Quick travel: The poor little thing in the period novel strikes back

"I have thought about this. I plan to hire someone to renovate the house after the busy farming season. When I leave, I will leave the money I have saved over the past few years and the money my family has sent to Xiaohua. This way, she will not have to worry about food and clothing, and she will have a place to live. If that doesn't work, I can find a live-in son-in-law."

Fu Sheng saw Zhuang Ze first shook his head with a helpless expression.

"Brother Sheng, Xiaohua is marrying you. Even if you are trying to avoid suspicion, have you ever asked her what she thinks?"

"What kind of people are in the Shi family? As long as you leave, Xiaohua will be a piece of fat meat that can be slaughtered at will. She will be manipulated by the Shi family."

Fu Sheng couldn't help but frown when he heard this.

"Instead of letting Xiaohua stay and suffer from Shi's family's torture, you should make your thoughts clear to her and let her know that you are not truly married and you have no intention of marrying her."

"I think Xiaohua is quite willing to study. If she works hard in the next few months, she might be able to pass the exam to go to the city with us. Then, with the two of us watching over her, no one will dare to bully her."

"Even if she doesn't pass the exam, it would be much better to find her a job in the city where she doesn't have to interact with other people, or to continue studying and wait for the next college entrance examination, rather than leaving her in the village."

Zhuang Ze's words completely woke Fu Sheng up. To be honest, he had never seen the girl before he rescued her. His understanding of her came entirely from what he inquired from the captain after he was forced to marry.

He only wanted to keep a distance from her and let the girl have no worries about food and clothing. He never thought about whether the girl could keep these things after he left, or whether she could accept his arrangement.

"I understand. I will talk to her and make it clear today."

Since Fu Sheng said so, he would definitely do it, but he didn't know that he would regret what he said in the near future.

At noon, Zhuang Ze stayed at Fu Sheng's place to eat. After the meal, he was particularly conscious and stayed to volunteer to take Shi Yan to study.

After all, I have been a teacher in the village primary school for several years. It can be said that it is quite easy to teach someone like Shi Yan who has a basic foundation.

Fu Sheng: "It's almost time, you should go back to the educated youth center."

"Brother Sheng, what are you doing? It's really awkward for a grown man like me to share a room with two educated youths. How about I just eat at your place and I'll give you all my rations."

Fu Sheng: "I didn't do it for you tonight, so you can go back."

As he spoke, Fu Sheng also winked at Zhuang Ze. The meaning was very clear. He had something to say and asked him to step aside.

"Oh! Is that so? Then I'll come back tomorrow and bring my rations over."

"Xiaohua, I'm going to go back first. I'll come back to teach you how to write the questions tomorrow."

Shi Yan also smiled and gestured to Zhuang Ze, saying see you tomorrow, and watched him leave.

Fu Sheng felt a little regretful after seeing this scene. Today was the first time the two met, and the girl was so close to Zhuang Ze. If she came every day, it would be bad if the girl really had any ideas.

"Xiaohua, I have something to tell you. Let's stop learning here today."

After putting all the books in front of the little girl aside, Fu Sheng sat down opposite Shi Yan.

"Xiaohua, from the time I rescued you from the river to now, we have only known each other for half a month, right?"

Shi Yan nodded.

"Actually, I have no plans to start a family in the countryside. To be honest, I have received news from my family that the college entrance examination will be resumed next month, and I plan to return to the city for the exam."

After saying this, Fu Sheng observed the little girl's expression. Sure enough, he saw sadness and confusion in her eyes. He felt very guilty and thought that his past thoughts were indeed ill-considered.

"You are several years younger than me, only 18 years old. In fact, you are not old enough to get married in the city. I treat you like a younger sister. Do you understand what I mean?"

Shi Yan nodded, then lowered her head looking somewhat lonely, but what she was thinking in her heart was that in the original owner's memory, it seemed that the male protagonist had never taken the initiative to talk to her. The only time was before the male protagonist left.

Fu Sheng felt uncomfortable seeing the little girl like this, but he had to say it.

"What I mean is that our marriage is not legally valid, and you are still young, so there are more possibilities in the future."

"If you want, I can recognize you as my sister. I can take you back to the city with me in the future. Whether you want to go to college or find a job in the city, or don't want to do anything, I can protect you."

"But there is only one kind of relationship that is impossible for the two of us, and that is husband and wife, because before I have completed my studies, I have no plans to start a family, and I don't have any romantic feelings for you either."

Fu Sheng felt even worse after saying this and could only sit quietly and wait for the girl's answer.

Shi Yan just lowered her head so that no one could see her expression, and nodded slightly, but from her twitching shoulders it was not difficult to tell that the little girl was crying because of him.

"Xiaohua, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I should have made it clear to you in advance."

Shi Yan had to admit that Fu Sheng was really a very gentle person. She didn't actually want to cry, but her tears kept pouring out.

She knew that this was the remaining consciousness of the original owner. She just wanted to get an explanation from Fu Sheng. It was not that she was not good, but Fu Sheng always regarded her as a younger sister.

Shi Yan waited until her emotions finally calmed down before she raised her head.

He made a gesture towards Fu Sheng, meaning it was okay.

Although Fu Sheng did not understand sign language, he could still understand what the little girl meant from her eyes.

"Xiaohua, during this period before the college entrance examination, you should study with me. After you have learned the knowledge of junior high school, I will start to tutor you in high school courses. Then we can take the college entrance examination together. If we are admitted to the same school, we can also take care of each other, okay?"

Shi Yan nodded.

"Okay, then I'll teach you textbook knowledge and you'll teach me sign language, so that in the future when we're in situations where it's inconvenient to talk, we can still communicate using sign language."

Shi Yan nodded again, then stretched out her hand, clenched her fist, and bent her thumb twice.

Fu Sheng waited quietly for the little girl's explanation.

After Shi Yan withdrew her hand, she immediately took a pen and wrote two words on the paper.

After seeing the words on the paper, Fu Sheng shook his head helplessly.

"I've prepared dinner. I'll serve it. You can take the books back to the house."