Chapter 146 - First published on Jinjiang | Parallel Universe ③
Yan Jiarou, scolded so harshly, pouted, her dark, bright eyes welling up with tears. The tears that had just subsided instantly returned, and she burst into loud sobs: "Brother is bad... Waaaaah... Waaaah..."
While crying, she didn't forget to throw a tantrum, completely embracing a "what's the use" attitude: "I don't want to be a princess, I want to be a mudfish, I'm the mudfish princess, waaaaah..."
Seeing this, Xiao Che's temples throbbed, and his handsome face immediately darkened: "Alright, if you roll off again, I can't keep you anymore. Didn't you want me to carry you? Then get up from the ground."
Jia Rou suddenly stopped crying, whimpered as she got up from the ground, raised her little head, and naturally stretched out her two chubby arms towards him. But after maintaining this posture for a moment, seeing that Xiao Che still didn't reach out, Jia Rou whimpered twice, and without any hesitation, hugged his waist and rubbed against him, just enough to wipe off the dust she had picked up from the ground.
Xiao Che: "…………"
The little girl's face was like the summer weather, a sudden rainstorm that came and went quickly. Now that she had finally hugged Xiao Che, the corners of her lips immediately turned up high, and she was indeed smiling like a flower. However, the tear stains on her face were still wet, and she looked quite comical crying with tears in her eyes.
Xiao Che lowered his head and couldn't help but laugh.
This left the little girl stunned. She even forgot to sob. Her fair cheeks flushed slightly, and she shyly raised her two lotus-root-like arms high towards him: "Brother, hug me! Hug me up!"
Although the two were only five years apart, Xiao Che was much taller than her. She tried her best to stand on tiptoe, but she could only barely hug his waist. So when she said she hugged Xiao Che, she was actually only hugging his waist.
If she wants to truly hold him, he has to pick her up.
Xiao Che, who had been smiling, immediately stopped smiling upon hearing this and frowned, saying, "No, you're so dirty."
Yan Jiarou never expected to be rejected so bluntly. Her lips trembled, and she began to wail again, "Waaah, brother is bad... he doesn't like Jiarou..."
Xiao Che's head throbbed with pain from howling.
Seeing that she was crying so hard and was about to throw a tantrum, he was afraid that she would turn into a mudfish rolling around on the ground and get covered in dust. He couldn't do anything about it, so he bent down and picked her up from the ground.
As usual, he let her sit on his arm. Yan Jiarou twisted her body and found a comfortable position. Xiao Che felt a slight weight in his arm and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Little fatty, have you gained a lot of weight recently?"
"No, not at all." The little girl happily hugged Xiao Che, wrapping her arms around his neck. She wasn't angry when he said she was fat, and simply said, "It's because Jia Rou has grown up a bit, that's why she's gotten heavier!"
"Is there?"
"Yes!" Yan Jiarou leaned close to his ear, covering her mouth with one hand, and said mysteriously, "I'll secretly tell you, Third Brother, that I'll grow up to be a great beauty. When I marry you, you'll have a beautiful concubine."
Xiao Che turned his head slightly to look at her, his eyelashes fluttering, a fleeting glint in his eyes, but then, as if remembering something, a mocking smile appeared on his lips: "Marry me when you grow up? Didn't you say yesterday that you would marry Xiao Jue when you grew up and never talk to me again?"
"Then...that was my mistake," Yan Jiarou lowered her head and poked her fingers. Because she was the one who made the mistake, her voice sounded a little guilty. "I thought he was my savior, and you were lying to me, which is why I argued with you...but now I understand! It was Third Brother who saved me! And Third Brother has always liked me and has never disliked me! Our misunderstanding is cleared up, so you are still my favorite!"
Xiao Che looked at her with a complicated expression. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "What, do you want to marry whoever saved you?"
"And now you've figured it out. Yesterday you absolutely refused to believe that I saved you, but after one night you believed me. Don't let it happen again after another night. Yan Jiarou, I don't have time to joke with you."
"No, no, I understand now, it's definitely not a joke! Also, I won't marry whoever saved me, I'll only marry him if I like him! I used to think I liked my second brother because he was very gentle with me, and I also thought it was because he saved me, so I agreed to marry him... But now that I know he lied to me, I don't like him at all."
"Actually, I've always liked Third Brother the most. It's just that we argued before, and I didn't like you anymore because of how you treated me. But now I know it was my fault, and it's understandable that you were angry. Besides, Granny told me about how you treated me in the past, and I know you like me too. I'm so happy. Now that the misunderstanding is cleared up, you're still my favorite brother!"
"Besides..." the little girl said shyly, sucking on her finger, "Third Brother is so handsome, who wouldn't like you?"
The boy's lips curled up, then he pressed the curve down, finally unable to suppress it: "Glib tongue."
"Hmm, brother, how did you know I ate sesame seeds today..."
Jushengnu was a famous snack from the Wei Dynasty. It was deep-fried, made by kneading dough with honey and oil, stretching it into the shape of a ring, and sprinkling sesame seeds all over the surface. It was "so light that it crumbled in your mouth and felt as light as a Zen wing." It was certainly very delicious, but it was a bit too greasy. However, Yan Jiarou was always greedy and would eat anything as long as it tasted good, so she didn't care whether it was greasy or not.
Xiao Che couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Idiot. How can you be so stupid, huh?"
Seeing that he was smiling even though he was cursing, Yan Jiarou knew he wasn't angry. She giggled and said, "Yes, I'm an idiot. Third Brother shouldn't hold a grudge against an idiot. So, Third Brother, let's make up! Hmm... I'll let you kiss me as an apology, okay?"
Xiao Che snorted: "What kind of apology is this? Do you think I'd be happy to kiss you?"
Yan Jiarou blinked. Hmm, didn't Granny say he really liked kissing her? Why doesn't he want to now...? Maybe he's shy! That's just how Third Brother is, he's so concerned about his image! As his younger sister, she naturally had to be considerate of her brother and not hold it against him!
Thinking of this, she leaned in and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek: "It's okay, it's the same if I kiss you!"
Xiao Che's eyes widened instantly, a blush rising to his handsome face, whether from anger or something else, it was hard to tell: "You! Who gave you permission to kiss me!"
Yan Jiarou bit her finger, looking completely innocent, and said, "Don't you like it?" Then she giggled and said, "Brother, don't pretend! I know you like it very much!"
"You!" Xiao Che's face flushed even more.
Yan Jiarou tilted her head and looked at him: "Okay, brother, don't be angry. I kissed you. If you're unhappy, just kiss me back. That way we'll be even!"
Xiao Che: "…………"
"What's wrong, brother? Do you still want to kiss me back and get revenge on me?" The little girl blinked her big, watery eyes. Her face was covered in white and pink, and the red at the corners of her eyes hadn't faded. She looked like a peeled lychee, fresh, sweet, and lovely.
They look very approachable.
He knew how soft it would feel to kiss her. He hadn't kissed Xiao Jiarou since she was three years old. That little rice ball, with its milky scent, was so sweet and soft—the perfect kiss. It would be a lie to say he didn't miss her…
Since that's the case, then why not be close?
As soon as he finished speaking, his lips touched her cheek.
The little girl slowly opened her eyes wide.
After a moment of stunned silence, she cheered, "Great! My brother kissed me! We're back to normal, right?"
Yan Jiarou nodded obediently and said, "Brother kissed me, and I kissed brother too. We did the most intimate thing in the world. We will definitely get married in the future!"
Young Jia Rou didn't know then that there were things more intimate than kissing.
[Author's Note]
Warning!! Please help, my darlings! That damned Jinjiang (a Chinese online literature platform) charges for extra chapters by default! Even the bonus chapters require manual settings, including a 100% subscription rate by default. It's so easy to accidentally set it to 100% for the bonus chapter in the next chapter! I originally set the bonus chapter to 95%, but while I selected it, I forgot to change the default to 100% and just added it to my drafts! Now it requires a 100% subscription to unlock! I'm so sorry, it wasn't intentional. I'll compensate you with a red envelope in the comments section of the next chapter QAQ
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