Chapter 89: Good looks can't fill your belly

  Tang's mother indeed had a preconceived notion about Little Dragon Girl. After dinner, she called Tang Xiaosheng into the house and asked as soon as he opened his mouth: "Xiaosheng, what's going on with that girl outside? What's your relationship with her?"

  It's rare for Mother to be willing to talk about Long Xiaoxue, Tang Xiaosheng put on a smiling face and quickly drew near: "Mom, you're talking about Long Xiaoxue? She is now my girlfriend, in the future when we get married, she will be your daughter-in-law."

  As a result, Tang's mother seemed unmoved, her face sinking, and asked seriously: "What's going on between you and Long Xiaoxue?"

  Tang Xiaosheng was taken aback: "Mom, what's 'that' referring to?"

  "Don't try to fool me, you rascal! Have you slept with her, or been in bed with her?" Tang's mother asked bluntly.

  When Tang Xiaosheng heard this, he was also quite surprised. His mother was a rural person and was usually quite conservative, so it was unexpected that she would now proactively discuss this issue. After a pause, he shook his head and said, "Not yet."

  Tang's mother let out a slight sigh of relief and said with joy: "It's better that there isn't, take advantage of the fact that it's not too late yet, hurry up and break up with her!"

  "Break up?" Tang Xiaosheng was shocked, "Why? Mom, Long'er is very good, especially gentle and virtuous..."

  Before he could finish, his mother interrupted him: "Xiao Sheng, if you really want to marry a wife, I'll find one for you. Our neighbor Wang's daughter, Hu Niang, is also getting older, and she seems to have taken a liking to you. I'll go talk to Wang tomorrow and arrange for her to be married to you."

  "Little tiger?" Tang Xiaosheng's eyes widened instantly.

  Hudie is a very capable girl in the village, 19 years old, but looks like 29 years old. Her skin is dark, her eyebrows are a bit thick, and she has a strong appearance. Although she doesn't look great, she is very competent, whether it's farming, chopping firewood, or herding cattle, she is proficient in all eighteen types of farm work. Recently, she started learning to slaughter pigs from her father, and her movements are even more agile than his.

  In short, what a woman can do, Hu Niang can also do; what a man can do, Hu Niang can also do. In Tang Mu's eyes, such a capable girl like Hu Niang is truly hard to find even with a lantern, so she thought of letting her be her daughter-in-law.

  "Mom, don't mention marriage to me, I don't like Hu Niang!" Tang Xiao Sheng hastily reminded her, although Hu Niang was indeed very capable, but Tang Xiao Sheng really couldn't appreciate her appearance. If Little Dragon Girl's appearance was full marks, then Hu Niang could at most get sixty points.

  P.S: Full score is one thousand points.

  "What's wrong with Hu Niang? You ungrateful kid, you don't know the blessing when it's right in front of you!" Tang Mu glared at him for a moment before speaking solemnly, "Xiao Sheng, I know Hu Niang isn't as pretty as that Long Xiao Xue outside, but let me tell you, when marrying a wife, one should marry someone who can do household chores. What's the use of being pretty? Can prettiness be eaten as rice?"

  "Mom, can't you put it that way? Being pretty can't be eaten as rice, but being ugly also can't be eaten as rice..."

  "Stop arguing with me!" Tang's mother frowned and asked, "Isn't Long Xiaoxue from a very wealthy family?"

  Tang Xiaosheng gave his mother a thumbs up and flattered her, saying: "Mom, your eyesight is really sharp, you can see this too?"

  Tang's mother didn't change her expression, saying: "Long Xiaoxue's skin is as delicate as crystal tofu, just looking at it makes you feel like you can squeeze out water. If she wasn't from a rich family, how could they afford to raise her so delicately?" After a pause, she spoke with a bitter tone, "Xiaosheng, mom isn't intentionally making things difficult for you, but we're poor people, and we can't afford to raise someone like Long Xiaoxue. Even if you two really get married, in the future when you go to her family's house, you'll definitely be at a disadvantage. Can you live a good life like that?"

  "Mom, Long Xiaoxue is not the kind of girl you think she is." Tang Xiaosheng cleared his throat and said, "Besides, don't underestimate your son either. Who knows, maybe one day our family will be even richer than the Longs."

  "Stop bragging in front of me! Anyway, you'd better break up with Long Xiaoxue sooner rather than later, got it?"

  "Mom, actually Long'er is very thrifty..."

  "How virtuous is she? Can she be more virtuous than Hu Yiniang?"

  Tang Xiaosheng was speechless, indeed Hu Niang was not virtuous.

  ……

  Although Tang Xiaosheng tried his best to speak well of Little Dragon Girl, Madam Tang remained unmoved. As for her mother's thoughts, Tang Xiaosheng could also understand that a poor rural boy marrying the daughter of a billionaire was indeed a bit unrealistic.

  If Long Xiaoxue were just an ordinary rich girl, Tang Xiaosheng wouldn't dare to marry her. But Long Xiaoxue is not just Long Xiaoxue, she's also Little Dragon Girl, and Tang Xiaosheng is not just Tang Xiaosheng, he's also Yang Guo.

  As for the goodness of Little Dragon Girl, Tang Xiaosheng understood it better than anyone else. When they first met, Tang Xiaosheng was still a down-and-out young man with nothing to his name, living in a cramped and dirty old house. However, Little Dragon Girl did not despise him, but instead gave up the luxurious mansion at home and chose to move in with him.

  After cohabitation, in order to alleviate Tang Xiaosheng's burden, she took the initiative to learn cooking and took good care of Tang Xiaosheng's daily life. Even when Tang Xiaosheng was suspected of being a murderer later, she did not abandon him. After Tang Xiaosheng was sent to a mental hospital, she went to the hospital to accompany him with hard work and grievances.

  What else can you expect from a woman like her?

  Tang Xiao Sheng was very confident in Little Dragon Maiden. He felt that his mother would eventually accept her, it just needed a bit of time.

  At nine o'clock in the evening, Tang's father and mother returned to their house to rest. Rural people generally go to bed early. Little Dragon Girl and Guo Xiang had been traveling by train and car all day, so they were naturally very tired. They also went back to another room in the house to rest together.

  Although there are usually only two people, Tang's father and mother, living at home, the house is not short of beds. Because Tang's father is a carpenter, many of the furniture in the house were made by him, including chairs, tables, wardrobes, etc., among which there are three wooden beds.

  Seeing his parents, Little Dragon Girl and Guo Xiang all resting, Tang Xiao Sheng returned to his own room, sat on the bedhead quietly thinking of how to persuade his mother to accept Little Dragon Girl.

  It was after midnight when he was still awake that suddenly Little Dragon Girl knocked on the door, and he got out of bed to open it.

  "Dragon son, why haven't you rested yet?"

  "I couldn't sleep." Little Dragon Girl walked slowly into the house, her fine eyebrows slightly moving, and after a moment of silence, she asked softly, "Guo'er, don't your parents like me?"

  "Dragon, don't worry, they're not that they don't like you, it's just that they don't understand you. If my parents knew how gentle and virtuous you are, they'd treasure you!"

  Xiao Long Nu's thin lips lightly bit, worriedly asked: "What if they never accept me?"

  "I don't know."

  "I'm just afraid..." As she said this, Little Dragon Maiden suddenly choked up, her watery eyes becoming slightly moist.

  In the original world, when Little Dragon Maiden and Yang Guo met with Guo Jing couple, their love was strongly opposed. Later, she and Yang Guo were separated and reunited repeatedly, and finally reunited 16 years later.

  Now, Xiaolongnü and Tang Xiaosheng return home to see their parents, but they are not treated with courtesy by the elders. She can't help but think of her past experiences and fears that everything will happen again.

  After Little Dragon Girl came here, she has been depressed and disappointed with life for a year. Until more than a month ago, she met Tang Xiaosheng and had new expectations for life again. She thought she could be with Tang Xiaosheng forever, never parting ways. However, life didn't go as she wished, their relationship not only faced repeated obstruction from Long Tianhao, but now even Tang Xiaosheng's parents disagreed.

  At the thought of being separated from Tang Xiansheng in the future, Little Dragon Girl couldn't help but feel anxious and restless, for she knew all too well the pain of longing.

  Seeing the worried look on Little Dragon Girl's face, Tang Xiaosheng somewhat guessed her thoughts, took her small hand, and comforted her: "Long'er, no matter what happens, we will always be together." After a pause, he stretched out his hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, "Don't think wildly, okay?"

  The little dragon girl fell silent for a moment, her cherry lips pursed slightly as she nodded faintly: "Mm."

  "It's getting late, let's go back and rest first." Tang Xiao said softly.

  Little Dragon Girl shook her head: "I lay in bed and can't sleep."

  "What's wrong? Is it because the wooden bed at home is too hard?"

  "No. I'm used to sleeping on a rope." Xiaolongnü replied softly. She had been sleeping on ropes for over a decade and was already accustomed to it, so suddenly sleeping on a bed felt extremely uncomfortable.

  Tang Xiaosheng swept the yard, his home was an earth house, the walls were made of yellow mud, and there was no place to tie a rope. He furrowed his brow: "What can be done?"

  Xiao Long Nu gazed at Tang Xiao Sheng, her eyebrows moved slightly, and she said softly: "Tang Xiao Sheng, I'm not sleepy either. Why don't you keep me company and chat with me?"

  Tang Xiaosheng was taken aback, suddenly realizing that Little Dragon Girl's gaze at him had a hint of tenderness. He nodded and said, "Okay." After finishing speaking, he pulled Little Dragon Girl to the bedside, and the two sat down on the bed shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand.

  It was late at night again, and Tang Xiaosheng was alone with Little Dragon Girl in the room. He was thinking of finding a topic to chat about, so as not to make the atmosphere too awkward.

  Just then, the little dragon girl's slender body slowly leaned over and gently rested on his shoulder. Although she had not fully accepted Tang Xiao Sheng in her heart, tonight she suddenly felt a strong urge to snuggle into his arms, fearing that there would be no more opportunities in the future.

  Since Little Dragon Girl was so proactive, Tang Xiaosheng felt that he couldn't be too reserved either and had to make some moves. He stretched out his right hand, wrapped it around her slender waist, and gently pulled her into his arms.

  Although it was his first time hugging a beauty, Tang Xiaosheng's movements were still very familiar, because he had practiced this movement countless times in his mind.

  Looking at the calm and beautiful face of Little Dragon Girl, touching her slender waist, feeling the softness of her body temperature, smelling the faint fragrance emitted by her jade-like body, Tang Xiaosheng suddenly felt that life was really wonderful. In his heart, he secretly thought: even if someone offered 10,000 tigresses in exchange for Long'er, I wouldn't do it.

  The two of them just sat quietly leaning against each other, neither of them speaking a word.

  Silence is more eloquent than words.

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