"Mother, please don’t worry, you’re pregnant with a little brother." Li Xiang hastily helped her mother stand up, "Xinxin just gave you a couple of needles..."
"Really?" After a moment of astonishment, Wang Hehua suddenly placed her hands on her lower abdomen, then widened her eyes at Yang Ruxin, "I really..."
"My master has confirmed it, but your pregnancy is still not full term, so you have to be especially careful these next few days, you can’t get agitated, upset, or do any vigorous activity... It’s best to rest more, and then supplement with some..." Yang Ruxin paused, she wanted to say vitamins and folic acid, but then she remembered these people wouldn’t have a clue, so she simply waved her hand, "Later I’ll help you prepare some medicinal food and medicine pills, to ensure you have a healthy and chubby baby..."
"Xinxin." At this moment, Li Zhong wiped away a tear and suddenly knelt down, "You are my benefactor, I..."
"Uncle Zhong," Yang Ruxin exclaimed in fright and quickly stepped back, "what are you doing? You’ll bewitch me. I’ve never thought of you all as outsiders, during our hardships, it was you who helped us, I’ve never considered you an outsider. To tell the truth, you make me feel more kin than my own father, and my relationship with Li Xiang is just like that of real sisters. If you do this, it means you think of me as an outsider, and then I’ll stop caring..."
"I was wrong." Upon hearing this, Li Zhong’s face flushed, and he hurriedly stood up, "Uncle Zhong was wrong." But then he glanced around at the people, "From now on, Xinxin is my Li Zhong’s child, whoever bullies her is going against the Li Family, and as long as I live, I will never agree to that..."
Wang Hehua also felt grateful towards Yang Ruxin, but upon hearing her husband say this, she glanced at Li Xin with a slight worry, considering the Li Family was quite large.
Unexpectedly, Li Xin also smiled and nodded, "Right, Xinxin is also a benefactor of the Li Family, and the Li Family is willing to protect her..."
Wang Hehua breathed a sigh of relief.
"We of the Yang Family have people, we will surely protect her." At this point, the elder uncle walked over with authority, "All you need to do is remember the girl’s kindness."
Li Xin immediately smiled in respect for the elder, whom he highly esteemed, and nodded obediently, "The elder is right."
Yang Ruxin was deeply moved. Although the villagers had much of a small-farmer mindset, when they really cared for a person, they would give their whole heart. So, her belief was the same, one had to be strong to earn respect at any time, and now she was a prime example of that.
"Let’s hurry up and take Hehua back," the elder uncle waved his hand, "and let her rest well."
"Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of mother," Li Xiang quickly and decisively replied, and then followed her father as they escorted her mother back.
"Aunt Xinghua, Aunt Cuíyun, please take care of the meals next," Yang Ruxin called to everyone to continue eating.
"Don’t worry," the two waved their hands, "just go do whatever you need to do."
Xun Hui had been present the whole time, and she had witnessed everything that happened and felt the villagers’ attempts to win favor and their respect. It was beyond what she had dared to imagine before, and now she realized that her daughter truly was remarkable, capable of making everyone like her and feel grateful towards her. Having such a daughter, she... truly couldn’t control her, and at that moment, her emotions were incredibly complex.
"Mother, come and help quickly," Sanni called out.
"Okay..." Xun Hui hastily responded, but just as she turned around, she stopped in her tracks.