Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 21
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Proofed by The Buddha
Chapter 21: Xie Yuntang Was Her Hope To Returning Home
Xie Qing touched Xie Yuntang's head, and his tone was a little friendlier than before. "I’m going to the county town to visit your grandparents later. What do you want to eat?"
"Dad, I want candy." Xie Yuntang added obediently, "And pastries."
Xie Qing was a little surprised that he asked for something. In the past, when asked what he wanted, he always said no.
Xie Qing happily touched his head and said, "Okay."
Su Tao looked on and felt sad. Her rich father also asked her like this before.
She wanted to go home, she wanted to go home...
She wanted to go home!!
The Xie family's breakfast was simple, but full, with creamy porridge, eggs, and fist-sized buns.
In the past, Su Tao wouldn't even look at such food. However, after the torture she went through, she couldn't help but gulp.
She probably had eaten "pig food" for too many days because for a moment, she felt that she couldn't eat the food.
When Mrs. Xie Qin saw that she was stunned and not moving her chopsticks, she thought Su Tao was feeling restrained. She raised her hand to pick up a bun for her, and said gently, "Don't be nervous. You can eat whatever you want. Just help me take care of Yuntang.”
Su Tao gulped again, wanting to stuff it into her mouth in one bite, but she still resisted and said obediently, "Thank you, auntie."
Then she bit into the bun, and the rich meaty taste made her want to howl. Apart from the pancakes and pastries she snatched from Milksop, she finally had normal food.
She couldn’t be sent back by the Xie family. She would rather die in the Xie family.
Although she had tried her best to restrain herself from gobbling, in the eyes of the three Xie family members, it was as if she had not eaten for several days and was devouring her food.
Xie Yuntang's eyes showed pity. Su Tao was so pitiful.
He put an egg beside her and said softly, "This is for you."
Su Tao glanced at him after swallowing the bun, then glanced at Mrs. Xie-Qin. She quickly shook her head, and said obediently, "Brother Yuntang, you may eat it."
She couldn't snatch his food in front of his parents, otherwise she would be kicked out later.
"I'm full. You go ahead."
Hearing the words "Brother Yuntang", Xie Yuntang's eyes crinkled up. Then, he thought of something. He looked at her fingers, and said, "Sister Taozi, let me peel it for you."
Sister Taozi...
Su Tao almost choked. Sister Taozi, my foot! Sister Taozi! I was old enough to be your mother.
Sister Taozi?
Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing looked at each other and smiled, but didn't say anything.
Usually, their son didn't like to talk, so they thought about buying a boy attendant to accompany him.
However, he rejected them.
After eating two eggs, two bowls of porridge, and four steamed buns, Su Tao finally felt full for once and touched her belly happily.
She was quite sensible and started clearing away the dishes after she was full.
Mrs. Xie-Qin stopped her and said kindly, "Since your hands are blistered, don't get them wet. You may send Yuntang to school."
Hearing this, Su Tao was a little embarrassed. She had eaten so much food, yet she didn't have to work. She said softly, "Auntie Xie, it doesn't hurt. I'll go and wash the dishes. I'll make sure they are clean."
"No need, that's not why we asked you to come to our house. You just need to take good care of Yuntang."
Mrs. Xie-Qin saw that it was getting late, so she went to the kitchen to pack pancakes and water. She handed them to Su Tao, and said, "Just give them to Yuntang when you get to the school later."
Su Tao nodded and took a sneak peek at the pancakes. They smelled so good.
She quickly looked away and caught a glimpse of Xie Yuntang carrying his school bag. She quickly brought it over and said, "Brother Yuntang, let me carry it for you."
She appeared diligent.
"No need." Xie Yuntang was worried that her hand would hurt, so he wanted to take his school bag back.
How could Su Tao possibly let him take it? She smiled and said, "I'll carry it." After saying that, she secretly glared at Xie Yuntang, signaling him not to snatch it from her.
Xie Yuntang was stunned for a moment, but he didn't read too much into it. He just thought Su Tao was being kind, helping him carry his school bag.
His eyes crinkled up. "Thank you, Sister Taozi."
Su Tao, "..."
The two of them walked out of the courtyard one after another. Mrs. Xie-Qin stood at the door and watched for a while before saying to Xie Qing, "This girl, Su Tao, is quite good."
From her tone, it was obvious that she was pleased with Su Tao.
She quickly added, "It would be nice if she were a boy. It’ll be more convenient in the future."
"A boy might not be so thoughtful. It's okay. We'll find a boy attendant in a couple of years."
Xie Qing held her hand with a gentle look on his face, and said, "I'm going to tow. You can rest at home."
……
Over at this end, Su Tao and Xie Yuntang were on the way to school.
Su Tao showed her true colors. She tore half of the pancake to eat. It was so delicious that she couldn't help it.
After eating, she licked her fingers and glanced at the silent Milksop next to her. She warned uneasily, "Don't go home and complain about it, or I’ll pull your ear."
Xie Yuntang nodded seriously, "I won't tell them. I’ll give them all to you.”
Su Tao, “…”
What was this little guy thinking?
She fiercely stuffed half of the pancake back into his hands, imitating Mrs. Su-Qian's venomous voice, "Eat it! If you don't eat it, I'll kill you."
Su Tao was satisfied when she saw that Milksop was stunned.
At this time, a boorish-sounding boy's voice was heard. "Yuntang!"
Then, a group of young children ran over in a slovenly manner. They probably hadn't taken a shower and smelled of sweat.
Su Tao glared at them angrily, and then subconsciously pulled Xie Yuntang.
"Yuntang, look, an insect!" Zheng Duoyin, a skinny boy, held a caterpillar in his hand to scare Xie Yuntang.
He wasn’t being malicious, just playful.
Xie Yuntang's face turned a little pale. He was most afraid of these insects. He said timidly, "Take it away."
"No way, haha, Yuntang, you’re afraid of insects."
Zheng Duoyin still held the insect in front of Xie Yuntang’s eyes. Suddenly, a sallow hand grabbed the insect, and threw it to the ground in front of them. Then, the girl stepped on the insect.
The girl glared and she put her hands on her hips. She said fiercely, "You brat, if you scare Milk... Xie Yuntang with an insect again, I’ll trample you to death!"
Only she could bully Milksop. If others bullied him, she would kill them.
Xie Yuntang was her hope to returning home.
What if he was scared witless?
When Zheng Duoyin saw the dead insects, his eyes turned reddish and he started to shed tears. He said aggrievedly: "Su Tao, why did you crush my insect to death?"
"I don’t like you! Cry, cry, cry. Why are you crying like a sissy?”
Su Tao was afraid of attracting the adults, so she pointed at him and threatened, "If you cry again, I'll beat you!"
Zheng Duoyin sniffled and didn't dare to cry anymore. Su Tao was so fierce.
When he stopped crying, Su Tao tugged at Xie Yuntang and left. As she walked, she said, "Hurry up, Milksop. You're going to be late for school. Don’t cry later if the teacher spanks you."
"Sister Taozi, thank you." Xie Yuntang's eyes were very bright.
Su Tao was so awesome. She wasn’t afraid of insects.
"Sister Taozi, my foot! As I told you, you should call me big sister!" Su Tao felt frustrated and worried when she saw that Milksop was getting friendlier with her again.
No matter how much she cursed at him or bullied him, he still didn't get angry. He was tolerant to her like Buddha.
Xie Yuntang shook his head and said seriously, "You’re younger than me, so I can't call you big sister."
His innocent eyes made Su Tao speechless. She took a deep breath, then handed the water bottle to him. "Study hard. If you don't, I'll beat you!"
Seeing that he was about to say something, she put her hands on her hips, bared her teeth and said, "Go in."
