Chapter 29: Dreams

Seeing the figure, Xu Jiaojiao reflexively held her breath, closed her eyes, and pretended to be asleep.

Soon, the familiar footsteps came from outside the door.

Step by step, unhurried.

Xu Jiaojiao’s heart became irregular, thumping loudly.

In this quiet room, it felt like someone could hear it.

The footsteps got closer and closer…

Suddenly, the sound stopped abruptly, and Xu Jiaojiao’s heart skipped a beat.

She felt the figure stop just a step away from her.

Xu Jiaojiao regretted pretending to be asleep.

With her eyes closed, she felt the gaze even more difficult to ignore.

It was resting on her so rudely.

Xu Jiaojiao’s body involuntarily tensed up, her thoughts racing. What did he want to do?

Her mind flashed back to that night, to the place where she had pressed her hand, and she suddenly felt restless.

Just as she hesitated whether to open her eyes, the footsteps sounded again.

Xu Jiaojiao grabbed the blanket, her body trembling slightly.

But the next moment, she heard the footsteps walking towards the wall.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

After this incident, Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t sleep anymore, so she simply started reading again.

On the other side, Qin Shuo lay with his hands behind his head, looking at the dark ceiling.

The room seemed to be filled with a faint, sweet fragrance.

It was like the scent of that person.

The couple, each on their own bed, silently stayed awake.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Jiaojiao gradually fell asleep.

Listening to her even breathing, Qin Shuo sighed and closed his eyes.

In his dream, those obsessive eyes turned into another pair of crescent-shaped eyes.

The woman’s voice was sweet and crisp.

“My man is a great hero!”

“Is Third Aunt powerful?”

“I’m happy to support him!”

“Qin Shuo…”

At some point, the voice suddenly changed, becoming so sweet that it was unbearable.

Qin Shuo suddenly opened his eyes, realizing something, his face turned ugly.

It was almost dawn outside, and the room was gray and dim.

Turning his head, as expected, the woman on the bed was sleeping soundly.

The hem of her dress had slipped to her waist.

A section of her slender, white waist was half-hidden under the blanket, her dimple appearing faintly.

Closing his eyes, Qin Shuo looked away, carefully getting off the folding bed.

Making sure he didn’t wake anyone, he opened the door and went out.

On the other side, Xu Jiaojiao was completely unaware, still sleeping soundly.

After an unknown amount of time, she slowly opened her eyes.

“Xu Jiaojiao, aren’t you going to the county? Hurry up! Don’t let the tractor wait for you.”

Suddenly, Ding Xiujing’s voice came from outside the door.

Hearing this, Xu Jiaojiao instantly woke up.

“Okay, I’ll be right there.”

After waiting for more than ten days, she finally had a day off today, so Xu Jiaojiao didn’t dare to delay.

She hurriedly got out of bed, combed her hair, put on her clothes, grabbed her toothbrush and cup, and rushed out the door.

In the courtyard, Dani, Erni, and Sani were sitting under the eaves. When they saw Xu Jiaojiao come out, their eyes lit up.

But they seemed to think of something and lowered their heads dejectedly.

Xu Jiaojiao didn’t see this. She put some toothpaste on her brush and quickly started brushing her teeth.

Brushing her teeth and washing her face, she was done in a short time.

The speed and efficiency were unimaginable in the future.

In the future, young ladies would take an hour or two to get ready for a day out, right?

But she was done in less than five minutes.

Turning back to the house, she packed the herbs she had collected into a bag.

Then she went out.

When she reached the courtyard, she saw the three sisters under the eaves.

Pausing, she walked towards them.

“What do you want? Third Aunt will bring it back for you.”

“Third Aunt, I want candy.” Erhu raised his hand high, not shy at all.

“Third Aunt, I want candy too.” Dahu also said.

“I want a chicken cake!” Xiao Ni’s voice was sweet and innocent, making it impossible to refuse her.

Only the three sisters under the eaves moved their lips but didn’t dare to speak.

“Do you want candy or chicken cake?” Xu Jiaojiao asked again.

“Third Aunt, we don’t need anything.” Dani said thoughtfully.

Sani swallowed, shaking her head as well.

Seeing them like this, Xu Jiaojiao understood.

Rubbing Sani’s head, she said, “Then Third Aunt will bring you some delicious food when she comes back.”

Hearing this, Sani’s eyes lit up, and she looked at her with anticipation.

“Why buy that stuff? Don’t waste money!” Wang Fengmei glared at her.

“Mom, I’m taking some herbs to the county to see if the pharmacy will buy them. If I sell them, I’ll buy some chicken cake for you to try. I heard it’s delicious.”

Xu Jiaojiao said with a smile, not afraid at all.

“You little rascal, if you sell them, bring the money back. Don’t spend it recklessly.” Wang Fengmei was flattered and scolded her with a smile.

“Okay, I know.”

Xu Jiaojiao responded, carrying a sack in her hand and went out, looking very energetic.

Just as she walked a short distance, a pig-like cry came from behind.

“I want to go to the street too! I want to go too!”

Hearing this voice, Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but quicken her pace.

She looked like she was afraid of being touched by him.

But she hadn’t walked far when she heard another set of footsteps behind her.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

Pretending not to hear, Xu Jiaojiao continued walking towards the tractor parking spot.

The houses in the team were scattered, and Xu Jiaojiao walked for about ten minutes before reaching the big camphor tree.

A tractor was already parked under the tree, with many people sitting on it.

Seeing that there were few seats left, Xu Jiaojiao rushed up in three steps.

“Xu Jiaojiao, are you going to the county too?” Ye Shuizhen glared at the woman who climbed onto the car.

“What, is the county your family’s? You can go, but I can’t?”

Xu Jiaojiao had already climbed onto the car, sitting next to a female educated youth. She took the opportunity to retort.

Hearing her words, Ye Shuizhen’s face turned ugly. She was about to say something.

Then she saw the tall figure climb onto the car swiftly and sit directly next to Xu Jiaojiao.

Looking at the rustic woman and the handsome man sitting next to her, Ye Shuizhen’s face was almost distorted.

She felt so sorry for the man in her heart.

Xu Jiaojiao didn’t care about her expression at all.

Smelling the familiar scent beside her, her whole body froze.

She wished she could be far away from him.

“Are you all settled? We’re about to leave!” Suddenly, a voice came from the front of the car.

It was Liu Dawu, the tractor driver.

He walked towards the car compartment with a swagger.

But when he saw Qin Shuo sitting in the back, the expression on his face instantly faded, and he respectfully said,

“Third Brother, are you going to the county too?”

“To get some medicine.” Qin Shuo nodded.

As soon as the man finished speaking, Xu Jiaojiao saw a dazed look on Liu Dawu’s face.

If you didn’t know any better, you would think he had seen an idol.

“Okay, Third Brother, then I’ll go start the car.” Liu Dawu rubbed his hands and chuckled foolishly.

“Okay, drive slowly.”

“Got it!”