Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 785: Marriage of Sorrow (2)_1

Chapter 785: Chapter 785: Marriage of Sorrow (2)_1

Lixiu paused in her chopping and said calmly, "There’s nothing amiss, you’re just overthinking it."

Despite her words, her heart was filled with joy for Mo Yan! A gentleman stays clear of the kitchen, yet a man entering the kitchen just to steal a few more glances at a lady must be smitten!

Upon hearing this, Liyan looked at Xiao Ruiyuan with suspicion, certain that she wasn’t overthinking.

Among them, Liu Tinglan was the most shocked. As a person with firsthand experience, she knew exactly what those blatant stares meant. But, could someone please tell her when Big Ice Cube had set his sights on her dear Sister Lan? Should she warn Yanyan now to be cautious? If Yanyan were unfortunate enough to fall into Big Ice Cube’s hands, his stone-cold visage alone would be enough to freeze someone to death!

"Sister Lan, quickly add more wood and get the fire roaring!" Mo Yan said while adding chopped green onions and ginger to the pot as the sizzling sound inside grew fainter.

Seeing Liu Tinglan unresponsive, Mo Yan looked up in confusion and caught sight of Xiao Ruiyuan standing at the doorway, and exclaimed in surprise, "Why didn’t you go to the fields?"

"Cousin asked me to stay back and check the carriage!" Xiao Ruiyuan’s lips curved into a smile as he eagerly took the chance to curry favor with the object of his affections in front of his cousin.

"Ah, the Crown Prince is really... really such a good brother!" Mo Yan said with a mix of laughter and tears, forcing a compliment despite her conscience. Her father would surely see through this little trick, only she wondered whose account this would be added to!

What should have been a normal conversation left Liu Tinglan utterly dumbfounded! This familiarity, this natural ease between them, what exactly was going on? Could it be that there was mutual affection between these two?

Liu Tinglan was an honest girl. Once she had doubts, unless it was something completely mysterious, she had to get to the bottom of it.

After Mo Yan finished cooking a few main dishes and Lixiu took over the stove, Liu Tinglan hurriedly grabbed Mo Yan’s wrist and quickly left the kitchen. On her way past Xiao Ruiyuan, she threw him a warning glare, meaning he was not allowed to follow.

Xiao Ruiyuan took no offense and did not follow; even without listening, he could guess what they might talk about.

However, Liu Tinglan was quite loud, and words like "Big Ice Cube is unsuitable," "unromantic," and "just break it off" drifted with the wind into Xiao Ruiyuan’s ears, making his face grow darker as he listened. On one hand, he felt these evaluations were unfair; on the other, he reflected on whether he truly had these flaws, genuinely discovering areas for self-improvement.

In the corner, after some questioning, Liu Tinglan finally confirmed her suspicions and looked at Mo Yan with heartache, shaking her shoulders as she said, "You disloyal thing, I considered you my close sister and told you everything. And you, you’ve kept this from me so tightly! If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, how much longer would you have kept it from me?"

"Eh, Sister Lan, stay calm, please!" Mo Yan felt dizzy from being shaken. "It’s not that I deliberately kept it from you. I haven’t told my dad about this matter beforehand, and since I didn’t know what the outcome would be, I didn’t tell you either!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Tinglan stopped her assault on Mo Yan and asked with shining eyes, "So does that mean Uncle Mo knows now and has agreed to your affair?"

Mo Yan shook her head, then nodded, "My dad knows, but he hasn’t agreed." Then, she relayed exactly what Mo Qingze had said to her yesterday.

Liu Tinglan nodded in understanding and said, "You’re still young. It would be a surprise if Uncle Mo agreed."

"Maybe..." Mo Yan, who was a young girl with the soul of a grown adult, felt embarrassed. If truth be told, she was actually several years older than Xiao Ruiyuan!