Chapter 304 Drawing Lots
Because she heard some good news, Mao Mao went to bed a little late that night. Even though she was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open, she still held onto Lou Yansui's clothes and begged him to tell her stories about Mao Mao.
Lou Yansui readily agreed: "Alright, Mao Mao, tell us one more, then we should go to sleep."
Okay.
Lou Yansui then turned to the next page of the book and continued reading the story to her.
Mao Mao leaned against her brother's chest, looking at the book in his hand.
Although Mao Mao hasn't learned all the characters yet, and only recognizes bits and pieces of the words in the book, she still reads along with her brother, looking at each character one by one.
However, she was so sleepy that her eyelids were drooping, and the dark characters were almost blurry in her vision. She didn't recognize them to begin with, and now they looked even more distorted. Listening to her brother's gentle voice reading in her ear, Mao Mao closed her eyes and sighed, "Hoo..."
As Lou Yansui turned to the next page, she felt a small head hanging heavily on her arm, making her hand go numb.
He lowered his eyes and saw only his sister's sleeping face, her eyes tightly closed, pressed against his arm, her soft, plump cheeks overflowing like a cream puff that had leaked filling.
Lou Yan Sui Wan Er.
He carefully placed Mao Mao in the quilt, and then carefully placed the book in his hand on the bedside table.
Besides the title featuring the main character's name, the cover also depicts a round-headed little boy with his kitten. Warm yellow light shines on the book, giving the pages a warm glow.
Lou Yansui turned off the light and lay down. Mao Mao, who was lying next to him, rolled over skillfully, a warm little body nestled into his arms. He hugged his little sister, closed his eyes, and fell asleep contentedly.
The next day, they were woken up by a knock on the door.
"A-Sui? Mao-Mao?"
Lou Fengju asked from the doorway, "Are you awake yet?"
Lou Yansui woke up first and subconsciously replied, "I'm awake."
He glanced at the clock and realized he was waking up ten minutes earlier than usual.
Lou Yansui: "..."
Lou Fengju greeted them and then turned the doorknob to come in.
His military uniform was crisp and his posture upright. He strode in, first past his younger brother, then around to the side where Mao Mao was sleeping, and dug out his younger sister who was sleeping soundly from under the covers.
Lou Yansui was speechless: "Brother, didn't you come here to see me?"
"What do you want? I'm looking for Mao Mao."
Lou Fengju gently picked up his younger sister, Mao Mao, who was still asleep. Once in his arms, she instinctively found a comfortable position. Her little head rested on her brother's broad shoulder, oblivious to the hard badge pressing against it.
Lou Fengju, carrying his younger sister, strode out.
"Why?"
Lou Yansui quickly threw off the covers, got out of bed, and chased after him: "Big brother, where are you taking Mao Mao?"
Lou Fengju: "I'll take Mao Mao to school."
Lou Yansui: "..."
Not to mention it's not even time for school yet, and who said it was my brother's turn to take Mao Mao to school today?!
Lou Yansui immediately stopped him: "Big brother, Mao Mao can come with me to kindergarten."
Lou Fengju raised his eyebrows: "High school and kindergarten have different class times, Ah Sui, you'll be late."
Lou Yansui retorted, "Brother, you're late when you take Mao Mao to kindergarten and then to the military headquarters too, aren't you?"
Lou Fengju: "It doesn't matter if I'm late, no one dares to criticize me."
Lou Yansui: "I can call Teacher Shen and ask him for leave. Teacher Shen will understand."
The two brothers locked eyes, and invisible sparks crackled and flickered in mid-air.
Neither side would give an inch.
Amidst the arguing, Mao Mao groggily woke up, rubbing her eyes sleepily: "Brother?"
Lou Fengju and Lou Yansui turned their heads and said in unison, "Mao Mao, who do you want to take you to school?"
Mao Mao blinked.
"……hold head high?"
The previous day's battle erupted once again at the Lou family's dining table.
Mao Mao held a small bowl, scooped up a spoonful of piping hot seafood porridge, and blew on it with her puffed-out cheeks.
At the dinner table, the group argued incessantly.
"I'll go! I'll take Mao Mao there!"
"The old lady and the first wife went yesterday, and the third young master went twice. It's our turn now."
The first wife smiled and said, "I delivered it yesterday. Today, someone else delivered it. The kindergarten teacher probably won't recognize it."
The third concubine immediately said, "The teacher recognizes Mao Mao. Besides, I didn't see her yesterday, but I've seen her today, so the teacher will recognize me from now on. In the future, I can even help Mao Mao attend parent-teacher conferences."
Xia Xiaoxiang: "...I am Mao Mao's mother, so I can open it."
Lou Hongjian looked around: "Then I..."
Lou Heming said gently, "Ah Hong, don't interrupt. You've already been ruled out."
Lou Hongjian: "..."
After finishing the seafood porridge in her bowl, Mao Mao grabbed a red bean bun.
While eating her red bean bun, she glanced at everyone and saw that they were still arguing. She then reached forward a little further, holding onto the edge of the table, picked up a hard-boiled egg from the plate, peeled it, put the egg white in her mouth, and used the yolk to feed her little goldfish.
Meow~
The big white cat wagged its tail and came closer, its fluffy body brushing against her calves.
"Kitty, do you want to eat eggs too?"
Meow~~~
Mao Mao broke the egg yolk in half, giving one half to the cat and throwing the other half into the glass fish tank.
A person and a cat sat in front of the fish tank, their big, round eyes wide open, watching the goldfish in the tank slowly eat the egg yolk clean.
The argument over there has finally come to a conclusion.
Let's draw lots.
The first wife said in a good-natured manner, "Whoever draws the lot will go and deliver Mao Mao. Everyone will take turns delivering it."
No one had any objections.
Soon, the third concubine drew the slip of paper with writing on it, proudly showed it off to everyone, and then kissed the slip of paper.
"My darling," the third concubine gracefully approached and took Mao Mao's little hand, "Today, your fourth aunt will take you to school, okay?"
Mao Mao: "Okay."
The third aunt helped her carry her little backpack and water bottle, prepared some snacks, and didn't forget to take the car keys.
Not only did she have to deliver it, she also had to drive there herself.
If she hadn't been short on time, she would have liked to drive around the entire city of Haicheng and let everyone see her.
The third concubine hummed a recent popular song, walking with a swagger.
The second concubine and the first concubine exchanged a glance, and following Lou Hongjian's example from yesterday, they went after him.
"Your back seat is empty, let's go together!"
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