Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1629 - 1451: Epilogue

Chapter 1629: Chapter 1451: Epilogue

At dinnertime.

Nan Feng kept observing Xia Dabao.

She seemed distracted and kept shoveling food into her mouth without picking up a single vegetable.

Nan Feng glanced at Ye Ge, who had also noticed Xia Dabao’s off state, but as it was a young lady’s private thoughts, he felt embarrassed to mention it.

Xia Dabao finished eating quickly, put down her bowl, and said to Nan Feng, "Mom, I’m full. Call me after you’ve finished eating, I’ll do the dishes."

"You don’t need to, if you have something to do, go ahead. I can wash the dishes," Nan Feng replied.

"Then thank you, Mom. Oh, I haven’t spread the fish fodder yet, I’ll go do that now," Xia Dabao said.

"Alrighty."

Xia Dabao carried the fish fodder to the fish pond, scattering it absentmindedly.

She was mainly troubled by her own issues.

She had also heard the villagers discussing her earlier, asking whom she would choose, whether to become a lady in the Capital City or the shopkeeper at the neighboring village’s fruit garden.

When she heard them, she ran away with hurried steps, with everyone assuming she was just shy, but only she knew the anxiety in her heart.

Tian Xiaobei, she had given up on, what can be picked up can be put down.

Tao Shanding was still a consideration, but she feared lacking common ground with him after marriage.

But as a girl grows up, she must eventually marry; staying single for life would attract gossip.

While spreading the fodder, she suddenly felt a gaze on her and when she looked up, she saw Tian Xiaobei across the pond.

They used to meet and chat here when Tian Xiaobei lived with Aunt Zhao Er, and back then, she talked with him about everything, sometimes even Zhao Datu would join them.

Wasn’t that a lovely memory?

"Dabao?" Tian Xiaobei called from the other side.

Xia Dabao finished spreading the rest of the fish fodder, gathered her basket, and walked away without a glance at Tian Xiaobei.

"Dabao, if you don’t believe me, you can ask around in the Imperial Medical Institute in the Capital City. I really only met Pang Yanyan a few times, and after that, I never contacted her again," Tian Xiaobei spoke loudly.

Xia Dabao stopped briefly, then after a while turned around, "Xiaobei, how many times do I have to tell you? It’s not just because of Pang Yanyan that I don’t want to be with you, the main reason is that I simply don’t like you anymore. Since your parents opposed us, I started to dislike you. After thinking it over, I realized that I only started hanging out with you out of pity, and that time you were heading to the Capital City, I didn’t even cry."

"..." Tian Xiaobei wanted to say more, but Xia Dabao had already run back inside the house.

...

In the early morning.

Xia Dabao got up early as usual.

Seeing Nan Feng preparing to cook sliced sweet potatoes, she hurried over to help.

Nan Feng looked up at Xia Dabao and, noticing her dark circles, couldn’t help but ask, "Didn’t sleep well last night?"

"There was a mosquito that flew into the net last night, fought with it all night," Xia Dabao lied.

Nan Feng chuckled, "Don’t lie to your mother. Aunt Zhao Er told me all about yesterday, how Tao Shanding and Tian Xiaobei both showed up while you were cutting fish grass by the river in the morning, and they even got into a quarrel over you, almost coming to blows, right?"

"Mom, you’re listening to the villagers gossip too."

"Having suitors is a good thing, so which one are you planning to choose?" Nan Feng asked.

"Mom, what suitors, those are rotten Peach Blossoms. Now even you’re making fun of me," Xia Dabao said, clearly upset.