SPMT : Chapter 64: Sun Miaomiao’s Disappointment 

Xiao Yuerong returned to his room, crying and making a fuss full of anger. “Grandmother originally promised to stand up for me, but Grandmother doesn’t keep her word.”

Zheng Pei’er was also somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Lu’s later attitude of smoothing things over, but she still knew her place.

“What nonsense are you talking? Your grandmother does this naturally for her own reasons.”

Xiao Yuerong gritted his teeth and said, “Little Fool is so arrogant now! In a while, he’ll climb over my head and make me be his horse.”

Clearly, when he used to hit him before, Little Fool didn’t dare make a sound, but now he was so brazen.

Third Uncle was simply like a completely different person. When he used to hit Little Fool before, Third Uncle never said a word.

Zheng Pei’er lowered her head, thinking: It’s not just Xiao Xiaofan who’s arrogant – Xiao Jingting is also very arrogant.

Xiao Jingting had always been dissatisfied that Xiao Qingyan received better treatment than him. Now that his strength had improved, was he trying to fight for better treatment?

Xiao Jinfeng used to always mix with mercenary groups, but now he was getting involved with Xiao Jingting, protecting Xiao Jingting everywhere. Although Xiao Jinfeng wasn’t valued, having this guy switch to Xiao Jingting’s side was also very troublesome.

Zheng Pei’er settled Xiao Yuerong and Xiao Yuefeng and walked out the door.

“Is our son asleep?” Xiao Qingyan had a stern face – clearly his mood wasn’t very good.

Zheng Pei’er nodded, “He’s asleep.”

“Is Arong alright?” Xiao Qingyan asked.

“He keeps holding his head and crying that it hurts,” Zheng Pei’er said sadly.

“Third Brother never used to care about that little brat at all! But this time he stood up for that little rabbit so much,” Xiao Qingyan said hatefully.

“In my opinion, Xiao Jingting might not really be standing up for that little brat. Using that little brat as an excuse to cause you trouble – that’s what’s really happening,” Zheng Pei’er said.

Xiao Qingyan nodded, “You’re right. Third Brother’s strength has increased now, so his ambitions have probably grown too. What’s hateful is Xiao Jinfeng, helping Xiao Jingting and opposing me everywhere.”

Xiao Qingyan clenched his fists. Although his parents still favored him most, because of Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng’s cultivation advancement, they had changed their opinion of the two considerably and had become much colder toward him. Fortunately, these two guys had taken spirit medicine and developed drug resistance, so further progress would be difficult.

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Xiao Chengfeng’s villa.

“Mother, what’s making you so happy?” Xiao Muhong looked at Liu Xian.

Liu Xian smiled, “Xiao Jingting has only been back two days and his son already fought with Xiao Qingyan’s son. Supposedly, that little ghost Xiao Yuerong was seriously injured by that fool. Previously, Xiao Jingting didn’t care about that little fool, but this time he unusually diligently stood up for that little fool. I think these two brothers are at odds now.”

Xiao Muhong smiled coldly, thinking: It would be good if these two brothers fought. If they didn’t fight, that would be worrying.

“Zheng Pei’er isn’t a magnanimous person. With her son being beaten, she should hold a grudge against Xiao Jingting now.”

Liu Xian nodded, “Exactly. That woman is quite savage. Xiao Yuerong’s temperament follows his mother – he’s also someone who can’t stand losing.”

Xiao Yuerong could be considered the little tyrant of the Xiao family. He usually loved making people be his horse. The servants in the house respected him as a young master and would humble themselves and let him have his way.

Xiao Yuerong also liked making unpopular children his age be his horse, causing quite a few incidents. However, although Xiao Yuerong was young, he knew how to pick on people. The children he bullied didn’t have strong enough backing, and Zheng Pei’er would quickly suppress any issues. Xiao Xiaofan had suffered quite a bit at Xiao Yuerong’s hands before…

This time Xiao Yuerong really capsized in the gutter! His head was cracked open by Xiao Xiaofan, yet Xiao Xiaofan was completely fine.

“I heard that when Xiao Jingting came back this time, he was cold toward your daughter-in-law,” Liu Xian asked.

Xiao Muhong nodded, “Yes! Xiao Jingting doesn’t seem like before.”

This time when he returned, the relationship between Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an seemed much better.

Liu Xian said with a dark face, “That guy doesn’t know what dumb luck he had – he actually advanced to the fifth level too. When Xiao Jingting first arrived at Tuqiu Village, I also sent people to inquire about his situation. The people who came back reported that when Xiao Jingting got there, he just wallowed in self-pity, spending money recklessly every day, with a serious gambling addiction, and even got addicted to Xiaoyao powder.”

“Mother, what kind of people did you send out? Did they pass you false information?” Xiao Muhong asked.

Liu Xian shook her head, “It shouldn’t be. I sent out a trusted aide who had followed me for many years. I think he wouldn’t lie.”

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Xiao Jingting was walking through the corridor when he unexpectedly encountered Sun Miaomiao. Xiao Jingting called out indifferently “Sister-in-law” and turned to leave.

“Jingting,” Sun Miaomiao called out to Xiao Jingting.

Being called out by Sun Miaomiao’s resentful voice, Xiao Jingting felt his scalp tingle. He looked at Sun Miaomiao and asked, “Does sister-in-law need something?”

“Jingting, do you resent me?” Sun Miaomiao asked with a dejected expression.

Xiao Jingting nodded, “Yes.”

Sun Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, not expecting Xiao Jingting to admit it so directly. “Because I married your cousin?”

“It doesn’t matter to me who you marry. I’m just somewhat surprised that my pursuing you disgusted you so much that your Sun family couldn’t wait to lead me astray and break up my wife and children.”

Xiao Jingting said coolly.

“I don’t understand what you mean,” Sun Miaomiao said.

Xiao Jingting smiled, “Go back and ask your brother. You don’t understand, but he does.”

“Jingting, do you hate me this much?”

“Sister-in-law, don’t put on this self-pitying act as if I wronged you. In fact, we never even began.”

Xiao Jingting said coldly.

Sun Miaomiao watched Xiao Jingting’s departing figure, feeling an indescribable emptiness in her heart.

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Xiao Jingting’s villa.

Xiao Xiaofan hugged his feet and rolled back and forth on the bed.

“I hit him with one brick and made him cry for his parents, hahaha…” Xiao Xiaofan said happily.

Xu Mu’an looked at Xiao Xiaofan, feeling relieved while also somewhat uneasy. “Alright, stop being so pleased with yourself. If your daddy hadn’t appeared, you would have been locked in the ancestral hall by your grandfather and grandmother.”

Before Xiao Jingting arrived, Zheng Pei’er had suggested locking Xiao Xiaofan in the ancestral hall to reflect for a few days.

The ancestral hall was cold and damp. Xiao Xiaofan was still so small – how could he endure staying there for several days! The problem was, at that time, if Mu Shuyu hadn’t helped to stop it, Wang Lu might well have agreed.

“Daddy is really good now,” Xiao Xiaofan said happily. Xiao Xiaofan hugged his blanket and rubbed against it. “Daddy never used to care about me. When the fat kid pushed me into the river, he didn’t care either.”

Xu Mu’an lowered his head, also feeling fortunate in his heart. Thank goodness Xiao Jingting had become who he was now.

“Is Xiaofan asleep?” Xiao Jingting asked.

Xu Mu’an nodded, “He’s sleeping, but probably not really asleep yet – he’s too excited.”

“Being excited is understandable. It’s rare to get revenge,” Xiao Jingting said. In his memory, Xiao Xiaofan always seemed to be bullied by the Xiao Yuerong brothers. Finally getting the upper hand once – no wonder he was excited.

“What are you saying?” Xu Mu’an looked around everywhere – walls have ears! Xiao Jingting was just talking nonsense.

“Father and Mother still prefer Big Brother more,” Xiao Jingting said.

Xu Mu’an nodded, “Yes!” Although Father and Mother didn’t pursue this matter deeply, Xu Mu’an could tell that Wang Lu was very dissatisfied with Xiao Xiaofan hitting Xiao Yuerong.

Xiao Qingyan had always been Xiao Linfeng and Wang Lu’s favorite child. This kind of favoritism wasn’t easy to change.

“Tomorrow let’s take our son out on the streets,” Xiao Jingting said.

Xu Mu’an hesitated, “Tomorrow might not be good. Xiaofan just caused trouble – taking them out to play right away…”

“What’s there to fear? I was always lawless anyway and didn’t get along with Xiao Qingyan,” Xiao Jingting said.

Originally, Xiao Qingyan looked down on Xiao Jingting, and Xiao Jingting felt Xiao Qingyan had stolen his resources. The relationship between the two brothers was extremely bad.

“That’s true,” Xu Mu’an said.

“We can invite Second Brother too,” Xiao Jingting said.

Xu Mu’an nodded, “Good.” Xiao Xiaofan was able to escape disaster this time thanks to a lot of help from Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu.

“When you were inspecting the fields today, you encountered Sun Miaomiao?” Xu Mu’an asked.

Xiao Jingting nodded, “I did, and I encountered her again just now.”

Xu Mu’an was stunned, “Just now?”

“It looked like a coincidence, but I think she was deliberately waiting for me,” Xiao Jingting said.

Xu Mu’an smiled. If Xiao Jingting wasn’t different from the original now, encountering Sun Miaomiao would probably have made him pounce on her immediately. But with Xiao Jingting being who he was now, Sun Miaomiao was destined to be disappointed. This Xiao Jingting said he liked men.

“Sun Miaomiao has high aspirations. She married Xiao Muhong probably because she thought the first branch could originally hold power,” Xu Mu’an said.

Xiao Jingting crossed his arms, “Never mind her. After a while, I’ll mention to Father whether we can move out.”

Xu Mu’an nodded, “That would be good.” Xiao Jingting’s jade pendant space couldn’t be seen by others. With many people and many eyes in the Xiao family, swaying around under those shrewd old men’s noses, they might inevitably reveal flaws.

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“What are you thinking about?” Mu Shuyu looked at Xiao Jinfeng.

Xiao Jinfeng shook his head, “Nothing, just feel that our parents are too partial.”

If Third Brother hadn’t argued with reason, Xiaofan would have been locked in the ancestral hall. Xiao Jinfeng had spent time with Xiao Xiaofan and felt that although Xiao Xiaofan’s brain wasn’t very bright, he was an obedient and sensible child.

Mu Shuyu nodded, “I feel the same way. Although it was somewhat wrong for Xiaofan to hit Xiao Yuerong with a brick, how could Xiao Yuerong make Xiaofan be his horse? That’s too disrespectful. Xiaofan is so small – if Xiao Yuerong pressed down on Xiaofan, wouldn’t that crush him? Your big brother doesn’t manage this child either.”

Xiao Jinfeng shook his head, “They’re too lazy to manage. Actually, Big Brother’s two children used to often bully Xu Mu’an’s two little ones. You could say there’s deep-seated resentment.”

He didn’t come back often before and wasn’t close to Xu Mu’an, so he could only manage things slightly.

Mu Shuyu took a deep breath, “I’ve also heard about your third brother’s past affairs. It’s good that he’s changed.”

Xiao Jinfeng nodded, “Yes!”