After the meal was finished, Xiao Changyi cleaned up the dishes and went to wash them by the stove, while An Jing left the kitchen.
Seeing Li Wuyu still holding her face, gazing foolishly at the gate of the courtyard, An Jing couldn’t help but find it amusing, "Wuyu, Youbao won’t come this early. He usually arrives closer to the hour of si. It’s only just reached the hour of chen now."
Li Wuyu, however, smiled and said, "It’ll be soon, it’s just two hours away. Time will pass quickly, and my baby will be here in no time."
An Jing: "..." Two hours is a long time, pal!
Although somewhat speechless, An Jing still quite admired Li Wuyu. As a native of this place, Li Wuyu actually ignored ’the command of the parents and the words of the matchmaker’ and pursued her own love, which was truly commendable.
An Jing took some chicken feed, stood by the chicken coop feeding the chickens, and suggested, "You waiting here for two hours would be less productive than practicing horse stance for the same amount of time. Why not practice while you wait?"
"Great idea!" Li Wuyu immediately got up from her little stool and started practicing the horse stance right in front of the gate.
When Xiao Changyi finished washing the dishes and came out, he saw Li Wuyu practicing horse stance facing the courtyard gate. He then, as if he hadn’t seen Li Wuyu at all, calmly walked over to An Jing and joined her in feeding the chickens.
"Husband, we agreed last year to raise chickens and ducks, but ended up only with a few chickens. This year, we must raise some ducks. Old duck soup is so delicious, and I’ll make it for you to drink."
"Let’s do it tomorrow. Aren’t we going to the county to look at the rice store? On our way back, we’ll pass through the town and can buy some ducklings to raise."
Regardless of what An Jing said, Xiao Changyi had no objections to anything and even responded.
Li Wuyu was originally fixated on the gate, but upon hearing the mundane yet warm conversation between An Jing and Xiao Changyi, she shifted her gaze from the gate to look at An Jing and Xiao Changyi.
With their backs toward her as they stood by the chicken coop, An Jing and Xiao Changyi’s silhouettes looked incredibly well-matched, even though it was just their backs. Li Wuyu felt that they complemented each other indescribably well.
On the way to Hecheng County, Princess Linghe kept telling her that An Jing, as a princess, was not a good match for Prince Xiao Changyi. Initially, Li Wuyu agreed, thinking that An Jing, being a farmer’s girl, was no match for the prestigious King of Eternal Victory. But after meeting them, her opinion completely changed. To her, the couple seemed incredibly well-suited for each other.
Their auras meshed so perfectly, as if they were each born for the other.
The more Li Wuyu looked at An Jing and Xiao Changyi’s silhouettes, the more envious she became, wishing that she and her Youbao could be like them one day.
With this thought, Li Wuyu spoke out, "Master, Master Dad, I’m so envious of you. You two look so loving."
An Jing turned around and smiled, "Wuyu, we’re not just seemingly loving, we truly are loving."
Li Wuyu nodded vigorously in agreement, "Yeah, I hope that Youbao and I can be like you someday."
An Jing was amused, "Aren’t you getting ahead of yourself? You haven’t even won Youbao over yet."
"That’s true..." Li Wuyu’s spirit deflated momentarily, but then she revived with the vigor of a shot of adrenaline, "Master, I will definitely work hard to win over my Youbao!"
Seeing Li Wuyu , An Jing didn’t want to throw cold water on her enthusiasm but inwardly sighed to herself.
Wang Youbao arrived at the quarter-hour of si, and the moment Li Wuyu heard the knock on the door, she immediately stopped practicing the horse stance and ran to open the courtyard gate.