Chapter 60 Adoption
Gu Jiao had never been tricked like this before, especially by a little dumpling.
"You just said you wouldn't come down the mountain with me. A monk doesn't lie!"
"That was the young Jingkong from before, he has nothing to do with the current young Jingkong! The current young Jingkong has agreed to go down the mountain with you!"
Gu Jiao: You can do that?
Little Jingkong ran into the house with a clatter: "Abbot! Someone wants to adopt me!"
Gu Jiao: No, I don't think that's exactly what I said!
"Who is it?" the abbot asked kindly.
Xiao Jingkong pointed a finger: "Her!"
Gu Jiao, who had just stepped into the meditation room: "..."
The abbot clasped his hands together and said, "So it is young benefactor Gu. Amitabha."
Gu Jiao cleared her throat and said, "Abbot, what I was actually saying just now was..."
The abbot smiled gently: "I understand what you mean, young benefactor Gu. Don't worry, young benefactor Gu, I won't make things difficult for you."
Gu Jiao breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, the abbot was a reasonable person.
The abbot said earnestly, "Jingkong is actually my junior brother's disciple. Generally speaking, his approval should be obtained first. However, I know young benefactor Gu's character well, so I will make the decision for my junior brother."
Gu Jiao was completely bewildered. Wait, what are you doing that makes you decide things?
The abbot said to Xiao Jingkong, "Jingkong, after you go down the mountain, you must listen to what Little Benefactor Gu says, okay?"
Xiao Jingkong nodded: "Yes! I understand, Abbot!"
Gu Jiao: "..." No, are you all this casual?
Gu Jiao: "I think you should ask other people, like his senior brothers, what they think..."
Snap!
A chair was moved into the room.
"Jingkong, your favorite little bamboo chair is a gift from your senior brother! Remember your senior brother after you go down the mountain!"
Thump!
A spinning top was stuffed into Xiao Jingkong's arms.
"Jingkong, your favorite spinning top is a gift from your second brother! Don't forget your second brother!"
Afterwards, each of the senior brothers presented a parting gift, so quickly that it seemed as if Gu Jiao would regret it if she was a step slower.
Gu Jiao's lips twitched: Little monk, what sins have you committed to warrant such a hasty reaction from your senior brothers...
Is it too late to change your tune now?
Gu Jiao came to buy the mountain, but ended up with a little burden on her back when she came down.
The abbot grinned and said, "Buy one get one free!"
Gu Jiao: I don't feel like I've gained anything!
——
Today is Xiao Liulang's big day.
Whether he cared or not, he had completed a tremendous transformation from being at the bottom of Class B to ranking first in the county examination.
If it were a top student from the highest-ranking class who achieved the top score, it would not have caused such a sensation.
To put it bluntly, he took too big a step.
Xiao Liulang was surrounded by people at the academy all day. According to Uncle Luo, the messenger went to the village to announce the good news, so the villagers must all know by now.
Sure enough, when he arrived at his doorstep, he saw that the house was surrounded by people.
People in the countryside love excitement, and if something happens to someone's family, the whole village will come to watch.
Xiao Liulang took a deep breath, bracing himself for being surrounded by the villagers talking to him, but something unexpected happened.
The villagers blocked the way so he couldn't get into the house, so he had to pat the person in front of him on the shoulder and say, "Aunt Zhao, I'll go in for a bit."
"What are you doing?" Aunt Zhao moved her shoulders in disgust.
“It’s me, Liulang,” he said.
Aunt Zhao glanced at him hastily as she turned around: "It's Liu Lang who's back."
After saying that, he continued to look into the house, ignoring Xiao Liulang!
Xiao Liulang was a little confused.
Weren't you all stuck here because of me? What's with this dismissive attitude?
Xiao Liulang then approached a few more villagers and found that they really didn't have time to pay attention to him. He was puzzled. If they weren't there for him, then why were they crowding into his house?
When he finally managed to squeeze through the door, he was stunned by what he saw.
Suddenly, a three-headed little monk appeared in the main room of his house!
The little monk sat obediently on the small stool next to the old lady, looking incredibly cute!
The villagers all came for the little monk. They had never seen such a small monk before, and he was so well-behaved and handsome. It was such a rare sight!
Xiao Liulang's glory of coming in first place was stolen by a little monk—
As darkness fell completely, the villagers gradually left. Xiao Liulang's face was ashen, especially when he saw Gu Jiao come out carrying a bowl of food, and the little dumpling suddenly jumped into Gu Jiao's arms. His face darkened even more.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?" He looked at the old lady and Gu Jiao.
The old lady cracked sunflower seeds: "Don't look at me, I didn't bring it back!"
Gu Jiao paused for a moment: "Would you believe me if I said it was a free gift with the purchase of the mountain?"
Xiao Liulang: "..."
"Jingkong, go to the backyard to wash your hands. I've prepared the water for you." After sending Xiao Jingkong away, Gu Jiao told Xiao Liulang the whole story. Of course, she omitted the fact that she had been tricked by Xiao Jingkong, as that was a bit embarrassing and she would never admit it. "...He was so pitiful, so I brought him back."
Xiao Liulang looked at Gu Jiao suspiciously, feeling that she wasn't the kind of person who was so kind-hearted: "Are you sure you weren't scammed?"
Gu Jiao's eyes widened: "Absolutely not! He's only a few years old, how could he possibly trick me? I'm not that stupid!"
Xiao Liulang expressed his doubts.
Gu Jiao quickly turned the page, lowered her eyes, and pointed to her index finger, saying, "If you don't like it..."
Xiao Liulang interrupted her, "No, whatever you like is fine."
They're not a real couple, so it's her freedom to raise as many children as she wants, and he has no right to interfere.
Gu Jiao went to the kitchen to fetch the food.
After washing his hands, Xiao Jingkong returned to the main room. He came up to Xiao Liulang, looked him up and down, and asked seriously, "Are you my father?"
Xiao Liulang choked: "She's adopted you as her son?"
Xiao Jingkong shook his head: "No, Jiaojiao said she takes after me. I just came to ask you, are you going to be my father or something?"
Xiao Liulang said indifferently, "I don't have a son as old as you."
Little Jingkong said seriously, "I'm not old, I'm only six years old!"
Xiao Liulang chuckled and said, "Really? But you look only three years old."
Little Jingkong, who was indeed three years older than him, said: "..."
Xiao Jingkong tilted his head and thought for a moment: "So you're going to be my brother?"
Before Xiao Liulang could answer, Xiao Jingkong nodded thoughtfully: "That works too. Nothing tastes better than dumplings, and nothing's more fun than..."
Xiao Liulang's body trembled: "Shut up!"
What an unruly little monk!
(End of this chapter)
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