Chapter 1306 - 1333: Vacation Island 8

Chapter 1306: Chapter 1333: Vacation Island 8

Nianyang’s sudden show of goodwill left the saozi all flustered and overwhelmed.

Looking at the little mountain piled up on the table, this was New Year’s goods they’d never bear to buy all year living out here on Cold Island.

Whenever they had money, everyone went to buy meat to eat—who’d be willing to waste it on these little snacks? But they also knew this was good stuff, it sold for a lot outside, not cheaper than meat at all.

Nianyang took out so much just to treat everyone; that was really downright extravagant.

The saozi might be drooling over it, but they didn’t dare take any. How could they afford to eat the City Lord’s daughter’s things?

Seeing no one move, Nianyang shot a look at He Suzhi. He Suzhi immediately said,

"Go on, eat. This is Saozi Chu’s good intention. New Year’s is coming, just take it as catching some good luck."

The saozi thought it over, then plucked up their courage and stepped forward. Once one saozi dared to take some, the others loosened up too.

Mei Yanfang was among them. Right now she both hated and feared Nianyang—after all, Nianyang had really made her suffer, it’d be impossible for her not to hold a grudge.

But she didn’t dare entertain any crooked thoughts. Since Nianyang had brought out good things and everyone got a share, she shamelessly took some as well, then mixed her perfunctory "thanks" in with the other saozi’s words of gratitude.

Nianyang glanced at her and said nothing.

With this as a start, the saozi felt Nianyang was actually easy to talk to, not bossing people around like she’d seemed that day.

There’s sense in the saying "you can’t bite the hand that feeds you", so they all warmly invited Nianyang to help with spring couplets and paper-cut window flowers.

Nianyang’s handwriting was beautiful, and she could cut all kinds of patterns for the window flowers, making the saozi’s eyes swim.

"Oh my, Saozi Chu really is handy, these look even nicer than the ones sold in town."

"And these couplets you wrote—I can’t even recognize what they say, just think the characters look beautiful!"

"It’s different when someone’s educated. So nice!"

Nianyang said with a smiling lilt,

"If you like them, I can help you write the words."

As soon as the saozi heard that, they scrambled to ask Nianyang for help. Nianyang hadn’t felt this kind of lively atmosphere for a long time, and she cheerfully helped each saozi write her couplets.

Going back and forth like this, the saozi got more familiar with her, their way of talking growing more natural. One of them said,

"Saozi Chu, I heard from the nurse at the clinic that you’re only six months pregnant?"

Nianyang gave a little "mm," and the area exploded.

"Really only six months? I always thought it was already eight!"

"This belly is really big, looks like you’re carrying twins at a glance!"

"Wow, that’s a huge blessing. In the villages around here it’s really rare for a woman to carry two at once!"

Nianyang stroked her belly. "Maybe I’m just lucky."

Mei Yanfang was squeezed into a corner and too embarrassed to ask Nianyang to write her couplets. Seeing this, she snapped sourly,

"So what if they’re twins? Look how skinny she is—it’s obvious she’s carrying two girls. What’s there to envy about girls?"

At those words, the saozi fell quiet, then shot Nianyang an awkward look and spoke up for her,

"Mei Saozi, you really shouldn’t say that, it’s not auspicious."

Though they kind of thought the same, no one else was tactless enough to blurt it out and upset people like Mei Yanfang did.

He Suzhi was even angrier. "Saozi Chu hasn’t even given birth yet, how can you curse her like that?"

Mei Yanfang said, "How is that cursing? That fortune-teller Xu from South Village already said, to have a son you need a big a‖‖‖ss to push him out. Look how skinny Saozi Chu is—how’s she supposed to manage that?"

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