Female Novel
Chapter 620
However, John didn’t think much of her reaction while he said, “Your stomach must be acting upbecause you have been overexerting yourself. I’ll go buy you some medicine later on. You’ll feel betterafter taking them.”
Waving him down, Sophia told him, “You don’t have to. I’m not going to take them.”
With a sigh, John tried to persuade her otherwise. “That nausea will persist if you don’t take themedicine. You have been suffering from it for years, and you know how excruciating it can be, so youshould take the meds.”
Without a word, Sophia rinsed her mouth with some water in the kitchen before telling John, “Youshould eat up while I take a short rest.” Her nausea faded as soon as it came, so she was feeling betterafter a few moments, after which she returned to the house. There was no dining room in her house,except for a table in the kitchen. She walked up to the table while instructing, “I can’t stand the smell ofpickled cucumbers, so take them away.”
With a grunt of assent, John left the pickled cucumbers on the shelf by the door. Sophia felt better aftertaking a deep breath, so she went over to the table to start eating her bowl of noodles. After they wereboth done eating, John washed the dishes before leaving the house once again, as he wasn’taccustomed to doing nothing. He probably went out to meet the other villagers, Sophia thought. Themeal left Sophia feeling drowsy, so she took a nap in her room since she could leave everything toJohn now that he was here with her. novelbin
In the meantime, John was strolling in the village while examining it. He realized it was anunderdeveloped area with not even a hundred families, and all the houses looked the same. Now that
everybody had had their meal, there were some who came out to chat with each other in front of theirhouses. Sure enough, their topics revolved around John and Sophia.
Due to the fact that they hailed from a poor village, when they noticed that John was dressed nicelyand drove a car, they surmised that John was in fact a wealthy man. He even promised to donate somemoney so that the villagers could pave their roads. Therefore, the villagers began exclaiming, “Sophiais in luck to have found herself such a rich husband despite hailing from a village in the mountains. Itmust be because of her grandfather’s blessings!”
When John passed them by, they quickly greeted him before asking if he had had his meal. With asmile on his face, John approached them. “I already had my meal, sir. By the way, I’d like to pay myrespects to Sophia’s grandfather. Do you know where he is buried? I don’t want to wake Sophia up asshe is asleep.”
The villagers looked at him while replying, “You sure are a nice young lad.”
Almost all of the villagers knew where Sophia’s grandfather was buried, as she was at a loss as to whatto do when he passed away. Hence, it was up to them to help her with the proceedings of the funeral;even the grave was dug by the men in the village. Therefore, one of the old men told John, “I knowwhere it is, but you’ll have to prepare some offerings if you want to pay your respects. It’s impolite to goempty-handed. In the meantime, I will find someone to show you the way, as well as keep youcompany.”
Upon hearing what the old man said, John thanked him while retrieving a packet of cigarettes to behanded out to everyone. Never had they ever laid eyes on such quality cigarettes, so they examined itcuriously.
The guide that the old man found for John was none other than Buddy, who had an attitude about himwhile in Sophia’s house. However, despite his brash demeanor, he was a kind-hearted man. WhenSophia’s grandfather passed away, he provided much needed help, going as far as to help dig thegrave. Buddy took John to where the latter could buy some flowers before both of them went uphill.
As they were both young, they managed to travel a lot faster. While on their way, John asked aboutSophia’s life while living with her grandfather in the village. Buddy heaved a sigh before replying,“Sophia led such a harsh life. When she was young, both her parents ran away, which left her alone inher grandfather’s care. As she came from a poor family, she was forced to help out with chores eversince a young age, so she learned early on how to handle all of them. During the harvest seasons, shealso had to help with harvesting. It was a pity that she had to go through all that during such a youngage.”