Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 98: How Embarrassing!

Chapter 98: Chapter 98: How Embarrassing!

"Thanks for your hard work." Nanzhi, after taking the water from the little girl and gulping down a bowl of warm water, finally felt comfortable in her stomach.

"It’s nothing." Shen Miaomiao took the empty bowl and put it aside, then wiped the sweat from Nanzhi’s forehead.

"Sister Nanzhi, you scared me to death!"

Nanzhi felt a warmth in her heart upon seeing the young girl’s pouting mouth. She was glad to have Miaomiao as a friend, at least.

"My mom said you should rest well, she will bring us dinner tonight. Don’t worry about Zhiyu, he went with Aunt Liu to play with Doudou." The young girl enumerated these things with her fingers, her eyes filled with sincerity and worry.

Su Tao, standing on the side, was suddenly filled with envy as she watched Shen Miaomiao’s careful attention to Nanzhi.

Why didn’t she have a friend like this?

"How can I inconvenience your mother like this? I will be fine after a rest and I can still cook dinner." As Nanzhi was saying this, she tried to rise from the bed, only to be stopped by the young girl’s hand on her forehead.

"Why are you hitting me?" she complained.

Shen Miaomiao, hands on hips, mimicked her mother’s tone from when she’s home and said, "And you’re still not resting while you’re sick! Do you want me to spank you?"

At her words, both Nanzhi and Shen Miaomiao burst into laughter.

Looking at the grinning Shen Miaomiao, Nanzhi said after rubbing her aching stomach, "Well, I’ll play the lazy person this time."

"That’s nothing."

The two of them were talking, but Su Tao was utterly uncomfortable. She didn’t want to leave, but also wasn’t satisfied. Listening to their conversation stirred her feelings even more. Finally unable to tolerate it anymore, she stood up, said her foot was hurting and she was going home, then turned to leave.

Watching Su Tao’s retreating figure, Shen Miaomiao strangely felt as if she was angry, but she didn’t pay it much mind.

She surreptitiously took out a handkerchief from her bosom that was wrapped around something.

"Sister Nanzhi, wait for me. I will bring another bowl of hot water."

Nanzhi wanted to object, but feeling a sudden warmth running through her body, she simply nodded with tears in her eyes.

When Shen Miaomiao returned with the bowl, Nanzhi was hit by an overwhelmingly sweet smell.

Upon closer inspection, wasn’t the bowl filled with hot water, but rather, red sugar water.

"This..."

Nanzhi was stunned. Red sugar was expensive - she remembered it cost a hundred wen per pound. That translates to ten wen per tael. Where did Shen Miaomiao get red sugar from?

Feeling embarrassed under Nanzhi’s gaze, Shen Miaomiao finally mumbled, "My mom gave it to me a while back. She said it’s good for women during their monthly periods. I didn’t dare to eat much and now it’s fortunate I didn’t, as it happens to be of use today."

The young girl was still her usual grumbling self, but Nanzhi felt her eyes welling up.

She felt a lump in her throat.

"Sister Nanzhi, don’t cry!" Seeing Nanzhi on the verge of tears, Shen Miaomiao quickly became flustered.

"Why are you crying? Did I do something wrong?"

Nanzhi swallowed back her tears and playfully hit Miaomiao, saying, "Naughty girl!"

"I’m not naughty!" Shen Miaomiao pouted, but her hand was steady, "Drink up quickly, my hand is getting tired. If it spills, I might cry!"

Taking the bowl of red sugar water, Nanzhi sipped it slowly, sensing the sweetness making its way from her tongue to the very core of her heart.

Even though she was touched, after finishing the brown sugar water, Nanzhi still asked the question that had been troubling her since she woke up.

"Miaomiao, how did I get back here?"

Seeing Mianzhi’s cautious manner, Shen Miaomiao came up with a mischievous idea. "You passed out, how could we have carried you? Certainly, we found a strong man to carry you down!"

Upon hearing this, Nanzhi felt her mind explode and her face turned completely red, wishing she could bury herself under the quilt.

Turning her head and seeing the young girl trying to suppress her laughter, Nanzhi suddenly realized.

She had been tricked by this devil of a girl!

Watching Nanzhi about to get up to kick her, Shen Miaomiao hurriedly laughed and said: "Just kidding! It was my mom who carried you down. She even said you’re too skinny!"

Thinking about how her mother had lifted Sister Nanzhi onto her shoulder that morning complaining that she wasn’t as heavy as the usual buckets of water she carried, Miaomiao wanted to laugh. But she didn’t say it straight out, fearing it would embarrass Nanzhi.

"Then, my pants..."

Nanzhi’s voice was so soft that Shen Miaomiao didn’t hear clearly. Once she figured it out, she smirked and said: "Those were changed by me, Sister Nanzhi, shouldn’t you thank me?"

This time, Nanzhi was really unsure, as she could clearly feel something extra between her legs.

Shen Miaomiao saw her embarrassment, and waved her hand, "Don’t worry, Sister Nanzhi. The menstrual pad is new, and I was the only one who changed it for you, no one else."

Hearing her say this, Nanzhi felt relieved, at least the embarrassment wasn’t too overwhelming.

However, having Shen Miaomiao assist with such personal matters as changing her menstrual pad, Nanzhi felt like banging her head against the wall.

Su Tao was wandering around the village alone, pondering about where the quest taker could be.

Just as she turned around, she saw Zhao Si following her.

"Brother Zhao, are you off to do something?"

Seeing that the beautiful lady was worried about him, Zhao Si naturally nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, how is your foot, Sister Su?"

"My foot is better." Su Tao moved her ankle, then smiled and asked: "What does Brother Zhao have to do?"

"I, I’m going to fetch some water from East Mountain." Zhao Si scratched his head, finally coming up with a reasonable explanation.

"Isn’t East Mountain in the opposite direction? Brother Zhao, why are you heading towards the village entrance?" A look of surprise crossed Su Tao’s face, and a hint of doubt appeared in her gaze towards Zhao Si.

Being stared at by Su Tao like this, Zhao Si’s heart skipped a beat, and he hastily explained: "Isn’t it, isn’t it been several days since I last saw you? So I wanted to go to Aunt Guihua’s house to check."

"Thank you for your concern, Brother Zhao. My foot is healed now, I’ll leave first. Please continue with your task, Brother Zhao." Su Tao’s face was sweetly smiling as she hopped towards Aunt Guihua’s house.

Watching her cheerful figure, Zhao Si felt a sense of defeat, but he just couldn’t muster the thought to take advantage of Su Tao.

In the end, he could only sigh and head home. There really wasn’t much water at his place, and the well in the village was so muddy that half the water drawn was mixed with mud. Just like everyone else, he had to go up to East Mountain to fetch water.

As soon as Su Tao reached the courtyard gate of Aunt Guihua’s house, she was stopped by Wang Jingzhi.

Looking at the boy dressed in a gray robe, Su Tao was slightly puzzled.

"Do you need anything, young physician? My foot is healed." While speaking, Su Tao lifted her skirt a little, revealing the ankle she had twisted a few days ago and turned it a few times to show her wound had healed.

Watching her lively state, Wang Jingzhi felt his heart pounding, and it took him a while to reveal the left hand he had kept hidden behind him.

In his clear-cut hand, he was holding two eggs.

Su Tao was taken aback, looking at the slightly blushing tip of the young man’s ear, she didn’t know what to do.

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