Chapter 202 Auntie seems unwilling
"It's so late, and you haven't returned home yet. Is your uncle worried?" Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyes and saw the moon, like a silver plate, hanging high in the night sky.
"Miss, there's someone outside the door, claiming to be from the Sun family, here to pick up Miss Tang." The doorman's voice rang out. Tang Tian grinned, "My uncle and his family are so kind to me."
After saying that, Tang Tian hurriedly ran to the front hall to pick someone up. When she saw her aunt coming with her cousin Sun Shaodong and Sun Shaolan, Tang Tian introduced them sweetly: "Aunt, this is Sister Xiao."
"Aunt, I have guards with me, I can go back by myself." Tang Tian came to the Xiao family directly from the candy shop today with the pastry chef. Sun Shaolan went to burn incense with her aunt, and she didn't like burning incense.
"It's so late, I'm worried." Aunt Tang Tian's eyebrows were gentle, and when she saw Xiao Jiuyue's eyes, they instantly brightened: "Miss Xiao, I often hear Shaolan and Tiantian mention you, and today I finally see you."
"Hello, Madam Sun." Xiao Jiuyue greeted with a smile and apologized proactively, "It was a sudden incident, so I called Tiantian over. I'm sorry to have troubled Madam Sun by not returning home so late."
"It's okay." Madam Sun looked at Xiao Jiuyue. She had a face like a delicate flower and was graceful and elegant. Even though she was wearing simple clothes and a jade hairpin in her hair, her plain appearance could not conceal her noble demeanor just by standing there.
Not an ordinary woman.
Madam Sun was defining it in her heart, her smile deepened, and she spoke politely one after another. Xiao Jiuyue responded with ease. It seemed that there was a back and forth exchange of questions, but Madam Sun did not ask anything.
"Sister Xiao, I'll be leaving first then." Tang Tian said goodbye to Xiao Jiuyue, "Madam Wang and Madam Zhu, please follow you and work hard. I've already made an agreement with them. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Sister Xiao to find them a place to stay today."
"You're welcome." Xiao Jiuyue nodded slightly. She wouldn't be staying in the capital for long, so it would be best if these two pastry chefs could learn how to make the three kinds of pastries by tomorrow.
"Sister Xiao, I will come to see you tomorrow." Tang Tian hugged Xiao Jiuyue reluctantly. If she was in Lancang County, Tang Tian would have wanted to stay overnight. Unfortunately, her aunt, cousin and cousin came to pick her up together, so she had to go back.
"Shaolan, what happened to my aunt?" On the way back, Tang Tian followed Sun Shaolan quietly and whispered in her ear.
Sun Shaolan whispered, "It's all because of my brother's marriage. When I went to the temple today, I happened to run into Miss Xue Ying. My mother..."
"Hmph." Madam Sun, who was walking in front, turned around and said, "It's getting late. If you have anything to say, let's go home and talk."
"I'm coming." Sun Shaolan responded, "I'll talk to you tonight."
Tang Tian nodded slightly, and she and Sun Shaolan silently quickened their pace and got directly into the carriage.
"Tiantian, this Miss Xiao looks unusual. Where is she from? What does her family do?" Mrs. Sun chatted as if she was talking about family matters.
Tang Tian, who had just boarded the carriage, was stunned for a moment. She smiled and said, "Why did my aunt suddenly ask this? Sister Xiao's ancestral home is in Lancang County. I don't really know what her family does, but my mother said that Sister Xiao is a good person and asked me to learn from her."
Tang Tian smiled, revealing a row of neat and white teeth, her eyes were simple and innocent.
"Since your parents already know about it, I won't ask any more questions. This Miss Xiao looks very extraordinary. She must have been raised in a wealthy family." Mrs. Sun said casually.
Tang Tian sat aside, smiling, but not saying anything.
Madam Sun didn't ask any more questions. She said, "Tiantian, when will your parents come to the capital? It's time to discuss your marriage with the young master."
"Ah..." Tang Tian was so shocked that she forgot to pretend to be well-behaved.
"Mom, your words scared Tiantian." Sun Shaolan on the side spoke immediately.
Tang Tian blushed and looked shy as she threw herself into Sun Shaolan's arms. She gently pinched Sun Shaolan's waist. Sun Shaolan continued to speak, "Mom, can I go to the candy shop with Tiantian tomorrow? I want to try their new taro balls and tofu pudding. Can you bring some for me too?"
Madam Sun looked at Sun Shaolan in confusion and asked, "Didn't you say that sweet things don't taste good?"
"Mom, it's good to change the taste occasionally. Besides, not all the candies in the candy shop are sweet, there are sour ones too." Sun Shaolan cleared her throat. She didn't like sweet food before, but now, she found that the sticky taro balls are her favorite!
"Well, go early and come back early." Mrs. Sun said nothing more. After returning to the Sun family, Sun Shaolan and Tang Tian ran away impatiently, leaving Sun Shaodong and Mrs. Sun standing there.
The moonlight stretched their figures. Madam Sun looked at Young Master Sun and said, "Young Master, tomorrow, take Tiantian to the candy shop. I watched her grow up. If you two get married in the future..."
"Mom, I just treat Tiantian as my sister." Sun Shaodong pursed his lips, expressing his attitude: "In my heart, she is the same as Shaolan."
Madam Sun's face instantly darkened: "Who do you want to marry then?"
Sun Shaodong's lips moved, and his mind was of Xue Ying in pink clothes among the rose bushes today. He hadn't seen her for a long time, and she had become thinner. Perhaps she had been bullied in the Xue family again?
"Don't even think about it." Madam Sun looked at his dazed look. If she hadn't gone to burn incense today and happened to see this scene, Madam Sun, as someone who had experienced it, would have known the look of pity and heartache in Young Master Sun's eyes. She said, "Young Master, if it were a legitimate daughter, I would have risked my dignity to beg for her, but a concubine's daughter..."
"Mother, being born a legitimate or illegitimate child is not what she wants." Sun Shaodong pursed his lips and retorted. He took a step back and said, "Mother, please don't discuss my marriage with Tiantian, so as to avoid any rift between our two families in the future."
After saying this, Sun Shaodong turned around and left.
"Young Master, Young Master Sun!" Madam Sun chased after him for a few steps, almost tripping over her dress. Fortunately, the maid next to her helped her up. Madam Sun stamped her feet in anger: "She hasn't even been married yet, and you're already protecting her. If he really does marry her, will he still have eyes for me as his mother?"
Madam Sun gritted her teeth and said, "No, I want Tiantian to be my daughter-in-law! When I meet Guiyun, I will have a thorough discussion with her about the marriage."
The old woman beside her hesitated to speak: "Madam, it seems that she is not very willing."
"Why don't you want to? It doesn't matter who Tiantian marries. I am her mother-in-law, how can I let her down?" Madam Sun blocked her words, and the old woman stopped talking immediately. She lowered her eyes and thought: It's only my own madam who is too enthusiastic about this matter.
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"Miss, I've found out everything. Xiao Wenping is addicted to gambling. Today at the Changle Casino, he was beaten for owing money for the third time. Last time, he lost a finger."
When Jin Wen returned, he told everyone he had found out: "Xiao Song stayed at home drinking every day. Even Xiao Wenqi, who was praised to the skies by the Xiao family, heard that there was nothing to do."
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