CHAPTER 98: 98: ARE YOU DISGUSTED WITH ME (PART 2) _1

Someone like Liang Haoming was not only unconventional but also unpopular. When he came out without a broad-brimmed hat, people saw his true face, and paired with his muscular physique, he looked like a gorilla breaking into a flock of swans, too conspicuous for comfort.

Haoming’s head hung even lower.

He wore a broad-brimmed hat, so Dong Huiying couldn’t see his face, but inexplicably, she felt she could sense his dejection.

"It’s okay, they just don’t know how to appreciate."

He glanced at Dong Huiying, "Do you... disdain me?"

"Ah?"

Haoming spoke slowly, and yet for once, he uttered a complete and lengthy sentence.

"Us brothers, because of our height, are considered freaks. I’m ugly, with scars on my face..."

Dong Huiying: "..."

Dude, you’re a big man, and yet so thin-skinned, is that really okay?

Dong Huiying wanted to laugh, but for the sake of Haoming’s dignity, she decided to hold it in. Yet she couldn’t suppress it, so it came out as a series of suppressed coughs.

After that, Dong Huiying comforted Haoming for a while.

It was really surprising that this man actually had a sensitive soul that completely belied his robust stature.

And oddly adorable!!

...

The Government Office was different from the Department of Surveillance, which specialized in matters of marriage including husband’s voice, husband’s reputation, and Husband Rules, all included within its domain. The Government Office had a higher status than the Department of Surveillance, wielded more power, and oversaw more, such as criminal theft and the like.

When Dong Huiying arrived, unfortunately, the officer was not in, leaving only a steward in charge. She filed a report at the Government Office and personally watched Zhu Xingfang being taken into temporary custody.

"Dong Dabao—!!" Zhu Xingfang was shackled with leg irons, primarily to prevent her from escaping.

She glared at Dong Huiying with hatred, but Dong Huiying couldn’t be bothered with her.

"Sister, do you know when the officer will return?" She wanted to settle the case quickly, feeling uneasy for every day Zhu Xingfang’s guilt remained undetermined.

This person was surely a disaster waiting to happen.

"I too am unsure. Miss, you might as well return to the village to wait for news. Once our officer comes back, someone will naturally come to notify you."

"Then I thank you, sister."

After the gate closed behind her, Dong Huiying let out a sigh of relief.

"Let’s go, we’ll take a stroll first, then see about buying something," she said, turning to look at Liang Haoming, who ’hmm’ed in agreement, subtly nodding his head.

She teased him, "Still not happy?"

"No..."

"Come on, I’ll treat you to a bun!"

"..."

The two wandered around town, and Dong Huiying made a stop at a pharmacy first, buying up a large batch of herbs. She truly was generous, for just these herbs cost her more than a dozen taels of silver.

Haoming, seeing her laden with packages big and small, set the rabbit on the ground and naturally took the stuff out of her hands.

"Come on, let’s buy a few outfits too. Aside from me, everyone at home is patched up all over, and it’s not even presentable anymore, especially since it’s already March; we need to get some summer clothes as well."

She pulled Haoming into a garment shop, eyeing a pea-green outfit that she thought would look great on Yixuan. But after asking for the price, she counted on her fingers, "One set each person, tsk, it’s a bit pricey."

In her previous life, she lived in affluence and never had to worry about money, but the twenty taels of silver she got from General Hong Xiangjun yesterday were already half gone in the blink of an eye.

Haoming looked at her, "Really buying?"

"Yeah, of course, we need to buy!"

"At home, we have enough clothes."

She nodded her little head and said, "I know, but those clothes are already worn out from washing, the shoulders, the sleeves—all patched up. It’s better to get new ones."