GBP Chapter 160 What kind of opera is being performed?
Chapter 160 What kind of opera is being performed?
"Da Bao, Er Bao, have you eaten yet?" Li Xiaonuan asked the two little ones as she entered the yard.
"We've eaten, Sister Xiaonuan," the two brothers replied in unison.
Li Xiaonuan asked in surprise, "Grandpa didn't set up his stall? Who cooked for you?"
Da Bao invited Li Xiaonuan into the house, moved a stool for her to sit on, and then answered, "Grandma Yu brought the food. Grandpa also cooked porridge for her this morning, but it was a little thin."
Xiao Bao stood obediently next to Da Bao, biting his finger and reminiscing, "Grandma Yu's food smelled so good, I didn't want to finish it all, I even saved half to eat with Grandpa tonight." Then he looked at Da Bao, "Brother saved even more. Grandpa will definitely be full tonight, and he won't complain of a stomachache in the middle of the night anymore."
The child's clear, innocent voice was filled with joy and longing. But Li Xiaonuan felt a deep pang of sadness. She looked at Dabao, wanting to ask him about Old Song's health. Dabao, however, thought Li Xiaonuan wanted to ask about the food.
"I had a big bowl of porridge at noon, so I can't eat that much rice and dishes," Da Bao said, scratching his head sheepishly.
Li Xiaonuan smiled and said to the two brothers, "Dabao and Erbao are such good boys. Does your eye still hurt? Is there anything wrong with your body?"
Erbao instinctively reached out and touched his eyes, but as soon as he did, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away. While running, he cried out, "Brother, I touched my eyes again! My eyes are going to hurt again! Please come and get me some water to wash my eyes!"
Da Bao had already followed Er Bao out when Er Bao ran out: "Who told you to touch your eyes? Didn't it hurt enough last time? Wait here, I'll go get you some water."
Li Xiaonuan sat in the main room, watching the two brothers busy in the yard with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. After a while, more sounds came from the yard.
"Brother, my eyes don't hurt. Really, look, they don't hurt at all."
"Brother, let me see. Does it really not hurt? Open your eyes wide and see if tears are coming out."
"Yes, brother, do you see? My eyes don't hurt anymore. And my eyes aren't watering."
"That's good. If your eyes still hurt later, just tell your brother."
As the sound drew closer, two small figures reappeared in Li Xiaonuan's sight. The older brother looked at his younger brother with a worried expression. The younger brother, on the other hand, had a joyful smile on his face, took his older brother's hand, and skipped and hopped in.
"Sister Xiaonuan, my brother just touched his eyes again. What should we do?" After entering the room and seeing Li Xiaonuan again, Da Bao remembered the sister who had helped the two brothers get rid of the poison.
Li Xiaonuan chuckled: "Don't worry, you didn't touch any chili peppers today, Erbao's eyes are fine."
Da Bao smiled after hearing Li Xiaonuan's words: "Sister Xiaonuan, wait a moment. I'll get you a bowl of water."
Li Xiaonuan reached out and pulled Dabao, saying, "Sister isn't thirsty. Dabao, when Grandpa comes back, I'll have him take you two to my house tomorrow. Just tell him I have something very important to ask him."
Da Bao nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Sister Xiao Nuan, I will definitely deliver the message without making a single mistake."
Erbao also said cutely, "Erbao is also very good. He doesn't remember a single word wrong."
Erbao's words actually had a deeper meaning. However, Li Xiaonuan, preoccupied with her feelings of pity, didn't realize it.
"Okay, our Da Bao and Er Bao are the best. You two go take your afternoon nap, I'm going home first. Er Bao, remember not to drink tap water." Li Xiaonuan said as she got up.
Da Bao led Er Bao to see Li Xiao Nuan off before closing the gate that was practically useless and going back to his room to rest.
When Li Xiaonuan could see her house, she saw a carriage parked under the big chinaberry tree outside the courtyard. The coachman was sitting idly on the edge of the carriage, swinging his legs back and forth.
As she got closer, Li Xiaonuan could finally see what the driver looked like.
"Xiao Si, what brings you here? Who did you come with?" Li Xiaonuan looked at Xiao Si in surprise and asked him.
Li Xiaonuan hadn't seen him since Xiao Si brought her two magnolia trees. Wei Yu said he'd sent him on an errand.
Xiao Si jumped out of the car and replied to Li Xiaonuan with a smile, "Miss Li, it's been a long time. You've become even more beautiful. Our young master went to the Zhao family. I found it too noisy there, so I came here to hide."
Seeing that Xiao Si's already narrow eyes had disappeared from laughing, Li Xiaonuan couldn't help but chuckle and said to him, "Xiao Si, why are you so dark? Did your young master send you to grow cucumbers?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Si said with a bitter face, "I would rather grow cucumbers; it's not hard work at all. The young master doesn't help me at all; he even bullies me with outsiders. I'm so pitiful; how did I end up with such a master?"
Li Xiaonuan didn't understand the meaning behind the words because she couldn't guess it. But she didn't intend to guess, since it was none of her business.
"Xiao Si, your master is unreliable, so you should be more tolerant of him. After all, you've served him for so long, you must have some feelings for him," Li Xiaonuan teased.
Xiao Si glared at Li Xiaonuan and said angrily, "Hmph, who would develop feelings for that peacock? If it weren't for the fact that you once saved me, I would have packed my bags and left long ago. You're such a difficult person to please."
Li Xiaonuan was taken aback. She looked at Wei Yu, who was already standing behind Xiao Si, and asked him, "Xiao Si, didn't you sign a contract of servitude? How come you can just pack your bags and leave like that? It seems so easy."
Xiao Si raised his head arrogantly, his small, squinting eyes gleaming: "Kid, you really don't have a contract of servitude, and you can leave whenever you want, nobody can stop you."
Li Xiaonuan didn't believe it and questioned Wei Yu with her eyes. Wei Yu nodded, his smile full of helplessness.
"Then why do you still stay in the Wei family mansion and suffer?" Li Xiaonuan asked curiously.
"Of course, it's to repay that peacock for saving my life. You don't know, if that peacock didn't have you, it would definitely have become a featherless rooster." Xiao Si waved his hand, looking like he was very concerned for Wei Yu.
Li Xiaonuan couldn't hold back any longer and covered her mouth to laugh out loud: "Xiao Si, has anyone ever told you not to talk about people during the day?"
Xiao Si gave Li Xiaonuan a strange look, pondered her words for a while, and then quickly turned around in fright.
"Young...Young Master, why are you back? Oh, no. Why did you come out so quickly without telling me? Hehe." Xiao Si fawned forward, chuckling as he spoke.
Wei Yu snorted and said, "I wouldn't dare trouble you, young master Si. If I were to become a plucked rooster one day, wouldn't that be a laughing stock? I prefer to be a peacock; that's much prettier."
Xiao Si resumed his sycophantic manner and continued his flattery: "Young master, with your handsome face and well-proportioned figure, even if you turned into a plucked rooster, you would still be extremely good-looking."
Wei Yu wasn't angry at these words, and said arrogantly, "That's right, your young master has everything I want, and he's handsome even if he's not a peacock."
Li Xiaonuan was completely bewildered. What kind of act were these two, master and servant, putting on today?