The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 616 Visiting to Propose Marriage (3)_1

Pei Qin didn’t want to get up too early either. Last night, Jiujiu clung to her and wanted to sleep together, so the two of them hogged the bed and squeezed Mo Heng to the edge.

The one with unsatisfied desires woke up before dawn, whisked the still-sleeping girl out of bed, and came back hoping for compensation. Pei Qin had to make preserved eggs today and was still thinking about the morning’s matters. If he really started making a fuss, the whole morning would be wasted.

Pei Qian followed her out. "Are we buying soy milk or tofu pudding?" They often bought these two items for breakfast since they were inconvenient to make at home.

"Let’s buy both," Pei Qin said, heading though towards the west end of the village.

Pei Qian was even more puzzled. At the west end, there was a bun shop, but they didn’t sell soy milk or tofu pudding—only savory soup.

After walking a bit, she saw many Lotus Lanterns lingering in the river, soaked, with the paper lanterns already somewhat disintegrated, losing all of last night’s sparkle. Further down the riverbank, people were retrieving the sodden paper. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

Pei Qin stood by the riverbank.

Pei Qian also stopped and looked at her, "Big sister! What did you call me out here for?" She hadn’t mentioned it the night before.

"Seeing these once-shining lanterns from last night now sodden, don’t you feel anything?" Pei Qin asked her.

Right then, Pei Qian couldn’t feel anything; her mind was in disarray, with some indescribable emotions lingering.

"All affectionate encounters are impermanent, and it’s hard for them to last," Pei Qin said, turning to look at her.

Pei Qian looked deeply into her eyes, her mouth twitching, "...Big sister."

"Let’s go buy tofu pudding!" Pei Qin smiled, took one more look at the remaining Lotus Lanterns on the river, then headed back towards the tofu pudding vendor.

Pei Qian, her mind full of thoughts, followed behind her. Big sister usually didn’t pay much attention to them, and this time, she went out of her way to bring her here to see these sodden lanterns...

While buying tofu pudding, she saw the villagers looking at her with whispering, envious glances, and Pei Qian felt herself floating on air.

When she saw Yang Boyan and his servant also came out to the street to check if the cleanup in Bear River was done, her thoughts suddenly became chaotic, and she couldn’t help her face getting hot. However, a glance at Pei Qin and the words she had just said made her take a deep breath and slowly regain composure. She mustn’t lose her head! She didn’t know the first thing about Yang Boyan, nor his family situation, and couldn’t let his gifts cloud her judgement.

If he truly liked her, he should have his family formally send a matchmaker to propose. It wasn’t appropriate to lead her out and then...

Her brother-in-law had been around for a few years, and Pei Qin ended up with him because she had been drugged, and it was out of desperation. If Yang Boyan liked her, he should do like Fang Liuming and have his family properly propose, not act indecently toward her.

Yang Boyan stepped forward to greet them.

Pei Qian didn’t respond, simply walked ahead, heading home.

Pei Qin gave him a glance with a smile, "They’re cleaning up quickly, aren’t they!"

Watching the two sisters walk away, Yang Boyan, with a frown, couldn’t understand their intentions as he looked in the direction where they bought soy milk and tofu pudding. Perhaps they heard some unpleasant gossip?

After making a round, the villagers were also guessing that the young master who sent Pei Qian a river full of Lotus Lanterns was him. They truly knew how to play the game! Most of their comments were envious, with no negative connotations, yet the sisters’ reactions were both somewhat strange.

Carring the tofu pudding, Pei Qin hadn’t reached home yet when she heard her precious daughter whimpering and crying. She hurried back to find Mo Heng holding and soothing her, but to no avail. Upon seeing Pei Qin, Jiujiu extended her arms, wanting to be held.

Passing the tofu pudding to Huang Qiu, Pei Qin took her daughter into her arms, "Xiao Jiujiu! What’s wrong? Crying so early in the morning like you’re performing in an opera!"

Jiujiu cuddled up to her with a pitiful face and glanced at Mo Heng, who looked unwell.