Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 185

Sheng Nuan wasn’t ungrateful. After returning from Baishi Village, she no longer held a grudge against Pei Shuo. After all, he had helped her. As for how Pei Shuo felt, that was his own business.

It was also because of this that when she saw Pei Shuo again, she greeted him with the same smile as before, as if she had forgotten who it was that day who had gone toe-to-toe with Pei Shuo in a tit-for-tat battle of idioms and insults.

With nothing else to do for the time being, and since it wasn’t the busy farming season with much work, Sheng Nuan settled down at home to focus on her studies.

Because Pei Shuo was also responsible for the construction of communication base stations, he didn’t have to participate in morning exercises with the troops. He left a little later than the other soldiers, usually heading out around seven o’clock each day.

But in recent days, Pei Shuo had noticed that each time he left, the little girl from the Sheng family had already risen, sitting by the window, diligently reading books.

Her posture looked quite impressive.

Hearing the creak of the side room door, Sheng Nuan looked up, meeting Pei Shuo’s indifferent gaze.

She made a playful face at him and waved, then lowered her head to continue studying.

Pei Shuo raised his eyebrows almost imperceptibly, then turned and left…

After the dew evaporated around nine o’clock, Sheng Nuan strapped a basket to her back and headed up into the mountains again.

The last batch of fish she caught had too many bones. While it was fine for soup, there wasn’t much meat, so she gave up on fishing and instead prepared two nets for pheasants.

Like last time, she collected a good number of mushrooms and gathered a heap of chestnuts. As she turned to head back, she saw two fat pheasants caught in her nets.

Before leaving the mountain, she also stumbled upon a patch of wild berries and picked a handful.

As she was leaving the mountain, she saw a group of nearly ten educated youths walking by with farm tools, and those people also noticed Sheng Nuan.

The moment they saw Sheng Nuan, the group of male and female educated youths all froze for a brief moment, visibly stunned.

These days, Sheng Nuan had unknowingly grown fairer and more delicate. Even her mother, Xue Suwan, had commented the day before, “How come you’re getting whiter every day? Have you been working less?”

The group of educated youths watched as Sheng Nuan, with her fair face and bright, glossy eyes, walked out of the mountains carrying a basket on her back and humming a little tune… For a moment, they were all a bit stunned.

The scene seemed too picturesque and vibrant… Wait, was this village girl always this fair and delicate? Or was it that she had never washed her face before?

Sheng Nuan didn’t notice their stares and cheerfully greeted, “Educated Youth Li, what a coincidence!”

Li Qingmu, slightly embarrassed, adjusted his glasses, “Hello, Comrade Sheng Nuan.”

She waved at them and continued on her way, while the group of educated youths trailed behind her.

When they reached the riverbank, Sheng Nuan crouched on a rock in the river to wash the wild berries. After washing them, she tried one. It was sweet and sour, and very tasty.

Just then, a voice sounded behind her, “Is it delicious”

Sheng Nuan turned around to see the bookworm Li Qingmu seriously asking her.

She couldn’t help but laugh, “It’s delicious. Want to try?”

Li Qingmu’s eyes immediately lit up…

The other educated youths were nearby, so Sheng Nuan politely invited them to try it as well. Then, even the male and female educated youths, who usually had their eyes above their heads¹, all extended their hands, including Xue Yan.

The handful of wild berries was gone in no time.

As they ate, the educated youths kept praising, “So good! We should come pick some next time.”

At that moment, Xue Yan suddenly asked Sheng Nuan, “Why haven’t you been to the educated youth station these past few days?”

Sheng Nuan replied, “I’ve been at home studying. Why would I go to the station?”

Xue Yan smiled meaningfully and deliberately asked, “Going to see Educated Youth Xie…? Aren’t you interested in him?”

The educated youths were a bit more open-minded and often joked around in private.

Hearing Xue Yan’s words, the group all looked at Sheng Nuan, only to see her face full of confusion. “Why would I be interested in him?”

Xue Yan raised her eyebrow, “Educated Youth Xie is handsome and has a good temperament…”

Sheng Nuan waved her hand dismissively, “We country folk don’t care about that. I like sturdy men… ones who can carry big sh1t²… Educated Youth Xie is so thin, can he carry sh1t?”

Her tone even carried a hint of disdain.

Xue Yan’s expression froze, and she was momentarily at a loss. “N-no, probably not…”

Wait, who the hell would ask Xie Ze to carry sh1t?

Sheng Nuan shrugged, “Well, that settles it.”

With that, she waved and turned to leave, “You guys take your time. I’m heading home.”

She had barely taken two steps when she spotted Xie Ze walking out from an orchard nearby…

Their eyes met, and Sheng Nuan gave him a harmless, innocent smile before continuing on her way.

Xie Ze, holding a large pruning shear, felt momentarily bewildered.

He had just happened to overhear what those people said… He never imagined that one day, the reason he would be disliked was because he couldn’t carry dung.

Sheng Nuan, humming a tune, carried her basket on her back as she walked back, passing by a field along the way.

The villagers all turned to look.

Once Sheng Nuan walked away, the villagers began to gossip.

“Isn’t that the third girl of the Sheng family? How did she get so white?”

“Of course! Have you ever seen Xue Suwan make her third daughter do any work? She’s been spoiled rotten…”

“Someone should tell Qingyang and his wife. Even a daughter can’t be spoiled like this. She won’t suffer until she gets married and goes to her husband’s house… If they keep spoiling her like this, she won’t even be able to find a husband!”

Sheng Nuan had no idea that one day she’d be doomed by the “White Skin and Beautiful Face” buff… Until her mother, Xue Suwan, dragged her by the ear, making her go dig in the fields.

The reason? Sheng Nuan had been so lazy and pampered, becoming white and delicate, which caused the villagers to laugh at her mother.

Sheng Nuan: (╯︵╰)

The next day, Sheng Nuan sat by the field, hugging a hoe, pleading with her second brother, Sheng Fei, “Second Brother, help me out…”

Sheng Fei shook his head vigorously, “No, no, no. I don’t dare. You’re on your own.”

Sheng Nuan: (︿)

Pei Shuo returned from the training field and, as he passed by the river, went down to wash his face.

After washing, he lit a cigarette and sat by the river, smoking. Just then, he heard voices from the road behind him.

Sheng Xi, her face flushed, was looking at Xie Ze, who was holding a towel and some dirty clothes, “Educated Youth Xie, I-I can wash it for you…”

Xie Ze smiled, “Oh, how could I possibly accept that?”

Sheng Xi quickly said, “It’s no problem. M-my sister Sheng Nuan likes you, and I-I just wanted to help her…”

Xie Ze’s expression froze slightly, and he couldn’t help but think back to the disdainful look on Sheng Nuan’s face when she said he couldn’t carry dung.

He smiled faintly, “Your sister likes me, so you’re helping me wash clothes?”

Sheng Xi’s face turned even redder, and she stammered, unable to say anything.

Xie Ze smiled, “Thank you for the offer, but it’s really not necessary.”

Carrying his basin, Xie Ze stepped down the path toward the river, only to see Pei Shuo sitting there.

The road outside the village was almost two meters higher than the riverbank, so you couldn’t see if anyone was below from up top…

Xie Ze nodded politely at Pei Shuo, but Pei Shuo’s expression remained cold as he looked away indifferently.

He recalled how angry Sheng Nuan had been that day when she scolded him, saying that seeing isn’t always believing.

If Sheng Xi was using her sister as an excuse to court men… then she wasn’t being too unreasonable after all.

After finishing his cigarette, Pei Shuo stubbed it out and got up to head back. As he passed by a field, he saw a familiar figure sitting by the edge, holding a hoe, with a look of deep misery on her face.

The original host had known how to dig, and after a few tries, Sheng Nuan could manage as well… but her hands hurt so much!

That cursed “White Skin and Beautiful Face” buff had gotten rid of all the calluses on her palms. Now, her soft and delicate hands couldn’t bear the hard work at all.

At that moment, Sheng Nuan saw Pei Shuo… Her eyes lit up instantly, and she sprang to her feet.

“Company Commander Pei…”

Sheng Nuan smiled with great enthusiasm, “Tell me, do you know how to dig?”

Pei Shuo looked at her expressionlessly.

When she was scolding him, she called him by his full name, but when asking for help, he was suddenly “Company Commander Pei” again?

So young, yet she already knows how to bend and stretch³ with the circumstances…

Sheng Nuan saw Pei Shuo’s expression and thought her plan was about to fail, but in the next moment, she saw Pei Shuo roll up his sleeves, walk over, take the hoe from her hand, and start digging without a word…

1. eyes above their heads – someone who is arrogant or conceited, looking down on others as if they are superior. ↵
2. big sh1t as in manure lol. But the standard word for manure is usually 肥料 (féiliào) while here Sheng Nuan uses 大糞 (dà fèn) which directly translates to big sh1t or dung haha. ↵
3. bend and stretch – knowing when to be flexible and when to stand firm. ↵