Chapter 205
Su Xiaoxiao walked shyly out of the bathroom with Xiao Bing . Soon after, she restored her customary aloofness to hide her true emotions inside .
When the two walked into the dining room, the food was already served . There were four dishes and one bowl of soup on the table . And the quantity was huge . As the four of them sat around the table, Li Chunlan even took out a bottle of wine .
Li Chunlan smiled and explained, “Sometimes I will take a sip . But the doctor advised me to drink less, saying that it’s good for the body . ”
Xiao Bing grinned . “Then you should listen to him . And you should consume the nutritional products I bought for you . Don’t leave them untouched . It’s good for your health . ”
Li Chunlan sighed . “They must be expensive . You don’t need to spend that much money on me . Lil Bing, you have done enough for my family and I know you took good care of Xiaoxiao when I was in the hospital . And it’s you that introduced that doctor to me . The noodle house is all her father and I have . It could have been closed if it weren’t for you . I’m really grateful for that . ”
Xiao Bing stood up in all haste and said gravely, “Auntie, I’m merely doing what I ought to do . Peiya was a good friend of mine and…”
Xiao Bing suddenly was at a loss for words . Xiao Bing had always been feeling extremely guilty since Peiya died because of him . Though Yezi had gradually wiped out that haze looming over him, he felt that he still owed Peiya so much .
Besides which, he didn’t even know who had planned it and it had been about four months and he still could not avenge her . Xiao Bing felt deeply sorry for Su Peiya whenever he thought of it .
Su Xiaoxiao noticed Xiao Bing’s emotional ups and downs . She feared that Xiao Bing might blurt out something that was not supposed to be known by her mother . “Brother Bing, you’re right . But we are like a family now . You don’t need to be so courteous with us, okay?”
Li Chunlan grinned . “Xiaoxiao is right . Lil Bing, why are you still standing? There’s no need to be so courteous . Please be seated . ”
Xiao Bing then sat down . Li Chunlan looked at Su Xiaoxiao and asked, “Xiaoxiao, why didn’t you invite Lil Bei to dinner?”
“Lil Bei said that he has already had dinner at home . ”
Li Chunlan complained, “Why couldn’t he have waited a little longer . Lil Bing, I assume that you have met that Lil Bei . He’s a good boy who always comes to the noodle house with Xiaoxiao . He often helps me with the trifles in our family… He’s a good lad and is always good to Xiaoxiao…”
Xiao Bing didn’t tell Li Chunlan about Lil Bei’s true identity because he didn’t want to this woman to be worried . Hence, Li Chunlan just took Lil Bei as a normal neighbor and she even thought that Lil Bei had a crush on Su Xiaoxiao . Though she did not want her daughter to be involved in puppy love, she was quite satisfied with Lil Bei . And besides, there were just Su Xiaoxiao and her in this home, which made her family in need of man to be its pillar . So she didn’t say anything about their relationship . However, she didn’t know that their true relationship differed greatly from what she imagined .
Xiao Bing found it somewhat amusing . He believed that he would also have regarded the two as a lovely couple if he didn’t know who Lil Bei really was because the two spent so much time together .
Suddenly, there came a din drifting in from the outside . The source seemed to be a bunch of jolly men and women . Li Chunlan stood up and chuckled . “It’s the Chang family . They must have just come back from their trip to Sanya . ”
Smiling, Su Xiaoxiao spoke to Xiao Bing in a low voice as Li Chunlan headed toward the door . “Uncle Chang often comes to our home, and we have been neighbors for many years . Nowadays, people scarcely have a good relationship with their neighbors . But Uncle Chang and his family are all nice people . We often go to each other’s home to share food . ”
Xiao Bing grinned . “That’s nice . ”
“Yes . Uncle Chang has just retired and he took his family to Sanya . They’ve finally come back after half a year . ”
Li Chunlan chatted with her neighbor beside the door for about four or five minutes and then she came back reluctantly, with an envelope in her hand . “Your Uncle Chang had a great time in Sanya, so I was told . And he still looks energetic . He finally can enjoy his life after retirement . By the way, this letter is for you . ”
Then she gave the envelope to Su Xiaoxiao, who looked nonplussed . “For me?”
She could not recall a person who would send her a letter from another city .
“Of course . ” Li Chunlan grinned . “Your Uncle Chang is a little forgetful . He received this letter before they went to Sanya half a year ago . We weren’t home at that time, so he kept it for us . However, perhaps because he was too busy with his trip to Sanya, he forgot to give it to you . Actually, he apologized for the delay just now . He hoped that this half year’s delay won’t cause you any trouble . ”
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