The little girl was already feeling a bit unwell, and it's all Qiao Xiyan's fault, that troublemaker. Nothing good ever happens when she sees her, she's so unlucky. Next time she goes out, she should check the almanac and avoid that eyesore.
Reluctantly, he tossed the water bottle to Sun Xuelin, saying, "Brother, here's some for you to drink, so you don't die young."
Sun Xuelin nimbly caught the water bottle that Gu Sinian threw to him, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"Thanks for your concern, brother."
"You got a good deal. This was brown sugar water I made for my girlfriend. I never thought it would end up in your belly, you bastard. You wasted my chance to be nice to her."
Sun Xuelin was initially quite happy that Gu Sinian cared about his health and that he hadn't eaten, but now, holding the kettle in his hand, he felt it was burning hot.
But there was nothing he could do; his stomach was growling loudly, and he was sure he would faint from hunger if he didn't eat something soon.
He tilted his head back and poured it over, and a moment later an empty kettle was tossed back into Gu Sinian's hands.
"Thank you for the water, Su Zhiqing, it's so sweet."
"Shut up!"
Sun Xuelin, the oxcart driver, looked obedient as he cracked the whip on the ox, speeding up the cart considerably.
It would be good for him to be invisible from this moment on.
After all, having drunk the brown sugar water that Gu Sinian specially prepared for Su Zhiqing, keeping a low profile was the safest course of action.
"I haven't eaten either?" Qiao Xiyan asked tentatively.
“Whether you eat or not is none of my business. You knew you would go hungry and have nothing to eat when you came along, but you still came anyway. Go hungry. When you get to the supply and marketing cooperative, you can eat at the state-run restaurant yourself.”
After saying that, Gu Sinian carefully applied medicine to Su Ying's arms. After finishing with both arms, he turned his attention to her legs. "Let me check your knees. Did you bump them too?"
How did you find out?
"I'm a former reconnaissance soldier, what can escape my eyes?"
"You accidentally bumped your knee when you were getting the water bottle, and you gasped. I guessed that."
As expected of a former reconnaissance soldier, her observation skills were top-notch. She thought she had kept it a secret very well, but in the end, all the men found out.
"Should I roll up your trouser legs for you, or will you do it yourself?"
"I'll do it myself."
Su Ying rolled up her trousers and snatched the ointment from Gu Sinian's hand, intending to apply it herself. However, Gu Sinian raised his hand, and Su Ying missed her grasp.
"You can't reach it."
"It's just my knee, how can you not reach it? I can reach it."
Watching the two subtly display their affection, Qiao Xiyan's eyes were practically spitting fire.
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