Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

A new family had settled in the village, and it was a beautiful young woman. Suddenly, everyone was curious and inquired about her background. It seemed that Li Xiaonuan's words had made Chi Yao see things differently, or perhaps that was exactly what she had always thought.

Before long, news of Chi Yao's background spread throughout the village. And all of those facts were told by Chi Yao herself.

And so, Chi Yao replaced the Li family as the talk of the town in Zhou Village. No one remembered Li Xiaonuan's outdoor peach orchard plan anymore, and no one stared intently at the chili peppers.

Chi Yao and her servant are still living in an inn in the prefectural city and rarely appear in the village. This is because her house has only just started construction.

On this day, Zhou Liufeng appeared in front of Li Xiaonuan without warning, looking exhausted.

"I heard you know that prostitute, and she even came to visit you, didn't she?" Zhou Liufeng's tone was icy and harsh, carrying a suppressed rage.

Looking at Zhou Liufeng's stubble-covered face and his murderous expression, Li Xiaonuan met his sharp gaze and said firmly, "So this is what's causing your distress. Perhaps you and Miss Chi can be each other's cure. As long as you're willing to suppress your anger and hatred and listen carefully to her story."

"I have no mental illness, none at all!" Zhou Liufeng said resolutely, veins bulging on his neck. "People from places like that, no matter how pitiful their background, can never wash away the filth in their hearts. Their deeply ingrained methods of harming others won't change; in fact, they'll become even more ruthless. I'm just here to warn you to be careful. I'm leaving now."

Li Xiaonuan watched Zhou Liufeng's departing figure. His stiff steps and indescribable anger and sorrow deeply stirred Li Xiaonuan's thoughts.

When will that carefree, roguish village bully return?

Grandma Yu was overjoyed to hear that Zhou Liufeng was back. She came to the Li family specifically to tell them. Looking at her relieved smile, Li Xiaonuan really wanted to tell her in person that Zhou Liufeng was actually a mentally unstable young man.

It is said that on that afternoon, Zhou Liufeng went to the village head and clan chief to protest against allowing Chi Yao to settle in Zhou Village.

Unfortunately, the clan chief had gone to the capital. The village head told Zhou Liufeng that the matter of settling down was handled directly by the prefect, and he had no authority to interfere.

The village head's questioning was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Zhou Liufeng. The thought that the prefect himself had personally arranged that woman's affair only fueled his anger. Sure enough, people from that place did have some tricks up their sleeves; they could even get close to the prefect.

It must be said that Zhou Liufei's irrational behavior and prejudice against certain groups of people are actually very difficult to resolve.

After learning of Zhou Liufeng's actions, Li Xiaonuan was nearly driven mad. After all, Chi Yao's settlement was arranged by Wei Yu, which meant it was Prince Jing's will. If Zhou Liufeng were to recklessly harm Chi Yao, he would surely suffer a terrible fate.

How can this conflict be resolved? Li Xiaonuan was extremely distressed.

To prevent Zhou Liufeng from doing anything wrong, Li Xiaonuan decided to have a serious talk with him. At the very least, she needed to dissuade him from targeting Chi Yao. After all, the murderous intent in Zhou Liufeng's words and eyes when he mentioned Chi Yao to Li Xiaonuan was far too obvious.

I really want to know what kind of trauma Zhou Liufeng has endured to harbor such hatred for courtesans. This time, Li Xiaonuan is determined not to back down, no matter what happens. She wants to dig out the dark side of Zhou Liufeng's heart so that she can find the right solution.

Li Xiaonuan chose a time midday. The place she arranged to meet Zhou Liufeng was still the pond on her family's abandoned land. Now, the pond had been cleaned up and the shimmering water could be seen from afar.

Xiao Jun rarely went out with Li Xiaonuan, and he darted across the wasteland like a little sparrow. The area around the pond, except for that patch of rocky shore, was all very clean. Li Xiaonuan wasn't worried about Xiao Jun having any accidents.

It was the same spot she had sat in before. However, the last time she came, the place was still very pristine, untouched by anyone. Now, she noticed that the stones had been rearranged, making it easy to step on.

To make it easier to observe Xiaojun's condition, Li Xiaonuan sat on the highest rock, instead of immersing her feet in the water like last time.

Just as Li Xiaonuan had predicted, Zhou Liufeng appeared precisely at the poolside when the sun was high in the sky. Upon seeing Li Xiaonuan from afar, Zhou Liufeng instinctively intended to turn around and leave.

"Brother Liu Fei, Brother Liu Fei, what brings you here?" Xiao Jun ran excitedly toward Zhou Liu Fei.

That was also arranged by Li Xiaonuan. She had Xiaojun stop Zhou Liufeng from leaving.

Zhou Liufeng hesitated and stopped when Xiaojun called him back. Remembering Li Xiaonuan's instructions, Xiaojun ran over without stopping, grabbed Zhou Liufeng's hand, and pulled him towards the pool.

"Brother Liu Fei, please help Xiao Jun. Xiao Jun wants to eat shrimp. My sister says stir-fried shrimp with chives is delicious. But my sister and I don't know how to catch shrimp. Please come and help us." Xiao Jun had been running for a while and was already panting heavily as he spoke.

Zhou Liufeng looked at Xiaojun, who had a hopeful expression on his face, sighed, picked him up, and walked towards where Li Xiaonuan was sitting. He thought to himself, "Since I can't avoid it, I'll face it."

After putting Xiaojun down, Zhou Liufeng sat down on the rock next to Li Xiaonuan. The old lady and Granny Yu appeared sometime earlier, leading Xiaojun towards the stream. Li Xiaonuan watched the two elders' retreating figures with gratitude, knowing they had taken her words to heart.

“Brother Liu Fei, let’s have an open and honest talk. Don’t hide your worries anymore. I genuinely want to help you, believe me. Look at Granny Yu, how old is she? She’s worried about you all the time. Can’t you think about her feelings?” Li Xiaonuan said bluntly.

Zhou Liufeng suppressed the urge to turn and leave, took a few deep breaths, and said with frustration, "I really want to tell those things, but I just can't bring myself to say them. Every time I think about those things, I can't help but want to kill someone. Little Nuan, am I really that scary?"

Looking at Zhou Liufei's restrained expression, a pang of heartache swept through Li Xiaonuan's heart. She said softly, "Brother Liufei, look at me, see me clearly. Now, those who hurt you are not here."

Under Li Xiaonuan's gentle coaxing, Zhou Liufeng finally relaxed a little. He gazed into Li Xiaonuan's sincere eyes and slowly nodded: "I know they definitely can't be here, because they are no longer in this world."

These words made Li Xiaonuan's heart tighten. She tried to remain calm and asked, "Brother Liu Fei, you wouldn't have... " Li Xiaonuan gestured with her hand across her neck.

Looking at Li Xiaonuan's slightly serious smiling face, Zhou Liufeng suddenly felt like laughing: "What are you thinking, Xiaonuan? Although I hate them, I'm not that absurd. It's just that I feel a little abnormal whenever I think about the harm they've done to me."

In the end, Zhou Liufeng reverted to his usual angry and murderous demeanor. Li Xiaonuan looked into Zhou Liufeng's cold eyes and gave him a friendly smile.

"Brother Liu Fei, look, I'm Xiao Nuan, Li Xiao Nuan." Li Xiao Nuan continued to coax.

After being led astray by Li Xiaonuan, Zhou Liufei's eyes gradually brightened again.