Chapter 382 - Chapter 382: Unt.i.tled
Chapter 382: Unt.i.tled
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sixth Sister and Little Sister Su were laughing together. Sometimes one would run ahead while the other followed; at other times, they would trail behind, approaching dragonflies and catching them in their cupped hands. As the pall of night drew closer, those agile dragonflies slowed, landing on branches and blades of gra.s.s – docile in their drowsy states.
Soon, the two sisters managed to catch a handful of them.
“Dragonflies eat mosquitoes. They are good little insects, so don’t hurt them.
Make sure you release them!”
“We will, Big Sister.”
A flush colored Su Wen’s cheeks as Zhou Hengyang led her by the arm. That grip that wandered down to her waist, clamping it tightly and pressing her against him, constantly reminded her of his presence. It was distracting.
While Su Wen could not describe how she felt, she realized something was wrong with her emotions, which were in flux.
“We’re here. Second Brother lives here.” Seeing as they had arrived at headquarters, Su Wen forced a smile and hurried toward the building. “Second
Brother helped us last night,” Su Wen said. “If he hadn’t been there, the situation might have gone south.”
Zhou Hengyang remained silent. He eyed headquarters stonily.
It was hard to say what he thought of Shen Erkui, unlike his rather vocal dislike of He Changming.
“Brother Shen, are you there?” Su Wen stood in the courtyard and shouted.
“Yes.” Hearing Su Wen’s voice, Shen Erkui quickly came out. “What are you doing here?”
“I wanted to ask if you’d like to have dinner at my place.”
Shen Erkui did not stand on ceremony and smiled, “Alright, give me a second.”
“Don’t take too long!” Su Wen hollered, herding her entourage out of headquarters. They searched the village for Xu Xiaoxiao but found neither his hide nor hair.
Trinity Village was a settlement of a respectable size. Finding the person they sought would take forever if one did not know where to start looking for the said person. Their best option was to ask if anyone had seen Xu Xiaoxiao.
Xu Xiaoxiao was hard to miss. He spoke and dressed in a manner very different from the typical villager. It had only been a short day since he arrived with Zhou Hengyang, yet everyone in Trinity Village knew him by sight. People of all ages scurried out of the woodwork to catch sight of the man related to the Su family by marriage.
“Strange, where could he have run off to?” Su Wen mumbled.
“He’s probably swimming in the river.” Zhou Hengyang knew his cousin well. Xu Xiaoxiao loved to swim and was nigh fearless. He probably thought swimming in the river no one swam in was a good idea. Zhou Hengyang had lost count of the times Madam Zhou had beaten up her son for his recklessness.
It was useless trying to beat it out of him.
People could not help but wonder how Xu Xiaoxiao had grown up so sheltered with his foolhardy tendencies.
“Oh?” Su Wen was startled by Zhou Hengyang’s words. Men would flock to the river at night to bathe during summer, which saved water and helped them stave off the heat.
It was the best of both worlds.
However, they would only do so to bathe; they rarely swam in the river.
Although Clear Water River was not deep, especially the stretch around Trinity Village, the water flowed fast. It was not perceivable by the naked eye, but those who fell into the river would soon learn how difficult it was to fight against the current.
It was dangerous.
Children were expressly forbidden from playing by the river for this reason.
It was unusually lively at the riverbank when they arrived. Men and women were laughing and joking without care. Su Wen saw several young ladies in the crowd, including Su Pingping, Sun Xiacao, and Sun Yunyun. There were also quite a few she did not know.
Indeed, even Sun Yunyun was there.
It was a strange sight. The river was men’s territory at night, and most women would have shied away from bathing so close to so many men.
The reverse was true for the mornings when the river became women’s territory because they needed running water to wash clothes.
“Cousin.” When Su Pingping saw Su Wen coming over, she greeted her shyly.
“You all…What’s going on?” Su Wen was a little confused. Su Pingping hurried away with a red face before Su Wen could ask for details from her..