Chapter 04 Chapter 4
Jia Youkai originally looked down on the lame and disfigured Jia Guoye. How could such a person be worthy of his beautiful and well-behaved sister?
At first, he couldn't persuade his stubborn father, so he let his sister cry and marry. Now, seeing that his sister couldn't sleep in the middle of the day, standing under the scorching sun and being driven to work, and her expression looked like she was wronged, the anger in his heart rose up. How could his
sister have suffered such torture when she was at home?
Jia Guoye was furious. He dropped what he was holding, rushed to Jia Guoye, grabbed his collar, and glared at him fiercely: "How dare you bully my little sister?"
Jia Guoye didn't notice Jia Youkai coming in, and stumbled when he was grabbed by the collar.
He stood up, raised his head and looked at Jia Youkai, his face full of surprise.
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"Brother."
Jia Yourui explained anxiously: "I couldn't sleep, so I wanted to stand here for a while. It's none of his business. He didn't force me to work."
Because she saw her brother who she hadn't seen for a long time, and because she was anxious at the moment, her voice was filled with tears.
"Brother, please let go."
The little sister, who was at the center of his heart, actually cried. For a moment, Jia Youkai could not care about Jia Guoye. He immediately dropped his collar and turned to coax the little sister.
"Ruirui, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" He asked her like coaxing a child.
Jia Yourui hugged him and stuck to him, saying softly, "I haven't seen my big brother for a long time."
"How can it be a long time?" Jia Youkai was helpless.
The little sister had not changed, and was as clingy as before.
"If you miss your brother, just come to find him. It's just a matter of crossing a river. You are so old, why are you still shedding tears?"
He gently held up his sister's tearful face and stretched out his thumb to wipe away the tears on her face.
Jia Yourui sniffed and said embarrassedly, "I just miss my brother."
"Little cat, don't be shy." Jia Youkai smiled.
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He turned around and glared at Jia Guoye who was standing there without saying a word, and pulled her into the house.
Jia Yourui was worried and looked back.
Jia Guoye lowered his head, so she couldn't see his expression clearly, and there was a lonely atmosphere around him.
He was standing under the sun, but there was a chill around him.
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She was led by her brother to her room.
Jia Youkai looked around, carefully examined the room twice, not even leaving out a corner, and then his wrinkled brows relaxed a little.
"He didn't sleep in the same room with you, did he?" Jia Youkai asked seriously.
Jia Yourui shook her head: "No."
"That's good."
Jia Youkai nodded, put his hands on his waist, his expression was an undisguised disgust: "If he dares to touch you, just poke him with a hairpin. Don't be afraid, come back to me and vent your anger."
Jia Youkai said contemptuously: "A sinister man like him is not worthy of you to look at him. It's simply wishful thinking for a toad to eat swan flesh. When Dad's anger subsides after a while, I will take you home. I don't know what crooked ways this shameless man used to blind Dad. The dead cripple is really scheming."
"Brother." Jia Yourui couldn't listen anymore: "Don't say that, he can walk and run, and his steps are normal."
"What?" Jia Youkai was in a mess, his expression alert: "Why are you speaking for him? You can't be..."
"Ruirui, he lied to dad and fed you a love potion?"
Seeing her brother's panic, Jia Yourui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She certainly didn't dare to say that she really liked Jia Guoye at this moment. Her brother might be so scared that he would immediately catch Jia Guoye and interrogate him, and then give her a profound ideological education.
She patiently advised: "It's not that I like him, it's that you say that about him is not good."
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Jia Guoye froze outside the door.
He put the package at the door and walked away lightly.
Jia Youkai snorted coldly: "What's wrong with that? If he takes off his shoes, he may be a cripple?"
"Brother."
Jia Yourui's dissatisfied lips pouted slightly, and whispered: "If you do this again, I will be angry."
"Okay, okay."
The younger sister is the eldest, how can I let my younger sister be unhappy.
Jia Youkai said quickly, "Our Xiaorui is the softest-hearted one, we won't say anything about him."
"Brother went to the market the day before yesterday and saw two pieces of beautiful cloth. I bought one for you and your sister-in-law. I took the time to deliver them to you today and came to see you by the way."
Jia Youkai smiled and said, "Our Xiaorui is so pretty, of course she should wear beautiful clothes."
"Thank you, brother." Jia Yourui said sweetly.
Jia Youkai touched her head and turned to go outside to pick up the package he had thrown in the yard.
Just after taking two steps, he saw the yellow cloth bag he brought on the chair near the door.
It seemed that Jia Guoye had just been here.
He stopped for a while before going into the house with the package.
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"This is the cloth for you."
He took out the things in the package one by one:
"This is the hot sauce and pickled cabbage and radish made by mother."
"This is the half dried chicken left for you when we killed a chicken last time."
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Jia Yourui looked at the hot sauce and carrots her mother made for her, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
She used to resent her mother. When her father forced her to marry Jia Guoye, who was almost a stranger, after the Lantern Festival, her mother did not dissuade her. She ignored her protests and sent her to the bridal chamber with her father. She did not understand why her mother no longer loved her as before, and even resented her mother for not stopping it.
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"Ruirui."
Jia Youkai interrupted her thoughts.
"Hmm?" Jia Yourui looked up at him.
He asked nervously, "Dad will be 50 the day after tomorrow. We are preparing a meal. Will you come?"
Jia Yourui fell into deep thought.
Jia Youkai waited quietly for her answer.
"Brother." She said in a low voice.
Jia Youkai asked quickly, "What's wrong?"
"Me." She raised her head, with a bit of timidity in her eyes, and whispered, "I want to go home and take a look."
"Really?" Jia Youkai was overjoyed.
My younger sister hasn't been home for more than half a year because she was forced to marry Jia Guoye.
"Mom will be happy to see you."
Jia Youkai said, and he wanted to take Jia Yourui home immediately, and it would be best if Jia Guoye would never get close to his sister again.
"Okay." Jia Yourui nodded: "I will be back the day after tomorrow morning."
"Jia Youkai was very happy: "Then I will pick you up then?"
Jia Yourui said: "No, brother, I will come back by myself."
Jia Youkai thought about it, although he was a little worried, he still nodded and reminded his sister: "Then be careful on the road."
He was very happy, and his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.
"Yes."
Jia Yourui nodded.
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The two talked for a while, and time passed by minute by minute. It was time for Jia Youkai to go to the fields to work.
Jia Yourui saw him out the door, stood at the door, and watched him walk away.
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Jia Yourui closed the courtyard door, locked it with a wooden bolt, and went back to the house to organize the things her brother had sent.
She opened the cupboard and put away the light pink floral cloth. When she closed the cupboard door, Jia Yourui saw the locked drawer again, and she couldn't help but wonder what was inside.
But she thought about it and dug through her memory, but she really couldn't remember where the drawer key was, so she had to give up.
She placed the hot sauce and kimchi and radish on the dining table.
Jia Yourui walked into the kitchen and hung half a chicken on the wall.
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Jia Yourui clapped her hands, thinking about what else she could do. While she was thinking, there was a knock on the door in the yard.
She walked closer and asked, "Who is it? "
The knocking stopped for a moment, then became more urgent.
The man outside the door whispered, "It's me, Jia Xiang."
"What's the matter?"