Inside the peach grove, Lu Fan and Liu Ruyan sat beneath a peach tree. Liu Ruyan leaned against Lu Fan's shoulder, a look of pure happiness on her face. This, perhaps, was the feeling of being in love.
"Lu Fan! Now that you have money, what do you plan to do?" Liu Ruyan asked softly.
"Naturally, I'll lead the villagers to prosperity," Lu Fan's eyes lit up. He continued, "Ruyan! Since I've interacted with those prominent families, I've realized how limited my perspective was and how vast and wonderful the outside world is. I want to make Twelve Dao Gou Village a world-renowned Twelve Dao Gou Village!"
"Pfft... It'll still be Twelve Dao Gou Village!" Liu Ruyan chuckled.
"Of course! I want everyone to remember Twelve Dao Gou Village, to know about my Bufan brand! Even though it's still Twelve Dao Gou Village, it will be a Twelve Dao Gou Village that everyone envies and looks up to," Lu Fan declared with great spirit.
"Okay! Then I'll help you!" Liu Ruyan looked at Lu Fan with adoration.
"Thank you!" Lu Fan lowered his head, gazing at Liu Ruyan's rosy cheeks and plump lips. He couldn't resist leaning in with his large mouth.
Liu Ruyan closed her eyes slightly and pouted...
Ring, ring... Ring, ring... Suddenly, Liu Ruyan's phone rang.
Liu Ruyan was startled. She glanced at her phone, which displayed Shen Xinyi's name. Immediately, she felt annoyed, as if she suddenly understood why many people prioritized romance over friendship... It truly was because friends like you were so inconvenient!
*Crash...* Liu Ruyan tossed her phone aside and looked up at Lu Fan. "Fan! Let's ignore her and continue..."
*Vroom, vroom...* Suddenly, the sound of a motorcycle approached. Shen Xinyi, riding a motorcycle, charged into the peach grove.
"Liu Ruyan... You... You prioritize romance over friendship! How dare you not answer my calls!" Shen Xinyi stopped her motorcycle, looking at Lu Fan and Liu Ruyan sitting in each other's arms. Liu Ruyan's phone was lying discarded, still ringing incessantly. Shen Xinyi's face turned red with anger.
"Alright, alright! I'll answer..." Liu Ruyan helplessly reached out, picked up her phone, and pressed the answer button. "Hello, Xinyi! Where are you?"
"I'm right in front of you! Hmph! You're still mad at me? We're breaking off our friendship from now on, I'm never talking to you again!" Shen Xinyi angrily hung up the phone. She dismounted her motorcycle, took off her helmet, and her gaze suddenly fell upon Lu Fan, revealing a complex expression.
"Alright, alright! I was wrong. Let's go back to the village committee," Liu Ruyan said with a helpless sigh, standing up and pulling Shen Xinyi along. It seemed the good times were not to be today.
"Ruyan! Take this back with you!" Lu Fan flipped his wrist, and a bag of fruit suddenly appeared in Liu Ruyan's hand.
*Vroom...* Shen Xinyi rode her motorcycle, with Liu Ruyan on the back, and sped away.
Lu Fan shook his head slightly and also got on his motorcycle, heading home. He had felt something from Shen Xinyi's gaze just now, but he couldn't quite articulate it. Sigh! He decided not to dwell on it.
"Little Fan! Your father and I are going on a trip. Didn't you say we should go out and see the world, and then come back to build the most beautiful house? We're going out to see properly, and when we return, we'll build the house. To help with building the house, your father even bought a new phone, saying he wants to take photos for reference."
As soon as Lu Fan returned, Zhao Rongrong said excitedly.
"That's great! Where are you planning to go? I can help you find a tour group, it'll be safer if you follow a group," Lu Fan said quickly.
"No need, no need! Ruyan has already found one for us!" Zhao Rongrong then lowered her voice. "Little Fan! You and Ruyan... be careful, pay attention to safety, and don't always go to her place to sleep.
When we get back, we'll build the house. Once the house is built, we'll arrange your wedding! Don't be too hasty and get pregnant. She's the village head, and a woman from the city, you can't let the girl lose face!"
"Uh...?" Lu Fan was speechless. How did his mother know about this? It seemed there was no way to explain it.
"Mom! Then you rest first, I'm going to check on the back mountain." Lu Fan made an excuse and quickly escaped.
"Sigh! This child... so disobedient. He's run off again, and it's late at night. What's he going to the back mountain for? He's definitely using it as an excuse to go sleep at Ruyan's place again!" Zhao Rongrong sighed. This child was too unreliable; they really needed to hurry up and build the house and get them married. If something happened before the wedding, it would be so embarrassing to have a big belly.
"Hehe! You're not old, but you're still an old fossil!
What era is this? Let the young people handle their own affairs! The most important thing now is to quickly build the new house," Lu Changfu said calmly from the side.
Lu Fan slipped out of the house and had just arrived near the greenhouse in the back mountain when he frowned slightly and immediately walked towards the greenhouse.
*Swish...* The greenhouse door opened, and Lu Fan was stunned. He saw Wang Yan sitting inside the greenhouse, lost in thought, not even noticing Lu Fan approaching her.
"Sister-in-law Wang Yan? Why are you sitting here so late instead of going home?" Lu Fan asked in surprise.
"Little Fan!?" Wang Yan suddenly saw Lu Fan, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She stood up and threw herself into Lu Fan's arms.
"Don't... Don't do that! Sister-in-law, this isn't right!" Feeling the fragrant embrace, Lu Fan's heart stirred, and a small flame surged upwards, impossible to suppress.
"Lu Fan! Sister-in-law is alone, and I can't sleep when I get home. My mind is filled with you! Little Fan!
Sister-in-law has contracted her peach grove to you, and she's also planting wild vegetables in the fields for you. Now, there's only sister-in-law left, so why don't you contract sister-in-law too!" Wang Yan held Lu Fan tightly, finally having an opportunity for private contact.
"Sister-in-law! This... calm down first. I still need to go into the mountains. How about you go home first!" Lu Fan was somewhat incoherent.
But Wang Yan held onto Lu Fan, refusing to let go.
Lu Fan grew anxious and immediately extended two fingers, gently massaging Wang Yan's acupoint for unconsciousness. After a while, Wang Yan slumped into Lu Fan's arms and fell asleep.
"Sigh! It seems I can only let you sleep here for a while." Lu Fan sighed softly. He wondered if Wang Yan had eaten that snake meat, as her entire being seemed to possess a seductive charm that was hard for men to resist. However, he was already with Liu Ruyan and naturally couldn't do anything to betray her.
He placed Wang Yan on a long bench nearby, prepared for people to rest, closed the greenhouse door, and then Lu Fan turned and entered the mountain.
At Luoyan Sect, inside the cave, Lu Fan once again fought with the twelve stone figures until late into the night. His close-quarters combat skills, the Twelve Forms, were now practiced to perfection. He even felt that the speed of the twelve stone figures was starting to fall behind his own.
*Swish...* The twelve stone figures suddenly retreated to a distance.
Lu Fan was puzzled. He was still there, so why had the stone figures retreated? No matter how he stomped his feet or shouted, the stone figures remained unresponsive.
Seeing that the stone figures had stopped moving, Lu Fan suddenly felt a sense of loss. Would the twelve stone figures no longer serve as his sparring partners?
Suddenly, Lu Fan looked at the stone bricks laid on the ground and felt a sense of surprise. He hadn't noticed it before when he entered each time; these stones were all colored! Could it be that these were all jade...
*Swish...* Lu Fan took out the Spirit Gathering Bottle.
*Buzz... Buzz buzz...* The Spirit Gathering Bottle immediately emitted a strong vibrating sound.
"Holy cow! Did I guess right? The jade is used to pave the ground?" Lu Fan was shocked! The reaction of the Spirit Gathering Bottle proved that these jade stones were not ordinary items. This place was too incredible!