Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 72
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 72: No One Could Bully Her Milksop
Su Tao wasn’t stupid. The fish here weren’t cheap judging by their appearance. She asked tentatively, "Can I eat it?"
Xie Yuntang nodded without hesitation, and then said softly to the servant not far away. "Catch one, we’ll eat it later."
He paused for a moment, then looked at Su Tao again. "Sister Taozi, how do you want it to be cooked?"
"Chopped pepper fish head." Su Tao's eyes were crinkled up like crescent moons.
The servant didn't expect them to eat this fish and was stunned. These fish were sourced by Senior Mr. Xie from everywhere. The last time a fish was fed to death, the maid was punished.
He reacted and said respectfully: "Young Master, please allow me to ask Senior Mr. Xie."
When Xie Gongyou heard from the servant that Xie Yuntang wanted to eat the fish in the lake, he couldn't believe it for a moment. "..."
He struggled in his mind for a while, and finally waved his hand. "Go ahead. Catch as many as Young Master wants. Don't ask me about this kind of thing in the future."
His grandson seldom asked him for anything, but this time after he came home, he had obviously made requests more often.
After receiving the reply, the servant immediately ran to the lake and asked quickly, "Young Master, which one do you want to catch?"
"Sister Taozi, which one do you want to eat?"
Xie Yuntang looked at Su Tao. Su Tao looked at the lake, pointed at a fish randomly, and then rubbed her hands.
The Xie family was really good. She could eat whatever she wanted. In the Su family, she couldn't eat whatever she wanted. All she got was beatings.
The servant was quick and efficient, and immediately brought the fish to the kitchen. The kitchen staff was also fast and delivered the fish to the pavilion in about thirty minutes.
Su Tao's eyes lit up when she caught the aroma. After handing Xie Yuntang the chopsticks, she started eating on her own. Then she couldn't help shaking her head. "This fish is so tender. Milksop, eat it."
Xie Yuntang grabbed a piece of it with his chopsticks and ate it. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he agreed obediently, "It's really tender."
"Sister Taozi, if you like it, I'll ask the kitchen staff to make it for you every day."
"I’ll hold you to it." Su Tao was a person who loved to enjoy life by nature. If there was something delicious, she naturally wanted to eat it.
Xie Yuntang nodded. "Yeah."
As long as Sister Taozi liked to eat it, he would give it to her.
Fortunately, Xie Gongyou wasn’t here, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to breathe.
……
During the time at the Xie family’s mansion, Su Tao could be said to have everything she wanted. Her treatment was even better than that of her master, Xie Yuntang.
After seven or eight days, her little face became rounder and her big eyes also became rounder like round, black grapes.
She had a bun at each side of her hair, which was cute and adorable.
On this day, Xie Yuntang's great-grandfather came back.
Every branch of the Xie family in the mansion had to have dinner together. Mrs. Xie-Qin came early to bring clothes to the two children. The clothes had a little bit of red in them, so they weren’t so plain.
The more she looked at the two children, the more she felt they were a perfect match. Finally, she couldn't help but smile. She would be happy if Yuntang married Taozi.
Mainly because Yuntang was happy.
However, neither Xie Yuntang nor Su Tao had ever thought about it that way. The former was still young and ignorant, while the latter had never thought about it at all. She only wanted to eat well, dress well, and then go home.
On the way to the garden, Mrs. Xie-Qin gave the two children some instructions, "Yuntang, Taozi, sit next to each other later. Just tell the servants what you want to eat."
They both nodded obediently.
Su Tao knew that there were many people in the mansion, but it was the first time she saw them all gathered together. She was a little dazzled for a moment.
She leaned close to Xie Yuntang's ear and whispered, "Milksop, can you recognize everyone?"
Xie Yuntang looked around and shook his head.
He really couldn't. There were many concubines, and they rarely saw Xie Yuntang, this legitimate great-grandson.
At this time, a man's voice interrupted, "Yuntang, come here and let uncle take a good look. You’ve grown a lot taller."
The plump man in a dark blue robe walked over, raised his hand, and touched Xie Yuntang's head. He looked very kind.
However, Su Tao saw that Milksop’s hair was all messed up. The man must have used a lot of strength.
Soon, she heard him say, "Is Yuntang feeling better?"
Mrs. Xie-Qin looked a little unhappy.
Asking someone if he had recovered from his illness in front of so many people clearly showed that you had bad intentions.
Su Tao leaned over curiously and asked puzzledly, "Uncle, is Brother Yuntang sick? I'm with him every day, and I didn't know."
She paused and counted on her fingers. "Brother Yuntang can eat, sleep and play. He isn’t sick."
"But compared to you, Brother Yuntang is a little thin. Brother Yuntang, you need to eat more. But don't eat too much, otherwise you won't look good."
Xie Yuntang took a step back and said, "Okay."
Xie Yuntang's uncle, Xie Ming, looked a little angry. He scolded, "Where did this little girl come from? Why are you butting in when the master is talking? Someone, come and slap her in the face."
"Yuntang is young and kind, and won’t teach her a lesson. As his uncle, I’ll help him."
Xie Yuntang's expression changed, and he stood in front of Su Tao, saying angrily, "Don't hit Sister Taozi. Sister Taozi isn’t a servant."
"Besides, Sister Taozi is from my courtyard, so I have the final say."
Although he was young, he had seen a lot and known the rules, but he just didn't like to talk about them before.
Su Tao stared at Milksop in a daze, then she tsked in her heart. She didn't expect Milksop to be so manly.
Mrs. Xie-Qin looked angry, and she spoke without any mercy, "Brother, you came back late, so you didn't know that this girl is the daughter my husband and I have acknowledged."
"She’s a country girl who hasn’t been taught well yet. I’ll go back and teach her later, so you don't have to worry about it, brother."
The implication was that he didn’t have to interfere.
Xie Ming's expression changed for a moment, then he smiled. "I’ve been meddlesome. Had you told me that you wanted to adopt a girl, I’d have let you have my Ningxue."
"Ningxue is much better than this country girl. How about this? Send this country girl away. I'll give Ningxue to you. I'll let her go to your courtyard later."
It was obvious that he wanted to send someone to Mrs. Xie-Qin's side.
Mrs. Xie-Qin naturally did not agree. "It doesn't matter whether she’s a country girl, as long as Yuntang likes her."
"Yuntang, don't you like your sister, Ningxue?"
Xie Ming wanted to touch Xie Yuntang again, but Xie Yuntang dodged and shook his head without hesitation. "I don't like Sister Ningxue. I only like Sister Taozi."
Seeing the plump man's unhappy expression, Su Tao gave a thumbs up to Milksop in her heart.
"Yuntang, Taozi, go sit over there." Mrs. Xie-Qin ignored Xie Ming and took the two children to sit at the second table in the front.
Xie Ming and the others could only sit at the tables in the back.
The priority of status was already very clear.
Su Tao approached Xie Yuntang and reminded him, "Your uncle is a bad guy. Don't get close to him in the future. Run away when you see him. Don't just stand there like an idiot."
Xie Yuntang was young, but he could still distinguish between good and evil. For example, although Sister Taozi bullied him, she wasn’t a bad person and would save him.
Although his uncle never bullied him, he always made him feel uncomfortable.
He nodded. Then, he quickly thought of something, and said seriously, "Don't be afraid, Sister Taozi. I’ll protect you."
Su Tao flicked his forehead and said in a light tone to reduce the fear in his heart, "I'm not afraid of him. If he dares to bully me, I’ll scare him to death."
No one could bully her Milksop!
