Chapter 508: Chapter 508 Watermelon Chapter 508: Chapter 508 Watermelon Mo Shaoxing was taken aback, “You’re looking for my father? Unfortunately, he left for the County Town early this morning, saying the county magistrate needed to see him.”
“We didn’t really have anything important, just brought some melons for him to try.” Xuexue handed him the watermelon she was holding.
Mo Shaoxing felt somewhat flattered and quickly took the watermelon, “You’re giving this to me to eat? How can I accept this?”
This guy had such thick skin, she said it was for the village head, yet he shamelessly made it about himself. Xuexue couldn’t be bothered to explain, since they were all family anyway.
“Since we’ve delivered the goods, we’ll be heading back now.” Xuexue turned and walked away.
“Sister Xuexue, why don’t you come inside and sit for a while? You bring something to our house, and you won’t even drink a cup of tea, it would make us seem impolite,” Mo Shaoxing said as he watched Xuexue’s graceful departing figure, his heart filled with joy. He rarely had a chance to get close to Xuexue, and unfortunately, Big Bull was there spoiling the mood.
Xuexue didn’t even turn her head, just waved her hand dismissively.
Seeing Mo Shaoxing’s gaze on Xuexue, Big Bull felt really uncomfortable. He put down the two watermelons he was holding with a thud, his tone very unpleasant, “Young Master Mo, don’t flatter yourself, my wife brought the watermelon for the village head, not for you, please get that straight.”
With that, he took off running after Xuexue.
When Big Bull forcefully put down the watermelons, they cracked instantly. Mo Shaoxing’s face turned sour, thinking, these melons were clearly intended for me by Xuexue, but this fool just ruined them. How absurd!
“If they are given to my dad, it is the same as giving them to me. Xuexue, being a girl, might be shy and needed an excuse to cover up, you fool, you understand nothing!” Mo Shaoxing, frustrated and embarrassed, yelled at Big Bull’s retreating figure.
Big Bull caught up with Xuexue, his face gloomy, “Wife, is what he said true?”
“That you came to see him under the pretext of delivering watermelons to the village head.”
“Tsch!” Xuexue scoffed, “You believe what he says?”
“He is a Scholar and the son of the village head, and holds a prominent position in Mo Family Village. Many girls secretly admire him, I know that much.” Big Bull’s voice was full of jealousy.
“With his behavior, even if I had a crush, it wouldn’t be on him. I’d rather have a crush on a pig.”
Mo Shaoxing’s relationship with Xiuzhi was unclear. Since that time Xuexue saw them coming out of the woods one after the other, with Xiuzhi’s clothes disheveled, she knew something deep was going on between them; yet he dared to flirt with her. Who knows what lurks behind his well-dressed exterior?
And because of him, Xiuzhi almost drowned herself, Xuexue would have to be out of her mind to have a crush on him.
On hearing this, Big Bull couldn’t help but laugh out loud, relieved to know that Xuexue had no interest in Mo Shaoxing. He then pretended to be serious, “That’s right, with a wife like me, a fine man, how could you possibly be interested in any other inferior options.”
“Don’t flatter yourself, let’s get going, Shopkeeper Fan’s cart is about to arrive.” Knowing Big Bull was jealous, Xuexue felt sweet inside, as if she had eaten honey.
When the sun was well up in the sky, Shopkeeper Fan arrived with his cart.
As soon as the cart entered the village, it was followed by a dozen mischievous kids all the way to the Xie Residence.
Madam Xie was waiting at home for him.
She climbed onto the cart and, taking it to the fields to load watermelons, waited by the roadside not far from the fields.
The group of kids, eager for some excitement, followed noisily.
Seeing the cart drawing near the fields, Big Bull knew it was Shopkeeper Fan coming to load watermelons, so he picked up two large baskets of watermelons and walked towards the cart.