Happy Little Farmer
Chapter 438

Chapter 438: Chapter 438

Yang Fan had involuntarily taken a day off this day, for he was too exhausted to keep his shop open for business.

By evening, Bai Mengzhu arrived as promised, bringing dinner for Yang Fan.

It was supposed to be a meal for two, but with Ye Tong there, it clearly wasn’t enough.

Yang Fan then ordered an extra meal from the neighboring restaurant.

After dinner, Yang Fan closed the shop and drove his sister-in-law back to the village on his three-wheeled scooter.

The village office of Shicheng Village was located inside the village, some distance from Yang Fan’s house, but very close to Wu Xuelan’s house—it only took a few minutes to walk there.

Yang Fan drove the three-wheeler directly into the courtyard of the village office and after parking it, he and his sister-in-law went upstairs together.

Wei Juan’s job was now completely official.

She actually had offices both in the town and at the village office.

However, because of Shen Lin, she had been staying at the village office during this period, dealing with the accumulated work.

Ye Tong, familiar with the place, walked straight into Wei Juan’s office, which was open but empty.

"What could she possibly be doing at this time?" Yang Fan asked.

Ye Tong thought for a bit and then said, "She’s probably cooking in the backyard, let’s go and check."

The two of them went downstairs and turned around to the back of the office building.

There, a row of old bungalows once served as the village office.

When the new office building was constructed, these bungalows weren’t demolished and were now being used as a storeroom.

When they circled to the back, they indeed saw Wei Juan cooking in one of the rooms.

The door and windows were all open, allowing a view of Wei Juan as she wielded the cooking spatula.

"Do you want me to step back a bit?" Ye Tong suddenly asked Yang Fan.

Yang Fan felt awkward at once, "Sister-in-law, why would you need to step back? You know everything already..."

He spoke with very little confidence.

"Shall I speak for you?" Ye Tong asked with a teasing smile at the corner of her mouth.

Considering the option, Yang Fan nodded earnestly.

Having his sister-in-law speak on his behalf might yield a better result than if he did it himself.

Although he had been busy with other matters and hadn’t approached Wei Juan lately, he and Wei Juan had actually made their intentions clear to each other long ago.

Today’s main purpose was, in fact, to confirm their relationship.

Therefore, it was better to have his sister-in-law handle it.

"What brings you here?"

While they were talking, Wei Juan suddenly looked over and asked with surprise.

Ye Tong smiled and said, "This silly boy heard that you were busy arranging matchmaking sessions, so he got a bit anxious."

"Um..." Wei Juan paused, glanced shyly at Yang Fan, "I’m not arranging matchmaking for myself but for someone else. What matchmaking would I be doing?"

"Who are you matching for?" Yang Fan asked curiously.

"That’s Zhao Erzhu from our village. He took a liking to Yu Guafu, but he’s too embarrassed to approach her himself, so he came to me for help," Wei Juan said, sneaking a glance at Yang Fan, the sweetness barely hidden in her gaze.

Ye Tong noticed the look, and smiled faintly.

Yang Fan hadn’t expected that something as trivial as this would somehow involve him.

However, he had no serious involvement with Yu Guafu, just one or two minor interactions. If she wanted to pursue marriage, it was good for her, and it wasn’t his place to comment.

"Come in and have a seat," Wei Juan gestured. "The place here is a bit simple, just make do for now. After we eat, we’ll go to the office. Right now, I’m almost the only one in the entire village department, so make yourselves at home."

Normally, there aren’t many people working at the village department; only occasionally does someone come over for a meeting.

No one else, besides Wei Juan, lives at the village department.

Indeed, the village department had become Wei Juan’s own territory now.

Yang Fan and Ye Tong walked into the room.

Though it was an old bungalow, it was well-arranged with a single bed, a small table, several long benches, and apart from the utensils for cooking, that was all there was in the room.

It seemed like everything had been tidied up after Wei Juan had moved in.

Yang Fan was familiar with the village department and knew that, besides the two rooms used as a storage, the others were vacant.

"Why have you even put up a bed here? You don’t rest here at night, do you?" Yang Fan asked in surprise.

"No," Wei Juan said with a laugh, "This kind of bungalow is fairly cool, so I might rest here a bit after lunch, but I still sleep in the office at night."

Yang Fan nodded.

Sleeping in this room was actually quite alright in terms of conditions, but it just wasn’t very safe.

If someone with bad intentions happened to sneak in, Wei Juan would be in trouble.

"You two sit down; I’ll stir-fry a couple more dishes," Wei Juan said enthusiastically.

The arrival of Yang Fan and Ye Tong made her extremely happy, her smile was radiant and bright.

"Don’t bother," Yang Fan stopped Wei Juan’s hospitality, "We’ve eaten already before we came here. You just continue with your things, and we can chat while you cook."

"Are you sure you don’t need anything?" Wei Juan asked.

"No, we’re fine," Ye Tong laughed, "This guy came with a purpose to sleep, eating is a minor matter."

Wei Juan’s cheeks turned red quietly, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about..."

"It’s nothing serious between us two; I know about you and Fanzi... that matter,"

"I wasn’t speaking nonsense, and I don’t mind. If you don’t mind either, I might even join in," Ye Tong spoke slowly.

These words were a challenge for her to say out loud.

Wei Juan suddenly froze.

She stood holding the spatula, disbelievingly looking towards Yang Fan.

Yang Fan nodded, "Do you mind?"

"I..." Wei Juan was flustered, the sudden news had shocked her so much that she forgot about the dish in the pan.

Ye Tong stood up, took the spatula from Wei Juan’s hand, and continued to stir-fry while she said: "Our relationship has become a bit complicated now. I pushed Fanzi to come here today to clear things up; dragging it out isn’t a solution."

"Getting married is definitely complicated. I can overlook it, but if you don’t mind, we can maintain our relationship going forward. However, these are just my one-sided wishes, ultimately, it’s up to you."

This time, it was Yang Fan’s turn to be shocked.

He hadn’t expected his sister-in-law to feel this way; in his eyes, she was always the priority.

Unexpectedly, she was now putting Wei Juan in the first place.

This...

But now Yang Fan couldn’t really say anything. If he disagreed, he would definitely hurt Wei Juan’s feelings.

"Sister-in-law, no, no, no, this, this depends on your opinion!" Wei Juan hastily said.

"What do you mean by my opinion? I am Fanzi’s sister-in-law, and as long as we live in the village, us getting married isn’t realistic. I don’t want to be constantly talked about," Ye Tong said with a smile, "You know, the mouths of the villagers can kill without drawing blood."

"Then we’ll prioritize your decision; I’ll listen to you," Wei Juan said firmly.