Chapter 272: Jealousy

Lian Fang Qing was a little reluctant to say goodbye to Cui Shao Xi. Hearing him say that he was leaving, she said: “Pretty cousin doesn’t visit often enough, come see me when you are free!”

Cui Shao Xi liked to hear these words very much and they sounded very pleasant to his ear. He couldn’t help but nod and smile: “Okay, I will come again next time!”

Su Xin’er, who had been about to turn and leave, suddenly stopped. She turned her head abruptly and started at Lian Fang Qing coldly: “What was that ‘cousin’ just now? ‘Pretty cousin’? ‘Come again’?”

Lian Fang Qing didn’t like Su Xin’er very much and when she saw her talking so fiercely, she straightened her chest and shouted: “I like my beautiful cousin coming to my house, I don’t like you!”

“Qing’er!” Lian Fang Zhou knew at a glance something was going to happen and quickly jumped forward to grab her.

“What did you say!?” Su Xin’er’s complexion had already gone bad but now she screamed and stared at Lian Fang Qing with a white face. Her expression clearly showed that she wanted to tear into her face. She screamed: “You said you like your cousin!? You little rural nothing, what are you? How dare you like my cousin!?!”

As soon as Su Xin’er’s words fell, almost everyone was stunned, staring at her with their eyes wide in disbelief.

Only Cui Shao Xi’s face was blue and white, his lips trembling and unable to make a sound.

Finally, he shouted: “Shut up!” Furious, Cui Shao Xi violently grabbed Su Xin’er by the arm and marched her outside, regardless of her struggles. Coldly, he said: “Su Xin’er, we’re leaving now!”

Su Xin’er still refused to leave, struggling to turn her head from side to side. She shouted: “You let me go! Cousin, let me go! My name is not Su if I don’t teach that little girl today! What kind of thing is she, daring to steal from me…”

Lian Fang Zhou’s face turned black in an instant.

“That elder sister was pretty but too fierce, I don’t like her at all!” Lian Fang Qing didn’t understand Su Xin’er meaning but she did understand that she was being scolded. Her mouth was flat and there were tears in her eyes. Aggrieved, she said: “Sister, I didn’t do anything to her, why is she being so fierce to me?”

Lian Fang Zhou took a deep breath and said softly: “Don’t care about her! My Qing’er is the best!” Then she asked Lian Ze to take her inside the house.

As she was led inside, Lian Fang Qing smiled at her sister’s words.

Lian Fang Zhou turned around and chased after them with a few steps before calling out softly: “Young Lady Su!”

Su Xin’er, who was forcibly dragged into the carriage by the maid under Cui Shao Xi’s orders, turned her head to glare at Lian Fang Zhou, her mouth already opening to curse.

Lian Fang Zhou endured the indescribable disgust in her heart and quickly and calmly said the unpleasant words she needed to say: “Young Lady Su, I think you have misunderstood. My Qing’er is still young and sees Young Master Cui as family, not at all like Young Lady Su! I’m afraid you have thought too much!”

Su Xin’er was taken aback and hurriedly asked: “Really?”

Speaking lightly, Lian Fang Zhou said: “Naturally it is true, what reason do I have to lie to Young Lady Su?”

“Who knows!” Su Xin’er didn’t believe her, her tone suspicious and angry: “Otherwise, why would my cousin come to this place? He is so particular but is willing to come here? There must be a reason! Is it really not for that girl?”

“Enough!” Cui Shao Xi was so angry, his face was distorted and the joints of his hand were white where they clenched tightly. His voice was cold as he said: “Qing’er is still a child, are you not ashamed to say that? I’m ashamed for you! How could you think that of me?”

“It must be true, I—” Su Xin’er started to say ‘I liked you when I was that age’ but seeing Cui Shao Xi’s expression, she quickly swallowed the words and said: “What Cousin says is true. What status are you, you can’t be attracted to such a girl!”

Lian Fang Zhou took a deep breath, her expression froze, and acted as if she did not hear her.

Cui Shao Xi stared at the coachman with an icy expression: “Why aren’t you hurrying up and leaving? What are you doing in a daze?”

“Cousin, what about you?” Su Xin’er said immediately.

Cui Shao Xi waved his hand impatiently: “Wait for me at the entrance of the village!” Seeing Su Xin’er’s mouth move again, he hurriedly added: “Otherwise, you can go back by yourself!”

Seeing that he was well and truly angry, Su Xin’er did not dare to be tough. She bit her lip and nodded: “Then… okay, Cousin, you come quickly!”

Cui Shao Xi snorted and looked at the coachman, who shrunk his neck in fright and hurriedly started to drive off.

Cui Shao Xi turned his head and looked apologetically at Lian Fang Zhou. Before he could speak, Lian Fang Zhou smiled and said: “She’s still young, I won’t mind her! You go quickly and keep her out of trouble!”

Depressed, Cui Shao Xi could only nod and say: “Alright, I’m leaving now!”

Lian Fang Zhou nodded and said ‘hm’ as Cui Yi hurried to pack.

Turning, Lian Fang Zhou went back inside. As she entered, she heard Third Aunt venting angrily to herself and couldn’t help but be amused. Thinking about how Third Aunt would likely pull her into the conversation, Lian Fang Zhou turned towards the backyard.

So Su Xin’er would even be jealous of Qing’er! Lian Fang Zhou laughed out loud but in hear heart, she became more alert. Su Xin’er’s temperament was even more capricious than she had thought. It would be better to keep more distance between them and Cui Shao Xi! If one day she became suspicious, it wouldn’t matter if there was no evidence, as long as she believed it, she would definitely do something ugly…

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After three days, Old Man Wang from Xiaowang village finally sent a message to let Lian Fang Zhou know that she could bring the chicks back the day after tomorrow and specifically urged them to come as soon as possible.

Lian Fang Zhou agreed happily, saying that she could definitely arrive the day after tomorrow.

Although the chicks were small, one donkey cart would not be enough so Lian Fang Zhou planned on hiring another cart when she arrived at the city.

When the day to get the chicks arrived, Lian Fang Zhou, Ah Jian, and Lian Ze set off early in the morning.

Stopping in the city to hire a cart, they drove the two carts, one after another, to the home of Old Man Wang.

By the time they arrived, it was almost noon.

Old Man Wang’s wife was sitting on a small bench under a locust tree at the entrance of the yard, sewing. When she heard the sound of the carts, she quickly put down her needle and thread basket and hurried towards them.

Gesturing them to stop, Old Man Wang’s wife smiled and said: “Miss Lian, you’ve arrived! Go quietly, don’t make any big noises! The incubated chicks are very sensitive when they first hatch, so you can’t scare them!”

Lian Fang Zhou was surprised but quickly agreed. Smiling, the four of them got out of the carts and slowly approached with the donkeys, taking care with their actions and words.

“How much time is there?” Lian Fang Zhou asked the wife.

The wife laughed in a low voice: “At most, half an hour before the shells break. After another half an hour, you can transport them! Miss Lian, sit down and wait for a while.”

Lian Fang Zhou agreed with a smile before asking sweetly: “Okay, could I also go and take a look at that time?”

“This…” Old Man Wang’s wife suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Lian Fang Zhou had generously bought two hundred duck eggs for her husband to try and incubate. Otherwise, she would have refused her request immediately.

TN: LFQ is nine years old. NINE!