Chapter 185

"Mei Lan Ni!"

Just when Leon was completely puzzled, a somewhat annoyed shout came from the direction of the Happy Apartment lobby.

Running out from the main entrance, grabbing Mei Lan Ni by the back of her neck, and catching the mischievous sister who hadn't escaped in time, Anna put one hand on her hip, angrily pinched her ear and said:

"Don't talk nonsense! Miss Ai Mi just moved next door and came to visit the neighbors. How did she become your sister-in-law?"

Ai Mi?

Hearing Anna's reprimand, Leon thought about it for a moment and remembered. It turned out to be that eldest daughter of the Charle Department Store. Before he knew she was the daughter of the Charle Department Store owner, he had recommended her to move to the Happy Apartment.

But later she was kidnapped by people from the Ma Sai Ni family, so the matter of her moving in was left unsettled. After he went to the Rose Manor to save her, he thought she probably wouldn't consider moving anymore. He didn't expect her to have moved in after all.

"Anna."

Under the fierce gaze of the strong old man, Leon, who had carefully approached the fence and whose "compassionate brother syndrome" had flared up, couldn't help but plead for Mei Lan Ni, who was being pinched and howling:

"She's still young, and probably doesn't understand the meaning of those words. Just teach her a little lesson so she knows not to talk nonsense, there's no need to educate her too harshly... Oh my, look, her ear is already pinched red."

"Yeah, Sister Anna, let go. Mei Lan Ni doesn't understand anything."

Seeing Leon speak up, William on the side also nodded his little head and followed up seriously:

"She just told me that after Big Brother and Sister Ai Mi get married, she wants me to go with her to rummage through the surrounding trash cans to see if we can pick up a nephew or niece first. She doesn't even know where children come from, so she's probably just saying it randomly."

"……"

That's true too...

Compared to Leon's futile persuasion, William's help was quite effective. Anna's not-so-strong anger was instantly extinguished, and she unconsciously let go of Mei Lan Ni's ear.

"I'll let it go this time."

After rubbing Mei Lan Ni's somewhat red ear and looking at the sister who was hanging her head in disappointment, Anna couldn't help but squat down, patting her back and explaining softly:

"It's not that I want to control everything you do, but your Sister Ai Mi isn't married yet. If these words are heard by people who like to gossip, it might cause her trouble, so you can't talk nonsense, do you understand?"

"Oh..."

After responding, Mei Lan Ni said somewhat unwillingly:

"But Sister Ai Mi is really suitable. Why can't she marry here?"

"This..."

Hearing Mei Lan Ni's question, Anna couldn't help but look at Leon, then coaxed:

"Whether she marries here or not is Miss Ai Mi's business. This kind of thing still depends on what your Sister Ai Mi thinks..."

"Then I'll go ask her now! See if she's willing to marry here!"

"Oh my, you stop!"

After grabbing Mei Lan Ni by the back of her neck again and catching her as she was excitedly preparing to go "propose marriage," Anna, who vaguely felt something was wrong, couldn't help but ask with her willow eyebrows raised:

"What's wrong with you today? Why do you insist on Miss Ai Mi being your sister-in-law?"

"I..."

"Maybe it's because Sister Ai Mi is very generous."

William, acting like a little adult, put his hands behind his back and, relying on his understanding of his twin sister's thought process, inferred seriously:

"The sister with the plump chest who left the house this morning, although she also looked very good, only bought us one piece of candy each as a gift. But Sister Ai Mi gave Mei Lan Ni a new dress the first time she visited."

"I guess she thinks that since Big Brother has to find someone to marry anyway, instead of marrying that sister with the plump chest, it's better to marry the more generous Sister Ai Mi. That way, she can get more gifts."

"……"

"I! I don't think that at all!"

Listening to Sister Anna's gradually heavier breathing, Mei Lan Ni, who had been backstabbed, realized that something big was wrong and struggled to defend herself:

"He's talking nonsense! I just have a better relationship with Sister Ai Mi! It's not because of any gifts!"

"She's lying."

After receiving the inquiring gazes of Leon and Anna, William betrayed his sister without any psychological burden and confessed directly:

"Just now when we were digging for earthworms, she told me that Big Brother seems to prefer looking at those sisters with plump chests. Worried that Sister Ai Mi wouldn't be able to compete, she forced me to steal a bowl of the papaya soup Sister Anna drinks every day and send it over to see if she could get a little plumper."

"……"

Hearing this, Leon and Anna couldn't help but stiffen slightly. While feeling a bit embarrassed, they couldn't help but look at each other.

You actually drink papaya soup every day?

No wonder you chose Miss Wei Luo Ni Ka!

After exchanging a surprised and awkward look, the two adults didn't speak, but simultaneously cast their gazes at Mei Lan Ni.

"You! You're talking nonsense!"

From the silence of Big Brother and Sister Anna, sensing a huge crisis about to come, Mei Lan Ni couldn't help but struggle, trying her best to save herself:

"I never said those things!"

"You did."

William said seriously:

"And you promised me that if the papaya soup I stole made Sister Ai Mi successfully become our sister-in-law, you would lend me your favorite doll to play with for two days."

Speaking of this, William paused slightly, then evaluated with full disgust:

"Really childish. I've long since passed the age of liking dolls. How could I be moved by such conditions? If you had used the tin frog as a condition, maybe I would have helped you keep it a secret."

"Then you should have told me!"

Knowing that she couldn't escape, Mei Lan Ni simply stopped denying it and glared at him bitterly:

"If you want to play with the tin frog, I can go borrow it for you. Why did you betray me?"

"How can borrowed things be as good as your own?"

William asked back seriously:

"Helping you steal Sister Anna's papaya soup would definitely lead to a beating, and even if it succeeded, I could only play with the tin frog for a few days. But if I report you, not only will Sister Anna not beat me, but she might even buy me a frog directly. If it were you, how would you choose?"

"……"

"Don't worry, you won't be beaten in vain. When my tin frog is bought back, I can lend it to you to play with for two days first."

……

"Knock, knock, knock"

After knocking open the door next door, a certain baby-faced girl who had lost to the tin frog was carrying a large bag full of things, showing a bright smile to Leon.

"Mr. Leon, I've moved in to be your neighbor!"

"Welcome, welcome."

Although curious about the other party's intentions, out of politeness, Leon didn't ask why she came to the Happy Apartment, but invited her into the house first, then looked at the bag in her hand.

"These are..."

"Some small gifts!"

The baby-faced girl blinked her watery big eyes, spread out the things in the bag, and showed them with a smile:

"Don't worry, they are all very ordinary things. The most expensive one is this coat suitable for winter... Mr. Leon! When you saved me last time, the coat was torn by the roses in the Rose Manor. It's okay for me to return one to you, right?"

"As for the rest, this is perfume for Sister Anna. The scent was blended by myself. Except for the materials, I didn't spend any money. There are also a few small toys for William and Mei Lan Ni... By the way, where are they? I just heard the sound of them going upstairs, right?"

Hearing Ai Mi's question, Leon's expression couldn't help but stiffen slightly. He looked at the inner room with the closed door, then braced himself and explained:

"Uh... they might be making up homework in the inner room? The homework assigned by the school now is relatively... um"

"……"

"I! I was wrong!"

A very familiar cry came, interrupting Leon's nonsense.

"Sister Ai Mi's chest is not small! Not small at all! Really don't need to drink papaya soup! Sister Anna, you don't need to drink it either! Oh my! Don't hit me! Woo woo woo, I really know I was wrong!"