Chapter 238: It’s better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early
The hand holding the lid was white and slender, and the tea mist hit his face. Su Cheng lowered his head to sip the tea. When he raised his hand, his sleeve slipped down, just revealing his wrist bone. The gold and jade bracelets on his wrist touched each other, making a slight sound.
Liu Cuilan's eyes widened without blinking, staring at the pair of bracelets that were obviously worth a lot of money with the naked eye.
Liu Shoucheng sat on the side looking uneasy, his eyes rolling around as he secretly looked at the spacious and bright central hall of the Zhao family.
"Why are you two here?" Su Cheng sat at the head of the table. When she looked down at them, the shadow cast by her long eyelashes made it impossible to discern her emotions. "Do you think I can't take good care of your uncle and aunt here?"
"No, no, no, what are you talking about, sister?" Liu Shoucheng grinned, looking honest and kind. "You can help me take care of my parents, I'm grateful enough, how could I despise you?"
Yesterday she was calling me Miss Zhao, but today she's calling me "Sister".
Su Cheng chuckled and lowered her head to take a sip of tea. Qing Shuang, who was standing next to her, spoke up, "Who are you to dare to claim to be related to the young lady?"
Liu Shoucheng was stunned and looked at Su Cheng. Seeing that she was only drinking tea and had no intention of scolding the maid, he suddenly felt unhappy. "Your young lady calls my mother aunt, so it is reasonable for her to call me brother."
“Bold!”
"Qing Shuang."
Su Cheng raised his hand, signaling the maid to be quiet, and then looked up at the couple below, "You came here without permission, and you haven't told me why."
Seeing her stop the maid, Liu Shoucheng thought that the young lady was afraid of him. His expression warmed up a little and he smiled again, "Sister, your sister-in-law and I came to the capital just to see our parents as soon as possible. Now that we are finally reunited, can you let me stay with them for a while?"
Su Cheng raised his lips slightly, but he looked even more distant and indifferent than when he wasn't smiling. "My son wants to see his parents, so why should I stop him? Qingshuang, take them to Hengyang Courtyard."
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Hengyang Courtyard
"This is the soup that the young lady specially ordered for the two elders." Cai Lian led two maids in and placed the dishes on the tray one by one on the table. "I heard the servant from the front yard come to report that the two elders' son and daughter-in-law came to visit."
"What are they doing here?" Uncle Liu frowned, looking unhappy. "And they're here at mealtime. Maybe they want to eat for free!"
"Old man, please be kind." Aunt Liu patted his shoulder. She still felt sorry for her son. "Nothing has happened yet, and you're so cold and stern. Shoucheng must be feeling uncomfortable. After all, he's your son..."
Uncle Liu snorted coldly, not caring at all. "The last time he remembered I was his father was when he was gambling away and running up a mountain of debts!"
"Old man..."
"Don't talk too much." Uncle Liu glared at her in dissatisfaction and whispered, "Ah Cheng and I have the same idea. Let's just wait and see. They must have other intentions. Over the years, haven't we learned enough from this rebellious son?"
Aunt Liu stammered for a long time, but in the end she couldn't utter a word.
"Dad! Mom!"
Liu Shoucheng's voice came from outside the yard. Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu looked at each other and went about their business, not taking him seriously.
"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, why didn't you answer when I called you just now?" Liu Cuilan walked in with a smile. She saw the delicacies and snacks on the table at a glance, and her eyes narrowed into slits. "Look, it's better to come at the right time than to come early. I arrived just in time for dinner."
After saying that, she looked at Cai Lian who was standing by and waited on her, and said excitedly, "Hey, that girl!"
Cai Lian looked up at her, confusion flashing in her eyes.
"What are you standing there for? I'm calling you!" Liu Cuilan sat down at the table, acting as if she were the master. "Go, get two sets of bowls and chopsticks."
Cai Lian stood still, staring at the two of them coldly.
"Why don't you go?" Liu Cuilan glared at her, her expression unpleasant. "A lowly servant girl, can't you order me around?"
Cai Lian had an indifferent expression on her face, her legs felt as if they were filled with lead, and no matter how she screamed, she wouldn't move.
"You little bitch, you are deliberately going against me, aren't you?" Liu Shoucheng was humiliated in the front yard. Now that he saw that a lowly maid could bully him, he became more and more dissatisfied. He picked up an empty teacup beside him and smashed it on the ground.
"Asshole, what are you doing!" Uncle Liu was already dissatisfied with him, and now he couldn't help but say, "What kind of place is this? It's not your turn to make the decision!"
"Dad, the Zhao family treated you with great courtesy. A lowly maid actually turned a deaf ear to Cuilan's words. This is clearly a slap in your face." Liu Shoucheng was still afraid of his father. He shrank his neck and whispered, "Your son is venting his anger on your behalf."
"What's the fuss?"
When everyone heard the sound, they turned around and saw Su Cheng standing at the door, watching the farce in the house coldly.
Liu Shoucheng immediately became intimidated. He raised his hand and touched the bridge of his nose, saying in a nonsensical manner, "Sister, your maid really doesn't know how to behave. I'm going to teach her a lesson for you!"
Cai Lian saw her master, bowed politely, and said softly, "Miss."
"Are you talking about her?" Su Cheng raised her eyebrows slightly when she saw him pointing at Cai Lian. "She is my personal maid, just like Qing Shuang. Besides father and me, the steward and she have the most power in the mansion."
Su Cheng pulled the corner of his lip, his tone hinting at sarcasm, "Why should I obey you?"
Liu Shoucheng's face turned pale, and even Liu Cuilan, who had been so arrogant just now, became much more obedient.
Uncle Liu couldn't help but snort coldly and shouted, "Where's that arrogant look from just now? Why aren't you arrogant anymore? I told you long ago, this is the Zhao family, it's not your turn to boss people around!"
"His father..." Aunt Liu tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to be quiet. She then looked at the pale-faced Liu Shoucheng and whispered, "Son, we're just staying here for a few days. Ah Cheng is kind enough to send a maid to serve us two old peasants. We can't take this for granted. The Zhao family's things are all top-notch. This tea bowl must be worth a lot of money. You should compensate according to the price."
Upon hearing this, Liu Shoucheng instantly became restless and shouted, "Compensation? What can I use to compensate? I was just venting my anger on my father and broke a teacup. Sister Cheng can't really ask me for money—"
"Sorry, I want it." Su Cheng interrupted him with a smile, looking harmless. "This one was fired in the official kiln. Someone will tell you the specific price."
The smile on Liu Shoucheng's face froze and he looked at Su Cheng in disbelief.
Liu Cuilan quickly stood up and stood in front of her husband, "Sister, look at you wearing all these jewels, how can you ask for money from your own family?"
"Family?" Su Cheng raised his eyebrows, his eyes teasing, "I don't understand what you mean."
"You call my mother-in-law aunt and treat her better than your own mother, so we're definitely family." Liu Cuilan spread her hands and acted like a scoundrel. "We're farmers, broke as dirt. Instead of giving us some money, why are you asking us for money?"
"That's enough!" Uncle Liu was so embarrassed that he slapped Liu Shoucheng in the face. "Take care of your own wife! You are so arrogant and you have no shame!"
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