Chapter 364: Chapter 360: Can’t Beat Gu Jiaojiao or Xu Wenwan

Xu Wenwan held on for a moment, then pulled her hand away.

The System was happily siphoning away when its source was suddenly gone. It was instantly displeased.

"What are you doing? Hurry up and absorb his luck!"

Xu Wenwan frowned. "Just a little is enough. If I take too much at once, people will get suspicious of me."

’That makes sense,’ the System thought.

’It could wait a little longer.’

’After all, it had already waited for so many years.’

It glanced at Xu Wenwan, made a few casual adjustments, and she instantly became a little prettier.

She radiated a healthy glow, as if a succubus had just drained a man of his vitality.

Yun Hao looked at Xu Wenwan, who now seemed significantly prettier, and felt a profound sense of strangeness. She hadn’t seemed this beautiful when she first came in, but in just a few short moments, her looks had improved considerably. Yet when he studied her carefully, he felt like nothing had changed at all. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Thinking it over, he realized her skin seemed to have lightened quite a bit. Her eyes and brows were less noticeable because they were red from crying.

Yun Hao thought it was absurd. ’How could someone’s skin lighten in an instant?’

’The village office must have been too dark. I probably just didn’t get a good look at her earlier.’

The two of them left the village office and were spotted by quite a few villagers.

Those people couldn’t help but purse their lips in disapproval.

For a young woman to be with a man all day, completely inseparable—it was simply a disgrace to public decency.

If they really liked each other, they should make it official.

Since they hadn’t made their relationship official but were still always together, wasn’t that just shameless behavior?

Society was always especially harsh on girls, particularly in such a conservative era.

Xu Wenwan hadn’t been back long and hadn’t interacted much with the villagers, so she had no idea her reputation was already in tatters.

Any family with a son would have their boy’s ear pulled while being sternly warned, "You can marry anyone but a girl like Xu Wenwan."

But Xu Wenwan couldn’t care less.

If she were to actually hear people saying such things,

...she would just think they were feudal-minded old fossils.

She continued to chat with Yun Hao, completely absorbed in their conversation and ignoring the stares around them.

In the distance, a group of girls walked past. The one in the middle, who had the most delicate features, wore her hair in two braids and had on a red padded jacket that made her look quite pretty.

"Ye Shu, you look so good in that red jacket! It makes your skin look so fair and rosy."

"I know, right? But I still think Gu Jiaojiao is the one who looks best in red..."

Before the girl could finish, the person next to her jabbed her with an elbow. The girl looked completely baffled.

"What was that for? You just elbowed me."

The girl who had nudged her was speechless.

’Is this girl blind?’

’Can’t she see that Sun Yeshu’s face is as black as the bottom of a pot, and she’s still running her mouth?’

They were all girls of a similar age from the village who had grown up together. Sun Yeshu had always been the prettiest among them, even earning the title of "village belle."

The young men in the village would often sneak glances at her.

But ever since Gu Jiaojiao arrived, no one called Sun Yeshu the village belle anymore. Sun Yeshu, for her part, couldn’t stand Gu Jiaojiao and frequently bad-mouthed her.

’Praising Gu Jiaojiao right in front of Sun Yeshu... Is she nuts?’

’But I’m not wrong,’ the girl thought. ’Gu Jiaojiao really does look the best in red.’

’Especially on her wedding day.’

’Sun Yeshu and the others hadn’t gone, but I secretly tagged along with my mother. Gu Jiaojiao’s skin was so dewy and fresh, and with the red silk on, she looked like she had stepped right out of a painting.’

However, she was smart enough to keep these thoughts to herself.

Seeing Sun Yeshu’s darkened expression, she quickly tried to smooth things over.

"No matter how pretty Gu Jiaojiao is, she’s married now. Among all the unmarried girls, our Ye Shu is still the prettiest."

The other girls quickly chimed in.

"Yes, yes, that’s right! Among the unmarried girls, Ye Shu is definitely the most beautiful."

Sun Yeshu’s expression finally softened. Just as she was about to offer a few modest words, she looked up and saw Xu Wenwan and Yun Hao walking toward them.