C30 Each Has His Own Thoughts

Passing by the fork in the road, Ding Bufan's home was on the hillside in the center of the village.

The villages on the plateau remained the same. The layout of the villages didn't change much. The only difference was the direction towards the sun. However, the arrangement of the houses according to the size of the mountains seemed to be a theme that would never change.

Walking on the mountain path and looking at it from afar, the Ding Family Castle Village was surrounded by two bulging hills, in the middle of which was a low mountain slope. The terraced fields formed by nature were the neat arrangement of the houses built by the villagers.

Rows after rows of farmyard were hidden in the gloomy big trees. Indeed, there was an indescribable idyllic scene. However, in my opinion, the traffic in the Ding Family Castle Village is not convenient. Although there is a road meandering through the mountains, it is still a long way from the village.

I quickened my pace and looked around.

Since the mountain roads were continuously going uphill, although they had bicycles, they were definitely unable to ride on them to increase their speed. Thus, they could only rely on their feet to measure the distance they were on.

According to Father's introduction, Aunt was waiting at the fork in the road that led to Ding Family Castle Village. However, I had already looked around for a long time, but I still hadn't seen my aunt. Of course, I also knew that there were some places, especially under the cover of the gully, that I couldn't see too far.

Then, as my father laboriously pushed his bicycle up the higher slope, there was a natural gap between the mountains, and the path before me seemed to be blocked by a steeper slope. I felt the path disappear. As for the Ding Family Castle Village, they were also covered by the endless mountain ranges, as if they had suddenly disappeared within the mountain ranges.

"You father and daughter left way too slowly! I've been waiting a long time. "

My aunt's voice was already ringing in my ears, but I didn't see my aunt.

Suddenly, just as I was looking around, my aunt came out of a big field, and it was the flat ground above my dad and me. No wonder I couldn't find her even after searching for a long time.

"It's not that we're walking slowly, it's just that we've spent quite a bit of effort to borrow our bicycles. However, it's best if we arrive around noon. That way, we'll be able to finish dinner early and return home. "If you go too early and talk too much, there will inevitably be some sort of sagittarius phenomenon."

Dad gave me a serious look over his shoulder as he dealt with his aunt, as if to give a clearer reminder, or as if to further confirm my position.

Although I didn't say anything, I greeted my aunt in advance with a smile on my face. Thus, I could only wait quietly at this moment without any thoughts of responding.

"Ah Xiang, why do I feel like you're in a bad mood? are you worried about Ding Family's family situation? "

My aunt brushed past my father, her face tense, as if she were worried about me too much.

"It's alright, she's just that kind of person. I've already warned her just now, so you can rest assured!"

While my father was speaking, he loosened his grip on the handlebars of the bicycle and naturally extended his arms in a blocking motion.

In fact, I knew that my father was worried that I would make some unreasonable request in front of my aunt. In fact, I didn't think about it that way from the bottom of my heart. When I saw my father blocking my aunt's way and heard my father's reply, I could only smile at my aunt.

"My baby's uncle, you can't be too old-fashioned. What generation are you in now? If Ah Xiang has any ideas, just say it. As adults, we can't do everything."

While the aunt was talking, she turned around and stood by her father's side.

Although I knew that these were just my aunt's perfunctory words in front of me, I could still feel the happiness of being understood while listening. Actually, even if I had to make a request, I wouldn't be able to make such harsh conditions because I had already found out about the condition of Ding Family from Ding Bufan's mouth.

"Ah Xiang is still young, there are some things that she is inconsiderate of, and big things still need to be decided by us. When we reach the Ding Family, our attitude would be to get a gift money, and not mention about anything else as much as possible. "

His father's tone seemed to be very worried.

However, I didn't think about what I was worried about. I had already expressed my opinion, I would definitely not say anything else at Ding Family, nor would I negotiate conditions in front of Ding Bufan's parents. But I did understand what my father was worried about, and I couldn't figure out why he was telling my aunt what to do. However, I felt that my father had already been influenced by my mother, and had completely focused on getting the betrothal gift money from the Ding Family. He didn't care about the circumstances of Ding Family, and couldn't possibly think more about my future.

"I've already discussed with Ding Family about the approximate amount of money needed for the betrothal gift. The number that can be accepted doesn't exceed six thousand, ideally a little over five thousand."

My aunt lowered her voice and spoke very quietly, as if she was afraid I might hear her.

In fact, I was right behind my aunt, and I could hear her very clearly even in the whisper of her voice, not to mention the silence of the country road.

"Ah Xiang's aunt, that won't do! If Ding Family were to give him the money for the betrothal gift, it would definitely be an emergency. Did Ding Family have other thoughts? How could it be so firm? "Did Ding Bufan not fall for our family's Ah Xiang?"

When Dad finished, he gave me a fierce look over his shoulder, but it wasn't an angry look, just a look of worry in his eyes.

I lowered my head quickly, because I really didn't know what to say. According to my understanding, it's definitely not that Ding Bufan didn't fancy me. It's just that the circumstances of his family are too restrictive, so he couldn't bring out too much of the betrothal gift. If there were sufficient living conditions, Ding Bufan wouldn't have taken the initiative to drop out of school, and he definitely wouldn't have planned to go far away to earn money. Even though I thought about it, I couldn't bring myself to say it out loud.

"Don't be too worried. There will be a way to resolve this issue eventually. As long as the two children are willing, the betrothal gift money is a small matter. What I am worried about is whether our family's Ah Xiang can be satisfied with Ding Family's family situation. This is the main problem. "

Auntie said in a low voice, with more worry in it.

I knew that Aunt was worried because she saw my discontent. However, she definitely didn't know that I valued Ding Bufan and not Ding Bufan's current family situation.

You don't have to worry about this, I've already explained it to Ah Xiang's mother already, the Ding Family's family situation is only temporary, furthermore, Ding Bufan has a younger brother, living by yourself is inevitable. In the future, we'll have to rely on Ah Xiang to live with Ding Bufan.

Dad said this earnestly, as if he was very determined.

However, I knew that my father's words were only meant to reassure my aunt. I had to put all of my heart into the betrothal gift. This was my father's true state of mind.