Hearing this, Ning Qiu could only shake her head helplessly. At this moment, Xu Qianqian, who was lying on the bed, slowly woke up. She frowned as she looked at the unfamiliar surroundings.
"Where...where is this?"
Jiang Yuwei handed her a steamed bun and said calmly:
"Hurry up and eat your buns. We're going back to Ningjia Village soon, so you'll have to come with us."
Xu Qianqian took the steamed bun from Jiang Yuwei and looked at her with a complicated expression:
"Why did you save me? Was it to see me make a fool of myself?"
Ning Qiu, who was standing to the side, was furious upon hearing this:
"Xu Qianqian, do you have any conscience at all? You fainted on the roadside, and my sister Yuwei carried you back with great difficulty. How can you say such a thing?"
Xu Qianqian slowly got up, glanced at the steamed bun in her hand, and muttered:
"She didn't save me..."
Seeing this, Ning Qiu became even angrier and reached out to snatch the bun from Xu Qianqian's hand. Jiang Yuwei stopped Ning Qiu, shook her head, and pulled her out of the house.
Ning Qiu turned around angrily and glanced into the room, puzzled:
"Sister Yuwei, why are you putting up with her humiliation? Since she said she didn't want you to save her, why don't you just throw her out? You even gave her steamed buns to eat. If you fed those buns to a dog, at least the dog would bark a few times!"
Jiang Yuwei smiled helplessly:
"Alright, don't be angry. Let's not argue with her. She's out of her mind. Let's go and get ready. We need to get back to Ningjia Village before dark."
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei had said that, Ning Qiu could only walk away angrily. After everyone had finished tidying up, Jiang Yuwei went to the backyard to call Xu Qianqian:
"Xu Qianqian, stop lying there, let's go back to Ningjia Village!"
Xu Qianqian simply rolled over and muttered something under her breath:
"No, you guys go back."
Before Jiang Yuwei could speak, the fool waiting outside the door heard this and immediately became anxious. He rushed into the room, yanked off Xu Qianqian's blanket, and angrily shouted:
"Get away from me! Don't lie on my bed! It's filthy!"
Xu Qianqian had no idea a man would suddenly barge in, and she was so startled that she jumped out of bed and screamed:
"Indecent assault!"
Jiang Yuwei got a headache from her yelling and retorted:
"I'm really giving you a hard time! Xu Qianqian! Shut up right now. If you don't leave, go die outside. This is a fool's room, and the bed is a fool's bed. You've taken over someone else's bed, and before they've even reacted, you're already shouting 'molestation'!"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Xu Qianqian blushed and secretly glanced at the fool, saying:
"Hey, are you stupid? I'm only staying one night. How about you sleep outside tonight?"
The fool frowned and looked at Xu Qianqian, saying in a deep voice:
"roll!"
Seeing this, Xu Qianqian could no longer linger, so she reluctantly got out of bed and slowly put on her shoes.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei spoke calmly:
“Fool, we’re leaving now. After we leave, close the shop door and make sure no outsiders stay overnight.”
The fool frowned, looked at Xu Qianqian who was still slowly putting on her shoes, and nodded:
"Okay, I'll throw her out in a bit."
Xu Qianqian knew that the fool was clueless about human relationships. Hearing this, she quickened her pace. If she didn't go back today, she was afraid she would starve to death in Ping'an Town. She had left in a hurry last night without taking a penny with her. She thought that she would be taken in by Master Xu, but he turned out to be a swindler. Now that she had broken ties with him, she had nowhere else to go in Ping'an Town.
Since the fool refused to take her in, Xu Qianqian decided to go back with Jiang Yuwei's oxcart. She didn't want to walk such a long way home again; her little feet were blistered from walking so much last night.
Just as Xu Qianqian was thinking, she heard Jiang Yuwei call out from outside the courtyard:
"Everyone's on the bus, let's go!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Qianqian disregarded everything else and limped out, managing to catch the oxcart before Jiang Yuwei and the others left. Once on board, she furtively squeezed to the front, nudging Ning Daya a few times to let her sit on the outside, while she herself sat down next to Ning Huaizhi.
"Brother Huai, you didn't even wait for me. I almost missed the oxcart."
Upon hearing Xu Qianqian's words, Ning Huaizhi, who was rushing to catch his train, quickly turned to look at Jiang Yuwei with a pleading expression.
Xu Qianqian was completely oblivious to their expressions, focusing instead on examining the blood seeping from her shoes, and spoke in a sweet, coquettish voice:
"Oh dear, Brother Huaizhi, I walked so much last night, and my feet are all injured. You don't even care about me. Tsk, it really hurts!"
Seeing this, Ning Qiu glared at Xu Qianqian and said with disgust:
"You're just being a jerk, walking so much for no reason, getting blisters on your feet, and then expecting Brother Huaizhi to care about you? You're like a pig with a scallion stuck in its nose, all show and no substance!"
Seeing Ning Qiu speak to her like that, Xu Qianqian could no longer hold back and pointed at Ning Qiu, scolding her:
"I was talking to Brother Huaizhi, not you. You're really making a scene. Why are you interrupting? I think you're just Jiang Yuwei's lackey. You're saying what she doesn't dare to say, humph!"
Ning Qiu was furious upon hearing this and got up to hit Xu Qianqian. Ning Daya rushed forward to stop Ning Qiu. Xu Qianqian, who was frightened, tried to hide behind Ning Huaizhi, but Jiang Yuwei quickly pushed her away.
"Xu Qianqian, if you can sit, then sit. If you can't, then get off. You've been talking too much the whole way here!"
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei had yelled at her, Xu Qianqian looked at Ning Huaizhi with a wronged expression and tears welling up in her eyes, sobbing as she said:
"Brother Huaizhi, you know I'm usually a straightforward person, I just say what I think. Who knew I'd end up being targeted by them all? Waaah, I finally got a ride in your oxcart, but now I have to put up with their attitudes..."
Jiang Yuwei was filled with regret for her momentary soft-heartedness in saving her. She should simply stay away from people like that. She guessed that Xu Qianqian had seen that she couldn't get close to the wealthy businessman Master Xu, so she had started eyeing Ning Huaizhi.
Jiang Yuwei now deeply understood what it meant to invite a wolf into the house and suffer the consequences. She silently vowed in her heart that there would never be a next time!
Ning Huaizhi had no intention of paying any attention to Xu Qianqian, but to his surprise, she continued her act, crying incessantly, which gave Jiang Yuwei a headache. She finally snapped and yelled:
"Shut up! I saved your life and it turned out to be a mistake? You're such a good crybaby, why don't you go mourn at a funeral? Did your father or mother die? You cry all day long! With someone like you, who else should we target if not you? You're so cunning, you're practically a hornet's nest! I think you shouldn't be called Xu Qianqian, you should be called Xu Xinyanzi!"
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