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Song Zhaodi arrived at Kaoshan Village with Su Niannian.
From the moment Su Niannian saw Gu Nan at the bus station, it was clear that she was somewhat enchanted by his good looks.
Song Zhaodi still remembered how, back then, Su Niannian kept praising how handsome Gu Nan was.
However, after they arrived at Kaoshan Village, Song Zhaodi also heard quite a few rumors about Gu Nan.
Gu Nan seemed to be a rather cold person, with no one getting close to him.
Moreover, the glorious achievement of Gu Nan killing a wild boar had also spread widely, becoming a hot topic. Such a man, ruthless in his actions, skilled in his abilities, always full of energy, worked quickly and efficiently, leaving a satisfying impression.
These were all his virtues, but despite having so many qualities, none of the girls in the village dared to marry him.
On one hand, his family background was not ideal. In this day and age, family background was a huge obstacle.
Apart from that, Gu Nan wasn’t one to speak much and seemed difficult to get along with. Su Niannian and Gu Nan… Song Zhaodi couldn’t see any way to connect the two of them.
However, just now, the look in Su Niannian’s eyes, her expression, left Song Zhaodi utterly stunned for quite a while.
Only after some time did she slowly begin to process the fact that Su Niannian was actually with Gu Nan.
“Since it’s Su Niannian’s choice, then I’ll just wish them well…” Song Zhaodi could only think this to herself.
After getting cleaned up, she went back to her room.
In the room, Su Niannian was already lying in bed, and Zhao Sulan was there too. However, Huang Yingying’s spot was empty.
“Huang Yingying still hasn’t come back this late,” Song Zhaodi casually remarked.
“Heh, you’re talking about others living by the seaside with such leniency, but aren’t you the same?” Zhao Sulan turned over and mumbled.
Song Zhaodi immediately wanted to retort, but she didn’t want to argue now.
“Let’s sleep,” Su Niannian stopped Song Zhaodi, extinguishing the oil lamp and lying down properly.
Su Niannian knew that it was pointless to ask any questions now. There would definitely be some event happening tonight.
She figured that Zhao Sulan also didn’t know what was going on with Huang Yingying, so asking would be futile.
This was what stopped Song Zhaodi from saying anything further.
“Go to sleep, we still have work to do tomorrow,” Su Niannian said to Song Zhaodi.
Song Zhaodi had worked all day and was tired. Just now, she hadn’t really meant to ask anything, it was just something she casually mentioned.
Since Su Niannian wanted to sleep, Song Zhaodi also decided not to pay much attention to Zhao Sulan.
She simply pulled the blanket over herself and went to sleep.
Around two hours later, most of the villagers had fallen asleep.
Su Niannian also lay in bed, resting her eyes.
Then, she heard a faint sound coming from the stone-paved road outside.
Soon after, there was a noise at the door.
Because Huang Yingying hadn’t returned, the door wasn’t locked.
At this moment, the door was pushed open slightly.
Since Su Niannian drank the spiritual spring water, her eyesight had improved compared to before.
So, even though there was no light in the room, Su Niannian could still make out some things through the faint moonlight.
She could see white smoke drifting in from the door, coming from a small section of a hemp stick.
However, it seemed like there wasn’t much of it.
To make sure nothing went wrong, Su Niannian first took a sip of the spiritual spring water, then her mind quickly started working.
Could it be that Huang Yingying had watched too many TV dramas recently and was planning to use sleeping gas?
With such a small amount, when would it even float over to her side?
As a mature woman of the new era of reform and opening up, Su Niannian was naturally kind-hearted.
Since the sleeping gas was dispersing slowly, she thought it might be better to help Huang Yingying out.
Earlier, Su Niannian had bought quite a few herbs from Hundred Herbs Hall, and she occasionally went up the back mountain to pick some herself.
She had already prepared a type of sleeping drug as well as a poisonous one.
They were meant to be used in special situations.
At that time, fearing that the little one might accidentally ingest something in the space, Su Niannian had placed them in a spot where the little one couldn’t reach. She had also told the little one that those areas were off-limits.
Now, during this late hour, Su Niannian was naturally willing to help Huang Yingying.
Taking out the sleeping drug, Su Niannian’s version was in powder form.
She pinched a small amount and directly sprinkled it in front of Zhao Sulan’s nose.
In just a few breaths, Su Niannian could feel Zhao Sulan’s entire body relax.
It was clear that Su Niannian’s medicine was quite effective.
Su Niannian turned her head and glanced at Song Zhaodi.
Song Zhaodi was straightforward by nature, a little careless, and was currently sleeping soundly, so deeply that even the sound of thunder wouldn’t wake her.
Su Niannian didn’t have to worry about Song Zhaodi waking up.
Su Niannian pushed Zhao Sulan’s body, guiding her to roll over to her own position.
Su Niannian ground up two cornmeal buns from her space and stuffed the crumbs into Zhao Sulan’s pockets on both sides.
Starting from the door, the order in which the four people were sleeping was as follows: Song Zhaodi, Su Niannian, Zhao Sulan, and Huang Yingying.
Huang Yingying’s position was the innermost, so it was easy for Su Niannian to swap her position with Zhao Sulan’s.
Su Niannian did her best to control herself and avoid making any noise.
Then, she lay down in Zhao Sulan’s spot and pulled the blanket up a little.
This grand performance was about to begin.
The amount of the sleeping smoke was indeed not much.
The people outside waited for about twenty minutes before daring to push the door open and enter.
Su Niannian squinted her eyes and watched the movements by the door.
It seemed like two people, judging by their height, one man and one woman.
After entering, the two didn’t speak a word, moving with great tacit understanding as they carried Zhao Sulan, who was lying in Su Niannian’s spot.
During this time, there was not a single exchange of words.
After the man carried Zhao Sulan out, Huang Yingying quickly locked the door and climbed onto the kang.
Su Niannian could feel that Huang Yingying was extremely excited and happy.
However, not long after, maybe about ten minutes or so, Su Niannian felt Huang Yingying’s body relax, and she suddenly fainted.
Su Niannian took two more sips of spiritual spring water.
She couldn’t help but roll her eyes inwardly.
The sleeping smoke, it seemed, wasn’t much of a useful thing after all.
Huang Yingying, that fool, let the sleeping smoke linger for over twenty minutes. The door was open for less than a minute, and she immediately closed it herself.
The smoke hadn’t even dispersed, and she lay down and ended up affected by it…
How did I, in my past life, keep falling for Huang Yingying’s schemes?
Su Niannian couldn’t help but think how foolish she had been in her past life.
But now, this wasn’t the time to dwell on that. So much time had already passed. Su Niannian had to find Zhao Sulan.
If Huang Yingying wanted to drug her and take her away, what awaited her was definitely something filthy and disgusting.
Su Niannian also wanted to see what would happen to Zhao Sulan.
She got out of bed, opened the door, and looked at the ground outside.
The moonlight on this night wasn’t very bright, but the crumbs from the cornmeal buns left on the ground were still easy to distinguish.
The reason Su Niannian had placed the crumbs from the cornmeal buns in Zhao Sulan’s pockets was so that, as she was carried out, some of them would fall off due to the jostling.