Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1319 - 1141: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1319: Chapter 1141: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

The Widow Chen’s expression had surprisingly become friendlier, "Then, when you have free time, you should visit their home more often, having a companion to play with isn’t bad, there’s no need to stay tucked away at home all the time."

Before Widow Chen’s eyes floated the tall figure of Xia Ye.

That time, as she passed by the field, she saw Xia Ye wearing only a robe and rolling up his pant legs to pull weeds by the field’s edge. The fiery red sunset reflected on his robust body, and she couldn’t express how pleasing it was to the eye. At that moment, she thought how thrilling it would be to have been favored by such a man.

Unfortunately, Xia Ye was always reluctant to form connections with the village women. Even when Widow Chen gave him flirtatious glances during their occasional meetings, he acted as if he saw nothing. Because of their families’ infrequent interactions, Widow Chen gradually stopped making advances toward Xia Ye. That led her to become involved with Uncle Zhao.

Now, Uncle Zhao was being tightly controlled by Aunt Zhao, not to mention the issue with Axiang. Widow Chen was still angry with Uncle Zhao, especially when he said he was running for village chief and needed to be cautious about his conduct, declaring that he would not see her and it was just that he would not see her, which had left her heartbroken for quite some time.

Now that Axiang was playing with Xia Dabao, wouldn’t their families be able to interact more in the future?

Axiang only saw Widow Chen smiling cheerfully, oblivious to what she was thinking and simply rolled up her sleeves to help her mother cook.

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Several days later.

Xia Dabao was playing near the village entrance.

She had heard from Lanlan at Aunt Zhao’s house that a dead tree nearby had grown some mushrooms, so she planned to pick some to stir-fry.

However, after searching for a long time, she found nothing and decided to climb a tree to play instead.

She had always liked climbing trees, especially half-lying on a branch, listening to the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops. The rustling sound was extremely comforting to her.

Occasionally, a few villagers passed under the tree, but no one noticed Xia Dabao above. Sometimes, she could even overhear the conversations of the villagers below talking about the crops in the fields or the important matter of their children’s marriages, simply asking, "Have you eaten?"

Xia Dabao was delighted to hear these sounds, which were very simple yet utterly authentic.

She was about to take a nap with her eyes half-closed when she suddenly heard a voice below, "So this is how big Peach Blossom Village is, but how could I find them?"

Xia Dabao, unfamiliar with the voice and noting it wasn’t a local accent, opened her eyes and looked down.

Through the gaps between the branches, she saw a young man standing under the tree, dressed in white with a particularly nice hair band, although his face was not clear.

From out of town?

Xia Dabao initially thought of Long Aixi, but in his letter, Long Aixi had mentioned coming with his father’s former butler, and this person was alone, so it couldn’t be him.

Besides, counting by the traditional age reckoning, Long Aixi would only be fourteen, actually thirteen, and even the tallest thirteen-year-old boys in the village weren’t as tall as him, standing a full head taller than Xia Dabao.

In her imagination, Long Aixi was just a little rascal about her own height.

"Hey, where are you from? Who are you looking for?" Xia Dabao called out from the tree.

Long Aixi looked up, only then discovering someone was in the tree. From below, he could clearly see the lady’s face.

He thought this lady was strikingly attractive, bright eyes and white teeth. Looking at the tree, its trunk was both tall and straight, and the position where she sat was at the top, one would need considerable skill to climb up there.