Village Belle Chapter 100
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 100: She Likes To Look At Milksop
Su Tao, "..."
She stopped, and waited for him to come closer. Then, she raised her hand and hit him on the back of the head a few times, saying fiercely, "If you don't speak, no one will think you’re dumb."
"Shut up, or I’ll cut your hair!"
At this point, she thought of Milksop. They were both children, but why was there such a big difference?
No wonder the system didn’t choose Su Zhi as the target.
Otherwise, she would have gone home long ago.
Su Zhi was afraid that she would cut his hair, so he quickly covered his hair and said pitifully, "Sister, I was wrong."
"Hurry up!"
Su Tao pushed him angrily, and Su Zhi scuttled away, as if he was riding on Nezha’s hot wheels.
He was gone in no time.
Su Tao rolled her eyes at his back, then raised her hand to touch her bald head. And soon, she put her hand down again in frustration.
The system was really a wretched thing.
In the school.
At this time, Xie Yuntang had already arrived at the school. It was originally noisy, but when the students saw him, they stopped whatever they were doing. Most of them were filled with curiosity and confusion.
Why was Xie Yuntang bald...
Xie Yuntang wasn’t embarrassed. He sat down obediently, pulled out a handkerchief and wiped his and Su Tao’s desks.
Zhou Sheng snapped out of his shock, immediately came over, and asked curiously, "Yuntang, why is your hair gone?"
"I've cut it."
Xie Yuntang was afraid that they would laugh at Sister Taozi, so he took out candies from his cloth bag and put them on their tables. He then said, "Sister Taozi hit her head, and her hair was cut. Don't laugh at her."
His expression was a little serious, not at all like his usual easy-going appearance.
Hearing that Su Tao's hair was gone, Zheng Duoyin leaned on the table anxiously. "Huh? How did she hit her head? Is it serious? I’d wanted to ask her to catch crabs. I caught several yesterday."
"I accidentally pushed her into the water and she hit her head."
Xie Yuntang honestly explained his mistake, and he repeated, "Don't laugh at her, or she’ll be sad."
Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin nodded, and then began to share the candies.
After a while, Su Zhi and Su Tao came in. Su Zhi saw that Xie Yuntang was bald like his older sister, and subconsciously thought that his older sister did it. Thus, he covered his hair.
Just now, his older sister talked about cutting his hair.
He sat on the stool in fear and dared not speak.
The others looked at Su Tao, then at Xie Yuntang, and began to talk at once. Even though they couldn’t hear clearly, they knew the others were talking about them being bald.
Su Tao couldn’t be bothered with them. She sat in her seat and asked Xie Yuntang for food. "Milksop, did you bring me any food?"
Xie Yuntang happily took out food from the cloth bag for her.
Eggs, pancakes, cakes, and candies.
Sister Taozi was injured, so she had to eat more.
"Sister Taozi, I'll help you peel the egg. You eat the pancake first."
Su Tao took the pancake and ate it with peace of mind, but she didn't forget Su Zhi and gave him one.
Then she turned her head and glanced at Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin behind her. Why didn't these two kids laugh at her? This shouldn't be the case.
Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin grinned when they met her gaze, and she could see the food residue stuck between their teeth clearly.
Su Tao found it too gross a sight. Her eyes fell on Milksop’s face, which was clean and comfortable to look at.
She liked to look at Milksop.
"Milksop, did you tell them not to laugh at me?"
Xie Yuntang hesitated for a moment, nodded obediently, and said seriously, "Sister Taozi, I won't let them laugh at you."
Su Tao glanced at him and tsked in her heart. Milksop was definitely the most considerate boy in the world.
His wife would definitely have a good life in the future.
Then she lowered her head and ate the pancake in big mouthfuls. After eating that, she took the egg he peeled.
Xie Yuntang wasn’t idle either. He unwrapped a candy and put it in front of her.
However, just as Su Tao finished eating the egg, the teacher came in.
The teacher had already learned from Xie Qing that Xie Yuntang and Su Tao had cut their hair. He glanced at the children and said, "Everyone probably knows that Yuntang had gone to take the exam for the past few days. The results are out. He placed first in the county."
"Wow..." The children exclaimed immediately.
The teacher raised his hand to signal them to be quiet, and then said, "I hope everyone can learn from Yuntang. Okay, everyone, turn to the third last page of the book."
Su Tao glanced at him, lowered her head and quickly stuffed the candy into her mouth. Then she focused her attention on the book.
Xie Yuntang naturally saw it, and looked up at the teacher. Seeing that the teacher didn’t notice it, he felt relieved and turned his attention to the book.
Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin behind them didn’t pay attention to their books. They stared at the bald heads in front of them from time to time.
They were really filled with curiosity.
Zheng Duoyin nudged Zhou Sheng's arm and whispered, "I’ll cut my hair too when I get home."
Su Tao and Xie Yuntang both cut their hair, so he wanted to cut it too. They hung out together after all.
Zhou Sheng glanced at the teacher, and then whispered back, "Your mother will beat you to death!"
Suddenly the teacher stopped teaching, and then said, "Zhou Sheng, Zheng Duoyin, stand at the back for the whole lesson."
Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin were scared, and stood at the back with their books.
……
The Xie family didn’t take the matter of Su Tao hurting her head lightly. The couple brought some things to the Su family’s house to explain to them.
Lin Sanzhu received them at home. After hearing their explanation, she quickly waved her hand and said, "I'm just glad that she’s fine. I’m sure Yuntang didn't mean it. Taozi is as strong as an ox. A fall is no big deal for her."
If Su Tao were here, she would roll her eyes!
"Although Yuntang didn't mean it, he caused Taozi to fall after all. Sister Su, I apologize to you on behalf of Yuntang."
Mrs. Xie-Qin's tone was soft and full of apology. She didn't have the arrogance of a rich person at all.
Lin Sanzhu wasn’t an unreasonable person. Although she felt sorry for her daughter, Xie Yuntang indeed didn't mean it, and the Xie family had helped them a lot.
"Mrs. Xie, don't say that. It's normal for children to bump into things. It's not a big deal."
"Taozi didn't take it to heart. When I asked her after she got home, she said she fell by herself."
It was true that Su Tao fell by herself, but the Xie family didn't believe it.
Hearing this, Xie Qing and Mrs. Xie-Qin looked at each other, and Xie Qing said, "Taozi is a kind girl."
Lin Sanzhu smiled and agreed. "That girl isn’t good at anything, but she’s kind-hearted. Mr. and Mrs. Xie, don't take it to heart. I can't accept this gift. Fuzi will blame me when he comes back later."
"Fuzi often says that you take care of him."
Xie Qing shook his head. "Brother Su is honest and hardworking. This isn’t an expensive gift. Sister Su, please accept it."
After refusing for a few times, Lin Sanzhu still accepted the gift, but she also had a sense of propriety and invited the two to have lunch.
Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing agreed readily.
At noon, Lin Sanzhu stood at the door to wait for Su Tao and the other children. When she saw them from a distance, she shouted, "Taozi, bring Yuntang over for lunch!"
The whole village probably heard her voice.
Su Tao found it a hassle to respond, so she waved her hand to indicate that she understood. Then she took the school bag from Xie Yuntang and put it around Su Zhi's neck.
Those who didn’t know would think that Milksop was her actual brother instead.
