Chapter 88: Sanni Is Missing_1
Yang Ruxin was amused; she found the child quite entertaining, and teased him even more vigorously, "Being ugly isn’t your fault, but remember not to frighten people by coming out after dark—that would be your fault..."
"You’re the ugly one!" Gu Yao bristled. Although he wasn’t as handsome as his older brother, he certainly wasn’t bad-looking. So why did he suddenly become ugly in this infuriating girl’s mouth?
"You’re ugly..."
"You’re ugly..."
The two of them childishely traded insults, creating a rather jovial atmosphere.
Gu Qingheng was initially a bit shy. The women he had interacted with before were all coy and reserved. Although he had witnessed the shrewish nature of the village women after arriving here, the interactions between men and women were still mostly bashful. He had never heard a woman so brazenly assess a man—honestly, he was quite at ease listening to it now. However, his mood was even better because it was Xinxin who was looking at him, and it was him she was seeing.
He even thought, if one day he went blind or lame, if he lost his good looks, would she still like him? This question had no answer, because he didn’t dare to ask.
The six or seven li journey might have felt long for one person, but with company and playful bickering, they quickly reached the entrance to the village.
"Xinxin, don’t forget to find time to learn to read and write," Gu Qingheng reminded her, though in his heart he regretted how short the journey had been.
"Don’t worry, I won’t forget," Yang Ruxin waved her hand, "I’m off." She then hurried away, not going home, but running towards the mountains.
"Big brother," Gu Yao’s expression darkened after Yang Ruxin left, "someone has been following us all along."