Chapter 56 A hilarious farce [I]

Thus, during the rice transplanting process, Lu Jingyi’s interactions with Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan became more frequent, and she increasingly enjoyed spending time with them. The work in the field was hard, but Lu Jingyi’s goal was achieved, and her heart was filled with sweetness. However, Lu Jingyi’s little schemes did not escape the eyes of the other villagers. The aunties and grandmothers watched from the sidelines, whispering among themselves. “This Lu family girl, she must have taken a liking to those two city boys, hasn’t she?”

 “Of course! Look at her eyes, she’s practically glued to them.” “Sigh, they are from the city, how could they possibly like our country girl? This girl is probably going to be disappointed.” These whispers occasionally reached Lu Jingyi’s ears, but she didn’t care. In her eyes, as long as she could be with Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan, that was the happiest thing.

 She didn’t care what others said. Unconsciously, a day’s work of transplanting rice seedlings was finished. Lu Jingyi dragged her weary body back home, but her mood was exceptionally good. She lay in bed, reminiscing about the little details of the day spent with Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan, a happy smile spreading across her face. In the following days, Lu Jingyi got up early every day, following Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan to the field to transplant rice seedlings. Her transplanting skills became more and more proficient, and her relationship with them became closer.

Over at the Lu family’s old house, Liu Cuifang seemed to have also noticed her daughter’s intentions, and she began to make her own plans. She thought that if she could marry her daughter to Xiao Yichen or Gao Lechuan, her family would have a good life. So, she started to find every opportunity to get close to them, sometimes bringing over snacks she made, and sometimes dragging them to her house for dinner, making Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan a little uncomfortable. While Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan did have some good feelings for Lu Jingyi, they truly saw her as Lu Cheng’s little sister.

Lin Yuexi had long seen through the mother and daughter’s intentions and let them be. After all, she knew what kind of people Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan were. They wouldn’t fall for Lu Jingyi, this little sister. But what she didn’t expect was that Lu Jingyi, under Liu Cuifang’s instigation, came up with a plan. The rice transplanting work was soon to be completed, and Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan were also planning to return to the capital. It was the last day of transplanting rice seedlings, and everyone had the habit of washing their feet by the pond after transplanting.

Because Lu Jingyi was Lu Cheng’s sister, Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan didn’t have any suspicions. That evening, Xiao Yichen, Gao Lechuan, and Lu Jingyi all went to the pond to wash their feet. They hadn’t been washing for long when Lu Jingyi suddenly walked towards the center of the pond. Seeing this, Xiao Yichen quickly shouted, “Sister Jingyi, come back! The water is too deep there!”

 Lu Jingyi ignored him and kept walking towards the center of the pond. Seeing that the water was about to cover Lu Jingyi’s face, Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan couldn’t stand it anymore. This was Brother Cheng’s sister! Could they just watch her drown? Of course not. Without hesitation, Xiao Yichen jumped into the water and swam quickly towards Lu Jingyi. By this time, Lu Jingyi was already submerged up to her head, only a few strands of hair floating on the surface of the water.

 Xiao Yichen was in a panic, he sped up his strokes, and finally, at the last minute, grabbed Lu Jingyi’s arm and pulled her head out of the water. “Jingyi, wake up!” Xiao Yichen shouted loudly, but Lu Jingyi’s eyes were closed, her face pale, and she didn’t react. Gao Lechuan also jumped into the water, assisting Xiao Yichen in dragging Lu Jingyi towards the shore. It took them a lot of effort to pull her ashore.

 The villagers on the bank gathered around, all looking anxious. Xiao Yichen, ignoring the fact that he was soaking wet, immediately began to give Lu Jingyi first aid. He clasped his hands together and rhythmically pressed on Lu Jingyi’s chest, while asking Gao Lechuan to help clear the foreign objects from her mouth and nose. After a while, Lu Jingyi “spat” out a mouthful of water and slowly opened her eyes. “Jingyi, are you alright?” Xiao Yichen asked with concern, his eyes filled with worry. Lu Jingyi looked at him weakly, tears welling up in her eyes, “Brother Xiao, I… I was so scared…” Xiao Yichen gently patted her shoulder, comforting her, “It’s okay now, don’t be afraid.

” Liu Cuifang also rushed over at this time. Seeing that her daughter was safe, she first breathed a sigh of relief, then began to cry, “My daughter! Why are you so careless? If something had happened to you, how could I have lived?” Xiao Yichen stood up and said to Liu Cuifang, “Auntie, take Jingyi home to rest first. She’s been scared, she needs to recuperate.” “Xiao Yichen, you can’t leave. You hugged my Jingyi, you took advantage of my Jingyi, how can you just leave like that.” Liu Cuifang said loudly.

 Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan were stunned. He had saved her, hadn’t he? How did it become taking advantage? Liu Cuifang’s sudden outburst made Xiao Yichen and Gao Lechuan a little at a loss for words. Xiao Yichen frowned and quickly explained, “Auntie, what do you mean? I jumped in to save Jingyi because the situation was urgent. I couldn’t just stand by and watch her die.” But Liu Cuifang wouldn’t let up. She sat down on the ground, slapping her thigh and crying, “No, in our village, men and women are not supposed to touch each other. Since you touched my daughter, you have to take responsibility.

My Jingyi is a good girl, how will she ever get married now?” The villagers around started whispering and gossiping. A hint of helplessness and embarrassment flashed across Xiao Yichen’s face. Lu Jingyi lay on the ground, looking at Xiao Yichen, a glimmer of imperceptible triumph flashed in her eyes, but she quickly resumed her weak appearance and sobbed softly, “Brother Xiao, I know you’re a good person, but what should I do now?” Xiao Yichen looked at her, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn’t figure out what it was.

Gao Lechuan stood aside, angrily saying, “Auntie, you’re being unreasonable. We came to help with transplanting rice seedlings. We’ve only treated Jingyi like a sister these past few days. How can you force us to do this because of this accident?” Liu Cuifang didn’t listen to him at all, she continued to cry, attracting more and more villagers, everyone pointing and whispering. Someone must have told Captain Li about this!

 Captain Li knew this was going to be hard to resolve, because Lin Yuexi’s parents had used the same tactic to force Lin Yuexi to marry Lu Cheng. Captain Li was helpless, so he went to Lu Cheng and Lin Yuexi’s house to tell them about this. When Lin Yuexi and Lu Cheng heard this, they were stunned. What kind of family was the Xiao family? How could they marry their sister? Besides, Xiao Yichen had so many older sisters!