She couldn’t help but mutter in her heart, ‘how come the man is sitting in a wheelchair, yet his pig grass cutting movements are still so fast?’ Unable to resist, she glanced in his direction, only to see the man’s face sweating, and his clothes sticking to his body due to sweat, evidently tired and sunburned.
Yun Qinghuan pursed her lips and worked even faster.
In fact, she was getting a bit exhausted and had considered giving up. However, seeing Bai Naihan and Bai Jin’an working so diligently, she felt a sense of frustration that wouldn’t allow her to give up easily.
Moreover, she knew that the two of them were cutting the pig grass so vigorously to lighten her burden. After all, the more they cut, the less she would have to.
In just half an hour, Bai Naihan’s basket was already overflowing with pig grass. He looked at Yun Qinghuan, who had cut nearly a basketful, and said, “Sister-in-law, let’s go and deliver the grass first. Otherwise, if you cut too much at once, it will be too heavy to carry.”
She looked at his full basket, feeling a bit speechless. Realizing she was quite useless, she had cut less than half of what Bai Naihan did. Moreover, it was evident that he packed the grass very tightly. “Let me cut a bit more; otherwise, it’s too little.”
She tried to walk towards an area with better grass growth while carrying the basket, but unexpectedly, the basket was so heavy that she couldn’t lift it.
Bai Naihan had been watching all along and couldn’t help but smile. “Sister-in-law, be obedient. We’ll deliver the grass first and then come back to cut. Otherwise, you really won’t be able to carry it.”
His tone even resembled coaxing a child. Yun Qinghuan blushed at his words. “Alright, I’ll listen to you.”
She had tried lifting it earlier, and if she had to cut more grass now, she probably wouldn’t be able to carry it.
An’an had also finished cutting, carrying the small basket with a wobbling walk, looking a bit adorable.
Initially, Yun Qinghuan wanted to help the little guy carry it, but he adamantly refused, saying he could manage it himself.
Not insisting, Yun Qinghuan saw her younger brother-in-law planning to carry the heavier basket of pig grass by himself. She went over and suggested, “Naihan, it might be inconvenient for you to push the wheelchair. Let’s just switch. I’ll carry yours, and you carry mine. Mine is lighter.”
Bai Naihan raised an eyebrow. “Are you sure?”
He genuinely put down his basket, looking at her with a playful smile.
Yun Qinghuan’s eyebrows twitched, sensing something was amiss. However, considering she had done a fair amount of heavy lifting in her past life, it was just a basket of grass; there was no way she couldn’t carry it, right?
She put down her own basket and attempted to lift Bai Naihan’s basket. To her surprise, she couldn’t lift it with the first try. After several attempts, she finally managed to lift it, swaying as she took a step, almost stumbling.
Helplessly wiping the sweat from her forehead, Yun Qinghuan put the basket down. “Why is it so heavy?”
She wondered how he had pressed the grass so tightly.
The man chuckled and casually lifted the basket onto his arm, effortlessly rotating the wheelchair with his other hand.
Yun Qinghuan stared in astonishment.
“I had training in the army, sister-in-law. You really don’t need to treat me like a patient. Although my legs can’t walk for now, my two arms can still work.”
Yun Qinghuan fell silent for a moment, then sincerely praised, “Impressive!”
She even gave him a thumbs up!
Bai Naihan’s smile widened at her response.
Meanwhile, Bai Jin’an had walked quite a distance ahead. Upon realizing there was no movement behind him, he turned around and noticed his uncle and mother at the back. He had to stop and loudly call out, “Uncle, Mom, hurry up!”
The two at the back hurried to catch up, and from a distance, the three of them looked particularly like a family of three.
In the grassy thicket, Xia Yuhua’s hand, holding a handful of green grass, was soaked in the green juice. Her eyes were fixed on the man’s handsome face with a smiling pair of eyes, and her eyes turned red with jealousy.
Sensing something unusual, the man furrowed his brows and glanced backward, but he found nothing. His brows furrowed even tighter.
Yun Qinghuan noticed this and asked him, “What’s wrong?”
The man shook his head. “Nothing, I probably overthought it.”
Terrified, Xia Yuhua’s face turned pale, hastily hiding behind a big tree. Beside her, Wang Shufeng sneered, “What are you afraid of? If I remember correctly, you considered Bai Naihan your potential partner for years, right? Now that he’s treating his sister-in-law so well, doesn’t it make you uncomfortable?”
“If I were you, I’d walk over and slap that slut Yun Qinghuan. The man has barely been dead for a few days, and she’s already seducing her little brother-in-law. It’s simply shameless!”
Wang Shufeng said maliciously, observing Xia Yuhua’s expression. She couldn’t fathom how a rural girl could be so delicate and beautiful, understanding why someone as proud as Gu Mingliang would get close to her.
With jealousy in her eyes, Wang Shufeng continued voicing her thoughts.
Gu Mingliang, like her, was also from the educated youth group, not only handsome and refined but also sweet-talking and good at pleasing others. However, Gu Mingliang seemed to come from an ordinary family, leading a financially constrained life.
Wang Shufeng had a bad temper among the educated youth, with superficial relationships, and very few comrades genuinely stood by her side. Even if she got angry or fell ill, others in the educated youth group would only express verbal concerns without any practical actions.
On the contrary, Gu Mingliang often took care of Wang Shufeng. Over time, they became close, and as Gu Mingliang was handsome, Wang Shufeng developed different feelings for him. She shared delicious food with him every time and, even with her hard-earned money, was willing to spend on Gu Mingliang.
She initially thought that with both of them acting this way, they must be in a relationship.
However, recently, she discovered that Gu Mingliang was getting close to Xia Yuhua from the neighboring village. Outraged, she confronted Gu Mingliang, who casually stated that he wasn’t in a relationship with her and she had no right to interfere.
Feeling heartbroken and angry, Wang Shufeng threatened not to let him off.
Gu Mingliang later came to console her, explaining that Xia Yuhua was sticking to him, and he couldn’t drive her away. Moreover, in his heart, he had always treated Wang Shufeng as a spoiled younger sister.
However, Wang Shufeng had no intention of being his younger sister.
Although Gu Mingliang had a silver tongue and managed to talk her into silence, she resented Xia Yuhua.
The last time they met Bai Naihan and Yun Qinghuan in the county town, Wang Shufeng noticed their attitude wasn’t as indifferent as other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Moreover, Yun Qinghuan had bought a pair of leather shoes. Without a doubt, someone as destitute as Yun Qinghuan couldn’t afford such shoes, so it must have been Bai Naihan who bought them for her.
Although Bai Naihan had retired from the army due to injury, many in the village speculated that he must be receiving significant subsidies.
Of course, thinking about Bai Naihan being Xia Yuhua’s former partner, Wang Shufeng wanted Xia Yuhua to witness the interaction between Bai Naihan and Yun Qinghuan firsthand.
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