Chapter 31: Xie Qingxiao wanted to strangle Lin Xiangyi

“I never thought,” Lin Xiangyi said with a sarcastic smile, looking at Lu Dingyuan, “that our Miss Huihui, who never touched a thing in our house, would be so diligent after marrying you.”

She then turned to Lin Huihui, “If Aunt Chen saw this, she would be relieved, wouldn’t she?”

Was she mocking her?

Lin Huihui’s face turned a bit pale.

“Huihui has always been sensible and virtuous, unlike you,” Lu Dingyuan said coldly.

“Alright, alright, let her be sensible and virtuous,” Lin Xiangyi said nonchalantly, “I think it’s pretty good.”

After that, she didn’t care about Lu Dingyuan and Lin Huihui’s reactions, and dragged Xie Qingxiao away.

The country road was narrow, just enough for two people to walk side by side. It was a dirt road, and because it hadn’t rained for a long time, it was smooth and oily from being stepped on, making it easy to walk.

The area where the Xie family lived was a densely populated area, with houses every few meters.

However, at this time most people were out working, and many were not home. Those who were home were mostly elderly people and children.

Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi passed by the closed doors, but they looked in at the open ones, and chatted with whoever was inside.

Lin Xiangyi was not shy, and could strike up a conversation with anyone:

“Have you eaten yet? … We have, we’re just out for a walk… Little kid, come here, I’ll give you some candy…”

The villagers, who wouldn’t hit a smiling face, said:

“It’s already noon, we’re about to make lunch… What are you guys up to? … No, no, kids don’t need candy. Take it back, this candy is expensive… This little brat is greedy! Hey, you’ve spent money on this again, thank you…”

What happened at the Lu family yesterday, except for those from the Lu family, no one would say it was Lin Xiangyi’s fault.

But she dragged Xie Qingxiao to the Lu family to argue, which made people think she was difficult to get along with.

Now, her actions instantly changed the villagers’ impression of her and made them like her.

Even Xie Qingxiao, who had a bad reputation in the village, was seen as not so bad.

A bed can’t hold two different people, how could Xie Qingxiao be a bad person if he could marry such a good wife like Lin Xiangyi?

So, some enthusiastic old people gave Xie Qingxiao some advice:

“A-Xiao, you’ve married a wife and started a family now, you need to change your ways. You can’t be idle like before. You need to farm and earn money to support your wife. After your wife gives birth, you’ll need to support your children. You can’t let your parents worry about you anymore…”

Xie Qingxiao: “…” His parents said the same thing, and now these villagers are saying the same thing… In their eyes, he’s so irresponsible?

He could only respond: “Yeah, I know… Okay, my parents also said… Alright!”

His forced agreement made Lin Xiangyi laugh.

They also met Sister Feng, who had just finished washing clothes and was drying them in her yard.

Yesterday, she was forced by Lin Xiangyi and Xie Qingxiao to go to the Lu family to testify, and she held a grudge against them. When she saw Lin Xiangyi and Xie Qingxiao, she didn’t have a good face, snorted, and was about to go back to her room.

“Sister Feng,” Lin Xiangyi, as if nothing had happened, called out to her, “Good morning, just finished washing clothes?”

Sister Feng turned around in disbelief, how could Lin Xiangyi, a newly married little wife, be so thick-skinned, just pretending that yesterday’s incident never happened?

Lin Xiangyi seemed to see through what Sister Feng was thinking and smiled, “Sister Feng, I came to thank you today. Thanks to you speaking up for me yesterday, I cleared up the dirty water that the Lu family splashed on me. Otherwise, I would have been like a dumb person eating a bitter gourd, unable to speak up. This candy is a small token of my appreciation…”

Actually, Sister Feng was a bit guilty about talking bad about Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi behind their backs, so she didn’t dare to confront Lin Xiangyi later.

She didn’t expect Lin Xiangyi to not hold a grudge, not only did she give her a compliment, but she also gave her a way out.

How could Sister Feng still care about it? She quickly wiped her hands and came over, her eyes glued to the candy in Lin Xiangyi’s hand, and declined:

“What’s there to thank me for? I just knew that the Lu family wasn’t up to any good. I didn’t expect them to actually frame you. I just did what I should have done. You take this candy back…”

“No, although Sister Feng, you spoke up for me without asking for anything in return, I can’t not thank you. Please take it,” Lin Xiangyi said with a smile, pushing the candy into Sister Feng’s hand.

Sister Feng took it, but still declined and asked Lin Xiangyi to take it back.

Xie Qingxiao watched in amazement, how come he hadn’t noticed that Lin Xiangyi was so talkative?

Sister Feng took Lin Xiangyi’s candy, and in a blink of an eye, she was as good as sisters with Lin Xiangyi, pulling her to talk bad about the Lu family.

After Lin Xiangyi had won over people, she found an excuse to drag Xie Qingxiao away.

Xie Qingxiao was puzzled, “Why did you win over Sister Feng?”

Sister Feng went to the Lu family for the wedding banquet yesterday, and she could talk bad about them when she came out. Now she’s taken their favor, and she can pull them to talk bad about the Lu family. Clearly, she’s a fence-sitter.

In his opinion, there was no need to make friends with her.

Lin Xiangyi didn’t think so, “There’s a saying: It’s better to offend a gentleman than a villain.”

People like Sister Feng, you can’t be close to them, but it’s best not to offend them either, otherwise, you never know when they’ll stab you in the back.

Xie Qingxiao wasn’t unaware of this, and didn’t say anything more about it, but he looked at Lin Xiangyi thoughtfully and suddenly said:

“Why do I feel like you’re a bit different from when you were studying?”

Lin Xiangyi paused.

In the past, because of Chen Fengmei and Lin Huihui, her personality was not cheerful, but rather a bit gloomy and silent. She buried herself in her studies, only wanting to get into college quickly and escape from the Lin family.

Now, she has dreamed of many plots about her past life and novels, her mentality has changed, and her actions have also changed a lot, naturally different from before.

However, this couldn’t be told to Xie Qingxiao, so she said:

“That’s because you didn’t know me before, just like I didn’t know you before.”

She hummed with a smile, “I used to think you were a lecher.”

Xie Qingxiao choked, he had tried so hard to get close to her before, wanting to get her attention, but in her heart, he was actually a lecher?

At this moment, Xie Qingxiao wanted to strangle Lin Xiangyi.

“What about now?” he asked grimly.

“Not now,” Lin Xiangyi said truthfully, “After spending some time with you, I found that you are actually very responsible, your personality is not bad, and you are also very good at taking care of people.”

Xie Qingxiao’s lips immediately curled up into a smile.

She’s not blind!

He wouldn’t hold her accountable for the past.

The sun in July was still very harsh, and after a while, Lin Xiangyi’s face turned red from the sun. Xie Qingxiao saw this and was about to go home.

On the way, they passed by his vegetable field, and Xie Qingxiao went into the field with Lin Xiangyi to pick two bitter melons and a handful of beans, ready to go home to cook.