Chapter 25.2

Xie Xiaoqian saw the pile of duck eggs in Shu Qingyao’s arms and her eyes widened in shock.

“Shh—”

Shu Qingyao hadn’t figured out how to tell Xie Hezhang about the secret of the jade pendant yet.

—She couldn’t tell him, “I’m your future wife. This jade pendant is your future gift to me?”

It just didn’t sound believable!

Xie Xiaoqian covered her mouth and blinked her big eyes, watching Shu Qingyao stuff the pile of duck eggs under the bed.

Squatting by the bed, Shu Qingyao thought for a moment, She untied the plastic bag and took out five duck eggs.

She planned to mix them in with the wild duck eggs that Xie Hezhang’s friends had collected from the reed marsh yesterday.

She would sell the rest on the black market to pay back the money.

The sky was still dim.

But Xie Hezhang was already up.

He was brushing his teeth and washing his face by the well in the courtyard.

Shu Qingyao, barefoot and crouching, tiptoed to the kitchen with the duck eggs in her arms, then tiptoed back to the bedroom.

Xie Xiaoqian’s eyes were wide open, looking nervous and excited. She asked in a small voice, “Sister, can you do magic?”

Shu Qingyao hadn’t thought of an excuse to fool Xie Xiaoqian yet, but the child had come to her and thought of an excuse for her.

Shu Qingyao nodded solemnly, “Yes, I can do magic, but this magic can’t be seen by anyone other than you, otherwise it won’t work later—most importantly, don’t let your brother find out, okay?”

“I like watching magic!” Xie Xiaoqian nodded vigorously, then asked Shu Qingyao, “Sister, can you make a roast chicken for me?”

Shu Qingyao chuckled and pinched Xie Xiaoqian’s cheek. It felt plump and nice.

“My skills aren’t good enough yet. When I get better, I’ll make you a roast pig, not just a roast chicken.” Shu Qingyao bragged without hesitation.

“Wow—” Xie Xiaoqian was fooled and her eyes sparkled.

After breakfast, Shu Qingyao had to take Xie Xiaoqian to class.

She put about a pound of duck eggs in her cloth bag.

She only had two music classes on Monday morning. She planned to go to the black market in the afternoon to see how things were sold there. She would first try to sell this pound of duck eggs.

Now that Xie Hezhang had given her the money to manage, she could add money and food coupons to it at will. He wouldn’t notice anyway.

Shu Qingyao spent the whole morning thinking about how to make money.

This was her first time buying and selling things. To be honest, she was a little excited.

After lunch with Xie Xiaoqian in the school’s teacher’s canteen, Shu Qingyao told Xie Xiaoqian to practice the piano well in the classroom in the afternoon and wait for her to pick her up.

Xie Xiaoqian nodded obediently and watched Shu Qingyao leave.

Shu Qingyao, holding her small floral cloth bag, walked towards the school gate. Not far away, Jiang Xun, wearing a white shirt, walked in from outside the school. Shu Qingyao only glanced at him and pretended not to see him. She heard Jiang Xun’s gentle voice calling her, “Teacher Shu.”

After all, they were colleagues. Shu Qingyao had to stop and look up at the young man who had walked up to her.

The midday sun was bright, shining on the young man’s face, which was adorned with glasses. His pupils were a gentle amber color.

When he looked at people, he seemed extremely harmless and gentle.

He was holding a stack of math books in his arms, and a pen was stuck in the small pocket on his shirt.

To be honest, Shu Qingyao had been pursued by this man, and it was indeed partly because he was good-looking.

He had a little bit of the capital to deceive girls.

Shu Qingyao nodded perfunctorily at him, “Hello, Teacher Jiang.”

Jiang Xun smiled warmly at her, “Teacher Jiang seems to be fine, I’m relieved. I really didn’t expect Wang Wei to do such a thing. I want to apologize to you again on his behalf.”

Shu Qingyao looked at him. Jiang Xun’s eyes were full of sincerity, as if he was really sorry for her.

She thought of the last life. This guy and Ruan Wenhui had teamed up to cheat her family out of half their property, and then pressured her to divorce. He had the same look then, wearing a suit, sitting in front of his desk, as if he was really sorry for her, “Qingyao, Wenhui is pregnant with my child. I have to take responsibility for her. I’m the only son in the Jiang family for three generations. You wouldn’t want me to be childless because of you, would you?”

During those years with Jiang Xun, Shu Qingyao had suffered a lot because of the child.

Who would have thought that after divorcing Jiang Xun, she would get pregnant with triplets just by sleeping with Xie Hezhang?

Because of her happy marriage with Xie Hezhang, she rarely thought about Jiang Xun anymore.

Now that she thought about it, Shu Qingyao found it a little strange—how did she get pregnant with Xie Hezhang?

Could it be that Jiang Xun himself had a problem?

What about the child in Ruan Wenhui’s belly?

Jiang Xun clearly noticed that Shu Qingyao was lost in thought.

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his heart.

He was still smiling, “Teacher Shu, Teacher Shu?”

Shu Qingyao came back to her senses. This time, she looked at Jiang Xun for a few more seconds, then coughed lightly, “Oh, it’s none of your business. You don’t need to apologize to me. I have something to do now. If you have anything to say, we’ll talk later.”

She turned to leave, but suddenly Jiang Xun reached out and grabbed her wrist. Shu Qingyao instinctively wanted to shake him off, but she saw Jiang Xun reach out and take a fallen leaf from her shoulder.

“…Thank you.” Shu Qingyao was about to get angry, but when she saw the leaf, she pursed her lips slightly, then broke free from Jiang Xun’s hand, her face turning cold, “Teacher Jiang, men and women should keep their distance. Just tell me directly about these things in the future. Don’t touch me. People will gossip if they see us.”

Jiang Xun looked at her expression and smiled slightly, “Now, new youth are advocating free love. I just helped you take off a dry leaf. How could people gossip? Even if they gossip, it’s their fault. Let those who gossip gossip.”

Shu Qingyao rubbed her wrist, which had been touched by Jiang Xun, with a little disgust.

“But I don’t want the person I like to misunderstand!” Shu Qingyao looked at him seriously, “Teacher Jiang, there are many female teachers who like you. I don’t want any bad rumors to spread in the school. Please don’t talk to me when you see me in the future.”

These words were too blunt. The usual smile on Jiang Xun’s face couldn’t be maintained. Shu Qingyao took a step back, ignoring his expression, and left with her small cloth bag.

There were two female teachers at Helian Elementary School, one was Tong Yuan, and the other was also single. But after Shu Qingyao’s observation these days, the other female teacher, who was not as good-looking, also had a crush on Jiang Xun.

It was just that Tong Yuan was beautiful and pursued him aggressively, so he avoided the limelight and didn’t dare to be too open.

But Shu Qingyao felt that the reason why all the female teachers in the school liked Jiang Xun was clearly because Jiang Xun, this green tea phoenix man, was deliberately doing this.

If she hadn’t been cheated by Jiang Xun, she would have been hooked by his tricks.

This guy, relying on his good looks, was fishing and raising fish everywhere in Helian Village, being a sea king.

Thinking that she had actually been hooked by such a scumbag, Shu Qingyao wanted to go back in time and slap herself!

She left the school gate, grumbling all the way. She didn’t see Ruan Wenhui hiding at the school gate, holding a small lunch box.

Ruan Wenhui’s face was pale, and she tightly clutched the steaming iron lunch box in her hand. It contained braised pork that she had specially paid the cook at the school canteen to make for Jiang Xun.

Shu Qingyao!

Staring at Shu Qingyao’s back as she left, Ruan Wenhui gritted her teeth.