Liu Shiyuan's hometown is located in the western part of Binhai City, in the most remote and backward village of a small county.
Today, both Chu Feifei and Bai Zhiqing had taken the car out, so Jiang Feng didn't have any transportation available and could only accompany Liu Shiyuan by bus to that place called Liu Family Village.
Liu Shiyuan didn't know how many times her eyes welled with tears along the way; her gratitude towards Jiang Feng was beyond words.
Three hours later, the bus arrived at the county bus station.
The two of them took a taxi from outside the station directly to Liu Family Village.
With Jiang Feng accompanying her, Liu Shiyuan felt much less worried.
"Brother Jiang, if my mom and dad see you coming with me, they'll be so happy!" Liu Shiyuan said, looking deeply at Jiang Feng.
The last time Jiang Feng went to the Liu Family, it caused a huge sensation, so much so that no one in that shantytown dared to look down on the Liu Family anymore. Because of Jiang Feng's influence, Pan Haoting even went personally to apologize and offered Pan Family's new medicine.
Now, although Liu Yunping's uremia wasn't cured, the condition had improved significantly, giving the three members of the Liu Family new hope!
Today, with Jiang Feng accompanying Liu Shiyuan back, it's like sending another favor to their family. Liu Shiyuan didn't know how she could ever repay Jiang Feng's great kindness!
"You don't need to say this to me; as a family, we solve difficulties together." Jiang Feng said calmly.
Liu Shiyuan opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say. She lowered her head in silence, her cheeks turning crimson like a fire, her heart fluttering like a deer.
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Liu Shiyuan grew up in Liu Family Village and went to middle school in the county. Later, with her hard work, she got into high school and university in Binhai. To the people of Liu Family Village, she was like a golden phoenix flying out of this little village!
Moreover, she grew up looking as beautiful as a flower, with none of the rustic and common aura of rural women. Instead, she was like a girl from the city, with white, delicate skin and an innocent charm.
When the elderly villagers talked about her, none would forget to give a thumbs up.
At this moment, as Liu Shiyuan brought Jiang Feng back to the village, it naturally caused a sensation, especially since she brought Jiang Feng back with her, which made her even more noticeable.
Walking along the road, Liu Shiyuan greeted familiar villagers politely.
And those villagers, seeing Liu Shiyuan come back looking tall and beautiful as a flower, were also quite surprised: "Shiyan, you're back?"
"Eh, who is this young lad? Is he your boyfriend from the city, Shiyan?"
"The young man looks quite spirited. Are you bringing him back to see your grandparents?" The villagers, always a bit gossipy, marveled and chatted.
Facing these gossipy villagers, Liu Shiyuan's cheeks blushed shyly. She stole a glance at Jiang Feng, unsure of how to clarify.
Jiang Feng was unaffected by their remarks, focusing only on moving forward, regardless of what others said.
Liu Shiyuan slightly misunderstood Jiang Feng's indifference, making her cheeks even redder, her heart filled with a strange sense of being honored. She hurriedly followed Jiang Feng closely like a small bird relying on someone.
Soon, the two arrived at the gate of her grandparents' courtyard, and Liu Shiyuan took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
Previously, her uncle Liu Yunbiao also lived with the elderly couple, but now Liu Yunping had fled to the Southern region due to taking massive illegal loans, leaving no one in charge at home. So, Liu Yunping hurried back with his wife today.
After a few knocks on the door, Wang Xiumei came to answer, but was cautious and asked from a distance before opening the door: "Who is it?"
"Mom, it's me. Open the door quickly!"
Reassured by her daughter's voice, she finally dared to come over and open the door, saying, "Shiyan, why did you come back too?"
"I was worried about you, dad, and grandparents, so I took leave!" Liu Shiyuan said.
"Oh..." Given such a big incident at home, having another person back to help make decisions was good, especially since their daughter was a university student.
Wang Xiumei nodded. Suddenly, she noticed Jiang Feng was also by her daughter's side and exclaimed with joy, "Xiao Jiang, you came too?"
In her mind, her daughter must have confirmed a relationship with Jiang Feng, bringing him back as her boyfriend. Why else would they come to the hometown together?
"I heard from Shiyan that there was some trouble at home, and since I'm free, I thought I'd come by and see. I hope it's not inconvenient?" Jiang Feng said politely.
"It's not inconvenient at all. We're glad you can come to our home!" Wang Xiumei was extremely excited. Ever since the previous incident, she had already regarded Jiang Feng as a prospective son-in-law. Now that Jiang Feng was willing to come to the hometown with her daughter, it showed he didn't see the family as outsiders, so why would Wang Xiumei oppose it?
"Auntie, what's the situation at home now?"
"Sigh, it's a long story!"
"Shiyan's little uncle owes people a lot of money and ran away, leaving the elderly couple all alone at home. Her father and I were afraid the debt collectors would come and wouldn't stop until the elderly were exhausted, so we rushed back!" Mentioning the irresponsible little uncle, Wang Xiumei spoke with both anger and helplessness.
"Don't worry, Auntie. Since I'm here, I'll help brainstorm some ideas with you." Jiang Feng said.
"Great, great, thank you, Xiao Jiang! Both of you come in quickly. Our family is rather poor, so please don't mind." Wang Xiumei said a little embarrassedly.
"It's no problem." Jiang Feng shook his head and entered the old Liu Family yard with Liu Shiyuan.
The old courtyard seemed quite aged, with a few dilapidated large tile-roofed houses in the center and a western room storing farm equipment that was already in disrepair, seemingly ready to collapse at any moment.
The main hall of the large tile house was also shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere. Grandpa Liu and Grandma Liu had been worried and sighing ever since they learned about their irresponsible youngest son running away with debts.
The elderly couple, Liu Grandpa and Grandma, had no savings and couldn't cover the huge hole left by their unreliable son. At this moment, besides worrying, they couldn't do anything.
Moreover, the creditors had threatened that if the Liu Family couldn't repay the money by today, they would demolish the old house, forcing the whole Liu Family to beg on the streets!