Chapter 40 Her Likes and Dislikes
He put his hands in his pockets and walked down the stairs leisurely, saying hello to Qiao Shiyan.
Then, we invited them to sit down in the living room as if they were visiting friends.
Old Madam Xiao arrived shortly afterwards.
Strangely, the old lady no longer had the aggressive attitude she had at the party. She did not mention the quarrel between the two children yesterday at all. Instead, she suggested that Qiao Shiyan and the others stay for lunch, and then went to the kitchen and ordered them to prepare lunch.
The atmosphere was harmonious throughout the whole process, and those who didn't know would think they were really guests.
Although Su Man was not sure what Old Madam Xiao meant, Xiao Beisheng and Qiao Shiyan were the ones setting the pace throughout the whole process. She only needed to take care of the children and pretend to be dumb, so she didn't have to use her brain and was happy to be idle.
The servants cut some fruit and brought up some snacks.
Qiao Shiyan was very considerate. When he saw Su Man pick up the orange, he took it and peeled it for her before handing it back to her.
Xiao Beisheng watched the interaction between the two in silence.
The servant brought the matcha sauce, and Qiao Shiyan took the opportunity to pour the matcha sauce on the fruit. Xiao Beisheng stopped him and said, "Senior, don't eat the matcha sauce. If you want to eat it, pour it on yourself."
Qiao Shiyan was surprised: "When did you start to avoid certain foods?"
Then he smiled and removed the matcha sauce: "Sorry, sorry, it was inconsiderate at the moment."
Su Man's heartbeat quickened slightly.
It’s not that Xiao Beisheng doesn’t like matcha, it’s her who doesn’t like matcha.
When they went out together with Xiao Beisheng before, Su Man refused to touch anything dipped in matcha in front of her. Xiao Beisheng thought she didn’t like the food that day and asked her if she had no appetite.
She said it wasn't that she had no appetite, in fact she had been starving for a long time, but because those things were dipped in matcha, she didn't like to eat them.
At that time, Xiao Beisheng despised her for being spoiled, and she would rather go hungry just because she hated matcha.
Unexpectedly, he remembered this like and dislike.
Su Man's ears felt slightly hot.
She advised herself that she might be thinking too much, maybe Xiao Beisheng suddenly started to avoid certain foods.
Suddenly, a hand with clean and slender fingers stretched out in front of him, bringing a small plate of sliced fruit. After Xiao Beisheng put it down, he went to serve the sliced fruit to Qiao Shixin without changing his expression.
Su Man whispered, "Thank you."
Xiao Beisheng nodded with an indifferent expression.
Su Man looked at the bowl of fruit he had prepared for her, which was full of her favorite fruits.
If it's a coincidence, this is too much of a coincidence.
Su Man had a strange feeling in her heart, as if countless ants were crawling on her heart.
Crisp and numb.
She didn't hate the feeling.
This harmonious and somewhat subtle atmosphere continued until Xiao Tian appeared.
In the living room, everyone who was talking and laughing stopped talking.
Xiao Tian stood at the stairs, looking at Qiao Shixin downstairs, with obvious hostility in her eyes.
Madam Xiao came back from the kitchen and waved to Xiao Tian: "Tiantian, come down."
After Xiao Tian came down, Old Madam Xiao led Xiao Tian and sat down on the sofa opposite Su Man and the others.
Qiao Shiyan said, "Shixin, apologize to Tiantian, and you can shake hands and make peace today."
Qiao Shixin stood up and was about to apologize, but Madam Xiao raised her hand to stop her: "Hey, no hurry."
Xiao Tian looked at her great-grandmother in shock.
Madam Xiao said slowly: "In this matter, both children are at fault. Since Shi Xin wants to apologize to Tian Tian, Tian Tian, should you also apologize to Teacher Su Man? You said something you shouldn't have said."
"I don't want to! I didn't say anything wrong. I was stating the facts. Why should I apologize?" Xiao Tian resisted with all her might.
Xiao Beisheng's face darkened. "Xiao Tian, you've been showing no manners since just now. Where have your manners gone?!"
"Uncle! Why are you helping outsiders bully me?"
Madam Xiao curled her lips and asked confidently, "Tiantian, Grandma asked you, how do you know about the adults' affairs?"
"I...I just know it!"
"You're just in school. If no one's gossiping about you, how would you know? Or did someone teach you to say those things? And deliberately instruct you to say these things in front of me?"
Xiao Tian stopped talking.
Madam Xiao continued to guide:
"Some time ago, you didn't go home with the driver after school, saying you had an appointment with a classmate. But you actually went with Aunt Luo Yan, right? At the party, she also pulled you aside to talk secretly. Was it she who encouraged you to do such a stupid thing?"
"This isn't a stupid thing! Aunt Luo Yan doesn't want you to be deceived by others!"
Xiao Tian impulsively defended herself, but by the time she reacted and wanted to cover her mouth, she had already finished speaking.
Madam Xiao sneered, "Bei Sheng, this is the perfect daughter-in-law you picked for our Xiao family. Before she even gets married, she's already sowing discord and causing trouble everywhere. If she really gets married, wouldn't this family be turned upside down?"
Xiao Beisheng's brows were twisted into a knot.
He finally understood why Old Madam Xiao was making such a fuss.
On the surface, he was trying to make things difficult for Su Man and ask Su Man and the others to come and apologize, but in reality he was trying to lure out the culprit behind the scenes, Luo Yan.
Su Man also understood what was going on.
Old Madam Xiao is just taking advantage of the situation.
It seems that they are all just running along today, but this is also a good thing, which means that Madam Xiao’s original intention was not to target them.
In the living room, the atmosphere was slightly tense.
There was a sense of tit-for-tat between Madam Xiao and Xiao Beisheng.
Only Xiao Tian couldn't understand. She was still immersed in the fact that she had to apologize to Su Man.
"I don't want to apologize to her! Why should she? She's not my teacher!" Xiao Tian picked up a teacup in front of her and threw it heavily to the ground.
The teacup hit the corner of the table and broke with a clang.
Fragments flew everywhere.
The Qiao Shiyan siblings, who were a little further away, were fine, but Su Man on the opposite side became the most direct victim.
Fragments flew all over her and she raised her hands to shield her face, her arms aching with pain all over.
Su Man put down her hand and saw that fresh blood was oozing out of the small cut on her arm.
Xiao Beisheng sternly rebuked: "Xiao Tian!"
Xiao Tian shrank back and didn't dare to speak.
She didn't mean to hurt anyone, she just wanted to vent her emotions. Now that she had gotten into trouble and was scolded so harshly by Xiao Beisheng, she was scared to death. She rarely saw her uncle so fierce.
And... Xiao Tian found that she didn't seem to hate her that much. At least, she didn't hate her enough to hurt Su Man.
"I, I didn't mean to do that. She was so close, so I wouldn't have dodged..."
"Apologize to Teacher Su." Xiao Beisheng ordered.
Xiao Tian pursed her lips and whispered quickly, "I'm sorry, Teacher Su."
"It's okay, just a minor injury." Su Man said.
She really didn't think the injuries were serious, as they were just small cuts, so she wiped the wounds. However, she didn't expect that blood would continue to ooze out. As soon as she wiped it off, new blood came out.
The blood stain that was wiped off was spread out, and at first glance, it seemed that the injury was very serious.
Qiao Shiyan quickly took out a few tissues and covered Su Man's wound. Qiao Shixin didn't dare to move, but was so worried that she was about to cry.
"It's really okay." Su Man was at a loss whether to laugh or cry as she comforted the two siblings.
Madam Xiao said, "Beisheng, take Teacher Su to deal with it. I remember there is a medicine box in your room."
Xiao Beisheng wanted to say that there was usually a household medicine box in the living room, so he could just ask the servant to bring it over.
But for some unknown reason, he agreed.
"Come with me." He said to Suman.
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