Looking at Xiaobao's increasingly handsome face, Xia Xingcheng couldn't help but sigh at how virtuous and capable he was to have such a good son accompany him through all his lonely time.
The food that was difficult to swallow no longer felt so disgusting now.
After finishing today's dinner in a few moments, Xia Xingcheng looked at Xiaobao, who had already finished eating, and gently raised the plate in his hand to him.
"Xiaobao, look, mommy ate them all!" Xia Xingcheng said happily and expectantly, "What is the surprise you are talking about?"
Xiaobao saw that the plate was really clean, not even a grain of rice was left, and he smiled sweetly at Xia Xingcheng with satisfaction.
"Mommy, I'm going to prepare a surprise for you now. Please sit on the sofa and wait for me." Xiaobao put on his slippers and ran toward the bathroom with his short legs.
Xia Xingcheng was confused by him and asked curiously: "Xiaobao, what are you going to do?"
"Just sit on the sofa and wait for me. I'll be back in a while!" Xiaobao didn't answer directly, but said without looking back, "Don't come to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaobao ran out of Xia Xingcheng's sight.
The restaurant where the two of them were in did not directly see the bathroom, so Xia Xingcheng didn't know that Xiaobao actually ran into the bathroom.
She just shook her head in amusement, and then followed Xiaobao's words and walked to the living room to wait for his surprise.
Ten minutes later, Xiaobao arrived belatedly with his "surprise".
Xia Xingcheng looked at the basin of water in Xiaobao's clumsy and struggling arms, and her eyes widened in surprise.
"Xiaobao, why are you bringing a basin of water? Put it down quickly, it's very heavy."
"Mommy is such an idiot." Xiaobao shook his head helplessly and put the water at Xia Xingcheng's feet, "Of course I'm going to wash Mommy's feet!"
Hearing this, Xia Xingcheng was surprised and moved. "Why did you suddenly think of washing my feet?"
Xiaobao replied seriously: "The teacher said that the children who ate all the food should be rewarded. Mommy ate all the food, so of course I have to reward Mommy."
As he said that, he paused again and seemed a little embarrassed: "But I really don't know what I should reward. After thinking about it, I can only think of helping mommy wash her feet."
Xia Xingcheng was so moved that she almost shed tears. She hugged Xiaobao into her arms, and the two cuddled tightly together.
"Xiaobao, thank you!" Xia Xingcheng said excitedly. She knew that her little treasure was sensible, but she didn't expect that he was already so considerate.
"Mommy, wash your feet quickly, or the water will get cold!" Xiaobao twisted shyly in Xia Xingcheng's arms.
There was warmth around the two people until Qin Pei walked into the house.
"What are you two doing?" Qin Pei's calm and confident voice sounded behind Xia Xingcheng and Xiaobao.
Hearing the familiar voice, Xia Xingcheng subconsciously let go of Xiaobao's hand.
There was no other reason. Subconsciously, she was somewhat repelled by Qin Pei, and she didn't like him very much anyway.
As for Xiaobao, he was even more afraid of the always strict Grandma Qin. As soon as he heard Qin Pei's voice, he ran directly into his mother's arms.
When Qin Pei saw this, he couldn't help but sneer: "Oh, as expected, there are children like the mother."
Xia Xingcheng wanted to refute Qin Pei. She would rather be wronged than have Xiaobao be criticized by others.
But she couldn't refute because they were still controlled by the Sheng family.
Qin Pei took a few steps forward and walked to Xia Xingcheng, looking down at her. Said: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Pei turned around without hesitation and walked towards the study.
Xia Xingcheng wanted to stand up after hearing this, but Xiaobao, who had always been well-behaved, kept tugging at the corner of her clothes for some reason to prevent her from leaving.
"Xiaobao, stay here obediently. Mommy will come as soon as she goes." Seeing that Qin Pei was about to walk into the study, Xia Xingcheng impatiently persuaded the little treasure.
Xiaobao was surprisingly stubborn and refused to let go of his hand.
"What's wrong with you? Let Mummy over quickly. Don't worry, Mummy will be fine!" Xia Xingcheng felt helpless, and her tone became harsher.
She didn't want to annoy Qin Pei, because it would implicate Xiaobao.
"It's so uneducated!" Not far away, Qin Pei's dissatisfied voice clearly reached Xia Xingcheng's ears.
Xia Xingcheng gritted her teeth, took Xiaobao's hand off her sleeve, and couldn't help but walk into the study.
At the same time, she also secretly remembered the harm Qin Pei did to Xiaobao. As a mother, she must protect Xiaobao and not let him get hurt at all.
On the sofa, Xiaobao looked at his empty hands, feeling a little confused for a moment. He didn't want Mommy to stay with that person, because every time Mommy saw that person, she was always very sad.
And he didn't want to see such a sad mother.
He clenched his little fists, turned his head and looked in the direction of the study, making up his mind.
Xiaobao climbed off the sofa gently and tiptoed towards the study.
Fortunately, Mommy did not close the study door tightly, and he could still hear the conversation between the two people inside.
In the study, Qin Pei looked at the submissive Xia Xingcheng in front of him, and felt even more dissatisfied. He said sternly: "What happened last time, do you know you were wrong?"
Xia Xingcheng was startled. She didn't expect Qin Pei to be so direct when he came up.
She was confused by this question and didn't know how to answer Qin Pei. She felt that she was not wrong, but Sheng Yeting's engagement party was indeed messed up by him, and the servants were also punished. So she was not wrong
She didn't speak. Qin Pei snorted coldly when he saw this.
"Forget it, let's forget what happened last time. However, Xia Xingcheng, I'm warning you, don't make trouble for me again in the future." Qin Pei said coldly, his voice full of threats.
"As long as you wait obediently for Ye Ting and Liang Fengyue to get married, I will let you go as soon as the wedding is over."
Hearing this, Xia Xingcheng was finally moved. She raised her head and looked into Qin Pei's eyes, and asked in a trembling voice, "Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course." Qin Pei was a little disdainful of Xia Xingcheng's question, "I don't even bother to lie about this kind of thing."
"Ye Ting is about to get married to Fengyue, why should I keep you here? I hope you can go as far as possible."
Xia Xingcheng listened silently and did not respond too much.
Qin Pei continued: "However, if you make the so-called meaningless struggle like last time, you can't afford the consequences!"
Speaking of the latter, Qin Pei obviously remembered what happened at that time, and his tone was even more threatening.
As both women, Qin Pei actually doesn't want to do anything about this, but there is no other way. If she continues to let the two of them go on like this, there is really no way to stop it.
Qin Pei had already heard what happened at the engagement banquet that day, and she couldn't let it happen anymore.
(End of chapter)