Pan Lanfang didn't try to stop them, saying cheerfully, "Alright, alright, you two get going. Be safe on the road."
Lu Fan and Jiang Yixia got into the car, and it slowly drove out of the village.
In the rearview mirror, Pan Lanfang and Jiang Guoqiang were still standing in the doorway, watching them leave.
Jiang Yixia sat in the passenger seat, gazing out the window without a word.
After they had driven for a bit, Lu Fan spoke up. "Your aunt and uncle… are they always like that?"
Jiang Yixia nodded, her tone tinged with resignation. "They've been competitive ever since we were kids, always comparing everything. It used to be about whose house was taller, then whose kids got better grades. Now it's about whose son-in-law has more money. That's just how some country folk are. If a family is doing well, they get jealous. If a family is struggling, they look down on them."
"Well, with me in the picture now, that's a comparison they can't win," Lu Fan said with a smile.
