Chapter 26 Pei Jiuyan is fickle

Yesterday's argument, coupled with Pei Jiuyan's attitude, left Xue Jiao feeling extremely drained.

She didn't eat dinner when she got back, and locked herself in her room, crying for a long time. It wasn't because she lost the argument, but mainly because Pei Jiuyan's attitude hurt her. She was both angry and heartbroken, and it tormented her until she finally fell asleep just before dawn.

She had only slept for two hours when her brother violently dragged her out of bed. Frustrated, Xue Jiao rubbed her messy hair and shouted angrily, "Brother, what are you doing? Can't a person get any sleep?"

Xue Shan got angry when he saw her like this: "Sleep! You still have the nerve to sleep?! Don't you know what you've done? How can you still sleep?!"

Xue Jiao was already in a bad mood, and then her older brother treated her so harshly, while her sister-in-law stood by, not only not speaking up for her but also giving her an unfriendly look. She became even more upset, and her anger flared up: "What did I do? What could I possibly do? You're not happy with me now, are you?"

She then turned her criticism on Yang Rucui: "Sister-in-law, you always say you treat me like your own daughter, but he treats me like this now, and you don't even say anything to him! And don't think I didn't see the way you looked at me like I was looking at dog shit!"

Growing increasingly angry, Xue Jiao picked up a pillow and threw it on the ground: "I don't think this family can tolerate me anymore! Don't forget, I have a share of the family property left by my parents. You can forget about kicking me out now!"

"Xue Shan, do you have any conscience? Have you forgotten what your parents told you before they died? They told you to take good care of me, and this is how you're taking care of me? You won't even let me sleep!"

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Seeing that she was talking nonsense and her husband's face was getting uglier and uglier, Yang Rucui was exasperated. Both of them had fiery tempers. The matter was not yet resolved, and she didn't want to cause any more problems!

Yang Rucui rushed forward and covered Xue Jiao's mouth, her face more serious than ever before: "Jiao Jiao, shut up! What kind of things are you saying? Have you forgotten what happened yesterday? Yesterday's incident went up to the leaders! Your brother was called in early this morning and got a scolding, and he was suspended from his duties for investigation. You may also face punishment!"

Xue Jiao froze on the spot at her sister-in-law's words. Even though she was angry and heartbroken last night, she only thought that Pei Jiuyan was fickle, but she never thought that he would actually report her.

After all, she was his younger sister whom he had raised himself; how could he not love her? Seeing her heartbroken and incredulous expression, Xue Shan, even though he himself had been punished, still tried his best to help her find a solution: "Jiaojiao, listen to your older brother. I'll have your sister-in-law buy some gifts later, and I'll personally take you to Pei Jiuyan's house to apologize to his wife. You must be sincere and try to get her forgiveness, understand?"

The words "Pei Jiuyan's lover" pierced Xue Jiao's heart like needles once again, causing her already wounded heart to churn and bleed again.

"Apologize? Why should I apologize to her? She's a vixen! She seduced Pei Jiuyan, otherwise I would be the one marrying him. What did I say wrong? She's a vixen! She's got the petty-bourgeois mentality! People like her should be sent to labor camps!"

"Since Comrade Xue shows no remorse, I will urge her to make a decision as soon as possible!" Before Xue Jiao could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a deep and cold voice.

Pei Jiuyan returned from the farm early, thinking that Qin Suisui and her mother were probably still asleep, so he decided to go to the canteen to get some breakfast to take back.

To get to the canteen, you have to pass through the neighboring family compound. Xue Shan's family lives in the one on the far side of the compound, and Xue Jiao's room happens to be the one by the window. Because of the hot weather, Xue Jiao's window was open, with only the screen closed. This allowed Pei Jiuyan, who was passing by, to hear her heart-wrenching screams without missing a single word.

Pei Jiuyan's voice, like a silent note, silenced Xue Jiao's screams once more. Ignoring her current state, Xue Jiao jumped out of bed, pulled back the screen window, and shouted at Pei Jiuyan's receding figure outside, "Pei Jiuyan? How could you do this to me? You clearly know me, so why did you say you didn't yesterday?!"

Heaven knows how long Xue Jiao was heartbroken yesterday because of Pei Jiuyan's words, "I don't know your name." But now, Pei Jiuyan clearly knows her and even knows where she lives! He might have come to find her! She knew it! He's picked up Zan Zan from daycare so many times and seen her so many times, how could he not recognize her?

Pei Jiuyan definitely wouldn't dare to admit it in public!

She really wronged Pei Jiuyan. There were so many female teachers of similar age in the nursery, it was impossible for him to remember them all. And to be honest, over the years, apart from Qin Suisui, Pei Jiuyan had never really given any young female teacher a second glance!

Xue Jiao's words infuriated Xue Shan and his wife. Pei Jiuyan's sudden appearance caught them off guard. While they were frantically trying to find a solution, they noticed that Xue Jiao's face had lost its previous hysteria. Her cheeks were slightly red, whether from anger or something else. Coupled with her hesitant gaze, she seemed to have a touch of shyness.

Hmm? Shy?

Realizing what was happening, Xue Shan was furious: "What kind of look is that? What kind of look is that! I'll beat you to death, you shameless bastard! What kind of time is this? He's going to report you, he's going to send you for re-education, and you're still acting like this! How did our Xue family produce such a shameless person? Don't you understand? He's married! Married! And you're still indulging in wishful thinking..."

"Whose fault is it that he got married? It's all your fault! If you hadn't kept dragging your feet and refusing to tell him, I would have married him long ago, and there wouldn't have been that vixen! You ruined my happiness!"

Xue Jiao's words made Xue Shan so angry that his eyes turned black, and he almost couldn't stand up. Yang Rucui anxiously steadied him: "Old Xue! Old Xue! Are you alright? Don't scare me!"

Xue Shan took a long time to calm down before slowly putting down the feather duster he was holding. He helped his wife sit down, looked up at Xue Jiao, and his eyes had become calm: "Fine, since that's what you think, then I don't need to worry about you anymore. Your sister-in-law and I have raised you all these years, but we never expected to raise such an ungrateful child. From now on, whatever you do, I won't care about you anymore. You'd better take care of yourself!"

Xue Jiao didn't take it seriously. How could Pei Jiuyan bear to report her? He had just come to see her!

Around noon that day, the daycare called to inform Xue Jiao that she had been dismissed. Xue Jiao was indignant and tried to argue, but then people from the political department arrived. Following the whistleblower's statement and the political department's investigation, it was confirmed that Xue Jiao had indeed slandered and defamed military families and spread feudal superstition. She was immediately taken away and detained, and will undergo a period of forced ideological reform.

Xue Shan was also suspended from his duties for a month pending investigation. He was nearly forty years old and had always been loyal and meticulous. Although his work style was somewhat more conservative compared to the younger generation, he was always conscientious and had never made any major mistakes. Unexpectedly, having reached this position, he was implicated by his own sister.

Perhaps it was this sudden change, or perhaps it was his sister's betrayal, that made him fall ill. Yang Rucui had to take care of him, Xue Ziming, and her sister-in-law who had been taken away, keeping her extremely busy.

Of course, Qin Suisui was unaware of all this.

After waking up in the morning, she went for her usual morning run on the grass in the space. After finishing her run, she inspected the black soil, which was no longer barren.

Besides the fruit trees and medicinal herbs she had transplanted from that grove of trees, there were also vegetable seedlings she had transplanted the day before yesterday in the black soil. That day, she had accidentally scattered all the vegetable seeds in the vegetable garden at the entrance of the residential compound, and because she had watered them with the stream, the seeds had grown tall and big in the blink of an eye.

Fearing suspicion, she transplanted some of the seedlings to the black soil in her space, and lied that she had bought the rest from villagers, which didn't arouse any suspicion. After all, there were indeed people in the residential compound who couldn't grow their own vegetables and often went to the village to exchange vegetables with the villagers.

Perhaps because they grow faster in the open space, the cucumber seedlings in the field have already grown quite tall. Since they haven't been trained, the lush green vines are spreading haphazardly across the ground. The tomato seedlings have also grown tall, and many of them have started to bloom with small flowers. Qin Suisui thought that she would have to find some small sticks to build a trellis to support the cucumber vines.

After inspecting the black soil, Qin Suisui went to check on the cattle and sheep on the grassland and discovered that one of the cows was pregnant. Qin Suisui was overjoyed because the cow would produce milk after giving birth, and then she would have free fresh milk to drink!

She drank fresh milk almost every day when she was a child. Even though society has changed over the years, her parents can still get her fresh milk from time to time. Sometimes they would use fresh milk to make desserts and sweet soups. She still misses the taste!

Moreover, Zan Zan is currently growing, so drinking more milk every day is also good for him.

But how will she take it out then? Qin Suisui pondered a solution while leaving the space to wash up.

Pei Jiuyan went upstairs to wash up after hearing the noise upstairs.

Qin Suisui had just finished showering and came out of the bathroom. She saw that Pei Jiuyan's clothes were slightly sweaty and assumed that he had gone to morning training. Without thinking much of it, she quickly gave him the bathroom and went to wipe her face and change her clothes.

Pei Jiuyan moved quickly; he was already in the room, having showered, almost as soon as Qin Suisui finished changing. Perhaps he'd forgotten his clothes, as he was only wearing a bath towel, which, for Qin Suisui, was too large and barely covered his lower body. Qin Suisui immediately noticed his muscular upper body; she had good eyesight and didn't miss the drop of water trickling down his tanned, firm skin from his abs…

Seeing her staring at him, Pei Jiuyan smiled, his slightly upturned peach blossom eyes filled with a tenderness he himself didn't realize. His voice was no longer as cold as it had been when facing the Xue family, unconsciously carrying a hint of doting: "What are you looking at?"