Despite her aunt's unfriendly gaze, Sangzi's smile remained unchanged.
"Auntie!" he greeted calmly.
"You've got the wrong person. I'm not your aunt." Aunt Sang said irritably, "My nephew is a man of his word. May I ask who you are?"
Sang Zi smiled gently and said, "Auntie, may I come inside to talk? It's so cold outside~" He drew out the last part of his sentence.
Auntie snorted and turned to go into the house. Buling and Sangshen, who had been watching the commotion by the door, immediately scattered like birds and beasts and sat back down at the table properly.
Upon seeing this, Sang Zi's smile widened, a glint of light flashing in her eyes. She stepped into the house, saying, "Sister-in-law."
"Big Brother," Bu Ling greeted without looking at him.
The aunt, who was initially furious, instantly regained her composure upon entering the house and seeing Li Huaxin sitting there. She put on a kind smile and said, "Huaxin, this is our fourth son, named Sangzi. You can call him Brother Sangzi."
Upon hearing this, Li Huaxin immediately stood up, controlling her heartbeat, and extended her hand: "Hello, Brother Sangzi."
"Xiao Si, this is the daughter of your uncle's comrade-in-arms. You can call her Hua Xin." Aunt introduced her at the right time, while giving Sang Zi a warning look.
Sang Zi didn't want to offend her aunt, so she extended her hand and politely touched Li Huaxin's fingertips briefly before pulling away: "Hello, Comrade Li!"
Seeing Sang Zi's actions, Li Huaxin's mood dipped for a moment, but she quickly recovered and put on a gentle smile, looking at Sang Zi with a sweet gaze.
A beautiful woman has eyes like autumn water and a smile like a flower. Anyone who has experienced it can see what it means at a glance, but Sangzi is blind.
He shook hands as if it were a task to be completed, and that was it. There was no intention of exchanging pleasantries. He walked past the beauty and sat down next to his younger brother: "Xiao Qi, weren't you planning to have hot pot tonight?"
Sangshen looked at him with a puzzled expression. Sangzi didn't answer but said, "Aunt, it's getting dark. If we don't go now, we won't have anything to eat tonight."
Upon hearing this, everyone present knew that Sangzi was trying to get rid of them.
"Xiao Si is right, Hua Xin. Let Xiao Si stay with you for a while. Xiao Qi and I will go cook." Auntie had no choice but to agree.
Not to mention that she felt Xiao Si's actions had that intention.
"Xiao Qi, let's go." With that, she grabbed Sang Shen and disappeared into the living room in a flash.
The other troublesome Bling, without needing anyone's help, quite sensibly said, "Brother, you keep an eye on Little Star for me, I'll go next door and call Brother Xie and Sister-in-law Jiang to come eat hot pot."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law," Sang Ziwen nodded gently.
In the blink of an eye, most of the people in the living room had left, leaving only Sang Zi and Li Huaxin.
Watching Sang Zi's series of actions, Li Huaxin's heart pounded joyfully, her lips were tightly pursed, and her shyness was almost overflowing.
"Comrade Li." Sang Zi's voice was soft, like the prelude to a confession.
Li Huaxin tried her best to calm herself down: "Sang...Sang Zige."
"I have someone I like," Sang Zi said bluntly.
"Hmm~" Li Huaxin lowered her eyes, waiting for him to continue.
Seeing her like this, Sangzi knew that she didn't understand. "I think Auntie has misunderstood something. I have someone I like, but the timing isn't right, so I haven't told my family yet."
Later, realizing his words had been too blunt, he added, "Comrade Li, could you please help persuade my aunt to stop asking her to introduce me to girls? Thank you."
Li Huaxin, lost in her shyness: !!!
After she heard and understood Sang Zi's words, she suddenly looked up: "You...you have someone you like?" Not me? Thinking of this, the shyness in her eyes quickly faded, and in the blink of an eye, her eyes reddened.
"Yes, I've liked him for a long time." Sangzi's face beamed with joy. "I just haven't told my family yet!"
"Is...is that so?" Li Huaxin didn't dare blink, afraid that her tears would fall. "Then...then congratulations..."
"I'm going to help Auntie!" she said, and fled the living room as if she were escaping. She couldn't bring herself to say the words "congratulations."
Sang Zi didn't care at all that he had hurt a young girl's heart. After everyone left, he leisurely poured himself a glass of water, held it in his hands, and slowly took a sip.
He let the steam fog up his glasses, obscuring his gentle, smiling eyes.
The light shone down, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere in the room.
"Little Four!" Auntie flung open the curtain menacingly: "What did you say?"
"I didn't say anything~" Sang Zi replied with an innocent smile: "I just said that I have someone I like." He gently dropped a bombshell!
Auntie was indeed taken aback: "You have a girl you like?"
Without waiting for Sangzi's reply, he asked, "Who is he? What's his name? How old is he? Why didn't you bring him back?"
Despite his aunt's persistent questioning, Sang Zi remained unmoved: "I meant I have someone I like." He emphasized that person.
"Huh?" Auntie asked, puzzled. "And then?"
“So the person I like is you, Auntie~” Sang Zi’s smile widened: “And Xiao Qi, Dong Zi, and my older brother.”
As he spoke, a hint of amusement flickered in his eyes: "So, it seems I like quite a few people!"
Aunt: ...
The aunt instantly realized she'd been tricked by this little brat, and she immediately flew into a rage, slapping Sangzi, who was still pretending, on the back.
"You little brat!" Still not satisfied after slapping him, she hit him on the back of the head again.
Sang Zi smiled throughout, saying sincerely, "Auntie, I'm telling the truth."
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