Chapter 304 - 154: Treating the Princess Syndrome

Chapter 304: Chapter 154: Treating the Princess Syndrome

"Me?" Su Ran put down his wine glass. "No, why would I dote on you? Doting on you is Uncle Shan’s job. How could I possibly dote on you?"

Liu Piaopiao reached out and pinched his arm. "I’m talking about Weizi."

Su Ran: "Oh, Weizi. I’ve always doted on her. I’ve never even laid a finger on her; I couldn’t bear to."

Liu Piaopiao: "Sigh, you two are really desperate to survive, aren’t you? Let’s just eat. After we eat, we can go see Weizi’s performance."

...

After dinner, they chatted for a bit. Once Liu Piaopiao finished washing the dishes, the group went for a walk to the performance venue.

It was the dead of winter, and the wind was bone-chilling. The moment they stepped out the door, the two women felt a sudden cold and hugged their arms.

"I’m going back to get a coa—"

Before Liu Piaopiao could get the word "coat" out, she felt a sudden warmth. She turned her head to see that Su Ran had thoughtfully brought a jacket and draped it over her shoulders, saying considerately, "Don’t catch a cold, Sister Piaopiao."

Liu Piaopiao froze for a moment, then averted her gaze. After two tactical coughs, she said with a straight face, "Thank you." Then she shot a glare at Shan Zhentian, who was standing beside her, as if to say, ’Look at how considerate our son-in-law is. And what are you doing just standing there like a log?’

Shan Zhentian was the careless type. Plus, he hadn’t had many opportunities to interact with women, so over time, he’d become clueless about them. His son-in-law, on the other hand, had gone through "demonic training" among women and was now at a ’master level’.

Liu Piaopiao sighed at Shan Zhentian and turned her head. "Su Ran, could you also..." Before she could ask him to get a jacket for Lou Shishi, she saw that Su Ran had already picked up another fluffy white jacket and draped it over Great-Aunt Lou Shishi’s shoulders, giving the same thoughtful reminder, "Don’t catch a cold, Great-Aunt."

Lou Shishi was also taken aback for a second. Then she tore her gaze away from Su Ran’s gentle, healing eyes and coughed lightly. "Thanks."

Su Ran: "It’s nothing, of course. You’re girls, so it’s only right that I look after you. I even brought an extra one to put on Weizi later."

Lou Shishi: "Mm, you’re a good man. Weizi is very lucky."

Tsk tsk tsk...

’This kid really needs to be kept in line,’ Liu Piaopiao thought, clicking her tongue. ’With this "Mr. Nice Guy to everyone" act of his, being nice to all the girls... It’s one thing for me, his mother-in-law, but other girls are going to get into trouble.’

Liu Piaopiao waved him over. "Su Ran, come help me. There’s snow on the ground, and it’s hard to walk in these high heels."

Su Ran: "Uncle Shan is right next to you. Let him help you. I’ll help Great-Aunt. Great-Aunt, watch the steps."

Liu Piaopiao: "I don’t want your Uncle Shan to help me, his hands are too rough. I want my Little Ranran to help me. Get over here, quick. I’ll count to three. One... two..."

’Oh, for crying out loud. What did I do to deserve this?’

Su Ran really wanted to strangle her. She was always threatening him by counting down.

"Coming!" Su Ran called out. He turned his head to Lou Shishi and said, "Great-Aunt, please be careful. The ground is slippery. Don’t fall and hurt your old bones."

"It’s fine. My heels aren’t that high. See? I won’t fall."

Su Ran glanced down at the high heels under her dress. They really weren’t that high, not like Sister Piaopiao’s high-heeled weapons, which seemed tailor-made just for him.

’Great-Aunt’s feet are quite pretty, too. It’s a shame they’re not pedaling a tricycle.’

"Little Ranran..."

The other ’old ancestor’ was summoning him.

"Coming!" Su Ran turned and walked over, muttering under his breath, ’Hurry, hurry, hurry, like your life depends on it. If you weren’t Weizi’s mom, I’d really like to...’

Liu Piaopiao: "Are you cursing me?"

Su Ran: "No! How could you think that of me?"

Liu Piaopiao: "You’d better not be. If I find out you were cursing me, I’ll step on—AH..."

"Heh heh, missed your step, didn’t you?"

"You..."

Liu Piaopiao went to stomp on his foot, but Su Ran retracted it in a flash, causing her to step on the stone curb instead, which hurt a little.

"You actually dodged? Stick your foot out. Do you hear me? Stick your foot out so I can step on it. One... two..."

"Alright, alright, fine. I’ll let you step on it. Go ahead."

Su Ran had truly surrendered to this shrewish, willful mother-in-law.

Su Ran stuck his foot out. Liu Piaopiao smiled happily, slightly lifted the hem of her slit cheongsam, raised the high heel on her delicate foot, and stomped down hard, making Su Ran grimace in pain.

Su Ran: "Satisfied?"

Liu Piaopiao gloated, "La la la~"

Nearby, Shan Zhentian sighed. "Piaopiao, can you stop being so childish? Su Ran is your future son-in-law, after all. If you keep bullying him like this, he won’t come to Hangzhou anymore."

Liu Piaopiao’s face fell. "You won’t come?"

Su Ran: "No, no, no! I’ll come! Is it okay if I come?" SOB SOB SOB...

Liu Piaopiao: "That’s more like it. If I step on you *lightly* one time and you decide not to come back, not ’taking a single cloud with you,’ I’ll charter a plane to Jiangning, hunt you down, and then stomp you to death!"

Su Ran: ...

Shan Zhentian heaved another heavy sigh. Too lazy to deal with this childish woman, he quickened his pace to support the Old Master, and the three of them—he, the Old Master, and Great-Aunt Lou Shishi—chatted as they walked toward West Lake.

West Lake in winter has its own unique beauty. The group strolled onto the Broken Bridge. The lake reflected the people on the bridge, as well as Su Ran, who was trailing behind, endlessly admitting his mistakes. He didn’t even know what he’d done wrong. ’Anyway, when it comes to being a man, you’re always in the wrong.’

"It was your fault to begin with."

"Yes, yes, yes, my fault, my fault, it’s all my fault. I am a mistake."

"You..."

Liu Piaopiao was so angry she took a deep breath, her cheongsam straining against her chest.

She pinched him and warned, "Stop being so perfunctory with me. I’m telling you, you’re not allowed to be so nice to all women. After a while, they’ll fall in love with you, you know?"

Sigh... Liu Piaopiao was really worrying herself sick over him.

Su Ran: "When was I ever that nice to all women?"

Liu Piaopiao: "Just now!"

Su Ran: "Just now?"

Liu Piaopiao: "Handing over a jacket is one thing, but why did you have to drape it over Shishi? Giving warmth at a critical moment like that is the easiest way to make a girl’s heart flutter. Don’t you know that? Even though she’s your great-aunt, at the end of the day, she’s still an eighteen-year-old girl whose heart is stirring for the first time."

Su Ran: "It’s not that serious, is it? I just put a jacket on her."

Liu Piaopiao was speechless. "What do you mean ’just put a jacket on her’? It might not be a problem if it were someone else, but you’re different. You’re Su Ran. You’re so handsome, so outstanding. When you do something like that, a girl’s affection for you will skyrocket. I’m just giving you a heads-up so you don’t make the same mistake all men make."

Su Ran nodded. "Oh, I see. But I put one on you, too. Does that mean you also...?"

Liu Piaopiao: "You brat! The only affection I have for you is maternal love! Do you understand maternal love? The kind a mother has for her son. Come on, call me ’Mom’ and let me hear it."

Su Ran: "Sister Piaopiao, do you believe I’ll ’let’ you go for a swim in West Lake?"

Liu Piaopiao: "Getting bold, are we? Anyway, you’re not allowed to be all sweet and caring to any woman other than Weizi, you hear?"

Su Ran: "Any woman?"

Liu Piaopiao: "Yes, any woman."

"Understood." Su Ran let go of her arm. Liu Piaopiao nearly lost her balance and fell. Watching him ruthlessly turn and stride away, she yelled, "What are you doing?"

"You said it yourself. I can’t be nice to any woman other than Weizi. You’re a woman too, so I don’t have time to help you. Walk by yourself!"

Su Ran turned coolly, whistled a tune, and walked on, leaving a fuming Liu Piaopiao behind him.

"Su Ran, get back here! Come back and help me! I’ll count to three! One, two, three! You’re so done for, I’m telling you! AHHH! (going crazy)."

"Shan Zhentian, why are you walking so fast?! You come back and help me! Fine! Just great! Both of you are pretending to be deaf? Is this a rebellion?!"

"Dad, are you ignoring me too? Daaad~"

Lou Shishi was about to turn back and help, but Shan Zhentian stopped her. "Don’t look back. That woman is being a drama queen. If we go back, we lose. Tonight, we’re going to cure her of that princess syndrome!"

"Oh, so you lot won’t help me? Fine. You’re all so great. Just you wait, I’m going to come up there and beat you to death."

Liu Piaopiao’s delicate feet padded on the icy ground as she carried her two high heels and charged forward furiously...

"I’ll kill you two!"

WHAM! WHAM!