Tu Xiao'an froze. 'He just hadn't been on guard, okay?'
"You love to eat so much, huh? How about I send you back tomorrow and let you peck at rice," Tu Xiao'an said, annoyed.
"Waaah... You big meanie, I don't wanna go back!" Upon hearing this, Azure Owl was so scared she was on the verge of tears, putting on the pitiful act of a young girl.
Su Rushi looked at the delicate little snake and comforted him, "Xiaoleng, don't be mad at my grandpa. He didn't mean it."
"Yeah, he was just doing it on purpose," Tu Xiao'an said, rolling his eyes.
"Hmph." The Vice Headmaster played the part of a dignified elder perfectly. He knew Tu Xiao'an wouldn't actually fall out with him.
"Here, Xiaoleng, have a soup dumpling." Su Rushi picked one up with her chopsticks, feeding the little snake just as she had at Rushi Pavilion.
Tu Xiao'an gulped it down in one bite, not standing on ceremony. The dynamic between the girl and the snake hadn't been affected much.
