Chapter 762: Generation Gap

Chapter 762: Generation Gap

Liu Haoqiang cried herself to exhaustion, and her wails slowly quieted into a sob. The girl comforted her on the side, wiping her tears for her with a handkerchief, which quickly got drenched.

“You’ve got a lot of tears,” the girl joked brightly. “Are you made of water?”

Liu Haoqiang didn’t know what to say. “I...I’ll pay you back...”

“Can you afford to?” The girl suddenly pulled a straight face. “This is made of the most premium silk from heavenly snow silkworms. It’s priceless, and there are only two such handkerchieves in the world. The other one is owned by the queen of Snow Nation.”

“Re-really?” Liu Haoqiang’s eyes widened.

“Of course not. Is your brain turned off or something? You can’t even tell that I’m joking.” The girl laughed carelessly and offered her a hand. “I’m Ba Qiuchi. Based on the poem. Easy to remember, right?”

Ba Qiuchi. What a pretty name. It’s poetic.

“I’m...”

“Ah!” Ba Qiuchi shouted, staring at the two streaks of blood running down Liu Haoqiang’s legs under the red dress.

“Are you...hurt?”

Liu Haoqiang flushed red from her face all the way to the bottom of her neck. She had never been so embarrassed and ashamed. She wanted nothing more than to dig a hole in the ground and hide in it. She lowered her head and couldn’t look at Ba Qiuchi. “I’m not...”

“Oh, you’ve got your period!” Ba Qiuchi realized and reacted easily. “You don’t have pads with you, do you? Me neither.”

Ba Qiuchi picked up her bicycle. “Hop on!”

“I...”

“Hurry,” Ba Qiuchi urged.

“Okay...” Liu Haoqiang awkwardly got onto the back seat of the bicycle with her head lowered.

Soon, they reached a small shop. Ba Qiuchi parked her bicycle and flashed Liu Haoqiang a smile. “Wait here.”

A minute later, she returned with a small black plastic bag. Inside were the pads, and she was carrying a pair of simple-looking sandals in her left hand.

“It’s cool! You don’t get it! There’s a generation gap between us!”

“You and your mouth. You run wild just because you get good grades and skip classes all the time to come to my shop. I’m going to tell your dad if you continue this.”

“Dear cousin, I know you’re the best...” Ba Qiuchi phoned it in immediately. “I’ll bring more business to you in the future, okay?”

“As if I need it.” The shop owner glanced at Liu Haoqiang. “Come to the changing room, girl. Undress and I’ll check your size for you.”

Liu Haoqiang trembled all over, feeling like bolting and getting out of the shop, but Ba Qiuchi was blocking her escape route. Awkwardly, she was somewhat forced into entering the changing room.

Soon, the shop owner walked out before returning with two regular white bras. Then the two of them emerged from the changing room.

Ba Qiuchi looked at Liu Haoqiang in her red dress, pleased. “Yeah, this is more like it!”

“If it doesn’t fit right or if you feel uncomfortable in any way, tell me,” said the shop owner.

“No, it...fits well.” Liu Haoqiang walked up to the mirror and stared at the girl with feminine curves in a red dress, stunned.

A few seconds later, a warmth spread from her stomach to her chest before reaching the rest of her body.

A heady feeling shook her and threatened to melt her. She suddenly felt like a ray of light was finally shining on her after a prolonged entrapment in a dark marsh.

I’m a woman.

Both my body and soul are a woman’s.

Nothing can change that. Not my biological father, the cold world, or even death.

Liu Haoqiang broke down into tears. She didn’t wail, and warm tears silently fell down her face.

Behind her, Ba Qiuchi and her cousin quietly watched her.

Her cousin shook her head and sighed softly, whispering to Ba Qiuchi, “She must have had it hard. You should help her as best you can.”

“She doesn’t need help. She’s strong. She’s just too lonely and needs a friend.” Ba Qiuchi’s eyes were bright and clear with intelligence. “There’s a generation gap between us, Cousin. You don’t get it.”