After transmigrating,The Female Supporting Character Became Darling of The Five

Chapter 13: Why Are You So Kind?

"We're leaving, you be good!" Su Jing patted her head.

Su Guan watched as her several brothers walked away. During this, Su Chen looked back once. She was still standing at the doorway. Seeing him look back, she waved at him, and Su Chen, unable to resist, smiled.

Not until her brothers had completely disappeared did Su Guan prepare to return to her room, when from the other end of the road came the laughter of girls.

Three girls passed by the Su family courtyard. The one in the middle was slightly older, about sixteen or seventeen years old, while the other two were about Su Guan's age.

When they saw Su Guan, they stopped, one of them carrying a basket covered with a floral cloth.

Su Guan also turned back to look at them.

"Are you the biological younger sister of Brother Su?" asked the girl in the middle, her face bearing a kind smile.

Su Guan nodded.

The girl on the left sneered, sizing up Su Guan from head to toe. When her gaze fell on Su Guan's beautiful face, her disgust became more apparent.

Su Guan didn't know where she had offended her; it was their first meeting after all.

"What's your name?" the sister in the middle asked again.

Su Guan honestly answered her question, and after a few exchanges, she learned their names. All three were girls from the village. The one in the middle was He Jiaolan, the village chief's daughter; the one on the left was Chen Yinghong; and the silent girl on the right, He Jiaoxing, was He Jiaolan's younger sister.

September came, and many pine mushrooms grew in the mountains. They had gone to the mountains together to pick pine mushrooms, planning to pick a lot and sell them in the town.

Speaking of Chen Yinghong, Su Guan knew her. She was Gu Yue's childhood friend and close confidante, who later became Gu Yue's personal maid. Gu Yue had her married off to a guard in the male lead's household. Her marital life was unhappy; her husband was addicted to gambling. The book only briefly mentioned her fate.

No wonder she looked down on her so much. It turned out she was taking Gu Yue's side. But now, Gu Yue was already a young lady herself, and her change in status had nothing to do with Su Guan. Why harbor such malice?

However, Su Guan's attention was mostly on the pine mushrooms they picked.

Hearing that they could be sold for money, she got excited.

She was indeed in need of money, a lot of it!

So, she approached He Jiaolan with a smile, trying to strike up a conversation. He Jiaolan also had a role in the original story, as an admirer of Su Guan's elder brother, Su Jing, but her love was unrequited. Firstly, their statuses were mismatched later on, and secondly, Su Jing did not like her.

"Jiaolan sister, where did you pick these pine mushrooms?"

She spoke softly, her voice particularly pleasant to the ear. He Jiaolan, a girl, couldn't resist, unable to refuse:

"Su Guan, sister, there are many pine trees near our village, and these pine mushrooms grow under the pine trees. It rained some time ago, and now they are sprouting!"

"Why do you ask, Su Guan sister? Do you also want to pick them?"

Upon hearing this, Su Guan immediately nodded:

"Yes, He Jiaolan sister, I want to go too, but I've just come back and I'm not familiar with the place, I don't know how to go!"

"If you want to go, we will be going up the mountain again tomorrow morning. You can come with us!"

He Jiaolan didn't hesitate to invite Su Guan, knowing she was Su Jing's younger sister. Not for any other reason, she just wanted to get along with her to see Su Jing more often.

But Chen Yinghong was displeased upon hearing this, tugging at He Jiaolan's sleeve:

"Jiaolan sister, why bring her along? Look at how tender her hands are, does she look like she can work? The mountain path is tough, what if she gives up after a few steps, holding us back and delaying our work!"

"Yinghong, Sister Su Guan will be one of our villagers from now on. You are about the same age, it's only right to look out for each other. It's precisely because she doesn’t know, that we should take her with us!"

He Jiaolan patiently explained. Her words gave Su Guan a good impression.

"Jiaolan sister, why are you so kind? Alright then, if you want to bring her, bring her. But I won’t be helping with anything if there's a problem!"

Chen Yinghong angrily left with her basket, leaving He Jiaolan somewhat helplessly watching Su Guan.

"Sister Su Guan, don't mind her. Yinghong is just straightforward, but she's not a bad person!"

"It's okay. Then it's settled, He Jiaolan sister, we'll go to the mountain tomorrow morning, remember to call me!"

Su Guan didn't care about Chen Yinghong's opinion. She was indifferent, as she had already achieved her goal.

After talking with He Jiaolan for a while, the two sisters went back together. Su Guan found that He Jiaolan was quite talkative, unlike her own sister who didn't speak a word.

In the evening, she continued to steam pumpkin rice, fried potato pancakes, made steamed cornbread, stir-fried shredded cabbage for dinner, and took out half a bowl of pickled radish from the jar.

As the sun set in the west, Su Guan's five brothers returned home, and she boiled two pots of hot water for them to bathe.

When Su Jing came back, he found that Su Guan had cooked the meal well, with perfect color, aroma, and taste, and water was already prepared for them to wash their hands, she was unbelievably well-behaved.

Su Yun remained silent and didn't provoke Su Guan further, perhaps because he had been reprimanded by his older brother.

During the meal, he carefully savored the dishes prepared by Su Guan. He was surprised that even a simple steamed bun could be made so beautifully, increasing his appetite.

Su Guan couldn't understand why he had so many subtle facial expressions while eating. One moment he frowned, the next his brow relaxed, and then he stared at the steamed bun in his hand as if lost in thought. It was just a steamed bun; how could one read so much into it?

The battlefield was cleaned up very neatly, and after finishing his meal, Su Yun couldn't help but burp, making Su Guan laugh.

Previously, Yue Yue didn't cook at home because her cooking wasn't good, so they would come back tired after work and still have to cook. The feeling of having a meal ready as soon as they returned was really nice.

"The kitchen has hot water, brothers, go wash up quickly. I imagine you've been cutting rice all day, and your bodies must be itchy."

Su Guan noticed that their necks and hands were all bright red, likely from scratching.

Considering the weather, the guys had originally planned to wash in the river casually, but Su Guan's kind offer made them unable to refuse. Only Su Yun went to his room to get clothes before heading to the river.

In the room, the clothes she had washed during the day were neatly folded at the bedside, and you could still smell the scent of sunlight.

"Su Yi, do you want to go to the river with me?"

Su Yun thought to himself that with five people in line to wash, who knows how long they would have to wait.

"Sure, if Fourth Brother is afraid of the dark, I'll accompany you!"

Su Yun couldn't help but roll his eyes at his grandiose reason. You've really come up with a good excuse.

"Sister Guan, Fourth Brother and I are going to the river to wash. Big Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother will wash at home. We're worried there won't be enough water!"

Su Yi was thoughtful and explained things clearly to Su Guan, so she wouldn't overthink it.