Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 415: Could She Be This World’s Biological Daughter?
Hu San opened his mouth begrudgingly, "Brother Hai, I’m probably so dumb because of you."
Chen Hai gave him a swift kick in the shin and then turned to Su Xiaoxiao with a flattering smile, "Sister Su, don’t mind him. Just do as you planned. We have no objections."
After some discussion, the four of them decided to embark on the great endeavor of establishing a factory in their village.
Firstly, many people in the village grow chili peppers, and secondly, almost every household can make chili paste, so there’s enough manpower.
Without further ado, the four of them went to Chen Hai’s village, Xiangyang Village, later that afternoon.
The village was surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a small creek running in front of it, making its geographical location quite favorable.
However, the villagers all looked gaunt and emaciated, wearing tattered clothes, appearing even poorer than her family did initially.
Su Xiaoxiao glanced around and thought to herself.
Chen Hai introduced the place to her, "Sister Su, this is our village. We’ll take you to meet our village head at the commune later."
Su Xiaoxiao nodded and followed the two of them towards the village commune.
Along the way, people occasionally pointed and whispered about them.
Wang Xiuxiu followed nervously beside Su Xiaoxiao, keeping her head low.
As they passed by a group of young wives, Su Xiaoxiao could hear them loudly discussing, with a tone of disdain.
"Ugh, how shameless to come back, flirting with men at such a young age."
"Exactly, such a disgrace to Xiangyang Village, even getting your mother-in-law sent away. We better keep our distance from this wicked girl, or who knows what schemes she’ll pull."
"Not even from our village, yet she ruined her in-laws and had the nerve to come back. Ugh, such bad luck!"
A young wife, speaking as she spat sunflower seed shells, deliberately spat them onto Wang Xiuxiu as they passed, clearly intentional.
Wang Xiuxiu stepped back, saying nothing.
But Hu San couldn’t hold back: "What are you blabbering about? That old witch got what she deserved. Watch your mouths."
"Whoa, he’s defending her. Hu San, her wild man isn’t you, is it? No wonder you always look after her business, maybe you share a bed already?"
The young wife spoke animatedly, and nearby young wives immediately joined in, jeering.
"Tsk tsk, a scoundrel and a hussy, truly a match made in heaven!"
"What nonsense, Xiuxiu is still a kid. I only see her as a little sister!"
Hu San’s forehead veins bulged, thinking to himself he’s no pervert to harbor dirty thoughts about a child.
"Look, getting riled up proves we’re right, doesn’t it?"
The young wife rolled her eyes and was about to continue when suddenly there was a splash, as dirty water was dumped over her.
The old lady next to them who was throwing out the water was stunned, wondering who would steal a bucket of dirty water.
"If your mouth’s dirty, wash it out properly. You can’t control your own man and yet meddle in others’ affairs. Instead, keep a closer eye on your husband before someone steals him right out from under your nose,"
With that, she politely handed the basin back to the old lady, giving her a few White Rabbit Creamy Candies in thanks, "Thank you for the water, ma’am. These candies are for your kids."
This girl was surprisingly polite; swapping a basin of dirty water for a few candies was quite a deal.
The old lady’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Su Xiaoxiao, "Girl, need more foot soak water? I’ve plenty."
The young wife, about to retort, twitched her mouth, damn, she accidentally swallowed a bit earlier, no wonder it tasted weird—turned out to be foot wash water.
Su Xiaoxiao replied very politely, "Thank you, ma’am. I’ll find you if I need more."
The old lady beamed widely, "Okay, dear, just holler if you need more. I live right here."
With that, she cheerfully left with her empty basin.
Seeing her gone, the young wife dared to retort, "You’re lying, my man’s known to be honest, he’d never do something so shameless!"
"Don’t believe me? Go home and see, maybe there’s a surprise waiting!"
Su Xiaoxiao said softly.
The young wife’s face turned green immediately, abandoning her sunflower seeds and ran home.
Behind her, Wang Xiuxiu looked at Su Xiaoxiao with sparkling eyes, her sister throwing water was so graceful!
Hu San leaned in curiously, "Sister Su, how did you know her man was cheating..."
"I made it up."
She just said it casually, not expecting the woman to take it seriously.
Chen Hai twitched his mouth; making baseless claims like this was reckless.
The three continued towards the village commune, but soon heard a gut-wrenching wail from the front, sounding somewhat familiar.
"You shameless creature! Cheating behind my back! I’ll kill you, you shameless hussy!"
In these rural areas, the enthusiasm for gossip was at an all-time high. Hearing some commotion, everyone abandoned what they were doing and rushed over.
By the time Su Xiaoxiao and the others tried to go take a look, a dense crowd had already gathered.
"You heartless bastard, shameless dog, I treated you so well, yet you’re hooking up with this slut..."
This voice was more and more familiar—it was the young wife from earlier, wasn’t it?
Hu San glanced at Su Xiaoxiao in shock, "Sister Su, do you have another identity? Like, a hidden expert?"
Su Xiaoxiao: "..."
Who’d have thought, she really had made it up, and yet it all came true. Was she the favored daughter of this world?
Just as she thought this, a child watching the commotion bumped into her, causing her to nearly fall on her butt.
All four of them were drawn to her. What luck was this? Favored daughter—maybe more like stepdaughter?
Thinking along these lines, they got pushed with Hu San to the front of the gossiping crowd.
They saw the once spirited young wife, now crying with snot and tears, hair in disarray, "Waaah, you shameless dog, having an affair right at home in broad daylight, and even getting your mom to act as lookout..."
Su Xiaoxiao: "..."
This was too explosive.
Eventually, the young wife made a scene, cried, but refused to mention divorce, only demanding her husband break it off with the widow and promising to live with her properly.
Su Xiaoxiao was even more shocked; this young wife could really stretch and shrink, couldn’t she?
After all that, she could still go on living? Wouldn’t her heart feel uneasy? 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
However, this was their family affair and had nothing to do with them. The most urgent thing was to go to the commune and discuss setting up the factory with the village head.
Soon, the four of them arrived at the Xiangyang Village commune, just as they brushed shoulders with a hurrying middle-aged man at the entrance.
Hu San recognized the man and hurriedly shouted, "Uncle, where are you rushing off to?"
The man heard the shout, turned his head to see him, his face darkening, "You little scoundrel, you still know how to come back?"
