Guo Yan pretended to say: "Little kids like playing with younger ones, probably because your sons, Su Ping and Su An, are a few years older."
Who can’t utter pleasantries?
Su’s mother had nothing to say, she just stared at her grandsons, fearful that others would put them at a disadvantage.
The young bodyguard who looked after Lao Yi, Wu Yijiang, rolled his eyes behind her back. Put them at a disadvantage? It’s always the others who are at a disadvantage. Su Ping and Su An were seven years old, not going to school, and being mischievous at home every day.
When Guo Yan was away, Su’s mother kept complaining, saying that the old leader didn’t see other children and only liked Xibao.
Who wouldn’t like Xibao, who is so cute? General Lu loves Xibao too. Once back home, he mentioned Xibao all the time and instructed Lao Yi to get along well with Xibao when he sees him.
Xibao was not only chubby and cute, but also sweet-talking. He was not domineering. His stuttering made Lao Yi, Wang Zilong and Xiu Shengli all delighted. For a moment, the brothers hit it off, running here and there, laughing and playing.
Although Su Ping and Su An were not much older, even if Xibao did not call them or talk to them, they joined the raucous play.
Wang Zhonghua was shy and had been beaten the day before, so he didn’t join the fun.
So, he sat on a bench watching them play, with the cake box on the bench beside him.
After about half an hour of playing, Xibao pulled Lao Yi with one hand, Wang Zilong with the other, bumped against Xiu Shengli with his head, and said, "Brothers, let’s eat cake, come, come!"
They had noticed the cake box Wang Zhonghua was carrying early.
Being raised in the compound, how could they not have seen expensive goods?
Su Ping and Su An also cheered, running quickly after Xibao.
When they arrived in front of Wang Zhonghua, Wang Zhonghua got so scared that he hid behind Guo Yan immediately. But Xibao grabbed Guo Yan’s hand and said, "Grandma, eat cake, eat cake!"
"Good, good, good!" Guo Yan opened the paper box and divided the cake into roughly equal seven pieces.
No matter how much she disliked Su Ping and Su An, she would not exclude them at this time. Leaving them out would be giving people something to talk about.
Xibao was the host of the cake. He blinked his eyes, handed the first piece to Su Ping, then Su An, followed by Wang Zilong, Lao Yi, and Xiu Shengli. The last two pieces were for Wang Zhonghua and himself.
Everything was cut evenly and distributed fairly.
The bodyguards and Su’s mother in the distance had no objections, and watched the scene with a smile on their faces.
The Su Family had many mouths to feed, parents, numerous wives and children, all relying on the salaries of Su Junshu’s family and Su Junlin’s family for their living expenses. Therefore, despite the supplemented income from their married daughters, the living standard of the Su family in the courtyard was relatively low. Bai Xue, who was married to Su Junlin, was reluctantly living together with her in-laws and stepchildren. She didn’t have a bit of true affection for Su Ping and Su An, so it had been a long time since the two brothers had eaten such an expensive and delicious cake. They swallowed down their share in just a few bites.
After they finished their cakes, Xibao’s cake in his hand remained untouched, as he watched everyone with a smile.
Under the influence of Su’s mother, Su Ping and Su An had developed a domineering character. The two brothers eyed Xibao’s cake simultaneously. Who could blame them? He was the youngest after all!
Just as the two brothers moved closer to Xibao, Guo Yan was about to warn Xibao, but what Xibao did next stunned her.
Under the watchful eyes on them, Xibao deliberately extended his cake-holding hand and let Su Ping snatch the cake, then he suddenly jumped up, grabbed Su Ping’s cheeks with both hands, and clawed downwards.