Village Belle is Trying to Cause Trouble Again Chapter 77
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 77: Sister Taozi Was Snoring
When the two returned to the mansion, it was "lively" in the hall. Mrs. Xie-Li, with her three children, was talking to Xie Qing about something.
Su Tao guessed from the scene that Xie Liang and the others probably went back to complain. Su Tao touched her nose and whispered to Xie Yuntang, "When they ask you anything later, just say you don't know anything."
Xie Yuntang nodded obediently. "Okay."
Xie Qing saw them come back. His gaze remained kind, and he asked casually, "Yuntang, Taozi, your aunt said that you scared your cousins. Did you do that?"
Su Tao shook her head and said obediently, "We didn't."
Xie Yuntang stood in front of her and lied, shaking his head, "We didn’t."
Su Tao naturally saw his actions and tsked inwardly. It turned out she hadn’t doted on Milksop in vain.
Xie Qing's eyes flashed with a smile when he saw his son's actions. And then he said to Mrs. Xie-Li with a straight expression, "Yuntang never lies. Sister-in-law, you know that. Since he said they didn’t, it must be true. There must be some misunderstanding."
Mrs. Xie-Li couldn't blame Xie Yuntang, of course. She stared at Su Tao grumpily and said, "I watched Yuntang grow up, so I naturally believe him. But I don't believe that girl. Li’er said she scared them with ghost stories."
Xie Qing knew about this, but he played dumb. "Taozi is a timid girl, she would never tell ghost stories."
Of course, Mrs. Xie-Li knew that Xie Qing was protecting that girl. However, she was determined to get rid of Su Tao today and then send her own daughter over.
The Xie family was going to split up, and Xie Qing's family would be in charge.
Of course, they were unwilling to accept this. The Xie family had so many businesses but none of them would be allocated to them.
She touched Xie Li who was nearest to her. "Li'er, did she tell ghost stories? Don't be afraid, your uncle will definitely punish her for you."
Xie Li sniffled, looked at Su Tao with some fear, and nodded. "She did. She said that when she went to the toilet that night, she suddenly saw a dark shadow sticking out a long tongue."
"Then she saw him chewing something. He was chewing... a human head."
"She said Zheng Duoyin... wanted to eat people."
"Zheng Duoyin just came for us. Mom, I'm scared, I'm scared..." After saying that, he burst into tears, as if he was hit by a ghost.
He seemed quite frightened.
He might know how to cry, but so did Su Tao. She sniffed in grievance, then bawled loudly. "You... you guys were the ones who told me and Brother Yuntang ghost stories first. I told you because you guys seemed to like them."
"Yuntang... Brother Yuntang, were they the ones who started telling ghost stories first?"
Xie Yuntang had no idea that she was pretending to cry. When he saw her crying, he immediately became anxious and patted her shoulder. "Big Brother and the others started telling ghost stories first. Don't cry, Sister Taozi. Dad won't give you a beating."
As he said this, he bent down to comfort her, only to see her wink at him.
He was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that Sister Taozi was pretending to cry.
She wasn’t crying. He was glad that Sister Taozi wasn’t crying.
At this moment, Su Tao took the opportunity to lean on his shoulder and cried, "Brother Yuntang, I obviously didn't do it. They started telling first."
Xie Yuntang was suddenly at a loss, and his little face gradually turned red.
Xie Qing frowned. "Yuntang, did Big Brother and the others tell ghost stories first?"
"Yeah, Big Brother and the others tell them every time I come back." Xie Yuntang didn't like to complain to his parents, but he did so this time.
He couldn’t let Sister Taozi be wronged.
Mrs. Xie-Li's heart skipped a beat at his words, and then she raised her hand and slapped Xie Li, cursing, "You naughty kids, wait until I deal with you. You know that Fifth Brother is afraid, yet you still told those stories. Go back to your room and reflect on your mistakes later."
"Brother, Sister-in-law, it’s my fault for coming here without asking clearly. I’ll go back and teach them a lesson."
After saying that, she urged the children to leave. Soon, she stopped, smiled apologetically, and said, "I'll ask Ningxue to come and take care of Yuntang later. Yuntang, just order your Sister Ningxue around."
Without letting Xie Qing and Mrs. Xie-Qin reply, she left with the children.
With the separation imminent, they were now panicking and obviously trying to bring their own people in.
Mrs. Xie-Qin was a little unhappy and said in a low voice, "Does she think she can bring someone here as she wishes?"
"Just find a reason to get her to leave," Xie Qing said in a deep voice.
Xie Ningxue arrived very quickly, in less than a quarter of an hour, wearing a red jacket and a white scarf. Unlike Su Tao's round face, her face was a little pointy. She was pretty, but she looked a little mean.
She bowed. "Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Fifth Brother."
Mrs. Xie-Qin responded out of courtesy, and smiled. "Ningxue is getting more and more beautiful. It's getting late now. What do you want to eat? Go back early after you finish eating. It's cold, and your hands will get cold easily."
Xie Ningxue understood what Mrs. Xie-Qin meant. Mrs. Xie-Qin was sending her away. She looked at Xie Yuntang and said softly, "Second Aunt, I’m here to take care of Fifth Brother. Fifth Brother, I’ll accompany you to study."
Before Xie Qing and Mrs. Xie-Qin could say anything, Xie Yuntang shook his head in resistance, his voice not soft at all. "I don't want. I only want Sister Taozi. Sister Taozi is very good at studying."
Su Tao was naturally hostile towards those who came to steal her "job". If Xie Ningxue took over her duties, wouldn't she be unemployed?
If she was unemployed, she would have nothing to eat, drink or wear, and could only go home to pull weeds, dig the ground, and eat wild vegetables.
How miserable that would be!
Since this girl dared to come, don't blame her for bullying her.
Anyway, this hadn’t been the only mean thing she had done.
Mrs. Xie-Qin smiled and refused, "Yuntang has someone to take care of him. Thank you, Ning Xue, for your kindness."
Xie Ningxue was a lady after all, so she naturally felt a little embarrassed when Xie Yuntang clearly rejected her. However, thinking of what her mother said, she didn't say anything.
After the meal, Xie Ningxue still didn't leave. Su Tao took Xie Yuntang back to the house for a nap. When she saw Xie Ningxue following them, she warned in a low voice: "Don't follow us, or I'll beat you!"
She bared her teeth, which frightened Xie Ningxue and stopped her in her tracks.
Then Su Tao closed the door with a loud thud and said to Xie Yuntang, "Milksop, you can't let her snatch my job away, or I won't play with you anymore."
She paused and continued, "She can't dig eggs from bird nests or catch butterflies. It's boring to play with her."
"I won’t let her do so." Xie Yuntang nodded softly.
Su Tao pinched his face and yawned. "That's more like it." Then she went to sleep on his big bed.
Xie Yuntang was already used to it. Not only did he not say anything, but he walked over to tuck her in, and said sensibly, "Sister Taozi, you go to sleep, I'll read over there."
Su Tao nodded contentedly, pulled the quilt and said, "Read well. I'll test you later." Then she waved her hand and told him to go ahead and study.
Xie Yuntang went away obediently, and picked up a book to read. Before he knew it, he heard a faint snoring sound. He was stunned for a moment, then looked over.
The girl was facing him sideways, her little mouth opening and closing, making snoring sounds.
Sister Taozi was snoring.
Su Tao was sleeping soundly and had no idea that she was snoring. When she woke up, Xie Yuntang had already read quite a few articles.
She sat up and sobered up. She rubbed her hair, and blurted out subconsciously, "Milksop, pour me a glass of water."
