Not long after the Liu family finished their meal, He Wenting and her sister arrived.
"Xuemei, have you had dinner?" He Wanting asked.
"After eating, how are you and Xiaojing feeling now?" Xuemei asked He Wenting and her sister to sit down.
"We are both almost well now. We went to the county town this morning. Xuemei, this is something for you! Thank you for going into the river to save Xiaojing and me. I should have been the first to thank you, but you are at home at night because you are at work, so Xiaojing and I came to your house just now." After He Wanting finished speaking, she and He Jing handed the things in their hands to Xuemei.
Xuemei looked at the things in He Wanting and her sister's hands: malted milk, White Rabbit candy, and two boxes of mung bean cakes. Xuemei only took the White Rabbit candy and the mung bean cakes and said, "I only need these two; these are more than enough. Take the malted milk back to replenish your bodies. Don't spend all the money from Liu Laizi's family thanking us."
"Xuemei, take them all! If it weren't for you, Xiaojing and I wouldn't be able to stand here and talk to you!" He Wanting handed the malted milk to Xuemei stubbornly.
"Xuemei, my sister is right. If it weren't for you, we would have died long ago. Besides, it was thanks to the village chief's help that we were able to deal with Liu Laizi's matter this time! Xuemei, just take it!" He Jing also persuaded.
Xuemei looked at Liu's father and mother in embarrassment. Liu's father pushed Liu's mother. Liu's mother came over and said to He Wanting and her sister, "Alright, elder He Zhiqing, younger He Zhiqing, the things my Xuemei has collected are quite valuable. Take the malted milk back and replenish your bodies. I know you have thanked many people today and spent a lot of money. I think the money the Liu Laizi family gave you two as compensation has probably been well spent. Besides, my Xuemei gets along well with you two sisters, so there is no need for all the formalities. As the head of the Liujia Village, it is my duty to help you."
"Wanting, Xiaojing, my mother is right. We are good friends and there is no need to be so polite to each other. Besides, you two sisters need malted milk more than I do. You should get your health back so that you can work hard and earn work points. Although it is not as busy as the autumn and summer harvests now, there are still a lot of miscellaneous things to do in the village!" Xuemei walked between He Wanting and He Jing, took one of their arms and said.
The He Wanting sisters looked at Xuemei, then looked at each other, and then nodded in agreement.
"Okay, Xuemei! Then I won't be polite with you! I have another small matter to trouble you with. Let's talk about it in your room. Xiaojing, wait for me here." He Wanting said, holding Xuemei's hand.
Xuemei took He Wenting into her room, closed the door and looked at He Wenting.
He Wanting then pulled a Hero pen from her jacket pocket and handed it to Xuemei. Her face flushed slightly as she whispered, "Xuemei, please give this pen to your second brother and tell him I'm thanking him for saving me from the river. I forgot to bring it to Aunt Shuihua when I went to his house to thank him today!"
"Wouldn't it be better if you gave it to him yourself tomorrow morning? Anyway, he has to pass the road in front of the Youth League Institute on his way to work tomorrow morning?" Xuemei asked in confusion.
"You don't know because you go to work every day, but recently some people in the village have been gossiping about me and your second brother. I'm afraid that if I give him the pen in person and someone sees us, the villagers will misunderstand our relationship even more! Your second brother did a good thing by saving me, and I don't want him to be criticized because of me!" He Wenting touched her nose and said uncomfortably.
"Okay, I'll help you give it to my second brother tomorrow morning. Don't mind too much what the villagers say. They won't have so much time for nonsense when they get busy in a few days!" Xuemei comforted.
He Wanting glanced at Xuemei. Some people in the village had also spread rumors about Xuemei and Han Chen, but they were nothing compared to what was going on between her and Mingwen. He Wanting thought for a moment, realizing that not many people in the village gossiped about Xuemei. Besides, with the village chief and Aunt Li around, it shouldn't have any impact on Xuemei. She decided to hold off on telling Xuemei and avoid causing her any more trouble.
"Why are you staring at me blankly?" Xuemei patted He Wenting's hand.
"Ah? It's okay, I was just lost in thought. Xuemei, please bring the pen to your second brother tomorrow. It's getting late now, Xiaojing and I will go back first?" He Wenting said, touching her ear.
"Wait a minute, I'll let Ruirui and Feifei take you there! I heard that Liu Laizi came back this afternoon!" Xuemei said, pulling He Wanting's arm.
He Wanting thought for a moment and said to Xuemei gratefully, "Thank you for your help!"
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After He Wanting and her sister left, Xuemei specifically asked Liu's father and mother if anyone in the village had spread the lies about her and Han Chen. Xuemei felt relieved only after receiving a negative answer from Liu's father and mother.
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