Song Xianqing peeled two for Qi Xue, and the rest were for his wife. Qi Xue wanted more after finishing hers, and said, "Peel a few more."
Song Xianqing: "Money."
Qi Xue rolled her eyes at the boy, "You're asking me for money just for peeling a shrimp?"
Song Xianqing: "I'm not your husband, I have no obligation to peel shrimp for you for free, it costs a thousand yuan per shrimp."
Qi Xue: "Are your hands made of gold? You black-hearted bastard."
The master and apprentice were joking around, and Nan Yu didn't want to interrupt. She ate and drank her beverage quietly because she had to work in the afternoon. Si Yuan caught up with her, sat down next to Qi Xue, and poured her a small half-glass of wine.
He apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry, I wronged you without understanding the situation. Don't be angry, or you can hit me a few times?"
Qi Xue spilled all the wine he had poured, ignoring it completely.
Si Yuan kept trying to appease and apologize.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Qi Xue said to Song Xianqing, "Go back when you have time, and I'll give you the card."
"oh."
It seems they're not planning to stay here.
Qi Xue left after finishing her afternoon meal. Si Yuan followed her the whole time, but she managed to shake him off completely. She returned to the bamboo house in Beishan alone. The man couldn't find her and frowned slightly. It wasn't until the sun set that he realized Qi Xue had really dumped him.
It wasn't just a momentary outburst of anger or a joke.
Yes, that woman doesn't have a very good temper.
Why does my heart feel so uncomfortable?
Si Yuan shook his head and asked around until he finally made his way to the guesthouse late at night. When he found that Qi Xue wasn't there, he panicked even more. Where could she have gone if she wasn't resting here at night?
Thinking of how she had been wronged, a sense of guilt and pity welled up in his heart. He didn't even go to sleep and rushed to Nan Yu's place. They knew each other and should know where she was.
The lamp holder had been taking photos all day, and her mouth was practically frozen from smiling.
I just finished showering and want to sleep.
There was a loud banging on the door from inside the courtyard.
He didn't want to move, so he asked Song Xianqing to go down and see who was disturbing the peace so late at night. The boy tucked the blanket around him, bent down and kissed his forehead, and said gently, "Go to sleep, I'll go down and take a look."
The wick nodded.
Song Xianqing returned shortly after leaving.
The lamp wick forced its eyelids shut, asking, "Who is it?"
"That's a lot of trouble."
"Si Yuan?"
"Um."
What was he doing?
"Find a master."
Where is your master?
"I'm back in Beishan. Oh, by the way, she said she'd look for you tonight, did she?"
"No, I haven't seen anyone this afternoon."
"I'll ask about it tomorrow. Go to sleep."
Tired and not wanting to talk much, she tugged at her piled-up collar and snuggled into Song Xianqing's arms. The boy's lips came out again, but she turned them back with a light touch, as if teasing him. Her voice was hoarse from sleepiness, "Don't kiss me, I want to sleep."
She didn't kiss his lips or neck, but buried her whole face in the boy's neck, leaving only a small gap for breathing, and slept like that all night.
Si Yuan couldn't find anyone or get any useful information, so he had to think of other ways. He wandered around the village all day and went to the community to ask. Many people in the area knew Qi Xue, but they all shook their heads when she was mentioned.
Some gossipy old women said a lot of bad things about her.
Si Yuan frowned as he listened.
He just wanted to know where the person was, but all he heard along the way was negative news. Sometimes, if one person says something bad about you, it might be that person's problem, but if a group of people say something bad about you...
Si Yuan did not suspect Qi Xue.
She's definitely not that kind of person.
Why is its reputation so bad?
Si Yuan could only suspect that she had offended someone. Song Xianqing always harbored hostility towards him. The man guessed that he probably knew where Qi Xue was, but he just wouldn't say. Since he wouldn't say, there was no way for Si Yuan to get him to talk.
The only option is to go to Liu Pianpian.
Perhaps she knew it too.
Upon learning the man's purpose for coming, Liu Pianpian was quite displeased: "Do you really love her that much?"
Si Yuan: "She is my girlfriend."
Liu Pianpian's eyes darkened: "Since she's your girlfriend, what are you doing here? How would I know which man she's sleeping with right now?"
The little girl looked innocent and naive, but her words were sharp. Si Yuan frowned. "Then can you tell me why you hate Qi Xue so much?"
Liu Pianpian: "Everyone says she's not a good woman, that she's promiscuous and has no self-respect at all."
Si Yuan felt that the little girl's thinking had been misled by the adults. To find out the truth, she might need to find that old lady from last time. The man pursed his lips and asked, "Can you take me to see the mother-in-law you mentioned?"
Liu Pianpian asked warily, "What? My mother-in-law doesn't like strangers."
Si Yuan: "Don't misunderstand, I don't mean any harm, I just want to talk."
Liu Pianpian particularly disliked the fact that other women always appeared in Si Yuan's conversations.
Just like she didn't like Liu Yu.
But she couldn't stand seeing Liu Yu being close to others and ignoring her, yet she was too embarrassed to say it outright, so she could only use an angry tone to cover up her displeasure.
"Haven't you hurt me enough? Whenever my mother-in-law sees you, she'll remember me hiding you in my room. Do you know how much pressure I've been under lately?" The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she became, and the little girl squatted on the ground and cried.
"Sorry, okay, I'll be going now."
Si Yuan dared not linger with Liu Pianpian. After all, she was his benefactor. The old man seemed to dislike him getting close to the girl, and to avoid her going back to be punished, he could only try again.
After searching high and low, they finally found the leader of the publicity department.
Finally, they found the clan leader.
The clan leader was surprised; he didn't know where Qi Xue was currently living, but in the past…
He couldn't go into too much detail with this outsider, since it involved the secret Gu. He just gave a general overview, and the content was all normal, without any embellishment. Si Yuan listened with a deep sense of regret, pity, and a surge of protective instincts.
He couldn't imagine the helplessness a girl felt when she was subjected to such rumors.
The man had ill intentions towards her, and she only fought back, but she was accused of seducing the man and trying to kill him. She was also accused of being greedy and vicious because of the 100,000 yuan annual medical expenses per person.
Si Yuan felt as if his heart was being gripped by an invisible hand; he only wanted to find the other person as soon as possible. The clan leader asked, "What is your relationship with Qi Xue?"
"I'm pursuing her. If you know her address, could you please tell me? I did something to hurt her and I want to apologize in person."
The clan chief indeed didn't know. The clan chief's wife, upon hearing this, came out of the bedroom, her hands covered in cream. She rubbed the backs of her hands together and asked, "Where are you from?"
Si Yuan: "Kyoto."
Chieftain's wife: "Are you here for tourism?"
Si Yuan nodded.
The clan chief's wife said, "Qi Xue won't leave the village, so you should give up on her as soon as possible."
Si Yuan: "I upset her and I want to apologize in person. If you two know, please help me put in a good word for her. When I go back in a while, I will prepare some local specialties and send them to you."
The clan chief said, "I will definitely pass on the message if I see it."
Si Yuan nodded gratefully: "Thank you."
After the man left, the clan chief sighed with his hands behind his back, and the clan chief's wife also sighed: "Gossip is a fearsome thing."
"Let him know when you see him." The clan chief remembered something: "Oh right, I heard from the priest that Xianqing is currently at Liu Yu's house. Lao Xi (the head of the propaganda department) also said that he went to help out at the propaganda meeting, which is a bit unlike him."
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