Chapter 221 The Underlying Nature is Good
"I messed things up again."
Xu Bai continued speaking to himself.
"I should have listened to my uncle, shouldn't I?"
Tu Yao stared at him silently. What do you think?
Xu Bai lowered his head silently and murmured, "I have to rely on my uncle to teach me everything. And even if he teaches me, I still don't listen to him."
Even with my patient guidance, he still made mistakes.
“But…” Xu Bai suddenly paused, then plucked the remaining half of the grass, “…but whether I teach him or not shouldn’t make much difference, right?”
He looked up and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Big sister, Little Curly hates me, so nothing I do will make a difference."
Tu Yao was taken aback.
Xu Bai answered his own question: "That's right... It's normal for her to dislike me. She has ideals, is independent, and has the ability to solve problems..."
Cheng Sangsang has grown up so much compared to before.
On the other hand, he has always remained stagnant.
Aside from the halo bestowed upon him by the Xu family, he seemed to have nothing else.
My uncle was absolutely right back then; he had absolutely no value to the Xu family.
He has absolutely no redeeming qualities that others would find likable.
In just a few months, everyone has grown, except for him, who remains as naive, ridiculous, and foolish as before.
In early winter, a cold wind blew in gusts, and Xu Bai's face turned pale as he slowly lowered his head.
Even if he changed into a presentable outfit, he couldn't hide his annoying nature.
...
Tu Yao remained silent, watching the young man beside her. She suddenly realized that she had been neglecting Xu Bai all along.
Initially, because of his status as the male protagonist in the original novel, she was afraid that her brothers would be involved in those 1,800 chapters, so she subjectively developed the idea of staying away from him.
She only began to consider him a friend after he offered to help her grow button mushrooms.
But later she got too busy, with one problem after another coming at her in a chaotic rush.
In retrospect, she never took the initiative to try to understand him or truly empathize with his feelings as a friend.
Xu Bai sighed and concluded, "Big sister, I wish I were as flawless as you."
Tu Yao said helplessly, "Why are you just like Sang Sang, thinking that I'm all good points?"
Xu Bai subconsciously looked up: "Little Curly Hair... did he praise you like that too?"
"yes."
Tu Yao turned to the side and asked him in return, "But how can anyone be without flaws?"
Xu Bai was taken aback.
Tu Yao said slowly, "I'm reckless, impulsive, and always like to do dangerous things alone."
"I wouldn't call myself frank either."
I've kept so many secrets hidden, and I never thought of telling anyone.
If Koike hadn't been so clever, she might not have revealed the truth about that black mist to everyone, even after finding out the whole story.
"But these shortcomings don't affect my strengths, and I'm trying to change them, so you're all subconsciously tolerant of me, which is why you think I have no shortcomings."
Just like Xiaochi, I didn't want to make things difficult for her, so I explored her secrets all by myself.
Like her brothers, although they were unwilling for her to come to the port city, they were trying to reach a balance with her choice.
Her older brother doesn't scold her anymore.
At this point, Tu Yao couldn't help but send a message to Tu Chaoxi.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
The next second.
Tu Chaoxi: [Did you get into trouble again?]
Tu Yao: ...
Tu Yao silently put away her phone and continued speaking.
"So, just like everyone else, you have flaws, but your strengths outweigh your weaknesses."
Xu Bai stared blankly at her, "...Is it okay to have made mistakes in the past?"
He was somewhat embarrassed to say it: "You know, Little Curly and I were originally here to bully you and Teacher Tu."
But later, Cheng Sangsang took the initiative to admit her mistake and became friends with her older sister.
Looking back, he has always been irresponsible, hiding behind Cheng Sangsang and his uncle, and has stumbled into this day in a daze.
He never even said sorry.
It's not so scary that Cheng Sangsang said he was annoying; what's scary is that he actually found a lot of evidence to prove that he hated her.
Tu Yao raised an eyebrow: "It's okay!"
"Why……"
Tu Yao smiled. As described in the original work, the Xu family has always been gentle and kind, and the elders each have their own integrity. Such an environment is a breeding ground for good character.
Throughout his journey, Xu Bai's true nature has always been pure and innocent.
It's just that the surface is covered with a rough, blunt layer.
So when Bai Chumeng fooled him, he was easily deceived and then impulsively came to cause trouble for her brother.
But he's not a bad person at heart.
If you only reveal a small part of the truth, he will be able to distinguish right from wrong.
Not only him, but Teacher Ma is the same way.
This is especially true of those friends who had distanced themselves from their second brother because they thought he had plagiarized, but felt ashamed and annoyed after realizing it was a misunderstanding.
Everyone has been like this along the way.
They never said sorry, but it's like they said everything, so it's okay.
"As long as our fundamental nature is good, we are good people."
Xu Bai was completely stunned.
Tu Yao said earnestly, word by word, "So Xiao Bai, you are not annoying at all."
"Of course Sangsang won't dislike you."
She patted the young man on the shoulder, "There's one last thing, you're useful too."
As she spoke, she shoved the project proposal into his arms.
"Have you forgotten? You are to become a future expert in button mushroom cultivation."
Xu Bai stared at the documents in his arms, and this time he couldn't hold back any longer; tears streamed down his face.
After a long pause, she looked up and choked up, saying, "...Big sister, thank you so much."
"How come you... considered everything?"
“I haven’t forgotten, big sister, I haven’t forgotten. I really love growing button mushrooms.”
Tu Yao quickly pulled out a pack of tissues and handed it over, saying helplessly, "I know, so don't cry."
Xu Bai took the paper and reflected, "Big sister, I will never say again that everyone else seems smart. No matter how you look at it, I must be stupid!"
Tu Yao: ...
Xu Bai sniffed; "I won't say that my uncle thinks everyone else is stupid, but he must think you're very smart."
Tu Yao: ...
"I won't even mention that you and my uncle are completely mismatched; no one is a better match for you two!"
Tu Yao turned and left!
"Hey, big sister! Don't go! Don't go!"
Xu Bai quickly grabbed her leg and asked pitifully, "You still haven't told me why Little Curly Hair doesn't hate me, even though... she said she hated me."
Tu Yao: ...
Xu Bai: "...Big sister, don't go. I don't dare to go to my uncle. Only you can help me."
Tu Yao looked up at the sky helplessly, thought for a moment, and then squatted down.
"Perhaps... because she has something else she's more afraid of."
But being ashamed to explain leads to hurtful mistakes.
Xu Bai paused for a moment, then suddenly turned his head to look at the courtyard, which was already covered with red silk, as if deep in thought.
“We haven’t been through enough together yet, so she can’t fully trust me, and I can’t completely make her feel safe and fearless, right?”
...
The wedding banquet was held as scheduled the next morning, and Mr. Cheng strode into the old house with his eighth wife.
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