203 She’s Trouble
“Sir, what kind of pastries do you have here?” After sitting down, Xie Heng looked at the waiter. “Name them all, so my wife can decide which one she likes.”
The waiter named half a dozen pastries without a break.
Xie Heng softly asked, “Do you want to try all of them?”
“Yes, I’m okay with that.” Zhao Chuchu nodded her head.
Xie Heng said to the waiter, “Everything you named, sir.”
The waiter quickly left.
There were now the two of them left in the room.
“Da Lang, Junjun said I’ve gained weight recently. Why did you bring me here? What if I get even fatter?” Zhao Chuchu’s tone was pitiful. “Junjun has been finding trouble with me recently.”
“It’s okay. If he’s rude to you, let me know. I’ll give him a lecture. You are his sister-in-law, which makes you his second mother, so it is only natural for you to teach him a lesson.” Xie Heng said with a smile, “What’s more, he needs you to treat his disease.”
“Da Lang, is Junjun your real brother? Please forgive me for saying this, but I feel like you don’t even look alike.”
“I only have one brother.”
“Da Lang, don’t be angry. I’m not trying to ruin your relationship. Just pretend I didn’t say this and don’t tell Junjun, or the little one will be angry with me.”
“I won’t.”
“That’s good to know. Later I’ll see which pastry tastes better. Let’s bring some back to Junjun.”
“You just said Junjun is a pain in the ass. Maybe it’s all because you spoiled him.”
“He’s the only child in the family. I can’t be mean to him, can I?”
Zhao Chuchu deliberately mentioned the topic related to Xie Jun. Xie Heng understood and cooperated with Zhao Chuchu so the woman next door could hear.
The woman next door, wearing a bucket hat, did precisely this. She leaned over the wall to listen to their conversation.
When she heard Zhao Chuchu ask Xie Heng and Xie Jun if they were real brothers, her heart beat faster than when she found out she was starting over in life!
“Was this village girl reborn too?”
She thought maybe Zhao Chuchu also knew that Xie Heng would become a powerful grand secretary in the future and put Xie Jun, a sickly man, on the throne and become the true uncrowned king of the Wei Dynasty!
She couldn’t stop shivering when she thought of her previous life when the Great Prince later betrayed her and her whole family was killed.
After she died in her previous life, she realized that her husband, Xie Heng, was the ultimate winner.
It was Xie Heng who collected the bodies of their family and avenged their death by bringing down the Great Prince.
She watched Xie Heng support Xie Jun to ascend to the throne, but Xie Jun died before he was twenty years old, and her consciousness dissipated because of Xie Heng’s death.
She woke up again and went back to the time when her family was not yet killed.
However, in this life, Xie Heng did not participate in last year’s Provincial Examination, and instead of marrying Xie Heng, she was again set up by the Great Prince and became his royal concubine.
Sikou Qin hated the Great Prince most in this life.
In her previous life, she gave up everything for the Great Prince and even got pregnant with his child. She used Xie Heng and humiliated him in every possible way. In the end, the Great Prince killed her family, but Xie Heng was the one that cleaned up after her mess.
When she found herself starting over in life, even if things were different from her previous life, she secretly vowed to take revenge on the Great Prince, make up for Xie Heng, and live a good life with him.
She couldn’t wait to return with Xie Heng whenever she thought of him.
But to her surprise, she rushed to Yuanjiang County, only to find out that Xie Heng missed last year’s Provincial Examination due to an eye problem, and he married a vulgar village girl!
Now, this woman was even flirting with Xie Heng!
“It is obvious that Xie Heng belongs to me. What makes you think you can steal him from me?” she thought.
Sikou Qin gnashed her teeth.
She always thought that once she came back to Xie Heng, they would be able to pick up where they left off.
She secretly came to Yuanjiang County to look for Xie Heng.
Before that, she caused some trouble for the Great Prince and went to the village on the pretext of recuperation, claiming that it would take at least six months to recover, and she planned to use this period to get back together with Xie Heng.
She believed Xie Heng would definitely not care about her history with the Great Prince.
Then she’d make use of her connection with the prime minister to help Xie Heng get promoted as fast as possible.
Xie Jun was a short-lived man, and Xie Heng would be the one to take the throne, and she would be the queen of the world, sharing the kingdom with Xie Heng!
But the conversation coming from next door made Sikou Qin want to rush over and interrupt them.
“This woman who appeared out of nowhere has become a roadblock for me!
“But it doesn’t matter. I’m from a noble family, while you’re merely a country woman. You won’t be a problem for me.
“Even if you’re reborn, we have a different starting point. There’s no way you can beat me!” she thought.
Sikou Qin took a deep breath and told herself to be calm.
She decided she would do whatever it took to leave a good impression on Xie Heng.
“Go get rid of Chuntao.” Sikou Qin whispered and ordered the people around her, “Keep it low-key. Don’t let anyone find out.”
“Yes.”
Sikou Qin’s face was gloomy when the people retreated.
“That fool has ruined my plan and deserves to die,” she thought.
Sikou Qin was worried that if she continued to listen to their conversation, she might not be able to suppress her anger anymore. Then she got up and decided to leave.
She knew she had many ways to get close to Xie Heng, but she would not choose one he’d suspect.
She didn’t know what despicable means Zhao Chuchu had used, so Xie Heng seemed so happy with her.
...
Hearing the door across the room open and close and footsteps going downstairs, Zhao Chuchu half smiled.
“Da Lang, why do I feel you’re about to get lucky soon?”
“I see nothing but trouble.”
Xie Heng still looked calm.
Although Sikou Qin had lowered her voice just now, Xie Heng still heard it and was sure of Sikou Qin’s identity.
“I see she’s quite a looker.”
“Dangerously beautiful, if that’s what you mean.”
Zhao Chuchu was speechless.
He refuted all her speeches.
Xie Heng already wanted to kill Sikou Qin.
Of course, he would not let Zhao Chuchu know.
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After tea, they went back to the Gan clan.
Xie Jun was shaking his head and reading after Gan Yingzhi. When he saw his brother and sister-in-law return, he did not run over immediately but waited until that article was finished reading and asked Gan Yingzhi before running over.
“Chuchu, what did you get for me?” Xie Jun’s eyes lit up.
He was a foodie, just like Zhao Chuchu.
“A lot. Uncle Gan, come over and have a taste.” Zhao Chuchu greeted Gan Yingzhi.
Gan Yingzhi smiled and walked over. “Okay.”
Gan Lin and Gan Quan also arrived home, so they sat down together in the front yard and tasted the pastries they had bought.
Zhao Chuchu returned to her room and took out her tools to prepare medicine for Wu Erlang.
The two medicines were not available in the pharmacy, but she had them in her space, which was more than enough for her.
After making the medicine, Zhao Chuchu remembered what the manager said today.
Mingan Province was adjacent to Guangqing Province. If there were an outbreak of schistosomiasis, those two medicines would be useless. “What is Sikou Qin trying to do?”
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