I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 429: You Are Such a Qiao Qingyu

Chapter 429: Chapter 429: You Are Such a Qiao Qingyu

Old Wei unexpectedly put Qiao Qingyu’s name before He Xiuyu’s, even his voice carried a touch of affection.

But these things actually were not important; she hadn’t had time to think about such matters as her mind was somewhat blank at the moment.

She stared at the beautiful girl before her, her eyes lively, her glance moist. She was wearing a light-colored tweed coat with a beige hollow-out knit sweater underneath, her neck white and slender, her figure graceful. Her black hair was combed back at the nape of her neck, and at this moment, the sunlight happened to penetrate the thick clouds, shining on her face with a luminescent white glow, making her seem as though she could radiate light.

Just her standing there would make one unlikely to notice anything else.

She was a girl with a strong presence, a girl with astonishing poise, a girl who, after one glance, was very hard to forget.

How could she possibly be the foolish village woman, the clueless country girl, that Su Yunyao had spoken of?

Su Yunyao must have been lying to her.

Her hands, hanging by her sides, clenched tightly. By this time, He Xiuyu and Qiao Qingyu had already walked up to her, with He Xiuyu saying, "Anna, I didn’t expect you to come."

Indeed, it was surprising. Old Wei said, "Hurry inside, it’s windy and cold outside."

Then Rongrong and Xiao Hu, hand in hand, stood next to the grape trellis, curiously eyeing this group of people.

Rongrong was frowning, seeming not too happy.

Then Xiao Hu said something to her, and Rongrong stamped her foot and exhaled, as though Xiao Hu had persuaded her of something.

Qiao Qingyu glanced around and then looked away.

A guest was a guest after all, she just hadn’t expected this guest to turn out to be the Anna that Su Yunyao used to talk about—the beautiful, smart one who was said to have once had a ’fondness’ for He Xiuyu as a child.

Oh, alright, this childhood friend of He Xiuyu’s was really not just any ordinary person.

It’s not proper to talk outside, and if there was anything to say, it should be said inside. The group moved towards the house, with Rongrong and Xiao Hu stepping aside to make way for them.

Then, while walking through the middle of the grape trellis, Anna unexpectedly stopped, turned her head, and looked at He Xuerong, who was gazing at her. With a gentle voice, she said, "You must be Rongrong."

He Xuerong nodded her head, "Yes, Auntie, I am Rongrong."

The young girl then countered, "Do you know me?"

"I don’t know you; I hadn’t seen you when I left, but I know your mother."

He Xuerong pulled at the corner of her mouth.

The young girl said nothing more.

Without regard for the others present, Anna cut to the chase, "Rongrong, you are a good kid, your mom is not a good person; stay away from her in the future."

He Xuerong, "..."

Everyone, "..."

Such a pretty girl, how could she say something like that the moment she opens her mouth? It’s not right to speak ill of someone’s mother in front of their child.

He Xiuyu, walking ahead, halted in his steps, his eyebrows furrowed as a chill entered his voice, "Anna, is this the result of the good upbringing you received?"

"What does my upbringing have to do with this? I’m telling the truth. Liu Ge is just too strange and scary, and Rongrong shouldn’t get too close to her."

Qiao Qingyu’s eyes darkened. Her words were not unlike what He Juanjuan had said, which was insightfully coincidental. If He Juanjuan had been there, perhaps these two would have immediately found a confidant in each other.

But how could she say such things here?

It was unclear what Liu Ge had done to give Anna such an impression.

"You auntie, don’t think you can shed your skin just because you’ve been abroad for a few days, thinking your mingled bloodline is so noble... Do you know what we kids call someone like you? We call you..."

The little girl’s speech was too fast, shrill and piercing, but the quickest to react was Li Mingguang. He stepped forward, grabbed Rongrong, and covered He Xuerong’s mouth to prevent her from saying the words ’mongrel.’

Once spoken, the nature of the conversation would change, and Li Mingguang understood the gravity of it.

Then, at the moment Li Mingguang intervened, Qiao Qingyu realized what the child was about to say.

She quickly gave Li Mingguang a look, and he grasped He Xuerong’s hand, saying, "There’s a flock of birds in the Poplar Forest. We have some millet at home. Let’s go feed the birds."

He then dragged He Xuerong away, almost forcefully.

He Xuerong might have realized she had been too agitated but bit Li Mingguang’s finger in frustration. Afterward, she stood at the doorway, glaring fiercely at Anna. Although this aunt didn’t mean any harm to her and was very pretty, she just found her exceptionally annoying.

Did she think she was so great?

He Xuerong stamped her foot, huffed angrily, glared at Anna, and stormily ran after Li Mingguang toward his home.

Anna hadn’t expected the child to disrespect her like this. She was so uncultured. Looking at Qiao Qingyu, she frowned but ultimately said nothing.

Obviously displeased, she then spoke to He Xiuyu with a stern face, "I meant well. I understand Liu Ge very well, I..."

He Xiuyu interrupted her rapidly, "Anna, if there’s something you want to discuss with me, come inside. If not, I’ll take you to the hostel."

Anna looked at Qiao Qingyu, who stood beside He Xiuyu. Throughout it all, she noticed that this woman appeared calm and nonchalant, her lips always curling into a gentle smile as if she understood everything, seeming like Anna was just making an unreasonable fuss.

Such a gaze made Anna feel uncomfortable and even jealous, but deep down, she couldn’t deny that Qiao Qingyu’s looks and her aura were indeed a good match for He Xiuyu.

And because of that, her discomfort grew even more.

She didn’t intend to stay at their place any longer. Anna said to the people beside her, "You guys go wait outside, I need a word with He Xiuyu alone."

Before He Xiuyu could speak, Old Wei’s eyes twinkled, and he said with a smile, "You two talk, I’ll just take them to the gatehouse for some tea. We’ll wait for you there..."

Saying this, Old Wei led the aides toward the gatehouse. The others had already stepped outside, for they were distanced guests, after all. They couldn’t be kept out because of a single comment by Anna – unlike others, they needed to maintain their manners, so Old Wei took the aides to the gatehouse for tea.

Qiao Qingyu opened the door, letting Anna in, although they had never formally spoken. Yet that didn’t prevent Qiao Qingyu from saying cheerfully, "I know you’re Anna. Su Yunyao has mentioned you to me. In my memory, you’re an academic whiz, fluent in several languages." Then her tone shifted, "But the way you talked in front of Rongrong just now was inappropriate. Liu Ge is Rongrong’s biological mother, and you have no right to judge her mother’s rights or wrongs in front of her daughter!"

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