Chapter 579 - An E-Mail (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
She only mentioned that she would go less often and not that she would stop going entirely. She was still quite worried since Xiang Caiping didn’t seem quite herself recently.
Moreover, Su Qingsang was not particularly bothered by Su Peizhen.
Huo Jinyao took the rice dumpling from her and pinched her nose affectionately.
“You have so much to say even though I’ve only asked one simple question. Did I say that you cannot go?
“I just think that Su Peizhen is not a very pleasant person to be around, so I don’t want you to come in contact with her.”
It was not a coincidence that Su Peizhen got into a relationship with Huo Yifan. It must have been premeditated. They were definitely planning something.
“I know. So please don’t worry. I will be extra careful.”
Huo Jinyao nodded. He unwrapped the rice dumpling and took a bite, nodding his head at her.
“It’s delicious.”
“Of course. You know that Aunt Xiang cooks well.”
There was a hint of sadness in Su Qingsang’s voice when she said that. That sweet period when she and Xiang Caiping had been as close as a mother-daughter couple was gone forever.
“Yes, I do know that she can cook well.”
Huo Jinyao finished the rice dumpling. He took a piece of tissue to wipe his hands with and thought of another matter.
“Did you tell Aunt Xiang that Su Peizhen is currently dating Huo Yifan?”
“No, I didn’t.” Su Qingsang shook her head. “I didn’t know how to go about telling her about it.”
“If that’s the case, don’t tell her at all.”
Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.
Su Peizhen and Xiang Caiping weren’t very close in their relationship with each other, so if Xiang Caiping were to find out that Su Peizhen was dating his cousin, Huo Yifan, Xiang Caiping would also be able to guess that something fishy is going on—even without many details. And by then, who knows what will happen.
“I know what I am doing, just relax.”
Huo Jinyao certainly believed in Su Qingsang, but he did not trust Su Peizhen in the slightest.
She had done a lot of things recently, but it was all for the business. He had not heard anything from Yang Wenchang about her private life.
He didn’t know if Su Peizhen was thinking about taking on a different approach when dealing with them, or if she was just that confident that she could land a blow on him business-wise.
Either way, he would still have to get Yang Wenchang to keep an eye on her so that she would not have a chance to hurt Su Qingsang.
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Su Peizhen got home earlier than usual today, and that surprised Xiang Caiping. Beyond the immediate surprise, she felt a brief feeling of guilt towards her daughter.
Su Peizhen happened to see the flicker of guilt on Xiang Caiping’s face when she looked up after taking off her shoes.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and the tip of her nose twitched. The corners of her lips turned up in an instant.
“Something smells good, what’s that?”
“I made some rice dumplings today.”
Xiang Caiping got up and walked into the kitchen while she was speaking to bring out a few rice dumplings for her to see.
“This is sweet, and this is savory. I do not know what you like. Have a taste.”
“Why did you think of making rice dumplings out of the blue?”
Su Peizhen looked at Xiang Caiping and did not take the rice dumplings immediately. She was surprised by this sudden burst of activity.
“Isn’t the Dragon Boat Festival over?”
“Yes, it’s over.”
Xiang Caiping looked at her daughter, this time without any traces of guilt on her face.
“I had thought about making them together with you, on the day of the festival if you were home. But you went out. It has been a few days since and I did not want to let the bamboo leaves go to waste.”
‘Is she nagging at me?’
Su Peizhen took one of the rice dumplings. She did not eat it but tossed it around in her hands instead.
“Mum, I don’t really like eating these. Next time, you can do whatever you want and eat whatever you want. You don’t have to wait for me.”
Xiang Caiping stared at her blankly and finally dropped her head at Su Peizhen’s oblivious gaze.
“Alright.”
“But I will eat this today.”
Su Peizhen waved the sweet dumpling in her hand and disappeared into her room.
Xiang Caiping watched her as she walked away. She wanted to call out to her, ask her to eat together, but she didn’t.
Su Peizhen went into her room. Instead of eating the rice dumpling, she turned on her computer and clicked on one of the programs on the screen.
Quickly, she was able to see every corner of the house.
Other than the small garden outside, she could also see the living room, dining room, kitchen, including Xiang Caiping’s bedroom, and her own room.
She brought up the surveillance footage of the house, and she noticed something very quickly.
Su Qingsang had come to the house.
No wonder Xiang Caiping wanted to make rice dumplings out of the blue. And she even said that she had intended to prepare the rice dumplings for her even though she wasn’t home that day.
So, it was actually for Su Qingsang that she made rice dumplings, but Xiang Caiping had lied and said they were for her instead?
Su Peizhen glared at the rice dumpling, suddenly unable to stand the sight of it.
Indeed, she hated eating things like rice dumplings. They were hard to digest and high in calories. However, even if she didn’t like them, it did not mean that she could accept Xiang Caiping using them as a means to please Su Qingsang.
Su Peizhen watched the footage and saw Su Qingsang and Xiang Caiping happily making rice dumplings together at the dining table. They looked exactly like a pair of mother and daughter and that made her feel very uncomfortable.
‘Su Qingsang, you have already taken away Li Qianxue, and now you have come for Xiang Caiping too?
‘Look at you trying to curry favor with Xiang Caiping. So, you think that you can please both mothers, don’t you?’
Su Peizhen just couldn’t let this go. She desperately wanted to do something to make Su Qingsang unhappy.