Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife novel Chapter 1239

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.

A smile appeared on her face when she realized how much he respected her opinion and decision.

It was rare to find a man who treated a woman as an equal. Most of the men she knew saw women as their property, never listened to their opinions, and didn’t respect their choices. This person deserves to be her friend!

"An Xuyuan, thank you!" she said with a grin before continuing to harvest the wheat.

The moment he heard her call him by name, An Xuyuan’s hands froze. He looked at her and saw that she was smiling. Seeing how happy she was, his mood also improved.

The two of them worked for several hours until the sun slanted toward the west. Once they had filled the sacks, An Xuyuan tied them to the shoulder pole and said, "It’s almost dark, we should go back now."

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Zhang Yulan offered, "Let me help you carry one or two sacks."

"No need, just be careful while walking. If you fall, I won’t be able to catch you," An Xuyuan replied casually.

Hearing this, Zhang Yulan felt embarrassed and muttered, "Don’t worry, even if I fall, I won’t drag you down with me."

Noticing her reddened ears, An Xuyuan smiled but said nothing. Even if they were only acquaintances, it was impossible for him to stand by and do nothing if a woman fell in front of him. At the very least, he would help her out of basic courtesy.

Although the path was difficult and slippery, the open field wasn’t far from the mountain foothills. In less than two hours, they reached the Zhang family’s house.

When they arrived at the gate, Zhang Yulan said, "Come in and have a cup of water first."

"Okay."

An Xuyuan didn’t refuse and followed her into the backyard. As he glanced around at the lush vegetable garden, he said with admiration, "Your family’s vegetables are growing well." _{freewёbnoνel.com}

"Of course! We used Brother Li Chenmo’s fertilizer," Zhang Yulan replied while placing her bamboo baskets down.

Then, she helped remove the bamboo basket from his back and asked, "An Xuyuan, how do we divide the harvest?"