After Qin Chuan and his second and eldest brothers finally ate their fill, they went to their parents' house.
They were preparing to take over their parents' duties of entertaining the villagers and let the elders go eat. However, as they approached the house, they heard the chatter of a group of women.
"I'm telling you, Shuren and Cuihua, I've been worrying myself sick over your second son!"
"See, this time I've brought the girls over. Look at this little one, how pretty she is!"
This was a woman's voice.
Then another voice immediately followed.
"What's the use of just being pretty? Look how skinny this girl is, she's got nothing. Unlike the one I brought, she's got a great figure, and that big backside clearly means she's fertile!"
"She'll give your Qin family a whole lineage!"
The room was abuzz with chatter, the atmosphere unusually lively. Other women were also saying similar things, talking about how beautiful so-and-so's daughter was, and if your second son was willing to meet them, they could bring the girls over immediately.
Outside the door, Qin Chuan and his eldest brother Qin Yang, who were about to enter, instinctively glanced at Qin Gang beside them and saw that his face was dark.
The two almost burst out laughing. So, all these women had come early in the morning for Qin Gang's arranged marriage!
This kind of phenomenon was all too common in the countryside, especially now that the old Qin family had suddenly risen and become wealthy. Countless people were secretly keeping an eye on them.
Qin Chuan suddenly felt lucky that he had brought Li Ya back with him this year. Otherwise, he feared he would have been one of them!
Being stared at by countless matchmakers and young girls, wanting to devour him.
"Second brother, why don't you hurry inside? So many people are here to arrange a marriage for you!"
"If you don't go in soon, there might even be a fight inside..."
Qin Chuan said to his second brother, but his expression and tone were full of teasing.
"That's right, second brother. Mom and Dad were worried about your big life event last night. Now is a perfect opportunity. Go in and see which girl you like, and get to know her."
Qin Yang said earnestly, but upon closer inspection, one could see the same teasing in his eyes as Qin Chuan's.
"You two get lost! Go as far away as you can!"
"I'm going outside to play cards!"
Second brother Qin's face turned as black as charcoal. He dropped a sentence and turned to leave, fleeing faster than a rabbit.
Seeing Qin Gang, who was usually fearless, so flustered, Qin Chuan and Qin Yang exchanged glances and chuckled wickedly.
Then they turned back to the kitchen. With the situation in the house, they would be fools to go in.
Back in the kitchen, the two told Wu Yanyan and Li Ya what had happened, which made the two women laugh heartily.
Finally, Wu Yanyan took the dumplings into the house for her parents to eat.
"Sister, shall I take you for a walk outside?"
Qin Chuan said to Li Ya.
"Go where?"
Li Ya's beautiful eyes lit up.
"Uh... just a walk around!"
Qin Chuan said. In reality, there wasn't much to do in the countryside, especially in the winter. There were no fruits or vegetables, and the fields were bare. It was quite boring.
Unlike later generations, when people could stay home with their phones and computers, many could stay indoors for ten days or even half a month.
"Xiao Chuan, we can go hunting!"
At that moment, Wu Yanyan, who had finished delivering the dumplings, came in from the door.
"Have you forgotten? Your eldest brother is a great hunter, his archery is a hundred percent accurate!"
"Last year, you even went with Teacher Yang and your eldest brother!"
"Besides, it's been a long time since I've seen your eldest brother draw his bow and shoot arrows so handsomely. We can all go together!"
Wu Yanyan suggested excitedly.
"Big brother, you can also play with a bow and arrow?"
Li Ya's eyes widened in surprise, full of curiosity.
Qin Yang suddenly coughed forcefully and smiled modestly, "A little bit!"
Then, while Li Ya wasn't paying attention, he glared at his wife.
Earlier, Wu Yanyan had directly called out "Teacher Yang's" name in front of Li Ya, which was a major taboo.
Everyone in the old Qin family knew that Qin Chuan had a past relationship with Teacher Yang Zimo. However, after Teacher Yang stopped teaching in Nanyang Village, they lost contact with her, and they didn't know if they were still in touch.
Thinking about it, Qin Yang quietly glanced at Qin Chuan beside him and found that he was relatively calm.
"Xiao Chuan, let's go hunting then!"
Li Ya grabbed Qin Chuan's arm and acted cute. "I've never experienced what it's like to hunt since I was little!"
Qin Chuan was powerless against Li Ya's coquetry. Most importantly, there was really nothing fun to do back in the village, and he was even less inclined to visit other people's homes.
Since he had taken Teacher Yang to experience the fun of hunting, he certainly couldn't neglect Li Ya.
"Alright, then let's get ready and set off!"
"Sister, these leather shoes of yours are not suitable for the mountain. Do you have any high boots?"
"Yes, they're in my car, I'll go get them!"
Li Ya excitedly grabbed her car keys and ran out quickly. Qin Chuan also returned to his room to change clothes.
"Wife, are you foolish? How could you casually mention Teacher Yang's name in front of Li Ya just now?"
After Li Ya and Qin Chuan had left, Qin Yang immediately reprimanded his wife.
"Have you forgotten that our Xiao Chuan had a relationship with Teacher Yang?"
Wu Yanyan was dazed. She really hadn't noticed that just now; she had just said it casually.
Then she immediately retorted with displeasure, "Teacher Yang is no longer teaching in our village, Xiao Chuan and she probably broke up long ago!"
Unexpectedly, Qin Yang remained silent.
Wu Yanyan's eyes widened in surprise, "What's with that expression? Could it be that our Xiao Chuan is still in contact with Teacher Yang?"
Qin Yang shook his head, "I don't know the specifics, but based on my understanding of Xiao Chuan, Teacher Yang is so beautiful, he definitely wouldn't let go so easily!"
"And for the entire past year, I was almost always by Xiao Chuan's side and didn't notice any signs of sadness from him."
"Coupled with his frequent business trips to the provincial capital, I think it's highly likely that Xiao Chuan hasn't broken off contact with Teacher Yang."
Qin Yang displayed a meticulous and experienced mind completely unsuited to his appearance, analyzing things logically and reasonably.
If Qin Chuan were present, he would have been greatly surprised. His eldest brother truly understood him, worthy of being born from the same mother!
Wu Yanyan was startled and subconsciously glanced outside. Just then, Li Ya had retrieved a backpack from the car and ran back into the house excitedly, presumably to change clothes.
"Then... according to what you're saying, our Xiao Chuan is still two-timing?"
Qin Yang hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "I don't know!"
"What I said just now was just a casual deduction, don't take it seriously!"
"However, wife, you must remember, absolutely do not mention Teacher Yang's name in front of Li Ya again, understand?"
Wu Yanyan nodded frantically like a chick pecking at rice.
Now, her little brother-in-law was their family's god of wealth, the most powerful one, and they absolutely could not offend him. Otherwise, they could forget about getting a large sum of money like a hundred thousand yuan.