Han Xiaotao remembered the girl who came in from the door, especially her childish eyes. When Jin Enzhe held her, she glanced back at Han Xiaotao, which left a deep impression on Han Xiaotao.
"Cindy?" Cui Minhao frowned slightly.
"Master Minhao, are you here to buy cakes too?" Cindy looked at Cui Minhao curiously. Master, the eldest son of the Cui family, isn't this something that can be done by just calling the assistant? The Cui family is not too close to here.
, there was no parking at the door, could it be that Cui Minhao not only came in person, but also walked over? Before Minhao could answer, Cindy noticed Han Xiaotao standing aside. "Ah, it's you?" Of course she would never forget this woman, herself
On her birthday, Jin Enzhe came in and treated her wounds carefully... Cindy couldn't help but curled her lips and said, "Is this Master Minhao's girlfriend? I remember Brother Enzhe said this. Master Minhao
Is it because of her that you’re here?”
"He came here to torture me." Han Xiaotao said in a low voice through gritted teeth.
Cui Minhao raised his eyes and glanced at Han Xiaotao, with a smile on his lips, he said to Cindy: "Because I know the store manager here, he said that the cakes here are very good, so I came to try it."
"Cui, Master Cui Minhao...Master Cui Minhao from Sapphire Group..." The female store manager was stunned for a moment. Who would have thought that the person sitting in her store would be the famous Cui Minhao?
Cindy frowned slightly, wondering if Cui Minhao's answer was a denial of her previous speculation. She was concerned about the relationship between Cui Minhao and Han Xiaotao because this way she could determine whether she needed to treat Han Xiaotao as a love rival. After all, she appeared next to Jin Enzhe.
No matter how you look at it, the rustic woman in front of you is not the type that the dignified young master of the Cui family can like. She said with a bit of pity: "The cake chefs in the past were more skilled than the current ones.
It's better. Master Min Hao has probably never been here before, right? But the master seems to have retired, and there is no way to taste his craftsmanship again."
"Miss Cindy is a regular customer here." The female store manager who came back to her senses enthusiastically interjected and patted Xiao Tao on the shoulder, "Although the previous cake chef has retired, our current cake chef's skills are
What I learned from him is absolutely authentic, so I can retain my previous customers."
"It's really far behind now. If there weren't other cake shops nearby, I probably wouldn't come here again. I feel like the taste can't be as good as before. Maybe it's because I'm a little less talented, or I didn't study hard enough.
It's very disappointing." Cindy shrugged and complained.
The store manager was slightly startled. She had never heard such a comment from Cindy. Everything was fine before, so why did her face change when she came today?
"We are still in the learning stage, and of course it is impossible to catch up with the master's skills, but we will continue to work hard." Han Xiaotao said politely. She could humbly accept the opinions of customers, and she did not think too much about whether Cindy was out of curiosity.
What other reasons are there for saying this.
Cui Minhao was not happy and said coldly: "I think it's very good now. If you're not satisfied, you can stop coming here."
Cindy looked embarrassed and wrung her fingers, "Master Minhao..."
Cui Minhao raised his wrist to look at the time, stood up and said to Han Xiaotao: "It's time, it's time to get off work."
"Eh?" Before Han Xiaotao could react, Cui Minhao had already taken off her store clothes, picked up her bag for her, grabbed her and strode out, leaving behind the astonished female store manager and an embarrassed Cindy.
After walking a long way, Han Xiaotao struggled to ask: "Hey, what are you doing? That's my guest."
Cui Minhao stopped, turned around and looked at her and said, "They say that to you, don't you have any self-esteem? You don't even feel embarrassed?"
"Everyone has different tastes, and I do have a lot of shortcomings. It's normal to have opinions." Han Xiaotao said plausibly.
"Han Xiaotao, are you stupid?" Cui Minhao said helplessly, "Can't you see that she is deliberately looking for trouble? She is targeting you!"
"Ah?" Han Xiaotao looked at Cui Minhao stupidly, "Why would she do this?"
"Why? Then I have to ask you why you were so close to Enzhe before." Cui Minhao showed some dissatisfaction. He didn't think much about it at the time. Even when he saw Han Xiaotao being held in Jin Enzhe's arms, some were just surprised, but
Now that he thinks about their intimacy at that time, he feels uncomfortable. He is a little annoyed with himself, why is he a bit like that pretentious Cindy? For such a thing, some non-existent threat affects his mood.
Han Xiaotao's face suddenly turned red, she threw away Cui Minhao's hand and murmured: "I don't even remember things. Senior Enzhe, aren't you and Sister Huaijin very good now? Why do you still talk about those things in the past?
"Now I don't care about Enzhi..." Han Xiaotao stopped talking to herself and sighed slightly. Why did she have to explain so much? Just thinking that Cui Minhao still cared about those things made her feel like
I feel a little scared.
Cui Minhao stared at Han Xiaotao for a while, not knowing what to say. He was silent for a few minutes before he stepped forward and grabbed her hand and said, "I'm going home."
Listening to these three words, Han Xiaotao couldn't help but look up at Cui Minhao's generous back, and felt a little warm in his heart for some reason.
After getting along with him for a few days, grandpa seems to be more accepting of Min Hao than before. He always takes him to play chess after dinner. After playing with grandpa for so many days, Min Hao's chess skills seem to have improved a lot, and the two of them enjoy themselves so much that they become close friends.
Like a grandfather and grandson, even Han Xiaotao started to feel jealous. Why was Cui Minhao able to accompany his grandfather outside, but he was sent to the kitchen to wash dishes? As she thought about it, the bowl in her hand seemed to have turned into Cui Minhao's face. She
Wiping it hard with a rag to wipe away the hatred in her heart. When she finished washing the three people's bowls before going out, the chess game between grandpa and Minhao was also in full swing.
Cui Minhao frowned and thought hard, and it took him a long time before he could take a step.
Han Xiaotao deliberately walked around, trying to attract their attention, but Grandpa and Cui Minhao seemed to have completely entered the chess game and regarded Han Xiaotao as nothing.
"I'll get in the car." Grandpa said proudly.
"Fortunately, there is a horse. Come and guard you." Cui Minhao was not willing to be outdone.
Grandpa immediately flew over his horse again and took a look at Cui Minhao's car. "Hey, you have to be careful, kid."
"Oh, I won't let you succeed so quickly." Cui Minhao said with a raised eyebrow.
Han Xiaotao puffed up her cheeks, but actually ignored her? "Ahem." She cleared her throat again. If you can't see it, you should be able to hear it, right?
Unexpectedly, the two men were still playing chess selflessly, as if they would not give up until they killed each other.
Han Xiaotao was asking for trouble and could only sit on the sofa and peel apples dejectedly.
"Let's just play chess. What's the big deal? I'll just eat." He took a big bite and continued to mutter vaguely. Ever since Cui Minhao was at home, grandpa seemed to have been snatched away.
Sooner or later, we have to kick that guy out. How long will he last? It’s all his own fault. The cake shop plan failed, and it was self-defeating. I originally thought that grandpa would be very uncomfortable with a young man like Cui Minhao living at home.
, who knew that he would be trained as a chess player by his grandfather? This world is simply in chaos!
Just when Han Xiaotao was indignant, the doorbell rang.
Cui Minhao had just finished fighting with his grandfather, and he sighed and said: "No, I have to try again." The two were about to start their battle, but they saw Han Xiaotao standing at the door in a daze.
"You are..." Han Xiaotao looked at the elegant middle-aged woman outside the door and Asuo behind her, with a puzzled expression.
The woman looked her over, smiled slightly, and asked, "Are you Han Xiaotao?"
Han Xiaotao searched through her memory and felt that this face was familiar, but she couldn't tell where she had seen it before, so she could only nod.
"I heard that my son has been with you recently, so I took the liberty of coming to disturb you." The woman explained the reason for her visit. Her deep eyes were like black holes, trying to suck Han Xiaotao in.
Han Xiaotao's heart skipped a beat and she turned around to look at Cui Minhao.
Cui Minhao had already heard his mother's voice and looked up at the door, but his body remained motionless. There was a gloomy look on his face, as if someone he didn't want to see had just come to the door.
"Can I come in?" Mrs. Cui asked politely, interrupting Han Xiaotao's trance.
Han Xiaotao knew the relationship between Min Hao and his mother, so she hesitated a little, but couldn't refuse. She nodded and made way for Mrs. Cui.
Mrs. Cui walked into the house and looked around. The simple decoration seemed to make this noble woman who had lived in a gold and silver nest a little uncomfortable. But soon she saw her son, sitting cross-legged in front of the chessboard, and
He had no intention of facing her. But Mrs. Cui was not angry either. She just said, "Is it outrageous that you just ran away from home for several days and asked a mother to come find you in person?"
"I didn't ask you to come to me." Cui Minhao said coldly.
"You impudent child. You are getting more and more bold! Is this the way you should speak to your elders?" Mrs. Cui was a little angry. It was probably Min Hao's attitude that made her feel embarrassed in front of outsiders.
"I'm just not used to your hypocritical appearance." Cui Minhao's tone was even colder, even blunt, as if the person standing opposite was not his mother at all, but a hateful-looking woman.
"Hypocritical?" Mrs. Cui was choked, her face with delicate makeup showed anger and bitterness.
"Min Hao..." Han Xiaotao wanted to persuade Cui Minhao why she should compete with her mother like this, but looking at Cui Minhao's determined face, she couldn't say anything.
"I moved to the UK and didn't go back home for several years, and we never spent holidays together. Isn't it because you want to avoid me? It shouldn't make sense to look for me now, right?" Cui Minhao turned to look at his mother, with a look in his eyes.
With a cold light. Or rather, with complex disgust, hatred, and haggardness.
Han Xiaotao's heart suddenly tightened, and she felt a little raw. Is that Cui Minhao's fragility and sadness?