Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 63
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 63: His Daughter Had Become A Little Ancestor
Xie Yuntang pursed his lips sullenly, and finally nodded obediently. "Okay, Sister Taozi, come back early, I'll save a lot for you."
His tone sounded like he treated Su Tao as his family.
He looked so cute and well-behaved. Su Tao raised her hand and pinched his face. "Milksop, when I come back. I'll play on the swing with you."
Xie Yuntang's eyes lit up at that and he nodded happily. "Okay."
After Su Tao sent him down the mountain, she went up the mountain again.
Lin Sanzhu was already cooking. Su Fu was carrying Su Dou while sorting the green onions. Su Tao went over to help. She glanced at the two of them and finally whispered to Su Fu, "Dad, please coax Mom more. Mom has suffered a lot for this family today."
Her voice was actually quite loud, so Lin Sanzhu naturally heard it. However, Su Tao let her hear it on purpose.
This way, she wouldn’t let anyone snatch their things away easily.
Otherwise, she would have let Su Fu down!
Su Fu felt guilty when he heard his daughter’s words. "I know. Don't worry."
He picked up another handful of green onions, then recalled something and said, "Mr. Xie asked you to go to the capital with them next month. Do you want to go?"
Su Tao nodded.
"Alright, take good care of Yuntang. When you leave, I'll ask your mother to give you twenty coins. Buy whatever you want to eat when you’re outside. Treat yourself well."
Su Fu looked at his daughter's increasingly round face and felt grateful to the Xie family.
Su Tao was somewhat touched and shook her head. "I don't want the money. Uncle Xie will give me something to eat."
Su Fu's eyes reddened because his own daughter still had to rely on others for food. He lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "Next year, I won’t let you work at the Xie family anymore. You’ll stay at home to accompany your mother."
Although those words were touching, Su Tao was no longer touched. She quickly said, "Dad, I’m willing to work at the Xie family. I’ll work to relieve your burden."
Nothing could stop her from working for the Xie family.
Su Fu subconsciously thought that she was sensible and did not speak for a while.
He was useless and had treated his daughter badly, forcing her to work in other people's house at such a young age.
He had no idea that his daughter had become a little ancestor.
She was well fed and lived in comfort.
Su Tao, "..."
"Wretched girl, come and help." Lin Sanzhu quickly changed the subject and glanced at Su Fu. Her heart ached a little for him.
He had done enough to support the whole family.
She...
She couldn't let her mother snatch things from their house anymore.
At worst, she would just sever ties with her maiden family.
That family had never treated her well.
Once an idea emerged, it would gradually take root.
……
Su Tao hadn't eaten at home for a long time. She regretted it the moment she took the first bite. She should have gone back to the Xie family's house for lunch.
It wouldn’t be too late to come back and settle the problem after lunch.
"Why are you in a daze? Eat quickly." Lin Sanzhu picked up a piece of vegetable fried with lard with her chopsticks and gave it to Su Tao.
Su Tao took a bite. It had an indescribable strange taste. She didn't know what else was added during the frying. She asked, "Mom, when can your cooking skills be as good as Auntie Xie's?"
"Why don’t I help you ask Auntie Xie how to cook?"
Lin Sanzhu, whose cooking was disliked by her daughter, "..."
This wretched girl not only didn’t cook, but was also picky.
If she were in someone else’s house, she would have been disliked to the core.
Yet, Su Tao still had the nerve to complain about her!
Lin Sanzhu cursed, "Wretched girl, I’ll let you fry the food next time. You're so talkative! Don't eat it, just go hungry."
Su Fu smiled naively and defended his wife, "It's quite delicious."
"Dad, you can't help Mom just because you like her. This isn’t delicious at all. Su Zhi, do you think it tastes good?" Su Tao nudged Su Zhi, who was only concerned with eating.
Su Zhi was stunned for a moment. He looked at them with his dark eyes, and finally said, "It's not as delicious as Brother Yuntang's pancakes."
After saying that, he lowered his head and started to eat the rice.
Eating was his top priority.
Su Tao, "..."
This fool was hopeless. He should just get married to Milksop’s pancakes.
He was forever talking about Milksop’s pancakes.
When Lin Sanzhu heard her daughter say, "Dad, you can't help Mom just because you like her," she blushed a little.
Then, she raised her hand and knocked Su Tao lightly on the head, glaring at Su Tao. "Do you still want to eat? If not, get out."
"Dad, look, Mom hit me again. You have to take her in hand. If she hits me until I become stupid, it will be terrible."
Su Tao dodged to the side for a moment, then blinked and said, "Mom, be gentle. Dad likes gentle women."
Lin Sanzhu's face turned even redder. This wretched girl was so shameless.
Su Fu laughed cheerfully for a while. "Sanzhu, don't hit her. Just scold her."
"Don't spoil her. This wretched girl is very talkative."
Lin Sanzhu smiled and glared at Su Tao. For fear that she would say something inappropriate again, Lin Sanzhu hurriedly said, "If you talk some more, I’ll sew your mouth shut."
Su Tao shut up obediently.
……
After finishing the meal, Su Tao went back to the Xie family's house. Xie Yuntang was waiting for her in the main hall. When he saw her, his little face lit up like a sunflower, and he said affectionately, "Sister Taozi, you're back."
"I'll bring you food."
The landlord’s son had become a helper who served meals.
Xie Qing and Mrs. Xie-Qin were still there. Su Tao felt embarrassed and said quickly, "I'll do it myself." Then she ran to the kitchen.
As soon as she entered the kitchen, Xie Yuntang followed her in. He hurriedly lifted the steamer lid, took out the pork ribs inside, and explained, "Sister Taozi, it's still hot."
It smelled so good.
Su Tao gulped, then quickly took a bowl to scoop up the rice and picked up a piece of pork ribs to eat.
This was what she’d call a dish.
While eating, she looked at Xie Yuntang and asked casually, "Do you want to eat?"
Xie Yuntang said softly, "I already ate."
"How many bowls of rice did you eat?"
"One bowl."
"Hurry up and eat another bowl. You should eat more, or you won't grow taller. I told you to eat two bowls of rice per meal."
The main reason was that Su Tao was embarrassed to eat alone, so Xie Yuntang nodded obediently. He took a bowl to scoop up the rice, and ate with her while standing.
When Mrs. Xie-Qin didn’t see the two children come out, she was afraid that they could not find the food. Hence, she went to check on them.
She was a little surprised to see Xie Yuntang eating too, then smiled and said, "Eat slowly. I'll stir-fry some vegetables for you."
No matter how thick-skinned Su Tao was, she felt a little embarrassed and quickly shook her head. "No, thanks, Auntie Xie. This is enough."
Then she flattered Mrs. Xie-Qin, "Auntie Xie, the braised pork ribs you cooked are so delicious." Then she picked up two pieces of pork ribs for Xie Yuntang.
"Brother Yuntang, eat more."
"Thank you, Sister Taozi," Xie Yuntang said softly.
Seeing that the two children were enjoying their meal, Mrs. Xie-Qin said nothing and left the kitchen to them.
When she got to the main hall, she smiled at Xie Qing and said, "Yuntang is eating again. He only listens to Taozi. I asked him to eat another bowl of rice just now, but he said he couldn't eat anymore."
"Children have common topics."
Xie Qing let her sit on half of his stool and asked, "Have you heard about Taozi’s grandmother?"
"Yes, I asked Taozi." Mrs. Xie-Qin felt slightly troubled. Taozi's relatives caused a lot of trouble.
However, Taozi and her family were actually very honest.
Xie Qing didn't say anything. He had decided to take care of the matter.
