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Wei Pozi, with her mind full of thoughts, hugged Xingxing and went to sleep.

The next morning, while it was still dark, Wei Pozi got up as usual and saw Sufen already bustling about in the yard.

Wei Feng's mother had been gone for over two years, and neither Wei Laosi nor Wei Feng were much good at doing chores, leaving the yard in a mess.

Sufen must have been cleaning for some time; sweat trickled down her forehead, and her damp clothes clung to her body, outlining her figure.

Her chest was her chest, her waist was her waist.

Moreover, Sufen had thick eyebrows and large eyes, was young, and from yesterday’s observation, she was quick-handed and observant, a capable housekeeper.

Wei Pozi really couldn't understand why Sufen would want to marry Wei Laosi.

To put it bluntly, did she see something in his age, or his lack of bathing?

A recent example was Pu, who married Yu Tuozi and was now still in jail!

Chapter 91: Then You Asked the Right Person

"I'll help you clean."

Wei Pozi stepped forward, took a broom, and started sweeping the leaves that had accumulated in the yard into one direction.

Sufen seemed somewhat uneasy and straightened up, "No, no, I can do it myself..."

Wei Pozi ignored Sufen and continued working diligently.

Sufen had been moving the scattered firewood around the yard. Seeing that Wei Pozi wouldn't listen to her, she felt a bit at a loss, but after a while, seeing Wei Pozi still sweeping, she had no choice but to let her be and continued moving the firewood herself.

After Sufen finished gathering the scattered firewood, she glanced over at Wei Pozi and saw that she had already swept the yard clean and was now dismantling the dilapidated chicken coop — a coop that had long been without chickens, so decrepit it couldn't be used anymore, and even burning it would produce too much smoke.

The coop was filled with hardened chicken droppings, accumulated over time, as solid as iron clumps. Sufen felt uneasy again: "I, I can help you..."

"No need. We should keep these droppings... Soak them in water for a while, they might still be useful." Wei Pozi didn't even look up, "You're young, you might not know how to handle this."

Sufen murmured a low "Oh."

She watched for a moment, seeing that Wei Pozi really didn't need her help, and then turned to busy herself with other tasks.

The two of them worked all morning, and the yard looked brand new.

Sufen wiped the sweat from her forehead, wondering if it was just her imagination, but Wei Pozi seemed a bit more friendly towards her.

Wei Pozi didn't stay long. When it was about time to meet Old Xu, she took Xingxing to say goodbye to Wei Laosi.

Wei Laosi was somewhat reluctant to let them go: "Second Sister, who knows when you'll come next. Third Sister married far away, we don't know when the three of us will be able to reunite."

Wei Pozi's expression softened slightly.

This time, she had actually come to ask Wei Laosi if he knew about Wei Feng working as a bouncer in a gambling den.

But since Wei Laosi had found such a young widow as a wife because of Wei Feng, Wei Pozi knew there was no need to ask. Wei Laosi must have known and was willing to accept it.

So Wei Pozi kept quiet.

She knew that speaking up would only make things worse.

"Alright, I'll come see you again when I have time." Wei Pozi waved her hand dismissively, "When you have time, come visit your nephews at my place."

Wei Laosi beamed with delight: "Good, good, good."

Then he seemed to remember something else: "Second Sister, in two months, it will be your brother's grand wedding day. When the time comes, all of you should come over for the celebration."

Hearing Wei Laosi mention this again, Wei Pozi couldn't help but glance at Sufen.

Sufen, with her head bowed and eyes downcast, followed behind Wei Laosi. She didn't even lift her eyebrows at his words.

Wei Pozi couldn't help but mutter to herself.

But then she thought about how Sufen had been busy working alongside her all morning, and Wei Pozi began to feel that she might be overthinking things.

—Would someone who was unwilling to settle down and live here properly put in so much effort to clean?

"Alright, when the time comes, send me a message." Wei Pozi agreed without hesitation.

Seeing this, Wei Laosi knew that at the very least, his second sister was no longer opposed to the marriage, and he was overjoyed.

Wei Pozi and Xingxing climbed onto Old Xu's cart and returned to Nantuo Village.

Upon arriving home, the three daughters-in-law came out to greet Wei Pozi, asking her solicitously about her day.

Wei Pozi first looked at Su Rouer.

In recent days, the Su family had been in turmoil. Although they had managed to secure Su Chengzong's temporary safety by paying some silver, which was a good thing, Wei Pozi could see that Su Rouer had become thoroughly disillusioned with the Su family.

Previously, Su Rouer had been deeply worried about Su Chengzong, unable to sleep for nights on end, her eyes red from lack of rest. Now, after coming to terms with her disappointment in the Su family, she looked somewhat better.

It seemed that after a good night's sleep, she had regained some of her strength and vitality.

Wei Pozi nodded secretly.

She then inquired about Bai Xiaofeng's pregnancy again.

At this, Bai Xiaofeng beamed with joy: "...Mother, I've told you, this one is definitely going to be a little girl, so considerate. She doesn't cause any trouble at all. It's just that she has quite the sweet tooth and always wants fruit."

At this point, she felt a bit embarrassed.

Xingxing, however, became excited: "Auntie, Xingxing has, Xingxing has!"

She held up a small cloth bag, which Wei Laosi had asked Sufen to fill with fruit for Xingxing before they left.

Bai Xiaofeng said, "How can I take food from a little child," but her eyes couldn't help but glance at the bag in Xingxing's hand.

Wei Pozi laughed: "What a good girl!"

She still divided half of the fruit from Xingxing's small cloth bag and gave it to Bai Xiaofeng.

Bai Xiaofeng also felt a bit embarrassed and promised Xingxing: "Your second uncle said he would bring some fruit back... When the time comes, I'll make sure to give our Xingxing more."

Li Chunhua then eagerly told Wei Pozi: "Mother, in a few days, I want to visit that temple again, to fulfill my vow?"