Seeing that Jiang Defu's expression was not good, An Jie handed Minqing, who was in her arms, to Dehua with a puzzled look, and followed him into the bedroom.
The moment the two stepped inside, the tightly closed door blocked Dehua's curious gaze.
"What are you two discussing behind closed doors?" Dehua coaxed Minqing absentmindedly, holding him close. She always suspected that the two of them were talking about her behind her back.
After a while, Dehua couldn't contain her curiosity any longer. She put Minqing in the cradle and said to Lin Wangshu, "Wangshu, you watch over your little brother and sister for a while. Auntie will be back in a bit."
As she spoke, she tiptoed toward the door of Jiang Defu and An Jie's bedroom, pressed her head against the door, and acted furtively as if she were eavesdropping.
Lin Wangshu found it amusing; Yafei's habit of eavesdropping must have been learned from Dehua when she grew up.
Seeing that Minqing's bottom was soaked with diapers, Lin Wangshu's eyes lit up and she shouted to Dehua, "Auntie, come quick, my little brother peed!"
Upon hearing this, Dehua immediately abandoned any thought of eavesdropping and quickly ran over to change Minqing's diaper.
A while later, Jiang Defu came out first. He glared at Dehua with annoyance. The footsteps were so loud that he knew his sister had been eavesdropping again.
Feeling guilty, Dehua didn't dare to meet Jiang Defu's gaze and slowly turned away while holding the child.
An Jie came out of the bedroom with slightly red eyes, touched Lin Wangshu's braid, and asked softly, "Wangshu, did you braid your own braid?"
Lin Wangshu nodded, and seeing tears welling up in An Jie's eyes, she asked somewhat helplessly, "Mom, what's wrong? Did I make you angry?"
She had no experience in getting along with relatives. In her previous life, she had been told that she was ill-mannered and cold-hearted, but she didn't care at the time.
Now that Lin Wangshu has felt the care of her family, she cherishes this relationship and doesn't want An Jie to dislike her.
The little girl's lips trembled slightly, and her beautiful eyes were filled with trepidation. Anjie felt a pang of sadness at the sight and immediately pulled her into his arms.
"No, Wangshu is very well-behaved. Mom will never be angry with Wangshu."
Anjie wiped away her tears behind her back, then smiled and looked at Lin Wangshu, saying softly, "Before Mom got married, she learned many ways to braid hair."
"I've always hoped to have a daughter, so I can braid her hair beautifully."
"Now that our beautiful daughter has finally arrived, Wangshu, can you promise your mother that I can braid your braids from now on?"
Seeing that An Jie was not only not angry, but also wanted to braid her hair, Lin Wangshu was delighted and smiled, "Okay, I also want Mom to braid my hair."
Seeing that she agreed, An Jie's eyes also showed joy. Her willingness to try to trouble herself was the first step in melting the ice in Lin Wangshu's heart.
That evening, Jiang Defu stopped the two brothers who were about to go out and have fun after dinner. His face was very unpleasant. "You two, your mother and I have something to talk to you about!"
Hearing the anger in his voice, Jiang Guoqing and Jiang Junqing exchanged glances, their hearts pounding. Had they gotten into any trouble recently? And had any parents come knocking on their door?
The two followed their parents into the bedroom with heavy steps. Seeing their parents looking like they were about to be interrogated, they couldn't help but sigh that their bottoms were probably going to suffer.
Jiang Defu looked at the two men with their heads down and asked in a deep voice, "Didn't I tell you to take good care of your sister? How did you take care of her?"
Upon hearing that it wasn't because they were being naughty, the two brothers breathed a sigh of relief. Then, Jiang Junqing frowned and asked anxiously, "Was your sister bullied?"
“Impossible, I’ve already made arrangements, no one would dare to bully her,” Jiang Guoqing immediately retorted.
Seeing his son's thuggish appearance, Jiang Defu was both amused and annoyed. "If your sister were bullied, do you think I would still be able to speak to you so calmly?"
"What I want to say is, you two are only concerned with having fun outside, why don't you take your sister with you?"
“She just arrived and doesn’t know anyone. If you don’t take her out to play, won’t she feel bad?”
Upon hearing this, the two brothers looked ashamed and lowered their heads, remaining silent.
After Jiang Defu played the bad cop, it was An Jie's turn to play the good cop. "Mom knows that you all like your little sister, but you just don't know how to get along with her, right?"
"Actually, my sister thinks the same way. She doesn't know how to get along with you guys either."
"But you're men, and the older brothers, shouldn't you take the initiative?"
"You're the only ones my sister knows. If you ignore her, won't she be lonely? Won't she feel sad? Won't she feel like neither of her brothers likes her anymore?"
An Jie's words deepened Jiang Guoqing's sense of guilt. Just as he was about to say something to make a promise, he was interrupted by his younger brother's crying.
Jiang Junqing opened his mouth, tilted his head back, and cried out in pain, "My poor little sister, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, I should have taken her out to play with me."
Seeing him crying so sadly, An Jie and Jiang Defu exchanged a glance, realizing that they had made their son cry because they hadn't controlled their power.
After a lot of comforting words, Jiang Junqing finally stopped crying and walked out of the bedroom, sobbing.
Instead of returning to his own room, he jogged towards Lin Wangshu's room, ignoring Jiang Guoqing's strange gaze.
Lin Wangshu, who was sitting in front of the lamp reading a book, turned around and looked at Jiang Junqing, whose eyes and nose were red, and asked curiously, "Second brother, what's wrong? Did Dad scold you again?"
Seeing that he didn't speak, Lin Wangshu sighed and took out the candy that Dehua had given her from the drawer. "Here, eat some candy. If your mouth is sweet, you won't feel bad."
Looking at the candy in her hand, Jiang Junqing felt like crying again. He forced back his tears and solemnly said to Lin Wangshu, "Sister, I'm sorry."
"From now on, you'll stay with me. I'll never abandon you again. Let's play together."
Seeing the solemn look on his face, with a few tears still clinging to it, Lin Wangshu chuckled and nodded, "Okay!"
"Let's pinky swear." To prove he meant it, Jiang Weidong extended his little finger to Lin Wangshu.
A children's voice sang, thumbs touched, and the vow was made.
Jiang Junqing will protect Lin Wangshu for the rest of his life; God knows.
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