Chapter 31.2 I Like You, Xie Hezhang

She didn’t care what Tong Yuan thought, she just naturally disliked this woman who looked down on Xie Hezhang’s background.

Thinking of Xie Hezhang suffering so much humiliation because of this woman, she wished she could have come over sooner to support him.

*

Shu Qingyao took Xie Xiaoqian home slowly.

On the way, she spent 10 cents to buy three popsicles to take home.

Shu Qingyao and Xie Xiaoqian ate two popsicles on the way.

The remaining one was for Xie Hezhang.

Before they reached home, Shu Qingyao saw Jin Zhuang standing in the yard talking to Xie Hezhang from afar.

When she arrived, the two had finished talking and looked at her together.

Shu Qingyao walked over and stuffed the popsicle into Xie Hezhang’s hand, curiously asking: “What were you two talking about?”

Jin Zhuang was eager to go to the public canteen for dinner, he scratched his short hair and said to Shu Qingyao: “Good news, let Xie Hezhang tell you!”

After Jin Zhuang left, Shu Qingyao asked: “What good news? I have good news to tell you too.”

Xie Hezhang took a bite of the popsicle, handed the remaining two-thirds to Xie Xiaoqian, and then said to Shu Qingyao: “Captain Jin said that I should go to Helian Primary School canteen to be an apprentice tomorrow. The work points will be given according to ten points, and meals will be provided for lunch and dinner.”

“Oh—” Shu Qingyao nodded, “What do you think?”

Xie Hezhang lowered his head, looked at the girl’s delicate face in front of him, took a deep breath, his usually cold and hard voice sounded a little hoarse: “Qingyao, tell me the truth, did you help me…”

“What are you talking about, how could I help you, it’s not because you’re capable, they like you.”

Shu Qingyao interrupted him, tilted her head and smiled at the half-grown boy in front of her, “Shall we go to school together tomorrow?”

Xie Hezhang’s lips moved, he didn’t speak, but suddenly reached out and hugged Shu Qingyao’s small body tightly.

Shu Qingyao was slightly excited by his enthusiasm, soon, she felt Xie Hezhang’s slight trembling.

This trembling, which made Shu Qingyao’s heart beat fast, quickly calmed down, gradually turning into a dense pain.

How much hardship had he suffered in his first half of life, that even this little kindness from her made him lose control of his emotions?

She was so lucky to have met Xie Hezhang after he had put himself together perfectly;

And how unfortunate, that she couldn’t be by his side when her lover was going through those hardships.

She hated herself for meeting Xie Hezhang too late.

If she could do it again, she would never let him suffer again.

She would take back, bit by bit, what fate had taken from him.

“Qingyao.”

Xie Hezhang’s voice was slightly hoarse and nasal.

He asked softly: “Why are you so good to me?”

“I like you.” Shu Qingyao laughed lightly, “I like you, Xie Hezhang, I liked you the first time I saw you. I like you, so I want to be good to you, why would there be a reason?”

Xie Hezhang didn’t say anything, he just hugged her tightly, wishing he could rub the soft body in his arms into his bones and blood.

He liked Shu Qingyao too.

The first time he saw her, he couldn’t help but be smitten.

But, he wasn’t worthy.

He was an orphan, how could he be worthy of a female educated youth from the city?

It was impossible not to feel inferior.

He didn’t even dare to dream.

He didn’t know how long it had been.

Shu Qingyao’s waist was about to be hugged sore.

Xie Hezhang suddenly let go of her.

Before Shu Qingyao could look at him, Xie Hezhang turned around and said to Shu Qingyao: “I’ll go make dinner!”

“Hey, wait!” Shu Qingyao had never seen Xie Hezhang cry before, she was a little curious, and quickly chased after him, but Xie Hezhang shut her out of the kitchen door.

The boy’s fierce voice came from the kitchen: “You stay outside with Xiaoqian and play, don’t come in!”

Stingy.

Shu Qingyao pouted, hugged the roll of cloth she bought a few days ago from the bedroom, called Xie Xiaoqian over, and took her to the tailor’s nearby to measure her height and make clothes.

Shu Qingyao bought four meters of cloth, just enough to make two sets of clothes for Xie Xiaoqian, a dress and a pair of shorts.

“This girl is really pretty.”

The female tailor measured Xie Xiaoqian’s height, while chatting with Shu Qingyao.

Shu Qingyao also looked at Xie Xiaoqian’s appearance.

The siblings actually looked a bit alike in their eyebrows and eyes, both were beautiful, but Xie Xiaoqian, because she didn’t eat enough and didn’t wear warm clothes, developed later than her peers, so she looked slow and silly.

Children who lack protein nutrition from a young age will indeed affect their intellectual development.

Xie Hezhang, on the other hand, was not impoverished when he was young, his nutrition was supplemented in time, and he didn’t have any sequelae.

However, in recent days, because Shu Qingyao had been supplementing Xie Xiaoqian’s nutrition with three meals a day, plus music education, the little girl’s height had obviously grown, and her temperament was also different from the wild children running around in the village.

Plus, with sufficient nutrition, Xie Xiaoqian’s hair also became black and shiny, her whole person was watery and bright, completely different from the “little beggar” she first met who was bullied by the boys in the school.

Children absorb nutrition better than adults, seeing the fruits of her labor, Shu Qingyao also felt a sense of accomplishment.

Keep nurturing her, dress her up well, when she grows up, Xie Hezhang will probably start to get nervous~

Pinching Xie Xiaoqian’s little face, Shu Qingyao happily paid, took Xie Xiaoqian’s hand and went home.

*

The next day, Shu Qingyao took Xie Hezhang to the school canteen to start work.

The two held hands, although Xie Hezhang didn’t say anything, Shu Qingyao could still feel that he was a little nervous.

Master Xu, with his face full of wrinkles, stood in front of Xie Hezhang, like a mountain of flesh, looking down at the half-grown boy in front of him.

Xie Hezhang stood expressionless, enduring the other’s inspection.

“Okay.”

Master Xu withdrew his gaze and instructed, “Go wash your hands and come in with me to pick vegetables. Teacher Shu, your first class is about to start, please go back, I won’t eat your boyfriend.”

Shu Qingyao blushed, coughed lightly, and said to Xie Hezhang: “Then I’ll go, I’ll come to see you after class…”

Xie Hezhang’s ears also turned red, he said softly: “Yeah.”

The two were reluctant to part.

Master Xu snorted lightly: “…” Unbearable.

After Shu Qingyao left.

Master Xu took Xie Hezhang into the canteen kitchen.

There was a wall of cabbage piled up, and there were more than ten pounds of pork on the chopping board.

“Little Xie, you’ve found a great wife.” Master Xu threw a head of cabbage to Xie Hezhang, “When you get rich in the future, don’t let her down, you know?”

Xie Hezhang said softly: “…What are you talking about. My life is hers.”

He had already figured it out.

Even if Shu Qingyao wanted to leave in the future, he wouldn’t say a word.

He would never let her be sad or upset.