Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading

Chapter 230: Little Cousin

"What are you waiting for? What time is it already? Our mom’s still at home waiting for news."

Su Wenbing didn’t give her a chance and directly dragged her away.

Dragged all the way to the door, Su Wenbing looked at her seriously, "Third Sister, you’re still young. You can’t be careless about finding a partner. Those who are too good-looking aren’t reliable, and those who are too old and rich won’t do either..."

"What?"

Su Xiaoxiao was a bit confused. What was her brother talking about?

She wasn’t even in a rush to find someone!

Seeing her expression, Su Wenbing thought she was being defiant, and immediately planned to preach to her.

As the saying goes, an elder brother is like a father. He must take care of this little girl and not let her make mistakes on such important matters.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard Su Xiaoxiao suddenly say to someone behind him, "Comrade, what a coincidence! Are you leaving now?"

Su Wenbing turned around, facing Zhao Lingling’s face, flushed with embarrassment, and the rest of his words got stuck in his throat.

Thinking about how this female comrade had even touched him earlier, his face turned even redder, and without a word, he pulled Su Xiaoxiao away. "Do you know her to be talking randomly?"

Only when the fresh soap scent on the man’s body faded did Zhao Lingling give her flushed face a hard rub, glance at the tall figure, and leave quickly.

Su Wenbing pulled Su Xiaoxiao into the car, thinking to himself that he must hurry home to discuss with mom about finding a husband for his third sister.

Their family had such a precious little cabbage, it wouldn’t do to let someone take it without proper consideration.

First, height and looks can’t be too poor since his sister is good-looking. It wouldn’t do for a flower to be placed on cow dung.

Of course, they also can’t be too handsome, too attracting attention, and causing trouble.

Secondly, the family’s condition needs to be comparable, so she doesn’t have to suffer.

Su Xiaoxiao was sitting in the back seat, swinging her legs. The wind blew, and she couldn’t help but sneeze.

It always felt like someone was talking about her?

She had no idea that although Su Wenbing appeared calm, he had already worried himself sick over her marriage.

As they rode back home, they saw a small, thin figure standing at the gate, looking like they wanted to enter but didn’t dare to do so.

Su Wenbing frowned, pedaled the bike harder, stopped at the gate, and raised his neck, "Pan, why are you here?"

Following the sound, Su Xiaoxiao looked over to see a small girl, looking around eleven or twelve, standing timidly at the entrance.

The clothes she wore were already washed to a faded white, patched wherever they could be.

Her medium-length hair was dull and yellow, like withered grass in the autumn fields, lifeless.

Seeing the two of them, she walked over nervously, calling out in a barely audible voice, "Cousin, cousin."

Su Xiaoxiao then remembered that the little girl in front of them, who looked like she could be blown over by the wind, was the second oldest from their second uncle’s family, named Su Pan.

She was already fourteen this year, but due to long-term malnutrition, she looked like she was only eleven or twelve.

Su Xiaoxiao felt somewhat sorry for this cousin.

Their second uncle’s family favored boys over girls. The boys were spoiled and rude, while this girl was treated like a servant, having to care for her younger brother and serve the older brother, while not eating well or wearing warm clothes.

Just from hearing her name, you could tell how unwelcome she was at home.

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t like the second uncle’s family but felt quite sorry for this cousin.

She immediately reached into her pocket and pulled out a few pieces of White Rabbit Creamy Candy.

The original owner had slight hypoglycemia, so after she came, she got used to carrying a couple of candies in her pocket, just in case.

Clenching the candy in her hand, she stepped forward, but the little girl got startled.

Su Pan almost pressed her back against the wall, looking at Su Xiaoxiao with a frightened expression.

She thought, if this cousin were to hit her, should she resist?

As she was thinking, a soft hand patted her head. Su Xiaoxiao smiled at her with crescent eyes, "Little cousin, have some candy."

Saying this, she opened her palm in front of her, revealing three pieces of creamy candy.

Su Pan blinked, and a soft blush appeared on her chapped cheeks.

Su Xiaoxiao then realized that this little cousin had very beautiful eyes, and her features were quite striking.

Of course, there were no ugly people in the Su family.

"Do you want to eat it? How about cousin helps you unwrap it?"

Su Xiaoxiao held up a piece of candy wrapper and, in the next moment, heard the girl’s low, soft voice, "Thank you, cousin."

So well-behaved!

Su Xiaoxiao thought, reaching out to tidy up her messy hair, taking out a piece of candy, unwrapping the paper to reveal the milk-white candy inside.

The sweet fragrance filled the air, and Su Pan involuntarily swallowed.

She had only drunk a bowl of thin wild vegetable porridge this evening, and now she couldn’t resist when she saw food.

Su Xiaoxiao saw her not moving, so she directly put the candy in her mouth, "Try it, it’s really tasty."

It was very sweet and fragrant, and she had never tasted anything so good before, Su Pan thought.

Su Xiaoxiao placed two more pieces of candy in her hand before asking, "Pan, tell cousin, why are you here?"

Su Pan thought for a moment and soon nodded vigorously, "My mom told me to come to grandma’s to get something."

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t need to think to know what kind of plan the second aunt had in mind.

Letting Su Pan come, she probably even intimidated her with, "Don’t come back unless you get it."

"Come on, let’s go inside first."

The weather was getting colder, and the little girl was still wearing summer’s worn-out clothes, with her arms exposed and turning red-purple from the wind.

The worn-out cloth shoes on her feet were also so tattered that her toes were poking through, making her look pitiful.

Bringing her inside, as soon as they entered, the two little brothers rushed up, pulling Su Xiaoxiao’s hands from both sides, looking at her eagerly, "Third Sister, do we have anything tasty today?"

"You two just think about eating all day."

Su Xiaoxiao pulled back her hands and knocked each of them on the forehead, but seeing their pitiful eyes, she eventually slipped a piece of White Rabbit into each of their hands.

Only then were the two happy, unwrapping the candies and putting them in their mouths. One looked up and saw Su Pan following Su Xiaoxiao.

"Who is she?"

Su Jianwu mumbled indistinctly.

Su Jianwen gave him a slap on the head, "Are you blind? That’s our second uncle’s cousin sister."

Su Pan rarely went out, either working in the fields or at home, seldom playing in the street, so Su Jianwu barely saw her a couple of times and naturally couldn’t remember.

He sulkily pouted, "Fourth Brother, why did you hit me again? Am I still not your most beloved brother?"

Su Xiaoxiao stood by with a smile, watching the two of them fooling around. When she glanced around, she accidentally met Su Pan’s envious eyes.

While they were fooling around, Liu Cuilan came back from work.

Seeing her come in, Su Pan quickly ran up, stammering, "Big... Auntie, my... my mom told me to come to grandma to get... get something."

Liu Cuilan looked at her, "Get what?"

Su Pan bit her lower lip, not knowing what to say again.