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Over a dozen of days ago, Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu made a trip to the Dong Clan. These days, Dong Lei would eat breakfast slowly and slowly using her walking stick to walk from home to the Xu Family.

The first two days, this matter did not attract the attention of the villagers, they only thought that it was already spring, and that Dong Lei was bored senseless by his family members for the past few days.

However, for the next few days, he would leave the village in the morning and return in the evening. This naturally attracted the attention of many people in the village.

The person who was most concerned about this was the Dong Clan's neighbor, Liu Er, who was on her sixteenth birthday and was in a hurry to find a family to marry off.

Although Liu Er was already at the age to get married, if she were to stay for another year, it would be normal for him to be in the village near Xiahe Village.

And the reason she had set her eyes on Dong Lei before, was because Dong Lei was the most suitable candidate to be the waiter of the restaurants in the town, and was also the most suitable candidate for a husband in the Xiahe Village, as well as the few nearby villages.

Moreover, the Dong Clan was right next door. If she married into the Dong Clan, she would be able to take care of her younger brother and sister every day.

Because this was exactly how Liu Er had told her parents, even though Liu Er and his parents hadn't said it on the surface, they were still supportive in their hearts.

But since two months ago when Dong Lei broke his leg and lost the restaurant assistant, Liu Er's parents were no longer willing.

But in the recent few days, Liu Er found out again about Dong Lei going to the Xu Family everyday.

A few days ago, she had also wanted to use an egg to trick Dong Zhen into telling her what Dong Lei was doing at the Xu Family.

But exactly because she could not find out, Liu Er felt that this matter was definitely very important.

Furthermore, with the happy appearance of the Dong Clan, Liu Er was sure that there must be a good thing going on in the Dong Clan, and it was even related to Dong Lei.

Liu Er pondered at home for a few days. Based on how she went to visit the Xu Family every day and how she was still teaching Dong Miao and Dong Zhen to count when she returned, she inferred that Dong Shu would probably get her master to promote Dong Lei to Cousin.

Liu Er was able to deduce this based on the way Dong Lei treated the Dong Clan members and the way he treated them previously.

It had to be said that Liu Er was smart, but her thoughts were wrong.

After deducing this possibility, Liu Er wanted to work hard for herself one more time.

Dong Lei's appearance was not bad to begin with, and adding to that he might have tasks that would cause the villagers to feel envious of him, Liu Er was naturally unwilling to give up.

Dong Lei didn't know that Liu Er had thought of a plan against him. Recently, he had been learning and calculating from Xu Shiqiu every day at the Xu Family, and because he ate at the Shihuan Courtyard every day at noon, he discovered that not only had his spirit improved, even his body had become much stronger.

Those who were interested in Dong Lei's change, would naturally see it all.

It was precisely because of the obvious change in Dong Lei that Madame Dai was able to endure until now.

But with the village discussing Dong Lei more and more, it was likely that this matter would not be hidden for long.

Today, Dong Lei was still able to eat breakfast like he always did. He was leaning on a walking stick as he slowly walked towards the Xu Family, but just as he walked out of his house, he met his mother's cousin, the little Madame Dai.

Upon seeing the little Madame Dai, Dong Lei was startled, and then he quickly reacted. This aunt of his was probably specially waiting for him here.

Thinking about it, he looked at the little Madame Dai and calmly opened his mouth to greet her: ”Aunt is coming to my house to look for my mother? ”My mom and dad went to the fields early in the morning. There's only Miao'er at home.”

Dong Lei saw that just as the little Madame Dai finished speaking, the little Madame Dai, who had specially picked the Dong Clan Elders to come over, immediately smirked: ”I came specifically to find your nephew.” After saying that, the little Madame Dai did not wait for Dong Lei to speak and continued: ”Lei'er, Aunt is there something I need to ask you. Did your cousin ask you to go to Xu Family everyday? I see that you've gotten fatter recently, what kind of delicious food did she cook for you to eat? ”

Hearing that the little Madame Dai used such a teasing tone to ask such a question, Dong Lei first looked at the little Madame Dai and smiled, then nodded at her, and softly replied: ”Mn.”

Seeing that Dong Lei had only said ”En”, and did not intend to continue speaking, the expression on the little Madame Dai's face immediately froze. Just as she was about to continue asking, a familiar voice came from behind her.

”Cousin, you're looking for me?” The Madame Dai gasped for breath as she watched the little Madame Dai finish speaking. She then looked at Dong Lei and said, ”Lei'er, you … go and busy yourself quickly, you have a mother here.”

When Madame Dai heard about Dong Miao's news from her backyard, she rushed back in a hurry.

When Dong Lei had just left the house, he was preparing to take some clothes out to wash his clothes. Unexpectedly, he saw his aunt standing far away sneakily.

She did not go out through the main entrance. Instead, she climbed over the fence from the back garden and ran all the way to her house.

When the Madame Dai heard that the little Madame Dai was in front of her own door, she guessed that she was using her seniors' identity to inquire about what Dong Lei was doing.

If it was in the past, Madame Dai would definitely flaunt her skills at all costs. However, Dong Lei had specifically mentioned this to him before, and after seeing her son grow meat these few days, he was determined to keep this matter a secret.

Although Madame Dai loved to scheme and prioritize males over females, she still viewed her eldest son, Dong Lei, with special importance.