"Huh?" Luo Hongqi came back to his senses, looking at the finger marks on Luan Dajiang’s arm in shock, "Did I do that?"
"What did you think?" Luan Dajiang was almost crying, thankful there were witnesses, otherwise he’d have been wrongfully accused! Humph, he vowed to himself that he’d train hard and return the favor to Luo Hongqi’s arm just !
"I’m so sorry, so sorry." Luo Hongqi quickly apologized, "I was too tense and thought I was grabbing the back of the sofa."
What did he have against the sofa’s back anyway? The question was, how thick was Luan Dajiang’s arm? How thick was a sofa back? Chuxia looked at Luo Hongqi with a speechless expression, not knowing what to say.
Luo Xiaoqiong came over, catching the tail end of the conversation, and could not help but cluck her tongue as she forcefully rolled up Luan Dajiang’s sleeve to take a look, "Brother, are you worried about Dajiang enlisting and stealing your glory, so you intentionally tried to break his arm to keep him from becoming a soldier?"
Glaring at his sister, Luo Hongqi said nothing. He was already nervous enough, and here his sister was teasing him. Really? Moreover, was he really their parents’ child? Ever since he came to the Zhou family’s house, his parents had thrown him aside and ignored him. Didn’t they say they were coming to see Zhang Erni? Why haven’t they mentioned Zhang Erni’s matter at all until now?
Speak of the devil and he shall appear. Fat Auntie walked over with a smile, first pulling Chuxia to one side for a warm chat, then scolding her daughter a bit before turning to her son, "Hongqi, can we meet Erni tomorrow?"
"Mom, I already took a leave today. I can’t take another tomorrow. Erni has work tomorrow too. Let’s talk about it in a few days." Feeling annoyed, Luo Hongqi refused without a second thought.
"Then we’ll visit you at the military base." Fat Auntie slapped her son on the head, "Becoming a soldier and you start drifting away from your parents? You ungrateful brat, if it weren’t for my milk, could you have grown this big? Now you’re playing tough with me, be careful or I’ll take off my shoe and slap you with it!"
"Mom..." Luo Hongqi protested, looking at Fat Auntie, "There are so many people here, don’t hit me , especially, don’t embarrass Chuxia, we are at her in-laws’ house."
"Oh..." Fat Auntie looked at her son in surprise, "The sun must be rising from the west since you’re actually considering Chuxia’s feelings? Geez, the military really does teach people; my son has actually changed..."
"Mom..." Luo Hongqi glared at Fat Auntie, "Once we’re back where we’re staying, you can say whatever you want about me. I promise I won’t get upset. For now, can you please stop teasing me?"
With so many people in the house, Yingying felt inexplicably scared and hid in her room without coming out. Chuxia looked around and, not seeing her, quietly left Fat Auntie’s side and went to Yingying’s room. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novelFirｅ.net
The little girl was sitting on the bed, wiping her tears when she saw Chuxia enter; she quickly squeezed out a smile, "Auntie Chuxia."
"What’s wrong, Yingying?" Chuxia sat next to her, trying to pull her close but after tugging twice without success, she looked at her in surprise, "It’s only been a few days, have you gained so much weight that I can’t even pull you now?"
"I haven’t gained weight!" the little girl protested immediately. As Chuxia had told her, being too fat or too skinny wasn’t good looking, and now she had a very strong aversion to both.
"Alright, alright, Yingying hasn’t gained weight. It must have been Auntie Chuxia seeing things." Chuxia quickly soothed her, "Now, can you tell Auntie Chuxia why you were hiding and crying?"
"I also want to have a mom and dad, just like uncle and auntie, just like the other kids in my class..." Yingying sniffled, looking at Chuxia with a grievous expression, "Is it because I’m too naughty that my mom and dad don’t want me anymore?"
"That’s not it at all, Yingying. You’re such a good girl. It’s them who don’t realize how wonderful you are. In the future, they will regret not taking good care of Yingying."
"Auntie Chuxia, you’re not lying to me?" The child’s eyes, damp with tears, were filled with hope.
"Of course, I’m not lying. When has Auntie Chuxia ever lied to you?" Chuxia said as she extended her hand for a pinky promise, "Do you believe me now?"
"Mhm." The little girl nodded, "Auntie Chuxia, I have a secret to tell you. The day before yesterday, Bad Granny came to see me. She said a lot of bad things about you and told me to go against you. I agreed just to stop her nagging, but I really don’t want to help her."
"Yingying is such a good girl." Chuxia kissed her on the forehead, pulling her out of bed, "Now, can we go out and play with Auntie Chuxia?"
"Yes." The little girl happily got out of bed and put on her shoes. Walking to the door, she felt a bit embarrassed, "Auntie Chuxia, do my eyes look swollen?"