"Brother Gu Chen, it's me, it's me!" Su Ruanruan said excitedly, "I received your gift, it's very beautiful and I like it very much."
"If you like it, that's good." Gu Chen's voice remained indifferent.
Su Ruanruan nervously pinched her little pigtails with one hand and asked, "Brother Gu Chen, I also have a gift that I want to give you in person. Is that convenient for you?"
"No need, your brother has already returned the favor to me." Gu Chen's voice was indifferent.
"The gift my brother gave me is his, but the gift I gave is my heartfelt gift. Brother Gu Chen, can you accept it?" the little girl said in a sweet voice, her voice tinged with a mix of grievance and anticipation.
Gu Chen paused for a moment before saying, "I'm free tomorrow afternoon, I'll come to your house to see you."
"I have to go to kindergarten tomorrow, and I don't get out of school until 5 p.m.," Su Ruanruan said hurriedly.
"Okay, I will visit you after 5 p.m. tomorrow."
"Okay, sure." Su Ruanruan hung up the phone and went downstairs into the kitchen.
These days, Li Chang, Lao Liu, and A Xiang have gotten used to the little dumpling always sneaking into the kitchen.
Knowing that Xiaotuanzi was going to make cookies, Lao Liu quickly helped prepare the ingredients.
Little Ruanruan was whisking the eggs with an egg beater when she said to Old Liu, "Uncle Liu, I'm going to make a lot of cookies this time. Besides the three older brothers, I also want to give some to Sister Qianqian and Brother Leilei. In addition, I want to prepare a very special box for one of my... good friends."
Li Chang, Lao Liu, and A Xiang were all hearing Xiao Tuanzi mention her friend for the first time, and their eyes were filled with relief.
"Are Ruan Ruan's friends friends from kindergarten?" Li Chang asked kindly.
“No,” the little dumpling blurted out. “Uncle Li, do you remember when I was kidnapped last time? There was a brother who was kidnapped with me, and my good friend is that brother.”
Li Chang was surprised to find that the friend the little dumpling mentioned was actually Gu Chen, after all, Gu Chen was no ordinary child.
Although he was only an eight-year-old child, his abilities and methods were no less than those of Su Yiqing, who was 20 years old when the Su family had their troubles.
Li Chang subconsciously felt that it wasn't good to let Xiao Tuanzi play with children like that, as she might be easily deceived. However, he didn't want to discourage Xiao Tuanzi's confidence in making friends, so he just secretly remembered the matter and planned to tell Su Yiqing about it after she finished her work.
The aroma of cookies filled the villa.
Su Xiaowu followed the smell and crept into the kitchen.
Seeing the little girl wearing oven mitts standing on a stool staring at the oven, I quickly picked her up and took her down.
"Hey hey hey..." The little dumpling, who was focused on watching the cookies change in the oven, didn't react and kicked its chubby little legs while shouting.
After Su Xiaowu put her on the ground, he looked sternly at Lao Liu, who was busy on the other side.
"Old Liu, what's wrong with you? Why did you let Ruan Ruan climb so high? What if she falls or gets burned by the oven? Are you going to take responsibility?"
The little dumpling felt a warm feeling in her heart.
The last time she made cookies, she was still sulking with her older brother.
She wouldn't give the little boy any cookies, and he tripped her, scattering the cookies all over the floor and wasting them all.
Now when she makes cookies, the boy's first reaction is to worry about whether she will get hurt, rather than to snatch the cookies away.
"Big brother, it's not Uncle Liu's fault. It was Ruan Ruan herself who wanted to make cookies for everyone," the little dumpling said, tugging at Su Xiaowu's clothes.
Su Xiaowu looked at her with a mixture of affection and helplessness, then glanced at the cookies in the oven that were gradually turning golden brown. He swallowed hard and sat down on the stool that the little dumpling had been standing on. "I just can't do anything with you. How much longer do these cookies need to bake? I'll keep an eye on them for you."
The little dumpling smiled sweetly, revealing two dimples, and stretched out her two chubby little arms. "How about you hold me while I sit? If you hold me, I can see the cookies in the oven!"
Seeing the little dumpling's excited expression, Su Xiaowu couldn't bear to refuse.
He picked her up in his arms. "Okay!"
Soon, the aroma of the cookies became even more enticing.
With Lao Liu's help, Xiao Tuanzi took the cookies out of the oven and put them one by one into the beautifully prepared box.
First, he picked up a box and presented it to Su Xiaowu with both hands, saying, "The first cookie is for my best, best little brother!"
Su Xiaowu glanced at the six boxes of cookies piled high behind the little dumpling, "Who are you going to give all those to?"
The little dumpling counted on her soft, white hands, "One box for big brother, one box for fourth brother, one box each for sister Qianqian and brother Leilei, and two more boxes are for brother Gu Chen!"
"Gu Chen?" Su Xiaowu frowned. "Why send two boxes to that brat? I only have one box!"
Su Ruanruan's eyes sparkled like chilled grapes. "Because Brother Gu Chen gave me a gift, of course I have to give him a gift in return!"
"Tch!" Su Xiaowu scoffed, "That brat gave you a gift, and the Tyrant already reciprocated on your behalf. Why would you need to give him a gift in return..."
At this point, a glint flashed in Su Xiaowu's eyes, "Wait, I remember that brat was a little less handsome than me, but he was still pretty good-looking..."
His scrutinizing gaze fell on the little dumpling. "Su Ruanruan, Qin Haoyu, that chubby boy, follows you around all day and you barely acknowledge him, but you're so heartbroken over that brat Gu Chen. You wouldn't happen to... have a crush on him, would you?"
"Yeah, I've got my eye on Brother Gu Chen. How did you know?"
The little dumpling looked up with an innocent and naive face, showing no shyness whatsoever, and even speaking with a hint of pride.
Su Xiaowu felt as if a knife had stabbed into his heart. Was his sister, whom he had finally managed to build a good relationship with, about to be snatched away by some other brat? He felt he needed to go and meet that kid Gu Chen.
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