After packing up their stall, the group arrived at the edge of town.
Hu Liang still had to escort Cao Yunyun back to the Cao family's home, so they had to part ways.
This had become their routine. In the morning, Cao Fugui would bring his sister to town before heading off to work. Then, after the Hu family finished their business for the day, Hu Liang would escort her home.
In the countryside, there weren't as many restrictions on engaged couples seeing each other.
Watching the two walk off into the distance, Widow Xie shook her head and sighed. "My sons are all grown up. They know how to care for someone."
Hu Dacheng, pulling the handcart, immediately declared his loyalty. "I care about you the most, Ma!"
Widow Xie, however, was not having it.
"You? You're a good-for-nothing all day long. I don't need you to care for me. You should worry about yourself. You'll have plenty to cry about in the future when you can't find a wife and end up an old bachelor."
