Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 73
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 73: He Wants To Give Sister Taozi Meatballs
"Sister Taozi, you were so awesome. I want to be as awesome as you in the future." Xie Yuntang's eyes widened slightly, sparkling with light.
Sister Taozi was really awesome. He wanted to be like her in the future. No, he wanted to be even more awesome than her. Then he could protect her.
If someone else said this, Su Tao would have thought it was a disparagement, but it was different when it came from Milksop. She arched her eyebrows slightly and blinked. "Pay me, and I’ll teach you."
"I’ll teach you to be invincible in the world." She couldn't help laughing when she said the last part.
Now, she was even entertaining a child, and it was quite fun.
Xie Yuntang laughed foolishly and asked seriously, "Sister Taozi, how much money do you want?"
He was so silly.
He was adorably silly, and really likeable.
Su Tao was a little exasperated and whispered, "Milksop, why are you so gullible? Are you going to pay me just because I said so?"
"Sister Taozi, I'll give you the money if you want it." Xie Yuntang nodded seriously, and then said, "I’ll only give it to Sister Taozi."
He knew what Sister Taozi meant. He would not give money to anyone just because they asked him to. He would only give it to Sister Taozi as long as she asked him to.
Sister Taozi was different from others. She was a good person.
Su Tao was about to say something when she saw the servant bring a plate of meatballs. She had eaten this once before and it was delicious, with egg yolks in it.
Her attention was diverted. She gulped, touched Xie Yuntang, and whispered, "Pick some for me later. Pick more for me."
Every time she wanted to eat something, she would ask Milksop to give it to her. If she took too much herself, others would definitely criticize her.
It was different with Milksop. After he finished eating something, the servants would continue to serve him more.
Xie Yuntang took a look at the meatballs, bore it to mind, and then nodded. "Okay, I'll pick a few more for you later."
Milksop was so nice to Su Tao that she was a little touched. She patted his shoulder and said, "Milksop, since you pick food for me, I won't let anyone bully you in the future."
The two children had their heads together, whispering something. Mrs. Xie-Qin smiled. When she saw Xie Qing coming over, she asked gently, "Is Grandfather coming over?"
"He'll be here soon." Xie Qing looked at Xie Yuntang, and he smiled slightly when he saw Xie Yuntang staring at Su Tao while talking.
Xie Qing was a little worried earlier that Xie Yuntang didn't like being here, but now it seemed his worry was unnecessary.
After a while, silence fell over the place. Su Tao looked over and saw Xie Gongyou walking over with an old man. The old man walked unsteadily and tremblingly, but he was in good spirits.
When she saw everyone else standing up, she quickly followed suit.
The old man Xie Jie sat in the center seat. He raised his hand and waved, signaling them to sit down. Then he waved at Xie Yuntang and said hoarsely, "Dear great-grandson, come and let me see you."
Xie Yuntang walked over obediently and called out affectionately, "Great-grandfather."
He liked his great-grandfather because he was very kind to him.
"Good boy, good boy. You've gained a little weight."
Xie Jie touched his head lovingly. The more he looked at him, the happier he became. Then he said, "Come, sit next to Great-grandfather." After saying that, he asked the servants to bring a chair.
He naturally liked his only legitimate great-grandson, not only because of his bloodline, but also because Xie Yuntang had the kindest heart among all his great-grandsons.
It was indeed rare to find pure and kind people in such a big mansion.
Xie Yuntang sat down obediently, then looked at Su Tao and asked softly, "Great-grandfather, can I let Sister Taozi sit next to me?"
If he sat here, he wouldn’t be able to serve meatballs to Sister Taozi, and she wouldn’t be full.
Hearing this, Xie Jie looked in the direction he was looking at, and when he saw the girl's round face, he nodded without hesitation, obviously knowing who she was.
"Let her come along."
When other people heard this, they had different thoughts. It was fine that Xie Yuntang, the great-grandson, sat next to Xie Jie, but now the country girl also sat next to him.
This showed how much he liked Xie Yuntang.
This was a reminder to everyone present that even though Xie Yuntang was young, he still had the final say in the household.
Su Tao sat over obediently and said politely, "Great-grandfather."
Xie Jie nodded and asked lovingly, "What's your name?"
"Su Tao, S-U, T-A-O." Su Tao was not at all afraid and said her name clearly.
"You even go to school?" Xie Jie was a little surprised.
"Yes, I go to school with Brother Yuntang. Brother Yuntang is very good at studying. The teacher praises him every day." Su Tao did not forget to flatter Xie Yuntang.
Xie Jie was delighted to hear that. He touched Xie Yuntang's head and looked at him as if he was looking at the hope of the Xie family. "Yuntang, study hard. The Xie family depends on you in the future."
Although his voice wasn’t loud, everyone else heard it.
Hearing this, Su Tao felt envious and jealous at the thought that the entire Xie family belonged to Xie Yuntang. No, she also wanted to go back and inherit her father's assets.
No one said anything, and the servants served the food in an orderly manner.
Xie Yuntang had always remembered that Sister Taozi wanted to eat meatballs, so after his great-grandfather started eating, he immediately picked five meatballs for her and whispered, "Sister Taozi, do you want more?"
Su Tao's eyes crinkled up and she said with satisfaction, "This is enough. Come on, have one too." Then she picked one and gave it to him.
Xie Yuntang gave her another again, and smiled, revealing two shallow dimples. "Eat, eat more."
He treated Su Tao like a treasure.
Seeing this, the servant was very discerning and asked the kitchen staff to bring another plate and placed it in front of Xie Yuntang. "Young Master, if it's not enough, we can ask the kitchen staff to make more."
Xie Yuntang nodded gently, then placed the plate in front of Su Tao and said softly, "Sister Taozi, eat more."
The others saw it but didn't say anything. After all, Xie Jie didn't say anything.
After dinner, the women and children left first.
Mrs. Xie-Qin sent the two children back to the yard and left. Su Tao lazily fell on Xie Yuntang's big bed. She was in a good mood after eating her fill. She sighed. "It's simply a fairy-like life."
If these were the days she led back then, she wouldn't have gone crazy and asked Xie Yuntang to beat her to death.
Seeing this, Xie Yuntang obediently went to sleep on the small bed. Through a screen, he asked curiously, "Sister Taozi, do you like living here?"
"Of course I do."
"Then let’s come back often in the future."
"Forget it. I want to go home."
Su Tao sat up when she said this. She took off her shoes, and looked down at her feet, which were swollen like pig's trotters.
She had frostbite.
It started a few days ago, but it wasn’t as serious as it was now.
The original host must have had frostbite previously.
It was a little itchy, and she couldn't help scratching it. The more she scratched, the itchier it became. "Milksop, do you have any medicine for frostbite? It's extremely itchy."
Hearing this, Xie Yuntang quickly ran around the screen. Seeing her without her shoes, his face turned red. This wasn’t the first time he had seen this. When the weather was hot, Sister Taozi always liked to take off her shoes.
He quickly shifted his attention, his eyes falling on her red and swollen toes, and said anxiously, "Yes, last time I had frostbite on my ears, my mother bought me medicine."
He ran to the cupboard, rummaged around, and took out a bottle of medicine for her.
Su Tao was wearing too much and couldn't bend down. Just as she was about to take off her coat, she heard Xie Yuntang say, "Sister Taozi, do you want me to help you apply it?"