Soon, the sound of firecrackers rang out in the family compound. Tiedan opened his sleepy eyes and it was obvious that he had had a good sleep.
Perhaps it was the adventurous gene in boys. When his sister Yaya kept hiding behind her mother and covering her ears to watch the firecrackers, he was already eager to try it.
Seeing that his two brothers wanted to set off firecrackers by themselves and it was not his turn yet, his eyes rolled around immediately and he ran towards Jianshu while his parents were not paying attention.
"Uncle Gu, I want to set off firecrackers too. Can you let me try?"
Gu Mingjing raised his eyebrows, "Want to set off firecrackers?"
"Yeah!" Tiedan nodded vigorously to express his strong desire.
"Okay, call me brother, and I'll let you go if you call me brother."
"Huh?" Two puzzled voices rang out. Tiedan and Jianshu were both a little confused about what this requirement meant.
Especially Jianshu, the first thing that comes to mind is the plot where a bad boy blocks a good girl in an alley, lifts her chin and asks her to call him brother.
Looking at the scene in front of me again, I can’t bear to watch it.
"Brother!" Tiedan didn't care about anything else and shouted directly.
One can't help but wonder if he could call dad so directly if asked.
"Hey! Put it there, be careful." Gu Mingjing responded in a very good mood. He had long been dissatisfied with Tiedan's address. Why was his wife the sister, but he was the uncle?
When people hear him, they would think he is very old, but he doesn't want to argue with a child. Now that he has the chance, he must make him change.
"Thank you, uncle!" Tiedan, who got what he wanted, excitedly went to set off firecrackers.
Gu Mingjing, who had just been happy for a short while, said: "...What did you just call me, you little brat? Come back here!"
"Okay, okay, why are you arguing with a child? How old is he and how old are you? Is he childish?" Jian Shu quickly pulled the man back and gave him a speechless look.
Gu Mingjing felt very aggrieved, "This brat is just destroying the bridge after crossing it!"
"You asked people to call you brother and they did. What's wrong with that? If anyone is to blame, it's your own fault for not explaining it clearly."
Gu Mingjing: "...Wife, you don't help me." He buried his face in Jianshu's neck and rubbed it, his voice becoming weaker.
"Okay, he's just my brother, right? Can I call him that for him? Brother? Brother Gu? Brother? Is that enough?" Jian Shu couldn't stand his coquettishness and had to comfort him.
Gu Mingjing leaned over to her ear and blew gently, "I would be very satisfied if you called me from another place."
Jian Shu was stunned at first, then he reacted immediately and blushed. He stomped down hard and said, "Get out!"
She turned around and left. If she looked at this man with pity and comforted him again, she would be the biggest fool in the world!
Gu Mingjing gasped in pain, and the corners of his mouth raised even higher when he saw his wife's angry and embarrassed expression.
Tiedan didn't know what was happening here. After setting off the firecrackers, he reluctantly said goodbye to Jianshu and went home, and reminded her to get up early the next day.
In the end, he was chased home by Jianshu. What a heartless little thing. If I had known, I would not have helped him out!
The angry Jianshu failed to catch up, so she could only come back and vent her anger on another person who made her angry.
Gu Mingjing let her do as she pleased. He would get his money back with interest in a while anyway.
At night, Jianshu paid the price for her previous behavior. Someone forced her to call him "brother" again and again. He let her go only when her voice was almost hoarse.
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The next day, I wanted to sleep in, but was woken up by a group of children who came to visit me early in the morning.
Jianshu, who was a little grumpy when he woke up, wanted to hit someone, but unfortunately the culprit was not at home, so he could only endure it.
After she had gathered her energy and filled both pockets of the children and sent them out safely, she immediately went back to bed and took a nap until the afternoon. She would wait for the man to come back and settle the score with him.
The first day of the new year passed just like that.
Over the next few days, Jianshu barely left the house, except for visiting a few close friends to wish them a happy new year. It was freezing cold, and with no lantern festivals or temple fairs to attend, there wasn't much excitement to be found.
Instead, there is a group of children who neither have to go to school nor work, and they wear new New Year clothes and walk around the streets every day.
One day, they even ran to a frozen river, saying they wanted to break the ice to go fishing. Fortunately, they were seen by a passing family member, who drove the group of children back and sent them home one by one.
That night, the children of each household ate a meal of stir-fried bamboo shoots and pork. Their cries continued one after another. But it was much better than any musical instrument, and it was guaranteed to stop the crying.
Jianshu looked at the mixed doubles team crying and not only had no sympathy, but also cheered them on from the side.
This naughty kid deserves it and should be severely punished.
Is it so easy to go on a frozen river?
Does anyone know if there's a hole somewhere? What if I miss a step and fall?
If you fall down in this icy and snowy place, you will die in no time and it will be too late to save you.
Every winter, the adults in the family would repeatedly remind us not to go to the river.
These bastards are so bold that they do it knowingly!
So after his parents' mixed doubles match, Tiedan was faced with Jianshu's nagging again, which made him dizzy and he kept promising that there would definitely not be a next time.
But no one else believed him. His credibility was gone. In the next few days, the naughty kids were kept under close watch at home and were not allowed to go out.
Wu Xiufang had to go to work, so she handed the responsibility of taking care of the children to the eldest son in the family.
The eldest son of the Zhao family usually cares about his younger brother and will help him with anything he needs. But this time he was angry. Not only was he not soft-hearted, he also assigned a lot of odd jobs to Tiedan, saying it was a punishment to teach him a lesson.
Life became extremely difficult all of a sudden, and the only solace was to find an excuse to run to Jianshu's house to escape for a while.
"Tsk, you deserve it. You have a good life but you insist on taking risks to seek excitement. Isn't it exciting enough now?" Jianshu said bluntly while cracking melon seeds.
Tiedan: "...I already know I was wrong." He didn't sound very confident.
"Tsk—" Jian Shu rolled his eyes. "Ask your parents if they believe it?"
What is a naughty child? They just like to go against adults and find certain things exciting. Trust their promises? They might as well trust their own slaps.
Tiedan suddenly lost all his strength and sighed, "When can I get out?"
Now, apart from staying at home, he can only come to Jianshu's house for a visit, and he can't go anywhere farther.
"That depends on when your parents calm down. For now, you should just stay home and talk to me." Jian Shu spat out the melon seed shells, patted his shoulder, got up, took out a pack of snacks from the cupboard, threw it in front of him and said,
"Eat, turn your grief and anger into appetite. At my sister's house, there are plenty of snacks, so don't even think about going out to play." At least for the time being, he had no chance.
"Oh, God! Why am I so miserable? No one comes to help me. I am just a poor little thing who is not loved by my father and mother!" Tiedan lay down on the sofa, closed his eyes and began to howl.
The drama queen Tiedan is online again.
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