Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 671

Chapter 671: New Neighbors
Asking him to make a decision would be like pushing a third branch into the fire pit. If it weren’t for Yi Jiao acting as the head of the family in the shadows, afraid that the third branch would have been bullied to pieces by the main branch a long time ago.

Seeing that the third brother was looking at him with guilt, Chen Bo smiled and wanted to continue to instill his ideas into his third brother. But before he could speak, Yi Jiao interrupted him.

“Brother, as you said, we have been separated. So, you don’t have to worry about my family’s affairs. With me here, I will never let anything happen to my husband or my children. Don’t worry about us and travel with peace of mind,” Yi Jiao said with a smile.

Being interrupted, Chen Bo was a little annoyed. He looked at Yi Jiao coldly, smiled stiffly and said, “Since my third sister-in-law has said so, I’m relieved.”

“It’s getting late, I should go,” he added.

Hearing his words, Chen Xiang felt a little sad, but Chen Gang just smiled and said, “Brother, have a safe journey.”

Chen Bo glanced at his second brother and said nothing. This will be the last time they see each other as he has no plans to return to this place and decides to sever any contact with them.

He was convinced that there was no way his brothers would leave here and could find him. So, he nodded to them and turned to leave without looking back.

Yi Jiao sat in the living room and looked at her husband and said, “Husband, why are you looking as if your brother is dying? He just returned to the city.”

Hearing his wife’s words, Chen Xiang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a sigh, “I just have a premonition that this will be the last time I see my eldest brother. I feel sad. Aye, I must be too tired. My brother is going to celebrate the New Year with us. So, this can’t be the last time I see him.”

Yi Jiao patted her husband’s hand gently and said meaningfully, “Husband, everyone has their own life. You shouldn’t worry too much about your brother. He is an adult and can make his own decisions. Even if your eldest brother is no longer around, you still have us.”

Chen Xiang didn’t notice his wife’s hidden meanings, but Chen Gang knew. Yi Jiao used the word ‘return’ instead of ‘leaving’ to tell her husband that Chen Bo no longer regarded this place as his home.

There was no point worrying about someone who no longer considers them family. Unfortunately, Chen Xiang was too simple-minded to understand what she meant and thought she was comforting him.

After sitting for a while, Yi Jiao looked at Chen Gang and said, “Second brother, there are still many things to deal with at home. So, we won’t stay any longer. When we settle down, we will invite you for a meal.”

Knowing that his third brother’s new house still needs a lot of repairs, Chen Gang nodded and said, “Third sister-in-law, if you and my third brother need any help, just ask me or my wife. I can help with the repair work when I’m not working in the farmland. You don’t have to ask the villagers to repair the house so you can save some food.”

Without the main branch causing trouble every day, the relationship between the second and third branches is very good.

Therefore, Yi Jiao did not reject her second brother-in-law’s proposal and said with a smile, “In that case, we will not be polite with the second brother. If we need any help, we will tell the second brother and the second sister-in-law.”

“Okay.” Chen Gang smiled and nodded.

After saying goodbye, Chen Xiang and his wife left the Chen family and returned to their new house by the river.

The villagers laughed behind their backs when they saw them leaving empty-handed. Because of Gou Dan’s parents’ divorce matter, everyone in the village knew that the Chen family had no money or food.

Therefore, when they saw that Chen Xiang’s new house needed repairs, they pretended to be busy to avoid being asked for help. After all, if you help them repair their house, you won’t even have lunch after the work is done. So, it is just a waste of time and energy.

At the same time, Xiao Li had just finished working in the fields and returned home. Although his house is old and small, it is in good condition because he takes good care of it. When he was washing the dirt on his body by the well, he saw Chen Xiang’s family walking into the house next to his house.

Seeing this, Xiao Li wiped the water off his body, walked to the fence, and greeted them, “Brother Chen Xiang, sister-in-law, do you live in this house now?”

Hearing his question, Chen Xiang smiled and said, “Brother Xiao, my family and I will live here from now on. We will become neighbors. Please take care of us.”

“That’s great. The house has been empty for so many years and probably needs a lot of work. If you need help, just let me know,” Xiao Li said with a smile.

He looked at the sky and added, “Brother Chen Xiang, sister-in-law, you have just moved in, and you may not have cleaned the house yet. How about having lunch at my house today? I just caught a basket of big eels in the swamp, which is more than enough for us to share.”

After hearing what he said, Chen Xiang wanted to refuse. Not to mention that eels are good things, they are not close, and it was also the first day that their family moved in.

But before he could speak, his wife said, “Then we will gladly accept the invitation, Brother Xiao. We will come over in a while.”