the food up, and saw that Susu was hugging a baby, teasing her to drink some milk.

Susu's entire body emitted a maternal light. She laughed: "Look at this little girl's anxious look, she's not refined in the slightest. She's going to be a fake brat in the future."

The Xiaowan looked at him happily, saying, "She must be as beautiful and gentle as you, Susu."

Susu's eyebrows curved upwards: "How could I look as good as you? Xiaowan, how can you be so beautiful? I have been to the Baisha County for a few years, but I have never seen someone as beautiful as you."

Xiaowan's face turned red, she lowered her eyes and said: "Of course not."

After Susu finished feeding the child, she took the initiative to take the child over so that Susu could have a meal.

She copied what Susu taught her so that she could burp the child. She hugged her child and gently patted him, coaxing him.

She was a bit shy. However, she felt that this scene was rather familiar. She was truly becoming more and more extraordinary. Could it be that she had once fed a child before?

In the afternoon, Xiaowan helped clean the hall, and came to the second floor to clean the floor while carrying a bucket. Suddenly, she heard Ling Chaofeng's rebuking voice from the third floor, so she took a look.

The Manager Ling said in a serious tone: "If you don't finish writing, or if you just stand here till nightfall, even if you move, it will still be ten boards. Let's see if your butt is hard or if the board is hard."

Little Pei sobbed a few times, and his father scolded him again: "If you dare cry, I'll hit you twenty times."

Ling Chaofeng went downstairs angrily, encountering Xiaowan head-on. His expression was somewhat awkward, but at the same time, it looked as if he was feeling extremely guilty, so he turned around and left.

Xiaowan didn't dare to say much. She only kept glancing up from time to time, and waited for her to clean the entire second floor before raising her head. Little Pei was still standing there.

The little guy secretly wiped his face with his hand, as if he was wiping away tears, causing others to feel heartache.

Looking down, she did not see Manager Ling around, so she quietly went up the stairs and walked in front of Little Pei, squatting down and asking gently: "What's wrong, you made daddy angry again."

Little Pei looked at her pitifully. Xiaowan's heart softened and subconsciously reached out and hugged the child in her arms.

The little fellow's body was warm and meaty. As soon as she hugged him and heard the faint sound of him crying while leaning on her shoulder, Xiaowan felt her heart ache for no reason. Her tears started pouring out, she felt that she was very strange, what was wrong with her.

"Little Pei won't cry." Xiaowan lightly patted him, "Good child, don't cry."

Ling Chaofeng returned to the shop two hours later. Seeing that the third floor was empty and his son was not standing there, he quietly went upstairs and heard the faint sounds of laughter.

The door was ajar, and he could see the interior just in time. The table was covered with papers, and beside the table sat Xiaowan and Little Pei.

"Aunt wrote it so well." Little Pei said.

"It was Little Pei who taught you well, you can even remember your name with so many strokes, how old are you now, why are you so amazing?" Xiaowan smiled and kissed Little Pei's face, beaming this little fellow to the heavens.

Ling Chaofeng left the room. A quarter of an hour later, the people upstairs also came down, their son proudly handed over the two large sheets of paper that he was practicing. Before he even opened his mouth, Aunt Zhang came out from the kitchen and praised him that he was capable, and brought the little guy to eat some snacks.

Ling Chaofeng quietly put away the xuan paper. Just as he was about to thank Xiaowan when he saw him approaching, he heard him say: "Manager Ling, my body is completely recovered. Thank you for taking care of me and everyone else.

The man frowned, he stared straight at Xiaowan, but the man in front of him had his head lowered, and spoke sincerely: "Manager Ling, great kindness, I do not know how to repay you. If there is anything that you need from me, please do not hesitate to come and find me."

Ling Chaofeng did not say a word. Xiaowan's heart trembled, but he made up his mind. She really should go now.

She bowed and then silently turned around. But just after taking a few steps, someone grabbed her hand. Such a big and thick hand. The warmth from the palm warmed her heart.

"Stay." Ling Chaofeng said from behind her, "Xiaowan, can you stay behind?"

Mu Xiaowan turned around at a loss, but her tears had already betrayed her thoughts, she was not trying to take a step back to make Ling Chaofeng say these words, she really wanted to leave.

She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would have more random thoughts. She did not want her fate to be so tragic and harsh, hurting these good people.

He didn't expect that Ling Chaofeng would actually urge her to stay.

At this moment, Xiaowan was really afraid that he would be misunderstood, afraid that Ling Chaofeng would misunderstand him and make him say these words on purpose.

Xiaowan tried her best to explain, "Manager Ling, I am really …"

When she said those words, she felt guilty in the end. She was worried that she would be misunderstood. In fact, deep down, she really wanted to see if it was right or wrong. She longed to stay, even if it was just a small job.

However, Ling Chaofeng didn't care about anything. Using a bit of strength in his fingers, he tightened his grip on Xiaowan's hand.

"Manager Ling …"

"I didn't bring you back because I pity you." Ling Chaofeng said, "It's not that I want to find someone to take care of Little Pei, it's that I want to bring my wife home."

Xiaowan's mind went blank. Only her violently beating heart made her realize that she was still alive, right?

No, she hadn't woken up from this beautiful dream for so long. She must have died, this was the illusion after she died. She must have drowned on that day.

Ling Chaofeng embraced her waist. Their faces were so close together, it was almost as if they were standing on a mountain in the morning. The rear part of their bodies were strongly supported, and the force was so strong that it felt like it could entrust their entire lives to each other.

"Are you willing to stay? Just for me." Ling Chaofeng asked.

Xiaowan's eyes were brimming with tears. She gently shook her head and tears began rolling down her face. She moved her lips as if she could only utter the word "willing".

Before she could say another word, her lips were already wrapped in a hot kiss. Xiaowan's entire body tensed up, she was unable to breathe.

His gentleness and familiarity was like a memory that had awoken from the depths of his heart, yet it was so ethereal, he couldn't catch it nor see it. Xiaowan felt that she, as though she was destined to be this man's woman.

"Stay, and don't leave ever again." Ling Chaofeng loosened his lips, but kept them tightly pressed together. Looking at the beauty who was short of breath, he said, "I will take care of other things. Xiaowan, will you be my wife?"

Xiaowan was a little dazed. "Manager Ling, just, just a few days …"

Ling Chaofeng shook his head, "Last month when I saw you by the river, I couldn't forget about you. No, I should have seen your back at the New Year's Fair and engraved that in my heart. "You don't believe me?"

"I believe it, but I …" Xiaowan was worried about her troubled fate and her shameful family.

"I'm asking you, are you willing?" Ling Chaofeng revealed a tyrannical look.

"Yes!" The Xiaowan became anxious and blurted out the word.

She didn't dare say anything to anyone. Ever since she met Ling Chaofeng, she had been fantasizing about marrying this man, day and night. She had made many wishes in her life, but she didn't expect that her only wish would be the one that was the most impossible to fulfill.

Ling Chaofeng laughed: "That's good."