Chapter 30: Am I Also Just a Part of Your Play?

Lu Zhao leaned down and bit her lip. Su Yunqi obediently opened her mouth. “Once there’s a baby, will you like me more, or like the baby more?”

When Lu Zhao sat up while holding Su Yunqi, she was still a bit dizzy but asked another question.

Her pair of beautiful, shimmering eyes were fixed on Lu Zhao, filled with curiosity.

It seemed she had woken up a lot.

“Of course, I like you. What kind of question is that?” Lu Zhao, dissatisfied, bit her soft, fair cheek.

“I was just asking.” Su Yunqi pouted, but couldn’t help but smile again.

“Then I like the baby more.” Lu Zhao smirked, twisting his answer, and said, before beginning a new round of exploration with Su Yunqi…

“Mm, no, you can’t like me more, and you can’t like the baby more. You have to like us both the same, keep it balanced!” Su Yunqi nestled in Lu Zhao’s arms, speaking firmly.

If she liked herself more, the baby would be sad. If she liked the baby more, she would be sad. So, liking them both equally was the best option!

“I won’t. I like the baby more.”

“Then I like the baby more too! I don’t like you anymore, don’t touch me!” Su Yunqi was a bit angry, puffing out her cheeks, trying to get off him, not wanting him to touch her.

“You’re such a petty thing, getting angry over this?” Lu Zhao was purposely teasing Su Yunqi. He wouldn’t let her leave and pulled her back into his arms. Before long, Su Yunqi forgot all about being angry…

The baby: Am I also just a part of your play?

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After their nighttime activities ended, the next afternoon, once Su Yunqi had woken up and eaten, Lu Zhao went out to find someone who could build a house, telling her to go enjoy herself.

Su Yunqi had classmates here, after all. The two villages attended the same elementary school.

So, Su Yunqi leisurely wandered, asking for directions, to find her elementary and middle school classmate, Wu Yangyang.

Wu Yangyang was nineteen this year. After graduating from middle school, she didn’t continue her studies. She first worked as a temporary worker at a factory, but since there weren’t many permanent positions available, and she couldn’t even stay on as a temporary worker, she returned home.

She had originally planned to check if the Supply and Marketing Cooperative needed staff, but when her mother fell ill and her sister-in-law was about to give birth, she returned home to take care of her mother and sister-in-law during their postpartum confinement.

She had been idle at home for a few months.

Today, it was just the right time for Su Yunqi to come looking for her.

“Yangyang, are you free now?” Su Yunqi arrived at the small courtyard outside Wu Yangyang’s house. She saw her playing with a cute, few-month-old baby. She called out softly and waved her hand toward her.

“Yunqi? I knew you’d come find me! Of course, I’m free!” Wu Yangyang was delighted to see her and immediately ran out, holding her little niece.

“Let’s go, we’ll chat over there!” She excitedly pulled Su Yunqi to a shaded area by the side, where there were two small wooden stools to sit on.

“Yunqi, I really didn’t expect you to get married before me, hahaha.”

As soon as they met, Wu Yangyang began teasing her. After all, Su Yunqi had finished high school, and it was uncommon for someone who had gone that far in school to marry so early. Wu Yangyang had worked for two years and still wasn’t married.

“It’s just that there were some small issues… I was surprised too.” Su Yunqi lowered her head and smiled shyly.

“Then were you surprised to marry Lu Zhao? For me, it wasn’t a surprise.” Wu Yangyang nudged Su Yunqi’s arm playfully.

“Why not?” Su Yunqi was confused. Everyone was surprised, even herself.

“Tch~~ You still want to hide it from me? The three of us were elementary school and middle school classmates, and I’m from the same village as Lu Zhao. How could I not know about you two? In the past, he would always pick fruit for you to eat, tease you to make you cry and laugh, and in middle school, he didn’t go straight to school—he always had to go around your village. When he reached the school, you two would always enter one after the other. Do you think I’m that stupid? I even saw him secretly braiding your hair. I saw it for real!”

Wu Yangyang was so proud, grinning mischievously. While no one else had noticed, she had spotted it. If that wasn’t the mark of a sharp eye, then what was?

Su Yunqi felt embarrassed by her teasing and stammered, denying it. “That was… was… “

“What was it?” Wu Yangyang raised her eyebrows, giving her a playful look.

“Aiya! I’m not talking to you anymore, I’m leaving!” Su Yunqi’s face turned bright red, practically steaming with embarrassment. She pretended to leave, but Wu Yangyang quickly grabbed her.

“Don’t go! I won’t laugh at you anymore, alright? Come on, hold my little niece. Isn’t she adorable? Though she’s a bit shy, let’s see if she’ll cry when you hold her.” Knowing Su Yunqi had a soft spot, Wu Yangyang quickly changed the subject and handed the little, chubby baby into her arms.

Su Yunqi froze immediately, unsure of what to do. “She’s so small, I don’t know how to hold her. What if I drop her?”

“You won’t. Just support her head first, and then hold her bottom.”

Wu Yangyang patiently taught her. Su Yunqi was quick to learn and soon managed to hold the little baby comfortably in her arms.

“He~~~ Ha~~~”

As Su Yunqi leaned closer to look at her, the baby couldn’t help but smile at her, her eyes narrowing in delight. The laugh was small but beautiful.

“Wow! She smiled at you! This is the first time you’ve held her, and she’s already smiling! I’ve been holding her for months, and she rarely smiles at me. Unless I’m teasing her, she usually doesn’t even bother with me! How can a little one already know how to judge faces? She must know you’re pretty!” Wu Yangyang pretended to be angry and gently tapped the baby’s small hand.

“Hehe, you’re pretty too. She must have liked me because she knows I’m your friend!” Su Yunqi couldn’t help but touch the baby’s soft little face. Her eyes were bright and round with happiness.

“Wow, babies are so cute when they’re so small.”

“Don’t, don’t praise me like that, I’m feeling guilty. Compared to you, I’m just a pile of dog poop. I know that.” Wu Yangyang casually described herself.

Su Yunqi couldn’t help but frown as she heard it. “Don’t talk about yourself like that…”

“Aiya, it’s the truth. One sheep, one tether, a pile of dog poop and a dog that still likes to eat it! Let me tell you, I’m almost in a relationship too. There’s a guy who likes me, and he’s Lu Zhao’s brother, not sure if you know him. He lives in Town.” Wu Yangyang smiled mysteriously and shared her recent romantic life with Su Yunqi.

Her mother’s illness had gotten much better recently, and now she was busy helping her arrange a potential partner. But Wu Yangyang didn’t want to marry a blind date. She had only met him a few times, so how could she know what kind of person he was?

She figured it was better to date someone herself!

Wu Yangyang was boldly fearless.

“Could it be Xiao Jianli?” Su Yunqi suddenly thought of that name.

“Ah! You know him?” Wu Yangyang was overjoyed, surprised that Su Yunqi actually knew him!

“Can you pass a message for me? I can’t approach Lu Zhao. I’m not like you. If I go to Lu Zhao for help, he definitely won’t care.”

“Pass a message? Do you like him?” Su Yunqi’s curiosity was piqued, and she quickly asked, eager to gossip.

“He’s okay, but I still want to see how he behaves. If I don’t give him a chance, how is he supposed to show me what he’s got? You can tell him tomorrow when I go to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy something. If he’s smart, he’ll know to come find me.”

Wu Yangyang was really good at reading people, and Su Yunqi was completely stunned after hearing her plan.

Wow, wow, Yangyang is so impressive!

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