Female Novel
Chapter 1932
Ian made a clear distinction between his lover and her family. He knew that it was Cindy whom he wasdating and spending the rest of his life with, so he wasn’t too bothered by how Hazel acted. He didn’tsee an issue even if Hazel only agreed for them to date because Hazel thought he was rich. It wasunderstandable for the older generations to have such considerations, after all.
The couple had only been standing in their backyard for a while when they heard noises coming fromthe main entrance. It’s probably the neighbors, Cindy thought. They’re probably visiting because theyheard that I brought my boyfriend home. That was how things were like in Cindy’s area—all of theneighbors would gather around to see what was going on whenever something happened in their area.
Hazel heard the voices coming from outside, so she hurried out and urged the neighbors to enter. Oncethe neighbors walked over to the yard, they immediately spotted Ian. “You must be Cindy’s boyfriend. Iheard you aren’t local. Where are you from? How long have you guys been dating?”
Cindy secretly celebrated the fact that most of her neighbors were old men and women who didn’t usethe Internet. They couldn’t recognize Ian at all. As the neighbors swarmed in, Ian stood beside Cindyand nodded politely to all the unfamiliar faces. He had a faint smile on his face as he looked at them.
Cindy was worried that the neighbors would make Ian feel uncomfortable, so she held his arm andstopped him while everyone else made their way back into the house. Ian was surprised when henoticed Cindy getting him to stay in the backyard. “Aren’t we going in?”
She shook her head. She knew that the neighbors would certainly have a conversation with her motherabout how Ian seemed like as an individual, so she knew that it’d be awkward for them to sit in thesame room. There were stools in the yard, so the couple settled there instead.
Initially, Cindy had assumed that Ian wouldn’t enjoy his time at her place, but to her surprise, hestretched his arms and chuckled as he spoke. “This is great. It feels so good to live like this.”
Cindy blinked at him. “How is it good?”
This was the type of lifestyle Ian preferred. He wanted to live somewhere far from the city, and he likedthat all the neighbors could travel in and out of each other’s property. Life wasn’t all about technologyand money; it was also about slowing down and enjoying the present moment. That was how hepreferred to live his life.
Cindy chuckled. “I think you should move here.” She had been joking, so she was shocked to see Iannodding his head seriously. “Honestly, I think it would work. Let’s pick a place around here to settledown in the future. I prefer living in a village where I can gather around and chat with my neighbors. Itmakes me feel good.”
She looked at him as she thought, He probably longs for this lifestyle because he has neverexperienced it in the past. Cindy grew up in a village, and she knew that every area had its own perks.Living in a village did allow for more human connections, but it also meant that there was more drama.There were no clear boundaries between the people in the village, which resulted in rather troublesomesituations every now and then.
Both of them continued to sit in the backyard while the neighbors chit-chatted in the living room. Thecouple didn’t know what they were talking about. Cindy didn’t enjoy it when others talked about herbehind her back—it made her feel annoyed. However, she couldn’t do anything about it, so all shecould do was control her temper.
On the other hand, Ian didn’t care about any of that at all. After sitting around for a while, he told Cindy
that he wanted to take a walk around the neighborhood to see what it was like. Since Cindy wasn’t toofond of sitting around in her own yard, she agreed and led Ian out of the house. The neighborhoodwasn’t an extremely rundown village—it had well-planned roads that were filled with all sorts ofcontainer trucks. Cindy brought Ian for a walk around the place as she introduced him to all the spotsnearby. novelbin
“Did you grow up here?” Ian asked after a while.
She nodded. “This place looked different when I was younger. There were a few smaller villagesaround this area, but these were eventually combined to form this place when the local council cameup with the plan to modernize this village.”
Ian nodded before holding her hand and walking further down the road for a while more.