Female Novel
Chapter 621
With his heart throbbing, John felt uneasy about it. Eventually, Buddy told him, “It was fortunate thatshe married you. You’re a good man, so I’m sure you’ll treat her nicely. That kid finally came into somegood luck.”
However, his words only left John pouting while averting his gaze. It wasn’t until then that he recalledhow poorly he treated Sophia back then by not only ignoring all of her efforts, but also allowing Matildato mistreat her.
On the other hand, Sophia was disoriented when she woke up from her nap, as she had no idea whattime it was. She went to the yard, only to see Mrs. Hensley’s grandson playing there. The five-year-oldchild was covered in mud, but he seemed to be having fun. After some thought, she went to pick outsome snacks from the bag that John carried into the kitchen before handing them to the kid.
As soon as the kid saw the snacks she held, his eyes lit up. While observing the young child, Sophiaseemed to be gazing at something else. Caressing her belly, the feeling of joy that she tried so hard tosuppress seemed to pop up again. Now that she had a child of her own, it didn’t matter anymorewhether she would have a partner in life, as she had a family now. She was no longer alone, and shewould also have someone to love wholeheartedly, just like her grandfather.
After observing the child for a while, she left the yard. The village didn’t undergo a lot of change duringthe past few years. She strolled at a leisurely pace on the road while appreciating the run-down housesaround her. However, she was feeling much happier compared to when she was observing theexquisite architecture of the Constance Residence.
Some time later, she saw John, who was on his way back with Buddy after they had paid their
respects. Naturally, John saw her as well. In a few strides, he went up to her to hold her hand. “Whyare you here? How was your nap?”
Upon observing their interaction, Buddy wore a smile. “Sophia, your husband went to pay his respectsto your grandfather. He sure is a nice guy.”
Taken aback, Sophia glanced at John before stopping herself just in time from thanking him. AfterBuddy left for home, John kept on walking while holding onto Sophia’s hand. They were walking alonga mud road that seemed pretty fine during normal days, but would probably be quite a difficult path towalk during rainy days. The villagers would have a hard time even venturing out, as the road wouldbecome all muddy.
Lowering his head while looking at the road, John said, “There are a lot of young men in your village,so they can think about switching jobs if farming doesn’t yield much.”
Sophia heaved a sigh before saying, “What else can they do? This place is underdeveloped, sobusiness won’t thrive without customers. Someone will come to buy the crops as long as we farm, andeven if we can’t sell them, we are at least guaranteed food on our table.” novelbin
While it was true that the village was populated by young men, the village itself was located at such aremote place, so it wasn’t easy for them to leave the place to even do manual work elsewhere. Most ofthe people who remained in the village were planning on settling down without going too far away fromhome.
Meanwhile, John was recalling the scenery he saw while on his way to the village. He acknowledgedthat it was indeed located in a remote area, and its immediate surroundings were also more or less inthe same condition, so there weren’t a lot of jobs available.
After pondering about the situation, John said, “The company is planning to build a warehouse, and wewill need a few workers and a manager over there. We don’t need someone highly educated, so youcan ask if any of the villagers would like to come with me. We should try as much as possible to bringthem out of here. With everybody’s combined efforts, we might eventually be able to improve the livingconditions here.”
After a moment’s pause, Sophia turned to look at John. She nearly agreed to his plans, but not beforeshe thought of something else. If she agreed with him, it would mean that she owed him one. Althoughhe would never use it as leverage against her, Sophia would still feel unhappy about it.