Chapter 1256: Chapter 731: Dealing with the Scummy Uncle: Fifth Lord Talks, Xiaosi Acts

March in Pingjiang City, a thousand flowers bloom like brocade during the day, spring waves gently ripple.

Tang Wan saw You Hongxian had entered the yard uninvited and didn’t invite him into the house. Instead, she hosted him at the stone table in the courtyard, "Mr. You, please have a seat."

Jiang Chengsi picked up the birdcage that had been sitting on the stone table and hung it under the small eaves of the corridor.

"Fourth brother, could you please get a cup of tea?" Tang Wan looked at Jiang Chengsi.

"Alright." Jiang Chengsi went inside the house. Although he had stayed with the Tang Family before, he wasn’t very familiar with their setup. After all, he was a guest, ordinary tasks like serving tea weren’t his responsibility, and he couldn’t find the tea leaves, nor was he bothered to search for them.

You Hongxian had just sat down when a cup of plain water appeared in front of him.

"Mr. You, your tea."

"Thank you." You Hongxian hadn’t come for tea and chat today, he smiled at Tang Wan but caught Jiang Chengsi in the corner of his eye, leaning against the white wall of the corridor with his arms folded.

Slightly hunched, his brows and eyes rebellious, nonchalantly idle, exuding arrogance.

Didn’t seem like a person groomed by a respectable family, not even his posture showed any decorum.

The main thing was, Jiang Chengsi was watching him intently, without avoiding or hesitating.

Jiang Chengsi knew he was Si Qingxiao’s uncle, but he was curious. Logically, Madam Si was good-tempered and her brother shouldn’t be bad either, so how did they end up raising someone like You Shenming?

And he was pondering, what exactly was You Hongxian’s relationship with the Si Family?

Should he try to curry favor in advance?

"Mr. You, visiting so early, is there something?" Tang Wan feigned ignorance, letting him speak.

You Hongxian couldn’t see through what Jiang Chengsi was thinking, he looked at Tang Wan, and was embarrassed to bring up the topic, wanting to sip some water to ease the awkwardness and soothe his throat before speaking.

Holding the insulated glass cup, You Hongxian raised it to his mouth, catching him unprepared...

He was burned and inhaled sharply.

Jiang Chengsi, leaning against the wall, lowered his head and suppressed a laugh.

Being such a grown man, shouldn’t he test the water temperature before drinking?

"Ahem—" You Hongxian cleared his throat, smiled at Tang Wan, "Sorry for the early disturbance, I should’ve met you sooner, but because my son did such a thing, and you were pregnant during that period, I was worried visiting might upset you..."

"Then later it coincided with the New Year, and it wasn’t appropriate to disturb during festive days."

"As a result, the apology has been delayed, I brought some things today, I hope you don’t mind."

Tang Wan only said, "I’ve accepted your apology."

Her lips carried a smile, but her tone clearly expressed: 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Is there anything else? If not, you can leave now.

"Your child must be three or four months old, I heard there’s a good foreign brand of baby formula, I specifically asked someone to bring some, along with some small clothes and toys."

"Thank you." Tang Wan’s tone was very indifferent, almost giving him no response.

You Hongxian exhausted all his small talk and could only brace himself to state his purpose:

"I believe you’ve also received news from the court, the case is about to go to trial soon, actually, Shenming isn’t a bad kid, it’s just that his mother passed away early, I was busy with work, neglected to discipline him, making him become unruly."

"He’s young, and if he goes in for a few years, it might ruin his entire life."

He was emotionally stirred, looking angry about his son’s failures.

"We’re all parents, I hope you can empathize with my feelings, I came today not just to apologize but also with an unseemly request."

"For what he did, as his father, I can’t refuse responsibility, it’s largely my fault."

He tried hard to muster emotions, fully geared up, seemingly hoping to touch Tang Wan with familial bonds, it’s said women who just gave birth are easily moved, as he spoke, his eyes even reddened...

Tang Wan sat opposite, just looked at him indifferently.

Jiang Chengsi observing all this felt somewhat speechless:

You’re not a real actor, what are you acting for, just get to the point, who has time to listen to you talk about how hard you raised your son.

You Hongxian felt he had sufficiently stirred emotions and was about to get to the main topic, "I’m here, licking my old face, begging you, finding it hard..."

But before he finished, nor did he wait for Tang Wan to respond, he heard another voice.

"Since Mr. You finds it hard to speak, then don’t say it, you already know it’s an unseemly request, why bother making it difficult for others!"

Just like the March wind, softly warm, yet resembling the lingering chill of winter still unmoved.