Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 192 You are the Magistrate's Son
Everyone remained silent, feeling that Chu Xiu should no longer stay there.

He was the son of the county magistrate, and he was not one of the ordinary people like them.

Li Ruru burst into laughter, and everyone looked at her in surprise.

Chu Xiu asked softly, "Godmother, are you alright?"

He was afraid that Li Ruru was laughing out of anger.

Li Ruru laughed and said, "That's great! You're the magistrate's son. I was just worried about not having a strong backer."

As she spoke, she took Chu Xiu's hand and said, "From now on, you will be our family's pillar of support!"

Chu Xiu was incredulous. He pointed to himself and said, "Huh? Me?"

Peipei reminded her, "Mother, he is the magistrate's son, not the magistrate himself."

Li Ruru: "They're all the same!"

Seeing that everyone was still confused, she explained, "If our family's konjac tofu workshop opens in the future, we will inevitably have to deal with the steward. With the county magistrate's son backing us up, who would dare to bully us?"

Often, people dislike those who use connections or back channels simply because they themselves are not the ones using those connections or back channels.

Li Ruru is a realist; she believes that resources should be utilized.

She paused, then added, "We have powerful backers and support, so everything we do will go smoothly. And..."

She looked at Bai Lu and said, "That little beast Chen Jingang, if he knew that Xiu'er was the county magistrate's son, would he still dare to come and bully you?"

Bai Lu thought about it. Although her family was rich, they had no power.

If the people of Chenjia Village knew Chu Xiu's identity, they would probably treat him with utmost respect. If Chen Jingang dared to be so presumptuous, the entire village would not forgive him.

Peipei said, "Mother, what if... I mean, what if someone even more powerful than the county magistrate bullies us?"

Li Ruru patted her head and looked at Chu Xiu, saying, "Then it will depend on Xiu'er. You should study hard with Teacher Fang and become a high-ranking official in the future."

Chu Xiu was surprised that his godmother not only didn't send him away, but also placed high hopes on him. He said in a deep voice, "I will definitely live up to my godmother's expectations."

Fang Xingzhi was not surprised by Li Ruru's decision to keep Chu Xiu with her; she had always been a selfish person.

For him, teaching is teaching, no matter who he teaches.

What difference is there between educating the crown prince, the son of a county magistrate, and the son of a wealthy merchant?

Fang Xingzhi reacted indifferently to everything, as if the world's prosperity had little to do with him.

He turned around and took out a stack of books from the cave, saying, "These are books I've compiled, with annotations and various notes. Feel free to ask me anything you don't understand."

It wasn't that his attitude had suddenly become more attentive; rather, he had originally intended to give it to him anyway.

Now that Chu Xiu is here and he's awake, we'll just give it to him.

Chu Xiu accepted the gift and bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you, Master."

Bai Lu suddenly remembered something and jumped up, saying, "You're the magistrate's son? You're the magistrate's son! Then wouldn't that mean..."

Isn't he Chu Yu's cousin and Xue's nephew?

Xue and her father even arranged a marriage for them.

Chu Xiu chuckled, "I know what you're thinking. You rejected our marriage proposal a long time ago."

She refused him in front of him.

Chaochao listened quietly, her expression somber.

Bai Lu said, "You're quite the actor, aren't you?"

When he heard her gossip about the county magistrate's son being a spoiled brat, he didn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

He even pretended to be Aunt Li's godson the whole time, and helped her act at the Nie Family Medical Clinic.

I must say, Chu Xiu's acting skills are really good.

Chu Xiu waved his hand: "Let's not talk about the past."

After laughing and joking around for a while, everyone extinguished the candles and went back to sleep.

A faint light shone through the cave entrance, and the rain continued to fall.

Chu Xiu rushed over and whispered, "Chao Chao, you wanted to see me? Is something wrong?"

In the dim light, he could only make out her features vaguely.

Chaochao stuffed the things in her arms into his arms.

"Take these things back with you."

Chu Xiu touched it and asked, "Is this a book?" "Yes, it's your book. I took it from the top of your bookshelf on the day of the flood. I noticed you usually cherish these books, so I brought them here."

He spoke of it so casually, but who knows how dangerous that day was?

If it weren't for Fang Xingzhi, she might not have been able to climb out of the water after falling in.

Chu Xiu quickly said gratefully, "Chao Chao, you're so kind, thank you so much."

He wanted to give her a big hug, but out of politeness, he only patted her shoulder gently.

Even though it was a brief touch, Chaochao trembled all over and froze there for a long time.

She lowered her head, recalling how she had held Chu Xiu's hand and taught him how to make dumplings step by step.

At that time, all she could think about was dumplings; Chu Xiu was completely out of the picture.

What's wrong with her now?
Chaochao touched her slightly flushed face, feeling secretly distressed.

Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a while, Chu Xiu asked with concern, "Chao Chao, what's wrong?"

Why did she suddenly stop talking? Did she feel uncomfortable with him touching her?
Chu Xiu lowered his head in annoyance, finding these so-called courtesies utterly irritating.

After a while, Chaochao took out an exquisite box from her bosom and handed it to Chu Xiu.

"This is the wolf-hair brush you gave me. This gift is too precious; I cannot accept it."

Chu Xiu stammered anxiously, "I... I gave it to you, so it's yours. How... how can you give it back to me?"

“You need these things to study, write, and take exams, but I am a woman and have no need for them.”

Chaochao's initial fondness for reading gradually faded away.

Looking back, she even felt a little ridiculous, wondering why she was pursuing something she couldn't reach.

If something is clearly doomed to fail, it's best not to waste your energy on it.

Chu Xiu didn't understand what was wrong with her. She was fine before he left, but now she was like this.

When he left, she clearly seemed reluctant to let him go, and she even gave him so many things.

But now, her rejection and deliberate distancing are real.

Although he couldn't see her expression clearly, Chu Xiu could sense a sense of distance from her tone.

And that's the last thing he wanted.

He asked nervously, "Chaochao, but my identity is affecting us..."

Chaochao said calmly, "What impact? There's nothing between us to begin with, so how can it have any impact?"

She didn't want to hurt him, but she was also afraid that if she didn't make things clear once, it would become entangled and ruin his future.

Chu Xiu was stunned for a long time before muttering, "Okay, I was overthinking it. I thought..."

He thought Chaochao was different from him, unlike Xiao Wu and Xiao Yishan.

At least most of the time, she was biased towards him and always thought of him first.

It seems he was overthinking everything.

The budding love died before it could even sprout.

Chu Xiu sighed and said, "Take this wolf-hair brush. It's chilly at night, so you should go back quickly and not catch a cold."

Chaochao sniffed and walked away quickly.

Chu Xiu regretted it deeply; he wished he hadn't revealed his identity to everyone today.

Now, his identity has scared away the people he cares about.

He suddenly felt discouraged, lost all interest in anything, and drifted off to sleep in a daze.

The rain continued to fall in the pitch-black night.

While Li Ruru's family was sound asleep, the Chen family members slipped out of the house one by one in the dark.

Chen Dagang and Wang Shuixia arrived at Li Ruru's house first. After walking a few steps, they heard the sound of a cow mooing.

There was also the sound of horses neighing.

Wang Shuixia was overjoyed: "There are cows and horses too!"

The torch in Chen Dagang's hand had been extinguished by the rain. He tried to open his eyes wide, but could only vaguely see two huge black shadows.

He turned to his three sons behind him and said, "Our family is about to become very rich!"

(End of this chapter)