Chapter 9: While Walking, Someone Kicked Me Into The Ditch

Su Wantang was about to find an excuse to go out when she heard someone calling her from outside: “Xiao Wan, are you home?”

Peeking outside, she saw a chubby girl standing at the door, peering inside. It was Zhang Daniu, the original owner’s good friend.

Su Wantang told Su Jianguo, “Zhang Daniu is looking for me. I’ll be out for a bit, Dad! Don’t forget to save me some dinner!”

Then, she ran out, pulling Zhang Daniu along.

Su Jianguo watched Su Wantang’s back from the doorway, his eyes welling up. His daughter was so sensible, it was heartbreaking.

He had hoped that living with Lin Mei would make the house less lonely, and Lin Mei, a widowed woman with an orphaned child, seemed pitiable. But unexpectedly, the mother and daughter were two-faced, secretly bullying his daughter.

They appeared genuinely kind to his daughter in front of him, leaving him unable to fault them. His daughter, out of consideration for him, never spoke ill of them.

Realizing this, Su Jianguo blamed himself for his poor judgment, for not seeing through Lin Mei and her daughter sooner. He went into the kitchen, taking out a small piece of cured meat to make something delicious for Su Wantang.

Zhang Daniu, pulled by Su Wantang, arrived at the threshing ground. Seeing a pile of bean stalks, she stopped, out of breath.

“Xiao Wan, why are you running?” she asked, sitting down.

Su Wantang looked around, “Looking for someone.”

Zhang Daniu, with a knowing look, said, “Are you looking for Fang Zhiqing?”

Before Su Wantang could answer, Zhang Daniu continued, “That’s why I came to see you. Haven’t you noticed that Fang Zhiqing and Song Shiyi have been getting close? I’ve been keeping an eye on him for you!”

Su Wantang was surprised that the original owner was such a hopeless romantic. She had rejected a handsome, promising fiancé, a military officer, to pine after Fang Shishen, a pretty boy. No wonder she was so badly betrayed in the book.

Su Wantang nodded, “So, what have you observed?”

Zhang Daniu proudly recounted her observations: “Fang Zhiqing was really unlucky today. He was kicked into a ditch!”

Su Wantang asked, chuckling, “Who’s the Good Samaritan who did that?”

Zhang Daniu exclaimed, “You’re laughing???”

Su Wantang’s smile froze. “Isn’t it funny?”

Zhang Daniu was puzzled, “Before, when you heard he was hurt, you’d rush to his side. Now you don’t care? That’s strange.”

Su Wantang said seriously, “That was then, this is now. I don’t care about him anymore! So, who kicked him?”

Zhang Daniu shook her head, “I didn’t see clearly. The person ran away too fast, like a gust of wind.”

Su Wantang’s eyes flickered. A Good Samaritan indeed.

“Then what?” she asked.

Zhang Daniu thought, “Then Fang Zhiqing must have fainted. I waited a long time before I saw him climb out of the ditch.”

Su Wantang stifled a laugh, “Why didn’t you help him?”

Zhang Daniu asked uncertainly, “You really don’t like him anymore?”

Su Wantang nodded repeatedly. The devil would like him!

Zhang Daniu finally spoke her mind, “I’ve never liked him! When I saw him get kicked, I laughed. By the time I stopped laughing, he’d already climbed out…”

Su Wantang patted Zhang Daniu’s shoulder, “Well done, Zhang Daniu.”

Zhang Daniu continued, “He was grumbling as he walked, and I followed him. When he got to your door, someone suddenly appeared and kicked him into the ditch again…”

Su Wantang and Zhang Daniu burst into laughter.

Su Wantang asked, “Did you see who kicked him this time?”

Zhang Daniu shook her head, “No, but I think it was the same person!”

Su Wantang pondered. The person had come from her house. Could it have been Fu Yanci? He had done her a great favor today.

She had planned to confront Lin Mei and Song Shiyi, but Fu Yanci had warned her that with a man in her room, she’d be at a disadvantage if she went out directly. They worked together, beating Lin Mei and her daughter, sending one to a farm.

Next, it was Song Shiyi and Fang Shishen’s turn.

As if on cue, Zhang Daniu pointed to a figure approaching. She nudged Su Wantang, brushing the dust off her, whispering, “Fang Zhiqing is coming.”

Fang Shishen stood before them, his hair wet, his clothes muddy. But that didn’t stop him from acting superior.

He put his hands in his pockets, looking impatient. “Su Wantang, didn’t we agree that if I became your friend, you’d be nice to Shiyi? I saw her on the road, and you made her homeless! You’re so vicious! And you sent Shiyi’s mother to the farm! Do you think I’ll still be friends with you?”

Su Wantang pinched her nose and stepped back with Zhang Daniu, disgusted. “Watch your spit! And you have bad breath! Really bad!”

Su Wantang and Zhang Daniu pretended to vomit.

“Yue…”