Chapter 26: Sui Sui, Don't Be Afraid

Liu Dafu probably never imagined that, in his lifetime, he would raise his voice and speak to someone so gently.

You know, even with his own granddaughter, he had never been this gentle.

No way, his granddaughter is even more mischievous than his grandson!

For such a pitiful and lovable child as Sui Sui, Liu Dafu lowered his voice, soothing the little girl's emotions: "Just toss the five wood in, and we'll win."

"No matter what time, Sui Sui, just taking that first step is already great."

……

Not to mention Qing Shan's brothers, even Feng Xuanrui had never seen such a gentle and kind Liu Dafu.

How would you describe that feeling?

Besides feeling gentleness, they also felt their hairs stand on end.

That's a gentleness that frightens people!

Sui Sui's hairs didn't stand up; she received encouragement and felt soothed.

Her trembling arm gradually steadied.

Liu Ye Ye's hand was very steady; he placed it on his own wrist, bringing Sui Sui's hand to steadiness as well.

After sensing Sui Sui's emotions calm down, Liu Dafu gently withdrew his hand, but did not rush to leave.

He half-squatted behind her, still gently encouraging Sui Sui: "Aim at that cup, toss it in, Sui Sui, don't be afraid."

【Sui Sui, don't be afraid】

【The road ahead isn't that scary.】

The system's voice overlapped with Liu Dafu's.

Sui Sui's hand, clutching the five wood, finally loosened.

She took a deep breath, then raised her hand and gently tossed the five wood into the cup.

Pat—pat—pat!

After entering, the five wood spun a few times and finally stopped on a number.

Feng Xuanrui poked his head out and shouted: "Six o'clock, it's six, my sister is the best!"

The young lad, excited, stepped forward two steps, lifted Sui Sui up, and held her high above his head.

The result was that the motion was too vigorous, and he lacked sufficient strength afterward.

His arm went limp, and he almost threw Sui Sui out.

Liu Dafu, standing aside, swiftly caught the person.

Seeing Sui Sui's face turn white from fright, Liu Dafu gently patted her back, his voice even more loving: "Sui Sui, don't be afraid, it's okay, it's okay."

Not only was Sui Sui's face pale, her body kept trembling.

Liu Dafu felt it wasn't from being startled by Feng Xuanrui's sudden move, but rather like she was recalling something unpleasant.

This realization made Liu Dafu's heart tighten.

He gently patted Sui Sui's back, lightly held the frail, weak child in his arms, then raised his hand to lovingly touch her little head, his voice soft: "Sui Sui, don't be afraid, Liu Ye Ye is here, big brother is here, it's fine, it's fine."

【Sui Sui, don't be afraid, Le Le is here too.】

Feng Xuanrui also realized something was wrong.

He thought it was because of his own actions that Sui Sui was afraid.

He had originally felt a bit embarrassed, but now he felt a twinge of guilt: "Sister, sorry, my strength wasn't enough; I will definitely study physical education and archery hard, striving to train my body to be strong enough to hold two sisters with one hand."

Everyone's soothing allowed Sui Sui to gradually regain her sense of reality.

She leaned on Liu Dafu's shoulder, tears pattering down, and whispered softly: "Before, my second cousin often picked me up and threw me into the river."

Even though she was terrified to the extreme, Sui Sui didn't dare to cry out, because the more she cried, the more excited her second cousin and his friends became.

Sometimes they would play like passing a ball, tossing Sui Sui back and forth.

In the process, some kids couldn't catch her, and Sui Sui would fall to the ground.

Such a situation didn't scare them; they just found it amusing and then clapped and cheered.

After they'd had enough, the last person would toss Sui Sui into the river, watch her struggle desperately, and then burst out laughing.

When her brother held her, Sui Sui felt no fear.

Because she knew her brother meant no harm, and was even full of care.

But the moment her brother let go, those uneasy past experiences surged into Sui Sui's mind, making her instinctively feel fear.

The little girl spoke haltingly about past events.

Liu Dafu's face turned dark with anger.

He wanted to go out and practice swordsmanship again!

Feng Xuanrui was even angrier, jumping up: "Are they sick?"

"Do they want to die?"

"Are they even human? They must be demons!"

"They should all be thrown into the Southwest Quarry!"

"Even quarrying wouldn't appease the hatred; we should exterminate their nine clans!"

"Death would be letting them off easy!"

……

After everyone had finished scolding the Chen Dalang family, they came again to soothe Sui Sui.

"Sui Sui, don't be afraid; in the future, big brother will eat well and grow strong, so he definitely won't fall on you."

"Sui Sui, don't be afraid; Liu Ye Ye will dote on you from now on, and no one will dare to throw you!"

……

After pacifying the people, Wu Mu continued.

As Feng Xuanrui said: "Sister rolled a six, you guys don't even think of cheating!"

The two brothers Qing Shan and Qing Shui originally thought they needed to let the water flow in order for the two children to win.

As a result, Feng Xuanrui's luck and hand weren't that great.

But Sui Sui was like having a cheat, her luck was off the charts.

With a casual throw, it was a six.

Yes, there were no pips below six.

Feng Xuanrui's eyes turned red with envy, but he wasn't jealous; instead, he proudly lifted his head to show off: "My sister is amazing!"

"My sister is practically the biological daughter of Heaven itself!"

"My sister, okay? This young master is mine!"

After playing for a while, the Qing Shan brothers were numb.

How are we supposed to play this?

Although Feng Xuanrui's lousy hand, the pips are either one or two.

But there's no withstanding how awesome Sui Sui is!

On average, she's still stronger than the two brothers!

In the end, the two brothers just lay flat.

At lunchtime, Doctor Liu had the kitchen prepare the rice, and in the stir-fried greens, he also added minced meat.

Feng Xuanrui became addicted to feeding; at noon, he was also the one feeding Sui Sui.

Although Sui Sui can eat on her own, the brother's feeding smells even better!

Then she obediently sat there waiting to eat.

Doctor Liu, who had secretly practiced sword for an hour, seeing Sui Sui's well-behaved appearance, couldn't help but feel sour: "Let this brat snatch the lead, why isn't it me doing the feeding?"

After eating, the two children went to sleep.

Doctor Liu summoned Feng Xuanrui's two guards over: "We really shouldn't just wipe out that family of scum now; otherwise wouldn't that be letting off the little girl in Jing Cheng?"

"But no rule says we can't deal with them and still not beat them!"

"Put them in a sack, give me a hard beating!"

"Don't break their bones, or it'll affect the corvée labor in June!"

Doctor Liu gritted his teeth, almost disregarding his identity as a doctor, and personally got involved.

The two guards, after hearing, asked in detail, knew roughly the degree of force, and noted down several spots that don't need much force but are especially painful, then quietly withdrew.

When the two children woke up, they discovered……

Prince Qing has returned!

Feng Xuanrui happily grabbed Sui Sui's hand and rushed out, shouting as he ran: "Uncle King, Uncle King, can we go release the river lanterns?"

So cute, little second, even more~

(End of chapter)