Chapter 630 - 630 You have to apologize
After Breaking Off My Marriage, I Became A Powerful Minister's Treasure
630 You have to apologize
This was the most popular temple near Northern City. There were many visitors every day, so a dining area for vegetarian meals was specially built.
There was only one grand hall, which had more than 20 tables. Everyone was treated equally in the hall. There were no private rooms, so the meals were the same.
The dishes were all vegetarian and not expensive.
However, it was also because of this that the diners were basically commoners or the madams and young ladies of small families.
Xi Rui and the other two sat at one table, while the maidservants and manservants sat at another.
âI heard that the vegetarian food in this temple is good. I just ordered all the dishes. Baili, Erlang, try it.â
âItâs just the three of us,â Xiao Baili said with a smile. âAre we able to finish it?â
Although she was now a young lady of an officialâs family, she was still more diligent and thrifty and did not like to be wasteful.
Xiao Baili didnât know that this habit of hers had also made Madam Tu and several other ladies of the aristocratic families in Northern City secretly curse her for being petty.
Xi Rui used to like extravagance in the capital, but ever since he came to Northern City and spent a long time with Xiao Hanzhengâs family, many of his habits had become the same as those of the Xiao family.
âI brought Great White with me,â he said with a smile. âWeâll give him whatever we canât finish. Itâs not a waste.â
Great White was his goose, so he had to bring him along wherever he went. They had an especially close relationship.
Xiao Baili knew that Great White not only liked to eat human food but that he also had a huge appetite.
Thus, she nodded. âWith Great White around, we donât have to worry about wasting it.â
The food here is vegetarian, so they werenât afraid of Great White getting a stomachache.
Xi Ruiâs face was full of pride. âThatâs right. Iâm definitely the best in this aspect.â
In Shi Qingluoâs words, his goose wasnât good at doing other things, but he was the best at eating.
However, even if he couldnât do anything else, he still liked his goose.
Their conversation was overheard by Tu Lihuan and the others who were walking over.
The few of them were speechless.
On one hand, they felt that Xiao Baili was too petty.
She was already a young lady of an officialâs family; her sister-in-law was a princess, and her future stepfather was a prince, but she was actually afraid of wasting food. Even if she ordered all the vegetarian food here, it would not cost much.
On the other hand, they felt that after he hung out with Shi Qingluo for so long, Xi Ruiâs actions were also difficult to explain in a few words.
He was clearly the most favored young master of the public administration house and the number one playboy in the capital, but now he was accompanying Xiao Hanzhengâs younger brother and sister to this kind of embarrassing place for vegetarian food.
They had only come because they had to make Tu Lihuan look good. Otherwise, they wouldnât have chosen to dine in with a group of lowly commoners together.
Tu Lihuan looked at Xiao Baili and Xi Rui talking and laughing, and he felt a little displeased.
This woman was not only petty, but she was also eating and joking with a man outside. It was outrageous.
Although the people in the north were more open-minded, not to mention Xiao Baili and Xi Rui, who were eating in the hall with her younger brother and their servants, even if a man and a woman were to eat together alone, as long as they brought along their servants, no one would say anything.
However, Tu Lihuanâs personality was more overbearing, and as a man, he had more opinions on this. He didnât like that his future wife was like this.
However, he did not show it on his face.
He looked at the three of them in surprise. âYoung Master Xi, Young Master Xiao, Young Lady Xiao, all of you are here to offer incense too!â
Seeing Tu Lihuanâs appearance, Xiao Baili sneered in her heart. It was just as her sister-in-law had expected.
She didnât show it on her face. She also seemed to be very surprised. âYoung Master Tu, youâre here to offer incense too?â
She gave an expression that suggested, you have also came here to offer incense?
Tu Lihuan had a helpless look on his face, but he still said, in a pampering tone, âMy younger sister and her friends wanted to come and offer incense, so I could only accompany her here.â
He was acting like a doting brother.
Tu Yujiao didnât want to offer any incense, but she knew that her brother wanted to marry Xiao Baili.
Although she didnât like Xiao Baili very much, her mother said that only if her brother married Xiao Baili could their familyâs situation change, so she didnât show her dislike on her face.
Ever since she had attended the buffet dinner organized by Shi Qingluo and met Prince Yi, her mind was filled with Prince Yi.
She had also found an opportunity to meet him once, but Prince Yi didnât recognize her and ignored her.
Therefore, she also supported her brother to get Xiao Baili, and then she would have more opportunities to spend more time with Prince Yi.
She wanted to find a chance to make Prince Yi fall in love with her, abandon that old woman, and marry her.
As long as she could be Prince Yiâs consort, there would be no need for Xiao Baili to help the family.It was enough for her to back the Tu family up.
She looked at Xiao Baili with a coquettish face and said with a smile, âThatâs right, I went out with my friends to come and offer incense today, but I didnât expect to meet SIster XIao here.â
Xiao Baili had been taught by Shi Qingluo for a long time. She was no longer the weak little girl who didnât know how to read peopleâs minds.
She saw that Tu Yujiaoâs face was full of smiles, and she was pretending to be coy, but there was no smile in her eyes. It was obvious that this girl did not like her.
Xiao Baili showed a faint smile. âHello, Miss Tu.â
âFrom what I remember, Miss Tu seems to be a few months older than me. I really donât dare to be your sister.â She changed the topic.
Tu Yujiao choked. The smile on her face was almost gone. âReally? â
For the sake of achieving her goal, she was quick-witted and smiled apologetically. âIâm sorry, I didnât know about this.â
Xiao Baili found that she was very scheming. If she were any other young lady from an aristocratic family, she might have already left and exit the conversation.
For example, the two young ladies beside Tu Yujiao had angry expressions on their faces. They were obviously dissatisfied with what she had said.
She smiled at Tu Yujiao. âI donât blame you for not knowing and I donât mean to blame you, Miss Tu.â
Of course, Tu Yujiao was not happy, but she still smiled and said, âItâs good that Sister Xiao doesnât blame me.â
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Xiao Baili was a little tired of her attitude. They don;t know each other well, and she didnât like her but was still pretending that she did. It was unnecessary.
Her sister-in-law had told her that she could be willful with anyone she didnât like. With her and Xiao Hanzheng backing her up, she didnât have to be afraid of offending anyone.
Xiao Baili looked at Tu Yujiao helplessly and said, âMiss Tu, I donât think we know each other. I donât deserve to be your sister.â
She didnât like Tu Yujiao. She was too fake, so she didnât want to pretend to be nice.
This time, Tu Yujiao could no longer maintain her smile. She was lost for words.
She wasnât the only one. Even Lihuanâs smiling face stiffened.
The little sister that he had doted on so much had actually been put in a difficult position by Xiao Baili.
A farmerâs daughter was a farmerâs daughter; she really wasnât capable of attending any formal gathering.
If it werenât for the fact that he still needed Xiao Baili, he would have already left with his sister after saying a few sarcastic words to her.
It wasnât appropriate for him to speak at this time, so he glanced at the few people beside him. He believed that these people would take action on behalf of him.
The few people he had called over today were all from the large aristocratic families of Northern City. Usually, because of their high status and background, they were particularly arrogant.
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He had originally wanted to bring a few people with him and take the initiative to find trouble with Xiao Baili. He would then help Xiao Baili resolve the problem and win her favor.
Now, these people could also help his sister vent her anger.
Sure enough, a young lady standing next to Tu Yujiao looked at Xiao Baili unhappily and said, âWho do you think Jiaojiao is? If she can lower her status to greet you, it means she thinks highly of you. Youâre too rude.â
âThatâs right, youâve gone too far. You have to apologize to Jiaojiao,â the other young lady said with a dark expression.