Strong and dignified as a man, he knelt before Miss Yan, making others feel teary-eyed, yet he couldn't stop his significant other from wanting to leave.
An Dafu didn't believe that this kid, by playing the pity card, really thought as he claimed — desperate enough to want to follow him for work.
Keeping him by his side was also an opportunity to observe what kind of mischief he might be plotting.
The next day, An Ning woke up very early.
Holding a bamboo basket, packed it full, and then headed out the door.
At the door, An Dafu and Mrs. Qiu happened to be coming over and asked her, "Where are you going?"
Now that Miss Yan had returned, it was even more inappropriate for An Dafu, a grown man, to visit often, so most of the work had been moved to the farm to be done.
Whenever he came by, Mrs. Qiu was asked to accompany him to avoid gossip.
"I'm going to see Xiaoniu." She hadn't seen him for a few days and had been longing to visit.
