Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 113 - 113 Revised 113 A Premonition in the Heart

113: Revised: Chapter 113 A Premonition in the Heart 113: Revised: Chapter 113 A Premonition in the Heart A large fire that had already spread widely was quickly extinguished by the arriving firefighters, much to the villagers’ relief, though it also sparked some gossip.

Since the fire was caused by Wu Dade’s son, compensation would be unavoidable.

But given Wu Dade’s poor circumstances, how could he repay so much grain?

Moreover, the daughters-in-law of the Liu Family are quite tough and assertive; they would definitely demand a lot.

For Wu Dade and his wife, peaceful days seemed out of reach.

Wu Mingming was really a troublesome boy, playing with fire in the wheat field.

Now, his parents were horribly implicated!

Anyone with such a child would certainly feel cursed!

As villagers uninvolved with the matter looked forward to a good show, they found both sides surprisingly silent.

How could such a major issue of burned crops go so quiet so quickly?

With the Liu family daughters-in-law’s unyielding nature, there should have been a big confrontation with the Wu couple.

How had both sides reached an agreement so fast?

After dinner, as the villagers chatted on the street after a day’s work, they learned that Accountant Liu had mediated, resulting in compensation of 750 pounds of wheat per acre.

Although this amount was higher than most household yields, anyone would demand a high price if their wheat was burned.

When did the Liu Family become so agreeable?

With some dubious, others smugly offered an explanation.

Hadn’t Wu Xiaoyu recently saved Accountant Liu’s mother-in-law?

Likely, Accountant Liu was returning the favor by setting an easily acceptable price!

But could the greedy Liu Xizi brothers agree to the price set by Accountant Liu?

They probably wouldn’t take his words seriously!

Yet soon more knowledgeable villagers revealed that Liu Chuanfang was also present, and after he personally expressed his stance, the other Liu family members had no objections!

Why was Liu Chuanfang also so accommodating to Wu Xiaoyu?

This puzzled many villagers, including those of the Liu family!

In a little over a month, the leaders of both Liu Family branches had grown so close to Wu Xiaoyu.

This was exceptionally unusual!

The most perplexed and even fearful of this was the village head, Niu Mansheng.

Apart from the Niu Family, the Liu Family was the largest in the village.

If it hadn’t been for the two slightly disjointed branches of the Liu Family, he couldn’t have held his position as village head for so long.

Now with both branches looking so favorably upon Wu Xiaoyu, this didn’t bode well.

Could it be deliberate on Wu Xiaoyu’s part?

Was he purposefully getting close to Liu Chuanwen and Liu Chuanfang?

Was Wu Xiaoyu eyeing his position?

If that were true, and the Liu family supported Wu Xiaoyu in the next election, he would indeed lose his position.

What should he do?

Niu Mansheng was filled with both anxiety and anger, realizing he now needed to get closer to Liu Chuanwen.

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After dinner, having pondered for a long time, Wu Dade, still led by his son, came to Wu Xiaoyu’s house to borrow some money.

Even at 750 pounds of wheat per acre, they’d still need over twenty thousand yuan, while the family only had a little over six thousand yuan.

Even if the whole family did nothing but save for a year, they couldn’t come up with over twenty thousand yuan.

Though the two families of the Li family were lenient and might allow some delay, the debt to the Liu family couldn’t be postponed.

As he and his son reached Wu Dadan’s house, before he could speak, Aunt Wang Aifeng handed him a stack of cash, saying:

“Here’s ten thousand yuan.

Take it!

Pay back the Liu family first thing tomorrow; we can’t let them look down on us!”

Wu Dade, seeing this, felt a sudden surge of emotion, holding back tears as he said, “Aunt, I’ll repay this money as soon as I can!”

Wu Youliang, sitting nearby, pulled Wu Mingming into his arms, coughed, and said, “If this isn’t enough, just ask for more!”

Despite his hard times, Wu Dade wasn’t foolish.

He knew today’s resolution was due to Wu Xiaoyu’s kindness.

Being helped so materially touched him deeply, causing this grown man to choke up a bit.

Seeing him like this, Wang Aifeng quickly laughed and said, “Alright… it’s not that big of a deal!

Stick with Xiaoyu, and you’ll surely earn some money!”

Wu Dade wiped away the tears from his eyes and said, “Uncle, Aunt, rest assured!

I’ll work hard!”

Seeing this, Wu Youliang couldn’t help but remember his late cousin, who had helped him in his early years.

Although his cousin had been gone for years, and he himself hadn’t been doing well, unable to help Dade much, he now finally had the ability to help and felt a great relief, feeling he had repaid his late cousin’s kindness, bringing tears to his own eyes!

It was precisely to avoid such scenes that Wu Xiaoyu had left early to the mountain.

By this time, having completed a round of training in the Yin Yang Longevity Technique, Wu Xiaoyu called for Dog and went to plant mushrooms deep in the mountains.

The next morning, as Wu Xiaoyu still slept, Wu Dade, full of determination, arrived at the mountain to help Wu Dashan with fetching water and mixing feed.

Wu Dashan, knowing that Wu Dade wanted to help more to repay Wu Xiaoyu for the previous day’s events, did not stop him.

When Wu Xiaoyu led them to gather mushrooms in the mountain, Wu Dade, unlike before, was now vigorous, collecting mushrooms rapidly.

The cousins, understanding he wanted to earn more to repay those family debts, didn’t think much of it.

Since taking an order from Holy Land Hotel, Wu Xiaoyu had sporadically planted mushrooms near the chicken farm.

In the mornings, some older villagers with good physical strength would also come up to gather mushrooms, and Li Yujia often mingled among them with a bamboo basket.

Today, when Li Yueyu came up the mountain, her hands were empty, and she wore new clothes, having dressed up a bit.

As Wu Xiaoyu was about to ask her why she looked that way, he saw her excitedly running over with such vigor that he felt a bit shy and looked around awkwardly.

Li Yujia, running over and panting, said, “Brother Xiaoyu, my sister is coming back today.

Can you take me to town with you?”

Hearing this, Wu Xiaoyu felt very excited.

He hadn’t seen Li Yuqi for more than six months.

But amidst the excitement, there was a hint of melancholy.

If she was coming back, why hadn’t she told him herself?

Over the past months, each time he called, she seemed so busy.

When he sent her messages, her replies were often perfunctory.

Could it be that…