Volume 1 Chapter 74 I Will Protect You

  "Is this what you're looking for?"

  Zhang Yun Song let out a light laugh and raised the purse that he was holding in his hand, then with great force threw it far away.

  Su Xiaofan's heart secretly cried out in alarm, her hands placed on her chest, pushing his body away from herself.

  Unexpectedly, he had thought that as a bookworm, he would be weak and powerless, but at this moment, even if he used all his strength, he couldn't push him away in the slightest.

  The smile in Zhang Yun's eyes faded a bit, although he had only lightly pinched it earlier, but roughly guessed what was inside, no wonder she had repeatedly touched that purse several times since entering here, did she come to kill herself? Did she really hate herself so much?

  "Let me go first."

  Su Xiaofan originally wanted to shout out loud, but thinking of Su Bing's current situation, her voice softened and became gentle and soft, with a hint of pleading.

  Zhang Yun Song's expression changed slightly, but he still didn't let go of his plan.

  "Shouldn't this kind of thing be done after getting married?" Su Xiaofan spoke in a low voice, searching for all sorts of ways to get out of this predicament.

  "I will definitely treat Fang'er well, so... Fang'er, just follow me, okay?" Zhang Yun's voice was a little hoarse, and no matter whether he was facing Mei'er or Su Siqi, he could now respond very calmly. However, looking at the flustered her in his arms, he suddenly felt a bit anxious.

  Su Xiaofan was about to use force again to push him away, but heard his low whisper in her ear: "For Fan'er, doesn't Su He even matter if he's dead?"

  Su Xiaofan was stunned, her hands that were pushing against him also completely lost their strength.

  Zhang Yun Song raised a triumphant smile and leaned in to kiss her lips.

  As she watched his mouth getting closer and closer to her, Su Xiao Fan's anxiety grew, but thinking that Su Bing might die because of her resistance, her body couldn't exert any strength.

  "Director Zhang, someone is looking for you."

  Just then, a voice came from outside the door.

  Zhang Yun Song furrowed his brow and asked in a cold tone, "Who is it?"

  "It's Blue Master."

  Zhang Yun's eyebrows furrowed even deeper, he hadn't expected him to catch up so quickly. After glancing at Su Xiaofan's bewildered face in his arms, he let go of her and turned around: "Xiao Fan, if you want Su He to be safe and sound, then wait obediently for me to come back."

  After he left, Su Xiaofan weakly collapsed on the ground, patting her own heart with her hand.

  Finally made it out alive.

  The Blue Master that people outside were talking about should be Lán Méng, right?

  If Lan Meng comes here, can I not listen to Zhang Yun Song's words anymore? Will he help me?

  As I was lost in thought, I suddenly heard an unusual noise and looked up to see Huadien bursting through the window.

  "Master, how did you come?" Su Xiaofan stood up and rushed over excitedly. He's back, does that mean Little Treasure is also back? Although he had been longing for his return for a long time, at this moment he didn't want him to come back. The matter with Zhang Yuncong was not yet settled, if Zhang Yuncong were to target Little Treasure instead, what would happen then?

  "Hmm, Mo Er is back too. Are you alright?" Hua Fei Chen had just arrived outside and hadn't had time to check the situation inside when he heard the guard's voice.

  "It seems nothing's wrong for now." Su Xiaofan let out a sigh of relief and glanced at the tightly closed door.

  Huā Fēi's eyes narrowed as she stared at her for a moment, entangled in how to take her away from here. If she took the liberty of holding her, Mo Er would probably not be pleased if he found out. However, there was no other way at present.

  "Master, hide for now."

  Hearing the faint footsteps coming from the corridor, Su Xiaofan pushed Hua Feichen, who was deep in thought, behind a screen.

  As the door opened, Lan Miao walked in with a cold and hard expression. Seeing Su Xiaofan, he pulled her hand and headed outside: "Did he do anything to you?"

  "Just a little bit..." Su Xiao Fan looked at his back in confusion.

  I always feel like I can sense a hint of anger from him, did he have a fight with Yun Song?

  The main hall of the post house, Zhang Yun Song frowned and looked at Lan Ming bringing Su Xiao Fan out: "Lord Blue should have no right to interfere with my private affairs?"

  "She is a married woman, you are luring a good family's wife, trying to defile her. Since I know about it, I naturally have the responsibility to save her from escaping. Besides, they have already found the person who was poisoned to death at the Fragrant Wine House. You no longer have any leverage to threaten her. Please prepare yourself, Zhang. As soon as I return, we will set off for Beijing immediately." Lan Ling coldly replied and directly pulled Su Xiao Fan out.

  "What about Su Bing?" Su Xiaofan turned back and met Zhang Yun's furious gaze.

  "Don't worry, I'll go with you to the prison and bring him out right now."

  Lan Ming had just arrived in Mo City and inexplicably went to their Fragrant Wine Tavern. After hearing her situation, he quickly rushed to the post house. Zhang Yun Song suddenly said he wanted to return to the post house again, and he himself felt that something was amiss, so he asked Prince Wang for permission to come and investigate the purpose of this trip, fortunately, he had done so.

  Behind them, Zhang Yun Song gazed at the backs of the two with a calculating glint in his eyes. Fang Er's young husband was still very young after all, perhaps he had been too impatient. It wasn't too late to first solidify his position in the capital before returning.

  Outside the inn, Huafei saw the two coming out and went up to greet them. Then she frowned at the hands of Lan Ming and Su Xiaofan together, entwining herself in whether she should drive away the peach blossoms surrounding Su Xiaofan for Mo Er or not.

  "Master, please go back to the wine shop first. Tell everyone that I'm fine, and now I'll go with Lan Lin to the prison to bring Su Bing out." Su Xiaofan's eyes had an uncontrollable joy, never expecting Lan Lin would be willing to help him.

  The flower flew and the dust settled, she hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Good."

  In prison, Lan Ming showed Qing Wang the token he had given him and forcibly took Su Bing away, calling for a horse carriage to send him back to the wine tavern.

  In the carriage, Su Xiao Fan clenched her lips tightly, forcing herself to hold back the urge to cry that was about to burst out. She didn't know if it was because she hadn't seen him clearly in the dimly lit prison cell yesterday, or if he had suffered another bout of cruel torture today. In any case, at this moment, almost every inch of his body was covered in injuries, and it was hard to find a single patch of unbroken skin.

  "Sorry, Zhang Yun Song is still useful to the king for now, so I won't be able to help you avenge. However, in the future, after the king eliminates the Chancellor's faction, he will definitely not have a good ending." Lan Ming saw that her lips were almost bitten bloody by herself, and she couldn't bear it.

  "It's my fault for dragging you into this, and who knows if Zhang Yun will hate you in the future. Is it okay to tell me all this?" Su Xiaofan turned around, speaking with a guilty tone. She didn't understand officialdom and didn't know how to help Su Bing take revenge at present. What Lan Ling had done was already a great help to her.

  "No, it's me who wants to protect you, and I believe you won't tell others," Lan Ming said, after which he realized he was a bit too straightforward, and hastily turned his head to look out the window.

  Su Xiaofan looked at him in confusion, wanting to protect himself? For what reason? Believing in oneself, and for what reason?

  "Let's find a clinic for him to take a look first and then go back."

  After a long silence, Lan Ming turned his head to look at Su Bing, who was covered in wounds. This appearance would scare the people in the tavern.

  "Good." Su Xiao Fan looked at him with gratitude in her eyes, and in her flustered state, she didn't even notice this.

  In the clinic, Lan Ming took out his own high-quality ointment and gave it to the doctor. He also went to buy a brand new set of clothes, preparing to change into them for Su Bing later.

  The old doctor stroked his beard, his eyes filled with pity as he sighed softly: "Now those prison guards' hearts are not made of flesh and blood, they have almost been tortured to the point of being inhuman, fortunately there is still a breath left."

  "Doctor, will he be alright?" Su Xiaofan's mind was clear and she knew that Yun Song had instructed him to do so. After all, if Su Bing really died, what would he use to threaten her?

  "There's no danger to his life, after going back and taking good care of himself for a period of time, he'll be fine. Remember not to overexert himself in the short term, otherwise, it will lead to lingering illness." The doctor finished treating his wounds and then got up to write a prescription.

  Su Xiaofan also followed out: "How did the doctor know he just came out of prison?"

  The old doctor smiled kindly: "You people from the Fragrant Wine House are famous in this silent city, many neighbors know you, and what happened that day has been spread around. Seeing how calm you two have been for the past couple of days, everyone was guessing that maybe the person who was taken away didn't have a big problem. But now it looks quite serious. Is the person who fainted okay?"

  "Ah, it's all right now, thank you very much." Su Xiaofan smiled slightly, and indeed, there were more good people in this world.

  Even though many people witnessed what happened that day, few really believed that the person who fainted was dead.

  The fragrance of wine wafts through the air, and after hearing that Su Xiaofan will bring Su Bing back in a while, Meng Ping and the others closed the shop door and didn't plan to do business today. On the bulletin board at the entrance of the wine shop, it was written: "Free drinks tomorrow, temporarily closed for business today."

  Yu Xiaoxi was eager to share this good news with her sister who was still worried at home.

  It seemed like he had guessed her thoughts, Meng Jie walked up to her and said: "Xiao Xi, do you want us to go to your house first and let your sister know, then come back and watch Su Bing and them?"

  "No, I want to take a look at him first." Yu Xiaoxi paced back and forth at the entrance of the store, with an irrepressible joy in her expression.

  Meng Jie anxiously looked at the rest of the people in the store, and everyone might know that after Su Bing returned, things wouldn't be going well. Just then, Xiao Xi saw something and didn't know what would happen next.

  "Sit down, don't worry about it, she'll find out sooner or later. How long can you keep it from her?" Meng Ping was much calmer than him.

  "Me too." Meng Jie finally let out a breath and sat down beside him.

  Xiao Yimò had been silently gazing out of the gap in the closed window, looking at the street. After hearing from his master that it was Lan Lin who had just rescued the woman from Zhang Yun Song's hands, he felt extremely displeased.

  As they approached the Fragrant Wine House, Lan Ming suddenly looked at Su Xiao Fan with an unusually serious expression and asked: "Do you really plan to marry that little kid in the future?"

  Su Xiaofan turned her head in surprise, unclear why he suddenly asked this question.

  "After all, there is a big age gap between you two." Lan Meng's eyes flickered uncertainly.

  Su Xiaofan smiled and said: "As for what will happen in the future, let's talk about it later. For now, no one can predict what will happen tomorrow."

  Lan Ming nodded quietly after hearing this, got up and got off the carriage: "So goodbye for now, I still have to take Yun Song back to the capital as soon as possible."

  "Ah, if I have the chance to go to the capital, I will definitely come to your residence to thank you." Su Xiao Fan originally also wanted to get off the horse carriage to see him off, but was stopped by him.

  "If there is such a day, you can come to the palace directly to find me." Lan Ming said, gazing at her smiling face for a moment before turning around and leaving. Because of that sentence, he found himself looking forward to the day she would arrive in the capital from the moment he turned around, even though he still didn't know if she would actually go to the capital city.

  After returning to the wine shop, Yu Xiaoxi saw Su Bing's unconscious body and couldn't help but cry for a while.

  Su Xiaofan sat across from Xiao Yimeng, staring at him seriously for a long time without saying a word.

  Xiao Yi Mo raised an eyebrow in displeasure and said, "Woman, if you have something to say, then speak."

  "After you went back, didn't your parents bully you? Why do I feel like my little treasure has shrunk?" Su Xiao Fan couldn't help but reach out and pinch his tender cheeks, muttering to herself: "It's not like he's lost weight or anything, clearly he's still chubby, so why does it feel like he's gotten smaller?"

  Xiao Yi Mo irritably stretched out her hand and patted away her constantly pinching claws: "You've only just shrunk."

  Su Xiaofan withdrew her hand and lay down on the table: "Maybe it's because I haven't slept for two days, my eyes are blurry, let me sleep for a while and take another look when I wake up."

  "Want to go back and rest?" Xiao Yimiao suppressed the complex emotions in his eyes.

  "Hmm, should we bring Su Bing back too?" Su Xiaofan lazily raised her eyes to look at Yu Xiaoxi who was walking down from upstairs.

  "After some thought, I think it's better to bring him back. I have to tell Uncle and Auntie about his current situation, and this place isn't suitable for recovery either." Yu Xiaoxi walked down from upstairs with red and swollen eyes.

  Hua Fei put down the teacup in her hand, stretched out her hand and pointed to Xiao Changfu beside her: "First send him back home to recover from his injuries. I'll temporarily stay there and will heal all his wounds."

  Yu Xiaoxi looked back with gratitude in her eyes: "Thank you, Master."

  The flower flew, the dust cloud was light, and the wind was gentle. She couldn't help but smile, and for some reason, she and Xiao Fan both naturally called themselves "Shifu". Moreover, it wasn't just them, the people around them also addressed each other in this way.

  "Meng Jie, the shop will be handed over to you tomorrow, I'll take a rest for a day and then come out, after that, I'll stay in the tavern for a while." Su Xiao Fan stood up, rubbing his dizzy brow, only when Su Bing came back did he feel at ease, but now he felt extremely tired and sleepy.

  "Good." Meng Jie nodded, although using the new ingredients that Xiao Fang had mixed together couldn't compare to Xiao Fang's original flavor, it was still a bit better than before and could hold them over for another day or two.

  "When Xue Yuanfeng wakes up, ask him to go and see if the injured person is awake. If everything is fine, tell him to stay in the tavern for a couple of days to avoid any more accidents." Su Xiaofan returned to find that Xiao Yuanyuan was not in the tavern, guessing that he might have gone to sleep at the same place as those people next door last time.

  Today, because he was afraid that the flatbed cart would be too bumpy, Meng Ping rented a horse-drawn carriage before they set off. Several people carefully moved Su Bing onto the carriage.

  In the swaying carriage, Su Xiaofan furrowed her brow and asked: "When will he wake up?"

  "Judging from his expression, he's already better than before, and it shouldn't be long before he wakes up."

  "Master, why don't you ride a horse?" Su Xiaofan turned his head to look at the blood-red horse that was slowly following behind the carriage. Its coat seemed even more shiny than the village chief's horse, and it didn't have a rope tied to it, yet it was quietly following behind the carriage without any haste. Its demeanor was elegant and composed. Next to it, Xiao Yuanqiu was riding a black-red horse, its coat equally outstanding as the blood-red one.

  "That's Mo Er's horse, he doesn't want me to ride it." Hua Fei Chen gazed out with a calm expression.

  "What's wrong with that? Isn't a horse meant for riding?" Su Xiaofan looked at Xiao Yimeng in confusion.

  Xiao Yimao gave her a white look: "Yueying is not an ordinary horse."

  Su Xiaofan pouted, so it had a name after all. It seemed that Little Treasure attached great importance to this horse. But could this little guy ride a horse? As she pondered, before long, she leaned against Yu Xiaoxi's shoulder and fell fast asleep.

  Every other day, Su Xiaofan woke up close to evening.

  "Come on, Fan'er, hurry up and have something to eat." As soon as Jia saw her wake up, she quickly went to get some porridge ready, thinking that after sleeping for so long, it would be best to start with something light.

  "Hmm." Su Xiao Fan rubbed her sleepy eyes and walked over, seemingly still drowsy.

  After finishing dinner, looking at the darkening sky outside, I asked: "Where is Xiaobao?"

  "Su Handle woke up and said to go take a look at the situation." Mrs. Jia stretched out her hand and touched her still somewhat dark eye circles: "Does Fang want to rest at home for a few more days?"

  "No need, I want to boost the business of the wine shop as soon as possible, so I may not come back often recently." Su Xiaofan rubbed the place where her mother had touched earlier, and she herself felt that her eyes were a bit swollen. Was it because she slept too long or didn't sleep enough? Feeling the soft touch at her feet, she bent down to pick up Xiao Huihui, pinched him for a while, and said: "Xiao Huihui, I'm not at home recently, Grandma and Brother are all handed over to you."

  "Woof woof……"

  As if responding to Su Xiaofan's words, Xiao Hui shook her tail and barked a few times.

  "Mmm, good boy." Su Xiao Fan smiled with curved eyebrows and stroked its head repeatedly.

  Xiao Yimeng had just returned when she saw this scene. Her eyes shot towards Xiao Hui, who was happily wagging its tail in her hand, with a displeased glint.

  "Master is back, have you eaten yet?" Ye Shi saw him come in and walked over.

  "Uh-huh, I've eaten." Xiao Yimiao originally didn't want to respond, but after thinking about it, it seemed a bit impolite, so she faintly replied.

  Ye's mother looked at him for a long time with affection, then turned around and said: "Fang Er, the weather isn't that hot anymore. You should take good care of Young Master in the tavern. Is it because he was ill last time? He looks much smaller now."

  As soon as he heard this, Xiao Yimeng's face turned black.

  Su Xiaofan nodded in agreement: "I will, I'll come back every few days. If there's an urgent matter, remember to find me at the wine tavern."

  At night, Su Xiaofan peacefully hugged Xiao Mo's small body and fell asleep.

  Xiao Yimo awkwardly twisted his body a few times.

  "What's wrong?" Su Xiaofan opened one eye and stared at him.

  "It's too crowded." Xiao Yimeng stopped moving, muttering in a low voice. In fact, it wasn't too crowded at all, but after being apart for so long, he felt a little uncomfortable with the softness of her body again, and his heart was itching with unfulfilled desire.

  "It's also good, when we have money in the future, we can renovate the courtyard at home." Su Xiaofan closed his eyes again, this house was indeed a bit too shabby, it would be great to build a nice courtyard like the village chief's in the future. There were many vacant lots nearby, so in the future, his younger brother could also get married and have a better life.

  "Zhang Yun Song won't bother you for the time being, right?" Xiao Yi Mo suddenly remembered that after she returned yesterday, she hadn't heard Zhang Yun Song's name mentioned again from her mouth.

  Su Xiaofan's body stiffened slightly, and she responded lightly: "Mm-hmm."

  Xiao Yi Mo furrowed her brow, her expression quite unusual. Should she get rid of that troublemaker before Yun Song came to bother her again? However, for now, she was still not fully recovered. When she finally made a full recovery, she would make him regret what he did today for the rest of his life.

  "I'll work hard to earn a lot of money, and I'll become even stronger. I will definitely protect my little treasure." Su Xiao Fan said softly, as if muttering to himself, yet also seeming to be saying it for Xiao Yi Mo's benefit, or perhaps for his own.

  "I don't need your protection." Xiao Yi's eyes sank slightly, how many times had she heard her say that now?

  Although he hasn't fallen to the point where he needs a woman's protection, he looks forward to seeing how far she will go to protect him. He wants to know how much space he occupies in her heart now. Because she always thinks for many people, with such a small heart, wanting to hold so many people, how much space can be left for herself?

  "Ah, well, I'll just do it for myself then. No matter what, I don't want Little Treasure to go through the same thing as Su Bing in the future. Whoever it is, if they hurt Little Treasure, I won't let them off. Although I may be weak and unable to do anything." Su Xiao Fan sighed helplessly again, feeling powerless once more.

  Even if you want to become stronger, it's not something that can be achieved overnight.

  All I can hope for is that Yun Song won't come looking for trouble with me during this period of time.

  Xiao Yimochen was silent for a moment, and after hearing these words, it can be understood that she really cares about herself?

  More than half a month had passed, and Su Bing's injury had also healed. He sent a message to the wine shop saying that he would start working again tomorrow, so Su Xiaofan knew this and returned home with Xiao Yimeng.

  And in this half month, Su Xiaofan has made every dish that the guests ordered with his own hands through his own efforts. The business of the wine shop is also getting better and better, Meng Jie's cooking skills have also been greatly improved, and even Song Dawei, who has just entered the kitchen, can make good dishes.

  As he passed by Su San's house, he was pulled down by Meng Shi.

  "What are you doing, Third Aunt?" Su Xiaofan frowned at her, blocking her way home. She was anxious to get back home as soon as possible, having been busy every day lately. It wasn't until she snapped out of it that she realized she hadn't been home in ten days. Now that she's almost home, she really wants to hurry up and see how her grandmother is doing.

  "There's something I want to ask Xiao Fan." Meng Shi nervously looked back at her own courtyard before pulling Su Xiaofan to a distant place.

  Su Xiaofan furrowed her brow and followed in her footsteps, today she was acting strange, usually she would call herself Xiao Fan or Su Xiaofan, why did she suddenly change her tone to be so affectionate?

  "Aunt San, just say it if you have something to say." Su Xiaofan pulled her hand back from hers and rubbed her sore wrist.

  Meng looked around at Xiao Yimeng beside her and lowered her voice, saying: "Xiao Fan, have you seen our family's Fourth recently?"

  "What's with 'Si Xi'?" Su Xiao Fan blinked her eyes. She and Si Xi had always been like fire and water, so why would she think to ask herself?

  "Uh, that child has not returned home for half a month now." Meng's expression had an unmistakable hint of anxiety. She herself had gone to Mo City to search for him for a long time and also went to the post house, but the guards there all consistently said they hadn't seen Si Xi. Before leaving home, Si Xi clearly said he was going to look for Yun Song, and at present, only Su Xiao Fan knew Yun Song, so besides her, she didn't know who else to ask.

  "Oh? Did you go with Zhang Yun Song?" Su Xiao Fan asked back with feigned surprise, but her expression remained calm and indifferent.

  Meng originally was quite fat, but because of these days' anxiety and unease, he couldn't eat or swallow, and his face became much thinner. After hearing Su Xiaofan's words, his expression turned solemn: "You know about Si Xi and Yun Song?"

  "Hmm." Su Xiao Fan responded with an extremely light tone.

  "Has she really gone with Yun Song?" The worry in Meng's eyes dissipated a little, although Si Xi following Yun Song like that was somewhat improper, but at least it counted as her wish coming true. No matter how much she advised, the child had made up her mind to follow Zhang Yun Song.

  "I don't know about that, Third Aunt. If you have nothing else to do, we'll take our leave first." Su Xiaofan pulled Xiao Yiming's hand and quickly walked away over her body.

  Meng's family was stunned on the spot, turning to look at their backs. Even if Si Xi really wanted to follow Zhang Yun Song, it didn't make sense not to say goodbye to her family. Moreover, as the saying goes, "mother and daughter are connected by heart", in these days, this feeling of unease in her heart has become more and more severe, she doesn't know if something happened to Si Xi.

  Ye's family welcomed the two men with a smile, and after carefully examining them, frowned and said: "Fan Er, your complexion has improved a lot recently, but this young master seems to be the same as before."

  Su Xiaofan was speechless, and on this point, she had no way out either.

  In order to know that during this period of time, almost all the supplements that can be eaten and cannot be eaten were given to him to eat, but he still didn't grow taller.

  "Mom, hold brother for me."

  Jia smiled and handed Su Xiao Xuan to her: "From now on, if Little Xi doesn't go to the wine shop to help out, there will only be you, a girl, there. Is that okay?"

  "Isn't Xiaoxi going to the wine shop anymore?" Su Xiaofan had just returned, and hadn't gone to see them yet. These days, because she was afraid that Xiaoxi would worry, she let her rest at home and take care of Su Bing.

  "Yes, Su's parents said that in a few months it will be their big wedding day, so they let Xiao Xi rest at home." As soon as this was mentioned, a hint of something unusual flashed across Madame Jia's eyes.

  "Is that so, but there are still several months left, can Little Xi stay at home idle?" Su Xiao Fan hooked her lips and smiled, happily teasing Su Xiao Xuan in her arms: "Come on, call sister to listen."

  Xiao Yimò also went over: "Really will call people?"

  Jia smiled helplessly: "It's still early, it won't be that quick for him to speak."

  "This little Xi initially didn't agree either, but Su Bing's parents insisted that she not continue to help out at the wine shop for these few days, and it's unclear what their reasons were." Ye Shi helped bring over some tea water for the two of them.

  "Oh, well, it can't be helped. Whether she goes or not, it's all the same to us, we can basically cope." Su Xiaofan played with Su Xiaoxuan for a while and teased Xiao Huihui again. It had grown a lot in just over ten days.

  "You're back, go and persuade her too, she's probably still arguing with Su Bing now." The unusual look in Madam Jia's eyes deepened a bit, and she gave a meaningful glance at Xiao Yimeng beside her. This young master had not only failed to grow taller over the past few months but also seemed to be getting smaller. Could it be that Village Chief wanted Fan'er to be his adopted daughter-in-law because he was no longer growing? But generally, children shouldn't stop growing, should they?

  It's probably just me overthinking things.

  Su Xiaofan put down Xiao Huihui in her hand and asked in surprise: "Has Little Xi not agreed yet?"

  "Hmm, I don't know what's wrong with Su Handle's parents either." Mrs. Jia frowned, many people in the village had gone to persuade them, but it was all useless, and the two of them insisted on letting Xiao Xi stay at home.

  "Alright, I'll go take a look later." Although Su Xiao Fan said this, judging from Xi Xi's personality, she estimated that she wouldn't be able to persuade her anyway. Moreover, it was someone else's family matter, and she couldn't interfere too much. Could it be that even Su He couldn't make the decision?

  Xiao Fan.

  Just as he was thinking, he saw Yu Xiaoxi walking in from outside.

  "We were just talking about you!" Su Xiaofan walked over to the door of the main room and hooked her hand around it.

  "Must be talking about me behind my back?" Yu Xiaoxi smiled slyly.

  "What bad things do you have to tell us? Come in and sit down." Su Xiao Fan directly pulled her into his own room.

  Xiao Yimeng raised an eyebrow and took a glance, but ultimately didn't follow them in. After all, some topics between women might not be suitable for him to intervene in, so it's better to let them chat among themselves.

  "Did your mother tell you?"

  As soon as she walked into the room, Yu Xiaoxi heard Su Xiaofan's question and her smile-filled face immediately fell. A hint of displeasure flashed across her expression.

  "Hmm, what's going on?" Su Xiaofan flicked her hair and asked softly.

  Yu Xiaoxi hesitated for half a day without saying it out loud.

  Su Xiaofan smiled slyly: "Hey, people who are about to get married will change? Are there still things you don't want to tell me now?"

  "It's not like that." Yu Xiaoxi furrowed her brow: "Su Bing's parents heard some rumors from who-knows-where and insisted that you were the one who got Su Bing into trouble last time he went to jail. Although they can't stop us from opening a wine shop together, they won't let me go to the wine shop, saying I'll be tainted by your bad reputation..."

  Su Xiaofan fell silent after hearing this.

  Although I don't know where they heard it from, but the last time Su Bing went to prison, it was indeed related to myself, but what bad habits do I have?

  "Xiao Fan, don't take it to heart. I won't listen to them. Besides, if I didn't go to the wine shop, I'd have nothing to do at home every day. I'd still have to continue looking at the faces of my sister's family, which is unbearable after not seeing them for so long. Previously, I could look at them without any issues, but now that I have to face them again, I feel uncomfortable in my heart." Yu Xiaoxi pouted and bit her lip.

  "Don't be silly, just listen to them, they will be your family in the future. And as for your sister's husband's family, you've tolerated them all these years, how can you not bear with them for just a few more months?" Su Xiaofan smiled helplessly. People in this rural area, once they have nothing to do, love to gossip about others, but they themselves don't take it seriously. I wonder if any of this has reached Grandma and Mother's ears.

  "But Su Bing didn't even help me out this time......" Yu Xiaoxi felt wronged in her heart.

  Su Xiaofan frowned, Su Bing has always listened to Xiao Xi's words, how could he suddenly quarrel with her over such a small matter, and as long as he properly persuaded her, Xiao Xi would compromise.

  "He had said before that after we get married, we can live our own lives, and the house for us to live in was built a few years ago. But why do his parents still want to interfere with our affairs?" Yu Xiaoxi pouted, thinking about how Su Bing had been listening to his parents' words these days, her heart burning with anger.

  "Su Bing should have his own ideas, why don't you talk to him about it?" Su Xiaofan searched her mind and seemed to recall that Su Bing had an older brother who got married two years ago and built a small villa near the Su family's house, but she hadn't met his sister-in-law yet.

  Yu Xiaoxi lay softly on Su Xiaofan's bed.

  Su Xiaofan also walked over, reached out to touch the bed board, and there wasn't a speck of dust. These days, even if she wasn't at home, her grandmother and mother would help clean the room? Thinking of this made the corners of her mouth involuntarily curve up a few degrees. As long as she occasionally came back and saw their smiling faces, all her fatigue would disappear.

  "My parents said that if I continue to associate with you in the future, they won't let me marry Su Bing." Yu Xiaoxi closed her eyes and spoke out of exhaustion.

  Su Xiaofan turned around and stared at her, had things gotten so serious?

  Besides, what exactly did I do to make Su Bing's parents dislike me so much?

  "I thought Su Bing would at least speak up for me and refute the unfair accusations his parents made against you, but he chose to remain silent, which is really disappointing." Yu Xiaoxi took off her shoes, curled up into a ball, and retreated to the corner of the wall.

  "Xiao Xi, don't think too much about it. Let him come out later and I'll ask him what he thinks." Su Xiaofan felt the need to figure out why Su Bing's parents had such a bad impression of her, so that it wouldn't spread further in the future and reach Grandma's ears, which would be terrible.

  "You don't have to go, he said he'll come later. I met him on the way here earlier." Yu Xiaoxi closed her eyes and thought about sleeping, but she hadn't slept well these past few days as she kept thinking about this matter.

  Su Xiaofan silently stared at her, after a while, seeing that she seemed to have fallen asleep, he got up and walked out.

  "What about Xiaoxi?" Ye Shi looked back at her body.

  "Fell asleep, probably because I've been having a bad temper lately and didn't sleep well." Su Xiaofan smiled casually.

  "Uh, Fan'er, you should comfort her more and don't let her keep quarreling with Su Bing. Su Bing is a good kid and treats Xiao Xi well." Ye said after finishing speaking and turned around to walk out. At this time, Zhi Jun should be coming over to help, she herself had to go and assist him, couldn't let that child do all the work inside the enclosure alone.

  Su Xiaofan silently nodded.

  Jia held Su Xiao Xuan and prepared to go out: "Fan'er and young master also rest for a while, I'll go see Xiao He and come back."

  Su Xiaofan nodded again.

  It was more than half a watch later that Su Bing finally arrived, and as soon as he entered the yard, he hastily asked: "Where is Xiao Xi?"

  "He's asleep in the room." Su Xiao Fan lay on the table, lazily stretching out his hand to point to his own room, where he had been waiting for a long time and was almost falling asleep himself.

  "Oh, what's wrong with her?" Su Bing walked over and sat down opposite Su Xiaofan, smiling at Xiao Yimeng.

  "Don't you know what happened to her?" Su Xiaofan propped up his head with one hand and stared at him sideways.

  His face changed slightly, then he touched the back of his head, and said with a hint of embarrassment: "My parents are stubborn, and as their son, I don't dare to argue with them. As for Xiao Xi, I originally wanted to find an opportunity to have a good talk with her, but recently she's been avoiding me whenever she sees me, not even listening to what I have to say."

  Su Xiaofan blinked: "Then you tell me about it, isn't that related to me too?"

  "Uh..." Su Bing looked embarrassed and smiled awkwardly, unsure of how to start speaking.

  "I'll just tell you now, your last time in prison was indeed related to me. Although I haven't told you yet, you should have guessed some of it already?" Su Xiaofan sighed and sat up straight, looking at him with a serious face. At this moment, both Grandma and Mother were not at home, so it was just right to have a clear talk with him.

  Su Bing shook his head: "I don't know, I've asked the village chief a few times, but he didn't tell me the reason."

  "You don't have to feel indebted to him, it was never your concern in the first place. It's just that Zhang Yunxiong wanted to use him to threaten you, and didn't you almost get ruined by Zhang Yunxiong because of trying to save him?" Suddenly, Xiao Yimeng spoke up, his eyebrows furrowed in displeasure as he coldly stared at Su Bing. Although he was Yu Xiaoxi's fiancé and also considered a friend of hers, thinking about the consequences that this woman almost caused by trying to save him made him extremely dissatisfied with her.

  "Xiao Fan, is this true?" Su Bing's face was full of shock.

  Su Xiaofan nodded silently, originally thinking that this matter had passed and would not be mentioned again, as long as no one asked about it, she didn't want to bring it up herself either, after all, it wasn't a good thing: "Did your parents tell Xiaoxi that if Xiaoxi still associates with me, they won't let you two get married because of this reason?"