Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 158

Chapter 158 How About Letting Us Cut the Queue?
Du Xiaoxian suddenly felt a little guilty, calling her with an embarrassed smile, “Lanzhi.”

Lanzhi expressionlessly greeted her, “Good morning, Miss Du!”

This form of address frightened Du Xiaoxian and then she quickly replied, “Lanzhi, don’t call me that way. We are still the same as we used to be.”

“How can we be the same as before?” Lanzhi said sarcastically, “You are so glorious now. Even Uncle Xiao has called you Miss Du!”

“No, Lanzhi, listen to me. I…” Du Xiaoxian really didn’t know how to explain about it. There occurred so many things during this period that she didn’t know where to start.

“Miss Du, you don’t have to explain anything to a maid as me,” Lanzhi said indifferently. “You are truly someone who keeps her true colors hidden very well. We all have underestimated you before.”

Du Xiaoxian was extremely anxious, but she was not good with words. Just as her face flushed red, Gu Nianbin came downstairs. Lanzhi hurriedly put away her sarcastic manner and respectfully greeted him, “Good morning, Young Master.”

Gu Nianbin grunted and came downstairs to lead Du Xiaoxian to the dining room. Lanzhi followed behind. She stared at Du Xiaoxian’s back, and she thought it’s very offensive to the eye. However, since Gu Nianbin was present here, no matter how unpleasing Du Xiaoxian looked, she could only endure it.

In Lanzhi’s eyes, Gu Nianbin was gentle and elegant. He was composed and mature, but he was also indifferent and aloof. Lanzhi rarely saw his smile, nor had she seen his gentle appearance. In her memory, Gu Nianbin had never treated Gu Shanshan like this way. Lanzhi felt even more uncomfortable in her heart. Finally, when Gu Nianbin left the house, her forced smile instantly collapsed. She took the plates and chopsticks to the kitchen. During her washing, there emerged a huge fire burning in her heart. She smashed the table and the chair in the kitchen, causing a loud cracking sound. Du Xiaoxian stood by the door and looked at her timidly. But then, she finally said, “Lanzhi, let me, let me help you?”

“Ha! Help me?” Lanzhi threw the chopsticks on the counter. She finally found an opportunity to vent her anger, so she said angrily, “How dare I ask you to help me? You are really impressive. You just pretend to be pitiful all day long without saying a word so as to captivate the Young Master. I didn’t realize that you played such a good temptress trick. Without anyone noticing, you have gained the Young Master’s favor and you are about to become the Young Mistress! The Young Master can be easily deceived, but you can’t fool me. Put away your pretentious manner. I won’t let you do the washing, in case that you frame me up. Du Xiaoxian, I have had my eyes open now. A little girl from the countryside like you could have such a capability that even the Young Master got fascinated by you. If you have a bit of conscience and remember how well the Old Master and Madam treated you, you shouldn’t play tricks on the Young Master. Ah! Why are you crying? I didn’t even hit you. Save your tears for tricking other men, you little cunning fox! You…” Just as Lanzhi was scolding her vigorously, she suddenly paused with her face turning pale, and she stammered, “Young, Young Master, I… ”

Without saying a word, Gu Nianbin raised his hand and slapped Lanzhi in the face, causing her to fall on the ground. During breakfast, he had noticed that there was something wrong about Lanzhi’s expression. He was still worried when the car moved out of the door. So he asked Little Ding to turn around and then just happened to hear Lanzhi scolding Du Xiaoxian. His little girl stood by the door without saying a word, with pea-sized tears dripping down from her face. He immediately felt a pain in his heart, rushing in and slapping Lanzhi in the face.

Lanzhi had been serving in the Gu family for a few years. Normally, Gu Nianbin only felt that she was smart, but he didn’t expect that she was such a narrow-minded and sinister person. Gu Nianbin was extremely angry since Du Xiaoxian had been wronged even in his own house. He angrily pointed to the door and said to Lanzhi, “Pack up your belongings and get out of my sight!”

Du Xiaoxian rushed over and grabbed his arm, her voice carrying a sobbing tone. “Don’t, don’t drive Lanzhi away. I’m fine.” She had been cursed by words worse than these. She would feel truly guilty if Lanzhi had to be driven away for this matter.

Gu Nianbin had been already furious. Seeing Du Xiaoxian pleading for Lanzhi, he became even angrier. He had never seen such a fool who was wronged to such an extent but still said that it didn’t matter. Since he was angry, he also began to scold Du Xiaoxian, “Didn’t you know to refute those of her unpleasant words? You just allowed her to bully you like that? Are you stupid? And now you are even pleading for such a person!”

“It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have made her angry.” Du Xiaoxian finally burst out crying. She habitually carried everything on her shoulders. From childhood to adulthood, she had taken many blame and suffered many grievances. Although she felt upset, she just hung in there and went through those things. There was really no need to drive Lanzhi away for her.

Gu Nianbin could not bear her tears, so he could only say, “Don’t cry. I won’t drive her away, okay?”

Du Xiaoxian wiped away her tears. When she wanted to help Lanzhi up, she was dragged out by Gu Nianbin. “Don’t stay here. In case that she bullies you again, you should come with me to the company.”

In this case, Du Xiaoxian didn’t know how to get along with Lanzhi, either. With a sigh, she could only obediently follow Gu Nianbin away.

Sitting in the car, Gu Nianbin waited for her to stop crying, and then continued to lecture her about it. “You can’t do this anymore. Otherwise, anyone can bully you in the future. You didn’t do anything wrong. Why did you let her insult you like that? Xian’er, you have to be dignified. Didn’t your mother teach you about it?”

Du Xiaoxian lowered her head and whispered, “My mother told me that one has to be lenient whenever it’s possible.”

Gu Nianbin was silent for a moment, and then he suddenly understood why Du Xiaoxian’s mother had taught her so many philosophy of life. She was afraid that once she died, no one would guide her daughter. And what she taught her was all about gratitude, resignation, generosity, and tolerance… Because these virtues were the things that could protect Du Xiaoxian. A little girl like her was lonely and helpless. If she did not know to resign herself, her fate would be even more unfortunate. Du Xiaoxian’s mother was undoubtedly intelligent. Although Du Xiaoxian would live a bitter life, at least she could survive in this world. Thus, after so many years, Du Xiaoxian had already gotten used to giving way to others and being tolerant. Even though Xia Manyin had done such a terrible thing to her, she only felt pitiful for Xia Manyin.

But the present situation was different. Since he was by her side, he wanted his little girl to live a happy life and no longer suffer any grievances. However, Du Xiaoxian’s cowardice was deeply rooted, and it would not be easy to change it overnight. Therefore, he had to slowly and subtly influence and change her.

At noon, Gu Nianbin had social engagement to attend to, so he let Zhou Ting look after his girl. Du Xiaoxian pinched the invincible black card and excitedly said to Zhou Ting, “Sister Zhou, let’s go and have grilled fish.”

Zhou Ting was an authentic foodie and she immediately responded positively, “No problem, let’s go buy some barbecue first, and then we’ll go to have grilled fish. How about it?”

Hearing the barbecue, Du Xiaoxian swallowed her saliva greedily. Obviously, Gu Nianbin was not here around, but she still lowered her voice and said, “Alright, but don’t tell the Young Master, because he won’t let me eat those. He said they were unhygienic.”

Zhou Ting laughed heartily and touched Du Xiaoxian’s head, “What an obedient baby! Alright, we won’t tell him.”

In order not to reveal their whereabouts, Zhou Ting did not call the driver. Instead, she drove to buy the barbecue with Du Xiaoxian.

The sky was gloomy, looking like it was going to rain. There weren’t many pedestrians on the road, but there stood a long queue in front of the barbecue stall. Zhou Ting parked her car, muttering, “How come we have to queue up in such weather!”

Du Xiaoxian smiled and replied to her, “All because it’s too delicious!”

“That’s true,” Zhou Ting said. “If I don’t go to work in the future, I’ll come here and work with the barbecue owner. I’ll invest for his cooking techniques so that we can cooperate to make a bigger stall. He’ll be in charge of cooking, and I’ll be responsible for collecting money and eating. What a comfortable life!”

Du Xiaoxian said, “Then I’ll feed a few sheep and provide you with mutton every month.”

Zhou Ting laughed loudly and pinched the little girl’s face, “Alright, you’ll raise the lamb, and I’ll roast the lamb kebabs. That’ll be a sincere cooperation!”

Zhou Ting was an optimistic and cheerful person. Under her influence, Du Xiaoxian could occasionally make jokes. She raised her head, her smile faded, and whispered to Zhou Ting, “Do you recognize that person in the front is Mr. Shao or not?”

Zhou Ting took a closer look. It was really Shao Boqing. This noble young master dressed in fine clothes standing in the queue was especially eye-catching. But for her talking to Du Xiaoxian all this time, she would have recognized him earlier.

Since there was an acquaintance in the front, then it would be easy to squeeze them to the front of this long queue. Zhou Ting asked Du Xiaoxian to wait at the back and she quietly slipped to the front.

With his head down, Shao Boqing was playing his phone when he was suddenly patted on the shoulder. Seeing that it was Zhou Ting, his expression became a little unnatural. “Why are you here?”

Zhou Ting asked him back, “Why are you here?”

“Of course I’m here to buy the barbecue.”

“Me too!” Zhou Ting whispered in his ear, “Ten skewers of mutton, five skewers of beef, and five skewers of gizzards. It won’t cost much, so I’ll just regard it as your treat for us. Xiaoxian and I will wait behind.”

Shao Boqing turned around and looked back. “Why did you bring her here? Did your boss know this?”

Zhou Ting smiled and replied, “You don’t tell him, then he won’t know. The little girl is so greedy for barbecue. Can you bear not to let her eat?”

Shao Boqing thought for a while and said, “It’s not good to cut in line, right? Others will have opinions.”

Zhou Ting was surprised. How could Shao Boqing refuse to do such a trivial thing? Even if not for her sake, how could he not do it for Du Xiaoxian’s sake? It was such a cold day, and how could he bear to let the two jade-like beauties endure the cold wind here?

She looked at Shao Boqing suspiciously, “Boss Shao, are you alone?”

“Yes, I’m alone.” Shao Boqing raised his hand to check the time and swept a casual glance over at the roadside.

Zhou Ting was very alert. She pretended to look over casually and recognized the car parked on the side of the road, which was Shao Boqing’s fancy sports car. With a single glance, Secretary Zhou noticed something unusual. The window in the front was half-open, so it meant there must be someone in the car. Since Shao Boqing and Fang Xueqing had broken up, she didn’t hear any news about his new relationships. Then the one in the car must be Shao Boqing’s new girlfriend.

However… Zhou Ting felt even stranger. Since he was here with another person, why would Shao Boqing say he was alone? Could it be that his new girlfriend couldn’t be exposed? Then… she must be either a married woman or an heiress of a wealthy family who had been engaged!

Zhou Ting took a deep breath and looked at Shao Boqing with a look of disdain. Shao Boqing was uncomfortable from being stared at by her, “Don’t look at me that way. I am very observant of public order.”

Zhou Ting smiled and suddenly pretended to be shocked and pointed at his car. “Boss Shao, your car window is open. How about I going over there to guard it for you? The thieves nowadays are bold. They will steal things once they see a luxury car. You don’t want them to steal your belongings in your car, right?” As she spoke, she was going to go over.