Chapter 16: Song Tingchen: Did he misunderstand Su Tan?
Song Tingchen's face was as cold as frost, and his expression suddenly became stern.
"Xiaoxiao, are you sure you want to lie?"
Song Xiao's face turned pale.
Aunt Qing said that when Dad gets angry, he is very scary and he might beat him to death!
"Dad, I only ate one piece..."
He cried, "I just want to eat a piece of candy cake. I'll go to sleep after I finish it. Dad, please don't be angry. Don't beat me to death!"
Song Tingchen frowned. What was this kid thinking about?
"Dad won't hit you, but you can't eat snacks anymore."
Song Xiao pouted and looked at him cautiously, "I don't eat a lot, can't I just eat one piece? I'm very hungry..."
Song Xiao's eyes were red, and that stubborn look made Song Tingchen seem to see Su Tan in a trance.
People say that sons resemble their mothers, but in fact, Song Xiao and Su Tan do not look alike.
Instead, most people followed him.
Only the stubborn eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as Su Tan's.
"No, with your condition, you can only eat sweets and cakes once a month."
In the past two years, Song Xiao has been sick more frequently than usual.
It was probably because she was born weak, and according to her mother, Su Tan always insisted on living in a large mansion and never let Xiaoxiao eat enough.
Hunger made him even weaker.
Xiaoxiao's health gradually improved under Liu Qingyin's care over the years, but she went to the other extreme.
Song Xiao's breathing was rapid, and she was crying breathlessly. "But if I don't eat, I will be unhappy, and being unhappy will be even more uncomfortable!"
Aunt Qing said that nothing is more important than his happiness!
"Wow, I'm so hungry. I'm starving to death. Dad, you're a bad guy. You bully me too!"
Song Xiao sobbed and almost fainted.
"My dear grandson, why are you crying like this again?"
Old Madam Song rushed over in a hurry, and when she saw Song Xiao crying, she felt as if she was being pricked by needles in her heart.
Song Xiao threw himself into Old Madam Song's arms, his tone aggrieved, sobbing and wiping away tears, "Grandma, I want to eat the cake, but my father won't let me..."
Old Madam Song thought something had happened, but after hearing the whole story, she became even more furious.
She glared at Song Tingchen angrily, "It's just a candy cake. If he wants to eat it, just let him eat it. Can't the General's Mansion afford a plate of candy cake?!"
"mother!"
Song Tingchen's brows were almost twisted into a knot, and a strong feeling of fatigue overflowed from the bottom of his heart, almost sweeping over his whole body.
"Have you forgotten what the doctor said? Xiaoxiao can't eat too much sweets now. His body can't handle it."
Being looked at like this by her son, Song's mother also became angry for a moment, and slammed the table several times, "I've only heard that being hungry can make people sick, but I've never heard of eating too much making people sick!"
"Why do you have to learn Su Tan when there are so many other things you can learn from?"
Song Tingchen's temples were throbbing with pain.
But he keenly grasped the key point.
He suddenly looked at Mother Song, remembering the tearful accusations she had written to Su Tan in the letter from Old Madam Song when he was fighting at the border. "Mother, you said before that Su Tan was deliberately starving Xiaoxiao. Could it be that she didn't want Xiaoxiao to have candy?"
Song Xiao has been in poor health since childhood.
You can’t eat too much sweets nowadays.
What about the past.
It would have been fine if she hadn't mentioned this, but once she did, Old Madam Song was furious, "Children are not supposed to be unable to eat candy, but she's the only one who's making trouble!"
"And now you too!"
Song Tingchen felt an indescribable feeling of suffocation in his heart, and was overwhelmed by an indescribable emotion.
He always thought that Su Tan ignored Song Xiao's health and insisted on bringing the rule that children from wealthy families could not eat enough to the Song family.
So this is the truth!
He misunderstood Su Tan!
"Woo! You're all bad guys!"
Song Xiao burst into tears, turned around and ran out, accidentally knocking Liu Qingyin, who had heard the noise and rushed over, into the snow.
"Xiaoxiao!"
Liu Qingyin limped to her feet. Because she had cried in the afternoon, her eyes were still red like a rabbit's.
"Brother Song, what happened to Xiaoxiao?"
Song Tingchen frowned.
"Don't pay any attention to him."
"He'll be back soon."
Liu Qingyin endured the pain and said, "No, I still have to go and see."
After saying that, she frowned and limped away.
…
"Xiaoxiao, why are you crying like this all of a sudden? Who bullied you?"
Liu Qingyin finally found Song Xiao, whose face was covered with tears, and gently wiped the tears from his face with a handkerchief.
Song Xiao pouted and sobbed as he told what happened in the yard today.
"Aunt Qing, do you think my father will not want me anymore?"
A smile appeared on Liu Qingyin's lips. "How could that be? Your father is not that kind of person."
"It must be something about Prince Chen's Mansion that made your father have other ideas."
Song Xiao stared at Liu Qingyin blankly. What Prince Chen's Mansion? Father hadn't told him about it!
As soon as Liu Qingyin saw his expression, she knew what he was thinking.
She smiled and told Song Xiao everything that happened in Prince Chen's Mansion today in detail.
"Today I saw your mother holding Princess Zhaoyang in her arms. They were so affectionate that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were mother and daughter."
"I still hope that your mother can reconcile with your father, and even better, give birth to a younger sister for you."
"only……"
Liu Qingyin frowned, "But, when you have a sister, you will inevitably be ignored."
"But don't worry, Xiaoxiao, Aunt Qing will always love you the most."
Song Xiao was trembling all over, his eyes gradually turned red, and his childish voice was full of determination, "I won't let her come back!"
"I hate her!"
She hugs other people's daughters instead of him!
She is the worst woman in the world!
Song Xiao threw himself into Liu Qingyin's arms, his voice muffled. Children would always subconsciously get close to those who treated them well, "Auntie Qing, can you be my mother?"
Liu Qingyin wiped his tears.
"Xiaoxiao, your father won't agree."
Song Xiao patted his chest and assured Liu Qingyin, "I will work hard! Aunt Qing, I don't want a bad woman, I only want you!"
Liu Qingyin didn't say anything, but just lowered her head to wipe Song Xiao's face, with a smile on her lips.
So what if Su Tan stole something that belonged to her in Prince Chen’s Mansion today?
The husband and son who should have belonged to Su Tan were now on her side.
"Okay, from now on, whenever Xiaoxiao wants to eat some candy, Auntie Qing will secretly give it to you when your father isn't paying attention, but you can't tell anyone else. This is a little secret between you and Auntie Qing."
Song Xiao nodded obediently, "Yeah!"
Just like he had never told the bad woman Aunt Qing that she secretly gave him candy.
Liu Qingyin held Song Xiao's little hand.
"Then let's go back."
"Okay~"
Liu Qingyin was holding a lantern in her hand, and the wind was rustling, as if a long black shadow was covering her from behind.
Whoosh—something suddenly rushed past from behind, making a rustling sound that made one's scalp tingle.
Liu Qingyin turned around suddenly, but saw no one behind her.
She breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at Song Xiao, who was also terrified. "It's nothing. We scared ourselves."
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