They couldnât see under his clothes, but seeing Xiao Yuchuanâs handsome pale face turning green from the pinching, all present shook their heads.
Having vented her anger, Su Qingyue felt a little embarrassed and kneeled in front of him, back facing him. âCome up.â n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWife, my hand isnât strong enoughâ¦
She irritably hoisted his arm over her shoulder, with both hands holding his butt, she carried him towards the Xiao family.
A few villagers in the back remarked how Xiao Yuchuan didnât appreciate what was offered, not thankful for the help.
It was actually Zhang Shunâs wife who spoke up, âhe is just caring for his wifeâ¦â
Qian Zhang looked at her, a bit sour, âOh, Zhang Shunâs wife, everyone knows that Zhang Shun bought for you five-step snake dried into powder to cure your acne. Buying such expensive snake powder, who would normally do that? Your husband is kind enoughâ¦â
âI didnât say my husband wasnât good.â Zhang Shunâs wife huffed and walked off.
With Xiao Yuchuan draped over his wifeâs shoulder, he nibbled at her arm.
âAre you a dog? Biting me?â she complained.
âIâm not a dog, but here comes the dogâ¦â he pointed towards the little mutt running towards them.
âHow did it get out?â Su Qingyue frowned. The mutt loved following her, so she had shut it in the secondary bedroom before she went off to pick bayberries.
Seeing its owner, the mutt excitedly stood on its hind legs and clung to Su Qingyueâs pants.
The recent rain seemed to cover its entire body. Its abdomen and all four legs were covered in mud.
At first, Su Qingyue found it too dirty, but she was drenched herself and her clothes needed washing anyway. So, she let it cling to her pants.
âWife, donât you feel⦠walking down this rain-soaked road, carrying me⦠it feels so poetic⦠such a scene, huh?â
Upon hearing this, Su Qingyueâs legs turned to jelly, and they both fell into a mud pit by their side.
This time, they were both covered head-to-toe in mud.
The little mutt, standing on the edge of the mud pit, wagged its tail at its owners and howled.
âYouâve got your scene now!â Su Qingyue shot him a side glance.
âHeheâ¦â Xiao Yuchuan chuckled awkwardly. âWife, my butt hurts from the fallâ¦â
âServes you right!â Snapping up, Su Qingyue let go of him, helped him up, and with much difficulty, started towards home again.
âWife, I need to be carriedâ¦â
âWhy are you so troublesome⦠Even if it means dragging you, I am not carrying you again!â
After they entered the Xiao familyâs courtyard, Xiao Yishan and Xiao Qinghe, seated on the bed in the master bedroom, breathed a sigh of relief upon their return.
Xiao Yishan saw his third brother hanging onto his wife, being dragged by her. Both of them were covered in mud, he frowned and asked, âYueâer, third brother, are you two okay?â
âIâm fine, I just donât have the strength to walk, feeling rather dizzy.â Xiao Yuchuan spoke in a weak voice.
Xiao Qinghe also said, âCome in quickly.â
Qingyue supported Yuchuan and led him into the master bedroom. As they were completely soaked, she left him on a chair in the bedroom, âDonât go on the bed.â So as to avoid dirtying the beddings with their muddy clothes.
Su Qingyue washed her hands in the kitchen, then took a cloth and a basin of water into the master bedroom, âFourth brother, could you help Yuchuan wash his face and wipe his hands?â
âAlright.â Xiao Qinghe wrung out the cloth in the basin as instructed.
Qingyue found Yuchuanâs clean clothes in the large wardrobe and brought them onto the bed. âFourth brother, could you help Yuchuan change out of his wet clothes.â
He nodded..