Chapter 31
After leaving Tang's Pharmacy, Suisui clutched the storage bag in her little hands and whispered affectionately to her brother: "Brother~"
"What does Suisui want to buy?" Jiang Mingyan rubbed his round head and asked with a smile.
"Let's buy clothes first!" Sui Sui said excitedly, "Let's buy a gray robe for my brother."
He said it casually, but Sui Sui kept it in mind.
Jiang Mingyan's smile deepened: "Okay, let's go to the cloth shop first and make some new clothes for Sui Sui."
After entering the cloth shop, Sui Sui immediately put on a serious face and began to carefully choose a gray robe.
Suisui will pick the best looking gray robe for her brother to wear!
The little fat cub was busy with his head raised. Jiang Mingyan listened to Sui Sui's instructions and went wherever he was told to go, acting as a qualified cub's mobility scooter. On the other hand, he also looked at the various fabrics around him as he walked. From time to time, when the little guy was immersed in choosing, he reached out to flip through them and took a look. He secretly memorized the locations of the fabrics with the brightest colors and the most delicate touch.
"Sui Sui has picked out these. Take a look at these, brother~" After walking around, Sui Sui tugged at her brother's sleeve. When he looked over, she quickly stretched out her chubby hand and pointed at a few gray robes not far away. Her round black eyes flickered as she looked at Jiang Mingyan expectantly: "Are you happy, brother?"
Jiang Mingyan walked over with Sui Sui in his arms, examining the gray robes one by one. He then pinched the chubby boy's fluffy hair and praised him, "These clothes feel very soft to the touch, and they're embroidered with intricate patterns of the same color. Brother likes them very much."
Sui Sui started laughing, and her round eyes seemed to be filled with stars. Like a dear little kitten, she came over and rubbed her chubby face against her brother's cheek: "Brother, you are so happy, Sui Sui is happy too!"
Seeing that the handsome pair seemed to have finished their selection, the clerk approached them with a smile, "Gentlemen, have you found any garments you like? We use only the finest materials at reasonable prices when we tailor our garments. You can be sure you'll find the right one."
After hearing this, Sui Sui's round eyes sparkled and she nodded in agreement.
Jiang Mingyan picked out all the gray robes that Sui Sui had picked out and said, "Please help us pack these robes."
When the waiter heard this, his smile deepened. He agreed and walked over swiftly to take down the clothes and prepare to pack them up.
Jiang Mingyan watched the clerk's actions, slowly stroked Sui Sui's soft little back, and asked in a gentle voice: "Brother also selected some fabrics for Sui Sui just now. Sui Sui, please take a look and see if you like it, okay?"
"Woo?" Sui Sui's round, dark eyes brightened even more, her long, thick eyelashes like a black butterfly spreading its wings ready to fly, her pretty face filled with joy: "Really? Hello, brother~"
"Then come and visit Sui Sui?" Jiang Mingyan's eyes were gentle.
"Yeah!" Sui Sui nodded hurriedly.
Jiang Mingyan had chosen brightly colored fabrics. Suisui, who had just passed by to choose a gray robe for her brother, couldn't help but be drawn to the selection and glanced over there.
Now that he saw that his brother had picked out what he liked, the little fat boy was immediately overjoyed.
"Brother, that's great!" Sui Sui happily held up her little face: "Sui Sui is so--so happy!"
"As long as Suisui likes it." Jiang Mingyan rubbed the little fat boy's chubby face, which was supported by his little hands and became even softer and more plump, and his tone became a little gentler.
Coincidentally, the clerk in the cloth shop had also packed the clothes and handed them over.
"Can you make custom clothes for children here?" Jiang Mingyan asked after taking a few robes handed to him by the waiter.
"Of course you can. Sir, you may not know that the seamstresses and embroiderers here all have skillful hands. The clothes they tailor are beautiful and fit well, and the neighbors all know about them! Children's clothes are naturally no problem as well. Just leave this matter to us, and we guarantee that you will not suffer any loss!" said the clerk enthusiastically.
"These pieces of cloth." Jiang Mingyan nodded and told the locations of the pieces of cloth he had noted down earlier, "Make two sets of each color."
Seeing the waiter took out paper and pen, Jiang Mingyan reported Suisui's dimensions to him.
"It should be a little bigger, but it should still fit you properly," he instructed.
"Okay, don't worry." The clerk showed the handwritten notes to Jiang Mingyan for review. After making sure there were no omissions, he carefully put them away.
"Pay every year?" Jiang Mingyan looked at the chubby kid who was holding the storage bag like a treasure in his arms, and lifted him up with a smile.
"Brother..." Sui Sui leaned close to Jiang Mingyan's ear and whispered softly, "Can you buy a piece of clothing for uncle too?"
"Okay." Jiang Mingyan agreed naturally.
However, he looked at the chubby kid, whose face was almost covered with the word "guilty", and shook him gently, asking, "What bad things did Sui Sui do? Is he apologizing to Uncle Chen?"
"Sui Sui and Da Hei destroyed uncle's vegetable garden." Sui Sui buried his chubby face in his brother's neck guiltily and muttered softly.
Jiang Mingyan also remembered the good things the little guy did last time, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips: "Sui Sui still feels guilty? Then why did you untie Dahei's chain last time and run to Uncle Chen's vegetable garden with Dahei to roll around?"
But after a while, when I wasn't watching, I started to make trouble.
The last time Jiang Mingyan and Uncle Chen pulled the dusty cub and dog out of the vegetable patch, they looked at the seedlings that were bent all over the place, the dirty cubs with dust and dirt all over their bodies, and the big black dog sitting beside them, shaking its black tail majestically, and felt quite amused.
"Sui Sui was wrong~" Sui Sui raised her round head and said softly, "Brother, don't be angry. Sui Sui will apologize to uncle."
"Uncle Chen is not angry with Sui Sui." Jiang Mingyan stroked Sui Sui's hair. "But if Sui Sui wants to go somewhere else next time, you can let your brother take her there instead of going there on your own, okay?"
Sui Sui is very well behaved: “Yeah!”
Jiang Mingyan did not choose materials that were too luxurious.
If he really bought it, not only would Uncle Chen be unhappy, but even if he accepted it, he would not be willing to wear it and would just put it in a box to collect dust.
Jiang Mingyan chose a robe based on Uncle Chen's body shape. The robe had fine stitching and soft fabric, but the price was similar to his gray robes.
"That's all." After picking, Jiang Mingyan carried Sui Sui and followed the waiter to pay the bill.
The cloth shop was set up in Zhongzhuang, so naturally they collected spirit stones, gold and silver together.
Sui Sui rummaged through the storage bag, and Xiao Que Que slowly counted the spirit stones one by one: "One, two, three... four spirit stones!"
Handing the spirit stone to the shopkeeper, Sui Sui raised his round head proudly.
Suisui is awesome!
There was no trace of the worried look on his face that was wrinkled when he was studying before.
Jiang Mingyan hid his smile.
After paying, Jiang Mingyan put his gray robe and the long robe he gave to Uncle Chen into the storage bag. As for the small clothes of Sui Sui, he would come back to pick them up in a few days.
Suisui nestled in her brother's arms, holding a storage bag full of spirit stones, watching her brother walk towards the pastry shop, and shook her chubby little feet excitedly.
Sweet cakes! Happy New Year!
This pastry shop only sells Lingmi pastries.
Sui Sui hugged his brother's neck and pointed out Jiangshan. He picked out all the cakes he wanted to eat and said in a baby voice, "I want all of these, Sui Sui!"
Super arrogant!
Jiang Mingyan didn't stop him. After selecting some cakes that Uncle Chen liked, he asked the waiter, "Do you have any spiritual milk here?"
The guy was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."
Jiang Mingyan said, "Please give me some."
The spiritual milk and pastries cost nearly a thousand low-grade spiritual stones in total.
This time Sui was unable to come, so he could only hand the storage bag to his brother. He watched as his brother just clicked lightly, and many more spirit stones appeared on the counter.
After leaving the bakery, Sui Sui, clutching the seemingly unchanged storage bag, looked up and asked his brother, "Brother, will we be out of Spiritual Stone Flowers?"
"No." Jiang Mingyan walked towards the butcher shop, tapped Sui Sui's nose with his finger, and said gently: "Sui Sui, look, isn't your brother always buying spiritual fruits for you to eat?"
Sui Sui thought of the Ning Ling Fruit that she hadn't finished eating in the cave, and nodded obediently: "Brother always buys me~"
"We have spiritual fruits to eat, and we also have spiritual stones." Jiang Mingyan took the meat and bones handed over by the butcher, put them into the storage bag, and walked towards Xizhuang with the little fat boy in his arms: "Don't worry about the spiritual stones, Sui Sui, your brother will take care of these things."
As long as Suisui is happy, he can run around happily with his fluffy head every day.
Sui Sui pouted and thought about it seriously, then smiled again.
My brother is the best, I always believe in him!
From a distance, just as she saw a corner of Uncle Chen's yard, Sui Sui called out in her little voice: "Uncle! Dahei! Sui Sui and brother are here to see you——"
"Woof woof woof..." The sound of dogs barking sounded as if in response.
Then, the courtyard door opened and Uncle Chen came out: "As soon as I heard that little voice, I knew it was Sui Sui coming."
"Uncle!" Suisui called happily.
"Oh, good, Sui Sui is so good." Uncle Chen smiled happily: "Come in, Uncle Chen has left the door open for you!"
"Uncle Chen." Jiang Mingyan also called out and walked into the yard carrying the little fat boy.
"It's been a while since I last came." Uncle Chen sighed, but he didn't ask any further questions. He naturally changed the subject: "It just so happened that I went to Zhongzhuang a while ago and bought some spiritual rice and vegetables. You two are in for a treat."
"Uncle Chen." Jiang Mingyan said in a deep voice, "Sui Sui and I can just buy some for ourselves."
"That's not right. Do I have to bring food when I come to Uncle Chen's house?" Uncle Chen didn't look at him, but just teased the little fat boy: "Besides, who said I bought it for you? I have to eat it myself!"
Jiang Mingyan glanced at the dishes and chopsticks that had not been put away in the yard, and Sui Sui also peeked in.
"Oh, I was busy today and forgot to collect them!" Uncle Chen slapped his forehead, swept the dishes and chopsticks and sent them into the kitchen.
Jiang Mingyan sighed.
He and Suisui had been visiting Uncle Chen quite often over the past year. The second time he came, Uncle Chen refused to let him into the kitchen. When it was time for dinner, Jiang Mingyan discovered that the food Uncle Chen served had been made with magical rice and vegetables.
He asked Uncle Chen about it, and Uncle Chen stiffened his neck and said that he had heard that cultivators all ate these, and he felt that he was no worse than them, so he wanted to try it. After trying it, he thought it tasted good, so he kept it.
From then on, every time Jiang Mingyan and Suisui came, Uncle Chen would not let Jiang Mingyan enter the kitchen, and the meals he served were all made of magical rice and vegetables.
Jiang Mingyan brought his own special rice and vegetables, but Uncle Chen got angry and insisted that Jiang Mingyan looked down on him and had to bring his own food when he came to his house.
"Don't quarrel." Jiang Mingyan wanted to say something, but Suisui quickly stretched out his chubby little paw to cover his brother's mouth: "Don't quarrel!"
"That's right, Sui Sui is right." Uncle Chen took Sui Sui and held her in his arms, glaring at Jiang Mingyan: "If you don't eat, we Sui Sui will have to eat!"
"My brother can't talk, so I'm not angry." Suisui hugged Uncle Chen's arm and acted like a spoiled child: "Suisui and my brother bought new clothes for me! They look so nice~"
"Hahaha..." Uncle Chen saw all the emotions written in the little fellow's big, dark eyes. He snuggled in his arms and glanced at him softly. He smiled and said, "Is this Sui Sui's apology? Uncle doesn't blame our Sui Sui. It's just some vegetable seedlings. If Sui Sui likes it, go play with it again."
"Uncle Chen." Jiang Mingyan took out the robe he bought for Uncle Chen and handed it to him, saying helplessly, "Don't always pamper Sui Sui."
"I spoil him?" Uncle Chen touched the clean soles of Sui Sui's shoes and laughed at him, "Sui Sui is still young and walks unsteadily, but some people can't even stop Sui Sui from walking just because of this, right?"
He took the robe and carried Sui Sui into the house to try on the new clothes.
Sui Sui poked her little head out from Uncle Chen's shoulder and called out to her brother softly, "Brother, come too~"
Jiang Mingyan agreed, but stood there without moving.
Why didn’t he let Sui Sui walk?
The mountain roads in the Dusk Mountains were rugged, and the streets of Zhongzhuang were crowded with people coming and going, so he just held on to Sui Sui tightly.
When Suisui was in the cave, except for him occasionally holding him in his arms, the little fat boy would always walk around happily on his short legs, staggering.
How can this be considered spoiling?
Jiang Mingyan thought about it and his expression relaxed.
"Brother! Brother, where are you?" Sui Sui's small voice came from inside the house. Jiang Mingyan responded loudly and walked towards the main room.
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After giving the new clothes to Uncle Chen, Sui Sui happily ran to play with the big black dog.
"Dahei, Dahei, do you miss me?" the little fat boy asked in a childish voice while touching Dahei's furry ears.
"Woo woof~" The big black dog rubbed Suisui's little face with its big head, making a low, soft sound.
"I miss Dahei too." Suisui hugged the big black dog's neck and refused to let go.
He touched the chain around Dahei's neck, looked at his brother chopping wood in the yard, and muttered quietly: "Sui Sui and Dahei got into trouble last time, this time my brother will definitely be watching us in the yard~"
Although the little guy deliberately lowered his voice, Jiang Mingyan still heard it.
He smiled helplessly.
Now, Uncle Chen's yard was also included in Jiang Mingyan's safe area. When Suisui and Dahei were playing, the big black dog would help watch the children, and Jiang Mingyan would temporarily let Suisui out of his sight for a while.
However, Jiang Mingyan did not expect that the last time he went to the backyard to feed the chickens, the little guy untied the chain of the big black dog, and the puppy and the dog ran to the vegetable garden next to them and rolled around.
It was not until Jiang Mingyan saw the dirty little cub that he realized the unreliability of the big black dog.
Don’t be fooled by the big black dog’s majestic appearance, but in front of the soft human cub, it is just a paper tiger!
Not only does he allow the cub to be touched and rubbed, but he also lets the cub do everything and helps cover for him!
Of course, there are times when the big black dog doesn't listen to the little cub.
After finishing the meal, Jiang Mingyan helped Uncle Chen clean up and wash the dishes, then walked naturally to the yard, picked up the little fat cub who was fighting with the big black dog again, put down the cakes and monster meat he had bought, and strode out of the yard.
Suisui lay on his brother's shoulder, stretched out a fat little finger, raised it up and gestured to the big black dog: "Shh——"
The big black dog lay down obediently without making a sound.
But as soon as they walked out of the yard, the big black dog barked.
Hearing Dahei's sudden cry, Uncle Chen walked out of the house. He saw the packages on the ground and immediately understood what was going on, so he chased out of the yard.
Unfortunately, the two brothers had already walked some distance away, looking like they were about to run away if they continued chasing him. He could only shout helplessly, "Hey—you two little bastards, didn't you say you weren't allowed to buy anything?"
"Dahei is a bad dog!" Suisui replied in a hoarse voice, "You agreed not to tell uncle!"
"Uncle, my brother and I are going to Sanhe City! The cakes there are so sweet~ Sui Sui will buy some for you~"
The setting sun shone like a melting gold, the crimson clouds shone brilliantly, and the sky was bright and vibrant. The cub's baby voice carried far and wide on the cool summer evening breeze, startling the birds in the trees and causing the emerald green leaves to rustle.
Uncle Chen sighed and laughed: "Two little bastards..."
The big black dog wagged its tail lazily, biting the big bone brought by the human cub, squinting its eyes in satisfaction.
"Woof woof."
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