Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1241 - 1063: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1241: Chapter 1063: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Xia Dabao thought to herself, wasn’t it just a while ago that they talked about bringing over the Matchmaker to propose marriage to her? How come now he’s off wooing Axiang?

Although Xia Dabao hadn’t really hung out with Axiang, she often saw her in the village and knew that she was somewhat timid and honest, completely different from Widow Chen. However, Axiang was too naive, and with Zhao Datu persisting in his relentless pursuit, wouldn’t she eventually be moved one day?

Meanwhile, Zhao Datu had already finished putting the hairpin in Axiang’s hair and looked at her appreciatively, "Not bad, truly beautiful, I knew this hairpin would suit you the moment I saw it."

"Beautiful?" Axiang still kept her head down, and shyly uttered another phrase.

"Of course, beautiful," Zhao Datu said, and then added, "I’m off to cut some fish grass, you start on the laundry, didn’t want you out in the sun too long later, too much sun isn’t good for a girl."

Axiang nodded, "Then you go first."

But before Zhao Datu left, he turned back and kissed Axiang on the cheek. She couldn’t help but step back, and he laughed, "Who can blame me when you’re this beautiful, I just can’t control myself. Well, I’m off."

"..." Axiang watched Zhao Datu walk away, still standing there in a daze for a while.

On the other side, Xia Dabao couldn’t help but shake her head.

That’s it, Axiang must be totally smitten with Zhao Datu now, but does Zhao Datu really like Axiang? If Axiang marries him, will she end up being bullied by Zhao’s aunt? After all, the whole village knows about the affair between Widow Chen and Uncle Zhao.

However, Xia Dabao thought again, none of this had anything to do with her, thinking too much was needless. Better to just go wash the quilt.

...

Xia Dabao quickly had the quilt cleaned.

There was only the stains from last night, which were easy to scrub clean, and her mother was clever; she could always make some handmade soap. Some were for washing faces, others for laundering clothes. Not only did they clean well, but they also smelled fragrant. Xia Dabao found them to be very useful.

However, later when it came to wringing it out, Xia Dabao faced some difficulty. The quilt was too long; twisting one end would cause the other to dip into the basin. She thought she might as well wring it out halfway and carry it back home to finish wringing it out thoroughly with her mother’s help.

While she was wringing, she heard a timid, gentle voice behind her, "Should I help you wring it out?"

Xia Dabao turned around and saw Axiang standing there with a wooden basin in hand, which contained not much laundry. She seemed shy but genuinely wanted to help Xia Dabao.

Xia Dabao couldn’t help laughing, "Ah, you’ve come at the perfect time. I really need an extra hand here; it’s too hard to wring it alone. Come on, one for each end."

The village kids all ostracized Axiang, so she inevitably felt a bit inferior and rarely interacted with others in the village. But now seeing Xia Dabao so welcoming, she put her wooden basin down and walked over to Xia Dabao to help her lift the quilt, "Then let’s wring it together."

"Alrighty," Xia Dabao gave the other end of the quilt to Axiang, "You twist to the right, I’ll twist to the left, okay?"

"Mm, okay, one two three, let’s pull together..."

Axiang laughed as she wrung, "Why are you washing quilts now? Even though it’s close to the end of the year, people usually wait until a few days into the twelfth lunar month to do it."