CHAPTER 106: CHAPTER 100 SISTERS MEET

Finally, because of the distance, Song Moting’s shadow gradually disappeared.

The driver glanced at Jiang Xiaoxiao and smiled, "Is that your boyfriend? You’re lucky, this young man really takes good care of people."

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt embarrassed, "Driver! No!"

The driver chuckled, these youngsters, how could someone treat her so well if they weren’t dating?

It’s not like his eyesight is failing.

"This young man is not bad, if he’s not your boyfriend, consider it! I can see he has feelings for you, the way he looks at you his eyes light up. Just like how my son looked at his wife back then, can’t go wrong."

Jiang Xiaoxiao remained silent.

She opened the handkerchief in her hand, revealing five warm eggs.

They must have been boiled by Song Moting early in the morning.

They didn’t have any eggs.

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt a warmth in her heart, remembering how Song Moting had gone to the forester’s house after dark last night.

He must have exchanged them for something.

If not, he bought them.

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t eat, she folded the handkerchief back up and put it in her pocket, Song Moting must have been holding them against his chest the whole way.

They’re still so warm.

She arrived at the county town by nine o’clock, Jiang Xiaoxiao bought a ticket to Northwest Farm, the bus would leave in half an hour, so she looked around the supply and marketing cooperative near the bus station.

She bought a pound of brown sugar, two pounds of the local sponge cake, two jars of fruit canned food, a can of malted milk, two bags of milk powder, and five bars of soap, these are necessities, the rest aren’t easy to carry, and she couldn’t buy any more.

She didn’t know what the situation was like with her sister.

These things are too conspicuous.

Staples like grain, she’d bring them out later when she was closer.

She had already prepared beforehand, two bags of grain, one bag of flour, one bag of rice, all one hundred pounds each, and a bag of cabbages.

She hadn’t figured out how to present the peaches.

This time of year, fresh peaches were impossible.

She just didn’t know how her sister was doing now.

When it was time, Jiang Xiaoxiao got on the bus realizing she was truly hungry.

She felt for the eggs in her pocket.

Still warm.

She peeled two and ate them.

Couldn’t help but marvel, Song Moting really was attentive, did Song Moting like her?

No way!

She and Song Moting hadn’t talked much together in total, and Song Moting hadn’t treated her any differently.

How could it be?

She better not think too much of herself, besides Song Moting’s looks, plenty of girls would like him.

You see even the girls at the forestry station came around their youth point a lot! Obviously coming for Song Moting.

Even more proactively engaging.

She better not make herself unhappy.

She had plenty to do, keeping busy.

Better not meddle in matters of emotions.

She sat shaking for six hours until she reached Northwest Farm.

Not many people came to Northwest Farm, getting off the bus, Jiang Xiaoxiao looked around and realized she was alone.

She had already asked for directions on the bus, Northwest Farm was straight down the main road, not far, probably just about two miles.

Here legs were the best mode of transportation.

You walked everywhere.

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked a while until she saw a distant sign for the farm.

A big wooden sign with "Northwest Farm" inscribed in large characters.

It had already snowed here, colder than their place.

But though the snow was thick on the road, it wasn’t difficult to walk through.

However, the wind’s chill was a feeling indescribable.

Not a soul along the way, Jiang Xiaoxiao saw she was near the farm.

If she didn’t take out the things, explanations would be difficult, so she quickly took out the two bags of grain and one bag of cabbages she had prepared.

Taking them out was easy, but getting them to the farm was not.

Although she had been working farm labor for months and was stronger, carrying 300 pounds was quite a feat.

Luckily, she had prepared in advance.

At the forestry station, the workers had carts for hauling lumber.

The carts were much better than the hand-pushed ones they used, these had four wheels at the base.

Usually, you could put things on top, sling the rope over a shoulder, and pull it along.

She had someone make one for herself earlier, to keep handy.

Now, she took out the cart and loaded it with the three bags.

She hooked the rope over her shoulder and pulled them forward.

Jiang Xiaoxiao had not gone far before she saw some people.

Four seemingly female youth workers coming over, noticing Jiang Xiaoxiao’s large cargo, couldn’t help but pay attention.

Jiang Yue glanced and suddenly realized the warmly dressed young woman with a red scarf looked familiar.

A closer look, wasn’t that her sister, Jiang Xiaoxiao?

She rushed over.

"Xiao Xiao! Is it you?"

She had gotten a letter from home already, learning her sister went to the countryside.

But once it snowed, roads were tough to pass, visiting to see Jiang Xiaoxiao could hardly happen.

Moreover, it wasn’t convenient for her to visit Jiang Xiaoxiao.

She thought she’d wait awhile before trying.

Never imagined she would see her sister, at her own farm.

Upon hearing her sister’s voice, Jiang Xiaoxiao was delighted.

She had been just about to ask the youth workers ahead about her sister’s residence.

How perfect it was, getting what she wished for, meeting her sister.

But when she looked up, she found that her elder sister was actually pregnant.

The round bulge suggests it must be at least seven or eight months.

Pregnant?!

An expression of astonishment flashed across her face. In the previous life, her elder sister hadn’t married or gotten pregnant at this time.

If she remembered correctly, her elder sister was meant to be introduced and married to the son of the farm’s production team leader, Qin Ming, at the end of this year.

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t know why she married Qin Ming in that life; she hadn’t paid any attention then, and when she wanted to care, her elder sister was already gone.

That Qin Ming wasn’t bad, just too obedient to his parents, who always insisted they were right.

She later had a daughter and a son. When it was possible to return to the city, her father-in-law feared she’d leave her son and refused to let her return.

She tried to return on her own during a snowy night.

She ended up falling into a snow pit and froze to death on the way.

The brother-in-law was an honest man, who raised the children alone and never remarried.

Was it guilt or something else?

But her elder sister was gone just like that.

Jiang Xiaoxiao hated Qin Ming, but she also understood that many things weren’t as simple as hate or not hate.

This time she came to inform her sister of the chance to take the college entrance exam again.

To make her start preparing to study now, passing the exam and returning to the city was not a far-fetched dream, and she must not marry here.

Returning to the city wasn’t the only way.

Besides, the entrance exams for the next year and the year after were only a few months apart.

If not successful once, try again.

Who would have thought she’d find her sister with a big belly.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was a bit dumbfounded.

This isn’t right.

The timing is off!

She had come earlier to prevent this. How could she have been too late?

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt flustered.

She wanted to change everything for her family, and so far, everything had been going smoothly.

The current unexpected situation caught her off guard.

Could it be that everything was just a dream?

Looking at her dumbfounded younger sister, Jiang Yue laughed.

"Silly girl! Don’t you recognize your sister?"

She patted her own belly. The child inside was well-behaved and didn’t fuss much.

She was even happier to see her sister.

Jiang Xiaoxiao pointed to her sister’s belly.

"Sister! What is this?"

The other three young female intellectuals came over, "Jiang Yue, is this your sister? She’s so pretty, and she brought so many things. Your sister is really good to you."

A bit envious, they hadn’t seen their family all year here.

Not seeing them for years was normal, as this place was too remote, and who would spend money on travel?

Jiang Yue’s sister came to see her and brought so many things, which was enviable.

Jiang Yue smiled, "My sister is at Kenqing Farm, not far from us. I guess they’re hibernating over there, so she took leave to come see me."

While scolding Jiang Xiaoxiao, "You too, all the way from so far, carrying so many things. Aren’t you afraid of tiring yourself out? How worried would Mom and Dad be seeing you like this!"

Her sister hadn’t done much hard work at home, and seeing the mountain of things her sister brought.

Imagining the hardship of the journey.

And seeing the child sweating profusely, in such cold weather, sweating and with flushed cheeks, it was clear how exhausting it must have been.

Jiang Xiaoxiao wiped her sweat, "It’s okay, sister, don’t worry. I had help all the way. Besides, look, these are the carts from our forest farm. With the cart, how tired could I be? It was quite easy."

Jiang Yue and a few others took the cart in hand, heading directly to Jiang Yue’s home.

Only then did Jiang Xiaoxiao see that Jiang Yue no longer lived in the intellectual youth dormitory, probably truly married.

The commotion of so many people had already alerted those inside the house.

"Who is it? What’s up?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked up and saw a familiar face.

It really was Qin Ming.

Her brother-in-law from the previous life.

Qin Ming was still the same as she remembered, only much younger without the sadness in his eyes, instead filled with happiness and joy.

Especially when he looked at Jiang Yue, the love in his eyes was genuine.

Jiang Xiaoxiao complained, what good is love.

All the love couldn’t replace Jiang Yue’s life?

How come she hadn’t changed all this after coming back?

Had she remembered the wrong time?

She deeply suspected this since in the previous life at that time she was busy struggling at Kenqing Farm, crying and shouting to go back.

No time to pay attention to her sister’s matters; when she heard about it, perhaps her sister had already married this early in the previous life.

Jiang Xiaoxiao pouted, silent.

The attitude wasn’t very friendly.

Qin Ming clearly sensed it.

Why did this strange girl show such hostility towards him?

He touched his face, had he offended her?

He looked at his wife.

Seeking some hint.

Jiang Yue smiled.

Still the same Jiang Xiaoxiao.

This temper of hers would never change, spoiled by their parents, she dared to throw a tantrum at anyone.

Truly a sister by blood.

Clearly, Jiang Xiaoxiao took issue with Qin Ming and her own marriage.

Sighing inside, this child really is different.

She had a certain worry and care for her elder sister; otherwise, she wouldn’t be like this.