sure this time,” Xia Fang looked at Qiao Mei and said with a pleased look.

“Since Aunt says so, then she must really be quite good.
But for some reason, I feel that my mother doesn’t like her very much,” Xia He said.

“Tsk, don’t you know your mother? She just doesn’t like the fact that Qiao Mei is from the countryside and is uneducated.” Xia He rolled her eyes and got angry just thinking about it.

Qiao Mei looked at the old house and the busy Xia Zhe. He did not allow her to do anything.
What exactly was she allowed to do?

“Aunt! Come and discipline your nephew! He doesn’t allow me to do anything.
I’m so bored!” Qiao Mei rushed to Xia Fang’s side and complained to her.

Anyone who heard this delicate voice and saw the aggrieved look on her face would think that she did not do anything wrong at all.
It must be someone else’s fault.

Xia Zhe stood where he was and looked at Xia Fang, indicating to her that he did not do anything.

“How about this? It’s getting quite late.
Let’s go out to buy groceries and then come back to cook,” Xia He said.

“Good idea.
I suppose it will be alright with you if I just cook!” Qiao Mei turned around and shouted at Xia Zhe.

Xia Zhe looked at Qiao Mei, who was so annoyed with him, and found her so cute and funny.

“Yes, yes, yes.
You guys go ahead then.
I’ll stay at home and pack these things.” After saying that, Xia Zhe went back into the house to continue packing.

Qiao Mei walked out arm in arm with Xia Fang and Xia He on each side.
After a short distance, Xia Fang tapped Qiao Mei’s hand.

“Walk properly outside and don’t do unnecessary things.
If others see you, they’ll gossip about you again.
Later, they’ll put up posters in the alley to criticize you!” Xia Fang said.

Qiao Mei retracted her arms aggrievedly and walked behind silently.
Even if it made Qiao Mei feel wronged, Xia Fang had to tell her that.
Otherwise, it would not be good if someone got hold of some evidence and gossiped about it.

After all, once gossip started spreading, there was no way to know how the story might get twisted in the end.

If one bought a fish today and the neighbors found out and spread the word about it, the story narrated tomorrow might be that one had bought a cow.
This was quite common.

One needed to be careful when one was outside.
Some people were just plain nasty and could not bear to see others doing well.
If you were doing well, they would get jealous and then think of ways to snatch away what you had.

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