Village Belle Chapter 99
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 99: Cheat Her Or Complain About Her
Xie Yuntang shook his head and said seriously, "Sister Taozi, I'm not afraid, and you don't have to be afraid either. I’ll protect you."
"I don't want your protection."
Su Tao touched his little bald head and looked at him closely. He was indeed good-looking, and he looked good even with a bald head.
……
On the day when the results were announced, there were two bald kids in the crowd, attracting more attention than the results themselves.
The shorter girl glared at the people around her fiercely and snapped, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a bald head before? If you haven't, then go home and shave your own head bald!"
The people around immediately looked away, but couldn't help but look again.
Whose children were they? They actually shaved off all their hair.
How atrocious!
Su Tao rolled her eyes at them, grabbed Xie Yuntang's hand and squeezed to the front. She saw the list at a glance and said happily, "Milksop, you’re in first place!! You’re so smart!"
Xie Yuntang actually already knew that he topped the exam. His father told him last night. But because Sister Taozi wanted to come and check the results early this morning, he didn't tell her.
He said happily, " Thank you, Sister Taozi."
"Milksop, you got first place in the exam! To celebrate, you should treat me to lotus-flavored chicken," Su Tao said shamelessly.
Of course, Xie Yuntang agreed. He nodded happily. "Okay."
The two little bald heads squeezed out of the crowd and got on the carriage happily.
After eating the lotus-flavored chicken, the Xie family hurried back to the village. When they arrived, it was already past midnight and everyone in the village was asleep.
There were only a few insect chirping sounds.
After dawn, Su Tao was worried about Lin Sanzhu and the others, so she told Mrs. Xie-Qin and the others, and then went home without eating breakfast.
Su Zhi was holding Su Dou in the yard and washing his face. When he heard footsteps, he looked over and was stunned. He quickly shouted, "Mom, Sister's hair is gone. It was eaten by a ghost."
Su Tao stumbled. "..."
He looked like a ghost instead.
When Lin Sanzhu in the kitchen heard that, she came out cursing, "Does it make you uncomfortable if you don’t talk bad about your sister..."
Before she finished her words, she fell silent, and soon cried out in a shrill voice, "Wretched girl, where’s your hair? Who told you to cut it?"
Lin Sanzhu ran over in a hurry, and only then did she see a big scar on Su Tao’s head. Her expression suddenly changed, and she asked again, "What happened to your head? Were you hit? Who hit you?"
"I accidentally hit my head on a rock. I'm fine now."
Su Tao saw that Lin Sanzhu’s face was unhurt and was relieved. It seemed that Mrs. Su-Qian didn't come to make trouble.
"Why were you so careless? It's such a big hole. Thank goodness you didn't become silly."
Although Lin Sanzhu was cursing, her eyes were on Su Tao’s head. After taking a closer look, she was relieved to find that it was nothing serious.
Su Tao, "..."
She was used to Lin Sanzhu being like this, so she blinked and said, "If I got knocked silly, you'd be so worried."
Su Tao guessed Lin Sanzhu’s thought correctly, but Lin Sanzhu still said stubbornly, "Do you think I’ll be worried sick? If you become silly, I’ll dump you at the entrance of the village and anyone can pick you up."
"Who else will pick me up besides you and Dad? Mom, be gentle. My head hurts."
After hearing what Su Tao said, Lin Sanzhu shut up and whispered, "Go sit for a while, I'll go cook."
Su Tao sat at the back of the main hall, meeting the big, round eyes of Su Zhi and Su Dou. They were acting like they were looking at something strange.
She beckoned to Su Zhi, and when he came over, she carried Su Dou, then hit Su Zhi on the head with one hand. She said fiercely, "If you look at me again, I'll dig your eyes out!"
Su Zhi immediately pursed his lips in grievance and sniffled. "I just wanted to know if you feel pain. Why did you hit me again... Boo hoo..."
Su Tao, "..."
She misunderstood.
She couldn’t be blamed. She never had the impression of this little rascal as a good brother in her mind.
All he ever did was cheat her or complain about her.
As if he were afraid that she wouldn’t be beaten every day.
She bared her teeth and said, "I'm not in pain. I’m a fairy."
Su Zhi glanced at her and shook his head. Then he said in a childish and fearful voice, "Sister, you aren’t a fairy. Fairies are beautiful, but you aren’t beautiful now."
Su Tao raised her hand and pinched his ear. "You said I'm not beautiful? Huh? Think before you speak! If you don't, I'll twist your ear off and eat it with wine."
Su Zhi rephrased his words at her threat. He said with a sobbing tone, "You’re beautiful. Sister is prettier than a fairy..."
"That's more like it. Anyway, just remember that I’m the prettiest."
Su Tao let him go, picked up Su Dou and gave him a kiss. Perhaps he was well-fed now, Su Dou looked chubby.
Su Zhi sniffled in grievance. His sister treated his younger brother better than him. "Sister, you’re so biased. Why didn't you beat Su Dou?"
Su Tao rolled her eyes at him. "He's better behaved and more obedient than you!"
"Sister, you're bad!" Su Zhi stamped his feet.
"I never said I was good."
"Boo hoo..."
……
When the food was ready, Lin Sanzhu took some food over to Su Fu. Naturally, she told him about Su Tao's head injury. "Fuzi, I want to buy a chicken to nourish that girl. A head injury is no laughing matter."
When Su Fu heard that Su Tao hit her head, he immediately stopped his work and said hurriedly, " I'll go back and take a look." With that, he left hastily without even putting on his shoes.
Lin Sanzhu picked up his shoes and hurried after him. "Fuzi, put on your shoes first."
Su Fu had already run a distance. When he entered the house, he saw the girl in the main hall. There was a big scar on her bald head. His eyes turned red as he asked in an upset tone, "Why were you hurt so seriously? "
Su Tao felt a little warmed, and quickly comforted him, "It's okay, it doesn't hurt. It's just that my hair was cut. Dad, do I look pretty like this?"
"Yes," Su Fu said hoarsely.
"Well, I’m a born beauty." In order to ease his worries, Su Tao touched her face narcissistically.
Lin Sanzhu was rendered speechless by her daughter's shameless words. "..."
But seeing that Su Tao was in good spirits, she felt a lot more relaxed. "A born beauty? Wretched girl, aren’t you conceited? Alright, come on, tuck in. You still have to go to school after breakfast."
While eating, Su Fu passed the egg in the bowl to Su Tao. "My daughter, eat more. I'll ask your mother to buy a chicken and stew it later."
Su Tao had eaten enough chicken these days, so she quickly waved her hand. " No need to buy. I'm fine. "
"You’re fine? If you’re fine, you wouldn’t have such a big scar on your head!"
Lin Sanzhu grabbed some food for her and muttered, "Didn’t you watch where you were walking?"
Su Tao, "..."
She said dejectedly, "Mom, can you please stop rubbing it in? "
It would have been fine if the big bump was caused by a fall. The point was that it was the wretched system’s punishment.
"You still feel embarrassed? What good are your eyes for? You’re getting more and more ridiculous as you grow older. Watch over your sister later and don't let her fall again." Lin Sanzhu's last sentence was obviously directed at Su Zhi.
Su Zhi looked at Su Tao and nodded seriously, as if he felt that his sister's eyesight was indeed poor.
On the way to school, as expected, Su Zhi’s eyes were fixed on her, afraid that she would fall. Su Tao endured it again and again, but in the end, she couldn’t stand it anymore and ran off.
Su Zhi hurriedly chased after her. "Sister, don't run. You have poor eyesight!"
