He tried his best to calm himself down, telling himself that he was a man and shouldn't let such words upset him, but the more he forced himself not to think about it, the more obsessed he became.
They even reached the point where they couldn't eat.
It was already 7 PM. Zhang Xiu had set out the meal and asked Baili Wanwan to call her brother to eat.
"Wanwan, go call your two older brothers for dinner."
Baili Wanwan nodded and skipped to the study.
She went to see Wan Yuechi first. Her second brother was calm and collected, and he would hide in his study to read every day, unlike her eldest brother, who would often run out to play and was never seen.
The empty table made Zhang Xiu suspicious, as her family usually ate late. Therefore, the children would often complain of being hungry before mealtime.
What's wrong with me today?
"Second brother, dinner's ready."
Baili Wanwan knocked on the door several times, but Wan Yuechi inside did not respond.
Finally, after forcing his way in, he saw Wan Yuechi reading a book by candlelight.
Wan Yuechi pouted, looking unhappy.
Upon seeing this, Baili Wanwan did not realize that she was the one who caused the trouble. She thought that someone had upset her second brother, or that he had suffered some grievances at the teacher's place these past two days.
"Brother, let's stop watching and go out to eat! If you keep watching, you'll lose all your energy. Grandpa Wan said, 'Man is made of iron, food is steel; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal...'"
Amidst the pushing and shoving, Wan Yuechi was finally dragged out to eat by Baili Wanwan.
He didn't utter a single word on the way.
In the evening, the dinner table served the usual few vegetarian dishes and two meat dishes.
To cultivate good habits in her children, Zhang Xiu still adheres to this principle when cooking.
But looking at the simple dishes on the table, Wan Yuechi was taken aback.
Will my sister like this kind of food?
Is she... eager to leave this place and live a life of luxury in a wealthy family?
As family, they were never there!
Wan Yuechi sighed inwardly, and even Zhang Xiu could see that his son was in a bad mood.
Because of his grandfather's favor and his own good upbringing, Zhang Xiu always showed more affection and care for his youngest son.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiu asked, "What's wrong? Are you sick?"
"No...no...I just don't have a good appetite," Wan Yuechi stammered.
After a while, Wan Yuechi said he was full and left the table under the pretext of leaving.
"I've finished eating, I'm going back to my room to rest now..."
Wan Yuechi dashed out in a flash. Seeing this, Zhang Xiu sighed, "Why did you only eat so little today?"
"Auntie, don't worry, Wanwan will go and take a look!"
Baili Wanwan followed closely behind. Wan Yuechi was acting so differently than usual. She wanted to see why her second brother was unhappy.
"Brother Chi, what's wrong? You ate so little for dinner tonight."
Baili Wanwan rushed into Wan Yuechi's room like a whirlwind, making Wan Yuechi blush unexpectedly.
"No...nothing."
"You still won't tell Wanwan the truth? Your aunt can tell you're unhappy!"
"Tell me...tell me..." Baili Wanwan's sweet and soft accent melted Wan Yuechi's heart.
Even with his cold heart, Wan Yuechi couldn't resist Baili Wanwan's unstoppable coquettishness.
Finally, he had no choice but to tell the whole truth about what was on his mind.
“Wanwan…that day…you were playing outside with Xiao Qi. Grandpa said that you seemed to treat Xiao Qi better than you treated us two brothers…”
Just as Baili Wanwan was about to explain, she heard a shout coming from the doorway.
"What? Wanwan? You've taken a fancy to that kid Xiao Qi?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Baili Wanwan felt a headache coming on.
It was Wan Yuekui's voice.
Baili Wanwan knew that Brother Kui would definitely overthink things more easily!
Why are all these things being crammed into one place all at once?
Wan Yuechi at least complained that he cared too much about Xiao Qi, but this guy directly said that he and Xiao Qi had become entangled.
This guy is much harder to explain than Wan Yuechi.
The two brothers joined forces.
"That's exactly right. I heard Grandpa say it with my own ears. He felt that my sister was even more polite to Xiao Qi than to us!"
How could this be!
Wan Yuekui shouted excitedly.
"Brothers, let Wanwan explain. I like big brother, but I also like Brother Kui and Brother Chi very much. They are Wanwan's two favorite brothers!"
Baili Wanwan tried her best to explain, her fair face turning bright red with excitement.
"You two older brothers are Wanwan's family. Wanwan will always, always, always love your brothers. When Grandpa Wan was teaching, he said that family is very, very different. They are the most important people!"
Upon hearing this, the two brothers were touched by Baili Wanwan's earnest and earnest expression as she frowned, and only then did they belatedly realize how childish they had been.
Only when the two brothers' expressions relaxed slightly did Baili Wanwan breathe a sigh of relief...
The Xiao residence.
Xiao Qi listened carefully to the guard's report on the pirate ship incident a while ago, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"He is a naturally intelligent child with a natural talent for wisdom."
He got up, opened the cabinet, took out the ginseng from the brocade box inside, and chuckled softly.
"This ginseng should be useful. Send it to me when the time comes."
Upon hearing this, the guard frowned. "You mean...you mean we should just send such a precious item to her like this?"
"Otherwise what?"
The guard was torn. He had served Xiao Qi for so long and had never seen him care for anyone so much, sending ginseng and taking care of them...
It seems that Bailiwanwan is indeed not to be underestimated!
But if you just give her ginseng like that, does she even know what ginseng is good for?
Such a young girl, I'm afraid she'll ruin this thing!
But if you keep asking Xiao Qi, it might upset him.
Oh well, let's leave it at that. It's nothing...
Helpless, the guard could only try his best to extinguish the flame of resentment in his heart.
Could it be that...
“I know what you’re thinking, but you don’t need to worry too much. This ginseng will do its job.”
Baili Wanwan was watching the birds play in her yard, propping her little head up and looking around with her big eyes when she suddenly spotted someone!
He is the chief bodyguard of Brother Xiao Qi!
Is anyone home?
The guard's voice rang out, and Baili Wanwan called out in a clear voice, "Hello, brother!"
Then, Zhang Xiu opened the door and welcomed him in with a big smile.
Zhang Xiu had a good impression of Xiao Qi and his group, and spoke politely, "Sir, please wait a moment, I'll make you some tea right away."
The guard, who rarely received such treatment, quickly waved his hand and said it was no need.
"How could we not accept it? You are a guest, so naturally we must treat you well. If we don't, it would be impolite of us. People will laugh at us!"
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