Chapter 199: I'm Here
Chapter 199: I'm Here
Xiao Wei's dirty little heart trembled as he nervously pinched his fingers and weakly spoke, "I accidentally saw it when I went to the bathroom."
Xiao Cheng glanced at him indifferently, silent and profound eyes making it impossible for anyone to stare.
Xiao Wei's dirty heart trembled again, lowering his head to pretend he knew nothing. He wouldn't reveal the truth.
In the past, his parents used to argue and fight frequently, and after the fights, they would disappear, never to return.
Xiao Wei was afraid that Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu would also argue, fight, and eventually disappear.
Every time he heard slightly louder noises outside or the sound of the door opening, Xiao Wei would subconsciously run outside, open a gap in the door, and peek.
Fortunately, his sister-in-law was a very gentle person. She never yelled or fought with his big brother.
She even coaxed his big brother like she would with a child.
His sister-in-law was truly wonderful.
Summoning courage, Xiao Wei raised his head and met Xiao Cheng's scrutinizing gaze. "Sister-in-law is really good to you."
Xiao Cheng naturally knew that Bai Lu treated him well when he was drunk; it's just that he didn't know the limits of that tolerance.
"How good is she?"
This... Xiao Wei hesitated in answering.
Isn't it already good enough for his big brother, who could tolerate unreasonable antics? Why would there be a question of "how good"?
If it were their parents, they would have been in a fierce argument long ago.
If it were Chen Chunli, she would have started a fight directly.
Xiao Wei thought for a long time but couldn't figure out how to answer this question to satisfy his big brother.
He could only recall while stating the facts, "On your birthday, when you were drunk and wanted Sister-in-law to shave your head, she never shaved before, didn't know how, and you insisted. You even threw a tantrum."
"But Sister-in-law shaved it for you."
Xiao Wei touched his own recently grown short hair while daring to glance at Xiao Cheng's head.
It was the same; his sister-in-law's skills were really good.
Xiao Cheng knew that his bald hairstyle was given by Bai Lu, but he didn't know exactly how it happened.
Leaning back in his chair with a casual attitude, he smiled faintly, "Continue."
Speaking softly, Xiao Wei said, "You kissed Sister-in-law in front of everyone."
As soon as this was said, it instantly triggered a nerve that had been dormant in Xiao Cheng. His eyes fixed on Xiao Wei.
"How did she react?"
Xiao Wei, scared by his big brother's suddenly intense gaze, was at a loss and weakly said, "No reaction."
Xiao Cheng frowned slightly, his gaze turning more intense.
Xiao Wei held up three fingers to assure, "Sister-in-law really had no reaction, just froze for a moment and then smiled."
Xiao Cheng also froze for a moment, the corner of his mouth slightly lifted. His sharp gaze turned into emptiness.
Xiao Wei felt that his big brother might have misunderstood.
What he said was on his big brother's birthday when everyone was sitting at the same table. His big brother kissed Sister-in-law's hand.
At that moment, Sister-in-law froze for a moment, and then, under the encouragement of Shiliu Ge, Hao Ge, and Da Zhuang Ge, she laughed it off.
But now, his big brother, with a more pleasant smile than usual, seemed to have misunderstood.
Xiao Wei hesitated whether to explain or not.
"Alright, go back to sleep." Although giving the order to leave, big brother's tone was unprecedentedly good.
Xiao Wei's mood instantly improved. Silently picking up his textbooks and workbooks, he walked back to his room under the moonlight.
Big brother and sister-in-law are a couple, and these small misunderstandings should be fine; no need to explain.
The night was calm, the wind gentle.
Xiao Cheng pushed open the door, walked in lightly, saw the test paper full of answers on the table near the window, and couldn't help sighing.
She said she wouldn't study, and she really didn't study.
She kept her word.
Xiao Cheng looked at Bai Lu, who was sleeping peacefully on the bed. He slowly reached out, held her hand that was outside the blanket, and felt the warmth between his fingers.
Her hand, like a person's, gentle as water, soothing everything with its silent warmth.
The warmth from the tightly clasped fingers transmitted to his heart. Xiao Cheng held it for a long time before putting her hand back under the blanket, releasing it, and pulling up the blanket.
Getting up and leaving.
"Mom..."
The word that the girl couldn't forget echoed again, sounding particularly helpless in the empty room.
Xiao Cheng's footsteps paused.
Before exposing the false pregnancy, she called him a few times in his arms, with joy, relaxation, and yearning in her voice.
When she woke up, she didn't see her go to find Li Xuelan.
Xiao Cheng gently closed the door.
Returning to the bedside, he held the girl's hand that was once again outside the blanket, softly calling, "LuLu."
As usual, when the girl heard the call, her frowning brows gradually relaxed. But this time, it was different.
The tightly closed eyes shed a tear.
Xiao Cheng saw Bai Lu cry for the first time, a bit at a loss. He raised his fingers to wipe away the wetness at the corner of her eyes but was burned by the second tear that fell, scalding his palm.
Panic-stricken, he patted her back gently, comforting her.
"Don't be afraid, LuLu."
"I'm here."
In his arms, as the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh tears were soothed, they fell from the corners of her eyes back into the depths of her eyes.
...
Early in the morning, a knocking sound rang out.
Wang Cuihua, seeing that it was Xiao Wei who opened the door, hurriedly asked, "Where are Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu?"
Xiao Wei, swallowing the last dumpling, spoke slowly, "Having breakfast."
"Still not done?" Wang Cuihua looked worried.
Xiao Wei, unhurried, turned his head to look at the clock in the main house and reported, "Six thirty-five."
"It's not even seven yet. Why are you here so early?"
Wang Cuihua, afraid of being discovered, quickly looked around the surroundings. Seeing no suspicious figures, she whispered to Xiao Wei, "I came to buy an electric chestnut roaster."
Xiao Wei, who had heard the excited buying frenzy in the kitchen yesterday afternoon, also heard Bai Lu refusing to sell.
"Big sister-in-law said she won't sell."
Wang Cuihua wanted to go inside but was stopped by Xiao Wei. He suddenly turned pitiful, "Let me in. Let me tell Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu about your hardship. You can't fry so many chestnuts alone."
Xiao Wei had seen Bai Lu fry a lot of chestnuts, and Bai Lu never complained about hardship or exhaustion. Wang Cuihua, who said it was too hard and tiring after frying a little, was really weak.
Really had to be hit: "At the beginning, there was no electric chestnut roaster. Big sister-in-law also fried them manually and fried several times more than you sell. She never said it was hard. You just fried a bit and said it's hard. If it's hard, don't sell."
A little kid with a big brother style in speaking.
Hearing that, just finished breakfast and came out, Bai Lu laughed, "Xiao Wei is right. If you want to make money, you have to put in some effort. You can only sell as much as you can fry."
Wang Cuihua, upon seeing Bai Lu, immediately became pitiful, "I practiced for a long time last night. It's really easy to burn sugar-fried chestnuts. It's too wasteful of chestnuts. The electric chestnut roaster won't burn them, and it's not hard at all. Please sell it to me before everyone else comes."
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