bookcurios Chapter 195 Asking for help
Chapter 195 Asking for help
When Xie Sirui heard what Mu Jiaojiao said, he ran to the food box that Huaizhu was holding and sniffed it a few times. He looked like a puppy, which made Mu Jiaojiao and Huaizhu laugh.
"Young Master Xie, do you smell anything?"
Huaizhu looked at the little fat boy who was intoxicated by the smell, covered his mouth and laughed for a while, and couldn't help asking.
"Hmm... let me smell it again, it smells so good, Aunt Huaizhu, I smell the aroma of braised pork!"
When the little fat boy heard Huaizhu's words, he closed his eyes and sniffed the gap of the food box for a few times, then said with certainty.
"Xie Sirui, are you a puppy? Shame on you!"
Jiang Mingzhao walked out of the academy in a well-mannered manner, and saw Xie Sirui sticking his butt out and sniffing the food box. He was so upset that his face was filled with black lines.
He quickly walked to Mu Jiaojiao's side and asked Xie Sirui, then politely called out to Mu Jiaojiao and Huaizhu.
"Mother, Aunt Huaizhu"
"Mingzhao, Aunt Mu must have made braised pork today!"
Xie Sirui didn't mind Jiang Mingzhao's previous question at all, and didn't answer. He just kept drooling at the food box.
"Hehehe...Si Rui's little nose is really amazing!"
Seeing that he really smelled it, Mu Jiaojiao couldn't help but smile and praise him out loud.
"Brother~hug~"
At this moment, the little boy Jiang Mingxiao walked up to Jiang Mingzhao and stretched out his hand to ask his brother, whom he had not seen for half a day, to hug him.
Jiang Mingzhao hugged his younger brother. He didn't have much strength to lift him up, so he patted his younger brother on the back.
"Aunt Mu praised me for being so great!"
But after hearing this, Xie Sirui looked at Jiang Mingzhao with a smug look on his face, his little chin raised high.
This look made Jiang Mingzhao feel uncomfortable. What was there to brag about? Just like Xue Daxue Er, they were both dogs.
"Alright, Zhaozi, Sirui, the food is getting cold, let's go have lunch first!"
Mu Jiaojiao looked at the three children, shook her head, handed the food box to Jiang Mingzhao, who had let go of her younger brother, and gave him some instructions.
"Yeah, thank you, mother!"
Jiang Mingzhao took the food box, raised the corner of his mouth and thanked Mu Jiaojiao politely.
Seeing this, Mu Jiaojiao touched his little head, and then let the two children go into the academy to have dinner.
These days, when she has nothing to do, she will bring lunch to Jiang Mingzhao. Then in the evening after school, she or Jiang Jin will come to pick up the child if they have time. If they don’t have time, they will let Wushuang come over and take the lunch box back together.
Mu Jiaojiao watched the child enter the academy, then turned around and took Jiang Mingxiao's hand, preparing to return to the small courtyard not far from Wutong Academy.
"Brother and sister!"
At this moment, Mu Jiaojiao heard a gentle voice coming from behind her. She had heard this voice before. It was Xu Cinian.
"cousin"
Mu Jiaojiao turned around and saw Xu Qinian standing in front of the door of Wutong Academy. Mu Jiaojiao called him with a lazy smile.
"Why is my cousin in the academy today?"
Mu Jiaojiao asked in confusion. In fact, she knew that Xu Shangyi was the teacher of Wutong Academy, and Xu Qinian would occasionally come to help and teach these children.
Xu Qinian was a well-known, learned, talented and handsome young man in Dayu. If the Xu family had not been favored by the current emperor and exiled from Yudu, his achievements would have been incomparable.
So it is worthy of me to teach these children and be their teacher.
"I have nothing to do today, so I came to the academy to help out."
Xu Qinian had a handsome smile on his face and replied to Mu Jiaojiao in a gentle voice.
"I wonder if my sister-in-law is available today. Can I have a cup of tea with her?"
Xu Qinian came out of the academy specifically to call Mu Jiaojiao. His purpose was definitely not simple. He actually knew long ago that Mu Jiaojiao would often bring lunch to Jiang Mingzhao, so he came here specifically to wait for her today.
Speaking of Jiang Mingzhao, he is now in Wutong Academy and has contact with him and his grandfather, but he is sharp-minded and can see that Jiang Mingzhao only maintains a superficial relationship with them and is not as close as before.
When Mu Jiaojiao heard Xu Cinian's words, a trace of deep thought flashed in the depths of her eyes. She couldn't figure out what this man wanted to say to her specifically?
Logically speaking, if he has something to ask for help, wouldn't it be better for him to ask his own man?
"If you're worried, sister-in-law, we can go to Four Seasons Blossoms for some refreshments."
Seeing that Mu Jiaojiao didn't say anything, Xu Qinian then spoke to Mu Jiaojiao.
When Mu Jiaojiao heard what he said, she was worried. Did Xu Qinian realize that she had some relationship with Si Shi Hua Kai?
Come to think of it, Jin Baoer and Yu Danping have both gone to Yudu these days, so she couldn't help but take care of the Four Seasons Flowers Blooming a little more. It's normal for it to be noticed by someone with ulterior motives.
"Brother, that's too much. Then let's go to Four Seasons Blossoms and try the chrysanthemum banquet they've been putting on lately!"
Mu Jiaojiao's expression remained unchanged, as if she didn't understand Xu Cinian's hint, or as if the four seasons flowers blooming had nothing to do with her, Mu Jiaojiao. She was simply interested in the chrysanthemum-themed snacks that had recently appeared in the four seasons flowers.
This made Xu Cinian even more uncertain. He had noticed something unusual before and guessed that Mu Jiaojiao and Four Seasons Flowers had a close relationship, but it was just a guess without any evidence. Now seeing Mu Jiaojiao's performance, he began to doubt his previous guess.
The two had different thoughts. Mu Jiaojiao then took Jiang Mingxiao and Huaizhu by the hand, and then told the two snow wolves to go back to the courtyard first, and followed Xu Cinian to the Four Seasons Flowers Blooming.
In the private room where flowers bloom all year round, Mu Jiaojiao sipped the chrysanthemum tea brought to her by the maids with ease, and looked at the private room decorated with the atmosphere of autumn and withered chrysanthemums in Athens, with a relaxed attitude.
"Mother, I want~"
Little Jiang Mingxiao sat on a high chair nearby, shaking his chubby little feet and pointing at a pig-like chrysanthemum cake on the table, his eyes sparkling.
Mu Jiaojiao looked at her foodie son, reached out and poked his bulging belly, her tone full of disdain, but her eyes were full of doting.
"If you eat any more, you'll become Peppa Pig!"
After saying that, Mu Jiaojiao still picked up half a piece of chrysanthemum cake for him. Although this chrysanthemum cake has the effect of reducing fire and dryness, clearing away heat and detoxifying, it is a cold cake after all. If children eat too much, they will easily suffer from indigestion and intestinal discomfort.
"Mother cheated me of silver~"
The two-year-old Jiang Mingxiao is no longer easy to fool. He will never turn into Peppa Pig!
Mom said Peppa Pig is a pink pig, but he is not pink!
Xu Cinian, who was watching the interaction between mother and son, had a glint of envy in his eyes. His father was weak since childhood, and his mother was more concerned with discipline than with pampering him and his sister.
As he watched Jiang Mingxiao and Mu Jiaojiao getting along, he was surprised to realize that there seemed to be a reason why Jiang Mingzhao had become estranged from their Xu family. Mu Jiaojiao was really good to the children.
"Sister-in-law, you are so kind to the children."
Xu Qinian thought so in his heart and said so out loud.
"I can't say it's good, but the two kids are really well behaved."
Mu Jiaojiao paused after hearing this, and said something modestly, which seemed perfunctory. Then she continued to ask, "Cousin, what do you want to tell me today?"
Mu Jiaojiao asked directly. She was too lazy to talk in a roundabout way with this person. She was too tired.
"I do have a request, and I need your help."
Xu Cinian still felt a little uncomfortable when he said this. After all, the Xu family had not treated Mu Jiaojiao well in the past. Today, she came to him for help because of something, and he was quite embarrassed.