Logically speaking, husbands and wives should not be too close in public, and the same applies to siblings. However, Qin Xiaoxiao kissed Qin Ye without any restraint. If someone reports this, Qin Xiaoxiao and Qin Ye may be used as examples to be educated.

But Qin Xiaoxiao wasn't afraid. She smiled and said, "This is my own brother. We grew up together. Let alone being close, we even sleep on the same kang (heated brick bed). If anyone is unhappy, they can report us. I'm not afraid. However, I would like to ask the person who reports us to build us a bigger house with more rooms so that my brother and I can sleep separately in the future."

Qin Xiaoxiao smiled with an innocent look on her face, but what she said could infuriate people. However, when everyone thought about it, it really was just as Qin Xiaoxiao had said.

Housing is scarce now. Which family doesn't have more than ten people living in one house? It's a little better in the countryside, but in the city, it's usually two or three sons living together with their wives, children, and parents. It's so difficult for such a large family to even turn over in the morning. If you fart in one room, you can smell it in the other room.

This isn't just happening in one or two families; it's the case in every household. Therefore, it's common for several children to live in one room.

Zhou Ying stopped moving, looking at Qin Xiaoxiao with a look of utter despair.

She offended the sister of the man she loved. Does this mean there's no chance for her to be with this man anymore?

Thinking of this, Zhou Ying felt dizzy and was about to collapse, clutching her forehead.

Seeing this, Qin Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and decisively shouted, "Ugh, I'm so angry, brother, I'm dizzy."

After saying that, Qin Xiaoxiao fell down in front of Qin Ye without the slightest hesitation.

Qin Ye caught Qin Xiaoxiao quickly. "Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, what's wrong? Don't scare me, I'll take you to the hospital."

Qin Xiaoxiao winked at Qin Ye behind everyone's back, and Qin Ye paused for a moment, then quickened his pace considerably.

Just as Zhou Ying was about to faint, she was stunned and watched helplessly as Qin Xiaoxiao was carried onto the oxcart by Qin Ye. The driver, Grandpa Huang, was even more anxious. Without even glancing at the other educated youths, he drove the cart out of the commune compound.

Zhou Ying: "..."

Wasn't she supposed to faint? How come Qin Xiaoxiao, the female educated youth, fainted first?

That's not right. She fainted, and they argued again. Does that mean she fainted from anger?

"Wait a minute, they're gone, what do we do now?"

"Ah, right, what do we do?"

"Our luggage is still on the oxcart."

"How do we get to Qinjiagou? We don't even know where Qinjiagou is."

Only after the oxcart had driven out of the commune compound did the educated youth realize that they had been abandoned there.

"Wait a minute, wait for me."

Some quick-thinking educated youths had already chased after the commune compound. Seeing this, the other educated youths could only bury their heads and follow. Rather than sitting here and waiting, they might as well run. The sooner they got to Qinjiagou, the sooner they could rest.

Qin Xiaoxiao lay happily on the oxcart, gazing up at the sky.

"Brother, the weather is so nice today. Let's go to the river to break the ice and fish after we get home. I want to eat fish."

Qin Ye glared at her, annoyed. "You can eat fish, but you can't go to the river."

Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, big brother."

Qin Xiaoxiao and Qin Ye sat leisurely on the oxcart, speeding towards the village. Old Huang, who was driving the cart, knew that Qin Xiaoxiao was alright, but he didn't slow down at all. Without Qin Xiaoxiao and Qin Ye having to tell him to stop, the oxcart sped along. The old ox named Lao Huang seemed to have regained its youth. If it went to the racetrack now, it felt that it was no worse than a professional racehorse and might even win first place.

"Moo!"

Old Huang was extremely excited, and charged off at full speed, as if he were going on a blind date.

They were happy, but the group of educated youth following behind them suffered.

The educated youth were all city kids who rarely did housework at home. They had never run such a long distance before, and they couldn't take it after running for five or six minutes. The educated youth who was in first place covered his ribs and sighed at the ox.

"Wait, wait for us."

Unfortunately, the voice was too soft, and Qin Xiaoxiao and Qin Ye in front didn't hear it at all. Even if they had, they wouldn't have slowed down; they were determined to teach these educated youth a lesson.

Qin Ye didn't let them run for too long. After running for five miles, he told Grandpa Huang to stop the oxcart by the roadside. Old Huang was still unhappy, pawing the ground with his hooves and looking at Grandpa Huang with a resentful expression.

Grandpa Huang fed it two pieces of bean cake to calm it down.

When the group of educated youths ran to the oxcart, they saw Qin Xiaoxiao lying weakly on it, her face pale and silent. Qin Ye stood beside the oxcart, looking anxious, and would occasionally try to comfort her.

"What happened to this female educated youth?"

The male educated youth who came in first wiped his sweat and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao with concern.

Qin Ye, his face dark, turned to the side, blocking the male educated youth's view.

"Thank goodness, she just woke up. What's wrong with that female educated youth who came with you? How could she be so aggressive towards people? What kind of things is she saying?"

Are you together? From the same place? Have you known each other before? Has she always been like this?

You can't watch your mouth. My sister's health isn't good to begin with, and she's only just recovered a little. What if you upset her and make her sick again?

Oh, right, she's already sick from anger. Let her wait. My grandma spoils my sister rotten. When she gets home and sees my sister like this, she'll definitely come knocking on her door.

Without waiting for the male educated youth's response, Qin Ye carefully crouched down next to Qin Xiaoxiao and whispered for her to come.

"Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, how are you? Are you still dizzy? Want some water?"

Qin Xiaoxiao opened her eyes only a slit, looked at Qin Ye with a wronged expression, and said in a broken voice, "Brother, I'm going to die. If I pass away, please go back and tell Grandpa and Grandma that it has nothing to do with these educated youth. It's just that I'm unlucky and my body is weak. Tell Grandma not to cause them any trouble."

After saying that, Qin Xiaoxiao closed her eyes again, and a tear rolled down her cheek.

Seeing Qin Xiaoxiao putting on a dramatic act, Qin Ye quickly picked up the act.

Qin Ye grabbed Qin Xiaoxiao's hand with his large hand, his face contorted with grief. "Xiaoxiao, stop talking. It's my fault. I'm useless. If I didn't look like this, that bitch wouldn't have made you sick."

"Waaaah... Little Xiao, my dear sister, please don't let anything happen to you! If anything happens to you, how will I live?"

Was this how the older women in the village used to cry and shout? And the actions and the sounds they made aren't wrong, are they?

Yes, that's right, that's how I cried.

Qin Ye couldn't cry, so he simply buried his head beside Qin Xiaoxiao, making it impossible for anyone to see that he was crying, but his shoulders were shaking so that it was obvious that he was crying.

Grandpa Huang was completely numb, watching helplessly as the two siblings went on a crazy acting showdown.

Qin Ye wasn't like this before. How come he's gone astray in just two months?

Did you learn that from this girl?

That brat, she's up to no good! Look what she's done to the village's fine young men! They've all become actors and liars!