Chapter 8

Jiang Yuning’s face turned red, and she hesitated:

“Aren’t these sheets and pillowcases yours?”

Xiao Liye gritted his teeth, his jawline tense as he said:

“You’ve been covering it all from now on, and you still have the nerve to say you’re washing it for me?”

Jiang Yuning was silent.

Xiao Liye’s temples were throbbing. He had never seen such a person before. Since he had achieved what he has today,

No matter who is young or old, men or women, they all try to fawn over him, but she is so good that she even knows how to wash clothes.

He was so angry that he pulled her wrist and walked home. Then he threw everything into her basin without distinguishing between socks and underwear and said to the well:

“Wash my underwear and socks too. Wash them now.”

After saying that, he seemed to be still unsatisfied. He put his hands on his waist, staring at her with anger in his deep eyes.

Jiang Yuning knew she was in the wrong. After all, her food and lodging were in his house, so it would be wrong not to even wash his clothes.

She poured the water from the bucket beside the well into the basin, then looked at her black boxer briefs and light yellow briefs, not knowing which piece of clothing to touch.

Logically, we should wash the underwear first, but whether we wash his or hers, it feels so awkward.

She pursed her lips and said:

“Or you can go first, I will wash slowly.”

Xiao Liye looked as if he had seen through her tricks and said:

“I will watch you until you finish washing my clothes, so that you won’t try to fool me by just wetting them with water and then hanging them up to dry.”

Jiang Yuning’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she felt a little angry in her heart, but she didn’t say anything. Since he said so, she grabbed the black underwear and started scrubbing it.

Xiao Liye looked at herHer tender little hands rubbed her underwear, her face flushed red like liver.

The tip of his nose was dry and sweaty, and he felt uneasy and wanted to leave, but when he remembered that he had just said that he would keep an eye on her, he simply went back to the house.

Jiang Yuning’s face was also burning hot, she didn’t dare to look at him at all. When she washed all of Xiao Liye’s clothes and put them in the basin beside her,

Suddenly, a voice came from the entrance of the alley:

“Why are you so attentive? And you even sneaked over to Brother Li Ye’s house to do his laundry?”

Jiang Yuning raised her eyes and saw the man had a big round face with a plump figure and fashionable curly hair that reached her shoulders.

She was wearing a red knitted long skirt that looked like it was just bought. The color was very bright. She didn’t continue to look at it.

“Do you have any brains? Why do you do work secretly when you’re working for someone else?”

Wang Xiangxiang stepped forward, grabbed the basin, and said indignantly:

“If it were any other man, your behavior would be a little puzzling, but that’s Brother Li Ye. He’s a nobody. Do you think he’ll be interested in you just by showing some courtesy? I’m telling you it’s useless.”

Jiang Yuning frowned. Did she care about Xiao Liye so much that he started to have wild thoughts?

She sneered and said, “Okay, since that’s what you said, then you should just wash him from now on.”

Wang Xiangxiang glanced at the black boxer briefs in the wooden basin beside her feet, and thought of how she had even washed Xiao Liye’s underwear in order to show her affection.

She felt as disgusted as if she had swallowed a fly, and was afraid that it would be contaminated with Jiang Yuning’s scent. She immediately wanted to pick it up and wash it again.

“I’ve never seen someone like you, so eager to help others wash…”

But suddenly, with a “bang”, a foot wearing leather shoes kicked the basin far away.

Wang Xiangxiang couldn’t hold back her temper and immediately asked, “What are you doing…”

Before she finished speaking, she saw Xiao Liye standing in front of her. Her face suddenly changed.

Subconsciously, she straightened her red knitted sweater. Before she could complain, she heard Xiao Liye say to Jiang Yuning:

“How can you let someone wash it?”

Wang Xiangxiang raised the corners of her lips slightly when she heard the words, thinking they were meant to protect her.

Jiang Yuning gestured with her chin:

“She wanted to do it herself. I didn’t force her to do it. Why do you care so much?”

In order to show her virtue, Wang Xiangxiang deliberately said:

“It’s okay, Brother Li Ye. I don’t have much to do every day anyway, so it’s only natural for me to come and help you clean up and wash…”

Before she finished speaking, Xiao Liye didn’t even look at her, and said to Jiang Yuning in a bad mood:

“Is she my daughter-in-law, or are you my daughter-in-law?”

Wang Xiangxiang’s smile froze, tears seemed to well up in her eyes, and she felt very bitter:

“Brother Li Ye, I haven’t been here for just two days, why are you getting married?”

Xiao Liye said, “How would I know? My father helped me get married yesterday.”

Wang Xiangxiang was so confused that she almost lost consciousness. She wanted to leave with tears in her eyes, but she was unwilling to do so.

She and he were childhood sweethearts, classmates since childhood, and they had loved each other for so many years.

I watched him go from poverty to being on par with my family, then to being higher than my family and becoming arrogant. I really don’t want to give up.

But after all, it was just his father who helped him marry her, not the one he liked, right? So there was still a chance.

She suppressed her discomfort, forced a smile and said, “Brother Li Ye, it’s okay. I don’t have much to do every day anyway. I can come over to help you wash clothes and tidy up the house in the future.”

“You don’t have to do it.” Xiao Liye said to Jiang Yuning:

“Listen to what others say. Even those who are not married know to be more diligent. Look at you. Not only did you throw my clothes away this morning,

You’re being so stubborn when asked to do laundry. What wife wouldn’t serve her husband well? You’re the only one who wants special treatment, right?

Jiang Yuning was obviously unhappy and said:

“I’m not tired. Why should I serve you? Why don’t you serve me?”

Xiao Liye was obviously very angry:

“Your man works himself to death at the factory during the day, and he has to wait on you when he comes home at night, right? With your mentality, who can you marry and live a good life with?”

Jiang Yuning stopped talking. She didn’t consider him as her man at all. The way of serving him by handing him water after he coughed was so frustrating. She turned her eyes away angrily and didn’t look at him.

Wang Xiangxiang was about to follow Xiao Liye’s lead in criticizing Jiang Yuning, to show her gentleness and kindness,

But she watched helplessly as Xiao Liye won the argument and his eyes darted across Jiang Yuning’s red face.

Although his handsome face still hid a hint of anger, his gaze was indeed almost glued to him.

Her heart tightened. This expression was something she had never shown when she saw other men in front of Xiao Liye.

In the past, he was always arrogant and condescending. To say he was cold as ice would not be an exaggeration.

If he is not disgusted, he will just speak coldly and harshly. If he is displeased, he will be in a good mood if he does not take action. When did his expression become so rich?

The sour feeling rising in her throat was overwhelming. She couldn’t hold it in any longer and ran away. But she didn’t go home. Instead, she went directly to the winery and found Wang Xiangmei alone and said:

“Wang Xiangmei, Brother Li Ye got married yesterday, why didn’t you stop him?”

Wang Xiangmei had never been in contact with Wang Xiangxiang’s family before. After all, ever since Wang Xiangxiang’s father became the director of the soap factory, he moved to the county town and severed ties with all his poor relatives.

She only became friendly with him after knowing that she married Xiao Liye’s elder brother. She also gets a lot of benefits from her family every year. Otherwise, how could she care so much about Xiao Liye’s marriage?

Logically speaking, it is a good thing for Xiao Liye to find a woman who cannot have children, because the family property will belong to her son in the future.

But, this morning, I heard that Jiang Yuning was forced to leave after half a year. I think we still can’t get rid of Wang Xiangxiang, the God of Wealth. She explained in a gentle voice:

“I had to know so I could stop it. The key is that my old man did it without saying a word. It took repeated warnings to prevent the news from getting out.”

Wang Xiangxiang cried even harder and said:

“What’s Brother Li Ye’s attitude?”

Wang Xiangmei gave her a reassuring look and said:

“What else could he do? What kind of attitude could he have towards a widow?”

Wang Xiangxiang paused:

“widow?”

Wang Xiangmei said, “I can’t give birth yet. I heard from the villagers this morning that Li Ye got home yesterday and was so angry that he smashed the house.

She was also repeatedly told not to reveal it to anyone, and it was agreed that she would stay for six months and then be kicked out.”

A light flashed in Wang Xiangxiang’s eyes, and her broken heart suddenly came back to life: “……..”

Given her situation, not to mention that Brother Li Ye wouldn’t like it, he would probably find it dirty even if he touched her.

The expression he showed to her at that time was probably just admiration for her appearance.

Wang Xiangmei saw her expression soften again, and she felt relieved as well. She offered some advice:

“You still have to go to Li Ye from time to time. By comparison, he still knows that you are better. Besides, if he gets divorced, it will be considered a second marriage at least.

In that case, wouldn’t the gap between your two families be bridged? That’s a good thing.”

The tears in Wang Xiangxiang’s eyes hadn’t dried yet, but she couldn’t help but smile happily. Indeed, her father was just a small factory director.

Compared with ordinary families, it is indeed not bad, but Xiao Liye’s factory is three times bigger than the one managed by her father, not to mention the income that comes in like water every day.