Chapter 274: A Village Appears Amidst the Willows and Flowers

"It's here, everyone hurry and sit down to eat," Shen Yuan beckoned, "Finish eating so Teacher Geng can tutor you!"

Jiang Sinian stepped forward to help her set out the porridge, "Teacher Geng is truly a model for the teachers at our school; not only does he tutor students for free, he even makes such a sumptuous dinner for us!"

The corners of Shen Yuan's mouth twitched, "This child has such a sweet tongue! Don't stand on ceremony with your Teacher Geng; you must be hungry after a whole afternoon of lessons."

As she went to set out the porridge, she suddenly remembered something; just now, having been interrupted by that child Jiang Sinian, she had forgotten which bowl of porridge had the medicine in it.

Damn it!

Was it in her left hand or her right hand just now?

To avoid letting Bai Mo notice anything amiss, she had used bowls with the same pattern to serve it.

Now, even she herself couldn't tell them apart.

However, the porridge was already set out, and if she were to take it away again, it would look a bit deliberate, so Shen Yuan had no choice but to let it be and called Bai Mo to her side.

She let her drink the bowl of porridge that Shen Yuan felt was most likely to have the medicine in it.

But she hadn't expected that in the time it took her to just carry the porridge over, Jiang Sinian had already sat in the seat she had intended for herself, right next to Bai Mo.

"Teacher's wife, hurry up and sit down to eat!" Jiang Sinian called out to her, "This is your home, why are you still being so formal?"

Shen Yuan:...

This brat!

He really inherited Si Rong's annoying streak.

She gave a somewhat strained smile, took away the bowl of porridge in front of Jiang Sinian, and replaced it with a freshly served one.

"I already drank this bowl of porridge just now."

Jiang Sinian smiled and thanked her, then pretended to accidentally knock his chopsticks onto the floor, taking the opportunity to say to Bai Mo: "Don't eat anything."

Although she didn't know why, Bai Mo trusted Jiang Sinian.

She put down the chopsticks in her hand.

Then she saw Jiang Sinian lean over her to talk to Kong Nuo, "Kong Nuo, you look just like a frog when you eat."

Kong Nuo:...!!!

He was already self-conscious about his large mouth, and being slandered like this by Jiang Sinian in front of Bai Mo, he instantly became furious.

"Jiang Sinian, don't go looking for trouble!"

"Really, if you don't believe me, ask the teacher," Jiang Sinian said with a grin, "Teacher, right?"

Geng Xiaofeng had never liked this student Jiang Sinian; he didn't pay much attention in class, yet his exam scores weren't bad, and he was clever, so even when the teacher wanted to criticize him, he didn't know where to start.

Seeing that Kong Nuo was getting annoyed, he said, "Jiang Sinian, stop joking around, hurry up and eat!"

Jiang Sinian raised an eyebrow and continued to jump on Kong Nuo's triggers, "Look, our history teacher also thinks it's funny; he even said it's a joke, Kong Nuo, you aren't going to get angry, are you?"

Kong Nuo was indeed angry.

He glared at Jiang Sinian, "Shut up!"

Jiang Sinian got up and hid behind Geng Xiaofeng, "Teacher, he's going to hit me, I'm so scared!"

Kong Nuo:...

Beyond the point of endurance, he grabbed his chopsticks and threw them at Jiang Sinian; if he didn't teach him a lesson today, he would think he was someone to be trifled with.

Slap—

Jiang Sinian nimbly dodged, and the chopsticks hit Geng Xiaofeng on the forehead.

Already annoyed from a day of teaching, and having to suffer the torment of these little monkeys after work, Geng Xiaofeng felt a lingering dissatisfaction even toward his wife, Shen Yuan.

"Enough! Everyone just eat honestly!"

Jiang Sinian walked back to his seat from behind him, deliberately taking the other side and stepping on Kong Nuo's foot as he passed by.

Kong Nuo's emotions wouldn't have spiraled out of control, but these shoes were the white sneakers he had pestered his mother for a long time to buy.

Now, looking at the footprint on the surface of the shoe, the anger in Kong Nuo's heart reached its peak.

Damn Jiang Sinian!

What could a rich kid like him possibly know?

For Kong Nuo, this pair of shoes was not just a pair of new shoes, but an important prop that allowed him to hold his head high in front of Bai Mo.

He threw a fierce punch at Jiang Sinian's eye, but Jiang Sinian nimbly dodged again and leaped to the other side of the table; Kong Nuo ran a few quick steps to follow, but Jiang Sinian was always two steps faster than him.

Finally, in a fit of rage, Kong Nuo flipped the table over.

"Kong Nuo, what are you doing?" Jiang Sinian was very angry, and he grabbed Bai Mo, "Hmph! You can tutor yourself here! We can score higher than you even without tutoring!"

After saying this, he took Bai Mo, pulled open the door, and ran off in a flash.

Outside the door, the night wind blew Bai Mo's long hair, and Bai Mo shook off his hand, "Jiang Sinian, why are you so childish? You were so disrespectful in front of the teacher."

"Didn't you feel that something was wrong?" Jiang Sinian slung his schoolbag casually over one shoulder, "If I hadn't gone today, you would have been in trouble."

If he hadn't guessed wrong, there was something in the food today.

After seeing him appear, Shen Yuan had become nervous.

She had subconsciously swapped the two bowls of porridge in her hands back and forth on the table several times.

As if she were terrified of putting them in the wrong place.

But if it were just ordinary porridge, what difference would it make?

That was why he had looked for an opportunity to pick a fight with Kong Nuo.

"Don't come to the history teacher's house for tutoring anymore," he cautioned, "History as a subject doesn't need tutoring; just reading and memorizing more is enough."

Bai Mo smiled and teased him, "How good are your own grades? Besides, the history teacher tutoring me is because he values me; I should be grateful to him."

"Values you? You are indeed quite heavy." Jiang Sinian ran off as soon as he finished speaking.

Bai Mo chased after him to beat him up.

After they left, Shen Yuan looked at the mess all over the floor, feeling extremely angry.

As expected, in this life, anyone who has anything to do with Si Rong is a jinx to her.

"Why are you fighting with that child?" With today's plan ruined, Shen Yuan could not help but rebuke Kong Nuo.

Kong Nuo clenched his fists tightly, ignored her, and left with his schoolbag on his back.

"Look at your nephew, he really has no upbringing!" Geng Xiaofeng did not like this child, Kong Nuo.

Whether from the perspective of a teacher or from the perspective of an uncle-in-law.

"He isn't even a proper nephew to begin with!" Shen Yuan did not refute this; the child was born to Lin Meixi and another man.

Right now, Lin Meixi is still living with her brother, so Kong Nuo calls her aunt, but once the day comes that Lin Meixi gets out, Kong Nuo will have nothing to do with her either.

Perhaps only when one reaches middle age can one slowly understand the meaning of blood ties.

It is no wonder that when Si Rong divorced Shen Lan back then, she left just like that; she never had a shred of genuine affection for them.

She feels the same way looking at Kong Nuo now; however, Bai Mo, if she truly is her brother's biological daughter, then she would be her real niece.

It is a pity that such a good plan today was wasted; she can only look for another opportunity slowly in the future.

Shen Yuan picked up a broom to tidy up the room, and when she swept to the spot where Shen Yuan had been sitting, she suddenly discovered a long hair under the stool she had sat on.

Truly, when mountains and rivers seem to leave no path, there is a village shaded by willows and bright with flowers.