Xia Xiao'e was stunned. After a while, she scratched her head and said, "Well, I really don't know."
Yu Cheng spread his hands. "Not only does your mother scold my family, but everyone in the village also talks about her. Luckily, my father injured his foot a few days ago, and my mother didn't have time to go out. If she hadn't run into them, wouldn't there have been another quarrel? This quarrel has embarrassed your brother and my sister. I have concealed it all, so you just have to bear with it for now. Now that my mother is here, she won't hear your mother scolding her. After a while, she will forget what happened before, and that will be fine."
Xia Xiao'e felt bad, nodded, said nothing more, and walked forward silently.
Yu Cheng followed silently until they reached Yu Sui's doorstep, then said, "I'm going to go deliver something to Wang Sibao. You just wait here for my sister and the others to come back and open the door. Don't wander around, or my sister won't have to worry about you."
Xia Xiao'e nodded obediently.
Yu Cheng left.
Xia Xiao'e smiled secretly at the dark door.
At night, Yu Sui and Xia Xiao'e slept.
Xia Xiao'e hugged Yu Sui and said, "Sister-in-law, you are very happy that Auntie can come, right?"
Yu Sui: "Well, she's looking after the child, so I feel relieved. What's wrong? Do you... miss your mother?"
Xia Xiao'e shook her head. "No. I think about it over and over again, but I can't think of how good she is to me. Take clothes for example. Look, you bought all my clothes for me. As for being poor, our family is not poor in the village because of my eldest brother. But if my mother had money, my brother would be the first priority, and then her family. She wouldn't worry about who I am."
Yu Sui was afraid that Xia Xiao'e wouldn't dare to speak, so she said gently, "Xiao'e, after all, she is your mother. It's normal for you to miss her. If you want to go back and see her, you can."
Xia Xiao'e shook her head slightly, her hair brushing against her arms, and she spoke softly:
"No. Sister-in-law, sometimes I also think that I am too heartless, but I really don't want to, and I don't want to live in the countryside. Sister-in-law, my father is a useless man. He is lazy all day and only appears at dinner time. I don't remember him holding me since I was a child.
My older brother is spoiled by my mom. He'll grab anything he can eat and run away from anything he can do. Every time my mom sees my dad and older brother getting mad, she takes it out on me. So, I don't want to. I like the way things are now. I want to be with you and older brother all the time, and with little Tangyuan. I love hugging him, watching him smile and drool all over my face. It makes me feel sweet and peaceful.
Unlike my family in the countryside, I always felt unfair and kept asking why. Why wasn't I allowed to eat meat even though it was available? Why was it that I had to carry such a heavy load instead of my brother? Why did they have to bring groceries to my uncle and aunt after the holiday, so they couldn't even give me a single candy? I overthink these things, and I feel unhappy, very unhappy.
Yu Sui patted her, "I understand. It's basic human nature. If you give far more than you receive, you'll feel unfair. It's okay. If you think this is good, then work hard here and study hard. If the school really allows you to go to college in the future, I'll support you too."
"Sister-in-law!" Xia Xiao'e hugged Yu Sui tightly, unable to utter a word.
The two of them fell asleep in each other's arms.
Early the next morning, Xia Xiao'e was going to take a long-distance bus to go to school in the suburbs.
Yu Sui gave her a big bag of delicious food: "Take these with you and share them with your roommates. I heard that your classmates even shared fruit with you, so you should bring some small gifts to share with them. These peanut candies are brought by my mother from her hometown, you can take them."
Xia Xiao'e was still hesitant to take it: "This... if Auntie knew, would she be angry?"
"No. My mom is a little embarrassed to talk to you when she sees you dressed so well and looking more and more beautiful now!"
"Huh? I... I thought it was because my mother always talked nonsense that Auntie didn't like me."
"Maybe a little bit, but my mother is a soft-hearted person and doesn't hold grudges. If you treat her and Xiao Tangyuan the same as before, she will be fine after a while."
"Well, I'll leave in a minute, but I'd better go tell her."
So before leaving, Xia Xiao'e went to Sun Yuying's room and said, "Auntie, I have to go to school. Goodbye."
Sun Yuying blinked her eyes and looked at the youthful Xia Xiao'e: "Oh, oh, okay."
"Auntie, I can go to school thanks to my sister-in-law. I will remember your kindness and will not be heartless."
"Oh, oh, okay."
"Auntie, you come and help my eldest brother and sister-in-law take care of the baby. Thank you for your hard work. I will come back next time to help hold the baby, okay?"
"Oh, okay, okay."
Only then did Xia Xiao'e leave.
Sun Yuying exhaled and said to Yu Lanlan, who was watching her from the side, "Look, she's from the countryside too, so she's very good at talking. You should be like that in the future, okay?"
Yu Lanlan nodded quickly: "I understand, grandma."
However, just a few days after Xia Xiao'e left, she suddenly came back.
It was already late August that day, and the weather was quite hot. The family moved the small dining table into the yard and ate a relaxing meal. Suddenly, Xia Xiao'e stood at the gate of the yard: "Sister-in-law, Auntie, I'm back."
Yu Sui was stunned. "Huh? Why...are you back? Didn't they say that school doesn't give holidays easily? Did something happen?"
Xia Xiao'e, wearing a white shirt and black pants, looked like a schoolgirl. She walked in and smiled, "The school is on a temporary holiday for two days. Sister-in-law, can I take my things in first?"
"Oh, okay, put it over there."
Yu Sui always felt something was wrong, so she quickly put down her chopsticks and took Xia Xiao'e into the house.
After leaving the room, Yu Sui asked again, "What's the matter that requires two days of temporary leave? Professor Lan said earlier that we need to catch up on the progress of this study session and try to join the regular university students who enrolled this fall. So we won't give you a day off easily. Please tell me seriously and don't try to lie to me."
Xia Xiao'e raised her finger. "Hush! Sister-in-law, something happened! I was looking after some kids when I came in, so I didn't dare tell the truth. I was afraid of scaring you, so I didn't tell you. A girl in our class was... murdered! The police are now investigating our school. Those of us who had no contact with that student should go home first. Others are still investigating. The school is temporarily closed!"
Yu Sui was stunned: "Ah? How could this happen?"
Xia Xiao'e patted her chest and said, "That's right. We were all scared. Many people don't live near here, and they have nowhere to go. They can only ask the school to issue a letter of introduction and stay in a guesthouse for the time being. Fortunately, I have you, so I hurried back."
"What happened to the person who was killed?"
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