Chapter 38 Entanglement

Chapter 38 Entanglement

With the help of Sun Yuzhen, Ye Xiaoxiao and her family's meals have greatly improved.

When school resumed, Ye Xiaoxiao saw that Wang Ying had returned.

Seeing Ye Xiaoxiao enter the classroom, Wang Ying took out a hairpin from her bag, "Thank you... for saving me, this is... for you."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "You're welcome to me, we are classmates, it was the right thing to do."

Wang Ying spoke slowly, "This is... a gift from me, my parents also want to invite you to dinner."

Ye Xiaoxiao accepted the plastic bow hairpin, "Dinner isn't necessary, I really like the gift you gave me."

Wang Ying was very disappointed when she heard Ye Xiaoxiao refuse, but seeing that the other party accepted the gift, her spirits lifted immediately.

At this time, Zhang Erni walked past Ye Xiaoxiao's desk.

She saw the gift Wang Ying had given.

"Wang Ying! I carried you down the mountain, why don't you thank me!"

Wang Ying instinctively recoiled and shut down.

Zhang Erni fumed.

"Who cares!"

With that, Zhang Erni stormed back to her seat.

...

Since the poisonous snake appeared on the back mountain and scared Zhang Erni and her group, school life has been peaceful.

During school breaks, there is an extra day off, and the school allows boarding students to go home to get the weekly meal money. Ye Xiaoxiao and her brothers would head back to Songlin Town.

Ye Changsheng and Ye Changyuan sometimes go back to Baichuan Village, while Ye Xiaoxiao rarely goes back because the trip is too long and hard for her.

Besides, she's still studying medicine with Song Guangjing.

Ye Jianguo and Miao Cuifang are also very understanding.

One day after school, as Ye Xiaoxiao and her brothers left the school gate, they saw Li Deshu with his slicked-back hair, dressed to impress.

Ye Changyuan: "What's Li Deshu doing here?"

Ye Changsheng: "He's probably here to pick up Zhang Erni, aren't they childhood sweethearts?"

Ye Xiaoxiao, holding her schoolbag, decided to take a different route.

Li Deshu was standing with a few other young men of similar age.

"Brother Li, which one of these is the girl you fancy?"

Li Deshu looked smug, "You'll know when she comes out, she stands out with her fresh and delicate looks."

The person next to him didn't believe it, "I think all the students in our county look the same, you might as well go see the new salesgirl, her waist and face are top-notch."

Li Deshu: "Common and vulgar."

Ye Xiaoxiao was just about to walk past the people at the entrance.

Li Deshu suddenly shouted, "Xiao Xiao!"

The people with him also widened their eyes.

"Brother Li, you're really something; this girl is stunning."

"She's so fair-skinned; she doesn't look like she's from around here."

Ye Xiaoxiao didn't want to deal with Li Deshu at all and whispered, "Let's go quickly."

But Li Deshu was quick too, running a few steps to block Ye Xiaoxiao.

"Why run? It's Friday. Are you heading back to Baishicun? I'm going that way; I can give you a ride."

Ye Changyuan pulled Ye Xiaoxiao behind him and said, "We're not going back to Baishicun!"

Li Deshu tilted his head to look at Ye Xiaoxiao and said, "Then where are you going? I can go that way too."

Ye Changsheng suddenly shouted, "Zhang Erni, Li Deshu is over here!"

Soon, a chubby figure came running from a distance, shouting, "Deshu brother, I'm here!"

Li Deshu was speechless.

Zhang Erni immediately hugged Li Deshu.

"You... let go of me!"

Zhang Erni was much stronger than Li Deshu, and by the time she let go, Ye Xiaoxiao and the others had already disappeared.

...

Li Deshu finally managed to shake off Zhang Erni, realizing he had come for nothing again, and his mood grew more irritable.

Li Deshu's brothers also watched the whole scene.

After shaking off Zhang Erni, Li Deshu invited his brothers to a restaurant for a meal, trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol.

"Brother Li, which one is your future wife?" a brother interrupted Li Deshu's self-pouring.

Li Deshu said, "Of course, the pretty one.

That fat girl is just a nuisance; I don't want to deal with her at all."

A brother flatteringly leaned closer to Li Deshu and said, "I get it, Brother Li. The young girl you fancy didn't take a liking to you, did she?"

Li Deshu pushed him away and said, "Get lost."

"Brother Li, don't be mad. I have a way for you to win her over. If the girl isn't willing, you can make the rice cooked, and then she can't ignore you, can she?"

Li Deshu frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense; I'm a decent man."

Another person laughed and said, "If Brother Li wants to be a gentleman, that's fine too. I have another idea."

Li Deshu looked up and said, "Speak up."

"We brothers have been under your care for so long; it's time we repay you. Let's put on a show—how about a hero saving the beauty?"

Upon hearing this, Li Deshu started thinking deeply.

This method seemed quite good, as it wouldn't make him appear as shameless as a rogue, and it could also help him establish a strong and impressive image in front of Ye Xiaoxiao, making her owe him a favor.

"Brother Li, don't worry, we'll take care of this for you," said one of his friends.

Li Deshu pretended to dissuade them, "Maybe we should just drop it..."

"How can we do that? We'll find out when the girl leaves school, and Brother Li, you just get ready to get married."

Li Deshu quietly agreed.

Ye Xiaoxiao was completely unaware that Li Deshu could be so shameless.

However, Ye Changsheng had already begun to ask, "Has he come to school to look for you before?"

Ye Xiaoxiao replied, "This is his second visit."

Ye Changyuan exclaimed, "What! What's he up to!"

Ye Xiaoxiao stroked her chin, "Fourth brother, Brother Yuan, I'll head back to Baichuan Village with you tomorrow."

Ye Changyuan said, "Even if you go back, you won't be able to shake off Li Deshu. Why don't we find a place to give him a piece of our mind?"

Ye Xiaoxiao replied, "We should give him a piece of our mind, but we need to find someone else to do it."

Thinking about Li Deshu's matter, the trip back to the village didn't seem as long this time.

They left early in the morning from Grandpa Miao's house and arrived in the village by noon.

Miao Cuifang was making fried dough cakes at home, getting ready to pack some extra for the three kids to take with them.

Ye Xiaoxiao said hello to her family and then took Ye Baocheng back to the room.

Ye Xiaoxiao took out some milk candies from her pocket, "Baocheng, does your little aunt treat you well?"

Ye Baocheng answered sweetly, "Yes, little aunt is the best to me."

"Then do what your little aunt says and help her out with something..."

"Okay!"

...

Even though spring had started, the temperature in Baichuan Village was still low, but it wasn't too cold outside on sunny days.

Wang Meili sat at the entrance, snacking on melon seeds, with several elderly women from the village sitting under the big banyan tree beside her.

Ye Baocheng, keeping his little aunt's instructions in mind, passed by the grandmothers with a bag of candies in his pocket.

Wang Meili said, "Out playing by yourself? What's that in your pocket?"

Ye Baocheng patted his pocket, "It's some candy my little aunt gave me."

Wang Meili asked, "So, is your little aunt from the city still around? How's she getting on at your place?"

Seeing that she was really asking about his little aunt, Ye Baocheng happily said, "Little aunt is doing well, she went to study, and she's in the same class as Aunt Meili."

Wang Meili was stunned; her daughter hadn't mentioned this to her.