bestfiction Chapter 403: Making excuses
Chapter 403: Making excuses
Chapter 403: Feigning Complacency
The boy in front of him had a handsome face, a full forehead, and eyes that sparkled with cunning, as if he could really see through people.
Qiao Chaoheng felt uncomfortable all over.
However, he kept a smile on his face.
"Little brother, where are you from? Standing on the road like this and making random guesses about passersby is not a good behavior."
Song Ruier looked straight at the other party. These adults were the best at acting. Did they think they could fool him?
"I'm not just guessing. I noticed you from the first day you showed up," he said bluntly.
"Your surname is Qiao, the same as my sister's. You came to settle in our Datian Village. Your intentions are not upright."
Qiao Chaoheng came to his senses and stared at Song Ruier: "Are you Qiao Jianer's biological brother?"
"Of course. We have the same father and mother. I am her only brother."
"You seem to have a prejudice against us. Is it because your sister and I have the same name?" A head popped out of the carriage. It was Qiao Lian'er.
"Not really. I think I can help you. We can cooperate." Song Ruier said firmly.
The two looked at each other.
Qiao Chaoheng considered: "Since Qiao Jian'er is your sister, you must know a lot about her."
"Of course. I know her characteristics, her words and actions, and her habits very clearly. Isn't that exactly what you need?"
The two were startled and felt a layer of cold sweat on their bodies.
"Although I don't know what you are talking about, your sister and I are destined to be together, and I would like to get to know her better. However, she has a somewhat aloof personality, and it's not easy for me to approach her. Since you are her brother, then we are also destined to be together." Qiao Lian'er got off the carriage.
"Little brother, would you like to go to the teahouse for some dim sum?"
Qiao Chaoheng also tacitly agreed.
Of course, he didn't completely believe that this child who suddenly appeared was sent by Qiao Jianer to test the waters, or that he really had a grudge against her. He had to figure this out first.
Qiao Lian'er brought Song Rui'er into the teahouse. Qiao Chaoheng first went to ask the nearby shop owner and learned that the unexpectedly appearing child was indeed Qiao Jian'er's younger brother, Qiao Yunni's son.
To ensure the authenticity, Qiao Chaoheng asked two more people and got positive answers from both of them.
"Strange, someone came to ask the same question a while ago, and now someone comes again."
The owner of the bun shop looked confused.
"The Qiao family is now wealthy and powerful. Qiao Yunni got divorced, and her son didn't follow her back to her parents' home. It's inevitable that someone will have some ideas." The spice shop owner next to him guessed.
Everyone who heard it looked as if they had suddenly understood.
Qiao Chaoheng entered the teahouse and nodded slightly to Qiao Lian'er.
Qiao Lian'er understood.
The table was filled with eight exquisite dim sum dishes of varying flavors. Where had Song Rui'er ever tasted anything like them? Although the Chu family had given him a hundred taels, he didn't dare spend it carelessly. He simply switched to the best school in town and added a meat dish to every meal. He knew he was alone. Although the Chu family cared for him, they could reveal their true intentions at any moment. This hundred taels might be his last guarantee of survival and education.
Dim sum is a luxury for Song Ruier.
He didn't care about his appearance. He held the cloud cake in his left hand and the peach cake in his right hand and kept stuffing them into his mouth.
Qiao Lian'er was a little surprised: "You don't seem to eat snacks often. Your sister is a wealthy woman and a big businesswoman. Why doesn't she give you some money? You don't look that well off."
"My sister is my sister, and I am me." Song Rui'er's eyes flashed with a hint of hatred: "She is in the Qiao family, and I am in the Song family. We are not really a family."
Despite this, he felt from the bottom of his heart that as a blood relative, Qiao Jian'er had become successful but did not help him, which was selfish and cold-hearted and unforgivable.
The reason he said this was to draw a clear line between himself and Qiao Jianer in front of the brother and sister.
"She and my mother left the Song family ten months ago, just because I chose to stay in the Song family. She has a grudge against me, so how could she be willing to take care of me?"
"So don't worry, she and I are incompatible."
The rejection in his body did not seem fake at all, and his hatred for Qiao Jianer was fully displayed in front of the two of them.
Qiao Chaoheng sipped his tea with his eyelids drooped, and something flickered in his eyes.
"Brother Song, you misunderstood. What's the point of being worried? We naturally hope that you and Miss Jian'er can be friendly and respectful to each other without any rifts." Qiao Chaoheng smiled faintly: "My sister and your sister have a good relationship, and I admire her talents very much. We should visit each other more often in the future."
Song Ruier knew that these two people still didn't trust him.
But it doesn’t matter. Once they find out that he and Qiao Jianer are mortal enemies, they will definitely come looking for him.
When they were leaving, Qiao Lian'er took out a five-liang silver coin and placed it in front of Song Rui'er.
"Little brother, this is a small gift. Take it and improve the food."
Song Ruier did not refuse, but took it generously and put it in his arms. He felt that he deserved it and even felt that the two people gave him too little.
Seeing him act so as if it was a matter of course, the two of them had some idea in their minds.
From a private room not far away, a young couple walked out. The girl held the boy's arm. They had very young faces, but their hair was tied up in a bun. They behaved intimately, as if they were newlyweds.
"Husband, these new snacks from Tianxianglou are really delicious. I heard that a new ancient tree tea will be available next month." The woman was none other than Shi Murou.
She looked expectant, her face shining with happiness.
"Just have some tea and snacks." Chu Zhuo said, glancing at her belly.
Shi Murou realized that she was pregnant and should not drink tea, and she was immediately disappointed.
Chu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "You want tea? I know a kind of tea-flavored herbal medicine. When soaked in milk, it tastes even better than tea. Let's go to the herbal medicine store and buy it. I'll make it for you when we get back."
"Husband, do you want to cook for me?" Shi Murou's tenderness overflowed from her smile.
"Could it be that Rou'er despises my poor cooking skills?"
"No, I'm so happy." Shi Murou said, looking in one direction unintentionally.
Her face was slightly tense, and she pulled Chu Zhuo and quickly walked out of Tianxiang Tower, and found a place with a good view and not easy to be discovered.
"Rou'er, what's wrong?" Chu Zhuo felt something was wrong.
"My dear, look, that child is Jian'er's younger brother, Song Rui'er. Those two people seem to be the family that just settled in Datian Village. They also have the surname Qiao. The woman has the same name as Jian'er."
Chu Zhuo just felt that the situation was a bit strange. Song Ruier and Qiao Jianer didn't get along, but she was close to someone with the same name as her sister.
"Where did you hear that?"
"People who came to the market in town were discussing this matter. They said there were two Lian'er in Datian Village, so I took some notice."
Chu Zhuo frowned. "What do these people want to do? And this Song Rui'er—Madam, let's go see Miss Qiao now."