Xi Bao jumped out of Si Lili's arms and hurriedly touched the cheek that Si Lili had kissed with her chubby little hands.
He pouted and grumbled, "Ugh! Auntie, you kiss me, but why do you get all that drool on my face? Look at my face, it's all sticky and uncomfortable!"
I'm such a lovely, charming young woman, loved by everyone, and even cars would get flat tires just by looking at me. How could you, an old ox, take advantage of me? I've really lost out big time.
Also, if other children see you kissing me, especially little girls, they'll be heartbroken and cry.
Seeing the unusual disgust on Xi Bao's face, Si Lili felt inexplicably sad and almost speechless with heartache.
In order to avoid being disliked by her eldest nephew, she carefully put on a smiling face and casually made up an excuse.
"Oh dear~ I'm so sorry, Xibao. I couldn't help but drool when I saw the delicious candied hawthorns, and that's why I accidentally got my saliva on your face."
Please don't be angry, okay? Next time Auntie kisses you, she promises she won't drool on your face again.
To show his determination, he even raised his right hand as a gesture of assurance.
Xi Bao is not easily fooled. She doesn't seem to accept Si Lili's attitude and rolls her eyes at her without hesitation.
"Auntie, how old are you? Why are you always thinking about such things? You're really addicted to dating younger women, aren't you?"
If you want to kiss my baby, let me tell you, there will absolutely be no next time!
Do you really think I'm a three-year-old who's easy to fool?
He's a man of great integrity!
How could he possibly give up his handsome and charming face so easily?
As Si Lili listened to her nephew's repeated remarks about "an old cow eating young grass," she suddenly felt like the evil big bad wolf in a fairy tale.
Suddenly, she felt that she had been wronged!
She's this little guy's real aunt, so how could she possibly harm him?
Thinking of this, Si Lili felt she had to explain things to her nephew properly, otherwise, if Xiao Bao's words reached her brother's ears one day, her protective older brother would probably skin her alive.
Si Lili took a deep breath, then put on a painstakingly earnest expression and said softly to the little guy in front of her, "Nephew, you have to understand, I am your own aunt!"
Using "an old cow eating young grass" to describe your aunt is not very appropriate.
Your aunt kisses you simply because she loves and cherishes you very, very much!
I just wanted to use this close approach to let you understand how much your aunt loves you, so please don't overthink it.
Before the little one could even react and refute her, Si Lili eagerly continued, "And you absolutely cannot stop Auntie from loving you, nor are you allowed to stop Auntie from kissing you."
Otherwise, your aunt will be very, very sad, and don't blame me if you cry then, okay?
As she spoke, Si Lili deliberately pretended to look pitiful and about to cry, gazing longingly at her little nephew in front of her.
Xi Bao tilted her little head back, staring intently at Si Lili, and said seriously, "Auntie, I don't like it when you kiss me. Actually, even if you don't kiss me, I know you love me."
Also, crying is the most cowardly and incompetent thing to do, and it won't work on me.
Si Lili was undeterred and tried to persuade him again: "Nephew, if you don't let me kiss you, your aunt will think you don't love me. Can we talk this over again?"
Xi Bao shook her head decisively and immediately rejected the idea: "No, I don't like women getting too close to me, especially an old woman like you."
"What? You think I'm too old?" Si Lili stared with her big, round eyes and asked angrily.
She loved him so much, yet he complained that she was too old; it was too painful for her.
Xi Bao said matter-of-factly, "Auntie, you are twenty years older than me. Don't you think you are much older than me?"
Si Lili hesitated for a moment, then laughed awkwardly, "Hehe~ Well... it seems there really is some truth to that."
She felt that her nephew was an ungrateful wretch. Ever since he returned to China and reunited with her brother, the brat's behavior and speech had become more and more like her brother's, arrogant and conceited.
She didn't want to become estranged from her nephew, so she glanced at Su Niannian beside her and argued with Xibao, "Nephew, although your aunt is a bit older, I am still your elder."
Besides, you see your mom can kiss you, so can I kiss you occasionally too?
"Sigh!" Xi Bao sighed deeply, a hint of helplessness and exhaustion on her face. "No, you can't!"
He felt that communicating with his aunt was really tiring. His aunt couldn't understand him at all and liked to pester him.
Is this what people often call the generation gap?
That's true. He and his aunt are twenty years apart in age, so it's normal for them to have a generation gap.
Seeing that no matter how much she pleaded, the little guy in front of her just wouldn't let her kiss his cheek, he glared at her with his big, round eyes and asked angrily, "Your mother and I are both women, and we're both your elders. We're the same age, so why can she kiss you but I can't?"
Actually, it's not that she dislikes non-family members; it's entirely due to her competitive spirit.
Women, once jealousy takes hold, always like to win.
Xi Bao imitated Si Li Jue, stretching out her little hand to rub her forehead in a serious manner, and replied earnestly, "Auntie! My mother gave birth to me, raised me, and loves me wholeheartedly, so of course she can kiss me!"
But you're just my aunt, you can't compare, okay? Anyway, you can't kiss me! After saying that, he playfully made a face at his aunt.
Despite his young age, Xi Bao has a strong sense of boundaries; he is one thing and he will never compromise.
"I love you with all my heart too." Si Lili stubbornly refused to admit defeat.
Xi Bao crossed her arms and retorted, "Auntie, don't treat me like a fool. In this world, only a mother's love for her son is truly wholehearted, you know?"
You'll get married and have your own kids someday, and all your love will definitely go to your children, not me.
"..."
Si Lili was speechless after being rebuked by Xi Bao.
She has always been a strong-willed person and felt it was humiliating to be rejected by a little kid.
She decided to use her last trump card, bombarding him with sweet talk, vowing to win over her nephew.
So she smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Xibao, if you promise Auntie to kiss you, Auntie will buy you lots of delicious food and fun things, and even take you to the movies!"
Children are children after all, and she didn't believe that her nephew could resist the temptation of sweet words.
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