My Beloved Super Fierce Wife-Chapter 176: On the surface acting reserved, but deep inside harboring a passion

Chapter 176: On the surface acting reserved, but deep inside harboring a passion

Lin Tang looked at this familiar scene and, for a moment, it was as if she’d returned to a time long, long ago when she was still a child.

In those years, her father taught her in the same way.

Back then, the school she attended was far away, and her father walked more than ten miles every day to take her to school.

Thinking back on it now, it seemed like a thing of a previous life.

Come to think of it, wasn’t it indeed a thing of a previous life...

With that thought, Lin Tang’s gaze took on a complex, nostalgic smile.

The smile was sweet, filled with a relieved sense of fortune, bright as summer flowers.

Lin Qingmu saw it and, for some reason, felt a sudden pang in his heart.

It was an indescribable feeling.

As if, in their ignorance, his sister had been carrying something heavy for a very long time on her own...

He walked over and roughed up Lin Tang’s hair a bit too aggressively.

"What are you thinking about?"

Lin Tang looked up at her third brother and smiled gently.

Her clear eyes brimmed with emotion, like a bud jeweled with dewdrops on the branches, just beginning to flaunt its splendor.

"I was remembering the times when I went to school."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingmu’s face stiffened momentarily, and he found himself at a loss for words.

Times at school?

Those memories of being hauled up by the nape by his father for a scolding...

What was there to reminisce about?

Seeing that her third brother had suddenly gone silent, Lin Tang turned her head to see his face full of irretrievable past and couldn’t help but laugh.

"Third brother, what did you remember?" the young girl’s lively voice carried a teasing note.

Qin Suqing looked curiously at Lin Qingmu.

Lin Qingmu, feeling her gaze, felt his ears burn red.

He even walked with a slight stiffness and managed to swagger a bit too much.

He felt thoroughly uncomfortable all over.

She, she, she... looked at me!!

Lin Qingmu was inwardly screaming, yet he tried to maintain a composed facade.

"...I was just thinking about what we’re going to eat later," he said earnestly, dodging the subject.

Taking advantage of the moment Qin Suqing turned to look at Lin Tang, he placed his palms together as if pleading.

Let’s not talk about those embarrassing moments.

Of course, Lin Tang wouldn’t deliberately expose her third brother’s shortcomings; she blinked at Qin Suqing, who had been curiously watching her.

Then she turned to look at Lin Qingmu.

"What we eat should be up to Mom," she said.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuli took it seriously and turned to Lin Tang to ask, "Tangtang, tell Mom what you want to eat, and I’ll make it for you when we get back."

Lin Qingmu was flabbergasted.

Why did they only ask his sister? Did none of their preferences matter?

Lin Tang pondered for a moment, "Let’s have noodle dumplings; how about that?"

They were both quick and delicious.

"Sure, I’ll make them when we get back."

No sooner had Li Xiuli finished speaking than Goudan and the others began to pester her about noodle dumplings.

Since food had come up, Lin Tang turned to look at Qin Suqing.

"Qingqing, come back with me. My mother’s cooking is amazing; you should come and try it too."

It wasn’t that she was looking through an eight-foot-thick filter; her mother’s noodle dumplings were truly exceptional and not something one could easily enjoy.

When Lin Tang mentioned eating, Qin Suqing’s expression froze.

She suddenly grasped Lin Tang’s hand, full of guilt on her face.

Damn, she had forgotten the important matter!

"If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten! Tangtang, my mother asked to meet with you; do you have time right now?"

Lin Tang was surprised, "Aunt Feng wants to see me? What for?"

Remembering the task her mother had entrusted to her and realizing she’d completely overlooked it, Qin Suqing was overwhelmed with guilt.

Not wanting to deceive Tangtang, she honestly explained the situation.

"To be precise, it’s not my mother who wants to see you, it’s my mother’s classmate who’s interested in your moisturizer..."

After a while,

Lin Tang understood.

"You mean Aunt Feng’s friend is interested in my moisturizer?"

The response was Qin Suqing nodding vigorously.

After nodding, she looked at Lin Tang with eager eyes, as if she would cry if Lin Tang refused.

The little girl was pampered from a young age, full of pride.

On ordinary days she shone bright like a little sun, but now, with her lips slightly pursed, she looked both delicate and adorable.

Anyone facing those eyes couldn’t bring themselves to say no.

Lin Qingmu’s gaze involuntarily swept towards Qin Suqing.

Upon seeing the young girl’s charming expression, his breath hitched.

His heartbeat pounded like the beating of drums.

"..." Just agree with her, agree to everything she wants.

Lin Tang, walking on the other side, didn’t notice the third brother’s expression.

Being stared at with such longing by Qingqing, she felt rather helpless.

Lin Tang: That little expression... it’s cheating.

But that wasn’t all.

Qin Suqing suddenly reached out and tugged on Lin Tang’s sleeve, shaking it coquettishly.

"Tangtang? Will you come back with me?"

She had assured her mother.

What mattered most was that Uncle Bai had originally planned to go to Shuangshan Brigade to find Tangtang.

It was only because she said Tangtang would bring her family to the factory for the cultural event that Uncle Bai kept waiting in the county.

Upon understanding the situation, Lin Tang certainly wouldn’t refuse.

This was a good thing.

She smiled helplessly, "This is a good thing, why wouldn’t I go?"

As they spoke, the group arrived at the entrance of the Textile Factory.

Lin Tang informed her family and then left with Qin Suqing for the Qin’s place.

Li Xiuli watched their departing figures, her brows slightly furrowed.

"There won’t be any trouble, right?"

Lin Lu observed the Qin girl’s expression carefully, her face full of joy, her eyes clear and bright.

Did that look like the face of someone with troubles?

If there were, they would be good ones.

"There’s nothing wrong, let’s go back first."

Li Xiuli trusted Lin Lu’s words.

The head of the household was educated, and rarely mistaken.

Niuniu wriggled free from Lin Lu’s grasp and ran over to Li Xiuli’s side.

Looking up with a cute face, she said, "Granny, can we still eat noodle clumps?"

While speaking, she slurped, resembling a little greedy cat.

Choudan was young and hadn’t eaten much noodle clumps before, his large eyes filled with curiosity.

Looking at Li Xiuli, he silently begged for something tasty.

Those pleading eyes were shamefully effective.

Li Xiuli’s heart softened, "Eat, eat, eat, I’ll make it for you when we get back."

How much could a few little ones eat anyway?

The Lin Family walked back home, harmonious and warm.

However, this scene incited nothing but bitter resentment in Zhang Qingqing’s heart.

Zhen Meili noticed her friend had stopped and followed her gaze to the empty street corner.

There was hardly anyone there.

"Qingqing, what are you looking at?"

Zhang Qingqing immediately hid the malice in her eyes, replacing it with a gentle smile.

"I just remembered something I have to do, you go ahead, I’ll head back myself after I’m done."

Having said this, she patted Zhen Meili’s shoulder and walked away.

Zhen Meili hadn’t even reacted before she saw her friend walking away.

The thought of Qingqing’s look earlier made her feel uneasy.

Could something go wrong?

With a worried expression, she considered following, but thinking of how her friend disliked others meddling in her affairs, Zhen Meili stopped herself.

She hesitated for a moment, finally deciding not to follow, and walked in the opposite direction.

With one going left and the other right, in opposite directions.

It was destined that their life paths were diverging towards different destinations.

Being at this juncture was already forced.

Zhang Qingqing headed straight for the Post Office.

Her heart was already shrouded in dark jealousy.

At this moment, all she wanted was to tear open Lin Tang’s composed calmness, to see her cry her eyes out, kneeling on the ground in remorse.