Xiao Yao

Xiao Yao’s self-evaluation: obedient, sensible, and a proper lady.

However, in the eyes of others, she was mischievous, pretended to be well-behaved, and lazed around to get through the days....

Chapter 238 Gathering (Part 4)

Seeing how excited the father and son were, anyone who didn't know would think they were about to meet a long-lost relative! Yun Yifan also stood up. He didn't expect to see Xiao Yao today. It had been nearly two months since they last saw her at the palace banquet. She must have become even more beautiful and dazzling!

My junior sister and I are destined not to be husband and wife in this life. I don’t know whether I will meet her again in the next life. If we can meet again, I will never let go or miss her.

"Kiss." Yun Xiran suddenly said these two words, and no one understood what he meant.

"Oh! I know what your son means. A while ago, when the old man of the Yuan family celebrated his birthday, your princess and my son both attended. Junior Sister kissed them and gave each of them a stuffed chestnut horse. This kid is still obsessed with beautiful women. Your uncle has good taste. Achen, what do you think of Junior Sister? How about we accompany you to the Xiao family to propose marriage?"

Mu Fengwu flicked Yun Xiran's forehead, completely in a joking tone. If he didn't tease Yun Yichen a few more times before he got married, he would have no chance after he married the Crown Prince's wife.

His original plan to develop the younger sister into the seventh brother's wife had also failed. Ever since losing a bet to the younger sister a year ago, the seventh brother had been extremely depressed. He had said that even if he never got married, he wouldn't dare take the younger sister. He was now studying abroad, hoping to gain experience and broaden his horizons, hoping to one day avenge his previous defeat.

"Haha." Yun Yichen laughed twice, neither agreeing nor denying, and urged everyone to go to the yard.

Because the master and servants of the Xiao family often barbecue at home, they have already determined their positions. Xiao Yao is responsible for overall command, Xiao Yuan is responsible for supervision and tasting, Xiao Hui is responsible for blending the ingredients, Qianyu, Qianxiang, Xiaofu and others are responsible for the heat and stringing the ingredients together with bamboo sticks.

At this moment, Xiao Yao wore a high ponytail and a long dress with narrow sleeves and a waist, which was eye-catching and added a bit of heroic spirit.

"Junior sister, you...you are really..." Mu Fengwu looked at her carefully for a long time, but couldn't find an appropriate word to describe Xiao Yao.

"People who have not received an education are really scary. My sister is so cool." After saying that, Xiao Yuan gave a thumbs up.

"Handsome? What does that mean?"

"Handsome and elegant is a better meaning." Xiao Yuan didn't quite understand the meaning of the word, so she gave a rough explanation based on her own understanding.

"Then I am also very handsome." Mu Fengwu asked with a posture that he thought was very cool.

"You are more than just handsome! You are a little too handsome. You are hard to find in the sky or on the earth." Xiao Yuan saw that Mu Fengwu wanted to fight with him. The two of them were like old enemies. They couldn't even enjoy their meals without fighting for a few rounds.

"So I'm so outstanding in the eyes of Junior Sister! Thank you for giving me such a high evaluation."

"Your handsomeness is unique. Others are handsome because they are good-looking, but you are handsome because you are thick-skinned. It's different, absolutely different."

"Okay, it's your job to process the deer and get the meat. Zihong, Xiran, come here, your aunt will take you to have some snacks." Xiao Yao clapped her hands gently, and the two little guys struggled to get down.

"Call me auntie. Junior sister, you are not familiar with my wife, let alone sisters. How can you let Zihong call me auntie?" Mu Fengwu has been trying for six or seven years, but the two sisters are still unwilling to acknowledge him as their senior brother. This is what makes him most depressed.

"But I am familiar with my cousin Yuan! It's impossible for one child to call her aunt and the other one aunt!" Xiao Yao couldn't understand why Mu Fengwu had to be so serious about this. It was just a name, and he wasn't asked to call her that.

"You two should go and rest for a while! We're here!" Yun Yifan nudged Mu Fengwu with his elbow. It was already good enough that his junior sister was willing to help look after the two children. What did she call them? In fact, he also wanted his son to call Xiao Yao Auntie, as if that would make the two of them closer.

Yun Yichen had been secretly observing Xiao Yao, trying to discern any clues from her behavior, like panic, or anger... Kong Xuzhe was confused by the two of them. He marveled that there were women in the world who could act as if nothing had happened after being held by someone else. He also admired Yun Yichen's patience and determination. If it were him, he would have gone over and asked, "You've been held by me, what are you waiting for if you don't want to get married!"

"You stay." Yun Yichen grabbed Xiao Yu and stopped him from leaving. He should have beaten this kid up, but considering... considering that he created an opportunity for him, he would take care of him for a while on behalf of his two sisters.

"I want to find my elder sister." Xiao Yu inexplicably felt that if he fell into Yun Yichen's hands, he would not have a good ending, so he rejected Yun Yichen's proposal very straightforwardly.

"How can a man hang out with girls every day! Brothers will play with you." Kong Xuzhe picked up Xiao Yu and walked away. The brat even wanted to kiss him. Today, he wanted the young prince to teach him that he was not someone who could be desecrated by anyone.

Yun Xiran and Mu Zihong were well-educated by their families; they were sensible and obedient. Xiao Yu, who was only a year older, was even more endearing. After snacking, Xiao Yao and Xiao Hui collaborated to make two little bear pendants for the two children, which they tied around their waists. They were so happy that they kept shouting "Kiss!"

Seeing Xiao Yao's patience with the child and her ability to coax the child, Yin Qianhua was delighted. She couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to have a grandson. If she could take such good care of other people's children, her own would surely be no worse.

If Xiao Yao knew Yin Qianhua's idea, she would definitely burst out laughing. What kind of theory is this? But it is true that she likes children very much, and she also hopes to have twins like her mother in the future.

"It's so boring to always stay in the room. How about I take you to play hide-and-seek?" Xiao Yuan wanted to run out again.

"You're such a grown-up, why don't you have time to be quiet?" Yin Qianhua always felt at a loss when facing Xiao Yuan. She was obviously a grown-up girl, but her personality had not changed much from when she was a child. She only cared about two things: how to play and where to find delicious food.

"Aunt, you are not as open-minded as my mother. My mother said that Tianyu is so old that he will always find an unlucky person to catch me."

"Your mother is even more outrageous." Listen to what she said, how could she be a wife of a marquis? She is just my cousin! Her son should be getting married, but she has no awareness of being an elder.

"I am actually quite envious of Third Aunt and Ruyi's personalities. The first three sentences my mother says to me every day are always, 'You are the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, so you should be careful with what you say and do; your grandfather has spoiled you; your father and I are most worried about you, when will you grow up?'" Xiao Yao imitated Tong Mingyu, counting her faults on her fingers, and at the end she shook her head and sighed. Yun Ruonan laughed until she had no strength left, and leaned on Xiuzhu to let her help her calm down.

A child like this cannot be wronged when she marries into your family. Just treat her as another daughter and continue to pamper her! It is estimated that if he does not agree to pamper her, the old man will never agree to this marriage, Yin Qianhua thought while indulging the little girls' laughter and noise.

The three girls, along with their maid, mother-in-law, and two children, found an open space in the yard. Xiao Yuan stretched his legs and waved his hands, doing warm-up exercises, waiting to show off his skills in front of his two little nephews. A row of bamboo trees separated this place from the front, so it was impossible to see who was there unless he turned around.

"Come on! Sister will hide and you guys can catch her." Xiao Yuan said with her hands on her hips, looking determined to win.

"Can you be a little more promising? The two of them together are only half your age. How dare you say such things?" Xiao Yao was speechless at her sister's behavior at the moment.

"How about you guys hide and I'll catch you? That should be fine, right?"

"Let's try a different game. Qianyu, go get a clean piece of cotton cloth. Xiuzhu will help you blindfold Ruyi. If Ruyi catches them, they're not allowed to touch anything below her hair. If you guess correctly, you win, and you can choose one of us to make a request. If you guess wrong, you lose, and we can also make a request. Remember, no matter who wins or loses, they must fulfill the other person's wish and are not allowed to go back on their word."

"Okay." Xiao Yuanlai paid special attention to the two children's hairstyles. They were very good and different. It seemed that he was sure to win.

Xiao Yao whispered a few instructions in Xiaohui's ear, and several maids went off to act separately.

"I think someone's about to get into trouble." Several men standing by the bamboo forest stopped and began a heated discussion. Mu Fengwu was always the first to speak.

The Yun brothers nodded in agreement. The experience they had gained over the years made them feel that Xiao Yuan was going to lose again.

"What a simple game! Only a fool would lose!" Kong Xuzhe saw a maid start to cover Xiao Yuan's eyes. Even at this time, she was still laughing happily. What a sweet laughter! Listening to such laughter, all worries will be forgotten.

Seeing that the maids had already started to blindfold Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yao quickly waved to the two children to come over. She and Xiao Hui were responsible for one of them and helped to mess up their hair. Mu Zihong wore a jade crown and Yun Xiran tied her hair into a bun.

"This is..." Mu Fengwu covered Kong Xuzhe's mouth. It was not the style of the junior sister to not do anything. This kid was not just watching the fun and trying to cause trouble.

Of course Yun Yichen knew what Kong Xuzhe was thinking. Who wouldn’t be partial to the one he loved?

"Can we start?" Xiao Yuan asked anxiously.

"Wait a moment, Xiran needs to pee, it will be over in a while." Xiao Yao also speeded up. If the time was delayed too long, her sister would be suspicious.

Although Kong Xuzhe's mouth was blocked, he did not forget to kick Yun Yichen below. This is the beauty you like. She dares to say anything and come up with all kinds of bad ideas. Don't you want to do anything about it?

Yun Yichen also frowned. This little girl was a bit too much. She could say words like "shush" without any hesitation. Could it be that he was seeing things? She was actually such a bold person?

Mu Fengwu and Yun Yifan looked at each other, their faces filled with surprise and emotion. The appearance of the junior sister was completely different from her personality. Who would have thought that the most beautiful woman in Kyoto could say such words without changing her expression!

Xiao Yao had no idea that her words would be overheard. Besides, isn't it normal for children to pee? What kind of people did she meet?