Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 67
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 67: Even Ghosts Were Afraid Of Her
Xie Gongyou had already known about Su Tao from Xie Qing, and he kindly touched her head. "This girl is really cute. Come in quickly. It's cold outside."
"Thank you, Senior Mr. Xie." Su Tao certainly knew she should speak sweetly now.
This girl was really smart. No wonder Yuntang wanted to play with her. Xie Gongyou smiled and said straightforwardly, "Just call me grandpa like Yuntang does."
Since this girl could help Yuntang, he would naturally treat her well.
Su Tao called him obediently, "Grandpa."
Xie Gongyou laughed several times. "Good girl, good girl. Come in."
Mrs. Xie-Qin was worried that Su Tao was shy, so she held her hand and led her away, whispering to her in a comforting voice, "Taozi, don't be afraid. It's the same here as it is at home."
The fact that she could say this proved that she had a say in the Xie family’s mansion.
Su Tao was relieved and nodded obediently. "I got it, Auntie Xie."
They walked straight through the door and reached the living room after a short walk.
The living room was twice as big as the main hall of the Xie family’s residence. It had dark red carved tables and chairs, and vases with different patterns were placed around them.
One could tell at first glance that the family was extremely wealthy.
The old lady sitting in the main seat, Mrs. Xie-Zhu, was Xie Yuntang's grandmother. Her well-maintained face had a loving expression as she waved at Xie Yuntang. "Yuntang, come and let me see you."
After Xie Yuntang went over, she touched his head and couldn't hide her joy. "Yuntang is getting more and more handsome. I miss you so much."
Then, she said to the maid behind her, "Cui'er, tell the kitchen staff to serve the food."
Soon, the servants brought the food. Su Tao looked at the food on the table and gulped. This was better than what she ate when she was a rich second generation.
"Come, Yuntang, sit next to me." After sitting down, Mrs. Xie-Zhu called out to Xie Yuntang.
Xie Yuntang did not agree, but looked at Su Tao and said softly, "Sister Taozi, sit with me."
Mrs. Xie-Zhu's eyes immediately fell on the little girl in the corner, who was dressed even worse than the maids in the mansion.
She supposed this girl was the one whom Qing'er mentioned.
Su Tao wasn’t stupid. With her status, how could she sit with Xie Yuntang's grandmother? She stayed still.
When Xie Yuntang saw that she didn't move, he thought she was scared. He walked over, held her hand, and whispered to comfort her, "Sister Taozi, don't be afraid. Grandma is a kind person."
As expected, Yuntang had become more active. Mrs. Xie-Zhu was happy and looked at Su Tao with a little more kindness. "Come and sit with us, girl."
"Make yourself at home in the mansion. Tell me what you want to eat or what you want."
The Xie family was probably all gentle in nature. No wonder Milksop was so kind that it made her despair.
Su Tao responded obediently. After sitting down, she took a look at the big pork elbow in front of her. The rich aroma made her gulp.
Xie Yuntang naturally saw it. Sister Taozi wanted to eat pork elbow. He would give her more later.
Xie Gongyou retracted his gaze and then spoke to Xie Qing. "Why didn't you inform us earlier? We cleaned the rooms in a hurry. Let the maids clean the rooms properly tomorrow."
Xie Qing nodded. "It was snowing heavily yesterday, so we decided to leave on the spur of the moment."
"I’m glad you came earlier. The mansion has become livelier. Usually, it’s just your mother and I in the house."
Xie Gongyou smiled. Then, he picked up a chicken drumstick with his chopsticks for Xie Yuntang, and said, "Tuck in."
"Thank you, Grandpa."
After Xie Yuntang thanked him, he used his chopsticks to put the food into the bowl beside him and said softly, "Sister Taozi, eat more. This chicken drumstick is delicious."
"When you're done eating, I'll get you more."
Sister Taozi accompanied him to the capital city, so he must take good care of Sister Taozi.
Then he gave her a large piece of pork elbow.
Su Tao cautiously looked at the expressions of the others. They all looked normal. She heaved a sigh of relief and then picked up her chopsticks to eat.
Mrs. Xie-Zhu had already had dinner, so she didn't eat. She raised her hand to pick some dishes for Xie Yuntang and also for Su Tao.
Su Tao swallowed the chicken drumstick meat in her mouth and said politely, "Thank you, grandma."
She looked adorable with her round face, and even more so when she smiled. Mrs. Xie-Zhu smiled and said, "It's nothing. Eat your fill."
Su Tao was a little reserved at first, but perhaps because the Xie family members were all gentle, she gradually relaxed and ate her fill.
……
Su Tao naturally shared a room with Xie Yuntang. Before the bed was set up, she temporarily slept in the same bed with him, using two quilts.
After both of them lay down, the servant extinguished the lantern, then closed the door and went out.
Su Tao couldn't help but sigh, shaking her legs. Her tone was full of envy. "Milksop, your house is so comfortable. There's even someone to put out the lantern."
Although she had money, she still had to turn off the lights herself.
"Sister Taozi, do you like it? I don't like it."
Xie Yuntang explained softly and seriously, "I don't like others to wait on me."
"I think that you’re just taking things for granted. Why don’t you like it? I like it. It's so nice to have someone to wait on you. You don’t have to do anything." Su Tao wrapped herself in the quilt and sighed.
Xie Yuntang turned his head and could vaguely see Taozi's long eyelashes.
Sister Taozi was really pretty.
He thought about it seriously and said, "When I grow up, I will have many people wait on you."
He had to study hard. He could only get people to wait on Sister Taozi by studying hard.
Su Tao yawned and said perfunctorily, "Okay."
She couldn't possibly wait for him to grow up. She had to go home.
Since Sister Taozi agreed, he had to do it. Xie Yuntang moved inside and said obediently, "Sister Taozi, sleep closer. Don't fall off the bed."
"No, I won’t. Go to sleep now. I'm so sleepy."
Su Tao yawned again, then turned to face the door. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a dark shadow appearing through the window and was startled.
Fortunately, she wasn’t a child, otherwise she would be scared.
The black shadow floated left and right, and didn't look like a human.
However, it was just a figure.
She reached out and touched Xie Yuntang, whispering, "Milksop, what is that?"
Xie Yuntang looked over and froze. Perhaps because of Su Tao, he was not as scared as before. "Sister Taozi, don't look. It’ll be gone when the day breaks."
"Why?" Su Tao was puzzled.
Xie Yuntang pursed his lips and said, "It’s there every time I come back home."
"Brothers said it was a ghost haunting me."
"Sister Taozi, don't be afraid. It won't come in."
Su Tao was speechless when she heard that a ghost was haunting him. "..."
There was no ghost, but children would be scared.
It was obvious that someone wanted to scare Milksop.
She didn't care before, but now, anyone who tried to bully Milksop would get it from her.
Thinking of this, she got out of bed quickly. "Don't move. I'll catch it for you."
People in ancient times were superstitious, but she didn't believe in ghosts. There were no such things as ghosts. People were worse than ghosts.
"Sister Taozi, don't go." Xie Yuntang reached out and grabbed her. There was an unconcealed fear in his tone. Even his parents couldn't catch it.
Those people said ghosts were scary.
"It's okay. Ghosts are afraid of me."
Su Tao patted his hand. She put on her shoes, and ran out. It was dark and the shadow was gone.
She ran out right after getting out of bed. It was impossible for that person not to run. However, there was no sound of footsteps.
It must be something else.
The person who was playing tricks must be here.
She opened her mouth and shouted, "Help, there's a thief!"