Chapter 256 Today is another day I hate school.
With the Su family's indulgence, Qiuqiu spent a "mischievous" year.
Chirping sat sadly on the threshold, waiting for the servants to bring the scale over.
Zhu Niang was puzzled. She nudged A Lian and gestured towards Dong Xiao, who was turning over the soil, with her chin, "Ask him?"
Ah Lian rubbed her cheek and greeted him with an innocent smile: "Sister Dongxiao~"
Dong Xiao's hand trembled, and she almost fell headfirst into the flowerbed. All she did was give them two plates of dumplings during the New Year because she felt sorry for them being new to the area. Did she really need to be so... coquettish?!
Dong Xiao felt itchy and uncomfortable all over, but Zhu Niang, seemingly oblivious to her discomfort, smiled and moved closer to her. "Sister Dong Xiao?"
Dong Xiao put down what she was holding and glanced in Qiu Qiu's direction. Seeing her sad expression, she knew what was wrong.
"Miss... is about to weigh herself."
"What?" Zhu Niang was stunned, not understanding why Qiu Qiu needed to be weighed. In their tribe, only piglets that were to be sold needed to be weighed.
Dong Xiao nodded emphatically: "That's right, it's about weighing."
No sooner had he finished speaking than two servants brought over the scales, one in front of the other, trying to suppress their laughter, looking quite pained.
Zhu Niang and A Lian had never seen what it was like to weigh a child, so they both crowded around to observe, making Qiu Qiu's face turn red.
Chuchu squatted on the ground, clutching her stomach, a little embarrassed. "I don't want to look."
I get shy looking at me like that!
Yun Jinglan stood at the window looking out, and her gentle voice reached Qiuqiu's ears: "Don't take off your clothes."
The hand that was already on the belt was silently withdrawn. [Fine, I won't take it off then! Why does Mother always appear so just in time!]
Little Chiu Chiu always gets caught doing naughty things by her dear mother.
Looking at her daughter, who was curled up in a dejected ball, Yun Jinglan couldn't help but find it amusing. Everyone else gets clothes made to fit, but she didn't understand why Qiuqiu was so insistent on measuring her weight.
They eat a lot during the week, but then secretly weigh themselves at the end of the month; their sneaky behavior is quite amusing.
The way Qiuqiu weighed herself was very simple. The iron hook wrapped with strips of cloth was hooked onto the back of Qiuqiu's collar. The strong one lifted her up with force, while the slightly thinner one bent down slightly and caught her with his hands.
The scale beam slides and eventually maintains balance.
Chirp took a deep breath and let out a long sigh of relief after seeing that the scales didn't move. Her round little belly popped out, and the scales, which had been balanced just moments before, tilted. The two servants didn't even flinch.
"Miss, eighteen pounds!"
Chirping sadly on the eve of the Lunar New Year, "Whose baby can gain a pound in a year?"
No, I need to start dieting!
lose weight?
Yun Jinglan unconsciously curled up the corners of her mouth, hoping that Qiuqiu would keep her word.
"Someone, tell the kitchen staff that we're having braised pork knuckle for lunch today."
Chiu Chiu outside the window was completely dismayed; that was braised pork knuckle with rock sugar... even though she could only lick it!
"Never mind, I'll try to lose weight tomorrow."
She quickly consoled herself with a few words, postponing her diet plan until tomorrow. She thought her only challenge was her weight, but once she sat down at the dinner table, she realized the difficulties were far from over!
"snort!"
"Chirp, no!"
Chuchu crossed her arms, glared at everyone present, and turned her little face to the side. She wouldn't forgive these unreasonable adults today unless they took back their cruelty.
Su Junyao gently nudged his wife with his arm and whispered to her, "You should try to persuade her."
Yun Jinglan glared at her: "You're responsible for the trouble you caused."
Su Junyao knew he was in the wrong and felt extremely guilty towards his beloved daughter. It was all because he'd drunk too much and made a mistake that implicated Qiuqiu.
Last time Su Junyao invited Lu Wenzheng for drinks, he got drunk and accidentally smashed a pair of antique vases belonging to the Lu family.
The problem was that the vase was a rare gold and blue double-eared vase that Madam Lu had prepared as a birthday gift for her father. Yun Jinglan led Su Junyao to apologize, but Madam Lu didn't want any gifts; she only wanted the couple to agree to one request.
Chiu Chiu was heartbroken: "So you've decided to send me to school?!"
Chiu Chiu was furious; was this all the status she had?
"No, go!"
She was so angry she was practically turning into a goldfish; she couldn't tolerate this kind of hurt.
The whole family looked away from the pitiful little chick. Although it was absurd, everyone hoped that chick could go to school.
Qiuqiu is quite special; everyone has witnessed her ability to turn misfortune into good fortune. But precisely because of this, they are afraid that they won't be able to teach Qiuqiu well and that she might go astray when she grows up.
Her family members couldn't bear to scold her, so this child needed a strict teacher to educate her.
Madam Lu's father had students all over the world, and the teacher they invited this time was one of her father's disciples. He was exceptionally talented, but too fierce.
Lu Diandian didn't want to go to school because she was afraid of getting beaten up. She only went to school when Qiujiu was with her.
Since Su Junyao was in the wrong, he had no choice but to agree.
Chiu Chiu kept patting her chest to comfort herself, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, anger gives the devil room to maneuver."
But the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Why should she have to bear the consequences of her father's mistakes?
Is this the legendary "daughter paying for the father's debts"?
In an instant, all the accusing gazes were fixed on Su Junyao. He lowered his head guiltily and quietly tugged at Qiuqiu's sleeve: "Qiuqiu, it's Daddy's fault."
Chiu Chiu stared intently at her father with hopeful eyes, pointed to herself, and asked happily, "Not going?"
Su Junyao felt even more guilty. He patted Qiuqiu's little head, "No, Qiuqiu must go."
The sudden sadness made Qiuqiu lose her motivation. Like a little robot that had broken down, she suddenly slumped into a chair, closed her eyes, and began to play dead.
[I'd rather have died in the southwest!]
Yun Jinglan felt a lingering fear whenever she thought about what happened in the Southwest, especially after learning that Qiuqiu had narrowly escaped death. Hearing Qiuqiu's inner thoughts, her face paled. Her daughter had already survived a near-death experience, and yet she was forcing the poor little thing to go to school.
It's all her fault!
"Otherwise, Chirp won't..."
Chiu Chiu's ears twitched, and she cautiously opened her eyes a crack, hoping her mother would speak loudly and say the next sentence. Yun Jinglan's heart softened for only a moment, but upon seeing Chiu Chiu's clever appearance, she immediately became resolute in her decision.
"Let's go to Master Zhao's place, Chichi!"
Chirp: [Heaven is going to kill me!]
Chiu Chiu knows who's the boss in the family, and once her mother makes a decision, there's no going back.
Chiu Chiu just stared blankly for a moment, then started eating again in retaliation, huffing and puffing without even lifting her head.
"Chirp chirp, slow down, no one's going to take it from you."
Chiu Chiu wouldn't listen to them; she was determined to cook, after all...
Eat quickly, or you might not have another meal.
[Lingling says that children who can't recite their lessons will be punished by standing in the corner and going hungry!]
Everyone: "???"
Who is Lingling?
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