Chapter 84 : Change of Mind

Yang Damei saw it and immediately went over to stop him, “Dandan, put it down quickly. Just take a piece to taste, but don’t eat it all at once.”

“No, I want more, I want more,” the little boy, Dandan, said as he lay on the ground, rolling around.

Yang Damei had no choice but to give him a piece of dessert and two candies, and then the boy, Dandan, got up from the ground.

The little girl stood at the door, sucking her dirty fingers, and said, “Mom, I want some candy too.”

Yang Damei glared at her and scolded, “Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating. You’re so old, but you don’t do any work. You just want to eat. I wonder if you’ll ever get married in the future.”

The little girl, who didn’t get any candy and had been scolded, sat down sobbing, looking at her brother eating snacks with envy in her eyes.

Yang Damei took the snacks and candies to the inner room and put them away. She then yelled at the little girl standing at the door, “What are you doing standing there? Go light the fire!”

Gu Fangxun watched all of this quietly and sighed in his heart.

How could a tough guy like Xu Fan marry such a wife?

Looking at his nephew and niece, who were hugging his legs tightly, he gently patted their heads.

I’ve changed my mind and no longer plan to keep Chenchen and An an here anymore.

But now that I’m here, I still have to meet my comrades.

Xu Fan came back in the afternoon. As soon as he arrived in the village, he heard someone was looking for him.

He hurried back home, and when he saw that it was Gu Fangxun, he was surprised at first, then excitedly shouted, “Fangxun, how did you find this place?”

“I came here to do something, and since I was not far from you, I thought I’d come see you.”

“Alas, after we parted in the capital, I thought it would be difficult for us to meet again in this life.”

Xu Fan patted him on the shoulder and said, “Good brother, stay here for two more days, and let’s have a good talk.”

Before Gu Fangxun could agree, Yang Damei beside him coughed loudly.

Xu Fan immediately narrowed his eyes and looked at her.

Yang Damei shrank her neck in fear and went to the kitchen with a basket of vegetables.

Gu Fangxun pretended not to notice and continued greeting Xu Fan with a smile, “If it weren’t for a mission, I would definitely stay for a few days, but not this time. I’m leaving soon. If it wasn’t on the way, I wouldn’t have turned here.”

Xu Fan frowned and said, “It’s already this late, why are you still leaving? Even if we rush to the county town, there won’t be any cars.”

He suddenly remembered his wife’s attitude just now, cursed her in his heart, and hurriedly explained.

“Your sister-in-law is just like that. Don’t mind her. We’re such good brothers. You saved my life before, and now that you’ve come to my place, you must stay for a few days.”

“Look at what you’re saying. My sister-in-law is very nice. Knowing that I’m your comrade-in-arms, she boiled water and poured tea . She’s very enthusiastic.”

Gu Fangxun smiled and said, “I really do have something to do and need to leave right away. I’ll stay in the county town for one night and go to the city to catch the train tomorrow morning.”

“Well, we have to eat before you leave.” Xu Fan felt a little uncomfortable, not knowing whether he was truly anxious or just angry.

He quickly ordered his wife “Hurry up and kill the chicken and cook.”

Then he turned to Gu Fangxun and said, “After dinner, I’ll drive you to the city in a bullock cart.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Damei came out of the house, shouting, “Dad, there are only two chickens in the house, and we need to keep them for laying eggs for the children. How can we kill them?”

Xu Fan gritted his teeth in anger. If his good brother hadn’t been here, he would have punched her.

Gu Fangxun smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, don’t listen to Xu Fan. Why kill a chicken? Just cook some porridge and eat it.”

He felt a little embarrassed, but it wasn’t easy for him to leave now.

If he left at this time, Xu Fan would definitely be embarrassed.

So he had no choice but to shamelessly stay and eat.

Zhang Damei also knew that she had gone too far. She looked at the man’s livid face, forced a smile, and said

“You’ve come all this way, how can I just give you porridge? I have a few eggs at home, I’ll make you some scrambled eggs.”

Gu Fangxun, not wanting to make Xu Fan feel embarrassed, didn’t refuse and nodded with a smile, “Then I’ll trouble you, sister-in-law.”

At that moment, Jiang Lichen ran out of the house, “Uncle, my sister is awake.”

“Okay, I’ll go pick her up.” Gu Fangxun quickly went to pick up his niece, worried that she might pee on someone else’s bed.

Xu Fan was stunned when he saw the two children, “Fang Xun, who is this child?”

Gu Fangxun helped his niece go to the bathroom before smiling and saying, “She’s my sister’s child.”

“Aren’t you on a mission? Why are you bringing a child with you?”

“It’s not a very important mission. My sister was planning to have the two children stay with relatives for a while, so I brought them here.”

Xu Fan was a bit doubtful after hearing that. What kind of mission required him to go alone with two young children in tow? His sister must have been very trusting.

Xu Fan invited him into the main room and then went to the kitchen to warn Zhang Damei.

“The man who came here is my good brother and my savior. If you dare talk nonsense again, I’ll send you back to your mother’s house tomorrow.”

He glanced at the pot and saw it was mostly filled with sorghum, with only a few grains of rice.

He said gloomily, “Didn’t I ask you to steam the rice? Don’t you understand me?”

“Quickly serve it out, make a new dish, then fry two more plates of eggs. If there aren’t enough, go to your second aunt’s house and borrow some.”

“Fry the bacon, deep-fry some peanuts, and stir-fry more vegetables.”

Zhang Damei didn’t dare say anything more and quickly scooped the sorghum rice from the pot.

As Xu Fan was about to leave, he turned around and whispered, “Stop playing tricks, or you can just go back to your parents’ home and never come back.”

Zhang Damei glared at his back and angrily threw the spatula, but she didn’t dare disobey him.

She quickly prepared one plate of scrambled eggs with green onions and one with chili peppers. Although there weren’t many eggs, it was considered two meat dishes.

Along with a dish of fried bacon with peppers, a plate of fried peanuts, and four vegetarian dishes, the table was quite full.

Gu Fangxun smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, why did you prepare so many dishes? This is too polite.”

Zhang Damei glanced at him and smiled, “Not much, not much, just some home-cooked dishes, don’t mind it.”

After some polite exchanges, they began to eat.

Since they had to travel soon, the meal ended quickly.

Xu Fan stayed for a little while longer, and seeing that Gu Fangxun was determined to leave, he went to the team to get a bullock cart. Together with his older brother, he sent Gu Fangxun to the guesthouse in the city.

Jiang Lichen was happy to see that his uncle didn’t keep them.

He asked quietly, “Uncle, don’t my sister and I live here?”

Although his voice was soft, everyone in the cart heard it.

Gu Fangxun smiled and said, “Uncle has a mission to do, so we won’t stay here. Let’s stay in the city for one night and catch the train tomorrow morning.”

Xu Fan sighed in his heart, knowing that his brother must have had some rift with him this time.

It was all his fault for marrying a wife who didn’t know how to handle things. His brothers came from far away to see him, but not only did he fail to take good care of them, he also made them listen to a lot of sarcastic remarks from his wife.