Chapter 217: Back to Creek Village
Time passed quickly, the journey was over, and Du Xinru and Tong Xia came to the door of Xiaoxi Village.
Du Xinru was by the river not far from the village, looking at the village not far away, and did not enter the village for a long time.
"Xinru, what's wrong with you?" Tong Xia looked at Du Xinru's sullen appearance and asked suspiciously.
Du Xinru looked at the familiar houses by the river, as well as the tea plantation that had just been picked.
Everything is still so familiar, she has only been away for a year, and the village has not changed much, which is also normal.
"I'm fine, Xia Xia, you remember what I told you, here, they all know that my husband is dead, and if I go back like this, I will definitely cause criticism." Du Xinru looked at the entrance of the village and said to Tong Xia with a heavy heart.
Tong Xia was also a little embarrassed after knowing what she was thinking, indeed, if Du Xinru went back like this, she would definitely be pointed at by the villagers.
"Xinru, otherwise, you and I should go back to my house, and when the child is born, will you come back alone?" Tong Xia patted Du Xinru's shoulder and said.
"Xia Xia, this is my husband's child, the child's grandmother is here, I can't deprive them of their right to watch the child be born." Du Xinru sighed and said.
Now Tong Xia is even more embarrassed, she doesn't know what to do, what Du Xinru said is indeed reasonable, she is speechless at all.
Little by little, the two of them stood here for a long time with their salutes.
Because this road is the main road at the entrance of the village, people will pass by here from time to time.
They all knew Du Xinru, because when Du Xinru and Fang Yi got married, they only knew about it in several villages that day.
It's a pity that Tong Xia was standing next to Du Xinru, so they only saw a side face, and they couldn't recognize Du Xinru.
The sky gradually darkened, and Du Xinru only moved at this time.
"Tong Xia, let's go into the village!" Du Xinru took some salutes and walked to the village.
Tong Xia was worried about Du Xinru, so she took a mask and covered her face.
Because the sky was dark and Du Xinru was wearing a mask, no one could see who she was.
Du Xinru took Tong Xia all the way to the Fang family compound, the door of the courtyard was open, and Du Xinru took Tong Xia directly in.
When some villagers saw them enter the Fang family's compound, they began to guess the identities of the two of them.
Because it was already dark, Fang Yi's parents had already returned, and candles were lit at home.
"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Du Xinru came to the hall and looked at the people who were eating in the hall and said to them.
The people who were eating stopped when they heard Du Xinru's voice and turned their heads to look at them.
"Hello uncles and aunts, my name is Tong Xia, and I am Xinru's classmate." Tong Xia said with a smile to the people who were eating.
"You...... Are you Xinru? Zhao Ya put down her chopsticks and stood up, looked at Du Xinru and asked.
Du Xinru took off her mask and looked at them with a smile, she hadn't seen them for a year, and they looked a lot older.
Especially Fang Yi's grandmother Li Shu, she is already very old, and she seems to be even older after not seeing him for a year.
"Xinru is back? Good boy, come here, come and show grandma. Li Shu was very happy.
After Fang Yi left, Du Xinru was treated like her own granddaughter, and now in this family, there is no one else for her to worry about except Du Xinru.
Du Xinru hurriedly put down the things in her hand and came to Li Shu.
Li Shu touched Du Xinru's cheeks with trembling hands, her eyes were red, and there were some tears.
"Child, you're back, grandma misses you, but you think about it so much!" Li Shu said a little sadly.
"Grandma, don't be sad, haven't I come back?" Du Xinru took Li Shu's hand and said with some distress.
Because of squatting, Du Xinru felt a little struggling.
Tong Xia was also worried that she had been squatting for too long and her brain was not supplied with enough blood, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help Du Xinru up.
"Please, can you take care of your body and the child in your belly? You've just been squatting like this again after a long journey, don't you think your child is too strong? Tong Xia looked at Du Xinru angrily and said.
Du Xinru smiled a little embarrassedly, but her eyes wandered on Fang Yi's family.
When they heard Tong Xia say that Du Xinru had a child, they were all stunned, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time.
"Xinru, what did she just say?" Zhao Ya looked at Du Xinru in disbelief and asked.
She still remembers Du Xinru back then, her determination, and the words she said back then.
She said that she would never marry again except Fang Yi in her life, and she would never fall in love with another man again.
But now that she's back with a child, she doesn't know what to do.
She didn't want to tie up Du Xinru, she wasn't in a hurry to let Du Xinru find a good family to marry before.
But Du Xinru came back like this, which really disappointed her.
"Okay, Xinru, what about that man? Why didn't he come back with you? Zhao Ya looked outside the courtyard and asked Du Xinru.
"Mom, don't you blame me? I married Fang Yi, but now I am pregnant with another man's child. Du Xinru looked at Zhao Ya very seriously and asked.
In fact, her heart was extremely worried at this time, she didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts, maybe they wanted to kick her out of the door now.
"Xinru, didn't I tell you? No matter what path you plan to take in the future, you are my daughter, even if you want to remarry, you will marry from our Fang family, and we are your maiden family. Zhao Ya took Du Xinru's hand and said to her with a smile.
At this moment, Du Xinru was moved, she knew that Zhao Ya would not blame her, nor would she kick her out of the house.
But what she didn't know was Fang Jie, in fact, he had some reluctance in his heart, but because of Zhao Ya, he didn't dare to say anything.
Not to mention Li Shu, she is a feudal thinker, and she feels that Du Xinru is disgraced by doing this.
It's just that because there are still outsiders, she didn't say anything, but the expression on her face revealed that she was very unhappy now.
"Have you eaten, if not, I'll go make some for you now." Zhao Ya only remembered at this time and hurriedly asked.
"Auntie, we haven't eaten yet, the car is too late, it's good to be able to rush back." Tong Xia smiled and said.
Although she didn't know how the family usually treated Du Xinru, looking at this situation, it seemed that she was still a little tired.
As soon as Zhao Ya heard that they hadn't eaten, she hurriedly walked to the kitchen.
Du Xinru took Tong Xia to move the salute back to her bedroom, and after a simple wash, they came to the living room again.