Chapter 4 Why are they still refusing to pay?! ...
Peng Chengyi loosened her grip on his arm.
This dog is still eyeing her older brother's position.
But upon closer reflection, it seems that she hasn't gained anything substantial from being his boss all these years, except for verbally taking advantage of him.
Even if he shared half of her allowance, it had nothing to do with her status as the boss.
She won it purely through her silver tongue.
So it's just a title, let him have it.
There's nothing more to argue about.
Having called him "little brother" for three years, Peng Chengyi still felt very uncomfortable when he suddenly had to call him "brother."
After holding it in for a long time, he finally managed to squeeze out a small "Brother..."
"Speak louder, I can't hear you." Chen Yubai curled the corners of his lips and lowered his ear in her direction.
Peng Chengyi: "..."
When I was whispering insults at him before, his ears were as sharp as a dog's.
He's pretending to be deaf to her now, he's definitely doing it on purpose to embarrass her.
Since that's the case, he shouldn't expect to have an easy time either.
Peng Chengyi took a deep breath, trying to overcome the awkwardness in her heart, then tiptoed to his ear and began her frantic outpouring—
"Brother! Brother! Brother! Are you deaf?!"
The girl's sweet, soft breath sprayed onto his earlobe, like a refreshing touch of mint in summer, pleasant yet slightly stimulating.
But before he could even savor the subtle feeling of that moment, he was startled by her suddenly raised voice and took two steps back.
"..." Chen Yubai raised his hand to cover his reddened earlobe, glanced at her speechlessly, "I didn't have it before, but now I'm deaf."
Peng Chengyi blinked innocently, and the corners of her mouth began to turn up uncontrollably: "It wasn't you who told me to shout louder."
"...I didn't ask you to whisper 'brother' in my ear." He rubbed his ear, still feeling the echoes of her ear-piercing "brother" in her voice.
"Since I've already called, shouldn't you go back and register with me?"
"I only said, if you call, I'll consider it."
"...?"
Unexpectedly, he would renege on his promise. Peng Chengyi's lips drooped again, and she muttered unhappily, "How can you be like this! Do you know how long I had to mentally prepare myself before calling you 'brother'?"
"You're shouting quite loudly, it doesn't seem like you need to mentally prepare yourself."
Chen Yubai chuckled, put his hands back in his pockets, his ears still red.
Peng Chengyi glanced at his reddened ears and thought that her shouts just now might have really upset him, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"Um..." She pursed her lips, lifted her thick eyelashes, and looked at him pitifully, "I'm sorry, I just wanted to speak louder to overcome my awkwardness."
"I told you to call me brother, not dad. What are you being so awkward about? I'm older than you, too." Chen Yubai chuckled and lowered his eyes.
Peng Chengyi: "It's only 3 hours, which is negligible."
Chen Yubai: "You can do a lot of things in 3 hours."
Peng Chengyi: "What could you, as a baby, do more than me? Could you poop one more time?"
Chen Yubai: "..."
Seeing that he was speechless again, Peng Chengyi quickly steered the conversation back on track: "Are your ears still bothering you?"
Chen Yubai: "I'm deaf."
Peng Chengyi: "Even though he's deaf, he can still answer my questions."
Chen Yubai: "I'm not mute."
Peng Chengyi: "..."
It seems he's mostly recovered.
Peng Chengyi breathed a slight sigh of relief, then tentatively asked him, "So when do you need to think about it? Don't think that summer vacation has only been going on for half a month. Happy times are always short-lived. They might be over in the blink of an eye. So can you think about it a little faster?"
How fast do you need it?
"It would be best if we did this before we left the music store."
"..."
"No, we can do it before dark today." Peng Chengyi chuckled awkwardly.
Seeing that he remained unmoved, she added in a low voice, "Please, brother."
This time, Chen Yubai's frozen expression finally softened.
After a moment of silence, he spoke in his usual languid tone, "Alright, go back and register."
Peng Chengyi's eyes lit up, and she immediately grabbed his arm again, as if afraid he would change his mind, and hurriedly pulled him back to the door of the small room.
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By the time I finished filling out the registration form, it was almost noon.
Zhou Lifen called to ask how her guitar lesson was going and whether she was coming home for dinner.
"I just registered and I still need to buy a guitar, so I plan to eat out," Peng Chengyi said.
"Are you sure you can eat out by yourself? Can you find a decent, clean restaurant? If not, let's go home first, eat there, and then go buy the guitar," Zhou Lifen said worriedly.
She has had a sensitive stomach since childhood, and she is prone to diarrhea if she doesn't eat well.
That's why Zhou Lifen quit her job when she graduated from elementary school, just so she could cook clean meals for her every day.
Although her digestive system has become stronger with age, it is still not as resilient as others.
Peng Chengyi: "It's okay, Mom. I'll search the map and find it."
Zhou Lifen: "You can't even tell east from west, north from south, how can you read a map?"
Peng Chengyi: "Now maps have automatic navigation, and I found the music store too!"
"Is this Aunt Zhou?" Chen Yubai asked softly as he saw her on the phone after paying the deposit.
"Mm." Peng Chengyi nodded.
Zhou Lifen: "Who are you talking to?"
Peng Chengyi: "Chen Yubai."
Zhou Lifen: "Oh, Xiaoyu is here too. You can eat outside then. He knows the way, so let him show you around."
Peng Chengyi: "..."
She's truly my mother.
All the kids are always someone else's, so well-behaved.
Zhou Lifen: "Oh, and also, don't eat junk food like McDonald's and KFC."
"..."
Peng Chengyi hung up the phone without saying a word and looked at Chen Yubai: "Let's go eat McDonald's."
Chen Yubai raised an eyebrow: "Didn't Aunt Zhou tell you not to eat it?"
"Never mind her, I've been holding back for so long, I really want to eat this. Besides, McDonald's burgers have meat and vegetables, so how can they be considered junk food? It's all my mom's prejudice."
As Peng Chengyi spoke, he opened the map and began searching for nearby McDonald's.
Seeing that it was 800 meters away, she, too lazy to walk, looked up and asked, "How did you get here? Did you ride a bike?"
"No, I took a taxi." Chen Yubai shrugged.
Peng Chengyi: "Then I'll ride my bike, and you can run behind me."
Chen Yubai: "...Don't you want to listen to what you're saying?"
“But I suspect that my car can’t carry anyone on the back seat; it could fall apart at any moment,” Peng Cheng said, pointing to the dilapidated bicycle parked on the side of the street.
"It's only a few hundred meters, can't you walk there with me?"
"No, I can't walk."
"You're going to abandon me when you can't walk anymore?"
"Who abandoned you? Didn't I tell you to run behind my car?" She pursed her lips guiltily.
Chen Yubai stared at her for two seconds, then lowered his eyes and chuckled, "Fine, I'll call a car, and you can ride behind me."
As he spoke, he pulled his phone out of his pocket.
Peng Chengyi was stunned for a moment, then protested, "Don't you have any conscience?!"
"I have no conscience, but you do?" He glanced at her with amusement.
"My old bicycle can't go fast. If you walk faster, you can keep up with me. Do you think I can catch your taxi?"
"I can also ask the driver to slow down."
Peng Chengyi's lips twitched slightly: "...Thank you."
He smiled and said, "You're welcome."
"..."
Soon, the taxi that Chen Yubai had called slowly came to a stop on the side of the street.
He opened the back door of the car, tugged at Peng Chengyi's backpack as she turned to get on her bicycle, and said in a casual voice, "Get in."
Peng Chengyi paused, startled, and turned her head slightly: "Didn't you tell me to ride behind you?"
"Just kidding, do you really think I'm as heartless as someone else?" Chen Yubai scoffed.
Perhaps feeling indebted to someone riding in their car, Peng Chengyi's tone softened as she retorted, "I already said, I can't ride fast..."
Chen Yubai twitched the corner of his lips, too lazy to argue with her, and helped Peng Chengyi, who was still awkwardly fiddling with her fingers, into the car.
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McDonald's during summer vacation is packed with kids, making it noisy and crowded, and there aren't many empty seats.
Only one person can order food and the other can wait for a table.
"What do you want to eat?" Chen Yubai asked.
Peng Chengyi glanced at the One Piece co-branded toy on the child's table and said, "I want a kids' meal."
"...She's fifteen years old and still eating kids' meals." Chen Yubai glanced at her with amusement.
"Mind your own business." Peng Chengyi pouted and ordered him, "I want Chopper, don't get the wrong one."
Chen Yubai: "I can't tell the difference. You go order, I'll hold the table."
Peng Chengyi: "No, the toys in the package are given out randomly, I might not get Chopper..."
"Can I get it just by going there?" Chen Yubai asked curiously.
“If the clerk offers you another character, you can refuse and then ask her if you can change it to Chopper,” Peng Chengyi explained slowly.
She really dislikes dealing with strangers, and when buying things, she would definitely use a vending machine rather than a human checkout if she could.
Not to mention having to negotiate with the waiter like that.
"..." Chen Yubai paused for two seconds, his lazy tone laced with sarcasm, "You said earlier that you didn't need me to take care of you, but now that you need me, I've become your spokesperson again."
"Hey, bro, please help me!"
Perhaps because she had overcome her previous awkward psychological barrier, Peng Chengyi felt much more comfortable sliding to his knees this time.
Chen Yubai paused, remained silent, but narrowed his eyes.
Others may not know, but Peng Chengyi is very clear that his squinting eyes represent straightforwardness.
This shows that she took the right approach by calling him "brother" and asking for his help.
So she tightened her grip, grabbing his bony wrist and, mimicking the way younger sisters and older brothers in cartoons plead, shaking his arm and saying, "Brother~~~ please~~~~"
The girl's sweet, soft voice once again invaded his eardrums, making him feel inexplicably dizzy.
Chen Yubai pursed his lips, pressed down on her waving hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "That's too much."
"What's over?" Peng Chengyi's long eyelashes fluttered in confusion, not quite understanding.
Chen Yubai cleared his throat, regaining his usual languidness: "If you keep swaying like this, I'm going to throw up."
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