"Brother Rulin is here," Lin Xiaoling greeted with a smile. "Come in and have a seat..."
"Second Great Aunt," Yang Rulin said with a smile as he entered.
"Brother Rulin," Yang Ruxin and Xiaofeng also hurried to greet him.
"I just spoke with the Third Great-Uncle about your idea, and the old ancestor sent Lin Xiaoling to come along," the village head said with a smile on his face. "Let Lin Xiaoling speak..."
"Our great-grandfather said it’s good that you want to move out," Yang Rulin said, looking at Yang Ruxin. "But that old house is too rundown, so he has asked us brothers to go and clean it up this afternoon, at least to reinforce it a bit, to prevent leaks. You should wait for a couple of days, once it’s ready I’ll bring you the keys..."
Yang Ruxin’s nose felt sour: "Thank you."
"What’s there to thank for?" Yang Rulin reached out to pat Rufeng’s head. "From now on, feel free to come to me for anything..."
"Second Great Uncle, Brother Rulin, I have remembered your great kindness. As the Family Head of the Yang Family’s main house, when I grow up, I will repay your kindness many times over..." Yang Rufeng said seriously as he looked up at the people present, his expression as earnest as a little adult’s, prompting a desire to laugh yet also feeling inexplicably poignant.
Everyone was momentarily stunned, then smiled warmly in relief, especially the village head: "Good child, you have ambition."
"As the saying goes, ’Do not despise the poor young ones.’ What Xiaofeng said is actually what I wanted to say as well," Yang Ruxin said with a smile. "It’s easy to add flowers to the brocade, but much harder to send charcoal in the snow; we will always remember your kindness."
"Dani, have you been educated?" Yang Rulin expressed his slight surprise. Those words were spoken quite eloquently.
"Not at all," Yang Ruxin’s heart sank, realizing she had given herself away with her words, but she quickly smiled. "Didn’t I used to follow Guan Qingshu around every day? He’s a scholar, and I’ve heard him say such things, so I remembered..."
Yang Rulin suddenly felt embarrassed.
"Dani, you..." Lin Xiaoling frowned.
"Second Great Aunt, I used to be ignorant, but now I’ve come to my senses and will no longer act shamelessly like before..." Yang Ruxin said with a sheepish smile. "What I want most now is to make money as soon as possible, to properly raise my brothers and sisters, and to allow Xiaofeng to study..."
The more Yang Rulin heard such words, the more embarrassed he became: "Dani, I didn’t mean to mock you. I just asked casually, and that... His betrayal is his loss, he will surely regret it one day... and you will certainly find a better husband... "
"Haha..." Yang Ruxin laughed, "Thank you for the kind words, Brother Rulin, I feel the same way..."
"You shameless thing..." Lin Xiaoling poked Yang Ruxin’s head.
Yang Ruxin stuck out her tongue.
Yang Rulin also laughed, his impression of Yang Ruxin improving even further.
"But then again, it’s really gratifying that Dani has come to her senses," Lin Xiaoling sighed. "In the future, she will find a good match..."
Yang Ruxin just smiled. As for the idea of finding a husband in ancient times, she hadn’t thought about it. The gap of thousands of years was too vast, and she truly didn’t believe any man would accept her ideas about loyalty in love, gender equality, and the like. Rather than facing friction or being considered a monster later, she preferred to live freely for the rest of her life. She had already decided that once her younger siblings had grown up, she would travel and see the great rivers and mountains of this ancient world...