C16

After hearing what Lady Wu said and adding on the fact that they were at the door, Xu Sanlang became troubled. He did not leave yet, he did not either, Cheng Chen was very careful, he had seen his father's attitude and Xu Sanlang's uneasiness, he still felt that Xu Sanlang was not bad, and since the situation was already like that, he wanted to help him out, and said, "Recently, there have been a lot of matters at home, and even our entire household has not grown fat, since brother-in-law is here, we might as well help."

Xu Sanlang quickly nodded his head and followed Cheng Chen out of the room. Cheng Xi also stood up and said to Cheng Dagui who was on the bed: "Father, you rest well, I will help out too."

Cheng Dagui said with a darkened face, "You can't pick things up with your hands, what can you do to help? Besides, you are not the one who can't stand the smell of dung the most, what are you going to do?"

Cheng Xi originally did have the intention to go and help, but hearing his father's reminder, she remembered that the fat of this era was probably dung, so Cheng Xi gave up on the idea of helping out, and smilingly said, "Then I won't go, stay at home with Father."

Hearing that his daughter was going to accompany him at home, Cheng Dagui's dark expression finally healed a little.

Cheng Xi also took this opportunity to talk to Cheng Dagui inside the house to find out some information she wanted to know. Since she had lost her memories as a pretense and would not arouse suspicion, she decided to ask him about it and get a rough understanding of her background.

Cheng Xi had always thought that his own mother had already died, and then Cheng Dagui found himself a stepmother. In the end, she heard her father telling him with reddened eyes that his own mother had eloped with an unfamiliar man, and there was no news of her afterwards.

He originally wanted to gossip a bit more and ask this mother why she eloped with an unfamiliar man. However, when he saw his father's heartbroken expression, he could not bear to continue exposing her scars and quickly changed the topic.

After talking some more, Cheng Dagui had once again circled around to the topic of taking her back to the Cheng Family. Cheng Xi quickly moved out of Huang Gongzi's room to tell him to lie down and rest properly before he left. On the other hand, she found an excuse to help Aunt Wu cook and went out.

The rest of the people at home, including her brother Cheng Qiang, all followed along, only hearing knocking sounds coming from the kitchen. Cheng Xi went over and saw Wu Shi who was in the corner cutting pig grass, and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Lady Wu raised her head and looked at Cheng Xi who was at the door, without a trace of politeness, she pointed to the bamboo basket and said, "Go and dig for the potato skin, we will have a stew with this wild chicken in a while."

Slicing a piece of potato skin was not difficult for Cheng Xi. Cheng Xi nodded and moved it to the small stool in front of the stove.

Lady Wu did not speak anymore, only their own voices could be heard working in the kitchen. Cheng Xi thought to herself that she should still try to get on good terms with the empress, but she could not find any topic to say.

Not expecting Cheng Xi to not have a chance yet, Lady Wu instead opened her mouth first, "Your father said that you have your eyes on Xu Sanlang, is that true?"

This question put Cheng Xi in a bit of a difficult position. If she said that she did not take a fancy to her, would the stepmother support father's actions and bring her back to the Cheng Family? Did she say she had taken a fancy to it? She was even more unable to explain it. She didn't understand how things were going and was still facing such a messy situation. She didn't have the time to look at it in detail. The reason why she still wanted to temporarily follow Xu Sanlang was because of his selfishness. Xu Sanlang was a Xu Family Member, but in reality, he was by himself. As long as he faced Xu Sanlang alone, he would at least be able to live a bit more comfortably.

Although Cheng Family's relatives were all good to her, she was not the original Cheng Xi herself, and could not be blamed for being cold and heartless. She had truly never seen anyone from the Cheng Family s that she had met a few times before as her loved ones, and no matter what she thought about, she would always put the life she had to face in the future first and foremost.

"is actually not bad, he is honest and hardworking, do not believe in those messy rumors, and live your life with him."

If you were able to return to the Cheng Family, your backbone would have had to be stabbed to death. How could you take it at such a young age?

"If you have any difficulties, come back and say that I won't stop anyone that can help."

Listening to Lady Wu talking about a lot of things, Cheng Xi felt that this empress was actually pretty good, and not some malicious empress. Although she might have her own selfish motives, she was truly thinking for her.

Therefore, Cheng Xi spoke in a friendly tone, "I'll listen to Aunt Wu."

Hearing Cheng Xi's words, Lady Wu who was originally working with her head lowered, raised her head, and looked at Cheng Xi with a strange gaze, causing Cheng Xi to feel uncomfortable.

Their lunch could really be considered to be bountiful. It could be said that it was the most decent meal that Cheng Xi had ever had since she had arrived here. Although it wasn't as delicious as the one she had cooked herself, for Cheng Xi, who had not eaten her fill these past few days, it was already very satisfying.

With regards to the matter of bringing Cheng Xi back to the Cheng Family, everyone had a tacit understanding to not bring it up again. Although Cheng Dagui still had a dark expression on his face when he saw Xu Sanlang, it was fortunate that nothing happened.

On the way, Cheng Xi had been worried about whether or not the old lady from the Xu Family had smashed the door to empty the room. On the way back, she had actually discovered that the door was still properly locked, causing him to heave a sigh of relief.

Cheng Xi stood behind Xu Sanlang and waited for Xu Sanlang to open the door, but she couldn't help but exclaim, "I didn't think that you would not come to break the door's lock, it really is unexpected."

Xu Sanlang paused for a moment before answering, "Fourth Uncle is back."

Cheng Xi said, "Your Elementary Fourth Uncle? At least there is someone who is slightly more reasonable in Xu Family. "

Xu Sanlang paused again when he opened the door, but did not speak.

Everything in the house was still there, so Cheng Xi carried the wok out and asked Xu Sanlang to help heat the fire. After boiling some hot water to wash the rustiness, he took a rest.

With the blanket that Big Brother Cheng Family sent over, he could at least sleep a little comfortably. The bed wasn't big, but Cheng Xi's figure was small and thin, lying against the wall.

However, when she thought of the things that she had to do in the future, Cheng Xi still said, "Let's go to the county town to see if we can find a job that we can eat or live in, and then leave it in the city. If you stay at home, your grandmother will come here to find trouble every day."

didn't wait for a reply. Cheng Xi thought that Xu Sanlang had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, and was just about to close his eyes and sleep, then discuss it with him tomorrow. Unexpectedly, Xu Sanlang's voice came out from the darkness, "Go back to your Cheng Family.

Cheng Xi pursed her lips, in the end, he still wanted to chase her away. She had already decided to follow him for the time being, but she did not despise him for being a sloppy-looking person. On the other hand, he had driven herself away first, Cheng Xi said unhappily: "Do you think that I am a burden?"

Xu Sanlang hurriedly replied, "No, my life is tough, follow me …"

Cheng Xi very disdainfully interrupted Xu Sanlang, "You actually believe it yourself? "What a messed up tough life, with a lousy God's Rod spouting nonsense, no wonder he would be blind. It's probably because he's spouting nonsense that has sinned so much."

Xu Sanlang was silent for a while, before he said, "My parents died because of me, and my uncles …"

Cheng Xi said, "It was all an accident, so what does it have to do with you? As long as you don't mind me dragging you down, I'm not even afraid of you.

Xu Sanlang was silent for a while, then said with a slightly moved voice, "Thank you."

It was rare to hear Xu Sanlang speaking to her in such a manner, Cheng Xi was not used to it, he laughed and said, "Why are you being so polite to me, at least we are on the same boat, we can temporarily rely on each other, and once life is better, I will leave."

Hearing Cheng Xi's words, Xu Sanlang frowned in the darkness, "Didn't you say you want to follow me?"

Cheng Xi replied, "I'm following you, but I can't pester you forever. When I can be independent, I will leave, and you don't have to bring along a burden like me, when that time comes, you can marry a girl you want to marry and live a good life. However, I will have to trouble you for this period of time."

To be honest, Cheng Xi was indeed thinking this way. At the moment, if she were to leave this place alone, and not know anything about this world, she might really be unable to live a life. Following Xu Sanlang, he was also not bad, at least the two of them could take care of each other, and it wouldn't be too late for them to separate when she was able to settle down in this world.

For example, Xu Sanlang, he would not think this way. Listening to Cheng Xi, he began to speak, "Since you are following me, you are my wife."

In the beginning, Xu Sanlang had never thought of Cheng Xi as his own wife, and his own life would always go by smoothly, but Cheng Xi seemed to have steeled his heart to follow him, and Cheng Xi was the first one to tell him that she didn't believe that he would be the one to kill his relatives, her heart was also slightly moved. If she had a wife like this, it could also be considered as her fortune, but just as she thought about this, this person suddenly said that she would leave in the future, and he couldn't understand, and his heart felt even more uncomfortable.

Cheng Xi never thought that Xu Sanlang would say such words. After all, in the past few days together, the two of them had not only lived under the same roof, but they had also shared life with each other, and the relationship between the two of them was slightly better than that of strangers. She, a modern person, could not accept that they would suddenly become husband and wife.

After analyzing it in her mind, Cheng Xi started to speak, "Look at how we're not familiar with each other, and don't have much feelings for each other, and I'm still young, and being husband and wife in this kind of situation, which is just a coincidence, isn't this child's play?

Xu Sanlang frowned, "Since you want to follow me, then I'll call you my wife. If you don't want to follow me, then go back to your Cheng Family early, at that time I'll clarify that I don't have anything with you, and try my best to not ruin your reputation."