The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man

He shook his head, “You first.”

She thought about it, this man’s name was Li Gui. She wasn’t planning to let him go ahead of her initially, but when she saw the direction he was heading in, he was clearly taking another route. How did he end up following her?

She took a closer look at his gentle and polite face, which seemed to be full of kindness. Judging by the fabric of his clothes, it was much better than what the average villager wore.

His skin was quite fair too, indicating that he didn’t often do farm work. He probably belonged to a rich household in the village.

She didn’t dislike him. This was the third time she had seen him, and not once did his eyes show any disgust. His gaze was as if she was a normal person.

She felt that his gaze was not like some people in the village who would ridicule and despise her when they saw her.

However, she didn’t think much of it. This man probably just had a good heart; there was no way he could be attracted to her.

She shrugged her shoulders and walked along the river bank.

Li Gui followed her, keeping a distance of three steps behind her.

His eyes were always on her. Her waist-length hair was tied up with a single cloth rope, and her waist was so slender…

He stretched out his palm to see if he could grasp her waist with one hand.

She had such a slender waist, delicate bones, and perfect proportions. It seemed that none of the women in the village had a figure comparable to hers.

Noticing her slender fingers holding the toilet bucket, her skin was much whiter than the last time he saw her.

Although her overall complexion was still a bit yellowish, her skin seemed to be gradually getting paler.

He felt that her figure and demeanor looked better and better, even surpassing that of the wealthy young ladies he had seen before.

He suddenly thought that the Zhu Family really didn’t know a good thing when they saw it. They had actually sold her to the Xiao Family just like that.

The Xiao Family was also quite something, letting her carry the toilet bucket.

Without a doubt, that toilet bucket must belong to the disabled Xiao Qinghe.

It was clear that her life with the Xiao Family wasn’t easy either.

Li Gui felt a surge of indignation and, after thinking for a moment, said, “Su…Qingyue, how about…you follow me instead?”

He felt nervous after saying that.

Although there were people in the fields, they were too far away to hear what he had said.

Li Gui followed her uneasily for a short distance, noticing that she had no reaction at all.

Wouldn’t an ordinary girl at least give a response after hearing something like that? Was it that she didn’t want to, or that she didn’t hear him because his voice was too low?

She was no longer deaf or mute, was she?

For a moment, Li Gui couldn’t figure out Su Qingyue’s thoughts.

Everyone in the village thought Su Qingyue could hear again, but she hadn’t told anyone otherwise. Naturally, she didn’t know what the man behind her had said. When they arrived at the spot where the village women washed their clothes by the river, she saw several people doing laundry. She didn’t feel comfortable going over and washing the toilet bucket directly in front of them.

“Li Gui, why are you with the Xiao Family’s wife?” The unmarried village girl Liu Xiaohong saw the two of them walking one after another and questioned them.

“It just so happened.” Li Gui casually replied, not admitting that he was actually going to the fields but had started following Su Qingyue when he saw her.

Su Qingyue turned around and saw that Li Gui was still behind her. She didn’t pay much attention and walked back about twenty meters, going downstream to the location where the group of women and village girls were washing clothes. She picked up a tree branch, soaked the toilet bucket in the water, and cleaned it with the branch.

With outsiders around, Li Gui didn’t feel it was appropriate to follow her closely. Instead, he pretended to wash his hands by the river.

Auntie Hua from the Hua Family who was washing clothes nearby joked, “Li Gui, did you come to the river just to wash your hands? I didn’t see your hands being dirty. Could it be….” Her eyes darted around for a moment,