When Xia Shi returned, she was originally worried about how to get Bi Wu and his gang to leave the restaurant. But as soon as she reached the door, she found the restaurant bustling with life as usual. There was not a single empty table, and Bi Wu and his ragtag group were nowhere to be seen.
Looking at Bi Xia greeting the customers along with a few boys who often ate at the restaurant, Xia Shi noticed the bruised corner of Bi Xia’s lip. No matter how slow she was, Xia Shi could guess what had happened. She had tried to prevent this, but in the end, it had happened anyway.
At that moment, Xia Shi felt a mix of emotions. She was proud of her child’s bravery, yet sad that she still needed her child to protect her.
Bi Xia’s voice brought Xia Shi back to reality. Meng Chi, Chu Kuang, and the others who were helping out also stopped what they were doing and greeted her warmly, "Hi Auntie ~"
"Hi, hi. How are you all?" Xia Shi smiled warmly, her eyes curving as she looked at Meng Chi and the others. "What brings you here?"
Chu Kuang shrugged helplessly and said familiarly, "I heard Auntie’s restaurant was really busy and needed help, so I brought my brothers to lend a hand. All we ask is a late-night snack once the work is done ~"
"Get out of here," Meng Chi pushed Chu Kuang aside and adopted a good-boy demeanor, saying to Xia Shi, "It’s , Auntie. We’re all classmates...cough, classmates of the class leader. That guy Chu Kuang is the class leader of Class B. We’re all pretty close. We already liked the food here, and when we found out it was the class leader’s mom who runs the place, we decided to come and help since it’s so busy."
Chu Kuang couldn’t help but gape at Meng Chi’s shameless fabrication. They did like the food here, but did he have to make up such a face-saving lie about why they were helping? Newest update provided by novel⟡fire.net
Xia Shi chuckled, shaking her head. These kids really thought they could fool her? They kept sneaking glances at her, afraid she would discover something.
Alright, she’d pretend not to know.
Smiling, Xia Shi nodded, "Thank you all so much. Xiaxia’s really not very considerate."
"No, no, no, no!" Meng Chi, Chu Kuang, and the others quickly shook their heads frantically. Auntie, did you know your son is giving us that deathly glare from behind you? It’s not that we’re scared, it’s just that His Majesty’s imposing aura is too strong. Not helping out feels like a death sentence!
"Thank you for your hard work then. I’ll take Yuanyuan inside first, and I’ll be right out to help." Xia Shi said, holding Bi Xiaoyuan’s hand.
Seeing the amateurish acting skills of these helpers, Bi Xia couldn’t help but gnash her teeth in frustration. Pig teammates! Her mom might look innocent and easy to bully, but she’s sharp in many ways. When it came to anything involving her children, she was exceptionally astute...
"Mom, hurry up. Sister Xiao Li is almost overwhelmed, and many tables have been waiting impatiently." Bi Xia shot a glare at the group, then turned to Xia Shi with a sweet demeanor. Without waiting for a response, she pulled Xia Shi towards the kitchen.
Chu Kuang watched the drastic change in Bi Xia’s attitude and couldn’t help but click his tongue and say to Meng Chi, "Aiai, now we can see who the real family is. We put in effort too, didn’t we?"
Meng Chi glanced at Chu Kuang, "You’re wrong. Apart from you, everyone else is family."
"Xiaxia, what’s going on?" As soon as they entered the kitchen, Xia Shi grabbed Bi Xia anxiously, "You must have run into Bi Wu. Did you guys..."
"Enough, Mom." Bi Xia first pinched Bi Xiaoyuan’s cheek, then looked at Xia Shi, "Don’t worry. I just made Bi Wu understand a few things. It was a normal conversation."
"A normal conversation?!" Xia Shi’s eyes widened, pointing at Bi Xia’s bruised lip, "Do you think I’m blind? Do you think I’d believe that?"
Bi Xia playfully raised her eyebrows, "Mom, you’re smart and wise. Just pretend to believe it. Anyway, no one will bother us anymore, isn’t that enough? Calm down."
Xia Shi frowned, grabbing and twisting Bi Xia’s ear, angrily whispering, "Xiaxia! Remember, you’re a girl. Don’t go around fighting!"
Bi Xia yelped, and thinking she’d hurt her, Xia Shi quickly let go. But then Bi Xia turned away from Xia Shi, raised an eyebrow at her, "Mom, don’t worry. But right now, I’m a boy ~ I’m heading out." She said, and left the kitchen, leaving Xia Shi standing there, hands on hips, shaking her head in exasperation, "This troublesome kid!"
"Mama..." The Little Bun, who had been silently watching, gently tugged on his mother’s clothes, kindly advising, "Brother said everything’s fine, so it’s definitely fine..."
"Bi Yuan!" Xia Shi looked down at her younger son, "I haven’t even talked to you yet! Tell me, did you know about your brother’s plans?"
"Do you know how dangerous it was? Those people are all thugs, and your brother is just one... What if he got hurt? He did get hurt, didn’t he? Do you understand how serious this is? And you helped him deceive me, getting me out of the way... Blah blah blah..."
Bi Xiaoyuan looked innocently at the sky: Does this count as taking a stab for my brother? Brother... remember to take good care of me~~