Chapter 313

Prince Qi didn't ask any further, Aunt Qiu thought for a moment and then didn't say anything more.

Feng Xuanrui and his brothers discovered that Feng Xuanjie had actually taken advantage of their fight to defect, and they were instantly furious.

Of course, what they were angry about wasn't Feng Xuanjie's defection.

A little defection, nothing to make a fuss about.

What they cared about was that he had secretly hugged Sui Sui!

This won't do, this is unacceptable!

Feng Xuanrui charged over like a little cannonball, shouting loudly, "Let go of my sister, she's mine, mine, all mine!"

Feng Xuanjie had originally been talking to Sui Sui, recounting stories he'd heard before, picking out bits suitable for children, which made Sui Sui exclaim in surprise, her round eyes becoming even cuter.

Seeing such a sister, Feng Xuanjie liked her very much, almost unable to let go.

Hearing Feng Xuanrui's voice, Feng Xuanjie jumped in fright.

His shake also startled Sui Sui.

Sui Sui, puzzled, turned her head to look at her panicked fourth brother and asked softly, "Fourth brother, what's wrong?"

Feng Xuanjie didn't want Sui Sui to think he was a useless coward, so he gently shook his head, pursed his lips, and said, "No, it's nothing."

It was at this moment that Feng Xuanrui came rushing over, afraid to frighten his sister; as he neared, he suddenly slammed on the brakes, and due to inertia he lurched forward, almost falling flat on his face.

Fortunately, Feng Xuanrui's balance was good; he quickly steadied himself, then reached out his hand to Sui Sui, flashing a little white tooth: "Sister, big brother's here!"

Feng Xuanrui had just finished wrestling with his brothers, his body was still dirty, and his hair had grass stuck in it.

Sui Sui looked at him; although she didn't really dislike him, she was afraid of getting her new clothes dirty, so after thinking she asked softly, "Brother, could you go wash your hands and then come hold me?"

Feng Xuanrui:?

At first he didn't react, revealing a pair of hurt, wide eyes, his face full of disbelief, as if saying, "Sister, you actually despise me! Wah, when we first met he was even more of a mess than this, and you didn't despise him then!"

Feng Xuanrui was sad, Feng Xuanrui was upset, Feng Xuanrui lowered his head, wanting to cover his face with his hand to show his sorrow.

The result was, as soon as he lowered his head, he met his own grimy little hand.

Feng Xuanrui: ．．．

Ha! The sister's disdain isn't without reason.

With these hands, he doesn't even dare to cover his face.

"Despised, so despised!" Feng Xuanrui embarrassedly thought of finding something to do, but before he could, he felt Sui Sui lightly tugging at his clothes.

After Sui Sui noticed her brother was upset, she felt a bit uneasy, gently gestured to her fourth brother, then got down from him and lightly pulled at her brother's clothes.

Seeing her brother look over, Sui Sui anxiously said, "Brother, hold me!"

Compared to getting her clothes dirty, Sui Sui would rather not see her brother upset.

The little girl spreading her arms was so cute it made one want to scoop her up and charge forward a few hundred kilometers! Feng Xuanrui felt moved, his heart aching, but regarding his own grimy little hand, after seeing it clearly he indeed despised it.

So Feng Xuanrui waved his hand: "Sister, wait a bit for big brother, big brother will be right back, right back!"

Feng Xuanrui turned and ran, only to discover that Feng Xuanbo had already quietly washed his hands and come back, flashing him a smug, slightly provocative smile.

Feng Xuanrui:?

While Feng Xuanrui wore a puzzled expression, wondering what mischief Xiao Wu was up to, he heard Feng Xuanbo lower his head and say gently to Sui Sui, "Sister, come, Fifth Brother hug."

Feng Xuanrui:?? Sui Sui didn't refuse the already-clean Fifth Brother, obediently letting him pick her up.

After Feng Xuanbo picked up the sister, he gave a light cough to show his victory.

Feng Xuanrui:?! Damn it!

"One of these days I'll bite Xiao Wu to death! Bite him dead, dead as can be!" Feng Xuanrui thought resentfully as he charged outward.

"Scheming Fifth Brother, he deserves a beating!" Feng Xuancang, although a step slower than Feng Xuanbo, had already tidied himself up and come back.

Feng Xuanbin followed behind, walking slowly.

Feng Xuanrui saw that they had all finished washing, and his little face immediately fell.

Wah!

The brothers are isolating me!

Feng Xuancang didn't want Feng Xuanrui to be upset, so he turned around and accompanied him on another walk.

With the third brother like that, Feng Xuanrui felt a bit better inside.

As a result, when the two had tidied up and were heading back, Feng Xuancang and Feng Xuanrui consulted: "Little Six, can I hold the sister first a bit later?"

Feng Xuanrui:?

"Damn it! Why are you all fixated on my sister? She's the one I picked up, I picked her up, she's mine, mine!" Feng Xuanrui gritted his teeth in anger.

After thinking it over, he reluctantly agreed.

The third brother is still decent, so he can be a little nicer to him.

Soon Feng Xuanrui found out what being a little nicer to the third brother entailed: Feng Xuancang was over there holding Sui Sui, saying who-knows-what, laughing the little girl into giggles, while he and Feng Xuanbin and a few others bent over, heads down, carefully searching for timber, and after finding it they still had to measure the dimensions carefully, afraid of getting it wrong.

Wah!

Life, how hard it is!

At this moment Feng Xuanrui was already praying, hoping that Madame Zhou's pregnancy would be a daughter.

That way the other brothers could go dote on another sister, and Sui Sui would be his alone! His alone! Just thinking about it made him feel blissful.

Although Sui Sui can't look for timber, she does have reinforcements.

First Feng Xuanjie, then Feng Xuanbo and Feng Xuancang.

Everyone came together to help, first assisting the ladies' families in gathering the materials for the little waterwheel.

Among the remaining lumber, there indeed existed confusing options.

However, Feng Xuancang's eyesight was still good; leading his brothers, he promptly removed those miscellaneous items and found the true materials for their little cart.

Next comes the most crucial part.

Assembly

Whether theory can become reality hinges on this step of their assembly.

Shen Hua Tang gestured to the two younger sisters while acting as the overall commander.

This piece should be here.

The leaves should all face the same direction; let's lay them out first, then slowly insert them later.

And this one is structural; we need to pay attention.

……

With Shen Hua Tang directing, Sui Sui and Liu He Meng can just operate like two little dimwits—no need to think.

However, Shen Hua Tang probably felt this wouldn't work, quickly gave up micromanaging, and started quizzing the two young ladies.

Sui Sui, tell Tangtang Jiejie where this should go.

Mengmeng, you also tell Tangtang Jiejie which part this is and where we should insert it.

……

The second watch is at 19:00.