When Xu Hongdou heard Wang Yue say that, she first thought of her older sister's success. That really had been one of the reasons motivating her, which left her feeling a little frustrated. Then she remembered Auntie Gui planning to play matchmaker for Xie Xiaochun and Wang Yue, and said unhappily, "Well, you don't have a chance now. My sister got married a long time ago, and she even gave me an adorable little niece."
Wang Yue was speechless. He should've known better than to bring up Xu Hongdou's sister. He'd meant to flatter her, but somehow ended up putting his foot in his mouth. What a blunder!
Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to badmouth Xu Hongmi. That would probably make Xu Hongdou dislike him even more. No matter how much Xu Hongdou and Xu Hongmi argued, they were still family. He was just an outsider.
So Wang Yue quickly changed the subject and said earnestly, "You loved playing with bugs when you were little. Looks like you're really connected to this place."
Xu Hongdou's attention shifted, just as he'd hoped. Curiously, she asked, "Why? Because there are lots of bugs here, and I liked playing with them when I was little?"
Seeing how interested she was in the connection, Wang Yue smiled and prompted her, "Think about it. What's this place called?"
Xu Hongdou had no idea what he was getting at or what the place had to do with bugs, but she answered instinctively, "Yunmiao Village? Oh, you mean the Miao women play with Gu worms?"
Wang Yue nodded with a smile and said seriously, "Exactly. Maybe you used to play with Gu worms in a past life. After all, only brave boys would play with rhinoceros beetle larvae. The less brave ones wouldn't even touch them,