Help! The Frosty Noble's Son Is in Love With Me!-Chapter 413: Treating Others as They Treat You

Chapter 413: Chapter 413: Treating Others as They Treat You

Mrs. Xiao’s dual faces, Li Hua knew better than anyone.

Actually, Mrs. Xiao also had her good times, such as when the Li Family hadn’t fallen yet. At that time, the Li and Xiao Families were well matched, neighbors, and Mrs. Xiao even treated her as a daughter.

If it weren’t for this, she wouldn’t have trusted the Xiao Family so much.

But everything changed after the Li Family’s downfall, and after she became a maid.

The Li Hua of the past didn’t understand why Mrs. Xiao would change; she thought it was just a matter of mismatched status, so she humbled herself to please, served obsequiously, and ultimately received nothing in return.

After being reborn, seeing Qu Fulan’s life, she finally understood her mistake.

Mrs. Xiao didn’t like her; certainly, it was due to her low status, but more so, it was because Xiao Shiqing’s words of affection and concern were merely spoken. He didn’t truly care about her.

If the son’s attitude is such, how could the mother care about her?

If Xiao Shiqing had stood by her side even once, speaking a word of fairness, Mrs. Xiao wouldn’t have become so excessive.

Ultimately, Xiao Shiqing didn’t love enough.

Ultimately, it was her lack of self-awareness, reaching too high.

She shouldn’t have clung tightly to that engagement; if she had let go, perhaps things wouldn’t have ended up that way.

So starting anew, wasn’t she just trying to give up?

Yet Xiao Shiqing wouldn’t allow it, so she let him experience what she had gone through.

The abilities of Mrs. Xiao, Li Hua knew well.

Now, looking at Xiao Shiqing’s astonished expression, a sense of satisfaction crossed Li Hua’s heart.

Indeed, her first time experiencing such a thing, it was also with this incredulous expression.

What did Xiao Shiqing say back then?

Li Hua remembered very clearly, at that time he brought her back to the Xiao Family, then went out busily returning only a year later, during which she wrote him many letters, never receiving a single reply.

Then when he returned home, his first words to her were, "You are unwilling to serve my mother, aren’t you?"

At this moment, Li Hua looked at Xiao Shiqing, knowing the probable truth, yet still feigned a frown, "How can you treat elders like this?"

Originally, she could repeat that sentence, but unfortunately, Mrs. Xiao was not her mother, so it was inappropriate to say those words.

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Shiqing looked at her in disbelief, a thousand words stuck in his throat, unable to utter even one.

His face was flushed like a pig’s liver.

People say there’s difficulty in speaking, at least capable of arguing, just don’t know how to argue; here he wanted to explain but couldn’t even speak.

Xiao Shiqing only felt Li Hua was too hasty, sentencing without inquiry.

It made him feel oppressed.

Mrs. Xiao, seeing her son stand by her, immediately looked at "Li Hua" with pride.

"Li Hua": "..."

Li Hua then said, "I’ll talk properly to her, Mother, you can go back first."

Mrs. Xiao didn’t oppose her son associating with Li Hua this time, as the son was sticking up for her; she obviously agreed.

She wanted Li Hua to know who was in charge in this house, if she wanted to be her daughter-in-law, she must submit humbly.

Of course, if the other party did that, she’d still pay no heed.

After Mrs. Xiao left, Li Hua and Xiao Shiqing went inside the room, only then did she say, "That’s your mother, how could you treat her like that?"

Xiao Shiqing widened his eyes: "..."

Li Hua continued feigning ignorance, "Moreover, you’re using my body now, if you don’t treat her well, when we change back, how should I face her? You’ve offended her now, won’t that make it hard for me? Logically speaking, she’s your mother, you know her temper, you might as well please her a bit, accumulate some favor for me, isn’t it?"

Xiao Shiqing was so upset he didn’t know where to vent his anger, only stretching out his hands to show her, covered in blisters from burns.

Seeing this, Li Hua felt a pang of flesh pain, not for anything else, but because it was her body...

"So you can’t even pour tea? How could you burn your own hands like this?"

Xiao Shiqing, unable to speak, could only grab a pen... but with his hands like that, holding a pen was inconvenient, yet he gritted his teeth to write or else she wouldn’t know the truth.

After Xiao Shiqing scribbled down a lengthy truth, Li Hua read it and simply said, "Then how do you want to handle it, she’s your mother."

This sentence left Xiao Shiqing completely speechless.

Indeed, what could he do?

She’s his mother.

Could he still let her deal with his mother?

Headache.

Seeing him like this, Li Hua simply smiled, "After all, she’s an elder; whatever she does is for the younger generation’s good. In the future, you should indulge her more, please her, and then she’ll naturally be good to you."

Hmm, these were the words he used to say to her, she could finally give them back as they were.

Xiao Shiqing: "..."

Though there’s truth to it, why does it feel so oppressive?

But she’s his mother, could he still cling to it? Of course not, so he could only turn a blind eye and let it pass.

But can it really pass?

Li Hua thought: Naturally, it can’t; Mrs. Xiao isn’t someone who’ll stop just because you don’t pursue.

Having been dragged down by her half a life, she knew the more vicious means had yet to be used.

While Xiao Shiqing had only experienced some preliminary means, he thought the worst was the hand burn, believing it would get better, thus he didn’t think ill of his mother.

A person’s thoughts aren’t easily overturned; Xiao Shiqing’s impression of his mother was still that of a loving one, not thoroughly changed because of one or two incidents.

Actually, no need to change; Mrs. Xiao was naturally good to Xiao Shiqing, her focus was only on Li Hua.

Li Hua’s task was to make Xiao Shiqing realize that his mother would be good to him because he’s her son, but not necessarily to others, especially the fallen Li Hua, she wouldn’t accept her.

Finally, applying medicine to Xiao Shiqing’s hand, she also discussed progress on finding the Daoist.

"Such matters shouldn’t be publicized, so handling them involves some trouble, if encountered by the wrong person, it could be revealed, which would be problematic, so caution is best; it won’t take too long, a few more days and I’ll meet the person, then we’ll ask." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

After discussing some related precautions, Li Hua asked about servant attendance, whether he was coping.

Xiao Shiqing couldn’t vent his anger at his mother, but could he not vent it at a few servants? Immediately wrote down, to replace the attendants in the courtyard; each one had no master in their eyes, worthless to keep, all to be dismissed and sold.

Li Hua naturally complied, instantly agreed to replace them, then add a few good ones.

Xiao Shiqing had no objections.

Li Hua immediately called the manager to replace some servants, "I see the maids and woman servants in the East Court are alright, let them come over."

Young Master’s commands, could the manager not obey? He immediately executed them.

Xiao Shiqing had no objections, except for those in his own courtyard, he didn’t understand what the rest of the household’s servants were like, Li Hua’s active recommendation showed she’d considered it.

Alas, Li Hua gazed at those newly arrived servants, a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes.

As someone who had been through it, no one knew better than her, these servants were worse than the original.