GBP Chapter 230 Miss 6
Chapter 230 Miss 6
The night was long, yet also short. Li Xiaonuan and Su Shi tossed and turned all night, both appearing before others with dark circles under their eyes and looking exhausted.
"Sis, where did you go last night? Why do you look like this? Did mosquitoes get into your room? Did you sprinkle the mosquito repellent powder I gave you under the bed?" Xiao Gang asked Li Xiaonuan in surprise as soon as he saw her.
"I'm fine. I just couldn't sleep because I was worried about your brother being home alone. He must have been very anxious," Li Xiaonuan said. She had indeed been worried about Xiaoyang last night and was also thinking about resolving the matters in Beijing as soon as possible and returning home.
"What about Mom? Is she worried about my brother too?" Xiao Gang asked, stuffing his mouth full of meat buns. His already round face became even more chubby.
Li Xiaonuan chuckled, poked Xiaogang's round face with her finger, and said, "Why are you such a little kid worrying so much? Hurry up and eat, then go find your master. You've been in the capital for several days and haven't even shown your face to your master yet."
Su served Xiaogang a bowl of porridge, smiling and scolding him, "So much food can't shut you up. I've never seen you talk so much before. What's wrong with you today? Do you still want your sister to take you to play?"
Father Li looked at Xiaogang with doting eyes, then turned to Li Xiaonuan and asked, "Xiaonuan, you said you're taking Xiaogang to visit Doctor Qi, shouldn't we prepare some gift boxes or something? It's not right to go empty-handed. How about we wait until tomorrow to visit? Let's go buy some nice gifts today."
Li Xiaonuan had already prepared the gifts for the visit, so there was no need to wait until tomorrow. She had already inquired and learned that Qi Ji had been treating Sang Moyun's mother for the past two days and hadn't had time. But he happened to be free today, which was perfect for seeing them. Therefore, yesterday afternoon, she sent someone to Qi Ji's house to discuss the matter.
"Dad, I've already prepared the gifts. You can just come with me later." Li Xiaonuan said with a smile, then continued to drink her porridge.
After breakfast, Li Xiaonuan, unusually, put on her apricot-colored silk dress embroidered with dahlia trim. The light-colored clothing made her light wheat-colored skin appear even brighter.
Madam Su also wore a rare maroon silk dress, which made her slightly sallow complexion look a bit rosier. Li Xiaonuan even had a maid do Madam Su's makeup to make her look more energetic.
Li Xiaonuan could only laugh at the sight of Li's father and Xiaogang's outfits.
Xiao Gang was wearing a light blue long gown adorned with clusters of peony flowers embroidered with light blue thread. Wearing this, Xiao Gang looked like a little pink dumpling. Of course, it would be even better if one could ignore his goofy, simple-minded expression.
As for Father Li, he was rather thin, so the clothes were too big for him, making him look rather disheveled. Coupled with his long illness and bedridden state, he appeared somewhat pale and frail. Therefore, the dark blue robe with a red collar made Father Li look like a vampire from Western legends.
However, it cannot be denied that amidst this cold and austere attire, the addition of a touch of warm color in the clothing made Father Li appear slightly more noble. Father Li was not a man who smiled much to begin with, and even when he did smile, he did not show his teeth. Therefore, this outfit added a touch of majesty to him.
After getting ready, the family went to Liu Fei's courtyard last week to pay their respects, then took various gifts and boarded a carriage in the villa to go to the Qi residence.
The Qi family's grand mansion in the capital is located on Zhuque Avenue in the inner city. Nearly two hundred members of the Qi family's direct line currently reside there. However, Qi Ji's branch is a collateral line and has long since moved out to a separate residence.
This time, Li Xiaonuan and her group only went to the residence of Qi Ji's branch of the family. However, Qi Ji's branch of the family also has quite a few people. Moreover, places with many people and considerable power are naturally not peaceful.
Therefore, when the carriage carrying Li Xiaonuan's family stopped outside the Qi family's gate, a little girl ran out of the gate, covering her face and crying. Behind her were several old women and maids. They were all calling out to her anxiously.
"Sixth Miss, please don't run around. There are beggars outside. Wait for your wet nurse, and she'll take you there." The speaker was a woman in her early twenties.
"Yes, Sixth Miss, you said you would have Ling'er accompany you to buy flower hairpins, why didn't you wait for me?" This was a little maid who was only eleven or twelve years old.
Although the people behind her were calling out to the little girl, she just kept running forward. She neither looked where she was going nor slowed down. And so, without hesitation, she bumped into Xiao Gang, who had just jumped off the carriage and was about to turn around to help Su Shi.
Xiao Gang was facing away from the gate of the Qi residence, so of course he didn't see the little girl rushing towards him. So, tragically, he was tackled face-down to the ground by the little girl.
"Ouch! Who dared to block my way? They almost killed me! Shi Ma, break their legs!" The little girl scrambled to her feet off Xiao Gang, puffing out her cheeks and glaring at him angrily.
Xiao Gang raised his head, shook it, and spat out a mouthful of mud and sand. He then slowly propped himself up and stood up. Once he was standing, he turned and glared at the rude little girl, who then laughed heartlessly.
"Hahaha, where did this silly little fool with the painted face come from? Oh dear, he's trying to make me laugh to death! Ling'er, go back and tell Seventh Brother that there's a fool watching at the gate, and tell him to come out quickly." The little girl clutched her stomach and bent over laughing, not forgetting to instruct her maid to go back to the mansion and call for help.
Faced with this blatant mockery, Xiao Gang was furious. He was the victim, and had been waiting for an apology. Who knew the person who hit him would first make a false accusation? That was bad enough, but to make matters worse, that person dared to mock him as a fool.
Xiao Gang felt he had never been treated so badly in his life, so he retorted without hesitation: "Who are you laughing at, you little fool? You're telling your brother to come out and see you grinning like an idiot? Aren't you afraid he'll have nightmares at night? You really have no manners; you don't even understand this simple thing."
Hearing the commotion outside the car, Li Xiaonuan urged her father and the others to get out quickly. Although she believed that Xiaogang wasn't the type of child who liked to cause trouble, she could tell from his voice that he was furious.
really……
"You silly boy are laughing at you. What, you're silly, but you don't want others to laugh at you?" the little girl said smugly. As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that something was wrong with Xiao Gang's words. She immediately stopped laughing, her face flushed, and stomped her foot, shouting, "Aaaaaah, you silly boy, how dare you talk to me like that! I'll have Shi Ma knock out all your teeth!"
After saying that, the little girl puffed out her cheeks and glared at Li Xiaogang. She clenched her little fists, turned around, and shouted at a servant in his early twenties standing behind the maids and servants, "Shi Ma, I order you to break this little fool's legs. Now! Immediately!"
The child's innocent voice struck Su Shi and Li's father like a heavy hammer. They quickly stepped forward to embrace Xiao Gang and hide him behind them.
Su was hot-tempered and had already lost her temper. Ignoring the fact that the other person was a child, she loudly asked her, "Little girl, what did my Xiaogang do wrong that you want to break his legs?"
When the little girl saw an adult appear, and this adult was quite fierce, she became somewhat timid. But she was used to being domineering and naturally wouldn't take someone like Madam Su seriously. Her eyes reddened, and she roared, "That little idiot just bumped into me!"