Chapter 1498: The Way of Hospitality

However, looking closely, Xu Xiaoxiao realized that it wasn't Guan Gong, but Li Beijue with a sullen face!

Tsk tsk, this face is indeed red enough.

Xu Xiaoxiao walked over to examine him carefully and asked, "Is it an allergy? No, could it be a burn? That's not right either, the Beauty Device doesn't reach such high temperatures."

After various speculations, Xu Xiaoxiao fell into deep thought.

Tiantian also stood by, murmuring with a worried look: "Will my daddy be disfigured?"

Yanbao immediately denied it: "No way, if it had really reached the point of disfigurement, Daddy would have been wailing in pain long ago."

Mobai then said: "Maybe Daddy is very strong and is trying hard to endure it without crying out."

Huh?

It hurts so much, yet he still has to endure it?

Daddy is so pitiful!

Tiantian pursed her lips, leaned in close to Li Beijue, and said in a sweet, childish voice: "Daddy, if it hurts, just say it, I can help you blow on it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tiantian cupped Li Beijue's face and leaned in to blow on it.

His daughter's little gesture made Li Beijue's heart melt.

He stroked Tiantian's head and said: "Daddy doesn't hurt, really."

Mobai rested his chin on his palm and asked in confusion: "Then why is your face so sour, Daddy?"

Before Li Beijue could answer, Yanbao answered for him: "He must be worried that his face won't be able to recover."

"I see..." Mobai suddenly straightened his back and promised: "Daddy, don't worry, even if it really can't recover, you will always be our daddy!"

Mobai's words were sincere.

But...

Li Beijue sat there feeling depressed and muttered: "Listening to you all, why does it feel like I'm not long for this world?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Baobao's little fist pounded him.

Although she didn't use

force, Li Beijue still put on a very painful expression.

He even complained pitifully: "I'm already like this, and you're still hitting me?"

"Who told you to talk nonsense," Jiang Baobao gave him a warning look, then turned her head to say to Xu Xiaoxiao, "What exactly is going on with him?"

Xu Xiaoxiao had been standing by and observing the whole time.

Now she could determine that although Li Beijue's skin was frighteningly red, there was no pain.

Then, the reason is...

Xu Xiaoxiao's gaze landed on the Beauty Device, and she asked: "How much time did you use when operating the Beauty Device?"

"Twenty..." Jiang Baobao thought for a moment and corrected herself, "No, it was forty minutes."

This answer made Xu Xiaoxiao raise her eyebrows: "Why so long?"

"It was my first time using it, I wasn't very skilled, and while I was using it, the power suddenly cut out, so I restarted it and the time was recalculated."

Xu Xiaoxiao nodded slightly and then said: "That's because the massage time was too long."

"Ah, then what should we do?"

"It's nothing, it will naturally get better in two or three days."

Hearing that the problem wasn't serious, Jiang Baobao breathed a sigh of relief.

But Li Beijue was a bit devastated: "So for these next few days, my face will be bright red?"

"I'm afraid so."

This answer made Li Beijue stare at the ceiling and let out a long sigh.

Jiang Baobao stood by and said self-reproachfully: "Sorry, it was my fault for not controlling the time well."

"I don't blame you, it's better for it to be red on my face than on yours."

Li Beijue truly did not blame Jiang Baobao.

Besides, this wasn't just one person's problem.

During the massage, he was only focused on enjoying it and completely forgot about the time.

The husband and wife here comforted each other.

Xu Xiaoxiao tilted her head and remarked:

"When Xin'ai got the Beauty Device, she also used it on her husband first. Tsk, what's going on these days, are men also so focused on image management?"

Xu Xiaoxiao's snide remark caught Tiantian's attention.

She looked up and asked: "What is image management?"

"In short, vanity."

This summary was spot on, and Tiantian understood immediately.

The next second, she smiled and said to Li Beijue: "So Daddy is also vain!"

"That's different... Hey, since there's nothing wrong with my face, Miss Xu should head back!"

Li Beijue actually addressed Xu Xiaoxiao as Miss Xu, clearly trying to chase her away.

Xu Xiaoxiao didn't mind; she had only come here to see what was going on with Li Beijue anyway.

Now that everything was fine, she was naturally going to leave.

But Jiang Baobao felt that Li Beijue's behavior was extremely rude.

A guest had come to visit, how could he chase them away!?

Immediately, Jiang Baobao glared at Li Beijue and then prepared to arrange for Xu Xiaoxiao to stay for dinner.

Xu Xiaoxiao glanced at the sour-faced Li Beijue and then laughed: "I have an appointment, so I won't stay for dinner. Baobao, you should spend more time with your husband, lest he be left with some psychological trauma."

When it comes to psychological issues, Xu Xiaoxiao is a professional.

Jiang Baobao naturally attaches importance to the suggestions she puts forward.

But no matter how Li Beijue listened to it, he felt... awkward.

Li Beijue glanced at the smiling Xu Xiaoxiao and then said, "I hope that what happens here will not be heard by outsiders."

Xu Xiaoxiao understood what Li Beijue meant.

Immediately, she made a zipping motion over her mouth.

Afterwards, she waved casually at everyone and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Tiantian hurriedly said, "I'll go see Auntie Xiao Xiao off!"

As soon as the words fell,

Tiantian skipped along to catch up with Xu Xiaoxiao.

Over there, the two figures, one big and one small, walked further and further away.

But Jiang Baobao's expression darkened.

The next second, she accused Li Beijue, "Look at that, even the child knows the way to treat a guest, what about you?"

Li Beijue did not feel he was in the wrong; instead, he reminded her with a wounded look, "But wifey, she said I was vain!"

"Isn't that the truth?"

The Beauty Device was clearly meant for Jiang Baobao to use first, but Li Beijue had leaned his face in.

It wasted forty minutes of Jiang Baobao's time for nothing!

Li Beijue did not feel he was wasting time.

He pointed to his face and said, "I was helping you test the performance of the device, wasn't I? Look, if I hadn't contributed my face, you wouldn't have known that extending the usage time had such great risks, right!?"

After finishing, Li Beijue sighed heavily again, "I have sacrificed so much, yet some people don't see it."

Li Beijue was sighing and groaning.

Yanbao and Mobai exchanged a look, then made an excuse about going back to their room to play games and left one after the other.

Once the children were gone, Li Beijue grabbed Jiang Baobao's hand directly and said in a spoiled manner, "Didn't Xu Xiaoxiao also say that you need to take care of my emotions, wifey..."

Before Li Beijue could make any unreasonable demands, a baby's cry came from upstairs.

In an instant, Jiang Baobao had no time to deal with Li Beijue's pouting, and she hurried off to the nursery.

Leaving Li Beijue alone sitting on the sofa, his face full of resentment.

Sigh—

Outside the door, Tiantian and Xu Xiaoxiao were already standing in front of a car.

Tiantian looked up at Xu Xiaoxiao and smiled, "Mom really liked the flower crown you gave her last time! It's still hanging in her room even now!"

"So you see, gifts

are not measured by their value, but by whether they contain affection."