Chapter 2795: Chapter 2731: A Little Annoyed with You
When the apples were sliced and brought over, Madam Cui invited Jiang Xiao to eat them.
"These apples are quite crispy and sweet, I heard they’re from a certain town."
The nurse chimed in from the side, "They’re imported from Longshui Town. The apples grown there are very crisp and sweet, and the pears are the sweetest and juiciest from Longshui Town."
"Hmm, just a bit sour for me," Madam Cui said after taking two more bites and stopped eating.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener took note.
Jiang Xiao had been planning to plant some fruit in her Space. Tyrant Meng had told her to find out which fruits were the best tasting, to plant only the best, but she hadn’t had the time for a long while.
She suspected he might’ve forgotten about this matter altogether.
"Hey sis, are the apples and pears from Longshui Town the juiciest?"
"Yeah, didn’t you know?"
Jiang Xiao shook her head.
While they weren’t paying attention, she tossed the apple seeds into the Space.
That’s perfect, with the magic of the Spatial Black Soil, she only needs the seeds to grow an apple tree, right?
"Madam Cui, it’s getting late. I must go now and not disturb you too long." Jiang Xiao felt she’d been here too long today, so she stood up and took several boxes of pastries from her backpack, placing them on the table.
"I made these pastries myself, Madam Cui, you can try them. If you like them and want more in the future, just give me a call." Jiang Xiao said, "I’ll write my number down for the nurse."
"Thank you, Xiao Chiang."
Jiang Xiao gave her number to the nurse and left with Old Madam Wei.
She didn’t go back to Old Madam Wei’s room but bid her farewell at the door.
On the way back, Ding Haijing asked, "Did you upset Old Madam Wei?"
Jiang Xiao was taken aback, "Why do you ask?"
"I sensed she was a bit annoyed with you."
Uh, really?
She hadn’t really noticed anything, only thought that Old Madam Wei was a bit unhappy because she didn’t agree to leave Tyrant Meng and be with Wei Yixi. Alternatively, she didn’t join Old Madam Wei in saying Wei Yixi was better than Tyrant Meng, which might have made the elderly lady uncomfortable.
But Ding Haijing mentioning annoyance seemed to imply Old Madam Wei was actually angry with her.
Earlier on the way back, Old Madam Wei didn’t show it at all. How did Ding Haijing even sense it?
Is his intuition really that strong?
"Old Madam Wei kept saying Wei Yixi is better than Brother Xinian."
Ding Haijing glanced back at her and burst into laughter.
"So you’re a bit annoyed with her too? Are you two finding each other agreeable?"
Jiang Xiao snorted.
"I’d never really fall out with an old lady, she’s just protecting her grandson."
"Yeah, and you’re just protecting your man," Ding Haijing replied.
A car brushed past theirs.
When Commander Cui entered the door, he saw Madam Cui gently nibbling on a pastry that looked half-eaten.
Madam Cui appeared quite pleased.
This was the first time he’d seen such an expression on her face in a long time.
He stood in the hallway and waited for the nurse to softly inform Madam Cui that he had arrived; then she looked up and saw him, prompting him to step forward.
Commander Cui was fifty-seven or fifty-eight, his temples flecked with gray, a few white hairs among his eyebrows, deep furrows in his brow, yet his eyes remained bright and alert. He maintained a good physique, neither plump nor thin, with a straight, upright posture, and even in a white shirt, he exuded the elegant demeanor of a scholar-general.
