In the next few days, Wang Gang and Xu Hongdou always went out as a couple. Together they went boating on the Erhai Lake, climbed Cangshan Mountain, and went on wild outings in the countryside.
The villagers in Yunmiao Village saw the two of them always pointing fingers in the dark, and their rumors became more and more intense.
Lin Na and Damai were happy to see the success, Hu Youyu dropped his feet and nodded, and Xie Zhiyao was eclipsed.
Only Mr. Ma remained the same, meditating in the yard all day long and having nothing to do with himself.
Neither Wang Gang nor Xu Hongdou pierced the window paper, they just treated it as a trip with friends, and no one took a step forward.
The two of them completely put aside their relationship between men and women and devoted all their attention to the natural beauty.
However, they did not avoid suspicion. Instead, they were open and generous in front of outsiders, traveling side by side, and sometimes even sleeping in the wild and sleeping under the same tent.
An interesting thing is that a man and a woman were alone for a long night, with a beautiful woman by his side. Wang Gang didn't have any evil thoughts, and he often chatted with Xu Hongdou until late at night.
They seemed to have endless topics to talk about. Sometimes Xu Hongdou would discuss oil painting with Wang Gang, and sometimes Wang Gang would ask Xu Hongdou about interesting things at work.
Sometimes the two of them would chat all night over a movie.
Xu Hongdou may not have realized it herself, but as she interacted with Wang Gang for longer, she began to appreciate this man more and more.
Wang Gang is like a deep pool with no bottom, he always surprises her every day.
Xu Hongdou usually records all the beautiful scenery he sees with his camera and then sends them to the family group.
Xu's father and Xu's mother discovered that as time went by, Wang Gang's figure always appeared in Xu Hongdou's photos. Sometimes it was a back, sometimes it was an arm. Although there was no front face, how could a parent not know what his daughter was thinking?
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After traveling together for half a month, the two finally returned to Yunmiao Village.
It wasn't that Xu Hongdou was tired from playing, but that Wang Gang needed to go back to the capital to attend Sun's wedding and deal with the art exhibition at the same time.
"Do you want to go back to the capital with me?" Wang Gang stepped forward and extended an invitation to Xu Hongdou.
"In what capacity do I accompany you back to the capital?" Xu Hongdou asked a question.
Wang Gang was silent for a while and said, "That's the identity you think of."
Xu Hongdou felt happy, but still shook his head and said, "I don't think you are ready yet."
Wang Gang was silent again.
"I have said before that my man cannot have other women in his heart." Xu Hongdou was proud. Although she fell in love with Wang Gang more and more, there was one thing that she could not care about.
This is also the reason why Xu Hongdou never broke through the layer of paper.
Wang Gang lowered his head and said nothing. It took a long time before he raised his head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't forget the past."
Xu Hongdou's heart trembled, but she still said stubbornly: "I will stay in Yunmiao Village for two more months. If you can't forget it, there is no need for us to meet again."
Wang Gang turned around and left silently, driving out of Yunmiao Village and heading to the airport.
Xu Hongdou did not go to see Wang Gang off, but stayed in the corner of the cafe without talking to anyone.
Lin Na finally couldn't bear her doubts and brought a cup of coffee to Xu Hongdou.
"Why don't you go back with Brother Wang? I can see that you want to accompany Brother Wang."
A tear streaked across Xu Hongdou's cheek. She stubbornly wiped it clean with her hands and said, "I will not share my man with any woman."
Lin Na sighed quietly, sat opposite Xu Hongdou, and said, "Can't you see that the woman in Brother Wang's painting is no longer there, so why do you care about a dead person?"
Xu Hongdou shook his head and said: "She is always there, in his heart!"
Lin Na said speechlessly: "Forget it if you torture me to death. It's really hard for you to fall in love. If the male and female protagonists in Damai's novels were like you, it would have ended long ago."
Xu Hongdou said forcefully: "I'm not fighting with the dead, but I don't want to be someone else's substitute."
"You are just too proud." Lin Na sighed.
"My pride is my final bottom line." Xu Hongdou clenched his fists and convinced himself.
Lin Na shook her head. It was clear to onlookers that she felt that Xu Hongdou was not as proud as she said. There must be other reasons why she did not accept Wang Gang.
The two women faced each other, neither of them speaking, until a mother and daughter walked into the cafe.
"We have guests, I'm going to go and get busy." Lin Na stopped playing the staring game with Xu Hongdou and went to greet the guests.
The mother and daughter walked in. The mother was in her thirties or forties, and the daughter was as big as a small gourd. Judging from the way she was dressed, she did not belong to Yunmiao Village.
After the little girl entered the cafe, she looked around curiously. When she saw Xu Hongdou's back, she pulled her mother's hand and said, "That person looks like my aunt?"
The mother looked along the child's finger, raised the corner of her mouth, and said, "Go and see if that's my aunt."
The little girl jumped up to Xu Hongdou, took a secret look, and then screamed.
"Auntie! It's really you!"
Xu Hongdou came back to her senses by the child's cry and shouted in surprise: "Little bell?"
The mother and daughter who walked into the cafe were none other than Xu Hongdou's sister Xu Hongmi and her daughter Xiao Lingdang.
Xu Hongdou was very happy to see her relatives. Unexpectedly, the first thing Xu Hongmi said was: "You have darkened a lot. You don't usually wear sunscreen?"
Xu Hongdou had a dark look on her face, and finally remembered that the sisters would habitually make fun of each other whenever they met. This was a habit they had developed since childhood.
"You don't look good either. You have deep crow's feet at the corners of your eyes. Are you busy at work?" Xu Hongdou counterattacked while hugging her niece Xiao Lingdang.
The two sisters sat down and made sarcastic remarks to each other, then laughed at the same time.
"The place you found is good." Xu Hongmi gave her sister a rare compliment.
"This village is pretty good!" Xu Hongdou said proudly, "I was looking for it online for a long time."
"It's good, but it's a little hard to find." Xu Hongmi took off her sunglasses and said to Lin Na, "Please have a cup of black tea."
Xu Hongdou said speechlessly: "Come to the cafe to drink black tea. Only you, Xu Hongmi, can do it."
Xu Hongmi frowned and said, "No one stipulates that you can't drink black tea in cafes, right?"
Xu Hongdou rolled his eyes and teased his niece.
"Little Lingdang, the cakes in this store are delicious. Do you want a piece?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hearing this, the little bell was happy at first, and then glanced at her mother, as if she was asking if she could eat the cake.
"Only a small piece is allowed." Xu Hongmi said slightly.
Little Lingdang cheered happily, and Xu Hongdou asked Lin Na for a piece of cream cake.
"Why did you come to Yunmiao Village to find me?" Xu Hongdou asked her sister while feeding her niece cake.
"You're not that important yet." Xu Hongmi said, "I'm here for official business."
"Business?" Xu Hongdou suddenly remembered the previous phone call with her sister.
"You came to see Brother Wang? What a coincidence, he has just returned to the capital!"
Xu Hongmi frowned and asked, "When did you leave?"
"We've just left a few hours ago. It's time for the plane to take off!" Xu Hongdou looked at his watch and said.
Xu Hongmi took out her mobile phone and immediately called her assistant.
"Book me the earliest flight back to the capital immediately."
Xu Hongmi's assistant checked and found that the fastest flight was tomorrow. Xu Hongmi was not in a hurry and decided to stay one night before leaving.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Hongmi asked Xu Hongdou: "How are you and Wang Gang doing?"
Xu Hongdou was stunned for a moment, and then said stubbornly: "That's it!"
Xu Hongmi sneered: "If you post photos in the family group, he is included in every photo. Don't say you don't like him."
Xu Hongdou said sadly: "I didn't say I didn't like him, it's just that he still has someone else in his heart."
Xu Hongmi asked: "So what?"
Xu Hongdou raised his head in surprise and said, "Sister, if you don't object to us, weren't you still worried that he was sick?"
"Is my objection useful?" Xu Hongmi asked: "If you could have listened to my advice, you would not have drifted to the north in the first place."
"Aren't you trying to seize a big client and preparing to sacrifice your sister's happiness?" Xu Hongdou narrowed his eyes and said suspiciously.
"I'm not that cold-blooded." Xu Hongmi said, "Besides, I don't think you are that charming enough to affect my business."
Xu Hongdou was even more speechless. Has anyone said that about his sister?
"A woman's happiness must be fought for by herself. If you look forward and backward, you will miss everything." Xu Hongmi said:
"My sister, Xu Hongmi, is no worse than anyone else. How can she not win a man's heart?"
Xu Hongdou looked at her sister in surprise. Xu Hongmi had never said such a thing to her since she was a child.
"Sometimes you just think too much." Xu Hongmi sighed: "It seems that Chen Nanxing's death was a huge blow to you and made you timid.
The Xu Hongdou I know dared to go to the capital alone to fight against the opposition of his whole family."
Xu Hongdou suddenly stood up holding the little bell and said, "Sister, help me book a ticket back to the capital."
Xu Hongmi said calmly: "I have already booked a flight for you at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
