Chapter 330: Chapter 330: Song Song, Brother Jing Huai Treats You Really Well
Xiao Jiuru turned his head with a smile, "Him?"
"Don’t you even call your husband’s name? Or... is it because you two are having conflicts lately?"
Song Song was surprised by his accurate guess, feeling a bit embarrassed, she said, "There is indeed some tension between him and me."
Xiao Jiuru nodded, "I can see that. Otherwise, he would definitely accompany you to the hospital, instead of letting you come alone pitifully."
"But, Jing Huai has that kind of personality. He might not know how to take care of a girl’s feelings, so don’t take it to heart too much."
Song Song thought that although Xiao Jiuru was Xiao Jinghuai’s uncle, he was still a stranger and unfamiliar to her, so it was better not to reveal too much privacy.
"... Uncle, you still haven’t answered my question yet? Are you really his uncle?"
Xiao Jiuru laughed heartily, "Don’t I seem like it? I’m the son of Xiao Zhenzhong, so naturally, I’m your husband’s uncle."
"Xiao Zhongzhen?" This was the first time Song Song heard the name, "Is that Grandpa Xiao?"
"Yes."
Song Song squinted her eyes slightly, "So Grandpa Xiao has this name, huh? It’s quite unique."
Xiao Jiuru chuckled and pulled the car over, "We’re here. There’s a phone store here."
"You girls probably don’t know much about phones. Let me help you pick one..."
Song Song thought he was too enthusiastic. Actually, her requirements for a phone were simple: it just needed to be able to surf the internet and not lag, so a two or three thousand one would do, nothing too fancy.
She never expected that in the end, he picked out the most expensive and the latest model for her.
Song Song didn’t have that much money and wanted to refuse immediately, but she heard the man say, "Charge it."
And he pulled out a card. When the store clerk saw the card, their eyes lit up, and their attitude changed dramatically...
Song Song hurriedly refused, "No, no, uncle, you can’t pay for this. Miss, I don’t need this phone, thank you!"
Xiao Jiuru had already anticipated her reaction and smiled at the clerk, "It’s okay, go ahead, we’ll take this phone."
"Hey!"
Song Song looked troubled, "Uncle, you this is..."
Xiao Jiuru raised his hand to interrupt, "This is a gift from an elder to a junior. It’s just a phone, don’t worry about it, just take it."
Maybe to him, a phone worth over ten thousand wasn’t much, but to her, it was too valuable. Accepting it would mean owing him a favor.
The more she thought about it, the more unwise it seemed.
Seeing her frowning, Xiao Jiuru knew she still had concerns and smiled, "If you feel really uneasy, you can join my live streaming platform as a streamer. You seem to have a likable appearance; with a little packaging, you could get popular. What do you think?"
"Live streaming platform?"
Song Song was a bit surprised, "Uncle, you’re into live streaming?"
"Are you interested?"
Song Song knew that many college students were doing this now, which could earn them some pocket money and expose them to society, achieving two goals at once!
But live streaming suited different people, and she didn’t think she was one of them.
"Uh... I have other plans for now, maybe someday in the future!"
At this moment, the clerk had completed the transaction and brought the phone over. Xiao Jiuru smiled at Song Song, "Then take this phone first. If you really feel uncomfortable, consider it loaned money to you, pay me back when you can."
He had already said so much, and Song Song couldn’t find any more reasons to refuse, so she had to accept it for now, "Thank you, uncle."
"No need to be so polite, we’re family. Let’s go then!"
"Alright."
Song Song responded.
The brief interaction made Song Song feel that although Xiao Jiuru seemed a bit mischievous, he was approachable and not pretentious. Chatting with him was stress-free, even heavy topics seemed light-hearted coming from him, opening up her perspectives.
The two of them chatted and laughed as they returned to the old house. As they entered, they saw Xiao Zhongzhen and Housekeeper Xu in the hall...
Seeing the two return together, seemingly familiar, Xiao Zhongzhen’s expression turned slightly serious, and he asked in a stern tone, "Song Song, why are you two together?"
"Oh, we just ran into each other outside..."
Xiao Jiuru tried to answer for Song Song but was suddenly reprimanded, "Did I ask you?"
"Song Song, you answer, why did you come back together?"
Song Song heard dissatisfaction in his words and suddenly felt a bit nervous, "We just happened to meet outside, and then uncle gave me a ride back."
At this moment, Qiao Yu happened to bring over freshly brewed tea. She bent over to place the tea on the coffee table, "Grandpa, I made you some Biluochun tea, please try the taste?"
Xiao Zhongzhen looked at the tea on the coffee table and said matter-of-factly, "Song Song, I know you’re still young, but as the Young Madam of the Xiao family, you can’t always wander outside aimlessly. Do you know how to make tea? If not, learn from your future aunt."
"... Yes!"
Song Song instinctively pulled her hand behind her back.
Qiao Yu, with sharp eyes, saw what she was holding and deliberately asked, "Song Song, is that the new phone you’ve got in your hand?"
"Uh, what?"
Before Song Song could react, Qiao Yu had already walked over and snatched the phone, "Whoa! It really is! This phone costs at least ten thousand for the lowest configuration, and it just came out a few days ago. Song Song... Brother Jinghuai must have treated you really well, he must have given you the money to buy it, right?"
"No, it’s not..."
Qiao Yu glanced at Xiao Jiuru, "Wasn’t it Brother Jinghuai who bought it for you?"
"No."
Xiao Jiuru knew what Qiao Yu was hinting at, he sat on the living room sofa generously, "I bought this phone for Song Song. Dad, I hope you wouldn’t object to an elder buying a phone for a junior?"
Xiao Zhongzhen remained composed, took a sip of tea, and said to Housekeeper Xu behind him, "I’m feeling a bit tired, help me back to my room to rest for a while."
"Yes, sir."
"..."
Qiao Yu was frustrated with nowhere to vent, she hadn’t expected it was really Xiao Jiuru who bought it. This man said he had no interest in Song Song, but his actions were strange. Did he need to display such enthusiasm?
"Oh, so it was a meeting gift from an elder to a junior! Song Song, I’m so confused, don’t disappoint the elder’s kind gesture..."
Qiao Yu returned the phone to Song Song, "Oh! I’m the most pitiful one, working so hard, yet no one came to help."
Those words made Song Song feel uncomfortable, "Let me help you! Wait a moment, I’ll come after putting this away..."
Qiao Yu smiled on the surface, "I think it’s better if I do it. I’m afraid you’ll make it worse with the help. Oh, I don’t mean it that way, what I mean is... you’re Brother Jinghuai’s wife, he definitely wouldn’t want you to, so I’ll just do it."
As she finished speaking, a person entered from the front door, it was Xiao Jinghuai who had just returned from the company.
Seeing him, Qiao Yu immediately beamed and called out sweetly, "Brother Jinghuai, you’re back!"
Song Song turned around surprised, only to see the man standing at the entrance with a briefcase, his face stern, his deep eyes fixed on her!