Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Disciplining the Daughter
The people who came were Shao Yang’s parents, the popular actress Cai Ying and the famous director Shao Gu.
As it turns out, neither of them was shooting a film out of town, they were just too lazy to handle the incident at the daycare in person, so they pretended to be out of town and sent the housemaid instead.
Unexpectedly, their maid was unreliable and offended someone she shouldn’t have, and a call from their agent just now scared Cai Ying into rushing to the daycare herself.
Everyone in the entertainment industry knows you can offend anyone except for your financial backers, especially the powerful ones.
As soon as Cai Ying arrived, she took off her mask and apologized awkwardly, "I’m really sorry, I had just returned from out of town and was a bit tired.
I thought it was just a small matter, so I let the maid handle it.
Who knew she was such a fool—making a big deal out of such a small issue..."
After Cai Ying finished speaking, Shao Gu also smiled and walked over to Qin Xiao, saying, "Qin Second Master, I’m really sorry, a little matter of kids has been made so troublesome by someone inexperienced.
We’ve really wasted your precious time."
Qin Xiao smirked, "Wasting time is nothing, I’m just afraid that soon my daughter’s photos will be flying all over the internet, who knows how she’ll be dug up then?"
Qin Xiao deliberately repeated what the maid had said earlier, and Shao Gu responded awkwardly, "Just joking, just joking, such a small matter couldn’t possibly make it online?
Everything said was in jest!"
If it weren’t for the crowd, Shao Gu would’ve loved to jump up and curse that maid for being a stupid pig.
Exposure, being dug up!
What a joke, if they dared to post the news online, not only would the posts get deleted in minutes, but there’s also a chance a whole bunch of their dirt would pop up online.
Then they’d be the ones facing public exposure.
The maid who had been so arrogantly shouting just now, at the sight of her master’s and mistress’s attitude, suddenly felt doomed!
It’s over; she’s hit a brick wall!
She’s probably going to lose this prestigious, well-paid job!
Cai Ying took Shao Yang’s hand, walked over to Xiao Li, and crouched down, sweetly talking to Mianmian, "Little sister, it was all an accident today, let’s just let it go!
In the future, you can play with Shao Yang at the daycare!"
Mianmian shook her head, "He’s too weak, I don’t want to play with him anymore."
Hearing herself called weak, little Shao Yang’s eyes shifted slightly, causing Cai Ying’s expression to stiffen.
Xiao Li patted Mianmian’s head and smiled, "Now that everything’s clarified, can we leave?"
Cai Ying stood up, "Of course, you can go, Young Madam Qin. I really apologize for taking up so much of your time."
Xiao Li smiled but didn’t say anything to Cai Ying, instead turning to Teacher Li and said, "Ms. Li, I’ll ask for a leave of absence for Qin Chu today and take her back home; she’ll return tomorrow."
Little Mianmian’s eyes lit up when she heard Xiao Li’s words—so, getting into fights meant no preschool; maybe she could fight more often, she thought innocently.
Teacher Li smiled, "Certainly, Qin Chu’s mom."
Qin Xiao and Xiao Li left with Mianmian first. Seeing this, Cai Ying and Shao Gu hurriedly took Shao Yang and followed, thinking of offering dinner to apologize for the maid’s rudeness, but they were rejected by Qin Xiao.
Once they got into the car, Xiao Li’s face turned serious, and while Mianmian was still thinking about whom she could fight tomorrow to go home early, she suddenly felt the air around her grow cold.
She looked up to find Xiao Li staring at her with a stern face, quickly swallowed, "Mom..."
Xiao Li said flatly, "Mianmian, do you know where you went wrong?"
Mianmian shook her head, "I don’t know, the teacher said it wasn’t my fault."
Xiao Li said, "The teacher said it wasn’t your fault because she doesn’t know you intentionally put the hair clip on Shao Yang’s head!
You weren’t curious about Shao Yang’s naturally curly hair to clip a hair accessory in it.
You instead wanted to bully him the same way you bully your brother because he looked just as cute, right?
If Shao Yang hadn’t dodged, you probably would’ve taken all your hair clips and clipped them onto him, right?"
Mianmian had looked up at Xiao Li, but the more Xiao Li spoke, the lower her head drooped.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Li knew her guess was correct.
"Mianmian, when you bully your brother at home, I always tell you not to do that, but you never listen.
And now you’ve extended it to your friends in the daycare, which is really too much!"
Mianmian lowered her head, "I’m sorry, mom.
I was wrong!"
After admitting her mistake, Mianmian glanced up at Xiao Li, realizing her mother’s expression was still severe, which meant she wasn’t appeased.
Uh-oh, this tactic isn’t working.
Usually, when Mianmian admitted her mistakes, Xiao Li would let it go, but today she felt it was necessary to teach Mianmian a lesson, so she would remember it.
While Xiao Li was teaching Mianmian, Qin Xiao, sitting in the driver’s seat, said nothing and just drove quietly.
The car drove all the way home; when it passed by a dessert shop, Xiao Li had Qin Xiao stop and took Mianmian inside.
They ordered three desserts, found seats as a family of three, and sat down. Mianmian looked quite happy as she sat down.
Because she noticed that her mom’s expression had returned to normal, and while ordering the dessert, she even asked if she wanted cake, and Xiao Li ordered her favorite mango mille-feuille and strawberry mousse, so her mom probably wasn’t angry anymore.
Xiao Li, seeing Mianmian’s little secretive smile, didn’t explain anything and just quietly waited for the desserts to arrive.
When the desserts were served, Xiao Li handed a strawberry mousse to Qin Xiao, kept the mango mille-feuille for herself, and gave a piece of Black Forest cake to Mianmian.
Mianmian looked at the Black Forest cake in front of her and shook her head vigorously, "Mom, I don’t want to eat Black Forest cake, I want mango mille-feuille and strawberry cake."
Xiao Li replied calmly, "But those two are already your Daddy’s and Mommy’s, you can only have the Black Forest cake."
Mianmian shook her head, "Then I won’t eat it."
Xiao Li shook her head too, "We taught you from a young age, Mianmian, no wasting food."
Mianmian was about to cry, "But I hate black things, and I don’t like eating bitter things."
Xiao Li shook her head, "That’s not an option, you must finish it. I asked if you wanted cake, and you said yes, that’s why I bought it. Now we each have a piece and can only leave after finishing."
After saying that, Xiao Li started on her mango mille-feuille, and Qin Xiao joined in with his strawberry cake. Mianmian, watching her parents eat, could only take her fork and start eating too. After just one bite, she cried out, "It’s so bitter..."
Qin Xiao and Xiao Li didn’t pay her any attention and focused on their cakes. When they were finished, only a small piece of Mianmian’s cake had been eaten.