The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 28 - Qi Fangfang_1
Chapter 28: Chapter 28 Qi Fangfang_1
Chapter 28 -28 Qi Fangfang_1
The reason Qi Xiaoyan and Qi Fangfang got along fairly well was that they both studied in the county town.
They kept each other company on the way to and from school.
However, Qi Fangfang was very shrewd.
Liang Hongyu often whispered in Qi Xiaoyan’s ear, telling her to be cautious of Qi Fangfang.
As an obedient and good child, Qi Xiaoyan didn’t get along with Qi Fangfang as well as one might have thought.
Now that they had stopped going to school, Qi Fangfang and Qi Xiaoyan might not see each other for ten or fifteen days at a time.
The next day, Village Chief Qi went to the county town, Liang Hongyu went out to work, and only Qi Xiaoyan was at home.
Qi Fangfang knocked on the door, calling out, “Xiao Yan, are you home?”
As the youngest daughter in the family, with her eldest brother married and living separately, and her second brother working in a city factory and sending money home every month, plus her father being the village chief, Qi Xiaoyan didn’t have to go out to work like other teenagers her age and didn’t have to worry about going hungry.
In addition to that, Qi Xiaoyan was physically weaker than most girls, and she was pampered at home, not allowed to partake in laborious work.
Village Chief Qi was a shrewd man; he had hoped his daughter would study hard and one day go to college, becoming a city dweller, so she wouldn’t have to work in the fields.
But as college was no longer an option, he began earnestly looking for job opportunities for his daughter, hoping to spend some money to secure a position that would spare her from the hardship of farming.
Qi Xiaoyan was surprised to hear Qi Fangfang’s voice; since they had stopped going to school, they rarely met.
She wondered what Qi Fangfang wanted by coming over.
“Fangfang, why have you come?” Qi Xiaoyan opened the door to let Qi Fangfang in.
There happened to be some leftover sour dates that He Tiantian had brought the day before, so she offered a few to Qi Fangfang.
Qi Fangfang was half a head shorter than Qi Xiaoyan, standing roughly 1.55 meters tall with a round face, slender eyes, slightly dark skin, but her facial features were quite pleasant to look at, and she had a full figure, making her a rather desirable girl in the village.
Qi Fangfang helped herself without any hesitation, grabbed a handful of dates, and after eating a few, she said with a chuckle, “It’s hot today, my mom wouldn’t let me go out to work, so I came to hang out with you.”
In truth, that wasn’t the real reason; her elder brother had sent her.
“Oh, it is quite hot today,” Qi Xiaoyan said, and then fell silent.
Qi Fangfang knew that Qi Xiaoyan was a reticent type.
If she didn’t talk, Qi Xiaoyan wouldn’t initiate any conversation.
Normally, she wouldn’t bother coming to see Qi Xiaoyan, but her brother had taken a fancy to the new young man from the city and wanted her to find He Tiantian and get on good terms with her.
But she hadn’t even met He Tiantian; how could she abruptly go looking for her?
Having heard that He Tiantian had visited Village Chief Qi’s home a couple of times, Qi Fangfang thought of Qi Xiaoyan.
She hoped Qi Xiaoyan could introduce her to He Tiantian so that their future interactions could be more harmonious.
“Xiao Yan, did you see the young man from the city who came to your house yesterday?
Was he looking for you?” Qi Fangfang asked as she munched on the dates.
Qi Xiaoyan was an honest kid and nodded, “Sister Tiantian wasn’t looking for me, she came to ask my dad to help send a letter.”
Sister Tiantian?
Since Qi Xiaoyan referred to He Tiantian as “Sister Tiantian”, it seemed they had a good relationship.
Coming to Qi Xiaoyan was the right move.
“Hey, the girls in the village, they don’t talk to us.
I feel just as lonely as you in the village.
You get along with Sister Tiantian.
When we are free, can we go visit Sister Tiantian together, okay?” Qi Fangfang proposed cheerfully, sharing her thoughts.
With a go-between, it wouldn’t seem so deliberate for her to become friends with He Tiantian.
Qi Xiaoyan was suspicious, she often heard her mother say that Qi Fangfang and her family wouldn’t get up early for nothing profitable.
Now Qi Fangfang had come to her specially, hoping to become friends with He Tiantian, what was Qi Fangfang really up to?
Noticing Qi Xiaoyan’s look, Qi Fangfang cursed inwardly, calling her a fool.
Why had she suddenly turned smart today?
Usually, whatever she said, Qi Xiaoyan would just listen!
“Hehe, I’ll say it even though it might sound laughable, I also have my own selfish reasons,” Qi Fangfang said softly with her head down, “I saw He Tiantian from a distance before, her skin so white, her hair so black, such a beauty, I was really envious, so I wanted to get to know her, to ask how I could become fairer and more beautiful.”
Qi Xiaoyan listened and smiled faintly, indeed Qi Fangfang often applied various concoctions to her face, hoping to become fairer.
Once, she had a reaction to something and her skin broke out in a mess of red bumps.
It cost a lot of money to get it treated in the county town.
Originally, Qi Xiaoyan had thought that Qi Fangfang had given up on these tricks, but listening to her now, Qi Fangfang was evidently still not discouraged.
But Qi Fangfang was right about one thing, He Tiantian’s skin was the best she had ever seen, without blemishes, soft and tender.
Although Qi Xiaoyan wasn’t dark, she had some small freckles on her nose, nowhere near the quality of He Tiantian’s skin.
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Qi Xiaoyan, too, wanted to look better!
“Alright, when Sister Tiantian is done with her chores, I’ll take you to see her,” said Qi Xiaoyan.
They had parents, so they didn’t have to do chores, but He Tiantian was a young person from the city, she couldn’t just idle around here like they did.
Qi Fangfang’s eyes gleamed with cunning, and she pressed her advantage, “For the sake of my earnest desire for beauty, how about we go see Sister Tiantian after dinner?”
Seeing Qi Fangfang’s eagerness, and remembering that He Tiantian had mentioned yesterday that grandma ate dinner early, Qi Xiaoyan thought it should be fine to go see He Tiantian in the evening.
“That’s settled then, after dinner tonight, we’ll go see Sister Tiantian,” Qi Xiaoyan agreed.
She rarely went out to see friends, but now that Qi Fangfang would accompany her, she was inclined to go out and have some fun.
“Thank you, Xiao Yan, you’re so kind,” Qi Fangfang praised, then chatted with Qi Xiaoyan a bit more before leaving.
At noon, when Qi Jianguo came back from work and saw his sister at home, he was displeased.
He let his sister refrain from chores in the hopes that she would go out and play with He Tiantian, to get close to He Tiantian, but she stayed at home all the time, not helping him with his agenda.
“Didn’t I tell you to go see He Tiantian?” Qi Jianguo said irritably, with an unhappy expression.
He had given Fangfang the cloth coupon his grandma had given him to make clothes, and this wretched girl wasn’t helping him out properly.
Seeing her brother had come back, Qi Fangfang hurriedly poured him water, saying, “Big brother, have some water.
When have I not done what I promised you?
It’s just that I don’t know He Tiantian, and if I approached her out of the blue, she might not even pay attention to me.
Besides, if I’m too enthusiastic, she might suspect my motives and guard against me.”
After hearing his sister’s explanation, Qi Jianguo’s annoyance somewhat abated, and he asked, “So what do you plan to do?”
Smiling like a sly fox, Qi Fangfang replied, “Hehe, it’s simple, He Tiantian knows Qi Xiaoyan, so I’ll have Qi Xiaoyan take me to see He Tiantian, that way we can get acquainted naturally.”
Qi Jianguo nodded and said, “Not bad, you’re finally using your head.”
“Big brother, your sister has always been smart, alright?” Qi Fangfang protested, “Don’t worry, I’ll help you win her back as your sister-in-law.”
