Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 54
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 54: He Was Happy When He Saw Sister Taozi
Su Tao was stunned for a moment, and was dragged away by Xie Yuntang before she could react. By the time she realized it, they had already walked a short distance.
Looking at the back of Xie Yuntang’s head in front of her, she felt safe for a moment.
Then she caught a glimpse of Mrs. Su-Qian chasing after them. She quickly dodged, grabbed a stone on the ground, and roared, "If you come near, I’ll hit you to death!"
Mrs. Su-Qian was frightened, and her hand froze in mid-air. This wretched girl had been acting crazy lately.
She hurriedly took a few steps back. "You wretched girl, are you crazy? You want to hit me? Go ahead. I dare you..."
Before she could finish her words, she was hit by a stone. She was so frightened that her face turned pale. The next moment, a stone hit her feet.
Su Tao picked up another stone and held it in her hand. "If you come near again, I'll hit your head."
When Su Tao saw Mrs. Su-Qian cowering, she rolled her eyes at her, then pulled Xie Yuntang away.
When they arrived at the Xie family's house, Mrs. Su-Qian didn't follow them. Su Tao felt that she should do the same thing next time. The wretched old woman was afraid of death.
Su Tao had thought she wasn’t afraid of death!
She threw the stone away and met Milksop's gaze. "What's wrong? Are you scared?"
"Don't be afraid, I won't hit you."
She paused and added, "Milksop, don't worry. I’ll be nice to you."
Now, she had changed her approach. She wanted to be as nice to him as possible.
Xie Yuntang wasn’t afraid. He shook his head, then took out a square handkerchief from his sleeve and said, "Use it to wipe your hands."
His handkerchief was cleaner than her face. Su Tao brushed her palms against each other and said nonchalantly, "No need. I’ll just wash them in a while."
"It smells good. It must be stewed chicken again."
After saying that, she ran in and shouted sweetly, "Auntie Xie, it smells good."
When Mrs. Xie-Qin heard the sound, she came out of the kitchen and smiled. "The stew is just cooked. You two come in and eat."
Su Tao quickly fetched water and washed her hands, leaving half of the water for Xie Yuntang. "Brother Yuntang, come here and wash your hands."
Looking at the tall and short figures, Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing, who was building the fire, looked at each other and both of them smiled.
Su Tao took the chicken from Mrs. Xie-Qin's hand and subconsciously put it into her mouth. As a result, her mouth was burned and she winced in pain.
Just as she was about to spit it out, Xie Yuntang stretched out his hand and said, "Sister Taozi, spit it out quickly."
Su Tao was stunned. After a while, she swallowed the chicken in her mouth directly. Fortunately, there were no bones.
Mrs. Xie-Qin's cooking wasn’t as "crude" as Lin Sanzhu's. She was so meticulous that she even removed the chicken bones.
Su Tao glanced at Milksop’s parents with her beautiful round eyes. What if they misunderstood that she had bullied Milksop?
Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she smiled sweetly. "Brother Yuntang, the chicken is cooked and a little hot. Let me blow on it for you."
Then she took a piece of chicken with her chopsticks, and blew on it a few times. Then, she fed it to his mouth, and said thoughtfully, "Brother Yuntang, you eat it."
Xie Yuntang was a little embarrassed. There was a faint blush on his fair face, but he did not refuse. "Thank you, Sister Taozi."
Her illness would get better if he complied with her wishes.
Su Tao caught a glimpse of the smiling faces of Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing out of the corner of her eye. She relaxed and her smile became sweeter.
The Xie family had dinner relatively early. The sun had just set after they finished eating.
In the attic.
The boy and girl were sitting together, doing their homework seriously.
When Xie Yuntang finished writing, Su Tao had not yet finished. He looked at Sister Taozi with lowered eyes and felt a little happy in his heart.
He was happy when he saw Sister Taozi.
Su Tao was not blind, so she naturally noticed it. The look in his eyes made her feel a little weird. She bared her teeth and said, "Milksop, what are you looking at? If you look at me again, I’ll collect money from you."
"Have you finished your homework?"
"Yes." Xie Yuntang showed her his homework obediently, as if she were his teacher.
Su Tao took a look and saw that his handwriting was neat and all his answers were correct.
When she thought of that, she was reminded of Su Zhi, and his messy handwriting gave her a headache.
"You can go wash up and sleep."
After writing the last few words quickly, she put down her brush, then stretched herself. She looked at the view outside the window, and said wistfully, "When will I be able to live in such a big house?"
When Xie Yuntang heard that, his eyes lit up and he said happily, "Sister Taozi, do you want to sleep here? There are many other rooms in the house."
Su Tao's eyes also lit up and she whispered, "Can I? I want to sleep here."
The Xie family's bed was much softer than her own bed.
"I'll tell my parents."
"Then don't tell them that I want to stay here. Just say that you want me to play with you."
Xie Yuntang nodded obediently, and quickly went downstairs with a "thump, thump, thump" sound. After a while, he came upstairs again. "Sister Taozi, my mother said it's okay, but from tomorrow onwards."
"Then I'll come and sleep tomorrow."
Su Tao looked at Milksop’s soft face, and suddenly felt that he was so adorable. She stretched out her hand to rub his face and said, "Milksop, you’re so good."
It would be better if he could kill her.
Xie Yuntang's face turned red and he was a little shy. "Sister Taozi, you’re also good."
……
After leaving the Xie family's house, Su Tao saw Su Fu standing on the dam. There were two buckets of water at his feet, and his face was covered with sweat.
Her emotions stirred and she had some mixed feelings. This father was considered good to her.
When she got home, she gave them all the money she had saved. "Dad."
Su Fu smiled honestly and touched her head. "Your mother made pancakes. Go home now and eat them."
After saying that, he lifted the two buckets of water.
Su Tao had no expectations for the pancakes made by Lin Sanzhu, but the pancakes she smelled at the door were quite fragrant. Her eyes lit up and she pointed at the scallion pancakes in the bowl. "Mom, did you make these?"
Lin Sanzhu glared at her. "Of course. I couldn’t have stolen them, right? Wretched girl, wash your hands before eating."
She had been cooking for more than ten years, so she knew how to make delicious food. Before they moved out, she didn’t have the mood to cook because she was tired from working.
Moreover, they wouldn’t get a share of the food even if she made it.
Today, she bought some meat and didn't finish it at noon. Thus, she bought flour to make pancakes.
Su Tao grabbed one and took a bite. It was really good. For some reason, she suddenly thought of Milksop but quickly shook the thought away.
She looked around and didn't see Su Zhi. "Where’s Su Zhi?"
"He just took a pancake and went out. I don't know where he’s gone to."
After Lin Sanzhu finished speaking, she shouted outside, "Su Zhi, where did you go? Come back now."
After a while, Su Zhi timidly walked into the cave. He looked at Su Tao with his dark eyes, as if he was afraid of her.
Su Tao finally knew why he was hiding. She grabbed him by the collar and said fiercely, "You didn’t memorize what I taught, right? Hurry, recite it. If you can’t, you won't be able to eat pancakes today."
Su Zhi pouted, and his tears fell down. He cried softly. "Sister, I was wrong. I can't recite it..."
"Boo hoo... Mom asked me to pull out weeds."
As soon as he said that, Lin Sanzhu said in a sharp voice, "You rascal, you didn’t pull out weeds today. You played by the river all day."
Su Zhi cried even harder. He hid behind Su Fu. "Sister, I was wrong, boo hoo..."
"I'll memorize it tomorrow."
Su Tao, "..."
She tried to hold it in, and eventually twitched the corner of her mouth. "Come here and memorize it!"