Chapter 67: The Troublesome Little Witch
After being teased by that little witch Xu Xin, I couldn't feel better. I went to two talent exchange markets in the afternoon, but because I was absent-minded and there were really no suitable companies, I got nothing. When it was almost evening, I came out of the market, took out my mobile phone, and called Qiu Jieqin.
"Hello, Jie Qin, it's me. Are you almost off work?"
"Yeah, almost there, there are still ten minutes left."
"I officially resigned yesterday. Today I've been wandering around the job market to see if there's any place where I can find a job."
"Yeah?"
"Yes! But I haven't seen a suitable one after looking around for a long time. You know, I don't have any special skills except for fiddling with some chemical elements. It's not easy to find a job like this!"
"Um!"
"Huh? Why don't you have any suggestions? What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"
"no."
"No, you're not usually like this! Is something wrong?"
"...Qian, I want to see you tonight. I... have something to tell you."
"If you have something to say, just say it now. Are you trying to drive me crazy?"
"It's not convenient to say it now."
"Okay then, where shall we meet tonight? What time?"
"Well... come to my house in an hour. I'll go buy some vegetables and cook two of my specialties for you to try, okay?"
"Okay! I've never tasted the dishes you cooked. But are you really okay? I see you're worried about something!"
"...When you come, I'll tell you."
"Then...see you in an hour!" I hung up the phone and walked away thinking, "Qiu Jieqin isn't in a good state! She seems to have something on her mind that she can't talk about. She was fine when we parted the night before yesterday. How could something suddenly happen to her?"
I was puzzled, so I had to wait for her to tell me. It was still early, so there was no point in rushing there. I crossed the road and walked slowly along the riverside embankment.
Winter evenings come quickly, and now it is already dusk. Over the endless edge of the Yudai River, a half-round sun is about to sink, and the clouds on the horizon are dyed red, forming a spectacular and beautiful picture with the river surface.
Many people stopped by the river to admire the beautiful scenery. I walked along and accidentally saw a familiar figure in the sunset.
It was a beautiful silhouette of a young girl, she was sitting on the railing of the river bank, the river breeze was blowing gently, her long black hair was fluttering in the wind, she was wearing a tight-fitting school uniform, she looked young, but her curves were already fascinating. Such a beautiful scene, such a silhouette, it looked like a peerless oil painting, beautiful and exquisite to the extreme.
But in my eyes, I was furious. The girl was Xu Xin who had teased me so badly just now. At this moment, she was staring at the clouds in the sky. I thought to myself: Well, I have found it without any effort after searching everywhere. Now I have caught you and see what you have to say.
I stood behind her quietly, thinking about how to teach her a lesson. It didn't matter whether she got the money back or not. The important thing was to let her know that her behavior was extremely bad and immoral. How could she be a useful person to society when she grew up if she had such a bad heart at such a young age?
I was about to speak when I suddenly heard this little witch let out a long sigh. It seemed that she was filled with thousands of melancholy and helplessness. At such a young age, she seemed to have many unsolvable worries and sorrows.
I was stunned for a moment, words stuck in my chest, unable to speak. This seemingly immature demon actually has such a side?
Xu Xin sighed, swung her legs down the railing, turned around and saw me. I saw that she was startled at first, then smiled awkwardly and said, "It's you? How... did you find me?"
I had many great principles to teach her, but after hearing her sigh, I thought she must have some sad things unknown to others, which made her behave badly. I asked, "What about your two classmates? How did the speech contest go?"
Xu Xin blushed and said, "What kind of speech contest is this? I lied to you! My two classmates have already gone home. Their parents called and asked them to come back."
I knew all about the fake speech contest, so I was not surprised at all. I asked her again, "Why don't you go home? It's almost dark, and your home is so far away. Aren't you afraid that your family will worry about you?"
Xu Xin snorted and said, "They? They won't worry about me! They would be so happy if I didn't go back, how could they care about me? Anyway, I will never go back to that home again."
I said, "Nonsense! Although you are naughty, what parent doesn't care about their children? Did you have a quarrel with your family? If you run away from home like this, your family will be worried to death! You are so ignorant!"
Xu Xin bit her red lips and said angrily: "None of your business! Didn't I just trick you into treating me? I'll return the money to you, and then you can do whatever you want. Don't lecture me!" As she spoke, she took out a small wallet and was about to open it to take out the money.
I said, "No need. Treating you to a meal is a small matter. I won't take it seriously. Your brother and sister are both my good friends. You are their sister. How can I watch you wandering on the street and do nothing? I don't know what kind of dispute you had with your family, but it is wrong for you to run away from home without saying anything. Wait a minute, I will call your brother and ask him to pick you up."
As I said this, I took out my cell phone and prepared to call Xu Jian.
Xu Xin said angrily: "How can you be so nosy!" When she saw that I had already pressed the button to make the call, she turned around and ran away when I was not paying attention.
I hurriedly shouted, "Hey! Where are you going? Come back soon!" But Xu Xin would never listen to me. Her legs were so long that she ran a long way in just a few steps.
I thought to myself, if she ran away, how could I find her in such a big world? Although the little witch was cunning and weird, she was still a weak girl. She was wandering outside all day without anyone to take care of her. If she ran into a bad guy, the consequences would be serious. Originally, this matter should not be my business, but now no one here knows her except me, and her sister and brother are my friends. How could I just watch the little witch run away and do nothing?
Without any time to think, I had to chase after her, hoping to catch her and then notify Xu Jian to come and pick her up.
So on the long embankment beside the Yudai River, a young girl fled in panic, and a man followed her, attracting the attention of passers-by and endless discussions.
I don't know if Xu Xin had practiced long-distance running in school. Although she started running first, a tall and strong man like me couldn't catch up with her for a while. I was shocked and angry. I gritted my teeth and put more strength, and I saw that we were getting closer and closer.
Xu Xin turned around and was horrified to see that I was about to catch her. In desperation, she had to shout loudly: "Help! Hooligan!"
I almost fell down when I was in the back. What? Hooligan? You don't need to frame me like this?
Sure enough, a heroic man came out of nowhere and stopped me. He said, "Boy! Isn't it too much to tease a girl in broad daylight?"
I couldn't stop myself and cried out "Ah!", then I collided violently with the hero who saved the beautiful girl. With a "bang", both he and I saw stars, and we fell backwards with our heads spinning. We were in so much pain that we couldn't even groan.
The little witch stopped in the distance, clapping her hands and laughing. Three or four people gathered around me to watch the fun. My forehead, chest and knees were all burning with pain from the collision. Hearing the little witch's gloating laughter, I gritted my teeth and thought to myself, "See if I don't catch you."
I saw the man who stopped me sitting up, stroking his forehead and yelling at me. It looked like he was fine. I ignored him and chased after the little witch again.
When Xu Xin saw me getting up and chasing her, she screamed and ran away again. I was afraid that she would call for help or something like that, so I ran even faster, just wanting to catch her in one go.
But I had to admire her. Although she didn't call for help and no one came to stop me, I still couldn't catch up with her. After running for about seven or eight minutes, I didn't know how far we had run. I just felt that I was almost out of breath, and my speed was as slow as a turtle. The little witch a few steps ahead was not much better than me. She held her chest and staggered. Finally, she was really exhausted and sat down on the railing, gasping for breath.
I chased her, propped my hands on my knees, bent over and gasped, trying to speak, but I was too tired to utter a word. Just like that, you looked at me, and I stared at you, breathing heavily.
After a long while, I regained some strength and said, "Why are you... running? I... I'm not... a bad person!"
The little witch gasped, "You want to take... me home, and you're still... not a bad person! Oh my god! I'm... so tired!"
"I... I'm doing this for your own good! You... you're a single... little girl, wandering in this unfamiliar place, what... what to do if something happens? No, you have to go home, wait for me to call... your brother."
"Hit me! If you hit me... I will run away!"
I took a few more breaths, finally evened out my breathing, and then said, "How can you be so ignorant, kid! Do you think it's fun to be out there? This society is full of all kinds of people. You're lucky to have met me. If you had met some bad guy, they might have cheated you and sold you to a poor mountain village. By then, it would be too late to regret."
The little witch was still stubborn: "Even if I was sold to a poor mountain valley, I don't want to go home, and I don't want you to care about me. You are so nosy, do you want to be my brother-in-law?"
I was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother-in-law? Me? Ha, sorry, I'm not worthy of you. But your brother is my eldest brother, I can't ignore your business."
"Bah! What do you mean my brother is your eldest brother? Don't try to get close to my family. Don't I know you? Are you dreaming about my sister? I tell you, if you want to get my sister, you have to get past me first!"
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and I was too lazy to explain to her, so I said, "No matter what, you can't run away anymore. Follow me and wait until your brother comes to pick you up."
"You...Okay! I'll follow you. I have nowhere to go anyway. I'm hungry now, so I'll be fine if someone takes care of me! But I'm determined not to go back. If you dare to call my brother, I'll run away again."
I was both angry and amused, and asked, "Why? What happened between you and your family? Why do you hate going home so much?"
The little witch said, "Why do you care about me? Anyway, I won't go back. You can ask me to follow you, but there is only one condition. Don't tell my family. Otherwise, I would rather be sold to a poor mountain valley and be someone else's wife!"
I said, "How can that be possible? What would it be like if I kept a girl like you around all day? If you don't go home, your family will be worried to death. I don't agree!"
Xu Xin stood up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his butt, and said angrily: "If you don't agree, forget it! Do you think I still want to follow you? Goodbye, don't follow me anymore, you don't have to care about my life or death!"
She said and turned away.
I had no choice but to call her: "Hey! Wait a minute!"
The little witch turned around, looked at me smugly, and said, "Why? Have you changed your mind?"
I thought, there is no way, I will agree to it now, but won't I secretly call you when you are not paying attention? When your brother comes to pick you up, you don't need me to chase you if you want to run away, I don't want to care anymore!
So I pretended to sigh and said, "Alas! You are a lonely person, I am really afraid that you will be abducted by others. Well, you should follow me first, I will take care of you for the next two days, and when you have had enough fun and figured it out, you must go back, otherwise your family will be really worried to death, you have to promise me this!"
The little witch smiled sweetly, jumped to my side, and said, "Okay! Let me tell you after I figure it out! But don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Are you planning to tell my brother when I'm not paying attention? I'm telling you! Don't play tricks on me. You're still a little naive!"
This little witch looks so innocent and harmless when she smiles. Who knows that she is actually very scheming and experienced. I forced a smile and said, "Hehe! I dare not, I dare not!"
The little witch said, "Don't talk so nicely! I want you to swear an oath and promise not to tell my family, otherwise you can't expect me to believe you!"
I suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, thinking, "This little witch is so powerful, she actually used this trick on me. It seems that I can only agree to her for now and then think of a solution slowly."
I said, "Okay, okay! I swear, if I tell your family about you being by my side, I'll be a puppy! Okay?"
The little witch was both angry and amused, and angrily said: "Is this called a poisonous oath? Puppy? Can you please be serious? Stop being funny, if you keep doing this, I'll leave!"
I spread my hands and said, "Then what do you want me to say? I really can't swear an oath!"
The little witch said, "Okay! I'll teach you. Just say that if you tell my family about my presence here, I will kill your whole family! This will count as a poisonous oath."
I was furious when I heard that and shouted, "What did you say?"
The little witch saw that I was angry, but she didn't care. She said, "If you don't swear, it means you are not sincere and not worthy of my trust. If you don't have any evil intentions in your heart, you won't be afraid of any oath, don't you think?"
She waved at me and said, "Goodbye, don't waste your time, go do what you need to do, I'm leaving too."
I saw her start to walk away, so wouldn't all my previous efforts be in vain? I shouted anxiously, "Wait! I..."
The little witch turned around and faced me , but her steps were moving backwards. I had no choice but to say, "I swear! I swear, if I tell your family about what happened here, my whole family will be killed!"
The little witch smiled and immediately ran to my side, happily holding my arm and said with a smile: "Okay! Then I will follow you! Come on, take me to eat something, I am starving!"
I was forced to swear a poisonous oath. I felt extremely unhappy and broke free from her hand in a bad mood. I said, "Since you are following me, you must follow my arrangements. You are not allowed to complain about this or that, and you are not allowed to cause trouble for me."
The little witch was very happy and shouted: "Yes! I will obey the commander's orders!"
Seeing how happy she was, I felt upset. If I bring her home now, she can share a room with my younger sister. They are about the same age, so we can definitely have fun together. It’s just that it’s a little difficult to explain. Bringing a young girl home for no reason? It’s a headache! By the way, Qiu Jieqin has something important to tell me. If I don’t take the little witch with me, I’m afraid she will run away if I’m not careful. If I take her with me, I… my head is really as big as two heads.
I thought about it and decided not to go to Qiu Jieqin's place. It was impossible to have a good conversation with a little witch, so I called her and told her I was not going. I took out my cell phone and was about to call Qiu Jieqin when the little witch suddenly shouted, "What are you doing?" and snatched my phone away, "You just swore not to tell my family!"
I angrily said, "Who said I was going to call your family? I had a date tonight, how could I go with you? I called her to tell her I wasn't going. Stop messing around and give me back my phone!"
The little witch looked unconvinced and said, "Don't give me that. I don't believe it! Leave the phone with me for now, so you don't have any bad ideas. Humph!"
As she said that, she pressed the power button and turned off her phone. I shouted, "If you turn off your phone, how can she contact me? Wouldn't she just wait like an idiot?"
The little witch smiled cunningly and said, "If your cell phone is turned on here, my brother might call you. What if he happens to use a number I'm not familiar with? Wouldn't all my efforts be wasted? So! To be on the safe side, this phone must be turned on once and for all. If you're worried that the person you're dating will wait foolishly, you can take me with you! I promise to be a good boy and not cause any trouble for you. As long as there's something to eat, that's fine. Hehehe!"
I stroked my head with my hands, groaned in pain, and sighed: "I...how could I have met a...living treasure like you! God..."
There was nothing I could do! Thinking of Qiu Jieqin's temper of waiting until death, I was afraid I had to go, but bringing a little witch with me...what was that?
Seeing that time was running out, I had no choice but to say, "Okay! I'll take you there, but you have to promise me not to talk too much and to follow my instructions!"
The little witch put my phone in her pocket, saluted me, and said, "YES, SIR!"
I wanted to laugh but couldn't, so I took her to the street, hailed a taxi, and went to Qiu Jieqin's home. As soon as we got to the door, the little witch asked curiously, "You're having a date at someone's house, who is it?"
I said unhappily, "My girlfriend."
The little witch was shocked and asked, "What? You... have a girlfriend? Don't you like my sister?"
I said, "Who told you that I like your sister? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense." I rang the doorbell. The little witch said, "But how can you...my sister..."
Before I could finish my words, the door opened and Qiu Jieqin welcomed me in with a smile: "Qian, you are late!" Then she saw the incredibly beautiful and pure female student next to me and asked curiously: "Hey? Who are you..."
The little witch rolled her eyes, and suddenly took my arm affectionately, and said in a coquettish voice: "Darling! Who is this auntie?"
