Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 56
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 56: Milksop Smelled So Good
Xie Yuntang subconsciously looked at the hand on his waist, and his whole body stiffened for a moment. Then his fair face turned red, and he said softly, "Hold on tight."
Zhou Sheng hurriedly shouted, "Hold on tight, hold on tight. Here goes!"
"Oh~ Zheng Duoyin, Zhou Sheng, push slower! You'll be dead when I get off!"
They pushed too hard, and the swing swung very high. Su Tao was instinctively startled, and so was Xie Yuntang, but he subconsciously held on to her.
There was a trace of determination in his soft voice. "Sister Taozi, don't be afraid. I'm holding you tight."
Su Tao was frightened by the swing and didn't hear what he said. She kept shouting, "Zhou Sheng, Zheng Duoyin, you two are dead. Put me down!"
Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin laughed and had a lot of fun. They pushed the swing for a long time before letting Xie Yuntang and Su Tao down.
Su Tao kicked each of them the moment she got down. After they sat on the swing, she gathered all her strength and said, "Milksop, push harder."
Xie Yuntang nodded obediently. Although he looked soft and cute, he was quite strong.
The two of them pushed hard, and the swing went straight into the air.
"Ahhh... Help... Big Sister... I was wrong. Ahhh, put me down quickly, I'm scared to death."
"Hahahaha... You deserve it. Who told you to push so hard just now? Milksop, push harder. Teach them a lesson!"
The four of them were making so much noise at the swing. For a moment, it was quite merry. Su Jinbao was watching not far away, feeling a little aggrieved. Why could Su Tao play with them?
Xie Qing, who was returning to the village, heard Su Tao's voice in the carriage and reached out to lift the curtain. The soft and cute boy next to the swing had a flushed face and a wide smile, and seemed very happy.
A trace of tenderness flashed across Xie Qing’s face, and he felt a little relieved. Yuntang was born with mild autism. The doctor said it would be best to raise him in the countryside, otherwise his symptoms would get worse.
There were too many intrigues in a large wealthy family. Even though Xie Qing was the only legitimate son, there were many troubles from the collateral relatives. He didn't dare to take risks with his son’s life, so they moved to Apricot Village.
Fortunately, after five or six years in the village, Yuntang's condition did not worsen. He merely didn't like to talk and didn't like to play with others.
This year's situation was a bit unexpected. With Taozi around, Yuntang’s condition seemed to have improved.
It wasn’t that Xie Qing didn’t know about Taozi's "bullying" of Yuntang. On the contrary, he was well aware of it. He originally wanted to deal with it, but found that Yuntang began to become more active.
In addition, Taozi didn't do anything outrageous. They were just minor fights, so he didn't intervene for the time being.
Later, he consulted the doctor. The doctor said that if this was the case, he should just leave it be. Perhaps Taozi could make Yuntang's illness better.
Therefore, he and Mrs. Xie-Qin were more concerned about the Su family's affairs, and helped as much as they could.
Meanwhile, Su Tao didn't know that Xie Qing knew about the wicked things she had done. After she pranked Zheng Duoyin and Zhou Sheng, she held Xie Yuntang’s hand and ran away.
She didn't care that the two were still on the swing.
The two returned home, trying to catch their breath. Mrs. Xie Qin had heard from Xie Qing. When she saw them, she smiled gently. "Where did you go to play? Why is your face so flushed?"
Xie Yuntang's innocent eyes were radiant, and he replied softly, "Sister Taozi took me to play on the swing."
"Mom, can we have a swing at home?"
In the future, he and Sister Tao could play at home without having to fight with others for the swing.
Mrs. Xie-Qin glanced at Xie Qing and nodded. "Sure, I'll ask your father to build it later."
Su Tao had already gone to the kitchen to scoop out some water. "Brother Yuntang, come and wash your hands."
She just saw that they were having roast duck today.
The roast duck smelled so good.
Xie Yuntang hurried over. He rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands. And then, he waited for her to wash her hands. After she was done, the two sat down and waited for the meal to be served.
Su Tao picked up some food for him as usual, and then started to tuck in heartily. She only had eyes for the food on the table.
Xie Yuntang glanced at her, reached out his hand to pick up a duck leg for her and put it in her bowl. The next moment, he saw the girl's eyes crinkled up like crescent moons.
He was a little happy. "Sister Taozi, do you like roast duck?"
When he saw her nod, he made a note in his heart.
Sister Taozi liked to eat pancakes, cakes, dumplings, meat, candy, drumsticks, and roast duck.
It seemed that Sister Taozi liked to eat everything.
It wasn’t that Su Tao wasn’t picky about food. Anyone who had stayed in the Su family for a few days or ten days would definitely find every dish in the Xie family delicious.
To put it bluntly, the leftovers in the Xie family were better than the meals in the Su family.
Su Tao ate at least two-thirds of the whole roast duck. Mrs. Xie-Qin and the others didn't complain about it. Instead, they said they would buy more tomorrow.
Xie Yuntang only put down his chopsticks when he saw Su Tao put down her chopsticks.
Previously, he noticed that she would stop eating when they stopped eating.
However, she was obviously not full.
Mrs. Xie-Qin and Xie Qing were already used to the way the two children got along. After the meal, they sat and chatted for a while. Mrs. Xie-Qin suddenly thought of something and said to Xie Qing, "Mom wrote to us. She wants us to celebrate the New Year a month earlier."
It was now mid-October, so it was still half a month away.
Upon hearing this, Su Tao's ears perked up. Of course, she didn't want to leave the Xie family. If she left, she would have no big bed to sleep in, and no delicious food to eat. She was afraid that she would have to eat wild vegetables again in the cold winter.
Lin Sanzhu had stored a lot of wild vegetables, and after drying them, she put them in several large baskets. These few days, she went back at noon to check on them and saw that they were eating wild vegetables every day.
Su Zhi pestered her for pancakes, and ignored her when she didn't give him any.
When Xie Qing heard Mrs. Xie-Qin’s words, he glanced at Xie Yuntang, and then looked at Su Tao. Facing the girl's round face, he said kindly, "Taozi, do you want to go with us? There’s a lot of fun and food in the capital."
Every time they went to the capital, Yuntang would become listless. The situation was a little better the last time.
He went out to buy food all the time.
Xie Yuntang didn't like going to the capital, but he liked to play with Sister Taozi.
He looked at Su Tao expectantly, fearing that she would not go. "Sister Taozi, I’ll buy you a lot of candy figurines by then."
Su Tao was eager to go with them. She didn't have to work and there was delicious food. She nodded obediently. "I want to go."
Hearing that, Xie Qing nodded with satisfaction. He looked at her clothes, which were a little thin. "Then go with us. Shu'er, prepare a few winter clothes for Taozi."
"I’ve already prepared them. They’ll be delivered from the town in a few days."
Mrs. Xie-Qin originally wanted a daughter, but she had a weak constitution and had difficulty conceiving. Now, she treated Su Tao like her own daughter.
"Thank you, Uncle Xie, Auntie Xie." Su Tao smiled sweetly.
The Xie family had a good life. She was willing to be even a maid.
After staying in the main room for a while, Su Tao and Xie Yuntang did their homework in Xie Yuntang's room. It was too cold in the attic recently, so they didn't study there.
After Su Tao got used to using the brush, her writing speed was a little faster. After she finished writing, she looked across and saw that Xie Yuntang had already finished writing and was now reading a book seriously.
She stretched herself, and then lay on Xie Yuntang's bed. She rolled back and forth two or three times, and sniffed. "Milksop, why does your bed smell so good?"
It smelled as good as Xie Yuntang.
The other children all stank.
