The Spirited Daughter-in-law and the Mountain Man
Chapter 1380 - Chapter 1380 Cruelty to 1

Chapter 1380: Cruelty to 1 Chapter 1380: Cruelty to 1 Tao Meijiao became increasingly uncomfortable with the awkward atmosphere.

Xiao Yuchuan, however, seemed very calm, his hand reaching for a pancake and tearing it into small pieces before placing them onto the empty plate in front of Su Qingyue.

“Chuan’er, it’s inappropriate to tear pancakes with hands during a meal,” Xiao Chonghuan’s displeasure was evident, “It clashes with etiquette.

The servants should have cut it with a knife beforehand.”

“Master Xiao, I am just a village man,” Xiao Yuchuan’s face showed little expression, “As a village man, I’ve basked in the success of my wife and only just managed to become a somewhat wealthy merchant.

I like tearing my pancakes with my hands, and I have washed them.

My wife doesn’t mind the dirt.

Moreover, I don’t like the servants cutting the pancakes for me; I prefer cooking and making dishes for my wife myself.”

“You who have never left the village, you are the legitimate son of a first-class family!” Xiao Chonghuan was so angry that he put down his chopsticks with a slam.

Shen Yun immediately said, “Master, it’s just a meal, and we are at home, not outside.

There is no need to be so particular.

Besides, you know very well that Qingyue treats Chuan’er well.

Let’s all eat quietly.”

She also considerately served Xiao Chonghuan a bowl of porridge.

The family ate their meal in silence.

Xiao Yuchuan kept picking out desserts for Su Qingyue, and Shen Yun, watching enviously, said, “Chuan’er, don’t just look after your wife; Mom also wants to taste the dessert you pick.”

“You have hands of your own, don’t you know how to pick it yourself?” He wasn’t being rude, just genuinely unaccustomed to suddenly having a mom showing such concern for him.

After all, during the years his foster mother was alive, she always looked upon him with disdain, resorting to beating or scolding him.

Sadness filled Shen Yun’s face, which bore traces of hardship, “The dessert picked by my son will never be the same as the one I pick myself.

Anyway, it is I who have wronged you.”

She then picked up a piece of osmanthus cake with her chopsticks and placed it on his plate, “Chuan’er, eat a piece of cake.”

Seeing him trying to transfer the cake out of his plate, she immediately said, “Mom has dreamt of feeding you meals, and from crying so much missing you, my eyesight is not as good as it used to be.”

Xiao Yuchuan looked at her face filled with sincere concern and couldn’t help but feel a touch of emotion stirring within him.

Although he didn’t eat the cake she had picked for him, he didn’t discard it from his plate either.

After breakfast, the Xiao couple moved into Yi Garden.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qinghe temporarily moved to Elegant Garden.

In the Elegant Garden courtyard, Xiao Qinghe sat in a wheelchair under a big tree, his expression somewhat vacant, lost in thoughts unknown.

When the Mansion gardens were being constructed, many large trees were purchased and transplanted, and quite a few medium-sized trees were planted, resulting in the presence of large trees within the Mansion.

“Fourth Brother, I never imagined that third brother is not our biological sibling!” Xiao Yishan also walked under the tree, his voice, deep and masculine, carrying a trace of loss.

“When did you find out?” Xiao Yishan was quite surprised.

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“When I was a child.”

“Then why didn’t you say anything?” Xiao Yishan’s dark eyebrows knitted together.

Xiao Yuchuan, Su Qingyue, and Tao Meijiao walked into Elegant Garden together.

Without responding to his second brother, Xiao Qinghe glanced apologetically at Xiao Yuchuan and said, “Third brother, I remember when I was little, Mom was very harsh on you, always beating or scolding, keeping all the good food from you and not allowing you to have any.

Yet she was very kind to me, second brother, and big sister.

I don’t understand why she was like that, considering how good you were and how you weren’t even mischievous.”

Xiao Yuchuan gave a bitter smile, “I understand now, it’s because I’m not our parents’ biological child.”

“Actually, Father did not know that you weren’t his own,” Xiao Qinghe said, “Do you remember?

Before you were ten, Father was actually very kind to you; it was only Mom who mistreated you.”