Cancan was stunned for a while.
After realizing what was happening, she pursed her lips in frustration and remained silent. However, after not seeing each other for more than ten years, the third brother had already met a new little princess.
Everyone who said she was the best little princess in the world was lying!
Cancan feels wronged.
But then she thought, the third brother, like the second brother, has become a mortal and doesn't remember her. In that case, she can just get to know the new princess. She is a generous little princess and won't blame the third brother.
Just as I was thinking this, Pei Shen's confused voice came to my ears.
"Looking at you, am I wrong? If it's not Princess Elsa, then it must be Snow White, Princess Sofia, the Princess and the Pea, or the Little Mermaid, right?"
The names of the princesses were like bolts from the blue, hitting Cancan. She was so frightened that her eyes widened and she stood there stiffly.
It turns out...there are so many princesses.
Cancan sniffed sadly and asked unwillingly, "Does my brother know so many princesses?"
"How can this be considered a lot?" Pei Shen smiled. "I also know Princess Belle, Princess Cinderella, Princess Aurora, and Ariel..."
Cancan's clear almond eyes gradually became misty, her mouth slightly pursed, trying to hold back her tears, her mouth began to tremble slightly because of the restraint. But the princess's name kept coming out, and Cancan could no longer hold it in. She opened her mouth and cried "Wow" while holding Qi Sen's hand and bursting into tears.
"Wow, how can Third Brother know so many princesses?"
Pei Shen was bewildered and moved his hands helplessly, trying to imitate Qi Sen and touch Cancan's head to comfort her. He was not that familiar with Cancan, but it would be too unkind to leave this mess behind.
but..
What did he do wrong?
He has an amazing memory. He can memorize fairy tales after reading them once. Is it his fault that he can even name the protagonists so fluently?!
Thinking of this, Pei Shen became much more assertive. He straightened his back and said to Qi Sen confidently, "I just answered a question normally. I didn't expect this situation and I can't handle it. You should handle it yourself."
After saying that, he disappeared from Qi Sen's sight as quickly as if he had motors installed in his legs. He had never seen him run so fast in the school's 1,000-meter physical test.
In the cold wind, Cancan cried and hiccuped.
"With so many princesses, Third Brother won't like me anymore, woooo." Cancan wiped her tears aggrievedly, crying, "Third Brother clearly said that Cancan was the most powerful little princess, woooo, he is a big liar."
Qi Sen patted Cancan's back soothingly, and explained with a bit of a smile: "Those princesses are different from Cancan."
But Qi Sen didn't know how to explain why it was different.
Fairy tales are a fantasy world created for children and adults. It is romantic and beautiful. Evil and darkness will eventually be replaced by justice. It is the hope that countless people believe in and hold on to.
Qi Sen gently wiped away Cancan's tears.
There was a red circle around her eyes, and there were still tears on her fine eyelashes, making her look like a tearful little rabbit, which made people feel distressed.
"How about I take you to see those princesses? Our Cancan is amazing, no worse than those princesses."
Cancan asked in a hoarse voice: "Can I still see them?"
"certainly."
**
"Aisha, run! There are bad guys behind us."
"Wow, brother, look at her running on the sea. Cancan hasn't even learned this spell!"
In the living room, Cancan jumped up from the sofa, ran excitedly to the kitchen and pulled Qi Sen's clothes.
"Brother, brother, Elsa is going to build a castle with ice, let's go and see it!"
Qi Sen reluctantly put down the ham he had just cut, "Okay, brother will watch it with you."
This is Cancan's seventh time watching Frozen. Since returning home last night, Cancan's attitude towards Aisha has changed a hundred and eighty times.
From the beginning, "Huh, little Princess Cancan is the best," it has become now, "Aisha is just as great as Cancan, we are both little princesses who can do magic~"
Cancan's favorite scene is the one where Elsa builds a snow castle in a white open space. After watching it so many times, the little princess is so familiar with it that she can imitate Elsa's movements and pretend to use magic to build a castle at home.
"Come and pick up the dog, come and pick up the dog, ￥%&#@Anniemo~", Cancan sat at the dining table, swinging her short legs leisurely, happily singing "Let It Go", which she called "Elsa's Song".
The sentences she didn't know were covered up in a language no one could understand. After she finished singing, Cancan tilted her head and asked expectantly, "Second brother, did Cancan sing well?"
“It sounds nice.”
but..
It makes me numb.
Qi Sen didn't want to talk about Aisha anymore, so he picked up a random topic: "Do you like the food my brother cooks?"
"Of course I like it." Cancan pointed at the bowl and said, "There's also red ham sausage. I've never eaten it before."
Cancan took the children's spoon and slowly scooped a spoonful into her mouth, chewing it quickly and happily.
The ham, corn and egg fried rice made by my second brother is so delicious~
When she was eating the second bite, something occurred to her. She put down her spoon and asked obediently, "Brother, can you bring some food to Third Brother?"
Although the third brother doesn't remember her, she still remembers the third brother~
This morning, when Qi Sen took Cancan out to buy groceries, he unexpectedly met Pei Shen in the corridor. After Cancan's repeated questioning, he found out that Pei Shen lived upstairs from them.
When it comes to reasoning, Cancan makes sense, "If you don't eat, you will starve to death, and you won't grow taller. We can't let our third brother become a dwarf!"
Qi Sen's head hurt after hearing this. He cursed Cancan's father over and over again in his heart for forcing him to be taught "Growth Guide".
"He will order takeout and have food to eat, don't worry, Cancan."
Cancan held the bowl and said pitifully, "But Cancan really wants Third Brother to eat delicious ham sausage. Third Brother will definitely like it very much."
Qi Sen stared at the food in front of him and didn't speak for a long time.
To be honest, he had no feelings for Pei Shen, the third brother mentioned by Cancan. Instead, he really disliked Pei Shen's casual attitude towards studying.
He doesn't care about being late for class or failing English, and he enjoys special treatment at school, but he is lazy all day long.
But for Qi Sen, the college entrance examination was a lifeline. Only if he won this battle could he escape his parents' control and his indifferent family.
The college entrance examination, which he regarded as a life-saving straw, was something that the genius Pei Shen disdained.
How ridiculous.
Qi Sen thought to himself with self-mockery.
He didn't like Pei Shen, and couldn't accept such a brother.
In Cancan's eyes, they are a close family.
But in his eyes, Pei Shen was just a passerby who passed by in the vast ocean.
Cancan called him "Third Brother, Third Brother" all day long these past two days. Every time Qi Sen saw the joy in Cancan's eyes when she mentioned Pei Shen, he felt bitter in his heart.
"Cancan." Qi Sen said, "Were you on good terms with your third brother before?"
"Of course!" Cancan nodded happily, "Third brother tells Cancan stories every day."
Qi Sen pursed his lips and said hesitantly, "Then...what about my second brother?"
Cancan's smile gradually disappeared. He lowered his head and used a spoon to stir the rice in the bowl. His voice was muffled: "Second brother is enjoying wealth and glory in the ninth heaven. He never comes home to see Cancan."
Qi Sen put down his chopsticks and smiled sarcastically.
After a long time, the raised lips gradually straightened into a straight line.
It turns out that he was such a pleasure-seeking person in his previous life.
Is this why he is punished in this life by being trapped in such a bad family?
Qi Sen smiled bitterly and stopped talking.
**
When Cancan grunted and knocked heavily on Pei Shen's door with the thermos box in her hand, Pei Shen was looking at the cold takeout on the table with annoyance.
I was so engrossed in solving a chemistry problem that I lost track of time and the takeaway got cold again.
"Third brother, Cancan has brought you some delicious food!"
A clear baby voice came from outside the door.
"What are you doing here?" Pei Shen asked.
Cancan held the insulated box forward and said in a baby voice, "I'm worried that my third brother will starve to death, so I'm bringing him some food. This is the ham rice that my second brother made. Eating it will make you grow taller!"
Pei Shen, who was worried about having no food to eat, didn't hesitate and just took it and put it on the table.
Cancan hurriedly trotted after him, climbed onto the stool and sat down obediently.
"You're not going home?"
Cancan shook her head.
"Second brother asked Cancan to spend more time with third brother."
Pei Shen frowned, slowed down his speech and seriously corrected Cancan's words.
"I'm not your third brother, nor am I Qi Sen's younger brother. Do you understand?"
Cancan uttered a low "Oh" and her mood instantly dropped eight degrees.
Pei Shen was a little annoyed.
He has never been good at interacting with children. If they say something wrong, they need to be comforted, and if they don't, they will cry, which is very annoying.
Pei Shen simply poured the rice in the thermos box into his own big bowl and returned the empty thermos box.
"You go back."
Cancan nodded obediently, and when she reached the door, she looked back every few steps and moved her little feet reluctantly.
"Third brother, if you are afraid of sleeping alone, go find Cancan. Cancan can protect you."
Pei Shen stood at the door, silent.
"Third brother, if you encounter bad guys, you must find Cancan. Cancan can build a castle to lock you up and protect you just like Aisha did!"
Pei Shen remained silent, but his expression showed some impatience.
"Third brother, you have to believe in Cancan. Cancan knows magic!"
Pei Shen couldn't help it and said perfunctorily: "I know, I know. Go find your brother quickly."
Although the tone was not very good, Cancan was very happy to hear it.
Joyfully, he walked down the stairs one step at a time.
The second brother said that he would wait for her at the bottom of the stairs.
But when Cancan stood in the corridor at the corner, she did not see Qi Sen. Instead, she saw a middle-aged man standing at the door in anger, with the bad woman she had seen at Qi Sen's house before beside him.
When the bad woman saw Cancan, she shouted, "This is the child."
The middle-aged man stepped forward in two or three steps, and when his hand was about to touch Cancan's arm, Qi Sen rushed out from his home, pointed at Qi Hai and said coldly: "You dare to touch her."
The sound seemed to come from hell, eerie and terrifying.
Qi Hai was stunned for two seconds, then he moved his hand away uncomfortably and snorted coldly: "If your aunt hadn't seen you living here, your mother and I would have thought you were dead."
Qi Sen closed his eyes in silence, clenched his five fingers tightly, his nails dug deep into his flesh, causing a slight pain.
Some sanity returned.
Qi Sen opened his eyes and looked at Cancan with a softer look.
"Don't be afraid, Cancan. Go to your third brother first."
"Oh, this brother is doing a good job." Xu Zhen said strangely.
Qi Sen looked at Xu Zhen, his brows full of disgust.
"Shut up," he said.
Cancan stood there motionless, staring blankly at his second brother who was sandwiched between two villains, his eyes reddened. After all, he was just a child, and when he was really bullied, he would still be frightened and stunned, forgetting all the bold words he had said before.
No wonder Daddy always says she is pretending to be powerful.
"Second brother." The little baby's voice trembled slightly, as if she was extremely scared.
Xu Zhen smiled.
"It's okay if you don't go back today. I've raised you for so many years, you should give me something in return. A few days ago, your adopted sister said something nonsense in front of Manager Liu, and my position as a manager may be in jeopardy. As long as you promise to go to Manager Liu and explain everything clearly, this matter will be over."
Qi Hai's face suddenly turned ugly when he heard about the work. He stepped forward and kicked Qi Sen in the knee, causing him to fall to the ground, clutching his knee in pain.
Cancan was stunned.
Qi Sen forced a few smiles: "Cancan, go to your third brother, I'm fine."
Cancan pouted and began to cry silently.
"Second brother." She called out softly again.
She couldn't hear what was said afterwards. The scene of her second brother being beaten kept replaying in her mind, and her crying became louder and louder.
This attracted the attention of neighbors, upstairs and downstairs, who all opened their doors to see what was happening.
Seeing this, Qi Hai and Xu Zhen hurriedly slipped away.
Pei Shen heard Cancan crying and rushed downstairs without even having time to swallow his food. He thought that Qi Sen's expressionless brother had bullied Cancan, and was about to help her in return for the meal. Unexpectedly, he saw Cancan hugging Qi Sen's legs, crying and asking, "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt." Qi Sen said as he stood up, took Cancan's hand and prepared to take her home.
Cancan dodged with her little hands and cried, "Brother, how can Daddy hit a child?"
Doesn’t dad love his children the most?
Just like her daddy.
Pei Shen was stunned.
**
In the evening, Pei Shen was tutoring a female junior high school student in chemistry. Thinking of Cancan crying, he was lost in thought.
My mind is full of Cancan’s last question.
It seems that the rumors in school are true.
Qi Sen's family...is really not that good.
When you think about it this way, it seems pretty miserable.
"Senior Pei, what's wrong with you today?" the girl asked.
"fine."
"Pei Shen, you came to give my daughter extra lessons during the National Day holiday. Thank you for your hard work." A middle-aged woman brought a plate of fruit and said with a smile.
Pei Shen was a renowned chemistry genius, and their family was overjoyed to have him as their tutor. Their daughter's chemistry grades had improved significantly, and the family viewed Pei Shen as even more important. They were eager to adopt him as their godson. After all, they heard that Pei Shen's parents had passed away long ago, and he lived alone. Their home was only two buildings away from Pei Shen's.
Pei Shen politely replied, "Nothing."
As soon as he finished speaking, several bursts of noise were heard, interrupting Pei Shen's thoughts.
The middle-aged woman explained, "My father came to stay for a few days during the National Day holiday. He has many old friends from the factory here. They are currently selecting a new accounting supervisor and they had a small meeting with us today. They had a disagreement and were arguing."
The woman frowned with some concern: "Will this disturb your studies?"
Pei Shen shook his head: "No."
The noise in the living room continued.
"I told you Xu Zhen is no match for me. Last time I passed by her house, a little girl named Cancan came over and told me that Xu Zhen wanted to beat her son. You said she was always the epitome of good temper at the factory, so why is she like this when she gets home? Her behavior at the factory is definitely fake. How can I let someone like that take my place?"
"You take a child's words seriously, Old Liu. You're too stubborn."
Pei Shen's hand holding the pen paused.
Cancan?
In the living room, several people were sitting around, arguing.
Their textile factory is one of the best in Guhai City, so the position of accounting director is much more important. In addition, some people always try to make money in this position, so the group becomes more cautious in their selection.
As the argument went on, a clear young voice sounded in my ears.
"What the old man said is true."
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