Chapter 7: Tang Xiao’s Room. Add Bookmark Vote

The two young people enjoyed barbecue, snail noodles, and drank milk tea.

Gu Xiaoxi’s appetite shocked Tang Xiao.

How could such a small body hold so much food?

Tang Xiao himself ate quite a bit too.

That’s just how students are; they get hungry shortly after eating.

Even after consuming so much now, it wouldn’t delay dinner.

In the evening.

Grandpa Gu and Gu Xiaoxi came to Deng Yinglan’s house for dinner.

Grandma even bought a cake.

Gu Weiguo gifted Tang Xiao a few medical books with notes.

Gu Xiaoxi presented Tang Xiao with a set of dumbbells and a strength training bar.

Gu Xiaoxi also reminded him, “I hope you exercise well and don’t stay so skinny.”

Tang Xiao was once again stunned by Gu Xiaoxi’s gift but felt very touched.

Although these items weren’t expensive, they were given with great care. (Well, Gu Xiaoxi’s gift was quite heavy.)

“Thank you all, really, thank you.”

Warmth surged in Tang Xiao’s heart, and he almost cried.

This love was something the Tang family had never given him.

“Silly child, why say such things among family? Let’s eat!” Deng Yinglan laughed cheerfully.

“Grandma…”

Even without blood ties, everyone sincerely cared for him.

Tang Xiao’s decision in his heart became even more resolute.

…

On the other side.

At the luxurious Sherlington Manor.

A stage and a swimming pool had been set up here.

A rich buffet of steak barbecue was prepared.

A band was performing energetically on stage, and they were quite famous in Jiang’an City.

The guests coming and going were all either wealthy or prominent figures in Jiang’an City.

Tang Zijian was wearing a custom-made white suit today.

This suit was handcrafted by top tailors abroad and cost at least over two million.

This outfit was a gift from Tang Jie to Tang Zijian.

Tang Zijian excitedly said to his sister Tang Jie, “Thank you, second sister! I love this suit!”

Tang Jie was also happy: “You look great in this suit.”

Eldest sister Tang Yuan said, “I brought you a few bottles of ’82 Lafite. Now that you’re of age, you should drink some wine.”

Others were surprised to hear this; a bottle of ’82 Lafite now costs around seven to eight hundred thousand.

How many bottles are they planning to open tonight?

How extravagant! So extravagant! Thanks to Young Master Tang, tonight will be a treat.

The fourth sister hadn’t come yet since she was still in college, but she sent Tang Zijian a Martin D200 guitar.

This kind of guitar even has collectible value and is priced at two million on the market.

The most valuable gift came from Tang Rushan and his wife, a Rolls-Royce Phantom, parked in Tang Zijian’s garage.

Tang Zijian was grinning from ear to ear.

He excitedly ran over to his third sister, Tang Xin, rubbing his hands together.

“Sis, where’s my gift?”

Tang Xin, who had been lost in thought, was brought back to reality.

Tang Xin smiled warmly, “I’ve prepared it for you.”

She took out a piece of imperial green jade pendant.

Imperial green is the most expensive type of jade, and looking at this pendant, the quality of the jade and the craftsmanship were excellent.

This imperial green jade pendant was worth at least one to two million!

Tang Xin personally hung it around Tang Zijian’s neck.

“This jade pendant will bring you good luck and keep you safe.”

Tang Zijian was thrilled: “Thank you, sis!”

He happily ran off.

Every time Tang Zijian’s birthday came around, the Tang family would hold a grand celebration.

Watches, cars, luxury items—Tang Zijian already had plenty.

Others envied him; while they were also wealthy, they couldn’t compare to the Tang family.

In a corner, two guests were whispering:

“The Tang family truly deserves their reputation; just the gifts tonight must be worth over ten million.”

“Isn’t it normal for a son to celebrate his birthday like this?”

They had no idea that Tang Zijian was not the biological son of the Tang family.

As these two were talking, Tang Xin was not far away.

Tang Xin’s heart sank.

She suddenly remembered that Tang Xiao was actually the biological younger brother.

Since returning from Tang Xiao’s school today, she had been very confused.

“Why? Why has Tang Xiao suddenly changed? Where did he get the confidence? Could it be that Dad’s books really weren’t damaged by him?”

Especially today, Tang Xin learned at school that Tang Xiao was actually second in his grade! This completely shocked her.

“I didn’t expect Tang Xiao to be such a good student.”

How could someone who studied so well not understand what a study room meant?

It was then that Tang Xin realized something seemed off.

She seemed to really not know her biological younger brother well.

Eldest sister Tang Yuan and second sister Tang Jie noticed that third sister Tang Xin seemed to have something on her mind and approached her with glasses of red wine.

“What’s wrong? Why do you look so glum?”

Tang Xin expressed her confusion.

After listening, the two sisters were dismissive.

Tang Jie was still mad at Tang Xiao.

“Tang Xin, you’re just too naive. Do you believe everything he says? Tang Xiao is not a good person; he even hit Zijian before. How do you explain that?”

Tang Yuan also said, “Tang Xiao stole my jewelry, and I still haven’t found it. He enjoyed two years at my house; haven’t we treated him well enough? Look at how he makes Dad angry—what a little ingrate!”

Tang Yuan was a strong businesswoman, undeniably assertive.

Tang Xiao had a notorious reputation; he was not a good person!

Tang Jie scoffed, “Bottom line, he never cared about this family. Today is Zijian’s birthday. On such an important day, he didn’t even show up. He has no character. Tang Xin, don’t let him fool you; he’s just pretending! He’s playing hard to get with you.”

Just as Tang Xin was about to say something, she saw their nanny, Sister Li, approaching them with a hesitant look.

“Sister Li? Is there something you need?”

After thinking for a moment, Sister Li decided to speak up.

“Miss, I remember that Young Master Xiao seemed to say he had prepared a gift for Young Master Zijian.”

“Huh? How could that be?”

“The gift seems to be in Young Master Xiao’s room.”

“Take us to see.”

The three sisters quietly followed Sister Li without alerting anyone else.

Under Sister Li’s guidance, they arrived at Tang Xiao’s room.

Tang Xiao’s room was a small storage area in the stairwell.

It was only a few square meters, even smaller than their bathroom.

The furniture in Tang Xiao’s room was very old, and the old wardrobe was filled with cheap, worn clothes.

But the entire room was kept very clean and tidy.

The three of them were quite surprised.

All three had grown up with silver spoons in their mouths, each receiving thousands in pocket money every week.

The bathrooms in their own rooms were bigger and fancier than this.

They could never have imagined that within their luxurious home, there would be such a poor “little space.”

Tang Jie couldn’t believe it: “This is… Tang Xiao’s room? Didn’t our family arrange a room for him?”

No one could answer her question.

“What are these things…”

On Tang Xiao’s desk were a few small items.

A pen, a potted succulent, a book, and a small toy.

The three sisters recognized these items as gifts they had previously given to Tang Xiao.

These items weren’t considered gifts in the traditional sense.

They were simply things they no longer wanted and had casually given to Tang Xiao instead of throwing them away.

The water cup and the small toy were cleaned thoroughly.

The succulent was lush and thriving.

This indicated that Tang Xiao had taken great care of these little things.

“How could he…”

The three sisters exchanged glances, speechless, their emotions were complicated.

When Tang Xin saw the book on the desk, her heart suddenly tightened, as if it had skipped a beat.

She picked up the book titled “The Little Prince.”

That was a book she had read in her childhood.

As she grew up, Tang Xin had long stopped reading such books and had casually given it to Tang Xiao.

When Tang Xiao received this book, he was particularly happy and carefully covered it with a beautiful book cover.

On the inside cover, he had neatly written in pen: “Thanks to Sister Tang Xin for the gift! **Date.”

Only someone who loves books and takes care of them would write the source and date on the book.

At the same time, it also indicated that this book held extraordinary significance for Tang Xiao!