Chapter 29: They're Not Brothers

Children's emotions are the most easily swayed.

Laughing is, crying even more so.

The Xiao Pangzi who had been beaten by Feng Xuanrui was already feeling wronged; upon hearing the earth‑shaking cries from over there, he also couldn't hold back.

He had just cried, but didn't dare make a sound.

Waa—waa!

My face hurts so much, my belly hurts too!

When one Xiao Pangzi cried, the other Xiao Pangzi saw it and also couldn't hold back.

By the time Prefect Sun heard the news and arrived, the children had just been calmed down.

Prefect Sun knew that Prince Qing had come on official business this time, bringing along the young master from the Qi Wang Fu.

Hearing that his own grandson had gotten into a fight and even started throwing punches, Prefect Sun felt his vision go dark.

After arriving, he put on a smile, walked up to Prince Qing, and before he could speak, he heard Prince Qing say in a low voice, "It's nothing, just the kids roughhousing."

Prefect Sun:?

Huh?

Really just roughhousing?

Prefect Sun began to doubt life.

Turning his head to look, he saw his own grandson currently circling around a bald little child.

Two bruises marked his face, tear streaks still hung, yet he smiled especially brightly.

Prefect Sun:??

Ah ha?

At his age, he came running here exhausted, and you tell Grandfather you're fine, yet you're playing with someone else?

The matter was unexpectedly resolved smoothly; Prince Qing asked for the details, saw that both sides were at fault, and pressed the instigators, Feng Xuanrui and Xiao Pangzi—Sun Ronglin—to apologize to each other, barely counting as a reconciliation.

The true reason the two sides reconciled was……

Sui Sui.

In the Xiao Pangzi gang, one person shouted, "That kid crying so pitifully is a girl!"

That shout, like a thunderclap, directly left the Xiao Pangzi stunned.

"A girl? Where did she come from?"

"There's actually a cute girl?"

"Girls aren't cute at all!"

……

Half of the Xiao Pangzi gang have a good impression of girls.

These people are like that because they have no sisters of their own, so they envy others' sisters.

Others clearly have sisters and have suffered from them; no matter how the friends persuade, they never find girls cute.

Then, Sui Sui was surrounded by them.

Feng Xuanrui, frightened, tightly held the girl in his arms, afraid someone would come to snatch her.

Sun Ronglin had just been crying earth‑shatteringly, the whole person feeling utterly wronged.

In the Xiao Pangzi gang, he got beaten the worst, because Feng Xuanrui had been riding him and punching his face nonstop.

But now he laughed the happiest: "Is this really a girl?"

While speaking, he kept staring at Sui Sui's bald head, as if judging whether it was real.

Sui Sui felt his gaze and got goosebumps, instinctively shrinking behind Feng Xuanrui.

Feng Xuan now noticed that, even while holding her in his arms, after these people reached out to touch her, he got angry and directly hid Sui Sui behind him.

But it was useless!

The Xiao Pangzi circled around him and Sui Sui.

Sun Ronglin, his face swollen and bruised, came over and gently poked Sui Sui's sleeve.

His movements were careful, as if Sui Sui weren't a child but a fragile object.

He poked once, actually just lightly brushing Sui Sui's sleeve, but Sun Ronglin happily chuckled twice: "It's a girl!"

Sui Sui scratched her face blankly, wondering why the other suddenly laughed like that.

How to put it?

It's just that seeing her made his heart feel creepy, so she instinctively shrank back behind Feng Xuanrui again.

After Sun Ronglin finished poking, the other two Xiao Pangzi also happily poked.

They didn't actually poke her; you could tell from their cautious movements.

In fact, they were mostly poking the air, yet even so they were happy.

"Hehe, girl!"

"It's a girl!"

"The girl is kinda cute."

"By the way, where's the girl's hair?"

"Was it shaved off by a little brat?"

"It's possible; I've heard some little brats are mean to girls, so he definitely is!"

……

Feng Xuanrui, labeled a little brat, received death glares from three Xiao Pangzi.

Sun Ronglin even felt somewhat unsatisfied, still wanting to reach out.

He thought for a moment, then, with his face still hurting, he discussed with Feng Xuanrui: "What if we fight again? If I win, you give me your sister, okay?"

Feng Xuanrui exploded upon hearing it, "Snatching my sister?"

He stepped forward and threw a punch, directly making Sun Ronglin cry again.

Sun Ronglin, tears streaming from feeling wronged, asked unwillingly: "What if I get half a month? I just want to know what having a sister is like—would that also be not allowed? I've already been beaten, waa waa!"

Feng Xuanrui, like a provoked little lion, roared loudly: "No, absolutely not, my sister is mine!"

Sui Sui stood behind Feng Xuanrui, nodding obediently: "Yes, Sui Sui belongs to my brother."

Sun Ronglin, having been hit and cried out twice, hearing that sound, came over again: "You're called Sui Sui? Is it the "year" from "year‑after‑year peace and safety"?"

The other two, identical-looking Xiao Pangzi, also came over: "It's definitely this sui! Otherwise, which sui could it be?"

……

The three Xiao Pangzi circled around Sui Sui, chatting from time to time, caring about her daily life.

Sui Sui felt no malice from them, but her brother was unhappy.

So, she kept clutching the corner of Feng Xuanrui's garment, timidly looking at the crowd, without speaking again.

Her silence did not affect the Xiao Pangzi's enthusiasm.

When Sun Zhifu came over, what he saw was this scene.

Sui Sui's current appearance is not exactly good-looking.

But her eyes, like black grapes, are lively and spirited, shining like a galaxy.

Sun Zhifu originally only intended to glance and then look away, but ended up looking again and again……

Then, unable to control himself, he exclaimed: "This child, she's quite lively-looking!"

Prince Qing:???

Where is she lively-looking?

The little girl has been raised for a few days, but hasn't gained much flesh.

Still the same skinny appearance as before.

Lively-looking?

Really can't see it.

Feng Xuanrui was already annoyed by the three Xiao Pangzi coveting his sister.

Now that Sun Zhifu has spoken, he became wary again, glaring at Sun Zhifu like a little wolf cub, and said fiercely: "Are you also coming to snatch my sister?"

Before Sun Zhifu could reply, Sun Ronglin ran over, looking at him eagerly: "Grandfather, I want a sister."

After saying that, fearing his grandfather might misunderstand, Sun Ronglin turned sideways, pointed at not-far-away Sui Sui, and said: "I want one, a sister whose eyes are as pretty as hers; if she could be like this sister, that would be best."

Feng Xuanrui:???

You guys, don't go too far!

Sui Sui used to be disliked all the time.

Shen Shen disliked her for eating too much, and his wife disliked everything about her.

The older male cousin despised her as a fatherless bastard, the older female cousin despised her as dirty, the younger male cousin despised her for being weak, unable to serve as his big horse mount.

She had never before encountered a situation where so many people liked her and wanted to snatch her back home.

At this moment, Sui Sui was at a loss, nervously clutching her brother's clothes.

She thought, even if more people came to snatch her, she wouldn't want to go with them.

Because, they are not her brother.

And she, likes her brother.

(End of chapter)