The only answer the eldest sister-in-law of the Huo family received was the sound of footsteps. People from the Mo family village filed out one after another, each of them quickly following Xiaoli.

Yan Baoyue followed closely in the footsteps of Mo Lengzhou and Lu Zhitao. Everyone thought she was following the village chief and was used to it.

After all, she has been shamelessly chasing the village chief since she was a child, and no one knows that this time she is following Lu Zhitao's footsteps.

Mo Lengzhou was saying something to Lu Zhitao, which made her laugh happily. Her laughter flowed into Yan Baoyue's heart like a clear mountain spring.

She instantly forgot her father's teachings. Since childhood, Yan Baoyue's ears had been lingering with her father's voice, the same sentence over and over again.

"Yue'er, you must study music, chess, calligraphy and painting diligently, and be dignified and virtuous. When you grow up, you will marry the village chief."

That sentence was like an invisible lock, locking up all her desires and preventing her from learning anything.

Her life goal is to please Brother Leng Zhou. However, Brother Leng Zhou sees her as if she were the plague god and tries to stay as far away from her as possible.

In addition, there is a person in the village named Zuo Kexin who is better than her in every way, which makes her look even worse.

While she was running after Brother Leng Zhou, Zuo Kexin was either practicing martial arts or practicing the piano.

As time passed, they all grew up. Zuo Kexin was a man of both literary and martial talents, but she was illiterate.

She wanted to give up pursuing Brother Leng Zhou, but her father said that it was normal for a man to have three or four wives.

Brother Leng Zhou is their master. She has been his since she was born. If Zuo Kexin is outstanding, she will be the big one. If she is not smart, she can only be the small one.

When her father said those words, there was always a serious and determined expression on his face, as if that was her destined path and could not be changed.

In the past, she was either jealous of Zuo Kexin or studying her brother Leng Zhou's preferences.

Ever since meeting Sister Lu, Yan Baoyue felt that her life goals were wrong.

Following Lu Zhitao's footsteps, Yan Baoyue felt a sense of ease she had never felt before.

Before this, every step she took was heavy, reminding her that behind her were her father's expectations, and ahead was the foreseeable future.

She looked up at the vast green field. The radish and cabbage seedlings swayed gently in the breeze, as if telling her of endless possibilities.

Yan Baoyue's heart trembled slightly, as if longing to break free from the heavy restraints.

She was fighting inside, like a wild flower swaying in the wind, struggling to bloom.

At this moment, Lu Zhitao suddenly turned around and asked, "What's your name? What have you been following us for these past two days?"

"Lu...Sister, my name is Yan Baoyue. Can Yue'er call you that?" Yan Baoyue asked with her head slightly lowered.

"No, they all say that you've wanted to marry Leng Zhou since you were a child. I don't like sharing a husband with other women!"

"Yue'er just likes you and wants you to be my sister. I don't want to marry Brother Leng Zhou now."

"Oh! You don't want to marry Mo Lengzhou now? Then can you tell me why you don't want to marry him?"

Lu Zhitao's sharp gaze pierced Yan Baoyue's heart, as if he could see through her inner entanglement.

Yan Baoyue bit her lip slightly. She wanted to tell Miss Lu about her struggle.

However, the words kept swimming on the tip of my tongue like a small fish, and I could never utter them.

"Oh, if you don't want to say it, I guess you think I'm too good and you can't compare to me, so you want to give up?

Or maybe you find Mo Lengzhou too outstanding and you are afraid that you are not worthy of him?

Then let me tell you, you are wrong. In fact, you are also very good, but Mo Lengzhou just happens not to like you."

"Really...really? Am I really that good?" Yan Baoyue asked uncertainly, but a warm feeling surged in her heart.

"Yes, you are very beautiful, and you don't have any bad intentions. You just like the wrong person. It's not your fault, and it doesn't mean you are not good enough."

"They all say that I am not as good as Zuo Kexin. I am not as pretty as her, and I am not as good as her in literature and martial arts!" Yan Baoyue confided to Lu Zhitao with a bitter face.

"Why do they feel that they are inferior to her? Don't you ask them, is she married to Mo Lengzhou? Or is Mo Lengzhou in love with her?"

"That's right, she is not liked by Brother Leng Zhou just like me, so why is she so proud!" Yan Baoyue smiled and covered her mouth with her hands as she suddenly realized something.

In fact, she really wanted to be like Miss Xiaoli and laugh out loud at any time.

She knew that the free and easy attitude of Sister Lu and Miss Xiaoli was what she had always longed for.

But she didn't know how to face the heavy responsibility her father mentioned, so she was always in pain and depressed.

Now that she has Sister Lu, she no longer needs to bear the responsibility of continuing the family line for the village chief. How can she not be happy?

The surrounding scenery blurred in her sight, only Lu Zhitao's figure became clearer.

Seeing the little girl's eyes full of tears, Lu Zhitao couldn't help but give Mo Lengzhou a blank look: Look at all the peach blossoms you've attracted?

"Tao'er, don't think too much. I don't like anyone. In my eyes, they are just my villagers." Mo Lengzhou grabbed Lu Zhitao's hand and explained.

"Haha, Sister Lu, Yue'er likes you." Yan Baoyue said with a tearful smile.

Lu Zhitao hugged Mo Lengzhou's arm as if frightened and emphasized: "Yan Baoyue, right? You must not like me. I like men."

"Yan Baoyue, what nonsense are you talking about? Tao'er is mine, you can't like her." Mo Lengzhou warned fiercely.

"Haha, Yue'er knows that Sister Lu likes Brother Leng Zhou, you don't need to emphasize it anymore!"

Seeing Yan Baoyue looking at her with tearful eyes wide open, Lu Zhitao asked in surprise, "Ah! Don't you understand?"

"I understand. Sister Lu likes Brother Leng Zhou." Yan Baoyue said with affirmative eyes.

"May God strike me to death... Cover my mouth... Cover my mouth..." Lu Zhitao muttered to herself before Mo Lengzhou covered her mouth.

"Tao'er, don't shout to God casually, he will hear you." Mo Lengzhou's tone was more serious than ever.

"Oh, it's all my fault. I actually thought badly of a child's words!"

"Tao'er is right. It's Yan Baoyue who is too stupid and can't speak. Well, she is just a silly child." Mo Lengzhou said flatteringly.

"..."

Yan Baoyue watched the two of them flirting and bringing her along. She was just a little bit worse than Zuo Kexin, so how could she be stupid!

She mustered up the courage to defend herself, "Brother Leng Zhou, Sister Lu said I'm very good, you can't scold me."

"Haha... yes, Yue'er is the best girl, and Mo Lengzhou can't bully you. You can call me sister-in-law from now on." Lu Zhitao said with a smile.

She doesn't want to be a sister. The shadow of having a younger sister in her previous life is still lingering.

"Sister-in-law is right. I call Leng Zhou brother, so I should call you sister-in-law." Yan Baoyue said seriously.

At this moment, she seemed to see a fork in the road in the future. On one side were her father's expectations, and on the other side were her own deepest desires.

She secretly decided in her heart that perhaps she should be braver and pursue her truer self.

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