The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 960 - 216: Offending Two at Once_2

Chapter 960: Chapter 216: Offending Two at Once_2

"Humph!" Pei Qin snorted through her nose and glared.

"Jiujiu, come here," Mo Heng stretched out his hand. He didn’t want her to stick to Pei Qin’s arms continuously, moving around and bumping into the wound.

Jiujiu reluctantly left her mother’s embrace and behaved herself in his arms, "Mom, when will you get better?" With mom being sick, dad wouldn’t let her hug mom anymore.

"In a few days, I’ll be all right!" Pei Qin rubbed her little head.

That was just to comfort Little Radish.

Pei Yuan shifted her body slightly; her back was already covered in a layer of sweat, yet her older sister’s hands remained cold. Every winter, among the siblings, the oldest sister’s hands were the warmest. She was always busy except when she was feeling lazy.

Outside, Xie Yi, accompanied by Xie Ze, was about to come in to see Pei Qin. Earlier, the room was full of relatives, and the two hadn’t come over.

Pei Qin was still unaware of the two, so Pei Wendong hurriedly explained how he had saved the siblings Xie Yi and Xie Ze.

"So, this means you’re planning to marry this Xie Yi?" Pei Qin asked.

Pei Wendong’s face turned crimson, "Big sister! When I saved Ms. Xie, I tainted her reputation; I plan to marry her!"

"How did you taint it?" Pei Qin asked spontaneously.

Seeing her interest and eager eyes, Pei Wendong’s face and neck blushed even more, "Big sister..."

Pei Qin teased with a laugh, "Don’t hurry! Don’t hurry! She’s already come to our house, hasn’t she? She can’t run away! Bring her over for me to see!"

Since the eldest sister didn’t oppose it, Pei Wendong breathed a sigh of relief and went out to bring Xie Yi and her brother Xie Ze in.

Huang Qiu combed Pei Qin’s hair again, inserted a jade hairpin, and changed her into a silk jacket embroidered with twisted branches and flowers.

Pei Wendong led the two in.

"We greet Madam Yuanyang!" The siblings bowed in unison.

"Hmm, rise!" Pei Qin sized up Xie Yi.

Xie Yi had a melon-seed face, snow-white skin, cherry lips, and although her eyes were small, they brimmed with autumn waters—encased within her delicate face, they looked refined and pretty. She was not tall, but her figure was very good. Even in winter clothes, a pink cotton-padded jacket with embroidery accentuated her figure. She also spoke softly, with a hint of scholarly grace.

As Pei Qin undisguisedly scrutinized her, Xie Yi’s cheeks colored slightly, but she allowed the examination.

"How old is Ms. Xie?" Pei Qin remarked that standing next to Pei Wendong, she looked just like another Little Radish.

"I am fourteen this year," Xie Yi replied cautiously.

Pei Qin nodded, considering that since Magistrate Xie had died, his daughter would need to observe three years of mourning; her age was still fine. She then inquired about Xie Yi’s maternal family, "Has someone been sent to inquire about it?"

"Brother Wendong has already sent someone to find out," Xie Yi replied with a smile.

Oh, Brother Wendong! Pei Qin glanced sideways at Pei Wendong.

Pei Wendong smiled sheepishly.

After talking for a while, Xie Yi and Xie Ze took their leave.

Pei Wendong went out to see them off.

Pei Yuan discussed quietly with Pei Qin, "Big sister! If their maternal family is of no help either, should we let them stay? From what they said, their maternal family doesn’t visit often, and it’s unknown if they are still around; the two of them don’t have much money, and it’s uncertain if their family will take them in."

Pei Qin frowned upon hearing this, "Let’s first have someone find out news about their maternal family!"

"They were already following us before, and after all, Wa Ci was still at war then. Now everything has settled down. Wendong said he wants to take responsibility, intending to marry her in the future, so letting her stay at our place might look like we’re bullying a girl without kin. Plus, there’s her younger brother," Pei Yuan said, more gentle by nature, but having gotten married, she had started to think more about different matters. If it weren’t for her formidable older sister, who had managed to secure a substantial estate and her husband’s independence from the Mo family, the two of them would’ve had a smooth marriage. She and her younger sister could have ended up like orphans, yet thanks to their older sister’s support, their marriages were even more splendid than others.

People like Xie Yi and her brother Xie Ze, delicate as they were, being the daughter and son of the Official’s family, had nothing left but their former status. If they were to live in their house in the future, it would be fine with Xie Yi; once out of mourning and married, she would become part of the family. But they would also have to manage her younger brother Xie Ze’s significant life events.

Pei Qin pondered, "She doesn’t seem like someone capable of establishing her own household anyway. Let’s wait for news from her maternal family first! The two have already shared intimate relations; truly driving her away would indeed be bullying a girl with no kin." Weren’t Sister Lin and Sister Bao still living in the Jia Mansion, with Sister Lin still unmarried, and Sister Bao married to Jia Baoyu?

Pei Yuan could only nod in agreement.

Meanwhile, Xie Ze was also speaking with Xie Yi, "What illness did Brother Wendong’s eldest sister contract? It was really hot in that room"

"Don’t talk nonsense. She has been injured," Xie Yi cautioned him.