Chapter 596: 596 Big Sister came by 12
As he spoke, he glanced down again at the new shoes on his feet. “I’ve tried on both pairs of new shoes; they fit well.”
She gave a slight nod, “Not bad.”
Inside the master bedroom, Xiao Yishan was taking the clothes his wife had bought for him from the cabinet, feeling delighted.
However, when he remembered that she had also bought clothes for third and fourth brother, he felt a bit sour inside.
He saw third brother trying on new clothes for his wife. He also wanted to change, but after touching the beard on his face and smelling the sweat on his body, he decided to take a bath first and change tomorrow.
As he passed by the yard, he saw his wife complimenting third brother’s new clothes, wondering if he could also receive a compliment from her?
Entering the kitchen, fourth brother had already boiled a big pot of hot water. He filled a bucket with the hot water and took it to the master bedroom along with the basin exclusively used for bathing.
Xiao Ailiu entered the master bedroom, “Second Brother, you prepared the bathwater for me, didn’t you? I’ve walked such a long distance from noon until afternoon, I’m all sweaty. Can you please go out temporarily?”
Xiao Yishan’s face stiffened, “I prepared this water for Yue’er.”
“She’s just a woman bought by us, almost like a servant…” Seeing second brother’s darkening face, she said, “Don’t feel upset, I’m just stating the truth. These women sold into our house, they are maidservants at best, no matter how nicely we call them…”
“Enough!” Xiao Yishan’s face turned black with anger.
Xiao Ailiu did not dare to say more, “You better go out quickly, I’m going to take a bath…” Before he could react, she began to untie her clothes.
Even though they were biological siblings, Xiao Yishan chose to leave the room promptly when he saw her undressing, avoiding any possible accusations.
After he left, Xiao Ailiu closed the doors and windows and began to undress and take a bath.
Halfway through, she remembered that the bundle she had brought with her had been thrown out by Chuan when she had placed it in the yard upon arriving at the Xiao family estate.
So, she had moved it to the backyard.
After her bath, she called out, “Second brother, could you help me fetch my bundle? I’ve washed and have no clothes to change!”
She called several times but nobody responded.
There were two windows in the master bedroom, one facing the front yard and one facing the backyard.
She had initially planned to climb out of the back window, but if someone were to see her naked, she would die of embarrassment.
So, she looked through the wardrobe and found it as messy as when she last opened it, only filled with a basket of needles and threads, and men’s clothes. There was one set of women’s clothes, old and patched dozens of times, so much that the original color was no longer discernible.
She knew at once that they belonged to that ugly Su Qingyue, only a woman bought into marriage would be seen in such a shabby outfit, with more patches than the clothes of a beggar.
Thinking of the lake green embroidered clothes that Su Qingyue was now wearing, she felt it was such a waste.
She, Xiao Ailiu, should be the one wearing that nice cloth. Someone ugly like Su Qingyue should only be allowed to wear such ragged beggar’s clothes.
Xiao Ailiu looked at the patched clothes in her hand. They were clean but so shabby that she put them back into the wardrobe.
She then looked at the old clothes of her younger brothers in the cabinet. Only the two new outfits purchased by Su Qingyue for second and fourth brother were new. The clothes of second brother were too big for her. Finally, she chose the new clothes Su Qingyue bought for Xiao Qinghe and put them on.
As she opened the door, Xiao Qinghe happened to pass by in his wheelchair. Seeing her in his clothes, his gentle face immediately clouded with unbearable anger, “Who allowed you to wear my new clothes?”
“It’s not… I…” she stammered, “my change of clothes are in the bundle, which is in the backyard. I called out several times, but no one helped me bring it over, so I’m just wearing this temporarily…”