CHAPTER 1638: CHAPTER 1460: EPILOGUE

"Aunt Nan Feng, Dabao did all the cooking, I was just helping her watch the fire," Long Aixi didn’t try to take credit.

"Did you both harvest the fish grass together as well?" Nan Feng thought to herself that these two had been alone all morning, and there might be a chance for something to develop between them.

If Xia Dabao truly rejected Long Aixi, she wouldn’t have let him get close to her.

"Yes, Dabao and I harvested the fish grass together. Are you tired, Aunt Nan Feng? Would you like to have some porridge first?"

"Ha, you remember that Aunt Nan Feng and Uncle Ye love to drink porridge," Nan Feng said.

"I have already served it; you can just come and eat."

"Xiao’ai, you are the young master at home. If your parents knew you came here to do these chores, would they think you’re lacking ambition?" Nan Feng asked with a smile.

"Actually, it was my dad’s idea..." Long Aixi began, realizing he had said too much, especially since Xia Dabao was still busy in the kitchen, so he quickly added, "I think so too."

"Ha ha..." Nan Feng and Uncle Ye both laughed.

Uncle Ye said, "This is indeed something Long San came up with. He’s an expert in this area, relentlessly pursuing at first, then not contacting for a year or two, and in the end, it was your mom who went to look for him."

"My dad says that hard work can make up for what one lacks originally," Long Aixi said with a smile.

"Listen to him talk nonsense; your father had no shortcomings. The girls who liked him back then could line up from the Provincial City to the county. There were many ladies in Jianghu who remained unmarried just for him. From the start, he had an aura that ladies found irresistible," Nan Feng praised Long San.

"But my dad said Uncle Ye is the kind of man who could make a girl fall for him at first sight, even if he dressed up as an ugly monster, he could still make Aunt Nan Feng head over heels."

Nan Feng couldn’t help but laugh, "Mainly because Aunt Nan Feng doesn’t care about looks but cares about a person’s heart. Otherwise, how could she possibly fall for your Uncle Ye?"

"My dad said that Aunt Nan Feng was a beauty who had many admirers back in the day; it’s just that Uncle Ye made his move first," Long Aixi continued to compliment Nan Feng.

"Does your dad always go around praising people?" Nan Feng started to feel a bit embarrassed.

"Actually, my dad rarely praises anyone; he praises only you guys."

By this time, Xia Dabao had already served the last bowl of rice. She had been listening to their conversation from the kitchen and couldn’t resist teasing Long Aixi, "You haven’t been seen in two years, and your mouth has gotten smoother."

Long Aixi smiled, "I came with the purpose of courting, so how could I not sweeten my words?"

Nan Feng kicked Uncle Ye under the table, and when he looked at her, she gave him a look that said, "You’ve got some nerve, flirting with your daughter right here."

Uncle Ye didn’t mind, he whispered to Nan Feng, "At least his intentions are clear and he’s not beating around the bush."

To avoid awkwardness, Xia Dabao changed the subject to the rice planting, "Mom, will we finish planting the rice tomorrow?"

"If we start early tomorrow, we should be able to finish. Axian can help with the work now, right, Axian?"

Axian wasn’t as questioning as he was when he was younger, and had become more reserved. He just nodded, but he added, "And Brother Xiao’ai will be helping too."

Xia Dabao said dismissively, "He has never planted rice before; there’s no way he’ll be able to do it. He might just run back when the sun gets too hot and won’t be able to handle the work."

"..." Long Aixi was about to defend himself but held back, simply smiling and saying, "Dabao knows how to use reverse psychology. If you say that, I definitely can’t be lazy tomorrow."

"For such hard farm work, reverse psychology won’t work; it all depends on your own perseverance."

"..." Long Aixi carried on eating calmly.

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