Chapter 273 Foreign Children
The wind chimes at the entrance of the coffee shop tinkled a few times.
When the six people entered the coffee shop, Xia Xiaoxiang was still arguing with the third concubine.
Third Concubine: "I kindly took you out, and you still give me attitude. Xia Xiaoxiang, if you're so capable, then don't drink the coffee I'm treating you to."
“Fine, I won’t drink it then.” Xia Xiaoxiang raised her chin. “I’m not used to this stuff. I’ll drink tea with the old lady.”
"snort!"
"You don't need to buy Mao Mao a cake. I'm her mother, I have money."
“You are her mother, and I am also Mao Mao’s mother.”
"Qin Zhenzhen, you... ouch."
Engrossed in their bickering, Xia Xiaoxiang didn't notice her footing. She felt something bump into her leg and then heard something fall to the ground and shatter.
She looked down and saw a little foreign girl sitting on the ground, covered in juice.
The little girl wasn't much older than their son, Mao Mao. She was short and walked quietly, so focused on serving the juice that no one noticed the other.
Xia Xiaoxiang was startled: "I'm sorry!"
"Ouch, are you alright?"
The second concubine quickly helped the foreign girl up from the ground and took out a handkerchief to wipe the juice off her clothes: "Are you hurt anywhere?"
The foreign girl shook her head, looked sadly at the broken glass on the ground, and said something, but Xia Xiaoxiang didn't understand.
The third concubine answered for her: "You don't need to apologize, she wasn't watching where she was going. Honey, I'll buy you a glass of juice, would you like another piece of cake? Where are your mom and dad?"
oh!
So it was spoken in a foreign language!
Xia Xiaoxiang quickly said, "I'll pay for it, I'll pay for it."
This little foreign girl is like a doll in Mao Mao's toy box, with delicate features, the most expensive kind sold in department stores.
Xia Xiaoxiang couldn't help but take a few more glances.
She reached into her pocket.
Because she has a daughter who loves to eat, she always keeps candy in her pocket.
"Here you go." Xia Xiaoxiang handed her a individually wrapped candy and gave her a friendly smile: "Have some candy."
The little foreign girl looked at her and was about to reach out to take it when a stern voice came from behind: "Sophie!"
She quickly withdrew her little hand.
The woman who arrived was also a foreigner. She was wearing a formal long dress, and her hair was neatly combed back without a single stray hair. She looked young, but she was very serious, with her lips tightly pursed and without a trace of a smile.
It reminds one of the old lady Lou when she first arrived in Haicheng—serious, upright, and strict about rules, making her intimidating to look at.
"Miss Bailey," the little foreign girl called to her softly.
"You can't eat food from outside." Miss Bailey glanced at Xia Xiaoxiang and said sternly, "I've reminded you many times to pay attention to food safety, especially food from strangers."
"I'm sorry, Miss Bailey."
Although Xia Xiaoxiang didn't understand, she could hear the reprimand in her tone, especially the glance she gave her, which made her so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do with her hands and feet. Holding the candy, she didn't know whether to accept it or not.
She apologized again: "I'm sorry, I accidentally bumped into your child and spilled her juice. I'll buy you a glass of juice."
Miss Bailey also saw the mess on the ground.
She glanced at Xia Xiaoxiang again, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly, and said in Chinese, "No need."
She called over a waiter, directed him to clean up the mess on the floor, then took the foreign girl's hand, nodded to everyone, and left the café. Her back was ramrod straight, her steps elegant, and every movement was perfectly measured.
But for some reason, even though the other party generously forgave her, Xia Xiaoxiang felt uneasy all over.
It was as if I hadn't even entered her field of vision, just like the flowers and grass by the roadside.
Would you argue with the flowers and plants by the roadside?
That's not surprising.
I had long heard that foreigners were arrogant.
Fortunately, she wasn't alone when she went out; otherwise, she wouldn't know what to do.
After they were seated, Xia Xiaoxiang leaned closer to the third concubine and asked, "How do you know foreign languages?"
"What's so difficult about that?"
"Can I learn it too?" Xia Xiaoxiang asked humbly. "Before, the First Madam said that once I learned Chinese, she would teach me foreign languages."
The third concubine glanced at her.
She flipped through the menu in her hand, her slender finger casually pointing to a spot: "Treat me to this, and I'll teach you how to make it starting tomorrow."
Xia Xiaoxiang glanced at the menu and saw it was still the most expensive dish. She gritted her teeth: "...No problem!"
...
dusk.
Mao Mao and her brothers walked home in the sunset.
She was holding the white cat's leash; the water bottle was empty, she was hungry, and she was almost out of energy.
But Mao Mao's little crossbody bag was full, the bucket was full of fish, and Mao Mao's straw hat was also inside. Now, when it was turned over, it was filled with the treasures that Mao Mao had found.
On her way home, Mao Mao saw the same foreign girl from the morning again.
She was playing in the yard in front of a beautiful little villa.
The blonde, blue-eyed, doll-like foreign girl inside also saw her, stopped what she was doing, opened her big, round eyes, and their eyes met, staring at each other without blinking.
Mao Mao stopped outside the fence of her yard, stood on tiptoe while holding onto the fence, and first showed a big smile: "Hello!"
"Hello," said the little foreign girl. "Pretty doll."
"I am Mao Mao Wa".
"My name is Sophie."
The two little ones started talking to each other through the fence.
Although Mao Mao can't speak English, the blonde little girl on the other side can speak Chinese.
"My brother and I went to the mountains to play!" Mao Mao said happily. "My brother's grilled fish was so delicious! We also picked fruit, saw a waterfall, and my brother even drew pictures."
Sophie said enviously, "That sounds wonderful."
"Let's go together tomorrow."
Sophie shook her head dejectedly: "Miss Bailey won't let me leave here. If I want to go out, I have to stay with her."
Mao Mao thought for a moment and said, "Then I can come and play with you."
Mao Mao then took the leash and introduced her, "This is my cat."
The big white cat sat down at her feet: "Meow~~~"
"Oh, I have a dog too."
"A dog?" Mao Mao's eyes lit up, and she looked behind her curiously. "Where is it?"
Sophie whistled.
A golden retriever, not much smaller than them, ran out of the house and came to them, panting enthusiastically. Sophie patted its head: "Its name is Luna."
What a big dog!
Mao Mao let out a soft "Eh?" and tentatively stretched out her little hand, reaching it through the gap in the fence.
The golden retriever came over enthusiastically, sniffing her little hands with its warm nose, then licking her palms, making Mao Mao giggle with ticklishness.
Big white cat: "Meow—!!!"
The big white cat straightened its upper body and scratched at her trouser leg with its paws. Mao Mao quickly withdrew her little hand and stroked its fur.
Mao Mao also gave her new friend a small fish as a gift.
The two children didn't say much, but they became friends very naturally. After a few words, they agreed to play together next time, and then Mao Mao waved and took the cat home.
My little sister, with her short legs, wobbled ahead of me.
The three older brothers behind him were completely confused.
Lou Hongjian asked, puzzled, "Mao Mao, where did you meet your friends?"
Good morning.
"Morning?"
“In the morning, Mao Mao saw her.”
The three older brothers waited for a long time, but she didn't say another word.
Then what?
And then that was it?
Isn't their sister making friends a little too fast?
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