Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 495 - 494: Return a Favor

Chapter 495: Chapter 494: Return a Favor

Good news: Sister Lan wants to learn how to read.

Bad news: Sister Lan hasn’t given up on becoming a writer.

Regarding this, two girls who had once been tormented by words felt a chill down their spines.

At this moment, Lin Nianhe just hated her keen hearing—She really didn’t want to hear that sentence, truly.

Probably sensing that Lin Nianhe could definitely hear her, Wang Shumei turned her head to look at her.

Their eyes met, and instantly, 108 ideas merged together.

But any ideas had to be put aside for now, as they had more pressing matters at hand.

From afar, seeing Li Dahe smoking under the big banyan tree at the entrance of the village, everyone’s hearts involuntarily settled down.

It was like a child who had been wronged outside coming home and seeing their inarticulate old father; although knowing he wouldn’t say any comforting words, their hearts felt reassured.

"Captain..."

Just as the call was voiced out, the distant Uncle Team Leader stood up, casually dusted off his pants, and, pretending not to see them, turned around and walked back.

Awkward, indeed.

Lin Nianhe suddenly burst out laughing, then quickly changed her tone and shouted, "Fourth Sie, slow down! The luggage is falling apart!"

That shadow darted back, cursing as he approached them, "Every day, I don’t know what you little bastards are good for, even carrying luggage you mess it up, I’m sending you all back home tomorrow, don’t embarrass yourself here!"

As he got closer, he saw the cart’s luggage neatly stacked, he hesitated in his breath, and his eyes widened even more: "What’s this? You learned to fool me on a trip out?"

"Heh heh, Uncle Team Leader, look at what you’re saying, are we those kind of people? It’s just that we missed you too much and couldn’t bear to see you go," Lin Nianhe said with a cheeky grin.

Li Dahe rolled his eyes and ignored her, just looking at Wang Xiaoxiao on the bicycle’s rear seat.

Seeing the plaster on the little girl’s arm, Li Dahe’s brows furrowed tightly.

He didn’t speak for a long while, probably cursing inwardly.

"Team leader, this is my sister Wang Xiaoxiao, no need to allocate her rations, just let her stay with me," Wang Shumei said, pulling Wang Xiaoxiao to Li Dahe.

Wang Xiaoxiao looked up and smiled like a sunflower: "Hello, Uncle Team Leader."

"Hmm, hello," Li Dahe mumbled in response, then glanced at Wang Shumei, "How’s everything at home?"

"Everything’s been dealt with." Wang Shumei smiled relaxedly, her eyes slightly red, "Thank you."

Actually, it was not appropriate for Li Dahe to approve such long leaves for several educated youth all at once, especially as it was just after the end of the family-visiting leaves, and he was probably under a lot of pressure.

Li Dahe grunted: "Stop with the formalities."

He looked at Wang Xiaoxiao, his rough hand fishing out some fruit candies from his pocket, bending down to stuff them into her little pocket.

"Now that you’re here, settle down comfortably. One more mouth to feed... Us old folk might not have other skills, but we can grow crops, we can definitely raise a child."

These words, of course, were not just Li Dahe’s own idea.

During their absence, the folks of Ten Miles Team had also been meeting to plan Wang Xiaoxiao’s future.

Wang Shumei worked at the village school, with a stipend of five yuan a month plus ten points a day, enough for their meals, but Wang Xiaoxiao still needed to go to school, and that wouldn’t be enough.

"My child said, Shumei girl always buys them candy to eat, we can’t be ungrateful."

"Poor thing, bullied by her stepmother all these years. A child without a mother is just like grass."

"A little girl doesn’t eat much, does she? If it weren’t for these girls causing a stir, would our village be having such good days now?"

"Ah, you guys keep talking; I’m going to stew some chicken soup for the little girl."

The villagers largely agreed, having had the experience with Miao Hongqi before, and now with Wang Xiaoxiao, they were seasoned.

Especially now that times are better, each family can get thirty yuan a month, and they have points to get grain and vegetables, and don’t need to spend money on firewood. Life is even better than the average city folk.

It’s just one more little girl; it’s not a big deal.

Wang Shumei’s eyes turned red, she stared at Li Dahe, and was just about to speak when Li Dahe waved his hand and interrupted: "If you bring up that nonsense again I might kick you."

Wang Shumei broke into laughter and sniffed before saying: "Okay, then I won’t stand on ceremony with everyone."

She actually doesn’t lack these things, but the villagers are unaware. They reach out to her, trying to pull her out of hardship, and this kindness is incredibly precious, she’ll remember it for a lifetime.

Li Dahe hummed in satisfaction and walked back with his hands behind his back.

People followed, all with smiles on their faces.

"Hey, you guys finally came back. If you hadn’t come back soon, we would have renovated the whole Educated Youth Corps."

"This dress is too small for me to alter, it’s still new though, Xiaoxiao can wear it."

"Aunt Zhao killed an old hen at home, let Xiaoxiao strengthen her body with it, Shumei, stew it for your sister tonight."

"Aunt Wang brought some eggs, I put them in the cellar, remember to boil some for Xiaoxiao."

"Here, take this brown sugar, Aunt Li gave it..."

While Wang Xiaoxiao was in the hospital in Xi City, although she wasn’t lacking good food, nothing was sent by relatives; they avoided her like the plague, afraid of being asked for money or getting into trouble.

But now...

Wang Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, tugged at her sister’s clothes, and said softly with tears in her eyes: "Sister, it’d be so happy to be able to stay here forever."

Seeing the little girl with tears in her eyes, Lin Nianhe casually ruffled her little head and joked: "Didn’t you just say you’d be happy for a lifetime if you could ride the train forever? How come you changed your mind now?"

"Uh, um... both are happiness." Wang Xiaoxiao laughed again, showing a mouthful of small white teeth.

Wang Shumei rubbed her eyes and said to Sun Guanghui: "Help me get the sausages I brought for the villagers, I’ll deliver them to everyone later."

"Okay, sure!"

Wang Shumei was busy all day, packing, taking Wang Xiaoxiao to deliver sausages to the villagers house by house, reported to the village school, and even Principal Wu forcefully gave her a pot of shrimp chips.

At night, she was so tired she collapsed on the bed and fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.

Wang Xiaoxiao lay beside her, quietly moved closer, held her sister’s arm with one hand, and rested her head on her shoulder, and fell into a deep sleep.

She had a good dream, in the dream were endless fields of corn, warm firebeds, and friendly smiles and caring from the villagers.

She thought, this place is really nice, like where immortals live.

Wang Xiaoxiao’s fantasies of the dwelling place of immortals were shattered the next morning.

"Hezi! Hezi! Open the door! I know you’re awake, open the door quickly! If you don’t come out soon, I’m going to smash the door!"

The loud banging in the early morning not only startled Wang Xiaoxiao with a shock, but Lin Nianhe in the room was also so scared that he suddenly sprang up from the bed.

Lin Nianhe: "I feel like I’ve entered a book."