"You little rascal..." Guan Danian cursed from behind.
"Alright, itâs almost New Year, if Qingyue wants to play, just let her. Once sheâs engaged, she wonât have this freedom," Guan Tongshi said, carrying out some hot water.
"What do you know?" Guan Danian frowned. "Qingshu is going to become an official. As his sister, behaving so improperly every day will only hold him back. And if she doesnât improve, how can she get engaged? Do you hope sheâll marry a peasant?"
Guan Tongshi couldnât say anything more.
"Iâm telling you, go talk to her. If she keeps being so irresponsible, then marry her off early to save face for the family. Iâll just pretend I donât have this daughter," Guan Danian glared at Guan Tongshi.
Guan Tongshi opened her mouth but could only respond with a reluctant "Okay."
Guan Qingyue ran all the way to Ma Gouziâs house but didnât dare to approach, only watching from a distance. If possible, sheâd need Wang Baozhuâs help, since it was her idea after all.
But after waiting for a long time, she didnât see a trace of Wang Baozhu, only Tian Jinhua and Ma Gouzi coming out, while Ma Laifu was still at home, so she couldnât go directly to him.
"Could she really be locked up?" Guan Qingyue wondered to herself, and then she ran to the back of the Ma Family house.
The house made of rammed earth was low and dark, but the rear window was still a bit high for Guan Qingyue, so she moved two stones over to stand on.
Many families in the village had renovated their houses, with tall and spacious structures made of blue stone and red brick, but those still living in old houses were either waiting their turnâbuilding crews had to go from house to houseâor lacked the money for renovations.
The Ma Family naturally didnât have the money, and the back window was covered with paper, not replaced for a while, so there were already some holes.
Guan Qingyue stood on the stones, tiptoeing, thinking if Wang Baozhu was inside, sheâd call her out. But as she peered through the back window, her eyes suddenly widened...
Inside, two people were on the kang doing something indescribable. Though she couldnât see their faces clearly, the voices were familiar.
"Father-in-law, youâre much better than your useless son..." Wang Baozhuâs voice.
"You slut, letâs see if I wonât kill you! Youâre disgracing our Ma Family."
"If youâd come sooner, Father-in-law, I wouldnât have gone to someone elseâs bed. As for disgrace, is what youâre doing now some kind of honor?"
"Shut up!" Ma Laifuâs suppressed voice, followed by slapping sounds.
"If you have the guts, kill me..."
"No, I wonât kill you, Iâll screw you to death every day..."
Guan Qingyue was stunned, not knowing what to do for a moment, even forgetting she was standing on the stones. She lost her balance and fell, instinctively yelping "Ah," but quickly covered her mouth, enduring the pain as she scrambled up and ran.
The people inside naturally heard the commotion. Ma Laifu hurriedly got up, threw on clothes, and went to check the back window, but there was no one outside.
Wang Baozhu, however, was not afraid; instead, she looked at Ma Laifu with a sarcastic expression: "Father-in-law, are we still doing this? If not, Iâm going to sleep."
Ma Laifu had no mood to continue, hurriedly dressed, and went out the door. No one was around, but beneath the back window, there were two stones stacked upâclearly, someone had been peeking.