country bumpkin

Chapter 394 News of Xuanmei

As in previous years, Second Uncle rode his motorcycle tricycle, taking his grandson Tao and Yun Ya to Grandson Hong's house.

Coincidentally, Bai Yan was also there. She had returned to her parents' home yesterday but hadn't gone back and had stayed behind.

Her husband, Lu Teng, was on annual leave and hadn't returned to the factory yet, but he had already gone home. He felt a little uncomfortable staying at his mother-in-law's house all the time.

When Bai Yan saw Yun Ya arrive, she smiled and welcomed her into the bedroom. Yun Ya followed her into the bedroom and found a small baby lying on the bed, sleeping soundly.

The baby would occasionally wiggle his little mouth while sleeping, like he was nursing, which was very cute.

Yun Ya stepped forward and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the baby's face with her finger. It was soft, smooth, and so tender.

Yun Ya looked at the little guy for a while, then withdrew her hand and looked up to ask Bai Yan.

"Sister Bai Yan, is this your child? How many months pregnant are you?"

Yunya heard from her mother that Bai Yan had given birth to a daughter, and her mother-in-law was very angry and wouldn't help her take care of the child.

Bai Yan endured a month of mistreatment during her postpartum period. Her husband was not home when she gave birth. He stayed for a few days after returning home and then left, leaving her in the care of her mother-in-law.

Now that she can go back to her parents' home for a few days, she's not in a hurry to go back.

Bai Yan smiled wryly, "Only four months old, how is it? Isn't she pretty!"

Yun Ya nodded, "Yes, it looks good, it's not only good-looking but also very cute!"

Bai Yan continued with a wry smile, "Little sister, when you look for a husband in the future, you must check what his family is like. Don't be like me, marrying someone without understanding anything."

Yun Ya understood the story and looked at Bai Yan, asking, "Is your mother-in-law bad to you? Doesn't your brother-in-law do anything about it?"

Bai Yan shook her head. "My mother-in-law dislikes that I gave birth to a daughter. My brother-in-law isn't home; he's out working every day. How many times can he really care?"

Yunya said angrily, "Whether it's a boy or a girl isn't something you can decide. She's a real jerk. If it were me, I would definitely make a scene with her and I would never let her get away with it."

Bai Yan was speechless for a moment, and after a long time she said, "Little sister, you are still young and don't understand. Marriage is not just a matter between two people, but a matter between two families."

You can't be like a little girl anymore, doing whatever you want and throwing tantrums whenever you want. You have to consider the child and your future life.

If things get really bad, we daughters-in-law will be the ones who suffer. Never mind, you'll understand when you get married; you can't understand my situation now.

Yun Ya couldn't refute it; she truly couldn't understand Bai Yan's predicament. She could only comfort Bai Yan, "As long as your brother-in-law treats you well, don't think too much about anything else. When the child grows up, someone will be there to support you."

Bai Yan felt a little better when she thought about how, once her child grew up, there would be someone in that family who would stand on the same side as her.

As the two were talking quietly, they heard the sound of a guest arriving outside. It turned out to be an acquaintance, Cao Jianwei, who came to ask Bai Ye to go out and play cards.

Yun Ya stayed in her bedroom and didn't go out. Bai Ye came out of his own bedroom and followed Cao Jianwei.

Bai Yan glanced at Yun Ya's expression and said slowly, "Little sister, Cao Jianwei has a girlfriend, and they're already engaged."

"It was the time you rejected him. A few days later, his neighbor introduced him to someone who happened to be his classmate. They knew each other and quickly got engaged."

Yun Ya felt nothing, only that it all happened too fast. She could only say that Cao Jianwei's feelings for her at the time were too shallow, like the tide, coming and going quickly.

Yun Ya smiled and replied to Bai Yan, "Oh, it's okay, it's good that it's settled. Anyway, early marriage and childbirth are common in your village. In our area, people usually get engaged and married after the age of 23."

After the conversation ended, Yun Ya remembered the question she cared about most and asked, "Sister Bai Yan, do you know anything about Xuan Mei? Has she come back?"

Bai Yan was surprised, "Xuan Mei?"

Then she thought for a moment and said, "I do know a little about that."

Yunya asked anxiously, "How is she? Is she at home now? I want to go to her house to see her?"

Bai Yan sighed and said, "Don't go, she's not home."

Yun Ya grabbed Bai Yan's hand, her voice trembling as she anxiously asked, "What... happened? What... happened to her?"

Bai Yan shook her head, "No, no, what could possibly happen to her? It's all about her boyfriend!"

Yun Ya's mind went blank; a black firework exploded inside her. She was filled with questions and disbelief.

Her anxious gaze fixed on Bai Yan made Bai Yan's face flush. Bai Yan quickly said...

"Here's what happened: Xuanmei started dating someone online, apparently someone she met online. She went to work at the factory where this guy worked, and over time they started dating."

But the man's family is from another province, also from a rural area, and they are even poorer than ours.

Xuanmei's mother definitely disagreed, so she hid her ID card and wouldn't let her go back. She also said she wouldn't let her go out to work anymore.

Xuanmei asked her mother for her ID card, but her mother refused, and the two argued. Xuanmei then went to her older sister's house in anger and didn't return.

Yun Ya was stunned, as if listening to a novel, and didn't come to her senses for a while before she reacted. Then she asked Bai Yan, "Then... how did you know so much about it?"

Bai Yan replied, "I heard it from your aunt. The mother and daughter had a fight that day, and your aunt went to see what was going on. Many people in the village know about it now, and it's spread all over the place. I bet half the village knows about it."

Yunya didn't say anything more, feeling very disappointed. It turned out that when she said she was going out to work, she was actually going to see that online friend and even started dating him.

The more Yunya thought about it, the sadder she became. She felt that perhaps Xuanmei had never taken her seriously or cared about her.

So, was she a fool or a joke in Xuanmei's eyes? Yunya was angry, disappointed, and desperate.

Even if they were "friends," she couldn't just leave and never contact her again. At this moment, Yunya felt that she was too heartless.

Seeing Yun Ya's distraught appearance, Bai Yan called out suspiciously, "Sister~ Sister~".

Yunya didn't answer, as if she was seriously thinking about something important.

Bai Yan sensed something was wrong, shook Yun Ya's arm, and continued to call out to Yun Ya, "Sister! Yun Ya! Yun Ya! What's wrong with you!"

Yun Ya was woken up by Bai Yan. She pulled herself out of her jumbled thoughts and replied, "Bai... Sister Yan, are you calling me?"

Bai Yan finally heard Yun Ya speak and asked in confusion, "What happened to you just now? Did you remember something? I called you several times, but you didn't answer me. It gave me a fright. I was worried something had happened to you."

Yun Ya couldn't laugh. She didn't want Bai Yan to guess her feelings for Xuan Mei. She pouted and thought of many reasons, but finally said only, "She borrowed 100 yuan from me when she left."

Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. "Oh, it's okay, that's easy. When I meet her, I'll ask her for you. She can't get it away."

Yunya waved her hand, "No, no need."