After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 159, Episode 0166: Simple, Unadorned, and Monotonous

"Ah Bin?"

Yu Mengmeng's needle and thread slipped from her hands. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, and then tears fell like pearls from a broken string.

Seeing his wife cry, Li Bin felt as if his heart was being gripped by a giant hand. He didn't care that there were other people in the room and rushed over to hug his wife.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm back. Don't cry, it hurts my heart to see you cry."

"Wow~, Brother Bin, I'm so scared, I'm really scared."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I was wrong. I promise I will never act impulsively again."

"You said it, you made a promise."

"Yes, honey, I promise."

Lin Yuexi's hand holding the book froze. She turned her head blankly to look at the little guy beside her, and their eyes met, just as the little guy was also stunned.

The aunt and niece simultaneously had three questions pop into their minds: Who am I? Where am I? Are we still alive?
These two grown men were standing right there, and these two huddled together were selectively blind to them.

If they were closer to the door, they could have slipped away, but they were sitting further inside. If they wanted to leave, they would have to pass by the young couple, which would be even more awkward.

So the aunt and niece quietly minimized their presence; one continued reading, while the other pretended to sleep on her aunt's lap.

It can only be said that they are indeed aunt and niece who are not related by blood.

After enduring hardships and being reunited for so long, the young couple hugged for a while before finally realizing there were other people in the room. One of them awkwardly looked at the sky and the ground but not at anyone, while the other quickly sat back on the kang (a heated brick bed), picked up the sweater again, and knitted at a rapid pace.

Finally seeing them, Lin Yuexi put away her book, got up and put on her and Xiao Zhaohua's shoes, saying, "Yu Zhiqing, I'm going back now. Don't rush to make the brown sugar cake; we can make it later when we have time."

Li Bin just got back, and the young couple must have endless things to talk about. She's not the kind of person who wouldn't know what's good for her.

She picked up the little one and walked outside, saying, "Hua Hua, say goodbye to your uncles and aunties."

"Goodbye, uncle and aunt."

Little Zhaohua nestled in her aunt's arms, waving obediently at the two of them, looking as cute as a lucky cat.

Although it was awkward, Li Bin didn't forget to be a good host and hurriedly followed behind to see Lin Yuexi off, adding at the end, "Come visit again when you have time."

"Okay, go back now."

Xiao Zhaohua watched silently until Li Bin turned back and disappeared at the entrance of the educated youth settlement. Only then did he say in a soft, coquettish voice, "Auntie, Uncle Li seems to be injured."

Lin Yuexi paused for a moment. Li Bin had limped back. Wasn't his injury quite conspicuous?

If someone else's child had said that, she might have just dismissed it as something a child would say out of curiosity. But since it came from her own child, Lin Yuexi couldn't help but think more deeply about it.

According to Xu Shan, during his time at the farm, Leng Xingshu was often injured due to the special treatment he received. He always pretended to be fine in front of Xiao Zhaohua, but Xiao Zhaohua always found out and could secretly get medicine from other people.

She asked, "Besides his leg, where else is Uncle Li injured?"

Xiao Zhaohua touched her tummy. "I saw Uncle Li secretly touch this spot several times when he was holding Aunt Yu."

Lin Yuexi didn't say anything more, but her expression was somewhat cold and stern.

Now, Leng Xingran and the others who go to work bring their lunch to eat at the fields, leaving only the aunt and niece at home at noon.

Lin Yuexi then prepared a lot of food, making two bowls of clear soup noodles with a fried egg, and lunch was done.

Then the aunt and niece took a nap together. After washing up, they had some pastries and milk. One of them continued to write and draw, while the other sat quietly next to them reading a comic book.

Their lives had always been simple, unpretentious, and monotonous. A peaceful afternoon passed by.

When Ren Yan returned to prepare dinner in the evening, Yu Mengmeng came in with red and swollen eyes and a basket in her hand.

Her expression, as if she had suffered a great injustice, startled Ren Yan, who quickly pulled her into the kitchen. "What's wrong? Did Li Bin bully you?"

The news of Li Bin's return had already spread throughout the entire village, as Gou Dan had told everyone.

There haven't been any fresh melons to eat in the village lately, and when people chat idly, they just keep talking about the same old melons over and over again. Their mouths have gotten so tired of them. But when Li Bin brings up this fresh news, everyone comes to have a taste of something hot.

There are various guesses, but one of them is more widely believed.

A while ago, some people spread rumors that Li Bin didn't want Yu Mengmeng to return to the city by herself. Although not many people believed this, some people still spread the rumor.

Now that Li Bin is back, these rumors have naturally fallen apart.

But then again, the people spreading the rumors probably felt uneasy, and then there was the news that Li Bin had gotten into trouble while he was out, suspected of gambling, and because he lost money, he was now coming back to ask Yu Mengmeng for money back.

Although this is pure speculation, it has the highest credibility because there is a precedent in the village.

There used to be a man named Chen Baogui at the west end of the village. He was a gambler, and it seemed to be in his bones. He loved to gamble since he was a child, and by the time he was a teenager, he had already gambled away all his family's wealth.

His parents thought he was a gambler because no one was controlling him, so they found him a fierce wife.

Then Chen Baogui began a life of being beaten by debt collectors outside and beaten by his wife when he got home.

Even so, he still couldn't quit gambling, and once he even lost his house, wife, and children.

Then his wife took the child and ran away with the debt collectors before they could reach him. The debt collectors chased after them to his house, but when they couldn't find them, they were so angry that they broke both of Old Man Chen's legs.

Not long after, Chen Baogui disappeared without a trace. Rumors circulated in the village that he had been kidnapped by debt collectors and secretly... you know.

Otherwise, how could someone with both legs broken just disappear without a trace?

From then on, Chen Baogui became a symbolic figure in the village for the elders to warn the younger generation not to touch the word "gambling." Even the name Baogui became a taboo, and no one dared to give the younger generation this name, for fear that they would become another Chen Baogui.

Because of the incident where his leg was broken, when people heard that Li Bin's leg seemed to be lame, they quickly felt that the rumor was credible.

Ren Yan didn't believe any of this because she knew the truth about Li Bin's situation and was still happy for Yu Mengmeng, who had finally returned.

But seeing Yu Mengmeng like this, Ren Yan couldn't help but feel a pang of unease. Could it be that Li Bin was bullied in the committee and was taking it out on Yu Mengmeng when he got back?

After all, these kinds of things do happen, and there are quite a few around.

Yu Mengmeng had no idea that Ren Yan had been thinking about so much in such a short time. When Ren Yan asked her, she thought of Li Bin's injuries again and couldn't help but shed tears again.

Ren Yan: "...!!!"

No,
isn't it?
Did she really guess right?
That bastard Li Bin really took his anger out on Yu Mengmeng.
Damn it.

Ren Yan rolled up her sleeves and was about to rush out, saying, "He dares to bully you, you wait, I'll beat him until his face is covered in bruises."

This time, Yu Mengmeng was stunned. Luckily, she managed to pull Ren Yan back just as she was about to rush out of the courtyard.

"No, no, he didn't bully me, I'm just upset."

"He didn't bully you, so why are you upset?"

The person is back, shouldn't we be happy?