Gorgeous Female Tenants

"What are you scheming?" Xiao Ailing asked suspiciously as soon as she got in the car, her face full of scrutiny.

"What could I be scheming?" Xu Xiangbei replied with a sly smile, carefully scrutinizing this extraordinary beauty. The more he looked, the more shocked he was. Such beauty is truly rare in the world! She was almost as beautiful as Gu Xinyan, except for her age, which instead exuded a purity and saintly aura.

Seeing Xu Xiangbei’s leering gaze, identical to that of her male classmates, Xiao Ailing’s eyes filled with disgust.

"If you have no ulterior motives, why are you dating my mother?" Xiao Ailing stared straight at Xu Xiangbei, as if trying to see through him completely.

"Please don’t look at me like that, you’ll make me shy! Also, let me introduce myself, I’m Xu Xiangbei, your stepfather. Call me dad, be a good girl!" Xu Xiangbei found this girl both beautiful and adorable, he couldn’t resist teasing her.

His nature of being unable to resist beautiful women hadn’t changed even a bit until now.

"I won’t ever acknowledge you; you’re a bad person!" Xiao Ailing pouted angrily.

"Ling Er, you can’t talk about Mr. Xu like that!" Xiao Qiulian scolded her somewhat severely upon hearing her words.

"Mom, what kind of witchcraft did he use on you? You never scolded me before. Now, for his sake, you’re scolding me." Xiao Ailing said, her eyes red with emotion.

"No, how could mom bear to scold you?" Xiao Qiulian, looking pained by her daughter’s appearance, quickly took her into her arms to comfort her.

"It’s either him or me. Make your choice!" Xiao Ailing broke free from her mother’s embrace, crossed her arms, and said angrily yet charmingly.

"Ah..." Xiao Qiulian looked at Xu Xiangbei and then at her daughter, torn and unsure of what to do.

Xu Xiangbei found this girl too adorable. If she grew up a little more, he might even consider her a potential future wife. He continued teasing, "What, you don’t trust your mother’s judgment?"

"Even saints make mistakes, and lions doze off. No matter how good one’s judgment is, it can be flawed, especially when some people are wolves in sheep’s clothing. My mother is so kind; how could she see clearly through it? She’s been hoodwinked by a few sweet words, completely unaware. Who knows what sordid thoughts some people harbor?"

Though Xiao Ailing didn’t directly curse Xu Xiangbei, her sarcastic tone made it clear to everyone that she was referring to him.

"What eloquence, such a sharp tongue! When you grow up, you surely won’t suffer any losses. Do you think poorly of your mother? Is your mother not beautiful? Is she not gentle? Is she not kind?"

For an ordinary person, her words would render them speechless, but who was Xu Xiangbei? Apart from the old lady at the market today, he had almost never lost a verbal duel.

"Of course, my mother is the most beautiful, gentle, and kind woman in the world!"

Xiao Ailing declared proudly, hugging her mother’s arm with a face full of joy, as if she was holding the most important treasure in the world.

"Then there you have it! Is it wrong for me to like the world’s most gentle, beautiful, and kind woman? If I have any ulterior motives, it’s for her kindness, her loveliness, her beauty. That’s her nature, her strength, and I like these qualities about her. Is it wrong? If liking these about her is considered scheming, then I have nothing else to say!" Xu Xiangbei smiled and spread his hands, showing a helpless demeanor.

"You..." Xiao Ailing pointed at him, speechless for a while, unable to rebut, yet aware she had fallen into his trap. Though she believed both in her heart and openly that her mother was the most beautiful, gentle, and kind person in the world.

However, she did have some self-awareness. In the public eye, her mother could be considered pretty but not truly beautiful. Moreover, at over forty, though still possessing elegance, signs of aging had begun to appear, especially since her mother was almost penniless.

Not to mention anything else, just based on the silver-white Porsche Xu Xiangbei drove, Xiao Ailing could tell his wealth was substantial. Considering Xu Xiangbei’s appearance, he could easily find a young beauty to marry or even afford to keep some minor celebrities.

What does her mother have to compete with such people? Why would Xu Xiangbei be devoted to her? Could it be love?

Hmph, nonsense. Regarding men, she didn’t know any who genuinely get to know and stay with someone solely out of love, without considering identity, background, or appearance, if any even exist.

Perhaps more existed among the older generations, but now, in this materialistic age, such love has become increasingly rare. It’s not nonexistent, but the proportion is rapidly decreasing.

She might trust others but looking at how Xu Xiangbei gazed at her, she was extremely skeptical. She absolutely didn’t believe Xu Xiangbei honestly liked her mother.

Standing aside, Xiao Qiulian smiled secretly yet didn’t intervene, knowing her daughter well enough. She seldom suffered losses, and seeing her stumble now, brought her a certain joy.

Moreover, although she hadn’t been with Xu Xiangbei long, she had grown to understand him deeply. He was someone she could fully entrust her heart to, and if her daughter truly liked him one day, she’d even be willing for her daughter to be a concubine.

Before long, Xu Xiangbei drove his Porsche to an old residential area, extremely decrepit.

Some of the buildings looked as though they might collapse at any moment, having been built back in the fifties or sixties, making them several decades old.

Xiao Qiulian carried the groceries, while Xiao Ailing led Xu Xiangbei into a small room,

The room wasn’t large, about 40 square meters, five or six meters long, seven or eight meters wide, with few furnishings: just a sofa, a TV, a table, a few stools, and a small wardrobe.

Next was a small kitchen, separated by a curtain was a bed, just enough for two people, and beside it, a small bathroom.

One could almost see the entire layout of the room at a glance. The floor was uneven, just cement, appearing somewhat pitted...

Confronted with such a dilapidated abode, Xu Xiangbei’s heart felt both sour and pained. He silently promised himself to provide a better life for this unfortunate mother and daughter, believing heaven might have been unfair to them in the past.

From this moment on, he intended to compensate them on behalf of heaven.

Xiao Qiulian quickly headed to the kitchen with the groceries to get busy, asking her daughter to entertain Xu Xiangbei.

Xiao Ailing shouted for Xu Xiangbei to sit on the sofa, while she sat on a stool, as if avoiding sitting with him, reluctantly handed him a cup of hot water.

"Our family is poor, the hospitality is lacking, please forgive us!" Seeing Xu Xiangbei’s expression, one could easily tell this was his first time at their home.

"I don’t mind at all, and I intend to help improve your living conditions in the future." Xu Xiangbei replied, smiling as he accepted the hot water.

"We’ll be very pleased if you can help us, but although we’re poor, we won’t do anything disgraceful, nor will we bow to money. We may be poor, but we’re ambitious. If you have any ulterior motives, I advise you to give up early!" Xiao Ailing stated sternly.

From her words, Xu Xiangbei realized that Xiao Ailing probably didn’t know what her mother used to do, or perhaps Xiao Qiulian had been keeping it from her.

Although Xiao Qiulian herself wasn’t spotless, she and her daughter’s hearts were pure and holy. Raising such a good daughter in such a harsh environment, Xu Xiangbei couldn’t help but secretly admire Xiao Qiulian, this great mother.

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