A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 411 We're still kids

It was a lively day for Mr. Xu's birthday.

Su Nian was dressed up beautifully by her mother and took a car with her parents to Honghu Tower.

After getting out of the car, she took a closer look at her outfit. It was very nice and pleasing.

Now she'll definitely be able to surpass Yun Jiao, right?

The Honghulou restaurant was booked out by the Xu family today. Although Old Master Xu has not been in the capital for the past few years, people in the capital do not dare to underestimate him.

Who doesn't get sick in their lifetime? Old Xu's superb medical skills can sometimes really snatch lives from the jaws of death.

Although traditional Chinese medicine has declined significantly due to the impact of Western medicine, the national medical community is now in a state of disrepair.

However, the top figures in the field of traditional Chinese medicine were not greatly affected by this.

Even the powerful and wealthy prefer to believe in those few renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctors.

Mr. Xu is one of them.

His apprentices also have considerable influence in the medical field.

Therefore, one can imagine the extent of Mr. Xu's connections.

This is also why Sun Shuzhen was so eager to place her daughter under Xu Lao's wing as his apprentice.

After becoming his apprentice, she no longer needed to be mindful of those two old men or even her sister-in-law's feelings in the Su family. In fact, they would even fawn over her.

She put in a lot of effort, but she never expected to be outdone by a lowly woman from a fishing village.

Upon entering the restaurant, Sun Shuzhen immediately spotted the child who was being led by Old Xu and surrounded by many people.

Staring at that excessively beautiful little face, Sun Shuzhen unconsciously tightened her grip on her daughter's hand.

From the first moment she saw him, she felt a deep-seated aversion to the child.

"Mom, it hurts!"

Su Nian broke free from Sun Shuzhen's hand.

"I'm sorry, baby, Mommy didn't mean it."

Su Nian naturally saw Yun Jiao as well. She looked at her own dress and suddenly felt that it didn't look so good anymore.

"Mom, she's so annoying!"

Su Nian felt that Yun Jiao had stolen her things, and that the person standing next to Grandpa Xu should have been hers.

Sun Shuzhen wholeheartedly agreed with her daughter's words.

"Let's go, Niannian, let's go say hello to your Grandpa Xu."

She took the arm of the man beside her and asked, "Honey, what's wrong?"

Su Kangcheng stared at Yun Jiao's face for a few seconds, somewhat dazed.

"It's nothing, I just felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar."

She glanced at Yun Jiao and felt that she looked familiar, so familiar that she felt disgusted.

"Let's go over there quickly. Don't forget you said you would help Niannian. She's our only daughter."

Su Kangcheng nodded: "I know."

After being introduced to some people by her master, Yun Jiao went to find her sixth and eighth brothers.

"Jiaojiao, come quick, this is delicious."

Yun Xiaoliu handed a small cake to Yun Jiao.

"And this juice is delicious too."

“This one is delicious too.”

Yun Xiaoliu loves to eat, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten so chubby.

He also particularly enjoyed sharing delicious food with his brothers and Yun Jiao.

Yun Jiao didn't stand on ceremony and ate everything he gave her.

Sixth Brother's Choice products do indeed taste quite good.

"Sixth Brother, where is Grandpa Hu?"

"When I saw someone I knew, I went over and said hello."

Yun Xiaoba: "My master is too. By the way, Jiaojiao, what about the beads you auctioned off the other day?"

Yun Jiao blinked: "I've kept it, so what?"

“My master is a bit curious about that bead and asked me to ask you if he could take a look at it. After inquiring, he found out that the thing was taken from an emperor’s tomb. My master said that things brought out of the tomb might be tainted with unclean things.”

Ancient people also had concerns. Although everyone said that ghosts and gods were unbelievable, it is undeniable that we do encounter some things in life that science cannot explain.

Yun Jiao nodded, "Okay." She also wanted to see if Gu Lao could figure anything out.

She later read some books about merfolk, but in all of them, merfolk were depicted as fantastical creatures.

"Are you pigs? How can you eat so much?"

An annoying sound rang out, and Yun Jiao frowned and turned her head to look.

Su Nian crossed her arms, looking arrogant.

Despite being so short, she holds her chin high, as if that makes her superior to others.

"Yun Jiao, are those two your brothers? Your brother is so fat, is he a pig?"

Yun Xiaoliu glanced at himself. Although he was indeed fat, this person was incredibly rude.

Yun Jiao got even angrier: "Su Nian, don't force me to hit you here."

She didn't want to cause any unpleasantness at her master's birthday banquet.

Su Nian looked at Yun Jiao with a hint of fear in her eyes, but this was quickly followed by anger.

"Grandpa Xu should have been my master, but you stole the position that should have been mine, you thief!"

Yun Xiaoliu: "Who are you? How can you talk so shamelessly?"

Yun Xiaoba: "Not only is he shameless, but he also has a big face. He's ugly but has beautiful dreams."

Yun Jiao: "The boogers in your nostrils are showing."

What a joke! The three siblings couldn't even win an argument against Su Nian?

This was the first time Su Nian had heard so many hurtful words, all directed at her.

This was too much for Su Nian, who had a sensitive and easily offended personality, and unsurprisingly, she burst into tears.

The sound of a child crying is particularly shrill.

Sun Shuzhen ran over when she heard Su Nian crying: "Niannian, what's wrong? Did you bully her?"

“My daughter Niannian is still a child. If she does anything wrong, I, as her mother, apologize on her behalf. But can’t we just talk things out? Why…”

As she spoke, her eyes reddened and she began to cry.

When Xu's mother came over, she rolled her eyes inwardly at Sun Shuzhen's behavior.

I'm so annoying.

Xu's mother smiled insincerely and said, "Shuzhen, let's ask clearly before we talk. Why are you crying like this, an adult?"

Yun Jiao nodded: "You're all ruining my master's birthday celebration by crying out all his good fortune."

Even Xu's mother wanted to give Yun Jiao a thumbs up.

That little mouth of hers is so eloquent.

Sun Shuzhen's expression almost froze.

"Niannian, don't cry anymore. Look at you, you always cry over the smallest things. Your brothers don't want to play with you anymore. That won't do."

This is blatant favoritism towards Yun Jiao.

Sun Shuzhen's fingernails were almost digging into the flesh of her palms.

"Sister Xu, I was too hasty and spoiled everyone's fun."

"However, my daughter Niannian is usually spoiled and cries easily when she is wronged. I don't know what just happened."

Yun Xiaoba: "It's nothing, it's just that your daughter said my sister stole something that belonged to her, that she should have been Grandpa Xu's apprentice, and that my sister is a thief."

Yun Xiaoliu said aggrievedly, "He even called me a pig, but my master clearly said I'm cute and chubby."

Old Hu walked over and said, "Whose child is so rude? Do they even know him before talking to him like that?"

Yun Jiao: "I'm sorry, auntie. We just said a few words about her being shameless, having a big face, being ugly, and having unrealistic dreams."

Yun Xiaoba: "She started by criticizing us, and we returned the money. Let's just let this matter go. My sister is only a child who is not even six years old yet."

Yun Xiaoliu: "I'm still a child too."

Yun Xiaoba nodded: "I'm still a child too, Auntie, you're an adult, you won't hold it against three children, will you?"

The three siblings chatted back and forth in perfect harmony, effectively refuting Sun Shuzhen's earlier comment that Su Nian was just a child.

Who isn't a child at heart?

Sun Shuzhen's expression also became increasingly unpleasant.

She wanted to act weak and cry to gain sympathy, just like before.

But Xu's mother's gaze towards her was already very unfriendly.

(End of this chapter)