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“I saw Ayan’s wife washing dishes in the yard before! That big basin must have been for the whole family!”

"I saw them too! I heard that Zhongbao's wife had two maids who came with her as part of her dowry, but why aren't they out working?"

"I know that. Some wealthy families raise their maids to be as pampered as their young mistresses. They would never do such chores!"

"I can't afford to raise them, I can't afford to raise them."

Many women had previously set their sights on Yuzhu and Cuizhu, but after today's events, they all abandoned their schemes. Their gazes towards Lu Huan were now filled with even more pity.

Lu Huan didn't keep any of the things he didn't need, including silks and satins.

Lu Huan specifically picked out the men's undergarments and long robes. These clothes were probably made by the maids in Lu Ruyi's courtyard; she had no intention of giving them to Gao Yan.

After everything was loaded onto the mule cart, Gao Yan went into the house to find Lu Huan and immediately saw a pile of men's clothes on the heated kang in front of her.

Gao Yan's eyes darkened slightly, but he feigned ease and casually asked, "Huan'er, are we setting off now? Are these to be sent to my second brother's place?"

"Yes, but they won't pass through my hands. I plan to take these back with me when I go home for my wedding tomorrow."

Seeing Gao Yan's blank and dumbfounded expression, Lu Huan was in a good mood: "These were all prepared by Lu Ruyi for Gao Zhongbao, and the size is also Gao Zhongbao's. You can't wear them, they're too tall."

I figured that even if I sent it to a pawn shop, it wouldn't be worth much money, but bringing it back to the Lu family would be a different story.

Li certainly wouldn't want the embroidery from Lu Ruyi's courtyard to end up outside!

After hearing her plan, Gao Yan's expression was complicated: "Huan'er, that's your stepmother who raised you for nearly ten years, and your sisters who have been with you for more than ten years. How can you be so decisive, cutting ties so easily without leaving any room for negotiation?"

"You mean I'm cold-blooded and heartless?" Lu Huan's face immediately turned cold.

She originally thought Gao Yan was a good man, and had even begun to consider whether or not to keep him as her husband.

But if he were such a kind-hearted person who would treat others as if they were new friends even if they mistreated him a thousand times, Lu Huan would never allow such a huge hidden danger to exist around him and corrupt his child.

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Gao Yan hurriedly denied it: "No, that's not what I meant! I meant, how did you convince yourself?"

Even though they always treated me like a servant who didn't receive a monthly salary and never gave me a kind look, I still remembered their kindness in raising me and didn't want to hold it against them. But I knew in my heart that it shouldn't be like this, yet I was powerless to change it.

Huan'er, am I really useless?

As Gao Yan finished speaking, he squatted down in pain and pounded the back of his head with his fist.

Lu Huan also knelt on the ground, tightly gripping his fist to prevent him from hurting her.

"All I can say is that Ayan is a very kind person."

"Do you really think that way? Don't you think I'm weak?"

Why would I lie to you? Sincerity is always betrayed. In the end, I chose the wrong person.

I won't think you're weak, but if you get bullied and don't learn your lesson, I'll just think you're stupid.

"So that's how it is!" Gao Yan looked up at Lu Huan, his eyes filled with sorrow. "I can overlook everything else, but this morning not a single person mentioned the tea ceremony you served! They've never treated me like an adopted son. I... my heart aches so much!"

Lu Huan pulled him into her arms: "I know it's hard for you to accept right now, but we have a long future ahead of us, so let's take it slow!"

The villagers outside had been discussing the mule cart for quite a while before the two of them finally walked out of the courtyard hand in hand.

Gao Chengyi sat in front of his mule cart, laughing and joking, "Brother Ayan, if you don't come out soon, it'll be dark!"

Gao Yan punched him on the shoulder and introduced him to Lu Huan: "This is the eldest grandson of my third uncle's family. He used to go out to do odd jobs with me often. You can just call him cousin."

Lu Huan, poised and confident, greeted with a smile, "Cousin Cheng Yi."

The boy, barely a teenager, had never seen such a beautiful woman before, and his ears turned slightly red: "Sister-in-law, you're too kind."

Gao Yan took Lu Huan's hand and gestured for her to sit on the mule cart in front: "Cheng Yi, you follow behind."

Lu Huan, unaware of his ulterior motives, nodded. The two guards from the Prince's residence, to avoid suspicion, sat in Gao Chengyi's mule cart.

Just as the two mule carts left the village entrance, a faint shout could be heard from behind.

Once the mule cart had come to a stop, Gao Yan turned around and asked, "Uncle Chief, why are you out too?"

Chief Gao took a couple of breaths and glared at Gao Yan: "Isn't it all about helping you get your marriage certificate and household registration renewed?"

Lu Huan smiled sweetly at the clan leader: "Thank you for your hard work, clan leader!"

Chief Gao climbed onto the mule cart and sat down next to Gao Yan: "You two should live a good life together, that's all you need to thank me for!"

Lu Huan pretended to be shy, lowered her head and didn't say anything, but Gao Yan was overjoyed and kept scratching his head, completely forgetting about catching the carriage.

"Ayan! It's time to go!"

"Yeah!"

The mule cart suddenly lurched forward a great distance. Luckily, there were several large wooden crates stacked behind the chieftain, otherwise it would have rolled to the back of the cart.

Lu Huan pondered for a moment, then took out two taels of silver from his purse and quietly slipped it into Gao Yan's waist.

Gao Yan drove the car while looking back with a puzzled expression.

Lu Huan gave the clan chief a wink, and he immediately understood, taking out the small ingot of silver and stuffing it into the clan chief's hand.

"Uncle Clan Chief, we'll need to bribe officials when we go to the yamen later, and we can't let you pay for it. Please accept this money!"

Suddenly, a hard object appeared in Chief Gao's palm, causing his hand to tremble and nearly fall off the mule cart.

"You're still so impulsive. You'll be married someday, you can't be like this!"

It goes without saying that the money came from Lu Huan.

But Chief Gao really couldn't refuse. There was no other way; in Gaojia Village, apart from Gao Shangzhi's family and a few other families who were doing relatively well, everyone else was struggling to make ends meet.

His old face hardened, but he didn't refuse and accepted the money: "It shouldn't cost much to make arrangements, so Uncle will keep this for now. The rest will be given to you after the marriage certificate is issued!"

He then remembered something else: "Lu girl, that marriage certificate from before..."

Lu Huan's smile turned somewhat bitter: "I suspect that my stepmother has already bribed the clerk, and the yamen has probably already changed its ways. Clan leader, you can go ahead. If you encounter any trouble, go to the Lu family on Zhuque Street in the west of the city. If my father is not here, you can find Steward Lu or Old Lei."

"Great! I'm relieved to hear that. I've never encountered anything like this before!"

Lu Huan's voice trailed off: "Who says it isn't?"

The next moment, she changed the subject: "Leaving aside the matter of getting into the wrong bridal sedan chair, this year's harvest is also a bit strange!"

"Oh? What did you hear, Lu girl?" The clan chief's interest was piqued when the topic turned to such an important matter as the harvest.

"I just feel that it's particularly cold this year compared to previous years. It's not even the Lower Yuan Festival yet, and I already want to put on a light jacket. I wonder how cold it will be in another month or two!"