Surprising Discoveries ( 3 )

Because of those reasons, An Xuyuan couldn't bring himself to force her to comply with his plan—even though, if he really wanted to take everything, she wouldn't be able to stop him.

After a while, he finally let out a long sigh and took out his tools from his bamboo basket. He walked over to her and said, "Zhang Yulan, I won't force you to hand over your share. Also, you don't have to treat me like this. I'm not your enemy."

After saying that, he started working. Since he had brought six sacks with him today, he would be able to take some wheat back. As for the seeds, he would have to come up with an excuse to explain how he found them.

While he was thinking of a cover story, Zhang Yulan was looking at him in surprise.

She had assumed he would pressure her into handing over everything. Unexpectedly, he didn't. From his words, it seemed he planned to continue coming to the mountains with her.