The clucking of chickens and ducks came to an end as the food in Feng Xiaohua’s hands was thrown to the ground.
The whole courtyard was filled with poultry scrambling for food, looking very lively.
Mu Shuangshuang watched her feeding the chickens and ducks, thinking that she would do the same in the future, carrying a tub of chicken feed to raise their family’s thirty-plus chickens in the courtyard.
Mu Shuangshuang kept standing outside the courtyard, observing Feng Xiaohua.
Indeed, she was like her name, resembling a small flower. Though her skin wasn’t particularly fair, it certainly wasn’t dark either, with distinctive features and a delicate oval face that gave off a particularly pleasant feeling.
No wonder her grandmother would say that if Feng Xiaohua became her daughter-in-law, she would be treated like a treasure in the family.
Suitable for both the living room and the kitchen, if she truly became her sixth uncle’s wife, her uncle would be quite lucky.
Having watched for a while, it was inevitable that Mu Shuangshuang got noticed, but fortunately, she hadn’t tried to hide deliberately.
Feng Xiaohua stared at Mu Shuangshuang outside the courtyard. Instead of feeling unfamiliar, she felt particularly familiar, possibly because Mu Shuangshuang looked somewhat similar to Yu Liulang.
"You are...?" Feng Xiaohua asked politely.
"Miss Feng, I’m Shuangshuang, Yu Si Niang’s eldest daughter, Yu Liulang’s niece."
At the mention of Yu Liulang, Feng Xiaohua’s body stiffened, and she gripped the wooden basin in her hands a bit tighter.
She opened the courtyard gate after walking through a bunch of chickens and ducks.
Feng Xiaohua was somewhat flustered with Mu Shuangshuang’s arrival, knowing Yu Si Niang.
Because her status in Yu Liulang’s heart was extremely important, even comparable to that of Luo Xiu’er, who had been gone for ten years.
Now Yu Si Niang hadn’t come, but her daughter had. Why did she come?
With this question in mind, Feng Xiaohua brought Mu Shuangshuang into her room.
Feng Xiaohua’s room was clean and tidy, yet still retained a maiden’s love for beauty. She placed vases in several corners of the room, filled with wildflowers picked up from the mountains.
When the wind blew into the room, it carried a faint fragrance of flowers, smelling very pleasant.
"We don’t have much to eat at home; the only thing worth presenting might be the tea I’ve brewed. I hope you don’t mind." Feng Xiaohua offered Mu Shuangshuang a cup of tea politely.
"Miss Feng, why haven’t I seen Grandpa Feng? Is he not here?" Mu Shuangshuang had looked around when she entered, but there was only Feng Xiaohua in the room.
"My father went out, and he won’t be back for a while. You... can speak directly with me if you have anything to say."
Feng Xiaohua smiled faintly, being of a quiet temperament. Mu Shuangshuang grew increasingly curious about how someone like her could persist in liking her sixth uncle for ten years?
Perhaps love has never been about personality and right or wrong?
"Then I’ll be direct with Miss Feng."
From start to finish, Mu Shuangshuang never called her Sister Feng because she always felt that she might soon change her address to Aunt, so she didn’t want to trouble herself with titles.
"Does Miss Feng still like my sixth uncle?"
With Mu Shuangshuang’s simple remark, Feng Xiaohua’s palm sweated in nervousness. She didn’t dare to look at Mu Shuangshuang, yet wanted to know what she meant, causing beads of sweat to roll from her forehead amidst the tense emotions.
"Miss Feng, don’t be nervous. I mean no harm, just trying to confirm that if you still like my sixth uncle, I’m willing to help you, and him."
Feng Xiaohua’s attitude decided whether Yu Liulang had any chance of being with her.
Feng Xiaohua was great, so great that Mu Shuangshuang felt somewhat unwilling to just let her be with her uncle.
After all, Yu Liulang still had someone in his heart.
"Help him?" Feng Xiaohua was a bit puzzled.
"Yes, my uncle hasn’t been doing well for the past ten years as Miss Feng might know. But what I want to say is he didn’t actually care for Luo Xiu’er as much as imagined."
As Luo Xiu’er’s name was mentioned by Mu Shuangshuang, Feng Xiaohua began to believe Mu Shuangshuang’s words.
She tried hard for ten years, waited for ten years, naturally unwilling to give up so easily.
If there is indeed a possibility to be with Sixth Son, then her ten years of waiting weren’t in vain.
"But even if what you say is right, he still can’t forget, still unwilling to marry me."
"Miss Feng, you’re really wonderful. If I weren’t here to help my uncle, if it were someone else, I would advise you to give up.
Not because you can’t be together, but because it’s unfair to you, my uncle had someone in his heart before, even if no longer loves, that person still exists as a memory."
"I understand everything you said, but I can’t let go; I’ve tried, just can’t let go!"
Ten years ago, Yu Liulang was sixteen, the model youth praised by everyone in the village.
While Feng Xiaohua was just ten years old, at an age when she understood nothing, yet at this age, she almost got bullied if not for Yu Liulang’s intervention; her life would’ve been ruined.
Since then, a seed of affection was planted in Feng Xiaohua’s heart.
Her affection had long turned into an obsession, as long as they could be together, she didn’t care about anything.
"Since that, would you dare act a play with me? I’ll try my best to help my uncle forget Luo Xiu’er."
Mu Shuangshuang had already thought of plans in her mind, sure Yu Liulang would fall for it, now she needed Feng Xiaohua’s cooperation.
"How to act?" Feng Xiaohua became interested, realizing the girl in front of her was entirely different from her, having the light of a rebel in her eyes, distinct from everyone else.
Mu Shuangshuang beckoned Feng Xiaohua with a finger, and Feng Xiaohua came closer, with a few simple sentences outlining the whole plan.
Feng Xiaohua was a bit uneasy: "Will he agree to it?"
"He probably will, the reason I came is that I believe Miss Feng holds some place in my uncle’s heart, otherwise I wouldn’t have come personally.
If it works out, then Miss Feng would become my aunt, but if not..."
"If not, then I, Feng Xiaohua, would remain unmarried for life, he Yu Liulang waits, I can too, he doesn’t marry, and I won’t marry, living life isn’t bad."
Mu Shuangshuang was shocked by Feng Xiaohua’s words and increasingly felt that such a characterful woman ought to be treated well. If she couldn’t help, she would be guilty beyond forgiveness.
After confirming related matters, Mu Shuangshuang prepared to leave, never expecting that Feng Xiaohua would directly grab a hen for her.
"Miss Feng, what’s this for...?"
"The chicken’s not given for free, I know he’s at your place, once the chicken’s brought back, cook an egg for him every day, when he leaves your place, the chicken will be yours."
Mu Shuangshuang frowned slightly, fearing one wouldn’t find a better woman than Feng Xiaohua.
"I’ll thank you for my uncle!"