Humph, since you won't admit it, then never admit it!
Ms. Xu walked out of the kitchen with a dish in her hand. Seeing that Xu Qingqing still had the shoes she wore outside on her feet, she put down the plate, put her hands on her hips and shouted,
"Xu Qingqing! You walked in with your shoes on again. You've soiled the floor I just mopped!"
After working at the antique market all day, the soles of Xu Qingqing's shoes were already muddy, leaving a trail of footprints on the clean floor.
Xu Qingqing quickly retraced her steps along the footprints and said obediently to Ms. Xu, "Mom, I'll clean it up right away. Don't be angry!"
"Pay attention next time," Ms. Xu complained. Then she changed her expression and said warmly to Su Xiaoyue, "Ms. Su, stay for dinner. You've really troubled yourself today."
"No, thank you, Auntie. Since An'an's mom is back, it's time for us to leave,"
Su Xiaoyue refused with a smile. Her eyes were full of expectation as she looked at Lu Chuanbai on one side. "Mr. Lu, could you give me a ride home? The buses have stopped running this late."
But Lu Chuanbai handed his car keys to Su Xiaoyue. "You can drive my car back. Bring the car to the kindergarten tomorrow. I'll send someone to pick it up."
"Ah?" Su Xiaoyue was stunned. She didn't expect Lu Chuanbai to be so generous. She made another excuse to return the car keys. "But I don't know how to drive..."
Xu Qingqing crossed her arms and stood aside watching the show. Her face was calm, but her tone was a bit sarcastic.
"Yeah, Mr. Lu, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and give Ms. Su a ride home."
Lu Chuanbai raised his eyebrows. There was a hint of anger on his face. He was very unhappy with Xu Qingqing's generosity.
Fine! Now she's learned to drive him away!
The next moment, Xu Qingqing's phone rang. The caller was Tang Li.
Xu Qingqing answered the phone without any hesitation in front of Lu Chuanbai. "Tang Li, why are you calling?"
Xu Qingqing's voice was gentle, losing the sarcasm from before.
Lu Chuanbai was angry inside. She was sarcastic to him, but her attitude towards Tang Li was different!
She was really double - standard!
Tang Li's voice was as gentle as jade and very pleasant. "Xu Qingqing, I've received news that the people from the White Lotus Sect have their eyes on a large tomb in the country."
"According to the information from my insider, that large tomb is definitely something that can shock the world. You should pay more attention to it."
"Something that can shock the world!" Xu Qingqing exclaimed. She remembered the bird - headed and human - bodied statue she bought at the antique market today.
Could it be related to this?
"Tang Li, do you have any information about the tomb?" Xu Qingqing asked eagerly.
Because Xu Qingqing deliberately lowered her voice so that others couldn't hear what she and Tang Li were talking about, Lu Chuanbai could only see that her face looked bad and her eyebrows were tightly knitted.
Lu Chuanbai guessed secretly in his heart what she was talking about with Tang Li.
"Not yet," Tang Li promised. "I'll keep an eye on the movements of the White Lotus Sect. I'll tell you as soon as I get any news."
"Thank you then. I'm so lucky to have you!" Xu Qingqing smiled happily. This was the best news she'd heard since she got home. It dispelled all the gloom she'd just accumulated.
"You're welcome." Tang Li wanted to say more, but Xu Qingqing hung up the phone.
Su Xiaoyue saw Lu Chuanbai with a furious face, staring directly at Xu Qingqing without moving. A hint of unhappiness flashed through her heart.
She's not even your real family. Do you really need to pay so much attention to her!
Xu Qingqing was just a widow. There were plenty of single women in the world. Which one was worse than Xu Qingqing with two kids!
Although she was full of jealousy in her heart, there was a kind smile on Su Xiaoyue's face. She gently asked, "Mr. Lu, can you give me a ride? If not, I'll just walk home."
"No!" Lu Chuanbai's eyes were always fixed on Xu Qingqing, but his tone was full of anger. "Ms. Su, I'll take you home."
After saying that, Lu Chuanbai grabbed the keys and stormed out of the door angrily.
Seeing that no one chased after him, Lu Chuanbai got even angrier.
Heartless people. None of them even tried to keep him!
Only Ms. Xu waved to Lu Chuanbai and Su Xiaoyue before closing the door. "Take care. Come and visit us when you're free."
After saying that, the door closed. The light shining on Lu Chuanbai's face went out instantly, leaving only loneliness and darkness, isolating him from the warm world.
Su Xiaoyue was happy.
Great! She could finally be alone with Lu Chuanbai!
At first, Su Xiaoyue couldn't find a suitable job. She was just wandering around boredly. When she walked into the kindergarten, she saw Lu Chuanbai inspecting the work in the kindergarten. She was immediately captivated by this man.
Su Xiaoyue actively became a teacher in the kindergarten, but she never saw Lu Chuanbai come to the kindergarten for inspection again.
But Su Xiaoyue believed that as long as she waited patiently, there would definitely be a chance to see Lu Chuanbai again!
Well, here came the chance!
"Mr. Lu, let's go!"
With no one else around, Su Xiaoyue was so excited that a blush appeared on her cheeks. She gently tugged at Lu Chuanbai's clothes, pulling him back from the world of loneliness and anger.
Feeling Su Xiaoyue tugging at his clothes, Lu Chuanbai frowned slightly. He didn't like others touching his clothes or body.
It wasn't a prejudice, but had something to do with the shadow left by his step - mother's beatings and tugging on him since he was a child.
Lu Chuanbai walked forward calmly and pulled his clothes out of Su Xiaoyue's hand.
"Let's go."
After Lu Chuanbai left, Ms. Xu stared at Xu Qingqing and said in frustration, "You!"
Really! Even she could tell that Ms. Su had feelings for Lu Chuanbai. How could her stupid daughter not see it!
She even generously let Lu Chuanbai take Ms. Su home. She really didn't know whether to praise her or scold her!
Xu Qingqing was poked on the forehead by Ms. Xu. She thought Ms. Xu was annoyed that she picked up the two kids late. She raised three fingers and promised, "Mom, don't worry. No matter how busy I am at work in the future, I'll tell you in advance and ask you to pick up Xu Yiyi and An'an."
Xu Qingqing squatted down and said to the two kids, "Yiyi, An'an, please forgive Mom. Mom really did something wrong this time."
"Forgive Mom," Xu Qingqing clasped her hands together and begged.
Xu Qingqing was a parent who respected her kids' opinions very much. If she made a mistake, she would definitely apologize to them and ask for their forgiveness.
Xu An'an hugged Xu Qingqing like a little adult. He was so sensible that it made people feel sad. He comforted Xu Qingqing, "It's okay. An'an had a great time playing with friends while waiting for Mom!"
"Yes, Mom. The kindergarten teacher showed us cartoons and gave us candy," Xu Yiyi stuck out her tongue and hugged Xu Qingqing. "It's okay if Mom picks us up late. We can get candy then."
"Glutton,"
Xu Qingqing tapped Xu Yiyi on the nose and kissed Xu An'an on the face. Her nose felt sour.
She really gave birth to two little angels!
These two little angels were here to repay her kindness!