Taoist Master and the Cat - Chapter 36

Xie Wenlan wore a white princess dress, ran up to Grandma Tao like a white butterfly, and hugged her.

At the same time, she looked provocatively at Su Miaomiao who was walking beside her.

Xie Wenlan had been jealous of Su Miaomiao since she was a child. Her grandma and elder brother liked Su Miaomiao more than her. Of course it was Su Miaomiao’s fault! She was obviously an outsider, why was she trying to rob her of her grandma and elder brother?!

“Hey, it’s so hot, hurry up and let go,” Grandma Tao held Xie Wenlan’s shoulders to make her stand upright as she felt hot.

Xie Wenlan took that as one of the pieces of evidence that her grandma didn’t like her.

“Miaomiao is getting more beautiful.” After greeting Su Mingan and his wife, Qiao Lili praised with a smile, “She is beautiful and has good grades. I am really envious.”

Back when Qiao Lili was first pregnant, facing the two lovely children Xie Jingyuan and Su Miaomiao, she still dreamed that she could give birth to a pair of equally lovely twins.

As a result, she got twins as she wished, but her own twins were far inferior to those two children in terms of appearance and grades.

That was all because of Xie Jingyuan. Su Miaomiao’s grades were all improved due to Xie Jingyuan’s help and tutoring. He had such patience, but he refused to tutor his younger brother and sister.

In order to raise twins, Qiao Lili had long wanted Xie Jingyuan and Grandma Tao to live with them in the villa, but they were both unwilling.

Qiao Lili hated Su Miaomiao.

It was all because of Su Miaomiao’s beautiful face, who fascinated Xie Jingyuan at a young age. Otherwise why would Xie Jingyuan be reluctant? Wasn’t a villa better than an old house?

She didn’t like it in her heart. No matter how enthusiastic Qiao Lili was toward Su Miaomiao, she was clearly separated.

Grandma Tao said to Xie Jingyuan, “There is a swing in the garden, you can take Miaomiao to play.”

Xie Jingyuan didn’t like socializing at all, so he called Su Miaomiao and left.

Xie Jingze and Xie Wenlan followed.

In the garden, Su Miaomiao was just about to walk toward the swing under the shade of the tree when Xie Wenlan quickened her pace and ran over, took possession of the swing, and looked at Su Miaomiao triumphantly, “This is my swing. If you promise me one thing, I will allow you to play.”

Su Miaomiao looked at Xie Jingyuan and said nothing.

The swing indeed belonged to the Xie family, and she had promised Xie Jingyuan that she would neither steal nor snatch other people’s things.

“Want to play tennis?” Xie Jingyuan asked her.

Su Miaomiao’s eyes lit up. She liked ball games, especially tennis.

Xie Jingyuan was wearing casual clothes, and Su Miaomiao was wearing denim shorts and a white T-shirt, which were just right for tennis.

There were two tennis courts in the villa. Xie Jingyuan asked the housekeeper to fetch the rackets.

Xie Wenlan had practiced tennis since elementary school. She glanced at Su Miaomiao’s slender arms and legs, and thought that a student from an ordinary family like Su Miaomiao would never have the opportunity to play tennis often, and her skills must not be good.

“Want to compete?” Xie Wenlan asked Su Miaomiao provocatively.

Su Miaomiao: “Compete for what?”

Xie Wenlan: “Dad gave me a pair of diamond hairpins, so I’m sure he gave ones to you too. Let’s compete. If I win, give me your hairpin.”

Su Miaomiao: “If you lose, you’ll give me yours?”

Xie Wenlan: “Of course.”

Su Miaomiao looked at Xie Jingyuan again, “Can I compete?” A bet was not a robbery.

Xie Jingyuan nodded.

Su Miaomiao and Xie Wenlan were very happy, and they were determined to win the other party’s hairpins.

Xie Wenlan also deliberately changed into sportswear, put on a tennis cap, and held the racket very professionally.

Xie Jingyuan and Xie Jingze sat side by side in the spectator seats.

Xie Jingze: “Brother, who do you think will win?”

Xie Jingyuan: “I don’t know.”

On the tennis court, Xie Wenlan warmed up with a standard posture, while Su Miaomiao on the opposite side just looked at her motionless.

Xie Jingze thought, even though Su Miaomiao was older, playing tennis required skill, and it was probably the younger sister who would win.

After the warm-up was over, Xie Wenlan served the ball.

She had won an award in the tennis competition for elementary school. That ball had both speed and strength.

Su Miaomiao just ran over and swung the tennis ball vigorously after it bounced.

With a “bang”, the turquoise ball fell to the ground at a speed that Xie Wenlan had no time to react to, as it bounced away quickly.

Xie Jingyuan reported the score indifferently.

Xie Wenlan was surprised by Su Miaomiao’s counterattack, and at the same time was aroused with a stronger desire to win.

However, no matter what kind of ball Xie Wenlan threw, it would be hit back by Su Miaomiao, and even if Xie Wenlan hit Su Miaomiao’s ball, it was not strong enough to counterattack.

The game ended without any suspense, and Su Miaomiao won.

Su Miaomiao looked at Xie Wenlan happily, “Give me the hairpins.”

Xie Wenlan gritted her teeth, and said angrily, “I’ll give it to you. I have better ones, so I won’t care about such cheap ones.”

She ran back to her room, angrily grabbed the pair of diamond hairpins that she actually liked very much, and stuffed them to Su Miaomiao, pretending not to care.

Holding the hairpins in her palm, Su Miaomiao lowered her head, smelled them, and walked to Xie Jingyuan’s side, “They smell, Taoist Master, please help me wash them.”

She liked things that didn’t smell of others, especially of people that she didn’t like.

Xie Jingyuan took the pins and walked away.

Xie Wenlan stomped her feet in anger.

Su Miaomiao swung her tennis racket and asked her, “Do you want to compete with me for something else?”

Xie Wenlan had already learned how powerful she was. She couldn’t compete with her, so she went to complain to her parents angrily.

Xie Jingyuan washed the two hairpins and returned them to Su Miaomiao.

Su Miaomiao smelled them again. They had a faint smell of hand sanitizer, lemon scent, much better than Xie Wenlan’s smell.

She immediately put the hairpins on her head.

Xie Jingyuan didn’t say anything.

Xie Wenlan brought shame on herself, so he didn’t blame the cat for showing off.