Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating

Chapter 77: Chapter 77 Almost Late

“Aiyo, my precious daughter, what happened to you, how did you get all these injuries?” Mrs. Xu saw the scars on her daughter’s arms and the torn bits on her clothes and immediately felt a surge of heartache.

Huo Chen stood guiltily to the side, not daring to look up at Mrs. Xu, and muttered softly, “Aunt Xu, I’m sorry!

It was my fault that Xu Ying fell.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xu glared furiously at Huo Chen. Had it been someone else, she would have been clawing at them already, but seeing Huo Chen, who was over six feet tall with a fierce-looking face, Mrs. Xu felt somewhat intimidated and said, “Huo Chen.

You sure are tall, but how could you be so clumsy, even falling off a bicycle? With those long legs of yours, couldn’t you have propped yourself and prevented the fall?”

Mrs. Xu was truly angry, and turned to look at her two sons.

Eldest Xu and Xu Laoer also felt sorry for their sister but, thinking of Huo Chen’s menacing manner, both were a bit scared.

However, they still stepped up, rolling up their sleeves, ready to fight.

Mrs. Xu hurriedly stopped them, “What are you doing? We are civil people, plus Huo Chen did save your little sister before.”

Although she also wanted to hit Huo Chen, she didn’t dare do something so uncertain.@@novelbin@@

Upon hearing their mother’s words, Eldest Xu and Xu Laoer let out a sigh of relief.

It wasn’t certain they could beat this youngster in a fight.

But they still needed to show some spirit. Xu Laoer, squinting angrily, said, “Huo Chen, considering you saved my little sister before, I’ll let you off this time, but if you ever let her get hurt again, see if I won’t beat you to death.”

Huo Chen just nodded along, not daring to utter a word.

“Mom, I’m sleepy, I want to go to sleep,” said Xu Ying, looking at Huo Chen who seemed like he was being scolded by a wicked mother-in-law, somehow appearing rather pitiful.

Hearing her daughter was sleepy, Mrs. Xu immediately changed her tone, walking to her daughter with a beaming smile and took her arm, “Aiyo, my daughter has been working all day, you must be exhausted.

Eldest Sister-in-law Xu, go boil some hot water quickly, let my daughter wash up and go to bed soon; she has to get up early tomorrow. What if she’s late?”

After hearing this, Eldest Sister-in-law Xu hurried to the kitchen.

Huo Chen, holding a bunch of items, asked Mrs. Xu, “Where should I put these?”

Mrs. Xu curiously looked up at her daughter.

“Mom, I bought these. Sister Qiu Ye and Fuying gave me their quota for defective goods, so I bought some more.

It’s going to get cold soon, these thermoses, one for each person’s room.

This one’s for Eldest Sister-in-law and Eldest Xu, and this one’s for Xu Er,” Xu Ying said while handing the thermoses to her two brothers.

Eldest Xu and Xu Laoer were delighted, looking at their sister with happy faces.

Gripping the thermos and unable to let go, Xu Laoer, with a silly grin, said, “Little sister, how much money? I’ll pay you back once I get my paycheck.”

Xu Ying was straightforward; even among close siblings, accounts should be clear.

“Five yuan each.”

Seeing this, Eldest Xu turned to ask his wife for money in the kitchen.

Xu Ying stopped Eldest Xu, “Eldest Brother, no need to give me money. This thermos is a gift to Eldest Sister-in-law. When she married into our family,

she brought so many dowry items, a big part of which went to me. Buying a thermos for her doesn’t even cost one-fifth of what she gave me!”

Eldest Xu didn’t agree and insisted on getting the money from his room.

Xu Ying looked pleadingly at Mrs. Xu for help.

Mrs. Xu fiercely turned to her son: “Didn’t you hear what your little sister said? This is her gift to her sister-in-law; what are you meddling for?”

After speaking, Mrs. Xu’s face showed her pain—it was five yuan after all, given away without a second thought by her daughter.

Eldest Xu, feeling somewhat embarrassed, decided not to ask for the money.

Xu Ying turned her head to look at her second brother and saw that he was acting naturally, which put her at ease quite a bit.

Second Brother Xu was in high spirits, now that he had a thermos; he could have hot water to drink in the winter.

He held no grudge against Eldest Xu for not having to pitch in. His little sister was right—when the eldest sister-in-law married into the family, she gave many things to the little sister.

It only seemed fair that the little sister would give a thermos to her eldest sister-in-law.

If it had been him, he would have done the same.

Eldest Sister-in-law Xu was still oblivious to what had happened. After heating up the water, she hurriedly called Xu Ying over to wash up.

The evening weather was a bit chilly, and washing one’s face with hot water and soaking one’s feet in it was extremely comfortable.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face, Xu Ying poured a full basin of hot water into the new ceramic basin, placed her feet in it, and felt a cozy warmth—extremely comfortable.

Perhaps she really was exhausted, for after soaking her feet, Xu Ying lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and immediately fell asleep.

As expected, the next day, Xu Ying indeed woke up late.

“Mom, why didn’t you call me to get up?” Xu Ying shrieked—it was already eight o’clock.

Usually, she would be up by seven-thirty.

“Host, from now on, let this system set the alarm for you; I guarantee you won’t be late again.”

“Shut up.”

Mrs. Xu stood in the courtyard, taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly asked, “Daughter, what did you say?”

Then Mrs. Xu felt a gust of wind rush past her eyes, and she watched the bicycle in the yard being ridden away in an instant.

Mrs. Xu was in total disarray: “Daughter, you haven’t had breakfast yet!

I specially boiled eggs for you this morning.”

Xu Ying rushed as fast as she could, frantically cycling with the quickest pace she could muster.

Dong Wenqiang and Dong Wenjie leaned against a large tree, catching only a glimpse of a blur zooming by like a whirlwind on wheels.

Dong Wenqiang suddenly snapped to attention, and upon seeing the figure disappear quickly, he hastily tapped his younger brother: “Was that a girl on a bicycle whizzing by just now?”

“What, a bicycle can fly? I didn’t see anything” Dong Wenjie said, baffled.

Dong Wenqiang lost his patience and glared at him.

It was another wasted day; using this tactic to stop people apparently didn’t work on this girl.

Dong Wenqiang took his brother, feeling disgruntled, to the Youth Corps location and went straight to find Chen Yanran and Dong Wenzhong.

“Wenzhong, Wenjie and I have been blocking that road several times, and we’ve never seen Xu Ying pass by. Let’s switch to a different method!”

Chen Yanran responded to this with a sneer all over her face: “Can’t even handle such a small task, so stupid.”

Hearing this, the Dong brothers grew angry. They glared at Chen Yanran and retorted, “You may look pretty, but I didn’t expect your mouth to be so venomous.

Your heart seems just as malicious as your words.” Dong Wenqiang finished and turned to remind Dong Wenzhong kindly, “Wenzhong, don’t let this ruthless girl fool you.

Who knows, she might just swindle your wealth and take your life one day!”

These words turned Chen Yanran’s face green, and she looked at Dong Wenqiang, infuriated: “Wenzhong, don’t listen to his nonsense.”

“Hmph, believe it or not!” Dong Wenqiang wore a look that said, ‘See, she’s showing her true colors by being so aggressive.’

Dong Wenzhong looked at Chen Yanran for a moment, somewhat startled. He hadn’t seen such a fierce side of Yanran before, but there was more pressing information to consider.

“So what do you suggest?”

The Dong brothers blinked their eyes: “How about one of you two brings that girl, Xu Ying, to the Youth Corps or some desolate place in the wild.

Then we’ll handle her at that point. That way, we won’t have to worry about her going out and talking. A girl who has lost her reputation won’t be believed by anyone anyway.”