Xiao You Ran pointed at her brother, "It's all my brother's fault!"
Madam Su rolled her eyes at Jiang Youchen, "Yes, it's all because of my brother!"
Jiang Youchen: ...
He didn't want to say anything more.
Zhao Mama untied her bundle and placed it aside. Then, amused, she patted the girl's hand, gesturing for her to lower her skirt, and said, "Miss, don't rush. This old servant will go downstairs and go with Old Feng to get a change of clothes. We'll wash them clean for you in a little while!"
Xiao Youran raised her chin arrogantly, "Eating in dirty clothes will give you a stomachache."
Su chuckled and tapped her forehead. "You know about this? Didn't you used to climb trees all the time and eat pastries without washing your hands?"
Xiao You Ran: ……
Can we please stop bringing up those dark past events?
She looked at Jiang Youchen and decisively shifted the blame onto him again, just like before, "It was all because my brother took me to climb trees! Look how skilled he was at taking me to roll down the dirt slope today!"
It's probably better to maintain the persona you had before.
Jiang Youchen's face darkened. This was the reason why he didn't like this younger sister before. She would always shift the blame onto him, and his mother always believed her!
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but since the second half of his statement was true, he held back and didn't explain.
Watching the two siblings bickering, Zhao's mother smiled and called Suyue downstairs to move some things.
Little Youran watched triumphantly as her brother was once again rendered speechless by her, then she snuggled into her mother's arms and said sweetly, "Mother, this time I really didn't wrong my brother!"
Mrs. Su hugged her daughter tighter and said affectionately, "You mean, you've been wronging him all along?"
Xiao Youran choked, stole a glance at her brother from her mother's arms, pouted and said aggrievedly, "Brother... never pampered me before. I did that because I wanted brother to pay more attention to me."
Jiang Youchen: ...
He laughed in anger and blurted out, "Don't you ever reflect on yourself? Have you become so annoying?"
Xiao Youran was stunned, and her big eyes immediately filled with tears. "Does brother hate me? Waaah—I don't want brother anymore..."
Jiang Youchen: ...
A feeling of guilt and panic rose within him.
Indeed, a woman's tears are the most powerful weapon!
Little Youran: I'm not a woman, I'm only four years old!
As always, Mrs. Su gently patted her daughter's back, glaring at her son, "You're the older brother, don't you know that your little sister is meant to be cherished?!"
Jiang Youchen hung her head dejectedly and uttered the phrase that had almost become her catchphrase: "Mother, I was wrong..."
It's always like this...
Mother always unconditionally believes in my sister...
He could only reluctantly admit his mistakes each time.
Xiao Youran secretly opened her eyes and glanced at her brother again, grinning and thinking to herself, "Today you look down on me, tomorrow you'll be begging for my attention!"
She pretended to wipe away a tear and sighed, "Never mind, Mother, my brother didn't do it on purpose... I don't blame him!"
Madam Su then praised, "You Ran is so sensible! Don't be like your brother, who gets petty and sullen over every little thing, as if everyone owes him tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Jiang Youchen felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart again.
Xiao Youran quickly tried to smooth things over, "Mother, don't blame my brother, it's my fault for being too..."
Feeling self-deprecation wasn't satisfying, I forced myself to praise myself instead: "It's because I'm so sensible and loved by everyone! That's why my brother is jealous of me!"
Jiang Youchen: ...
Whose mouth do you look like?!
As expected, Madam Su's attention was diverted, and she launched into a chorus of praise for her daughter, "Yes, yes, it's all because little Ranran is so sensible! So adorable! It's her brother who's feeling a bit jealous..."
Jiang Youchen: ...
Why does it always turn into a cycle of: "Sister does something wrong - blames herself - mother scolds her - she admits her mistake - sister boasts - mother praises her highly"?
This is truly one of the ten greatest mysteries of life.
Before he could finish pondering the remaining nine perplexing questions of life, he saw Zhao's mother and Suyue bring in two large bundles, and his confused words caught in his throat.
Zhao's mother started looking out clothes to change Xiao Youran's clothes.
He got up and went back to the next room, glaring at his younger sister as he left.
Xiao Youran felt a little melancholy. Was there really no way to appease this older brother?
She didn't wrong her brother today!
It was indeed her brother who made her roll around on the hillside.
At that moment, the waiter brought in a bucket of hot water, and Zhao's mother and Suyue started to get busy.
By the time the group had cleaned up and eaten hot noodle soup, it was almost dark.
Jiang Youchen instructed Lao Feng to inquire about the situation at the Yun residence. A short while later, he returned and reported that the women of the Yun residence had left the residence on time and headed towards the east of the city.
Jiang Youchen made a quick decision, "Let's go! Let's deliver the things to them so they can feel at ease."
Mrs. Su said with some concern, "It's getting dark, you have to be careful."
Jiang Youchen said to Old Feng, "Uncle Feng, please go and rent a light carriage. We can't use our own carriage."
Their carriage was a long-distance carriage that came from Dingzhou. The carriage was long and wide, and it was quite eye-catching.
"Yes." Old Feng had always admired this young master. He was resourceful at such a young age and left the house decisively.
Xiao Youran was somewhat lost in thought as she watched her brother's witty demeanor.
So, why did this resourceful young man die a tragic death in his previous life? And how exactly did the Su family end up on the path to destruction?
She suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her brother's sleeve, "Brother, I want to go too."
Jiang Youchen immediately shook her head, "No, it's fine for my brother to go."
Xiao Youran stared at him, "Brother, I've heard that the nights in the capital are very beautiful, but I've been in the capital for so long and I've never seen one!"
A glint of light flashed in Jiang Youchen's eyes.
Little Youran pouted and complained to her mother, "Mother, I've been in the capital for a month, and my brother hasn't played with me at all!"
Su immediately turned to Jiang Youchen, "How can you be so stingy as an older brother? You don't even take your sister out to play?"
Jiang Youchen: ...
Is this something to be taken lightly?
Isn't this a crime that could lead to the confiscation of property and execution for deceiving the emperor?
He angrily flicked his sleeve and said, "Fine, I'll take you!"
Then Mrs. Su smiled and straightened her daughter's clothes, "Little Ranran, go and have fun."
Xiao You nodded.
Zhao's mother brought the things over and comforted Madam Su, saying, "Madam, please don't worry. They're still young; it's normal for them to go out and play for a while. In fact, it's safer for them."
Su knew what she meant; no one would have imagined that the two little kids would have such a large bag of priceless items in their hands.
She understood this, and could only nod helplessly, telling her son, "Be careful and keep an eye on your sister."
Little Youran immediately grabbed her brother's hand, looked up and widened her eyes, "Keep an eye on me!"
Jiang Youchen: ...
He tried to shake off his sister's hand, frowning. "You're four years old!"
"Four-year-olds are still babies!" Xiao Youran said confidently. "Boys and girls shouldn't sit together after the age of seven. Before the age of seven, they're still babies!"
Jiang Youchen realized that what she said made a lot of sense, and she was speechless.
He awkwardly squeezed his sister's chubby little hand, said goodbye to his mother, and went downstairs.
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