Chapter 68 The Female Supporting Character's Mother - Amulet

When Shuxin was one and a half years old, she began to show her amazing language talent.

During summer vacation, Wenye didn't like going out to play anymore; his greatest joy every day was teaching his younger sister to speak.

That afternoon, the family of four were all in the living room.

Yaoyao rested her head on Wen Minzhao's shoulder, her little hands wrapped around his arm, and the two watched TV together.

Shuxin sat on her panda-themed playmat, doodling on a blank sheet of paper with a paintbrush in her hand. Wenye, on the other hand, was persistently teaching his little sister to call him "brother".

Yes, Shuxin can say "Mom" and "Dad," but she can't say "Brother."

Yes, she did it on purpose.

Wen Ye's tone remained quite patient: "Little sister, come on, say 'brother...brother...' after me..."

Shu Xin raised her eyes, looking at the male protagonist as if he were an idiot, a wicked amusement rising in her heart, and slowly said, "Little... Ye... Little Ye!"

Wen Ye: "..." It would be better not to teach at all!

Seeing Wen Ye's frustrated expression, Shu Xin couldn't be happier. She put down her paintbrush, placed her hands on the mat, and slowly got up.

The little girl wobbled over to Wen Ye's side. He was sitting on the cushion. Shu Xin pinched his cheeks with both hands, laughed twice, then held her breath and shouted, "Little Ye!"

After shouting, she burst into laughter. Anyway, she's just a kid, so she can be as naughty as she wants!

Upon hearing the shout, Wen Minzhao and Yao Yao, who were about to kiss their children behind their backs, froze. Both of them looked somewhat embarrassed and hurriedly separated a little distance, turning their gazes to their children.

The son looked like a wronged little wife, his face scrunched up, extremely aggrieved. The daughter, on the other hand, looked like a bullying older sister, hands on her hips, laughing loudly.

Wen Minzhao and Yao Yao: "..."

"Liuliu, you have to call him brother, not Xiaoye. Brother will be sad." Yaoyao came to her daughter, squatted down, and patiently taught her.

Wen Ye lowered his head with a dejected look. Children don't know how to hide their emotions, and he exuded an aura of loneliness and sadness.

Shuxin never expected that not calling him "brother" would have such a big impact on Wenye. She had always been unable to say it before, so she pretended that she couldn't learn it. Today, she deliberately called him "Xiaoye" instead of "brother," and who would have thought that the male lead would break down!

Seeing the disapproval in her mother's eyes, Shuxin lowered her head. Her mother realized that she had done it on purpose.

Wen Minzhao also squatted down on the other side, looking at the two aggrieved children, feeling a bit of a headache. He first gently stroked his daughter's soft hair and coaxed her gently, "Liuliu, be good, do you want to watch cartoons? Daddy will carry you to watch them."

Yao Yao looked at Wen Minzhao with dissatisfaction, but he only gave her a reassuring smile. Shu Xin was a little afraid to look at her mother and took a step forward, rushing into her father's arms.

Wen Ye's tears fell to the ground with a "plop." Yao Yao noticed it immediately and took a tissue to wipe her son's face, her voice very gentle: "Daddy will take your sister to see cartoons, and Mommy will take you to eat hamburgers, okay?"

"Hmm!" Wen Ye also rushed into his mother's arms. Only then did he realize that his sister still didn't like him, but why was that? He was so good to his sister!

Even this panda-shaped cushion was something he saw in a shopping mall and bought with his own savings.

Shuxin also felt a little guilty, knowing that Wen Ye in this life was not the male lead of her past life. She had been unable to get over the hurdle in her heart, but at this moment, she suddenly felt relieved.

"Brother! Brother! Brother!" Wen Minzhao had just picked up his daughter when he heard her cries.

"Sister! Sister! Sister!" Wen Ye got out of his mother's arms, turned to face his sister, grinned, and looked somewhat comical with tear stains still on his face.

Shuxin laughed even harder. She struggled to get down from her father's arms and rushed into her brother's embrace, calling out in her cute little voice, "Brother!"

Wen Ye: "Little sister!"

Seeing the harmonious relationship between the brother and sister, Wen Minzhao and Yaoyao smiled at each other.

*

On Shuxin's first day of kindergarten, the whole family took her to school together. Wenye, a fourth-grader, even took half a day off just to be able to take his little sister to school.

Before handing Shuxin over to the teacher, Wenye, acting like a little adult, was still worried and kept telling his sister not to be afraid. He told her that if she was bullied, she should tell the teacher and that he would definitely come to her defense after school.

Shuxin nodded obediently. Although she understood the reasoning, she still listened patiently to her brother's instructions. Finally, under her brother's reluctant gaze, Shuxin waved to them and then followed the teacher into the kindergarten.

Shuxin, now a first-year student, entered the school where Wenye had once been. Wenye, a first-year junior high student, still took leave to send his younger sister to school. This time, only Wenye came to see her off.

As for why the adults didn't come, it's because Dad had to go on a business trip out of town for a while, so he took Mom with him, leaving the nanny and the two of them alone at home.

Wen Ye led Shu Xin into the school, introducing her to every corner of the school. He even went to the teachers' office to ask them to take good care of his well-behaved younger sister.

Shuxin, who fought three people at kindergarten last year and still won, remained silent. She was still fragile!

Almost all the teachers knew Wen Ye, after all, he was number one every year, and he was also good-looking, so he left a deep impression on everyone.

"Brother, don't worry, I'll be fine." Shuxin looked at the big boy squatting in front of her and patted her chest to assure him.

Wen Ye gently rubbed his little sister's chubby face, a gentle smile appearing on his usually cool features: "Liu Liu is such a good girl! Wait for your brother to pick you up after school, and we'll go home together."

Shuxin nodded obediently.

The junior high school was not far from the elementary school, and Wen Ye applied to skip evening self-study for a week. Because of his outstanding grades, the teacher had no choice but to agree.

*

From first to fourth grade, Wenye would pick up and drop off Shuxin at school whenever he had free time. Wenye also progressed from the first year of junior high to the first year of senior high.

Wen Ye was the first to notice that something was wrong with Shu Xin. Yes, the closer she got to her tenth birthday, the more panicked she became. Over the years, she had never paid attention to her biological father's situation, so she naturally didn't know about her stepsister's situation. She was worried that her stepsister would still be bound to that vicious system.

During his day off, Wen Ye took Shu Xin to the amusement park and accompanied her on various thrilling rides. The two held hands tightly, and Wen Ye gave Shu Xin a great sense of security.

After playing around for a while, the two sat in the shop drinking milk tea. Wen Ye glanced at the girl across from him a few times, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.

Shuxin asked, puzzled, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Wen Ye organized his thoughts for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Little sister, do you... have someone you have a crush on? I feel like you've been a bit absent-minded lately."

Shuxin: "..." To be honest, her brother's intuition is quite sharp, but he's just going in the wrong direction.

"What are you thinking? I don't have anyone I like, it's just... um..." Shuxin stammered, unable to tell Wenye what she was really worried about.

Shuxin: "Brother, do you think there's anything in the world that can absorb other people's good fortune? Like, using someone else's strength to get what you want."

Wen Ye never gave perfunctory answers to his sister's questions. After thinking carefully for a moment, he said, "Liu Liu, did you have a nightmare? Did you dream that someone was stealing your good fortune?"

Shuxin nodded quickly.

Wen Ye understood the crux of the problem and began to comfort her: "Liu Liu, don't worry. Over the years, our family has donated money to the largest temple in Jiangcheng every year, and your New Year's money has also been donated in your name. Not only that, your father and mother have also donated a lot of money to charities, all in your and my names. We have done so many good deeds, and these are all merits recorded on our heads, which no one can take away."

"Don't worry, Liu Liu. I'll take you to that temple later to ask the master for a blessed amulet. You can carry it with you every day from now on."

Shuxin nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! Brother, let's go after we finish eating!"

My brother is so smart! Why didn't he think of asking for a talisman? Whether it works or not, it makes me feel much better!