When the carriage arrived at Dodo's doorstep, Qingcheng really realized that this was just an ordinary household. The furniture and house were very simple, but everything was kept clean and tidy, giving a very comfortable feeling. Qingcheng decided to stay here for a few more days before leaving, to understand what kind of man Dodo actually was. As for her father, nothing would happen in a few days; her father had not reached the point where he couldn't get out of bed to make medicine for himself.
That first night, after Dodo served dinner to Qingcheng, he also brought her steaming hot foot-washing water, then reached out his hand to touch her bath water, but immediately withdrew it, and then shyly stuck out his tongue and smiled at Qingcheng, saying, “Miss, the water is still a bit hot. You should wait a little before washing, or you might burn yourself.”
That detail of Dodo reaching out to touch the hot water moved Qingcheng so much that tears almost came to her eyes. This was such a responsible and considerate man! Qingcheng had already decided in her heart that she would not marry anyone else in this life.
No wonder her older sisters had all resolved to stay in the human world — it turns out that there are so many emotions in human relationships related to food and love that one can care so much about. Yes, she must make this man fall in love with her, and make him agree to return to the Fox Den together in the future to take care of her father. Qingcheng was not like her nine older sisters who could cruelly leave her father behind.
The next morning, Dodo personally brought hot water for Qingcheng to wash her face, taking care of every detail meticulously, and Qingcheng felt her heart fill entirely with happiness.
Just as Qingcheng was savoring this moment of joy in her heart, a clear voice suddenly came from the doorway: “Brother Dodo, who is this woman?”
“Oh, she, she, she…” Dodo's face instantly turned red, “She's the one I brought home from the road last night. Her, her leg was injured…”
“No, Brother Dodo, I'm your fiancée!” the woman said, “How could you bring this wild woman home? This going around saying things will be so bad…”
“Who's a wild woman! Watch your mouth!” Qingcheng really wanted to walk over and slap her several times, but she reminded herself that she must pretend her leg was still injured; otherwise, she would have no valid reason to stay here.Ah, how could such a good man like Duoduo get engaged, and he even happened to get engaged to such a domineering woman from Hedong, it's really tragic.
Do I still have a chance? Honestly, at that moment, Qingcheng felt like giving up a little, after all, once a man and woman get engaged in the world, it has legal effect.
But Qingcheng still felt very unwilling. She thought that as long as Duoduo hadn't married this woman, she would have a chance, and she shouldn't give up easily; otherwise, it would really be too unfair to herself.
"Oh my, you still dare to scold me?" the girl said without showing any weakness. "Duoduo-ge, did you hear that? This wild woman even dares to scold me, why don't you do anything about it..."
"Forget it, Yuer," Duoduo pulled her back and said, "it was you who was rude first, she was just defending herself, so don't make things difficult for her."
"Alright, Duoduo-ge," the girl named Yuer immediately started crying, "I've known you since we were kids, and now you actually turn against me for an outsider, I, I, I..."
After saying that, Yuer walked over to Qingcheng, pointed her finger at her nose, and scolded, "Little bitch, I'm telling you, Duoduo-ge belongs to me, don't even dream about taking him away!"
Qingcheng decided not to confront her directly anymore. She wanted to defeat force with softness and conquer Duoduo with her gentleness.
So, when Yuer pointed at her nose and scolded, she didn't make a sound.
"How's that, feeling inferior now?" Yuer pushed even further, "Don't you consider how delicate and beautiful I am, while you're just a toad, what could you compete with me for!"
"Alright, alright," Duoduo pulled Yuer back again, "just say a few less words."
"Duoduo-ge, why do you always stand on her side!" Yuer put one hand on her waist, striking a teapot pose. "Am I wrong? Isn't she an ugly monster?"
An ugly monster? Qingcheng chuckled to herself. I bet you've been in the countryside too long and haven't seen what a real beauty looks like.
But Qingcheng didn't respond. She quietly used a towel from the basin to clean the mud off her face, and then revealed her dazzling face.
"So, am I ugly?" Yuer deliberately leaned close to her and asked.Yu'er was so frightened she took several steps back, then ran toward the door. "She, she, she's a fox spirit in disguise. She, she's a nine-tailed fox........" "A nine-tailed fox?" Seeing Yu'er's abnormal reaction, Duoduo couldn't help but mutter. After his eyes darted around, he suddenly fell to the ground in fright. "Miss, you, you, are you really a fox spirit?" "A fox spirit?" Qingcheng asked herself, Yes, I'm a fox spirit in disguise, but how did they know?
She had clearly turned into an ordinary woman. Did they think I was a fox spirit just because they saw I looked a bit prettier? But soon, Qingcheng herself was so frightened that her face turned pale! Because she touched the back of her butt, why did her nine tails suddenly appear?
When she first came down the mountain, wasn't that tail gone?
