Chapter 598: Chapter 598: Harboring Ulterior Motives Kang Li felt like an ugly duckling in front of Kang Li, especially when she saw Luo Yanqing, she almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, to avoid being seen in her disheveled state by a man like Luo Yanqing, who she thought she would never meet in her lifetime. In an abandoned thatched hut at the end of the village. "Third Sister..." The three sisters sat in a row, with Xu Chunxia sitting in the middle, holding her knees. To her left was Xu Chunmei, and to her right was Xu Chunxiang, who was now speaking. She looked at Xu Chunxia for a while and said, "Third Sister, are you thinking about seeing Sister Li Bao just now?" Earlier that day, two cars had driven into the village one after the other and parked in front of the Team Leader’s House. The sisters had all wanted to go and see, but their mother glared and scolded them, forcing them to go home and cook lunch, so they missed the chance to see Sister Li Bao immediately. Unexpectedly, they had run into her just now. To be honest, it wasn’t strange for Third Sister to be thinking more at this time. It was herself... seeing Sister Li Bao’s current dress and seeing Sister Li Bao’s husband made her even more envious than when Sister Li Bao was unmarried. "... do you think she saw me?" After pressing her lips tightly for a long moment, Xu Chunxia asked her younger sister, Xu Chunmei. "She definitely saw you, as we passed right in front of Sister Li Bao just then. Not only did Sister Li Bao see us, but Kang Yichen and the others saw us too," Xu Chunmei replied, seemingly struck by a thought before adding, "Third Sister... you don’t think you made a fool of yourself in front of Sister Li Bao, do you?" Xu Chunxia did not answer, which was as good as an admission. "But we’ve already embarrassed ourselves, what can we do now? Third Sister... do you want to hear my suggestion?" Xu Chunmei had the sharpest brain among the siblings, and the moment she saw Kang Li, she had an idea, which, coincidentally, aligned with Mrs. Xu’s plans. "What suggestion? Your last suggestion made me lose my reputation, what good suggestion can you have now?" Xu Chunxia’s cheeks were swollen like risen buns, making her eyes appear smaller in her face. She stared at Xu Chunmei, her resentment clear in her eyes. "Third Sister, that previous incident was due to your own lack of preparation. If someone hadn’t caught us following behind, it would have worked out. You can’t blame me for that." She wouldn’t have offered advice if she wasn’t trying to be helpful, would she? Xu Chunmei felt indignation, but still, she decided to share her idea with Xu Chunxia, her Third Sister. She couldn’t stand to see her sisters treated like livestock and sold by their own parents. After pursing her lips, she said, "Sister Li Bao has been in North City for nearly two years, she must have made a lot of acquaintances. Third Sister, you should talk to Sister Li Bao, better yet, tell her about your situation at home, plead with her, and ask her to help you find someone in North City, no matter whether the man is marrying for the first time or the second, as long as he has a job and a place to live, and he is a decent person, you should marry him. That way, you can escape our parents and avoid being exploited for the rest of your life. Once you’re settled in North City, me and Sixth Sister will come to join you!" "She won’t help me." Xu Chunxia was tempted, but she knew very well that, given her current relationship with Kang Li and what she had done before, it was very likely that Kang Li would ignore her. "How will you know if you don’t try, Third Sister? If you don’t make an effort for yourself, are you really going to wait until you’re an old maid, being nonchalantly married off by our parents to some old bachelor or an idiot?" Everyone has their own motives, and Xu Chunmei didn’t deny that her suggestion for Third Sister Xu Chunxia was influenced by her own desires.