Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 39 - 38 The Master Finally Returned
39: Chapter 38 The Master Finally Returned
39 -38 The Master Finally Returned
Wang Wei squatted in the Wang family’s courtyard, having smoked a couple of dry tobacco rolls, when suddenly something felt off.
He stood up and knocked on the door again: “Daxi, what are you doing?
Why aren’t you done yet?”
The response was still that jaunty Beijing accent: “Look at you, all impatient, is it really necessary?
Changing dressing isn’t like painting walls, how can it be that quick?”
Wang Wei: “…”
His door-knocking hand froze mid-air, feeling uneasy: “Girl, open the door.
How can you not let me see my own niece?”
“That’s quite the statement… Why do you need to watch your niece change her dressing?
Don’t say I didn’t warn you ahead, Daxi can’t be exposed to the wind right now, forcing your way in is not only hooliganism but also endangering her life!”
Wang Wei silently looked down at the shovel he had just picked up.
Before he could put the tool down, Second Uncle Li’s calloused hand grasped the handle of the shovel.
Second Uncle Li glared at him fiercely: “What are you trying to do?”
Seeing his face, Wang Wei felt a chill and quickly said: “I saw that the path by Daxi’s door is uneven, I wanted to fix it for her!”
Second Uncle Li let go of the handle: “Oh, then you do it.”
Wang Wei, with gritted teeth, bent down to level the ground.
When Aunt Li and Second Aunt Li arrived with Li Xiaoshan, they saw this bizarre scene.
Aunt Li didn’t even know where to start scolding.
She hesitated, glaring and asked: “Wang Wei, what are you doing here?”
Hearing it was Aunt Li’s voice, Wang Wei didn’t take it seriously, leisurely putting down the shovel, easing into the posture of a brigade leader and turned slowly—
Then he saw Second Aunt Li next to Aunt Li, towering like an iron tower.
Wang Wei instantly recalled the night when this old lady had kicked Old Mrs.
Zhang’s daughter-in-law three meters away.
He involuntarily softened, smiling back: “Sister-in-law, I just came to check on Daxi, see, she’s getting her dressing changed.
The ground by her door is uneven, just leveling it a bit.”
Aunt Li sneered: “This ground has been uneven for four or five years.
You’ve only just thought of fixing it for the child today as her uncle?
What do you expect, a letter of commendation from the head of our household?”
Wang Wei’s mouth twitched, coughing twice, saying: “Sister-in-law, what you’re saying is too harsh.
Isn’t it just because I’ve been busy with brigade work?”
“Hah, talking like you’re the only one busy being a brigade leader.
Got big and small matters at my sister-in-law’s house, how has my man never been held up?”
Wang Wei had no desire to talk anymore.
Couldn’t argue.
He leaned on the shovel, pretending not to hear.
After all, he hadn’t done anything really bad, just came to see his sister, couldn’t be faulted anywhere.
Seeing his “a dead pig not afraid of boiling water” attitude, Aunt Li and Second Aunt Li exchanged a look.
The two women didn’t waste more words, walking straight toward Wang Wei.
Wang Wei, having just faked an air of detachment for half a minute, was shoved against the wall by a slap from Second Aunt Li.
“Hey you…
can you stop being so hands-on, comrade!”
What should have been a strong accusation, when spoken by Wang Wei, unexpectedly carried a tinge of a harried housewife’s grievance.
Second Aunt Li gave him a sidelong glance, too lazy to bother, and went straight to knock on the door: “Educated Youth Lin, it’s me, open the door, we’re here to help.”
“Okay!”
As expected, Lin Nianhe quickly came to open the door.
Aunt Li and Second Aunt Li entered one after another.
Just as Wang Wei was about to follow them in, just as he reached the door, the door slammed shut with a loud “bang,” mercilessly smashing his nose.
Wang Wei cried out in pain, covering his nose and retreating three steps before steadying himself, with blood flowing from his nose through his fingers, looking especially miserable.
As soon as Aunt Li entered, she saw Wang Xixi’s head injury and cursed, “What a sin,” grabbing the broom Lin Nianhe used to latch the door, ready to rush out.
Lin Nianhe hurriedly stopped her, “Aunt Li, calm down, calm down.
Daxi’s injury wasn’t caused by him, beating him is pointless.”
Aunt Li, not very tall, was fully embraced by Lin Nianhe around the shoulders.
She shook her head and said, “Let’s wait for Aunt Wang to come back and discuss.”
Aunt Li bit her teeth, glared at the door, and reluctantly put down the broom.
She sat at the edge of the kang bed, took over and held Wang Lele, then with a furrowed brow closely examined Wang Xixi’s head wound, causing Wang Xixi to feel a bit uncomfortable under her intense gaze before she finally said, “That’s a really bad injury.”
Lin Nianhe, standing aside, tensed up.
She thought Aunt Li was brewing up some profound wisdom to say!
Wang Xixi gave a weak smile and said softly, “Auntie, don’t worry, I’m much better now.
I just didn’t expect him to come when my mother wasn’t around…
Thank you for coming.”
“What silly thing to say, of course it’s what should be done.” Aunt Li gently patted Wang Lele’s back, “Don’t be afraid, you sisters just stay put in the house, I’ll see who dares to be arrogant.”
Second Aunt Li also said, “Yes, girl, don’t be afraid.
Your second uncle is watching him outside.”
Wang Xixi’s eyes teemed with tears.
She nodded gently, lips tightly pressed, unsure of what to say.
She was already sensible when her mother got divorced.
She could never forget the faces of those relatives.
Some criticized her mother for corrupting the family, others called her mother pretentious, saying every daughter-in-law must endure the mother-in-law’s grinding, and still others felt that the house should belong to them, that her and her mother’s family should not occupy it.
It was their own property, yet it felt like charity from others.
Back then, living each day made even sugar water taste bitter.
Like now, relatives who couldn’t be less related would always create chaos at home, and the village aunties were verbally harsh but always helped drive those troublemakers away.
As time went by and after a few beatings, they quieted down and stopped coming over.
Wang Xixi thought they’d never have to live those days again, yet the bad ones hadn’t reformed; they were just lurking in the dark crevices, always ready to tear a piece from them.
Lin Nianhe walked to the edge of the kang bed and casually asked Aunt Li, “Aunt Li, has Hehua gone to school yet?”
Aunt Li, distracted by her, replied, “She will go in a few days.
The road is too long, and with Tiezhu not going, I don’t dare let her go alone.”
Originally, she had planned to let her daughter continue school these days, but seeing Wang Xixi’s injuries…
She really feared her own Xiao Hehua might also be taken away.
“Right, safety first.” Lin Nianhe rubbed Wang Lele’s head, “Lele will be going to school soon too, right?”
“Yes, she should be going next year,” Aunt Li nodded, “Accountant Zhao’s eldest daughter is about the same age as Lele, they can go together.”
Second Aunt Li also interjected, “There are quite a few kids about Lele’s age in our village, like Gou Dan, Sanya, and those two from the Old Sie family.”
Talking about children made the conversation plentiful, significantly easing the oppressive atmosphere in the room.
After a while, Lin Nianhe finally heard Wang Hong’s voice.
“…Sure, we’ll make it tonight.
Mom will make scrambled eggs for you.”
“Just make it for Big Sister and Lele.
Mom, I don’t like eggs.”
“Nonsense, who doesn’t like eggs?
How will you grow tall if you don’t eat eggs…
Wang Wei?
What are you doing at my house?”
Inside, Lin Nianhe’s eyes instantly lit up.
Finally, the person in charge had returned!
