"This Xiao Ermei is too lazy. How can she let a man wash clothes while she just sits there doing nothing? Lazy girl, wasting Wang Wei for nothing..."
No wonder they say good looks are everything. Wang Wei's appearance makes it hard for these eligible young girls to remain composed. Even though everyone used to say how fierce Wang Wei was, nobody had faced him head-on. Now, those who are enchanted by him have lost their initial fear, and in their envy, they couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks about Xiao Xiao.
Xiao Xiao and Wang Wei were a bit far from the group, so they didn't hear the discussion. On the other hand, Xiao Sanmei and Xiao Simei heard everything clearly.
Xiao Sanmei, with her already irritable temper, couldn't help but sneer at their words. "What's it to you? If my brother-in-law is willing, it's their business. Why do you have to gossip about it here? If you're so envious, go find a man who's willing to wash your clothes. Why be jealous of someone else's man?" It's unclear what changes Xiao Ermei and her brother-in-law went through these past few months, but her brother-in-law's appearance was indeed quite captivating. He treated Xiao Ermei so well. If it weren't for the fact that Xiao Xiao was her elder sister, she might have found it hard to suppress her bitterness.
"Who's jealous? We're just fed up with your second sister being so lazy. She's disgracing us women. When people see her, they might think all the girls from Xiaoqian Village are lazy. Who would dare to marry a girl from our village in the future?" Xiao Sanmei revealed their most secretive thoughts. The other girls were suddenly both embarrassed and anxious. One of them, quick-witted, hurriedly tried to refute.
"Oh, has the time come for you to think about marriage all day long? I don't think my second sister's face is that big. Can she represent everyone in Xiaoqian Village?" Xiao Sanmei, never afraid of an argument, immediately retorted, and there was Xiao Simei behind her, who was in no way inferior to her. Every time Xiao Sanmei spoke, Xiao Simei would cheer from behind, "Exactly! What's the big deal if my brother-in-law is willing to wash clothes? I think you're just jealous and bitter!"
"You..."
"Let's just ignore them."
Unable to win the argument, they left dejectedly and found another spot, keeping a distance from Xiao Sanmei and Xiao Simei. Coincidentally, Jiang Wenwen and several other educated youth girls happened to be in that area.
She had heard the argument just now and, looking up, she realized that Wang Wei had brought Xiao Xiao to wash clothes. What she couldn't tolerate was seeing Xiao Xiao playing in the water while Wang Wei was the one doing the laundry. This was the guy she had pursued for half her life, like a moth to a flame, even afraid to confess her feelings to this god-like man. Now, he was washing clothes for Xiao Xiao?
Jiang Wenwen suddenly exploded, vigorously beating the clothes with a washboard, splashing a large amount of water in the process.
"Oh, Wenwen, you've got me wet. What's gotten into you?"
Jiang Wenwen shook her head, then glanced at Wang Wei and Xiao Xiao in the distance. It seemed like something in the water had touched Xiao Xiao's foot, and Wang Wei was frowning, holding her foot and saying something.
Jiang Wenwen suddenly took a deep breath, silently reminding herself to calm down. Inhale deeply, exhale. Oh, she couldn't take it anymore! Xiao Xiao, this despicable person!
Xiao Xiao was still unaware that she had subtly become the enemy of the girls in Xiaoqian Village. Her foot was stung by something in the water, and being thin-skinned and sensitive to pain, she couldn't bear it. The sting brought tears to her eyes instantly.
Wang Wei carefully examined her foot and found only a red mark. It seemed like a pinch from a crab. Seeing Xiao Xiao wincing in pain and whimpering, he felt both distressed and amused.
While gently blowing on her foot, he said, "Can't you not make me worry a bit? I told you not to put your feet in the water before!"
"It's cool..." Xiao Xiao pouted.
Wang Wei blew on her foot again, not too pleased, and said, "No broken skin, it won't hurt in a while."
Xiao Xiao rubbed her foot against Wang Wei's palm and said, "It won't hurt if you touch it." There were still tears in the corners of her eyes, but she managed to say something so provocative.
Wang Wei's face blushed again uncontrollably. He instinctively glanced around, seeing that the others were far away and probably didn't hear. Then he regained some composure and said, "You... why are you..." How shameless!
He hesitated for a moment and finally obediently massaged Xiao Xiao's foot. Due to eating things grown with nutrient solution, Xiao Xiao's skin was like translucent porcelain. Wang Wei felt like his palm was almost scalded as he held it.
He pursed his lips, throat tightening, reluctant to let go of Xiao Xiao's foot. Instead, he turned his head away and changed the subject, "It's already so hot this month. I hope there won't be a drought."
Last year, the weather was colder than usual, and after the autumn set in, the temperature dropped sharply, leading to a reduced harvest. If there is a drought again this year...
"Second Sister..." Xiao Sanmei, having finished washing clothes, walked over with Xiao Simei. The moment they spoke up, they saw their second sister's foot resting in Wang Wei's hands.
Xiao Sanmei: "...."
Xiao Simei: "...."
Author's note:
Xiao Sanmei and Xiao Simei: Good heavens, how did our second sister become so shameless?