Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

After that, every time Qin Haoxi went back to Tianmimi for dinner, his eyes would involuntarily search for Si Niang's figure, then meet her stunned gaze, the two separated, and then met silently again.

Qin Haoxi began to have the troubles of a boy during puberty. The person in his dream was Si Niang. He felt that he was too dirty.

He was afraid that the look in his eyes when he looked at Si Niang could not hide his feelings, so he reduced the number of times he went back to Tian Mi Mi.

But the more he avoided her, the more he missed her, her smiles and the way she called Haoxi brother.

There was also the way she blushed when she looked at me inadvertently and was discovered by me, and the panicked look on her face when she let go of me in my arms.

In the past, Aunt Song would ask someone from the store to bring her stewed tonic soup and some food every few days. Occasionally, she would send some seasonal clothes when the season changed. Sometimes she would come, and sometimes she would come with Wu Niang.

She didn't come the first few times. When she didn't come, he wanted her to come, but when she came, he felt that she shouldn't come. He felt conflicted.

Looking at the person standing at the door of his dormitory carrying a lunch box and a lot of bags in her hands, Qin Haoxi let her in with mixed feelings.

Si Niang pretended to be calm and put down everything. "Brother Haoxi, Mommy made pigeon soup. Drink it while it's hot so I can take the stew pot back."

When Qin Haoxi walked over, Si Niang had already brought out the stewed soup. Qin Haoxi sat down and drank the soup as usual. The soup was still delicious.

Si Niang looked around and found that Brother Haoxi was really clean. When she passed by other people's dormitories just now, there was a strange stinky smell, and the things inside were scattered around.

Brother Haoxi's dormitory is a double room. The bed is the kind of bunk bed that my sister came up with. The bed is on the right side, and the desk is on the left side of the dormitory.

As soon as she saw the neatly stacked quilts and pillows on the lower bunk, she knew it was Brother Haoxi's bed. Since she was the one who chose the sheets and quilt covers herself, Si Niang felt a little proud.

Si Niang was bored while waiting for Qin Haoxi to drink his soup, so she lay down on his bed out of habit as she had done countless times before. When Qin Haoxi heard the sound of her lying down on the bed, his throat tightened, and he turned around and walked towards the bed without caring about anything else.

Si Niang was startled by his hasty approach, "What's wrong?"

"Get up." Qin Haoxi leaned over to pull her up.

Si Niang saw him leaning over, so she took the initiative to get up, raising her upper body. Qin Haoxi just leaned over, and their faces met each other.

Si Niang looked at Qin Haoxi's cold eyes and lowered them. She quickly turned her face away, but couldn't help but sneak a glance at him.

Qin Haoxi saw someone passing by at the end of the corridor outside the window. He pushed Si Niang onto the bed and reached out with his other hand to close the window. He subconsciously didn't want others to see Si Niang lying on his bed.

After he closed the window, he realized that his hand was on a slightly raised area. He retracted his hand instantly, his heart pounding, his face flushed. Si Niang quickly turned her back to him, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.

Qin Haoxi stuttered and explained, "I, I, didn't mean it."

Si Niang didn't answer, she pulled his pillow to cover her face, and suddenly a book fell out of the pillow. Qin Haoxi hurriedly hid the book behind him.

Si Niang turned around and glared at him, "What are you hiding?"

Qin Haoxi licked his lips and pretended to be calm. "It's nothing. Hurry up and get up. I've finished the soup. Go take the things back."

Si Niang stood up and tried to snatch the book he had hidden behind his back. Qin Haoxi stretched out his hand, but Si Niang's hand was not long enough to reach it. Neither of them noticed how ambiguous each other's postures were.

After reacting, Qin Haoxi's breathing became heavier. Si Niang shyly sat back on the bed, her eyes timidly but boldly staring at him.

Qin Haoxi gasped again and covered her eyes, "Don't look at me."

"Why?" Si Niang put her hand on his, then pulled his hand down.

Qin Haoxi turned around to close the door, then put the book in his hand into the drawer, then squatted back beside Si Niang. He held her hand and looked up at her.

"When I pass the exam and become a scholar, I will ask Uncle Song to marry you, okay?"

Although Si Niang knew in her heart that there was something unclear between her and Brother Haoxi, she did not expect Brother Haoxi to say that he wanted to marry her right away. Her heart was pounding and she did not dare to look him in the face.

She stood up hurriedly and smoothed her skirt, "I should go back now. The driver in the store must be waiting anxiously."

After saying that, she walked to the desk, put the soup bowl into the lunch box, then pushed the door open and ran away in a hurry.

Qin Haoxi watched her back as she walked away. He felt indescribable in his heart, but he did not regret what he had said. He was afraid that he could not help but kiss her just now.

He sat in a daze on the chair beside the desk, thinking about what had just happened between the two of them, and the look in Si Niang's eyes when she looked at him. He understood that she also had feelings for him.

Bai Yuanshan, who shared the same dormitory with him, came back and saw the large and small bags on his desk. He teased, "Has your sister been here?"

Qin Haoxi nodded, "Yes."

Bai Yuanshan sighed, "It's great to have a sister." Then he asked slyly, "Is your sister engaged?"

Qin Haoxi glanced at him and asked, "Why do you care about this?"

Bai Yuanshan scratched his head and chuckled, "I think your sister is pretty good."

Qin Haoxi glanced at him with murderous eyes and said, "Don't even think about taking advantage of her. She's mine."

Bai Yuanshan's eyes widened and his jaw dropped to the ground. "What did you say?"

Qin Haoxi said calmly, "She and I have grown up together, she is not my biological sister, I plan to ask her parents to marry her after I pass the exam to become a scholar."

Bai Yuanshan muttered, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I was so happy for nothing."

Qin Haoxi unpacked the package brought by Si Niang and said, "You wish."

Si Niang's heart was still beating wildly when she got on the carriage. "Brother Haoxi said he wanted to marry me. He is so domineering."

Thinking of the storybooks she occasionally saw, she wondered if Brother Haoxi's book was also a storybook, and whether the storybooks in it were the same as the ones she had seen.

Si Niang was still daydreaming when she returned to the store. Second Sister Song saw her coming back and asked casually, "Haoxi has a lot of schoolwork lately? How come he hasn't been home for almost a month?"

Si Niang was just thinking about Qin Haoxi. When her mother suddenly mentioned the person she was thinking about, her heart skipped a beat, but she still replied calmly, "I don't know, I think so. I'll be back after I drop off my things."

Mrs. Song kept muttering as she worked, "Do you think you are a messenger? You come back as soon as you drop off something. That's your brother. You should care about how he is doing recently."

Si Niang was not convinced and said, "Brother Haoxi has grown up. He is not a child anymore. Why do you want me to care about him? He can take care of himself."

Mrs. Song looked up at her and said, "You are such a heartless person. When you were little, Qin Hao treated you the best. He always thought of you for everything. Whenever you got into trouble, he always took the blame for you."

After hearing what her mother said, Si Niang thought about it and it seemed to be true. She felt sweet in her heart when she thought that he wanted to marry her.