The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 491: The Child is Named Little Radish (1)_1

Chapter 491: Chapter 491: The Child is Named Little Radish (1)_1

When Sun Xiujin and Sun Tingyu came over, Pei Qin was sitting at home, lost in thought.

Pei Yuan opened the door, not very willing to let them in.

Sun Xiujin, with a large belly, looked very tired from the long walk, "Your eldest sister is at home, right? The larger my belly gets, the more I feel the strain. I’ve just walked a little way and already feel like I can’t hold on."

Left with no choice, Pei Yuan opened the door and let them in.

Pei Qin gazed at the clock on the mantel, expressionless.

As soon as Sun Xiujin entered, she saw Pei Qin’s transfixed gaze on the clock and couldn’t help but snicker to herself. Young Master Shen was just toying with her, yet she had deluded herself into dreaming of becoming a young lady of status. Now her dream had shattered! Her own licentious and despicable actions, and that affair with someone else, resulted in a bastard child—like fetching water with a bamboo basket, all her efforts were in vain, and she would get nothing! Not only would she gain nothing, but her future would also be even more miserable!

"What’s wrong with you? Your complexion seems quite poor," Sun Xiujin asked as she looked at Pei Qin, smiling.

Pei Qin turned her head to look at her, her eyes unfocused.

Sun Xiujin’s smile faded, "I just came over, and on my way here, I saw Young Master Shen leaving Taiping Town in a carriage. You two... didn’t have any trouble, did you?"

Pei Qin yawned; she had been feeling sleepy a lot lately and had not rested well, "No trouble at all!"

Pei Yuan watched and came over to ask, "Eldest sister! Do you want to go sleep for a while?"

"Alright." Pei Qin stood up, looked at Sun Xiujin, "Did you need something from me?"

Sun Xiujin’s face wasn’t looking great. They had just arrived, and she didn’t even keep them company, already wanting to go to sleep. She expressed her concern, "Did you not sleep well last night? Your complexion looks very bad. Did you go a whole night without sleep?" That Young Master Mo had left, and with her still carrying that bastard child, she surely must have had trouble sleeping! And today, Young Master Shen also left; in the future, she wondered how this despicable person would manage!

"I didn’t sleep well; I’m going to take a nap. You talk to Pei Yuan," Pei Qin said directly.

"Is there some trouble? I was originally looking for you to keep me company for a chat..." Sun Xiujin said, stroking her belly, looking at her with regret.

"Next time! You talk to Pei Yuan." Pei Qin didn’t even glance their way, signalling Pei Yuan to attend to them as she dragged herself back to her room.

Pei Yuan accompanied her back to her room, and once she saw Pei Qin had taken off her clothes and lay down, she softly closed the door on her way out and opened a box of pastries for Sun Xiujin and Sun Tingyu to eat.

Sun Tingyu asked her what had happened to Pei Qin, "I’ve never seen your eldest sister like this. It must be some serious trouble!"

"Someone has done harm to my eldest sister, which is why she hasn’t been sleeping well these past few days," Pei Yuan said with an apologetic smile. As for what trouble there was, she wouldn’t reveal a word, no matter how much they asked.

Sun Xiujin, who knew all along, looked gentle and easy to speak with, but she was no less strong-willed than Pei Qian and just like Pei Qin; she appeared pleasant on the outside. If one hoped to gain a favor from her or pry into her affairs, they would get nothing. Her gaze shifted as she began talking about marriage matters with Pei Yuan, "You turn fifteen after the New Year, right? The customs dictate that in the same year, two daughters from a family cannot be wed, so if your eldest sister doesn’t marry this year, you’ll have to wait until the year after next for your marriage. I’ve heard your fiancé is not so young either, right?" With Pei Qin’s scandal, the one most affected would be Pei Yuan’s marriage prospects—she couldn’t believe Pei Yuan wouldn’t be concerned.

Pei Yuan’s thoughts were occupied with her eldest sister, and she wasn’t silly either. She had never shared her heart with Sun Xiujin and Sun Tingyu. She and her brother had grown up amid scorn and vilification, and they were not adept at making friends, let alone confiding in others. So when Sun Xiujin spoke of her impending marriage, Pei Yuan’s eyes grew dimmer, "Originally, my eldest sister wasn’t planning to have me married so soon. Childbirth is like passing through the Gate of the Ghost; getting married and having children too early, while still not fully grown, could lead to suffering the pain of childbirth, which is very dangerous."