Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 379: Why is there blood on your underwear?

Chapter 379: Chapter 379: Why is there blood on your underwear?

Hearing Shen Jianhua say this, Zhou Lanfang finally relaxed, tenderly stroking Zhou Siyu’s hair with a look of concern.

"Then you hurry up and eat. I’ll prepare the bathwater for you in a bit."

"Mhm."

Zhou Siyu nodded absentmindedly, not in the mood to say much.

Shen Mianmian had been silently eating her porridge this whole time, noting the conversation among the three of them, including Zhou Siyu’s expression, and she couldn’t help feeling puzzled.

She was sure that there was something off about Zhou Siyu today.

But she couldn’t quite put her finger on what it was exactly.

After finishing the meal, Shen Mianmian cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks. Zhou Lanfang filled a large basin with water and placed it inside the room for Zhou Siyu’s bath, a privilege only Zhou Siyu had in the family.

Usually, when Zhou Lanfang bathed, she simply drew water in the living room, closed the front door, and had a quick wash. As for Shen Jianhua, he joined the other men in the village to bathe by the riverbank.

As for her, if she wanted to bathe, she had to fetch water into the house bit by bit and then dispose of it in the same manner after bathing.

If she didn’t take care of it herself, Zhou Lanfang wouldn’t bother asking if she bathed or not.

When she was still in elementary school, her classmates had begun to isolate her. One reason was that Zhou Siyu told them she didn’t bathe in the summer and that she smelled.

Little kids, not knowing right from wrong, believed whatever others said, and hence they all shunned her.

At that time, only Xiaocui was somewhat close to her, and that was one of the reasons why she initially got involved in Xiaocui’s affairs.

Now that the kids were grown, Shen Jianhua knew well to avoid suspicion. In the evenings, when the children bathed, he would bathe by the river, then hang out at a neighbor’s place to watch TV, biding his time before returning home to sleep.

Zhou Lanfang had gone out as well, leaving only Shen Mianmian and Zhou Siyu at home.

Shen Mianmian returned to the room to find Zhou Siyu sitting in the basin taking a bath. Having grown up together, they were used to seeing each other bathe and weren’t uncomfortable when the other entered the room.

Especially Zhou Siyu, who would even flaunt her fairly developed body during bath times upon seeing Shen Mianmian.

But this time, upon seeing Shen Mianmian enter, Zhou Siyu turned around in a panic, presenting her back to her.

Even with that, Shen Mianmian’s keen eyes caught something unusual.

"What happened to your chest? Why are there red patches?"

Although she hadn’t deliberately observed Zhou Siyu bathing, she knew that Zhou Siyu didn’t have red patches on her body.

"Mosquito bites, I scratched them," snapped Zhou Siyu in response.

Never having experienced the affairs between men and women, Shen Mianmian, upon hearing Zhou Siyu’s reply, didn’t think much of it and turned to find her change of clothes.

Seeing that she was no longer being watched, Zhou Siyu let out a sigh of relief, but she wasn’t in the mood to bathe leisurely anymore. She quickly splashed some water on herself and put on her clothes.

As usual, after bathing, Zhou Siyu lay down on the bed. There was only one basin in the house—if Shen Mianmian wanted to bathe, she’d have to empty the bathwater for her, or else wait. Anyway, since she bathed first, she wasn’t worried.

Shen Mianmian didn’t fret over it and used a bucket to slowly pour out the water from the basin, then filled it with some clean, warm water.

Just as she was about to undress to bathe, her sharp eyes noticed a spot of blood on the trousers Zhou Siyu had taken off.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, asking inquisitively, "Why is there blood on your underwear?"

"I’ve got my period," said Zhou Siyu.

Lying on the bed, Zhou Siyu sprang up, grabbed the dirty clothes from the floor, and walked out. Then, the sound of clothes being washed could be heard from outside.