Su Yunmo scampered towards the front hall. As she reached the rear garden, a pastry flew towards her.
Startled, she instinctively dodged it. Looking up, she saw Chen Mingmo being held down by two maids.
Su Yinyin stood opposite, a bag of pastries in her hand, hitting him.
"You sickly wretch, you dare dodge! You stained my clothes, don't think I'll let you off!"
Chen Mingmo struggled but was quickly pinned to the ground by the maids. "You're going too far. I didn't do it on purpose just now, and I'm a guest invited by the General's Mansion. How can you treat me so roughly?"
"So what if you're invited by the General's Mansion? Everyone here is surnamed Su, and I'm also surnamed Su. I'm half the mistress of the General's Mansion, and I will replace Su Yunmo to become the young lady of the General's Mansion in the future." Su Yinyin raised her head proudly.
Mother said today is Second Brother's birthday. As long as she pleases Second Brother and makes all the brothers in the General's Mansion like her, Su Yunmo will eventually be disliked.
Chen Mingmo inhaled some dust and coughed. "You're not! The General's Mansion only has one young lady, Momo."
Su Yinyin's face immediately showed annoyance. "You dare to look down on me? I'll teach you a good lesson today!"
She picked up a stone from the ground, stuffed it into the oil-paper bag holding the pastries, and hurled it towards Chen Mingmo's face.
With this force, if it had even slightly missed and hit Chen Mingmo's eye, he would have surely gone blind.
Chen Mingmo was startled, and a chill ran from his head to his feet.
*Thud!*
He instinctively closed his eyes. The pain did not come as he expected. When he opened them, he saw Su Yunmo standing in front of him.
Chen Mingmo's eyes immediately lit up. "Momo!"
Su Yunmo threw the oil-paper bag onto the ground and turned to glare coldly at the two maids. "Scram."
One of the maids was the one Su Yunmo had thrown into the river twice.
Seeing the little dumpling now, her legs instinctively trembled. She quickly let go of Chen Mingmo and ran to Su Yinyin's side.
Seeing this, the other maid also quickly released him and hid to the side.
Chen Mingmo got up from the ground. His face, pale from coughing violently, gradually regained some color. "Momo, why are you only arriving now? The banquet is about to begin."
As expected, Momo is the cutest. Not all little girls are suitable to be sisters.
"Something delayed me." Su Yunmo handed the red cloth bag containing the gifts to Chen Mingmo, asking him to hold it for her, and then looked at Su Yinyin.
The little dumpling rubbed her fists together. "What did you just say?"
Su Yinyin was startled by her movement and instinctively took half a step back away from her. "I'm telling you, I'm a guest invited by the mansion. You can't be rough with me."
Su Yunmo raised an eyebrow. The words sounded a bit familiar. "You were the one who was rough with a guest of the General's Mansion first. You keep causing us trouble, is it because I haven't beaten you enough?"
Why is this person so forgetful of pain?
Su Yinyin's eyes widened in fright, and she nervously clutched the hem of her clothes. "You... what do you want to do?"
Su Yunmo frowned. She had originally intended to beat this person up to vent Chen Mingmo's anger, but seeing Su Yinyin cower now, she suddenly didn't feel like it anymore.
It was boring.
"Momo, let's forget it. Your Second Brother is waiting for you." Chen Mingmo patted the dirt off his clothes and took the little dumpling's hand.
He was already nine years old and a big kid. He couldn't stoop to the level of a brat. Besides, he was happy to see Momo, so he wouldn't bother with Su Yinyin.
"Mm." Su Yunmo took back the gift and hugged it.
It was indeed getting late, and Second Brother's matters were more important.
Chen Mingmo happily led the little dumpling,η»θΏ Su Yinyin, towards the front hall.
"The pastries were ruined, but Big Brother has more. I brought them especially for you. You must try them later."
"Thank you, Mo-gege." The little dumpling licked her lips, looking greedy. However, as she passed Su Yinyin, a fierce glint flashed in her eyes.
Su Yinyin trembled all over, almost falling to the ground.
The maid quickly helped her up. "Miss, are you alright?"
"Get lost! Useless things!" Su Yinyin pushed the maid away. When she looked up again, the two had already disappeared.
She stamped her foot in anger. "Su Yunmo, this isn't over between us!"
When she gains the favor of her brothers and becomes the young lady of the General's Mansion, she will personally throw this dead girl into the trash heap!
Another maid came to comfort her. "Miss, please don't be angry. Don't forget Madam's instructions today."
Su Yinyin took a deep breath, clenched her fists. "Prepare the gifts, and let's go to the front hall."
This gift was carefully prepared by her. Second Brother would definitely like it. Then he would know which sister was better.
Su Yinyin arrived at the front hall with her gift.
The hall was crowded with people. Before the banquet began, the children were all gathered around a long table in the hall, eating snacks and playing.
The birthday boy, Su Siqi, sat in the main seat, with a pile of gifts in front of him.
He held a fan in his hand, his gaze fixed on the hall entrance. His usually mischievous and tender young face was now filled with impatience.
Why hasn't the little girl arrived yet? She doesn't even know to get up early on Second Brother's birthday and overslept. Next time, I'll have Big Brother give her a good lesson on 'respecting elders.'
"Er-ge~" The little dumpling was pulled into the hall by Chen Mingmo, panting.
Su Siqi's expression softened slightly when he saw her, but then he snorted, "Why don't you dress up nicely for Second Brother's birthday? You look so sloppy, it's embarrassing."
Su Sizhu glanced at his brother, who was saying one thing and meaning another, with a look of disdain.
"Er-ge, you're really something. It's normal for children to be sleepy. Besides, our Momo looks good in anything." Su Siyuan met the little dumpling and ruffled her face.
"The academy is preparing to go on holiday soon, and the coursework is very busy. San-ge hasn't seen Momo for a long time. San-ge misses you terribly."
"San-ge, Momo misses you too." The little dumpling sweetly cooed.
Su Siyuan became even more reluctant to let her go and hugged her.
He felt that the little one was much cuter than when she first entered the mansion.
Su Siqi saw Su Siyuan constantly kissing Su Yunmo's face and not letting her go. He raised his hand and threw the fan at him.
Su Siyuan was hit and cried out in pain, holding his head. "Er-ge, what are you doing?"
Su Siqi glared at him. "What do you think? Is it your birthday or my birthday today?"
The little girl usually spent more time with the third brother. Today, there was finally an opportunity, and this brat didn't know how to give way to him?
Su Siyuan looked at the little dumpling aggrievedly. Although reluctant, he retreated to the side under duress.
The little dumpling took her short legs to Su Siqi's side and ingratiatingly offered him the item in her hand. "Er-ge, don't be angry. Look at the gift Momo prepared for you."
Su Siqi snorted and didn't take it.
Su Yunmo pouted helplessly and climbed onto his lap with effort, hugging his neck and kissing his cheek.
"Today is Er-ge's birthday. Momo stayed up all night to make this gift for Er-ge herself. If Er-ge doesn't like it, Momo will be very sad."