Educated Youth in the Countryside: She is the Village's Embroidery Queen!-Chapter 504

Yi Chichi and Ji Jian listened in bewilderment.

Looking at the fabric in her hand, then at her physique, they really couldn’t understand how siblings could differ so much in stature.

Are they really biological siblings?

Yang Qing was smart, seeing the peculiar scrutiny from the two on her and the fabric, she twitched at the mouth, I knew it, this was exactly the reaction I expected.

"Don’t doubt, we really are biological siblings from the same mother, the reason there’s such a size difference is because I was born prematurely, almost didn’t survive, look at my legs, they’re actually not short."

As she spoke, she extended her leg for them to see.

Ji Jian had a way of hitting where it hurt, "Even if they’re not short, they’re no match for your brother’s long legs."

Yang Qing, who was dissatisfied with her height, suddenly felt a stab at her chest, yet stubbornly continued, "Good thing I don’t have his height and build, otherwise my Old Huang wouldn’t dare marry me."

Yi Chichi recalled Old Huang’s physique and agreed, "You’re fine as you are."

"I think so too."

Yang Qing, comforted by her words, immediately felt much happier, "You two chat away, I’ll go ahead and work on this dress."

Before her voice had settled, she started busying herself with the fabric.

Sitting idly chatting was pretty dull, especially when Ji Jian was never one to stay idle.

So, she got out some insoles to sew, and even gave Yi Chichi something to do.

"You shell the sunflower seeds."

With that, she handed over a dish of sunflower seeds.

Yi Chichi was silent, sunflower seeds can cause overheating, and right now she was already internally heated, having a few was okay, but eating too many was not an option.

"Let me shell them for you."

Eating them was something she really didn’t dare to do; going to the restroom was already an issue, she worried that eating them would make it even harder.

Ji Jian looked over in surprise, "I remember you like to crack sunflower seeds quite a lot, what’s wrong, aren’t you shy to eat?"

Yang Qing didn’t even lift her head, "Usually seeing you as a smart person, how is it you’re acting silly now? She’s pregnant, weren’t you finding it difficult to go to the bathroom when you were pregnant?"

Yi Chichi nodded, "Yes, I should eat less of food that causes overheating now, preferably none."

Ji Jian suddenly realized, "My fault, I forgot about that."

With that, she looked at the dish of sunflower seeds, "So are you going to eat or not? If not, I’ll get you some dried fruit instead."

"No, just the sunflower seeds, I’ll only shell them."

Right now, she really didn’t want to eat anything, but having nothing to do with her hands was quite boring, so shelling a few sunflower seeds killed some time nicely.

So, the three were each busy with their tasks, but their mouths couldn’t stay idle as they chatted away about gossip.

After a while, Yang Qing blurted out a nugget, "The head of production at our factory was taken away."

"Was there a mistake?"

Ji Jian’s eyes sparkled, and Yi Chichi perked up her ears.

"Yes, he was taken away by police officers, he murdered someone."

Yi Chichi and Ji Jian were stunned simultaneously, murder?

"Why?"

In unison, their eyes wide in disbelief.

It must have been a huge grudge to resort to murder.

"Having an affair."

"Who was killed?"

"His wife and her parents."

"Killed three?"

"Yes."

"He’s ruthless." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Yi Chichi gave an earnest evaluation, Yang Qing nodded, fear evident in her demeanor, "More than ruthless, he still went to work as usual after killing them. It was only when his child accidentally let slip to his wife’s aunt, who sensed something amiss and reported it to the police, that they’re piecing together the case."

"His wife’s aunt has sharp instincts."

"Definitely."

Yang Qing admired the deceased supervisor wife’s aunt, "We are grateful she exposed this, otherwise the supervisor might have targeted us."

At this point, she said mysteriously, "I’ve heard that once someone kills, they can get addicted."

Yi Chichi, "..."

This topic was hard to tack on to, she figured staying silent was the best.

Ji Jian was somewhat hesitant, "That can’t be right?!"

"Who knows."

After flaring things up, Yang Qing looked indifferent, "But regardless of whether he’ll be addicted or not, he’s certainly not getting out."

That was indeed the truth.

Three lives lost, execution was inevitable.

"By the way."

She suddenly acted startled, scaring Yi Chichi and Ji Jian to simultaneously look over, "What now?"

"The battalion commander’s wife in the First Company is about to give birth, do you want to go and pay her a visit?"

Visiting someone, known colloquially in Yang Qing’s hometown as "tǎo gè xìn," was similar to paying a visit.

Ji Jian turned to Yi Chichi, "Chichi, are you going?"

"I don’t remember any battalion commander’s wife expecting a child in Wen Shi’s group."

"Not from your Old Wen’s group, but from Old Lei’s group."

"Then I’m not going."

Visiting can’t be done empty-handed, and it should be acquaintances; if it were someone from Wen Shi’s group, whether or not to go, she would have to ask him first.

Since it’s not someone from his group, she didn’t need to ask Wen Shi, she could decide herself.

Ji Jian quickly chimed in, "If Chichi isn’t going, I’m not going either."

Yang Qing turned troubled, "If you guys aren’t going, shall I go alone?"

"Ask your Old Huang at home."

This was not something Yi Chichi and Ji Jian could easily advise on, as the relationship was hers to manage; they didn’t know the battalion commander’s wife, didn’t even know her name, going there would be too awkward.

The person may not feel comfortable and might not welcome them coming over.

"If he says to go, then go; if he says it’s up to you, then you need to consider if your relationship with the battalion commander’s wife is good enough to warrant a visit."

Yang Qing agreed, deciding to ask her man in the evening.

That night, as Yi Chichi lay in bed, she also mentioned this matter to Wen Shi, whose response was that it was unnecessary to go.

He even provided a reason.

"Going is not good, Old Liu would have to worry about reciprocating gifts."

"Okay."

Yi Chichi obediently did as told.

Wen Shi was satisfied with her response, "When making friends, only interact with those you enjoy being with; relationships and such don’t need you to stress over them, believe in your man, he can manage things well."

Yi Chichi agreed, praising him for being great.

Wen Shi was so elated by the compliment that he asked her what she had done at home.

Then, he heard the gossip about the canned food factory’s production workshop director’s murder from Yi Chichi, after a long moment of silence, he gave a harsh critique, "Animal!"

However, "Why did Yang Qing suddenly bring this up?"

"It came up in casual chat, I noticed she seemed a bit scared from her expression."

Wen Shi understood, "If I found out that someone I spend every day with was a murderer, and claiming three lives at that, I’d be scared too."

"Don’t you feel scared?"

Yi Chichi’s response was unafraid, "I don’t make random friends, my area of activity is limited, the chance of encountering such scum is too low."

If by some chance she did encounter one, she wasn’t someone without self-defense skills, she had some degree of ability to protect herself.

"But I should tell mom to be less friendly to everyone; bad people won’t turn good just due to her friendliness."

Wen Shi thought she was worrying unnecessarily, "Mom doesn’t need you to worry about her, she’s much more experienced in survival than you, and she’s sharp in judging people."

He wasn’t just boasting; his mother was truly a remarkable woman.

"Don’t forget what she used to do."

Yi Chichi belatedly remembered Wen’s mother’s past identity, smacking her thigh and saying, "I forgot mom was a female soldier who fought on the front lines."

After getting smacked, Wen Shi silently moved away her hand, glancing at the red spot on his thigh, he gently said, "Honey, can we avoid hitting next time?"

Despite it being only half the size of his hand, the slap was quite heavy, leaving it rather sore.