Seeing Shi Xiaolan and Wu Xiaoshan both looking endlessly grateful, An Jing couldn’t help but let out a chuckle, "I think you’re thanking the wrong person here. I only mentioned it to Youbao in passing, and ultimately, it was Youbao who rented the land to you. You should really be thanking Youbao."
Shi Xiaolan said, "We’ve already thanked Young Master Wang. If you hadn’t spoken up, we wouldn’t have been able to ask Young Master Wang at all. We truly want to thank you."
Wu Xiaoshan didn’t speak, but he nodded vigorously, indicating that Shi Xiaolan was right and that they indeed needed to thank her.
Ever since Wu Xiaoshan entered the yard, An Jing had been observing his every word and action. If Wu Xiaoshan kept this up, Shi Xiaolan was truly not going to lack good days ahead.
Even though she thought a lot internally, An Jing didn’t show it on her face.
Then Shi Xiaolan added, "There’s another thing. Brother Xiaoshan and I are getting married on the tenth day of the next month. We’ve already had someone pick the date, and the tenth day of the second month is a good day."
An Jing immediately laughed, "So you’re here to invite us to your wedding feast, huh? No problem, the tenth day of the next month, right? My husband and I will definitely be there."
"Mhm." Shi Xiaolan was very happy. The person before her was her best friend. She hadn’t been able to attend her wedding back then, but now, she could make up for that regret.
After chatting casually for a while, Shi Xiaolan and the others left.
And the moment Shi Xiaolan and the others left, An Jing signaled with her eyes for Meng Zhuqing to move out of their line of sight.
With no outsiders in the courtyard, An Jing then ran over to Xiao Changyi, who was making a wooden horse, and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"I like you so much."
"I love you so much."
"How can you be so good to me?"
"How can you be so good to our children?"
"They’re our children; naturally, I should be good to them."
"Can you not keep me in your eyes and heart?"
"I knew it!" An Jing happily nuzzled into Xiao Changyi’s embrace, feeling overwhelmingly fortunate.
Xiao Changyi let her nuzzle against him but kissed the top of her head nonetheless.
Once An Jing had her fill of nuzzling, she let go of Xiao Changyi’s waist so that he could continue working on the wooden horse.
As An Jing walked back to take care of her four children, she said, "Husband, the way you put the wooden horse in the room just now, it made me so happy, no matter how I think about it."
"Husband, you really protect our son."
"Mhm." After a pause, "I protect you even more."
An Jing’s heart instantly turned incredibly sweet. As she sat down beside her four sons, she added, "Xiao Lan and Wu Xiaoshan are getting married on the tenth day of the second month. You’ll accompany me to their wedding feast."
On the tenth day of the second month, Wu Xiaoshan married into Shi Xiaolan’s family.
For Wu Xiaoshan and Shi Xiaolan’s marriage, the entire Jiuping Village came to celebrate, and everyone drank their wedding wine, creating an especially harmonious and joyous scene.
An Jing looked at this scene and couldn’t help but recall the time when she and her husband got married. Back then, everyone was against them, wanting to see their downfall, and nobody came to drink at their wedding feast; instead, there were quite a few who came to mock them.
At that time, it was just her and her husband.
In this very thatched cottage.
The thatched cottage hadn’t changed; it was only the people inside who were different, and the village atmosphere had changed as well. Truly, the ways of the world are unpredictable.
Because An Jing held an official position, at first, everyone was quite restrained, but after having a few glasses of wedding wine, people started to loosen up a bit. Eventually, quite a few even began to act drunk and jovial around An Jing and Xiao Changyi.