Even when they first t, she was like a mouse encountering a cat, wishing she could tuck her tail and hide far away, but Dong Huiying could understand her fearful and timid appearance.
After all...
Once, because of the Devouring God Gu, Da Bao acted like a sadist, temperantal and violent, grabbing anyone nearby and beating them without a second thought.
"Hold on."
Just as Xin Yuan was about to stand up and march over to the Wang family next door to settle accounts, Dong Huiying raised her arm to stop her, and Xin Yuan complied obediently.
Xin Yuan was quite tall, but in front of her elder sister... well, even though her sister was petite, the two were clearly sisters, yet it looked like the elder sister was the younger one and she herself the elder. But she was scared!
The authority of an elder sister made her as docile as a little quail.
"Elder sister?"
She looked pitifully at Dong Huiying.
This person was simple-minded and naturally funny.
Dong Huiying said, "There’s a saying, ’catch a thief by the dirt on him.’ Our mother has been coming here every few days for over a year, leaving the baskets right by the gate, yet our neighbors have been taking advantage of this for over a year. This shows their character is questionable. If you confront her directly, she might just deny everything. Why not catch her red-handed instead?"
Xin Yuan’s eyes sparkled, indeed, an elder sister is different!
She couldn’t help but rember her childhood, when she was bullied by other children in the village, her elder sister would always stand up for her with a stern face. Afterwards, her elder sister could always beat those bullies until they cried for their parents.
Her elder sister was the biggest support in her heart, even outweighing her own parents. That’s also why it hurt even more when her elder sister disappeared for ten years and ca back looking like that.
Even though her elder sister’s outbursts were scary, and she herself had been beaten many tis, she still cared for her elder sister tirelessly.
Even though she suffered physically from it, she was terrified every ti she saw her elder sister, but deep inside, she still loved her. This wasn’t just familial instinct; it was also out of the dependency and admiration she had for her sister since she was little.
"Hmm!"
Xin Yuan sniffed hard, she would listen to her elder sister!
As she recalled the past, the tears she had just stopped began to well up again.
"Don’t cry," Dong Huiying felt a bit helpless inside. Her sister was chubby and taller than herself, but why did she love to cry so much? She was like a little crybaby.
She helped Xin Yuan wipe her tears, and Xin Yuan grinned, revealing a carefree smile that was radiant and pure, especially with her eyes, which looked so much like Dong Huiying’s, clear and limpid, like the purest and most beautiful things in the world.
...
Aunt Wang’s daughter, Fubao, had co of age but remained unmarried.
Next door at the Wang family, Fubao saw Aunt Wang sitting cross-legged on the kang, coaxing a child she had taken from her younger brother.
The child was babbling and had gotten much chubbier and teething than half a year ago, able to crawl now.
She furrowed her brow, filled with worry.
Aunt Wang imperiously ordered Fubao, "Hurry up and make so dinner, I’m starving to death!"
Fubao hesitated...
"Mother, shouldn’t we stop this?"
Aunt Wang was taken aback and then realized that Fubao was referring to the issue with the baskets.
She angrily slapped her hand on the kang, "Stop? Nonsense! It’s our good fortune we can scavenge those things. Only an idiot wouldn’t take advantage. It’s the Liang family’s misfortune, otherwise, how could we benefit?"
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