My Wife is the Vicious Supporting Character from an Era Novel - Chapter 8

Chapter 8

◎Call Me Sister◎

Ji Baiqing’s eyes scanned the faces of the people. Seeing that they all had a hint of jealousy, she instantly felt that it was not a good idea for Wen Miao to continue living at the educated youth point. What if her things were stolen by someone else or she was deliberately targeted again?

Fortunately, the educated youth point was in a remote location with few residents, so even with all the commotion, no one came to watch the show. She handed the small box to Wen Miao, signaling her to put the watch inside. In this era, it was better not to show off one’s wealth to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Wen Miao let out a small huff and put the watch away.

The farce was finally over. Ji Baiqing thanked Aunt Wang, who waved her hand, chatted with Ji Baiqing for a few moments with a smile, and then left. After she left, Wen Miao looked at the remaining people and leisurely blew on her nails.

“Don’t forget to apologize to me at the radio station tomorrow.”

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions changed again. In the end, Lu Yan felt too ashamed to stay and went back to his room first, slamming the door shut. The others also went back to their rooms one after another.

Finally, only Ji Baiqing and Wen Miao were left in the common room. Yunshui Village had electricity, but very few villagers were willing to pay extra for the wiring. The educated youth point was naturally not connected to electricity, so they could only rely on the cool moonlight to see each other.

Ji Baiqing looked at Wen Miao’s pale profile. She suddenly went forward and hugged her gently, burying her head in her neck and rubbing against it. Her soft hair brushed against her jawline.

Before Wen Miao could push her away, she heard the woman speak. Ji Baiqing’s voice was a little muffled. “Wen Miao, are you sad?”

Wen Miao’s breath hitched. She instinctively wanted to push her away, but Ji Baiqing was hugging her tightly, making it difficult for her to move. “W-what am I sad about?” Her voice had always been soft, but it shouldn’t have been so breathless in the last few words.

Ji Baiqing held her tighter. The gap between their bodies disappeared, and their upper bodies were pressed tightly together. She could feel the other person’s soft and full curves. “Why aren’t you sad? Why aren’t you sad when you’re so easily slandered and maliciously targeted?! You should be sad.” Ji Baiqing’s voice became a little heavier. Thinking back to the scene in the original book where Wen Miao was targeted, her nose felt a little sore.

In the book, without her, would Wen Miao have secretly hidden and cried when she was alone and helpless?

Wen Miao bit her lip, wanting to break free from Ji Baiqing’s embrace, which smelled of soap, but she was held firmly. It made sense. A person who could easily beat Lu Yan must be stronger than her.

As if she had been infected by Ji Baiqing’s low mood, Wen Miao’s eyelashes became wet, and her vision was blurred by tears. Her voice was choked up. “Ji Baiqing, let me go!”

“I’m not sad. I’ve seen this kind of thing many times. Why would I be sad!” As soon as she finished speaking, she was a little glad that the light was dim now. Just as she was about to force the tears back into her eyes, Wen Miao’s body suddenly stiffened. She could feel that the fabric on her shoulder and the exposed part of her shoulder were wet.

Had Ji Baiqing… cried? She reached out her hand, hesitating whether to touch her, but then she heard Ji Baiqing’s words.

“Wen Miao, I’m so sad.”

Before this, Wen Miao’s impression of Ji Baiqing was of a cool, gentle, and independent person. She never expected her to cry like this in front of her. For a moment, she was at a loss. “Why are you sad?” She was flustered.

Ji Baiqing seemed to be releasing all her grievances through her tears. She was a tall, skinny person, but she insisted on bending down and curling up on Wen Miao’s shoulder, making her entire shoulder wet.

“I’m sad for you,” the woman’s voice was incredibly aggrieved, but what she said was something Wen Miao had not expected. “I feel terrible whenever I think about you being bullied by others.”

Wen Miao was stunned. After a while, she said, “But every time, I fight back. In the end, they’re the ones who get bullied by me.” Her intention was to make Ji Baiqing stop crying, but after hearing this, Ji Baiqing’s tears seemed to fall even more.

“But you didn’t start the trouble. What kind of bullying is that? You didn’t do anything wrong. You’re just giving them a taste of their own medicine,” Ji Baiqing said while sobbing. On the one hand, she felt ashamed for breaking the persona she had painstakingly built, but on the other hand, she couldn’t stop crying.

Wen Miao didn’t want others to feel sorry for her, but in the face of such a sincere Ji Baiqing, she felt helpless and didn’t know how to comfort her. In the end, she could only let out a sigh and slowly put her hand on Ji Baiqing’s back, patting her gently. She softened her voice, with a very strong coaxing tone, “Alright, don’t be sad. Didn’t you help me fight back today?”

Ji Baiqing sobbed. “Did anyone ever help you before?”

No, Wen Miao answered in her heart. But she couldn’t tell Ji Baiqing that directly, or the little crybaby’s tears would drown the educated youth point. She vaguely changed the subject. “Ji Baiqing, how old are you now?”

Ji Baiqing was indeed led off-topic. She rubbed against Wen Miao’s long neck and answered in a muffled tone, “Nineteen. Why?”

As expected. So the person buried in her arms like a wronged little animal was just a child. Her voice had a hint of a smile. “I’m three years older than you. You should call me ‘sister.'”

Ji Baiqing shook her head decisively. “No.” She was already twenty-eight when she transmigrated. It was still up for debate who should call whom “sister”!

After chatting with Wen Miao for a few moments, she finally stopped crying. Thinking back on her actions, Ji Baiqing was a little embarrassed. It seemed that as her age got younger, she had become more childish.

Wen Miao was finally relieved that she had stopped crying. She took her to the door and turned on the flashlight. Only then did Ji Baiqing realize that there was more than just one watch in the small box. Seven or eight watches were stacked together, all in different styles.

Wen Miao lowered her head and carefully picked out a watch with a thin chain from the box. She showed it to Ji Baiqing and asked, “Does it look good?”

Ji Baiqing nodded. She had to admit that Wen Miao was indeed raised in a pampered way. Her taste was excellent. The clothes she wore were beautiful and exquisite, and the accessories she chose were naturally the same.

Seeing her nod, Wen Miao lowered her eyes, grabbed her slender wrist, and took off her old watch. Realizing what she was about to do, Ji Baiqing immediately tried to pull her hand back and refused, “No, this is your thing. I can’t take it.”

Wen Miao glared at her, her brows furrowed. Ji Baiqing instinctively quieted down and obediently watched the woman. The thin chain mechanical watch looked even more delicate on her pale wrist. The woman nodded with satisfaction. “Aren’t we friends? It’s normal to accept a gift from a friend, right?”

Ji Baiqing’s prepared words of refusal were instantly blocked by this sentence. She looked at the small watch on her hand and liked it more the more she looked at it. This was the first gift Wen Miao had given her. No, the first gift was the flashlight. This was the second gift.

Seeing that it was getting late and the night was getting deeper, Wen Miao was worried that He Xiangyue and the others would be worried, so she urged her, “Alright, keep the things I gave you. Go back now.”

Ji Baiqing held the flashlight and hesitated for a while, not leaving. Wen Miao looked at her, a little confused, and asked with her eyes what was wrong.

“Wen Miao… Sister, why don’t you come and live with me?” To get Wen Miao to agree, she even used a coquettish tone and the title she had been so ashamed of just now.

Wen Miao furrowed her brows. “Why?”

Ji Baiqing said, “I don’t want you to keep being wronged. If you come and live with me, I will definitely not let you be wronged.”

Hearing her say this, Wen Miao was definitely a little moved, but her brain was filled with a mixture of emotions, and she was a little confused. She didn’t want to trouble anyone and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she saw the anticipation in Ji Baiqing’s black eyes, the words were swallowed back down.

“Let me think about it, okay?”

Ji Baiqing nodded heavily. As long as she didn’t hear a rejection, it was a good thing.

She was in a good mood on her way back home. When she arrived, Ji Wei and He Xiangyue were still awake. “Baiqing, why are you back so late?” He Xiangyue was wearing a jacket. She and Ji Wei were just about to go and look for their daughter.

Ji Baiqing simply told them what had happened at the educated youth point. After hearing it, Ji Wei and He Xiangyue felt a little sorry for Wen Miao. He Xiangyue sighed. “I thought Miaomiao was a good child. Why can’t those people at the educated youth point tolerate her!”

Ji Wei said in a low voice, “Not many of the educated youths assigned to our village this year are good people. Not only are they lazy and cut corners, but they also like to cause trouble.” He and the village chief never expected the educated youths to do much work. They had heard other villages complain about the educated youths being lazy during a commune meeting, so they didn’t have much hope for them. As long as they didn’t cause trouble, it was fine. He never expected them to cause trouble after only a few days. He immediately made a decision. “I’ll arrange more work for them tomorrow! If they’re tired when they get back, they won’t have the energy to argue.”

Ji Baiqing added, “Let Wen Miao go and cut pig feed with Gou Dan and the others. She’s weak and can’t be in the sun all the time.”

“Alright.” The reason why most villagers didn’t want to cut pig feed was that the work points were too low. The ones who did this work were all little kids who hadn’t grown up yet. It wouldn’t be hard to add a Wen Miao to the group. The work points could be registered honestly.

Before the couple went back to their room, Ji Baiqing suddenly remembered something she hadn’t told them. “Mom, Dad, I want to let Wen Miao come and live with us. Is that okay? I’m afraid she’ll be bullied at the educated youth point.”

He Xiangyue and Ji Wei looked at each other, feeling a little difficult. “This… Did Educated Youth Wen agree?” Ji Wei felt uncomfortable thinking about having a stranger at home.

Ji Baiqing shook her head.

He Xiangyue secretly pinched Ji Wei’s waist and immediately made a decision. “As long as Miaomiao doesn’t mind, she can come whenever she wants.”

Hearing her mother’s words, Ji Baiqing finally smiled.

Ji Baiqing, who usually fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed, was uncharacteristically restless. After tossing and turning, she sat up and felt the bedding in the dark. Her bed was big enough for her to sleep with Wen Miao. But she should change the bedsheets and quilt cover to new ones so Wen Miao wouldn’t be disgusted, but there wasn’t enough fabric at home.

Thinking of this, Ji Baiqing lay back down, turned over, and felt a little depressed. Her previous thought of just being a layabout was shattered. If she didn’t have enough money, how was she going to take care of the pampered villainess?

No, she had to find a way to earn more money!