Having sent off Aunt Three and her family, Xiaoxiao finally felt the world had quieted down, collapsing onto the kang.
Even Yang Wei and Hehua had made it official, when would she and her makeshift husband get there?
Was she on the path of pursuing her husband? Usually, men chase women, but why did it have to be her, a woman chasing a man? Could she really be that unfortunate?
Counting the days, her makeshift husband should be back soon. These past few days felt like years, feeling quite lonely, Xiaoxiao lay there, counting her fingers, "Ah!"
Suddenly, she screamed and sat up, after sitting up she started counting her fingers again.
She quickly got off the kang, fetched some water to wash her face, and dressed up.
"Sister-in-law, what’s wrong with you?" Second Sister-in-law happened to hear Xiaoxiao’s voice in the yard and so she entered the house.
"Sister-in-law, why are you washing up and dressing up again? Didn’t you do all that this morning?"
Xiaoxiao, sitting at the table and applying makeup, replied, "I’m going to the County soon."
"At this hour, what are you going to the County for?"
"..." Could she not ask? Of course, she was going to meet her makeshift husband, "Second Sister-in-law, do you need anything? I’ll bring it back for you."
"I don’t lack anything. You still haven’t answered, what are you doing in the County?"
"..." She really was getting tired of Second Sister-in-law’s incessant questions, but fine, she’d just say it and see what’s so shameful about visiting her own husband, "Yang Ming has a day off tomorrow, I’m going to pick him up shortly."
Second Sister-in-law laughed, "Haha, no wonder you’re dressing up again."
"..." Xiaoxiao continued applying makeup. Tease away, thoroughly mock her, but when she gets the chance, she’d definitely meddle in Second Brother’s affairs.
Suddenly, Second Sister-in-law gasped, "Oh my, Sister-in-law, you better not go."
"Dad sent Fourth Brother to pick up Third Brother. I saw him going to fetch the ox cart."
"What?" Xiaoxiao immediately stood up and ran outside, not caring about her half-finished makeup.
She really saw Yang Dong harnessing the cart and she stepped forward to stop him, "Fourth Brother, stop harnessing the cart. There’s no need to go."
"Sister-in-law..." Yang Dong, seeing Xiaoxiao, pointed at her face, astonished and unsure of what to say.
"Don’t make a fuss. I’m still applying makeup. I’m telling you, there’s no need to pick up Third Brother. Did you hear me? You must not go."
With a commanding tone, Xiaoxiao frightened Yang Dong into nodding repeatedly, "Oh! Oh!"
"You must not go, okay!" Xiaoxiao repeated her instruction before heading back inside to continue her makeup.
Meeting her makeshift husband to bring him home, what an excellent opportunity to flirt. How could she miss it?
She had to make herself look beautiful and then wait at the Academy’s gate so that when her makeshift husband came out, the first thing he’d see would be her. Would that scene move him?
Xiaoxiao felt her heart fluttering just thinking about it, eagerly anticipating their meeting.
After dressing up, Xiaoxiao went to the rented courtyard and decided to take Xiaobai with her, who could act as a bodyguard.
To meet her makeshift husband, Xiaoxiao was indeed determined, there were no carts left to the County, and she had to walk with Xiaobai, a journey that took two hours.
She finally made it in time to wait at the Academy gate before classes ended.
"Xiaobai, when you see him, don’t bark at him, okay?"
"He’s my husband, the person I love."
Passersby witnessed such a scene, a woman and her dog at the Academy gate talking, which was quite the sight.