Scum Male's Whitewashing Manual

2.2

Yi Zhilan went home. When her aunt saw her, she rushed up to meet her. "Lan Lan, why are you so pale?"

Looking at the girl's pale face, Aunt Yi quietly looked around and saw that there was no one, she asked softly, "Is 'that' coming?"

(TLNote: I think she's implying her monthly, but it's not clear here...)

Yi Zhilan's pale face turned slightly red, lowered her head and said, "No, I didn't sleep well yesterday."

"Don't go to town to make up a missed lesson next time. You are a girl. Even if there are only women in that family's home, it is not safe. Uncle and aunt have money and can provide for you."

Looking at the wrinkles on her aunt's face that appeared early because of poverty, Yi Zhilan felt sour and comforted softly, "It's okay. If I stay at Aunt Qin's house at night, nothing will happen."

Yi Zhilan's parents died young. When she was one year old, she was taken home by her uncle. Aunt Yi did not object. She really loved her poor niece as she did her own daughter.

When she was a child, she was too weak to eat crude chaff. Aunt Yi couldn't help but exchange the eggs laid by the only hen in the family with milk from other women.

She also had a big illness for three days, a small illness for two days. The couple just grinds their teeth and work hard to pay the medical expenses, bringing up the niece safely.

(大病三天，小病两天 / Dàbìng sān tiān, xiǎo bìng liǎng tiān = a big illness for three days, a small illness for two days/ meaning; she was always sick every other week. Her immunity was very low.)

Uncle Yi is an ordinary farmer. He went out early and came back late. He was in his early forties and was tired. Aunt Yi was also wrinkled. Right now, they also grind their teeth for Yi Zhilan to go to school and become a college student.

No one in the village could say that they weren't good people. Yi Zhilan regards her uncle and aunt as her closest people. She studies very hard to get a good academic background, which in turn could help her find a good job. She respects her uncle and aunt and wants to let them enjoy their life. Now, seeing the look of concern on her aunt's face, the grievance and perplexity after waking up, surged back up.

No, I can't worry my aunt.

Yi Zhilan blinked and covered her teary eyes. She smiled at Aunt Yi and asked, "What about Qingqing?"

"That lazy girl is still asleep. Really... I told her to go to town and find a job, she refused and wanted to go to the university to take the entrance exam. If she had any ability to do that, your uncle and I would pay for her, even if we had to smashed the pots and sell the iron, but she doesn't!"

Yi Zhilan's eyes darkened slightly, but nothing was seen on her face. "I'll go and see her."

She entered the room. In the innermost small room was the kang where they both slept together. On top of it was a girl lying with her back to her. It was Yi Qingqing.

"Qingqing, Qingqing, Qingqing..."

Yi Qingqing personally handed her drunk cousin into Hun Zi's hands yesterday. For the first time, she didn't sleep well all night. After squinting for a while, she heard the voice of her cousin calling her. She trembled and stiffened.

But soon, she remembered what Hun Zi told her and tried to calm her pounding heart. She rubbed her eyes and answered with a sleepy voice, "what?"

Seeing her normal reaction, Yi Zhilan bit her lip and asked softly, "Didn't you pull me out to drink last night?"