Chapter 288: She Has Her Own Pride

Without the Si Family as a major client, business at the Lu Family hardware store has plummeted.

There are less than three months left until the College Entrance Examination.

Si Rong began having Xiao Yu prepare nutritious meals to be delivered to the school at noon, which could save some time and keep the two children from running back and forth.

Bai Mo sat at her desk, listless, with no appetite.

She did not know what was wrong with Jiang Sinian this time, that he could actually endure not coming to coax her for so long.

She had been having a very hard time these past few days.

At first, she had thought that after Jiang Sinian apologized to her, she would put on airs for a while, but now she thought that as long as Jiang Sinian apologized to her and promised to keep his distance from Jiang Yue in the future, she would forgive him.

But Jiang Sinian still did not come.

"Actually, if you are truly feeling sad inside, you could take the initiative to lower your head to Jiang Sinian," her deskmate advised Bai Mo. "Boys are generally obsessed with saving face. Jiang Sinian likes you so much; if you take the initiative, perhaps you two will make up very soon."

Bai Mo shook her head.

She would not take the initiative; even if she felt miserable inside, she had to endure it.

If she let herself lower her head, she would surely be at the mercy of the Jiang Family in the future.

For some reason, Bai Mo thought of Yao Xiaotang from before.

That humble appearance of hers was truly pathetic; she herself must never fall to that point.

She definitely would not.

"Stop trying to persuade me," Bai Mo said, slumped over her desk. "I have my own pride."

She had to wait for Jiang Sinian to apologize to her first.

Her deskmate then shut her mouth.

Just then, a young woman entered through the door, carrying three lunch boxes in her hands.

Bai Mo recognized her; this woman was the nanny for the Jiang Family.

It looked like she had come to deliver lunch to the Jiang Sinian siblings.

But why did she bring three lunch boxes?

"There must be one for you!" her deskmate teased with a smile. "It looks like Jiang Sinian wants to use this meal delivery to make up with you."

Bai Mo restrained the corners of her mouth from turning up. "Don't think that just because he sent me a meal, I will forgive him!"

However, thinking that Jiang Sinian remembered to send her a meal, Bai Mo felt a bit better.

Fine, she would reluctantly eat some in a little while.

Xiao Yu walked in, first placed an insulated lunch box on Jiang Sinian's desk, and then walked right past Bai Mo.

Bai Mo would not turn her head to look; she only watched the nanny out of the corner of her eye.

Hmph~ It seemed the plan was to give it to those two siblings first and give hers last.

This nanny from the Jiang Family had mediocre manners.

She waited for a while, but still did not wait for the nanny to bring her a meal.

After a while, the aroma of food wafted over from behind her. Bai Mo could not help but turn around to look, only to find that the nanny had already left at some point.

Behind her seat, Jiang Siyu and Jiang Yue each had a lunch box in their hands.

Watching them eat the same food while chatting and laughing, Bai Mo was nearly driven mad with anger.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Jiang Yue was also a member of the Jiang Family.

Fine! Fine! Fine!

Jiang Sinian, you really have a way.

It seemed that, for the short term, he did not want her to forgive him.

Seeing this situation, her deskmate gave a dry laugh and then got up to leave the classroom.

Bai Mo did not want to see them eating in the classroom, so she prepared to go home.

She was in a terrible mood, and upon returning home, she vented her anger at Bai Mu. "Mom, what are you doing at home? Why didn't you go deliver lunch to me?"

If she also had someone to deliver lunch, she definitely wouldn't be so wretched and embarrassed.

"Didn't Mom give you money? You said before that you didn't want us to go deliver lunch to you, and besides, your father's back injury these past two days..."

Bai Mo interrupted her. "Mom, let Dad deliver lunch to me tomorrow noon! I want to eat the food you make."

"Alright." Bai Fu walked out of the room, rubbing his waist. "If my good daughter wants to eat food from home, Dad will go deliver it to you tomorrow noon!"

Bai Fu knew his daughter had been in a bad mood lately, so he also thought about going to the school to have a chat with that young man, Jiang Sinian.

His daughter was willful, and he had wronged him.

Whose child isn't a treasure? Later, he would also have to have a good talk with his daughter; one cannot be willful for a lifetime, otherwise, one will only hurt those who love them and regret it for the rest of their life.

Bai Mu sighed. "Fine, then when are you going to the hospital to get your back checked properly?"

"It's an old ailment, it's no bother."

Bai Fu was a daughter-doting father. "Delivering food to my girl is important. Tell your mom what you want to eat tomorrow! Once she finishes cooking, I'll deliver it to you!"

"I want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs! And I want to eat steak!"

Bai Mo thought, the most important thing wasn't what she ate, but letting Jiang Sinian know that she was also raised being cherished.

She wouldn't let him bully her!

"Oh, right, Mom, make two portions. I want to bring one for a good friend as well."

Bai Mu nodded. "Alright, I'll go deliver it to you tomorrow noon! Your dad's back hurts, let him go to the hospital for a check-up."

"No, I want Dad to deliver it to me."

Bai Fu was the pride in Bai Mo's heart; he was a soldier, and he doted on her even more.

"Alright, stop talking about it. I'll go get it checked when I have time later."

Bai Fu made the final decision. "My good daughter, study hard. Dad will go deliver lunch to you tomorrow noon!"

"Mm." Bai Mo clung to Bai Fu's lap, acting spoiled.

"Dad, Jiang Sinian is so annoying!"

"Did he make my precious daughter angry again?" Bai Fu feigned anger, "What happened? When I see him later, I will definitely give him a good scolding!"

The corners of Bai Mo's mouth curled up in mockery, "Last time, because of that girl, he made me wait at the entrance of the skating rink for several hours. I only bit his arm, and when I brought up breaking up, he actually agreed."

She wanted to say it out loud to let her father judge who was right.

Wasn't the problem with Jiang Sinian? It was his fault to begin with, yet he was the one who got angry.

Bai Fu:...

Bai Mo continued to complain aggrievedly, "He must have had a change of heart; it's probably with that childhood sweetheart of his!"

"You must have misunderstood, and couples need to understand each other when getting along. If you bite someone, they will definitely be hurt; it is your fault." Bai Fu sighed; his daughter was too willful.

Bai Mo snorted, "He just didn't put me first!"

Seeing her father speak up for Jiang Sinian, she didn't want to talk anymore.

"Dad, remember to come to school to bring me lunch tomorrow noon!" Bai Mo said directly at the end.

Bai Mu's expression was somewhat dejected.

The daughter they had raised with such care made her feel cold; after she had countered by emphasizing her husband's back injury, her daughter didn't have a single word of concern, only thinking about her own little affairs.

So the next day at noon, after she finished cooking, she advised, "Your back is uncomfortable, so just lie down at home; I'll go deliver it to her!"

Bai Fu insisted, "I promised my daughter! I'll go!"

"You just spoil her! There will come a day when you regret it!" Bai Mu said a harsh word, which was rare for her.

When he arrived at the school gate, Bai Fu's back injury was already so painful that he couldn't straighten up.

He rubbed it and crossed the road with a hunched back; just at this moment, a small car sped toward him...

"Bai Mo, are you going to the cafeteria to eat?" her deskmate asked.

Bai Mo raised the corners of her eyes, "My dad is coming to bring me lunch in a bit! You don't go either, I'll treat you!"

"Okay."

The two waited for a while longer, but Bai Fu still hadn't arrived.

Seeing that Jiang Sinian and the other two were already eating the food delivered by their nanny, Bai Mo began to complain in her heart that her father was not diligent about delivering lunch.