273 The Nations Goddess (1/2)
Xiao Luo had earlier accused Zhang Dashan of a lewd act, only to find out that he was wrong. To make up for irking Zhang Dashan, Xiao Luo was now on his way to get him breakfast. It was the least he could do.
He headed for the usual place where he always had his morning meals, and the shop served typical Chinese breakfast offerings of wontons, steamed buns, fritters, soy milk, and such.
When he returned to his rented apartment, three visitors were waiting for him. One was the female policewoman that he had met the previous evening, another, a woman in her thirties, and one other that made Xiao Luo's heart skip a beat.
It was none other than the nation's goddess – Su Li!
Su Li was wearing a white pleated dress, sitting delicately perched on the sofa, and looked exceptionally beautiful. Her silky black hair was pulled back into a sleek classic chignon, accentuating her high forehead and fair complexion, and giving her a chic, yet dignified appearance.
”Daddy!”
The cute little girl sitting beside Su Li jumped off the sofa. She ran, spreading her arms out and threw herself into Xiao Luo. She hugged on to him tightly and gave him a big happy smile.
As Zhang Dashan took the pack of breakfast off Xiao Luo's hands, he was so thrilled that he couldn't speak coherently, but somehow he managed to blurt, ”Holy sh*t, jackpot! Bei Bei's mom is Su Li!”
”Huh?”
Despite making the connection the moment he saw Su Li, Xiao Luo was still a little startled. Who would have guessed that the nation's goddess, Su Li, had a daughter who was three years old?
Surprised by how the little girl had addressed Xiao Luo and by her show of affection, Su Li hurriedly walked over toward them. It was rather embarrassing that her child would call a total stranger her ”daddy.”
Xiao Luo caught a whiff of her fragrance as she lowered her head to the little girl, she feigned a stern face and said, ”Su Xiaobei, how can you simply call anyone your daddy?”
Su Xiaobei raised her head, looking quite adamant and replied, ”He is Beibei's father.”
”No, he isn't,” Su Li said, feeling a little awkward now.
”Yes, he is.”
”I said he isn't!”
Su Li was exasperated and spoke sternly to Bei Bei. She was still bent forward slightly, eyeing the little girl, and she appeared a little tense. Her chest heaved as she struggled to remain calm.
Su Xiaobei was hurt and kept quiet, biting her lips. Tears formed in her eyes, but she kept herself from crying out. She had never been scolded this harshly before, especially not by her mother.
Xiao Luo felt a little sorry for her and rubbed her head to console her. He said, ”Be a good girl Bei Bei, don't cry, okay. You must be hungry now? Here, we've got a bun for you.”
He reached out and grabbed a steaming xiaolongbao from Zhang Dashan, and brought it toward Bei Bei's mouth.
”Excuse me! You shouldn't give that kind of food to Bei Bei.”
The woman that looked in her thirties spoke in an unkindly tone as she hurried over.
She wasn't what you would call a beauty, but she was fairly attractive with an appealing, oval-shaped face. Her glossy black hair was swept back into a tight bun at the back of her head, and she was dressed in black business attire.
Xiao Luo immediately recognized her from her photos online. She was Su Li's manager.
She immediately pulled Su Xiaobei behind her back and spoke harshly to Xiao Luo. ”Do these buns even meet the quality standard for health? The environment here is quite unhygienic, and I saw piles of garbage strewn all over,” she said, unnecessarily condescending in her tone, ”How could you even feed that to Bei Bei? What if she ends up with food poisoning, are you going to be responsible for it?”
”We eat the buns here every day, and we've never gotten even a stomach ache,” Zhang Dashan said.
”Maybe for you both. But don't you know that kids have lower immunity?” she said, intent on making her point.
Zhang Dashan just waved his hand and did not bother to reply to her. She came across as the kind of person who thought she had all the answers, and he wasn't going to waste his time arguing.
Xiao Luo didn't say a word. He just stuffed the xiaolongbao into his mouth and ate it.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, the female policewoman quickly intervened and introduced the little girl's rescuers. ”Err, Miss Su, this gentleman here is Xiao Luo. It was him and his friend over there who saved your daughter from the traffickers last night,” she said.
Su Li merely glanced at Xiao Luo, gave him a quick once-over, and said, ”Thank you.”
She bowed slightly, she had an air about her, almost aloof one could say. But she was graceful in expressing her appreciation.
To Zhang Dashan, any expression of gratitude from the nation's goddess was literally a dream. He smiled bashfully, scratching the back of his head and said, ”You're welcome, you're welcome, we were only trying to do the right thing, weren't we, Old Xiao?”