Oh no, it's only a little past five in the morning, how could someone be awake and wandering around in the yard?
A beam of light shone on Shi Xi's face, and Uncle Song asked in confusion, "Miss?"
Uncle Song was the Shi family's butler, in his fifties, an upright man who had a habit of getting up early every morning. Seeing someone climb over the wall, he assumed it was a thief, but it turned out to be Miss Shi.
Shi Xi waved her paw and said with a smile, "Uncle Song, good morning! You're up so early too!"
Following Shi Xi's words, Uncle Song said, "I get up early every day to exercise. I'm old, unlike you young people who like to stay up late and get up late."
Shi Xi touched her nose and said shyly, "Hehe—, Uncle Song, I got up early, so I'm going back to sleep for a bit. You continue exercising!"
After saying that, Shi Xi quickly ran back to her room, took a shower, and went to bed. This night had been too exciting; she was still in a daze. Sleep was the safest place.
**
Morning,
Shi Xi didn't sleep all night, and got up early in the morning to have breakfast with her family. She yawned throughout the entire meal.
There's a family rule that everyone must eat breakfast together every morning, which is the time of day for the family to gather together. This is unless there are special circumstances, such as being away on a business trip.
Shi Han reached out and touched Shi Xi's head. It wasn't hot. "Little sister, are you not sick? Why do you look so listless? Is it because you're excited about something and can't sleep?"
Shi Xi swallowed the bread in her mouth and slowly said, "Second brother, I didn't sleep well. I'll catch up on some sleep later."
Shi's mother said with heartache, "Xiaoxi, go upstairs and go to sleep after you finish eating! When you feel more energetic, Mom will take you to get a skincare treatment. Girls need to take care of their skin. Although my Xiaoxi is naturally beautiful, your dark circles are quite heavy, so it would be better if you got a skincare treatment."
Mr. Shi gave Mrs. Shi a disdainful look. "Do you think Xiaoxi is like you, needing skincare? Look at Xiaoxi's smooth and delicate skin, does she need skincare? Don't put those chemical substances on my Xiaoxi's face."
"What did you say? You mean I'm old? Huh?" Shi's mother said angrily.
“Mo Mo, no, I, I didn’t mean that. In my heart, you are the most beautiful, and even my daughter comes after you. Who says you’re old? When you and my daughter stand together, outsiders will definitely say you look like sisters, not mother and daughter. Balabalabala—” Father Shi sighed, finally managing to appease her.
Shi Xi sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Her father's survival instinct was truly strong.
Shi Han shook her head, "Mom and Dad, I wasn't even full from breakfast, but I've already been fed by your PDA!"
Shi's mother scoffed, "Single dogs. You and your older brother, how old are you, and still don't have girlfriends? And now you have the nerve to complain about being a dog in front of me. Humph—"
Shi Han: ...
Shi Hao: ...
He was eating quietly; why bring him up all of a sudden? It's like being caught in the crossfire.
Shi Han stopped talking. Every time this topic came up, her mother would go on and on.
"Mom, marriage depends on fate; you can't force it. If fate brings you together, I think my eldest and second brothers will bring home a wife for you to see. They haven't yet because fate hasn't brought them together. I've heard Uncle Song say that everyone admires Mom and Dad's love story, but I still don't know how you met, got to know each other, and fell in love. Mom, can you tell me about it?" Shi Xi asked, looking at her eldest and second brothers' pitiful expressions.
When Shi's mother brought this up, she got all excited and talked to Shi Xi for half an hour. When she came to her senses, there were only Shi Xi and her mother at the dining table.
Shi's mother didn't necessarily want them to get married. She also wanted her sons to find women they liked. She just wanted to see her two sons looking embarrassed.
"Xiaoxi, I won't say anymore. We can talk about it later if you want to know about me and your father. You should go to sleep now."
"Okay, Mom, I'm going upstairs to sleep."
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