Chapter 1559

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Time flew, and it was the next morning.

Wang Xiaohua rode his motorcycle, seeing Zhang Ruoshui off to the town.

"I'll take care of that orange cat for you. You message me at every stop."

"Okay, Brother Xiao Hua! Don't worry about me, you go on, don't be late for work!"

Wang Xiaohua dropped Zhang Ruoshui at the bus stop at the street corner, then rode his motorcycle back to the town government dormitory.

He fed the little orange cat there, then went to work as normal.

He went to the countryside to visit poor households as usual, handling the daily tasks that needed handling.

But his state of mind was already completely different.

That extra bit of concern in his heart made him check his phone WeChat from time to time.

"Brother Xiao Hua, I've arrived at the county town, just bought a ticket."

"Good, message me when you board."

"There are so many people at the station~" Zhang Ruoshui also sent a photo of the station waiting hall.

"Crowds are normal, after all the whole county only has this one bus station."

"A deaf-mute just came begging, looked pretty pitiful, I gave him 20 yuan."

"Don't give next time, that's a scammer."

"Ah? A scammer? Why do they scam people like that?"

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"Brother Xiao Hua, I'm on the bus."

"Mm, message me when you arrive."

"Brother Xiao Hua, the scenery outside is really nice!"

Zhang Ruoshui sent another casually snapped photo.

"The scenery here's not bad either."

Wang Xiaohua also took a photo and sent it to her — the scenery he encountered visiting poor households in the countryside.

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"Brother Xiao Hua, I've arrived at Shagang Railway Station."

"Time's a bit tight, will you still catch the high-speed rail?"

"Brother Xiao Hua, don't worry, I'm already queuing for ticket check and entering the station."

"Alright, when you're close to Changsha, remember to message my eldest sister-in-law so she can pick you up at the station."

"Okay okay, Brother Xiao Hua~"

Zhang Ruoshui boarded the high-speed rail to Changsha, watching the scenery outside the window, her heart sweet as honey.

Wang Xiaohua was in some village in Shangang Town visiting poor households, blocked by a big black dog baring its teeth ferociously; he picked up the stick he had prepared in advance and faced off with the big black dog, yet his first reaction was actually to snap a photo of the big black dog and send it to Zhang Ruoshui.

At that moment he knew he was utterly done for.

He didn't know if this was a fall, or a rebirth.

But this feeling right now, he felt it was pretty good.

At least ever since Li Jianjia passed away, that heavy oppression had dissipated a great deal at this very moment.

Changsha.

Du Xiaojuan, Wang Dashan, Li Xiulan and the others had self-driven here, then stayed at a hotel near Huogongdian, waiting for Zhang Ruoshui's arrival.

"You really want to bring that big idiot Zhang Ruoshui on the self-driving tour?"

Learning Du Xiaojuan wanted to bring along such a clumsy girl, Wang Dashan couldn't help feeling some resistance.

"You'd better not call her a big idiot in front of Ruoshui. Know this: she's your future sister-in-law!"

Du Xiaojuan reminded Wang Dashan with that one sentence.

Wang Dashan just scoffed:

"In my opinion, even if Third Brother and her get together, it won't last. They're fundamentally not people from the same world, okay!"

Du Xiaojuan countered:

"Who decreed that people from different worlds can't last together? Do you know what men care about most? Emotional value! That girl Zhang Ruoshui, don't be fooled by her silly surface — she's actually wise beneath a foolish exterior, absolutely able to give your Third Brother full emotional value!"

Li Xiulan also said with a smile:

"I think Ruoshui really is a good girl, kind, simple, wide-hipped and easy to bear children — might well have two in three years!"

Wang Dashan was speechless:

"Mom, any woman you think is good. You even thought Li Yuncui was a match for Third Brother! Third Brother's a Tsinghua University graduate, can't you have some standards!"

Li Xiulan chuckled: "Why bother with all that? Marry early, have kids early, that's the real business!"

Wang Dashan ignored Li Xiulan and looked at Du Xiaojuan, asking:

"What did you say men care about most just now?"

"I said men care most about emotional value. What? Got a problem with that?"

Wang Dashan's face fell:

"Since you know it so clearly, why don't you give me emotional value? Every day you just talk back to me, even scold me! Don't I have any face?"

Du Xiaojuan rolled her eyes:

"I say it and you don't listen, you listen and you don't change, you change but still unwillingly, so I can only scold; besides, I've given you emotional value too, okay? In front of our son, I've never once belittled you!"

Wang Dashan thought about it, and it really was exactly like that.

So he stopped speaking.

Du Xiaojuan stood up and said:

"Ruoshui sent me a message saying she'll arrive at the high-speed rail station soon. I'm leaving now to pick her up. You stay here and take good care of our mom and son!"

Du Xiaojuan went out the door, then turned around to remind him once more:

"Wang Dashan, I'm warning you — when Ruoshui gets here later, you'd better not wear your dislike on your face, otherwise just watch how I clean you up!"

Du Xiaojuan drove to Changsha High-speed Rail Station, waited a short while, and then saw Zhang Ruoshui pulling a suitcase walk out from inside.

Seeing Du Xiaojuan's license plate number, Zhang Ruoshui hurriedly jogged over.

Du Xiaojuan got out from the driver's seat, helped put the suitcase in the trunk, then had Zhang Ruoshui get in the passenger seat.

"Juan Jie, really sorry, made you wait so long!"

Zhang Ruoshui had just gotten in the car and immediately apologized.

Du Xiaojuan laughed:

"No need for politeness, one family doesn't speak two families' words!"

Du Xiaojuan turned on the left turn signal, then slowly pulled away, starting to pump Zhang Ruoshui for information:

"Ruoshui, how's the development between you and Xiao Hua?"

Zhang Ruoshui's face showed a hint of shyness:

"Ah, pretty normal, normal progress..."

"Don't be shy, tell Juan Jie honestly. As someone who's been there, I'll give you some pointers!"

"Mm... actually... ah, how to put it," Zhang Ruoshui's face flushed red, but she couldn't help laughing, "Before coming here, I confessed to Xiao Hua Ge!"

"Ah? So fast?" Du Xiaojuan's expression changed in shock, thinking: Could it be ruined? After all, Zhang Ruoshui and Wang Xiaohua probably haven't developed to that step yet — haste makes waste, you can't eat hot tofu in a rush!

Zhang Ruoshui nodded laughing:

"Yeah, last night, my head got hot, I confessed, and even took the initiative to kiss Xiao Hua Ge. He didn't resist, hehe!"

"Wow!" Du Xiaojuan exclaimed, "Ruoshui, how are you so brave! Is this making it official?"

"Should count as it!" Zhang Ruoshui also felt she was very brave, and felt quite proud of her own bravery.

To tell the truth, if she had to do it again, she probably wouldn't dare take that step.

But last night, for some reason, she was possessed by a sudden impulse and confessed.

"What do you mean 'should count'?" Du Xiaojuan was puzzled, "It either is or it isn't. Tell me honestly — have you and Wang Xiaohua done that?"

Du Xiaojuan gave Zhang Ruoshui a wicked look.