Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife novel Chapter 1232

Since he was busy and could only make one trip, An Xuyuan figured he should bring a shoulder pole and several sacks as well. This way, they wouldn’t waste time for several trips.

After he left, Zhang Yulan swung her fists at his retreating back in frustration.

Why was she so unlucky? Plenty of people went to the mountains without getting caught. So, why did she have to run into this devil the moment she went to the mountain by herself for the first time?

She had almost been fooled by his concerned tone and listened to him. Fortunately, she was smart enough to see his hidden intentions. Otherwise, she would have been sold and still have to help him count the money.

Taking a few deep breaths, she finally calmed down. Since the rice was already cooked, she had no choice but to accept her fate and let the devil take his share.

As she walked home, she felt satisfied with her parable.

What she didn’t think was that if her brother heard how she had misused the phrase, he would have smacked her on the head and scolded her for being stupid.

This was what happened when someone refused to study—her lack of knowledge might land her in real trouble one day ah!

After returning home, Zhang Yulan poured the mushrooms into a basin of water and began cleaning them.

Although she didn’t know where the vice team leader’s house was, she was sure it would take him some time to return. Instead of wasting time doing nothing, it was better to keep herself busy while waiting.

As she washed the mushrooms, she heard the sound of sticks tapping and heavy footsteps. Without looking, she knew it was her mother.

A moment later, her mother’s voice rang out, "Yulan, did you go to the mountain again?"

Turning her head, she smiled and replied, "Mother, I picked these at the mountain foothills. Later, I will be going to the mountains with the vice team leader. He wants to forage for food, so I will just follow him."

When Mother Zhang heard this, she frowned and asked, "Yulan, since when did you have a good relationship with the vice team leader?"

"I don’t," Zhang Yulan refuted without hesitation.

Mother Zhang was taken aback by her reaction and looked at her with even more suspicion.

Noticing her mother’s scrutiny, Zhang Yulan explained, "Mother, the vice team leader caught me when I was coming back from the foothills. He told me the mountains were dangerous and said that if I wanted to go there, I had to inform him."

"I was worried he might do something to stop me from going if I didn’t agree, so I just told him I was heading back for another trip. After that, he told me to wait for him and went home to get his tools," she added with a shrug.

As someone who had experienced life’s ups and downs, Mother Zhang didn’t believe a man would say those words unless he cared about her or at least, was interested in her.