Chapter 45: Pampering a Child

This unwavering partiality, Xu Jiaojiao watched with weariness.

But she could only help for a while, not forever.

As her aunt, she could only intervene when Liu Zhaodi went too far or hit her.

Other than that, she couldn’t do much.

Just as Xu Jiaojiao thought Erni was going to suffer another loss, a small figure suddenly rushed out from the door.

“You little brat, you dare run?”

A roar came from the room, making the whole house tremble.

Erni held something tightly in her arms and ran out of the yard.

A moment later, a stick flew out after her.

Xu Jiaojiao raised her hand and slapped it, the stick falling to the side with her force.

The stick hit the wound on her palm, making her wince in pain.

She couldn’t believe this woman would hit a child with so much force.

Xu Jiaojiao felt a chill in her heart.

There were really such heartless mothers in the world.

“A dog meddling in other people’s business.”

Liu Zhaodi cursed, her face ugly.

“Liu Zhaodi, this is a new society, your daughter isn’t someone you can hit whenever you want. If you keep this up, I’ll tell the Women’s Federation about you.”

Xu Jiaojiao’s hand was aching, and her tone wasn’t good.

Hearing that she would tell the Women’s Federation, Liu Zhaodi froze.

Being criticized didn’t bother her.

But her husband was very concerned about his reputation. If the Women’s Federation came knocking, she wouldn’t have a good time.

Glaring at Xu Jiaojiao, Liu Zhaodi turned and went back into the house.

But after a few steps, she heard a “bang”, something hitting the ground in front of her feet.

It almost hit her foot!

“Xu Jiaojiao!” Liu Zhaodi gritted her teeth.

“Oh, sorry, I wanted to return your stick.”

Xu Jiaojiao said nonchalantly, taking her toiletries and leaving.

Liu Zhaodi’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Just as she was about to go forward and scold her, she saw Wang Fengmei walking in from outside.

And behind her came the sound of Yao Hu’s crying.

“Where’s my notebook? Why didn’t you get it back?”

Wang Fengmei looked at the two of them, her face also turning black.

Soon, the whole yard was filled with scolding.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

Ignoring the mess, Xu Jiaojiao took a towel and went to wash up.

She had been weeding too hard yesterday.

She didn’t feel anything while working, but today the broken blister on her palm was aching terribly.

Thinking about her delicate skin that couldn’t do anything, Xu Jiaojiao wanted to pull out the system and beat it up.

In her previous life, her skin was also good, but not as fragile as now.

She had seen what it meant to have skin as soft as a baby’s.

But what was the point?

Enduring the pain, she finally brushed her teeth and washed her face. Ding Xiujing was already urging her.

“It’s less sunny if you work earlier.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

That made sense.

But it was too early, right? She doubted it was even six o’clock.

However, Xu Jiaojiao didn’t hesitate. She agreed, put away her things, picked up her water bottle, and went out.

But after a few steps, she froze again.

The tall figure walking towards her was none other than Qin Shuo.

“Wait.” Qin Shuo said, then went into the yard.

“Your husband is going with you? Then I’ll go first.”

Ding Xiujing didn’t want to walk with Qin Shuo, it would freeze her to death.

Xu Jiaojiao’s Erkang hand hadn’t even had time to extend before the pit-creature had already run far away.

Leaving her alone, lost in the wind.

She looked back at the yard.

Xu Jiaojiao’s mind was still hesitating whether to wait, but her feet seemed to have a mind of their own and walked in the direction of Ding Xiujing.

But she didn’t get far before she heard the familiar footsteps behind her.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

“This is for you.” Qin Shuo said, handing her the peach in his hand.

The peach in the man’s hand wasn’t too big or too small, but it was beautifully shaped, with a pink and tender color, looking very delicious.

Xu Jiaojiao, who hadn’t had a proper piece of fruit in a long time, almost swallowed her saliva in a moment of weakness.

But she still shook her head and refused, “You can have it.”

Xu Jiaojiao said, struggling to look away.

But the man was insistent, and the tempting peach was placed in front of her again.

From a distance of two or three feet, she seemed to smell the sweet scent of the peach.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

This was unfair!

Gulp.

Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but swallow.

“Ding! Daily task, please feed Qin Shuo a bite of peach and ask him if it’s sweet.”

?!

Why was this system so shameless?!

Feeding water yesterday, feeding peaches today, this was hard not to think too much about, okay?

“Jiaojiao! Space, yo～”

Xu Jiaojiao, who had been tricked into numbness, simply accepted the peach.

“Thank you!”

She didn’t dare look at the man’s expression, and turned to leave.

Behind her, Qin Shuo followed.

The slight curl of his lips showed that he was in a good mood.

The two of them arrived at the field, one after the other. Xu Jiaojiao was about to roll up her pants and go into the field when she was stopped.

“You go eat peaches under the tree, I’ll weed.”

Huh?

Could she do that?

Xu Jiaojiao blinked and looked up at Qin Shuo.

The morning sun had just risen.

The golden light shone on him, making his originally tough features seem softer.

It was a little hard to look at.

“No… no need, it’s not good for people to see me resting like this.”

Clearing her throat, Xu Jiaojiao looked away uncomfortably.

“Your hand hurts.” Qin Shuo insisted, his gaze falling on her white and tender hand.

Xu Jiaojiao still didn’t agree.

She had finally managed to turn her image around this month, she couldn’t ruin it.

The two of them stood there in a stalemate.

Looking at the stubborn woman, Qin Shuo felt a little helpless.

Suddenly, he thought of something and said, “There are snails over there, why don’t you go pick some and fry them at home?”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

Was he treating her like a child?

The children in the team loved to do nothing more than catch fish and pick snails.

But for some reason, hearing his low voice, her heart skipped a beat.

In the end, she couldn’t resist the temptation of snails, and Xu Jiaojiao shamefully gave in.

“Alright then.”

Suppressing her racing heart, she agreed and turned to go to the stream.

Behind her, Qin Shuo watched the slender figure walk to the stream before looking away.

Once Xu Jiaojiao reached the stream, she was like a fish returning to the sea.

As soon as she stepped into the water, she didn’t want to come out.

When she saw that there were indeed many snails in the water, Xu Jiaojiao was excited.

She carried her basket and threw the snails she picked into the basket.

She planned to pick some and take them home first, since she wasn’t working today anyway.

The streambed was covered with pebbles, and the water was crystal clear. Xu Jiaojiao picked them without any effort.

In a short while, she had picked a whole plate of snails.

“Comrade Xu.” Suddenly, a clear male voice came from behind.