Chapter 10.2

After everyone got their peaches, they collectively performed a skit, demonstrating what it was like for Zhu Bajie to swallow the ginseng fruit.

After eating, they exclaimed, “Could these be immortal’s peaches? I’ve never had such delicious peaches before.”

“Exactly. I feel like I barely tasted the flavor, and it’s gone. It’s a bit too little. Little sister, where did you buy these peaches?”

Just as the fourth son asked the question, Auntie Wang walked out of the kitchen and retorted, “One yuan each; it’s already good enough for you to taste them. What? Do you still want to buy more? Don’t you see how many families outside can’t even afford a meal now? You’re being too spoiled.”

The fourth son laughed, “The taste is worth a dime each. I can still afford to buy a few peaches a year. Mom, I feel like after eating these peaches, the drowsiness from staying up late to grade papers yesterday has disappeared.”

Auntie Wang put the dishes on the table and scolded her mischievous fourth son, “Do you think you’ve taken an elixir?”

At this moment, Eldest Uncle also said, “I also feel like my body is light.”

Auntie choked up, looking at the old man who was causing trouble, too lazy to bother with him and his son. She went back to the room to get the dishes, urging her sons and grandsons, “Dinner is almost ready; quickly go to the house and bring some stools.”

Everyone started to move. Su Xi, sitting beside Uncle, swallowed the last bite of the peach, hiding her achievements and fame.

Feeling the warm flow inside her body, she licked her lips, somewhat unsatisfied. She thought it would be great to eat a few of these peaches every day. It would be even better if her brothers could help transplant a peach tree into their yard. Even after the peach season passed, there would still be a peach tree. She wasn’t picky.

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The next morning.

After waking up, Su Xi didn’t do anything. The first thing she did was pick up the mirror and look at her face.

Sure enough, the pink peach blossom birthmark under the corner of her eye had darkened slightly compared to yesterday. As for everything else, she didn’t notice any change.

She breathed a sigh of relief into her heart. To be honest, it was only from yesterday until now that she felt a sense of security. It turned out that she had really changed species.

But compared to death, changing species is nothing. At least she is alive, and her body is getting better and stronger.

Su Xi put down the mirror, left the room, and began her daily morning run. However, today, the running companion changed from brother to big brother.

After breakfast,

Su Xi sat on the back seat of the bicycle borrowed by her brother Su Dong from their uncle, and, upon reaching the school gate, unsurprisingly, he caused a commotion.

Of course, the commotion wasn’t directed at Su Xi. Although Su Xi was attractive, she was still young and hadn’t fully matured, far from the impact Su Dong’s appearance had on people.

In just a short time, quite a few people gathered at the school gate, both male and female, most of whom were students, as well as many teachers.

Coincidentally, Su Xi’s homeroom teacher, Teacher Huang, had previously taught Su Dong. Watching Su Dong accompany his sister to school, Teacher Huang’s expression was so affectionate, something Su Xi had never seen before in her memory.

Indeed, the admiration of people for handsome men who disregard age is not only present in the modern era; it also spans across eras!

After politely bidding farewell to Teacher Huang, Su Dong mounted the bicycle and headed toward the hospital.

Su Xi followed beside Teacher Huang, walking towards the classroom together.

“Does your brother have a partner?” Just before reaching the classroom, Teacher Huang suddenly asked.

Su Xi was a bit confused, looking at Teacher Huang, who had the expression of a comrade ready to introduce someone if her brother was single. With a wooden expression, she replied, “I heard he’s in a relationship.”

After all, in her concept, Big Brother and Brother would eventually be in a relationship, so saying he had a partner now was accurate, saving her brother from unnecessary trouble.

Teacher Huang’s face was instantly filled with regret as if missing out on a fortune.

Su Xi “……”

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Time passed by in a blink of an eye.

Su Dong had also started working at the county hospital. The county town was over forty miles away from the Hongqi Brigade, and commuting daily was clearly impractical. However, Su Dong was a highly talented graduate urgently needed by the county hospital. On his first day working at the county hospital, the hospital allocated a house to retain the talent.

It was a small place, a one-bedroom apartment, less than thirty square meters. However, for one person, it was definitely spacious. It’s worth noting that in the county town, many families lived in spaces barely over ten square meters for several people.

Meanwhile, Su Xi had completed her final exams and was currently on vacation at home. She was eagerly awaiting the results to find out if she could get into the county high school.

July 8th was a Sunday.

At half past eight in the morning, Su Xi, free from the pressure of studying, lazily lay on a rattan rocking chair, holding a book on acupuncture left by her grandfather.

She struggled through the memorization of acupuncture techniques from the book. In her previous life, she studied Western medicine and was not familiar with traditional Chinese medicine. Although the current environment resisted traditional Chinese medicine, Su Xi thought it wouldn’t hurt to learn something extra. After all, genuinely inherited traditional Chinese medicine was still quite powerful and could be considered a national treasure.

“Xixi, your uncle is going to the county town later. Do you want to go with him to ease boredom?” Chen Xiangyun returned from the Eldest Uncle’s house and asked as she looked at his granddaughter under the shade of a tree.

Su Xi shook her head and said, “I don’t want to go. There’s nothing interesting in the county town.”

Chen Xiangyun sat on a stool next to Su Xi, took a few sips of the chrysanthemum tea she brewed at home, and then said, “If you don’t want to go, then don’t. I was thinking that you’ve been studying hard lately. You could relax a bit in the county town. Besides, I have some cloth vouchers here. You can pick a piece you like and make a floral dress.”

Since her big brother helped move a peach tree last week, Su Xi has been staying by the peach tree whenever she has free time.

Her current skin is as smooth as jade, smooth and glossy, and she loved it. So, there was nowhere else she’d rather be.

Isn’t becoming beautiful great?

“Nannan, this child, is about to take the college entrance exam. I don’t know why he didn’t come back during the break to have some good food and nourish himself. He just sent a message saying he won’t be back this Sunday. I don’t know what’s going on.” Chen Xiangyun didn’t force her grandson to return home, but she couldn’t help but nag.

A gleam of gossip flashed in Su Xi’s eyes. She immediately sat up and asked, “Is Uncle especially bringing food for Brother?”

“Not entirely; maybe it’s on the way. The commune is having a meeting, so I asked your uncle to bring it over to your brother.”

“Then I’ll go!”

Chen Xiangyun chuckled and scolded, “You, this girl, why do you suddenly want to go?”

Su Xi thought to herself. ‘Well, at first, I didn’t know that Uncle was going to see my brother. She guessed that Brother would definitely stay at Big Brother’s place on Sunday. Hehe…’