Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 70
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 70: Sister Taozi Held My Hand
His expression was sincere, and Su Tao’s eyes crinkled up. "I’ll definitely treat you the best. If I treat you the best, you must also treat me the best."
And then help her get home.
She didn't say the latter part of this sentence. Now wasn’t the right time. She should wait a little longer until Milksop felt that she was better.
"Okay, I’ll definitely treat you best." Xie Yuntang's eyes were crinkled up like crescent moons.
"That's more like it. I want to eat this, buy me two." Su Tao's eyes fell on food again.
Xie Yuntang nodded and said happily, "Sister Taozi, I’ll buy a few more so you can eat them when you’re hungry."
……
The two of them were found by Xie Qing before they returned home. It was obvious that Xie Liang and the others had gone back to complain.
Su Tao still felt a little guilty. After all, she had caused them trouble. She whispered, "Uncle Xie."
Xie Yuntang said softly, "Dad."
Xie Qing was afraid that the two children were lost, but now he saw that not only were they not lost, but they had cake crumbs on the corners of their mouths and their hands were full of food.
They were obviously having a great time.
For a moment, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He raised his hand and touched their heads, and said lovingly, "What else do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."
Xie Yuntang looked at Su Tao, as if he would buy anything that Sister Taozi wanted.
Su Tao only dared to throw her weight around in front of Milksop. She quickly shook her head and said obediently, "There’s enough to eat."
"Then let's go back home and eat. I'll take you out after eating."
Xie Qing did not mention Xie Liang's complaint at all. He bent down, carried Su Tao onto the carriage, and then carried Xie Yuntang.
……
The Xie Mansion.
When Mrs. Xie-Qin saw them coming back, she quickly stood up and ran over, a little anxious. "Yuntang, Taozi, are you injured?"
Su Tao quickly shook her head, then held Xie Yuntang's hand to show them. "We're fine. I held Brother Yuntang's hand like this on the streets. I won't let him get lost."
Xie Yuntang nodded and said seriously, "Sister Taozi held my hand."
Mrs. Xie-Qin finally heaved a sigh of relief at his words. Seeing that there were cake crumbs on the corners of the two children's mouths, she quickly wiped them off for them, and praised them, "You two are so well behaved."
Mrs. Xie-Zhu and Xie Gongyou also heaved a sigh of relief. Xie Gongyou looked at Xie Liang and the other children with some displeasure, but he didn’t pursue the matter. "Since Yuntang is back, you guys can go back."
Mrs. Xie-Li apologized repeatedly and then left with the children.
After they left, only family members remained in the hall. Xie Gongyou waved at Su Tao with unconcealed fondness in his eyes. "Little girl, come here."
Su Tao touched the tip of her nose and walked over obediently. "Grandpa."
"Good girl."
Xie Gongyou smiled at the lovely girl in front of him, and then said, "Next time, if someone bullies you again, you should beat them hard. If there’s any problem, I’ll take the responsibility for you."
Su Tao had thought she was going to be scolded, "..."
She couldn't help but glance at him, and quickly said, "I’ll beat anyone who bullies Brother Yuntang."
Xie Gongyou laughed several times. "Yes, that's it. Whatever you want to eat, I'll ask the kitchen staff to make it."
"I want to eat pork elbow," Su Tao said brazenly.
"Okay, Cui'er, ask the kitchen staff to make a few pork elbows." Xie Gongyou quickly asked the servants to make them.
Su Tao occupied a "spot" in Xie Gongyou's family by beating up Xie Liang and the other children.
After eating and drinking, Su Tao and Xie Yuntang took a nap.
In the study.
Xie Gongyou and Xie Qing sat on opposite sides. Xie Gongyou took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice, "The guy you caught is dead?"
"Yes, but it's almost certain that Xie Ming was behind it." Xie Qing's face didn't look good.
Xie Gongyou had been in poor health in recent years, and these people had become impatient.
Hence, these people tried to deal with Xie Yuntang. If Xie Yuntang died, an illegitimate son would have the opportunity to inherit the Xie family’s assets.
However, the Xie family had never had a concubine's son inherit the family business. If something happened to Yuntang, none of them would be able to escape.
If they had behaved themselves, the Xie family wouldn’t have minded supporting them.
They were getting more outrageous now.
"Then we'll split the family and let them move out this year." Xie Gongyou dropped the subject and said, "That little girl is a good choice. She's smart and courageous. Why didn't you buy her?"
He didn’t think there was anything wrong with Su Tao, but he just felt that she would be more reliable if she was bound by a contract.
Xie Qing shook his head. "Yuntang wouldn't let me, and Taozi's family wouldn't agree. Although Taozi is a little weird, she has a kind nature and won't treat Yuntang badly."
He thought of something and couldn't help laughing. "I never thought that she would dare to beat up Xie Liang and the others. This girl is simply not afraid of trouble."
He knew that Su Tao was like the bully among a group of kids, but he didn't expect her to be so gutsy.
"As long as she can protect Yuntang, it doesn't matter who she beats in this mansion." Xie Gongyou was quite satisfied with Su Tao.
……
After noon, Xie Liang and the other children came again and apologized politely.
Xie Yuntang said that everything was fine, but they still stayed and refused to leave. Xie Yuntang was a little unhappy because he just wanted to play with Sister Taozi.
He sat next to Su Tao without saying a word, concentrating on peeling the melon seeds.
Sister Taozi didn’t like to peel melon seeds.
Su Tao took the melon seeds from him with peace of mind and glanced at the three annoying children in front of her.
They were really ugly.
Then she turned her head to look at the obedient, fair-skinned Milksop next to her. Milksop was more good-looking.
No wonder he was treated like a gem.
His looks alone surpassed these ugly ones.
Thinking of this, she hummed a few lines, "Three big ugly fools, they’re ugly and annoying. They’re the worst in the world..."
With the assurance from Xie Yuntang's grandfather, Su Tao wasn’t afraid of them.
Xie Liang and the others were so angry that their faces contorted.
After a while, Xie Yu couldn't hold his composure anymore, so he took out a book and said stiffly, "Fifth Brother, I'll tell you a story."
Xie Yuntang froze for a moment, as if he knew what Xie Yu was going to say. He shook his head. "I don't want to hear any story."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Tao said, "I happen to be bored. Go ahead."
After saying that, she reached out and patted Xie Yuntang on the shoulder, signaling him not to be afraid.
Xie Yu took out the book, flipped through it for a while, then lowered his voice and read, "In the 32nd year of Zhenguo, a strange thing happened in Qingyang County. The youngest child of the Ren family saw a black shadow every day. They searched for it but to no avail. It was really strange."
"Subsequently, they got a Taoist priest to perform a ritual. They realized that the child was haunted by a ghost. The ghost was fierce, with seven-foot fangs and a bloody mouth..."
"Hahahaha, that's hilarious. Seven-foot fangs and a bloody mouth. Does it look like me?"
Su Tao opened her mouth, opened her eyes wide, moved closer to Xie Yu, and said, "I’ll bite you to death!"
No wonder Xie Yuntang couldn’t sleep at night. These rascals actually scared him.
How childish.
However, this was enough to frighten children.
Xie Yu was no bigger than Xie Yuntang, and he was a little scared himself. When she suddenly came over, he was startled. He sat down on the ground and shrieked, "Don't come near me!"
It was as if Su Tao was a ghost.
Was that all it took to frighten you?
Su Tao rolled her eyes, and squatted down. She took his book, looked at it, and tore it up domineeringly, smiling obscenely. "This story isn’t interesting. Here, I’ll tell you a story."
As she spoke, she pulled Xie Yu up and made him sit on the stool. She patted his shoulder and motioned him to sit still.
"There is a kid in our village named Zheng Duoyin. He looks scary, has two horns on his head and a big sore on his mouth."
"Do you know? He eats people at night. Do you know how he eats people?"
When she saw Xie Liang and the others looking at her with fear, she smirked inwardly and lowered her voice again, creating a suspenseful atmosphere. "It was so dark that night that I couldn't even see the road. I went to the toilet and suddenly saw a dark figure. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zheng Duoyin. I was about to call him when he suddenly stuck out his long tongue. I was so scared that I wanted to scream right then and there."
"Luckily, I covered my mouth. Later, I saw him chewing something. When I looked closer, it turned out to be a human head."
"I fainted from shock. When I woke up the next day, the villagers said a family's child had died. I was so scared. Just as I was about to tell my family, Zheng Duoyin suddenly appeared in front of me with a pair of scary red eyes."
"He said, ‘Su Tao, I won't eat you, but you aren’t allowed to tell anyone else, or I’ll eat you.’"
"You guys, don't tell anyone else. Whoever tells others will be eaten by him."
