Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 7: Chapter 7 Stealing White Sugar

”Ah, my dear Second Uncle and Aunt, what’s the matter with Chiang Xiao? Should we ask the Buddha for a look?” Song Xiyun grew more and more uneasy as she thought about it, standing at a distance, casting a suspicious glance at Chiang Xiao continuously.

”What nonsense are you talking about?” Chiang Songhai was already seething with anger, and hearing her say this, his face darkened further.

Song Xiyun pursed her lips and said, ”Second Uncle, I’m only thinking of Little Little’s well-being! The creek Little Little fell into is no ordinary stream, it’s that one at the foot of the mountain! Second Uncle, have you forgotten how many people that creek has drowned?”

When it comes to Siyang Village, there are indeed a few places that the villagers unanimously stay away from, one of them being Bai Gu Mountain to the west, and also the Nameless Creek at the base of the mountain.

Though it’s called a creek, in reality, that waterway is quite significant, and the water is pretty deep, too.

Apart from the Water Ghost that the older generation whispers about in secret, in truth, Nameless Creek has indeed claimed the lives of several people in the past two decades. That’s also why, despite the beautiful scenery and the abundant and delicious fish, few dare to approach the creek as darkness falls.

It was a place the villagers avoided.

Song Xiyun continued, ”Also, I’ve heard that everyone who fell into the creek before had drowned, so why did Little Little come back to life, huh?”

Her gaze flickered, and she shuddered, fearfully moving a few steps towards the door, and then cautiously glanced at Chiang Xiao again, saying, ”Second Uncle and Aunt, you really should give it some thought.”

Chiang Xiao could tell that Song Xiyun was suspecting her of being possessed by a ghost!

She let out a cold laugh and walked towards Song Xiyun.

Seeing her like this, Song Xiyun truly felt scared, inching toward the door as she couldn’t help but retreat, ”What are you doing? Don’t come any closer!”

Chiang Xiao quickly approached her, grabbed the hand she had hidden behind her back, and with a jolt of force, pulled it to the front, hissing through clenched teeth, ”Song Xiyun, why don’t you think carefully about whether I can let you off for coming to steal our sugar again?”

In Song Xiyun’s hand, there indeed was a small package wrapped in oil paper.

This wasn’t her first time doing this.

White sugar was considered a luxury in poor families. Ge Liutao had placed a glass jar containing slightly yellowish white sugar on the stove.

Song Xiyun couldn’t possibly take the entire glass sugar jar, so each time she would bring a piece of oil paper, sneakily scoop a bit to wrap up, and quietly take it away.

Ge Liutao wasn’t unaware, but she always felt that they were all family, and fighting over a bit of sugar would leave no one with any dignity; she couldn’t bring herself to do such a thing, so she would always pretend not to know.

In the past, Chiang Xiao was also aware. She thought that fighting over a bit of sugar would seem crude. She was someone who would leave the village for the city one day and couldn’t be bothered to talk too much with these people.

But now, she no longer wished to endure it.

Not just a small packet of sugar, even if Song Xiyun just stole a sip of soup from her family, she wouldn’t bear it!

After all, in her previous life, following the incident with her falling into the creek, Song Xiyun had maliciously trampled on her and her grandparents, who were already under immense pressure from gossip, adding insult to injury!

If not for Song Xiyun, how could her grandparents have been forced to compensate the Ding Family with a bolt of fine cloth?

For that bolt of fine cloth, how much hardship and toil did her grandfather endure?

This time, she was determined to reclaim everything from them, one by one!

Song Xiyun had stolen sugar numerous times, and each time no one confronted her; but this time, Chiang Xiao caught her all at once, staring at her with such a fierce look. This shocked and angered Song Xiyun.

This Chiang Xiao—she really had changed!

She yelled loudly and violently broke free from Chiang Xiao’s grasp, hurling the white sugar package at Chiang Xiao’s face.