My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

Chapter 195 The Most Handsome Man is One Who Can Wash Dishes

With Lin Cuiniang's words of comfort and support, Yang Fenglan felt more at ease.

At noon, I called Chunya into the room to talk to her alone and gave her a heads-up.

That very evening, he announced at the dinner table that he would adopt Chun Ya as his daughter.

Those in the know expressed their support, while those who were unaware were simply surprised.

On second thought, Yang was a truly good person, so it wasn't surprising that she took in a child.

Xiao Ning grinned at Chun Ya, "That's great, you'll have a mother now."

Chun Ya looked at Yang Fenglan with her bright eyes, and gradually, her eyes filled with tears.

Yang Fenglan rubbed the little girl's head. "From now on, you'll follow me and take your older brother's surname. I'll call you Zhou Jingwei, the 'Wei' of 'the only one.' No matter what happened before, you're unique in this world. What do you think?"

“I like the only one, Mother, thank you!” Zhou Jingwei narrowed her eyes.

The child's laughter made Yang Fenglan feel a pang of sadness, and she even wondered if she was being a bit too saintly, always feeling pity for the pitiful.

After the meal, Lin Cuiniang took the initiative to boil water and wash the dishes.

Zhou Jingwei hurriedly took the initiative to collect the bowls, saying, "Auntie, let me wash them."

"No need, you go play with Ningning and the others."

"Even if I do something, will my aunt still find fault with me?"

The young girl had lived under someone else's roof for so many years, and was extremely sensitive and always cautious, which made Lin Cuiniang very uncomfortable.

"It's okay, I'll wash it."

Lin Cuiniang refused to let the child do it, but Zhou Jingwei insisted on helping.

After some back and forth, Yang Fenglan said, "Cui Niang, you still need to make clothes. Jing Wei, you go to the vegetable garden with your brothers and sisters to chase away the birds. I'll do the washing."

Then, there was another round of polite refusals.

Xu Yingying rolled her eyes. "Stop arguing."

Yang Fenglan and Lin Cuiniang exchanged a glance and offered modestly, "Alright, let's not argue, Yingying, you can wash it."

Xu Yingying: ...

She didn't say she was going to wash.

However, the two men had already pulled Zhou Jingwei away.

"Xiao An, Xu Chunsheng, come here." Xu Yingying called out to the vegetable garden.

Two boys ran over.

"You two wash the dishes."

Since coming up the mountain, Lin Cuiniang and Yang Fenglan have taken turns doing the kitchen work, with Xu Yingying and Xiao Ning occasionally helping out.

She was already fed up. Why should women have to do the kitchen work?

Miss Xu used to be someone who never lifted a finger, right?

When the older sister spoke up, the two boys naturally dared not refuse, and they divided the work and washed the dishes.

"From now on, when we cook, you two will be in charge of washing the dishes," Xu Yingying instructed directly.

The two boys let out painful howls.

"What are you howling about? You say the food is delicious when you're eating, but you complain about how dirty the dishes are when you're washing them?" Xu Yingying took the opportunity to brainwash the two boys.

They say men who can wash dishes are handsome, but Zhou Jingyi and Xu Dazhu aren't as handsome as them.

They also said that men who can do housework will have an easier time finding a wife.

They praised Xu Chunsheng and Xiao An so enthusiastically that they were filled with excitement.

……

Yang Fenglan got up very early.

As soon as she stepped out of her room, she saw Zhou Jingwei sweeping the yard.

I swept it yesterday, it's spotless, and there weren't many leaves fallen, so there was no need to sweep at all.

"Jingwei, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"I can't sleep." Zhou Jingwei pursed his lips. "When I was at my uncle's house, my aunt would wake me up to do chores before dawn."

Yang Fenglan guessed that her days at her uncle's house would not be good. "It's okay. You don't have to get up so early anymore. You can sleep as late as you want and do whatever you want. No one will say anything to you."

Zhou Jingwei nodded. "Then... I'll go wash my face?"

"Go on, and remember to rinse your mouth."