Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 76
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 76: Sister Taozi, Do You Hate Me?
Xie Yuntang had heard this several times. Although he was still frightened, he did not run away. He shook his head seriously and said in a coaxing tone, "Sister Taozi, I promise you everything, except this. I mean it."
"I just want that. If I don't go back, I’ll have to get married in a few years. I won't have a good life after marriage. I’ll be beaten every day and have nothing to eat or wear," Su Tao said pitifully.
This was what she was afraid of now. If she couldn't go back in a few years, it would be the end of her. Lin Sanzhu might treat her well, but she would definitely marry her off.
She would definitely marry a villager, which meant doing farm work for the rest of her life. She swore that she didn't want to do farm work anymore.
If she did that again, she would get depressed and go crazy.
Xie Yuntang thought about it seriously, and after a while, he promised, "Sister Taozi, I can marry you. I won't beat you. I’ll give you food and clothes, and I have money."
Su Tao was caught off guard and choked on her saliva. "Cough, cough, cough..."
She raised her hand and flicked his forehead, and couldn't help but raise her voice a little. "Milksop! You're such a fool. I don't want you to help me with this. I’ll definitely go home, and we won't see each other again after I go home."
Milksop was more compassionate than the Guanyin Bodhisattva. He offered to help with any difficulties.
She was really afraid that he would be cheated by others and lose everything.
Suddenly, she felt a pang of pain in her chest. How infuriating. When would she be able to go home...
When Xie Yuntang heard that they wouldn’t see each other again, he suddenly felt upset. His eyes suddenly turned red and misty, and he said in a sobbing tone, "Sister Taozi, do you hate me?"
He didn't want Sister Taozi to hate him. He liked Sister Taozi very much.
Su Tao was stunned when she saw his eyes that were as red as a rabbit’s. She was a little at a loss, wondering if she had said anything hurtful.
Her voice softened and she said awkwardly, "Why are you crying? I didn’t even cry. I wasn’t being fierce to you. I just spoke a little loudly. Stop crying. I don't hate you. Why would I hate you? You’re soft and cute, I like you very much."
Xie Yuntang's nose turned red. He sobbed twice, and said seriously, "You really don’t hate me?"
"Yes. I swear that if I hate you, I’ll never be able to go back."
Su Tao wiped his tears, then pretended to be fierce and said, "Stop crying, or I’ll beat you if you cry again."
Xie Yuntang's eyes were red, and he nodded obediently. "I won't cry anymore."
He paused for a moment, then asked uneasily, "Sister Taozi, we’ll always be together, right?"
He didn't want to be separated from Sister Taozi. He wanted to play with her all the time.
Of course not, she must go back. When Su Tao saw how pitiful Milksop looked, she comforted him perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, yes, we’ll always be together."
Xie Yuntang felt a little relieved and stretched out his hand. "Sister Taozi, let's make a pinky promise."
Su Tao complied and made a pinky promise with him. "If I lie to you, I'll become a puppy."
As long as she could go back, it didn’t matter even if she became a puppy or a big dog.
……
The next day, Jiangliu Street.
"Candied haws, big and sweet candied haws for sale." A middle-aged man carried a pile of candied haws on his shoulder and weaved through the crowd.
Suddenly, a girl wearing a red jacket and two butterfly clips in her hair called out to him, "Mister, how much do the candied haws cost?"
"Ten coins a stick," the middle-aged man said with a smile.
"That’s expensive."
The girl looked at the boy who was half a head taller than her and said with a smile, "Milksop, you treat me."
The person who spoke was Su Tao, and the Milksop she was calling was naturally Xie Yuntang.
"Okay." Xie Yuntang paid the money obediently.
A few boys were following them stealthily not far behind them. Xie Liang angrily whispered to the children beside him, "When we get there, we'll surround them and teach that wretched girl a lesson."
Xie Yu and the others nodded. Xie Li sniffed and said, "I'll beat her hard later. She made me push the swing for a long time."
"We must give her a good thrashing!" Xie Yu agreed.
Children around ten years old were at the peak of their vengeful nature.
However, Su Tao had already seen them. She saw them sneaking around as soon as they left the house. She felt that they were a bunch of fools. Who would follow someone in bright red clothes? Were they afraid that others might not see them?
She finished the candied haws in a few bites, took Xie Yuntang's hand, and said with suspense, "Milksop, I'll take you to do something fun." With that, she ran away.
When Xie Liang and the others saw her running away, they immediately chased after her, but they lost sight of her after entering an alley.
Xie Liang kicked the wall unhappily and said, "They’ve escaped! How exasperating! I told you to run faster, but you didn't! Useless fools, they’ve escaped!"
Su Tao, who was hiding in the corner, put on the ghostly mask for Xie Yuntang, and then put it on herself, and whispered, "Follow me."
Xie Yuntang knew that Sister Taozi wanted to scare them. Although this was wrong, Sister Taozi liked it, so he obliged her.
He nodded obediently.
Su Tao pinched her throat and said in a mysterious tone, "Xie Liang~ Why are you looking for Su Tao~"
The sudden sound stunned Xie Liang and the others, and they couldn't help but take a few steps back. "Who are you? Come out!"
"I'm Zheng~Duo~Yin, grrrr!"
As soon as the words fell, two ghostly faces jumped out. If one looked closely, one could definitely tell that they were masks. However, Xie Liang and the other children were traumatized by the three words "Zheng Duoyin."
As soon as they heard those words, they ran out of the alley bawling without even taking a clear look.
"Mother... Mother... help! Zheng Duoyin is going to eat me..."
"Mother!!"
"Don't eat me, don't eat me..."
Su Tao in the alley took off the ghostly mask and laughed. Those cowards even tried to bully them.
No way.
After all, she was a woman in her twenties.
"Milksop, it's fun, right? We’ll play this game again next time."
Xie Yuntang smiled and looked delightful. "Okay."
He caught a glimpse of a few strands of hair stuck to Su Tao's cheek. "Sister Taozi, your hair is stuck here."
Before Su Tao could say anything, he said, "Let me help you."
Su Tao wasn’t shy about letting him touch her face. She glanced at Milksop’s face from the corner of her eye. The more she looked at him, the more handsome he became. He was already so good-looking at such a young age, let alone in the future.
She wondered which woman would win his heart.
She bet that whoever married Milksop would be fortunate.
He was rich, good-tempered, good at studying, and had nice parents. He was filled with merits.
"Milksop, you must find a good-looking wife when you marry in the future, okay?"
This way his genes wouldn’t be wasted.
Xie Yuntang thought about it seriously, looked at her, and said innocently, "Do you mean someone like you, Sister Taozi?"
In his opinion, Sister Taozi was the prettiest and no one could compare to her.
Although it was a child who praised her, Su Tao was still quite happy. "Of course she should be prettier than me. If she’s ugly, don't marry her."