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“This girl, she looks familiar to me...”
“Isn’t she the girl who married into the Zhang family in Koushan Village two years ago?”
“That’s right, it’s the Zhang family girl. But she has changed so much in just two years…”
“Looking at her rosy complexion, her life in Koushan Village must be pretty good…”
One by one, the villagers of Koushan Village noticed Lin Fan and the two figures. Especially after recognizing Zhang Yan’s identity.
Seeing her current appearance, like a blooming flower, they couldn’t help but start gossiping.
Some of them were filled with astonishment and surprise.
Some were filled with envy.
And some were simply in disbelief. They couldn’t believe that in just two years, Zhang Yan had become a completely different person!
“Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang…”
“Uncle Li, Aunt Chen…”
“Brother Jianjun, sister-in-law…”
As the villagers’ gazes fell upon Zhang Yan and they started to gossip, Zhang Yan, without any hesitation, greeted them one by one.
Seeing Zhang Yan taking the initiative to greet them, the villagers, no matter what their thoughts were, whether it was envy or jealousy, all became extremely enthusiastic at this moment.
After a few words, their gazes couldn’t help but fall upon Lin Fan, scrutinizing him.
Finally, they couldn’t resist asking, “Who is this…”
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Zhang Yan didn’t hide anything, directly and confidently introducing, “This is my man: Lin Fan…”
“Uncles, big brothers, sisters-in-law, you all chat. I’ll go back and take a look…”
Before the villagers could continue gossiping, Zhang Yan politely said to them.
Then, without further delay, she pulled Lin Fan and walked towards their home.
Meanwhile, Lin Fan also smiled and nodded to everyone as a greeting.
Watching the two figures leave, the villagers once again started gossiping.
No matter what these people were thinking in their hearts.
After ten minutes or so, Zhang Yan and Lin Fan arrived at the entrance of a mud-brick courtyard.
In this era, most rural houses were made of mud. Stone houses were rare.
As for those mansions and courtyards, they were all the remnants of the landlords and gentry!
Arriving at the courtyard, Lin Fan and Zhang Yan saw a figure slightly hunched over, working in the courtyard.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yan, who had been filled with resentment, immediately started to tear up.
A few seconds passed before Zhang Yan called out, “Father…”
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“Yan’er…”
Hearing Zhang Yan’s greeting, the figure who was working instantly raised his head, his eyes fixed on Zhang Yan.
For a moment, the old man’s eyes turned red, flashing with complex emotions.
“It’s good you’re back, it’s good you’re back…”
Coming back to his senses, the old man seemed to have let out a sigh of relief, as if he had finally dropped a heavy stone.
He quickly walked to the courtyard, reached out to hug Zhang Yan’s shoulders, and scrutinized her from head to toe.
After a long while, an involuntary smile finally appeared on his old face.
Zhang Yan’s current appearance, even without asking anything, simply by looking at her rosy complexion, he could tell how well she was living!
After his emotions gradually calmed down, his eyes shifted to Lin Fan beside Zhang Yan.
“This is…”
Before Lin Fan could say anything, Zhang Yan directly answered, “This is Lin Fan, your son-in-law…”
“Good, good, good…”
“Quick… let’s go inside and talk…”
Hearing the relationship between Lin Fan and Zhang Yan, the old man didn’t hesitate, pulling the two of them into the courtyard.
“Yanjie, you have a good chat with your father. I’ll put these things away first…”
Entering the courtyard, Lin Fan gestured to Zhang Yan, then took the things in his hands and went straight to the house.
Stepping into the living room, Lin Fan glanced around. Apart from a dilapidated table and a few broken chairs, there was almost no other furniture in the room.
Even in the hall next to it, there were two children dressed in rags, who were too embarrassed to go out.
They seemed to be four or five years old, with pale faces and a yellowish complexion, looking malnourished.
Although Lin Fan knew that Zhang Yan’s family was poor, this scene still made him stunned for a moment.
“I’m your uncle, call me Uncle. Uncle will give you candy…”
Coming into the room, Lin Fan reached out and took a large handful of Da Bai Tu milk candies and handed them to the two children.
Seeing the candies in Lin Fan’s hand, the two children swallowed, but they didn’t reach out.
At this moment, Lin Fan directly peeled a candy each and fed it to their mouths, saying, “Come on… this candy is sweet…”
“Thank, thank you Uncle…”
After tasting the sweetness, the two children, with a trace of timidity, called out to him.
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