Chapter 183: Chapter 183: The Same Dimples
Chapter 183: Chapter 183: The Same Dimples
Little Taotie was stunned for a moment before she looked down at her exposed white little belly through the torn clothes, her small face flushing red as she covered her face.
As if by covering her face, she could avoid embarrassment.
Hua Jinyan reached out to cover her little belly and touched her stomach, which was soft to the touch, causing his face to turn red.
Cheng Guodong and Qin Xin reacted, with Qin Xin passing a pillow to Little Taotie for her to hold. Cheng Guodong picked up Hua Jinyan and set him down on the other side, keeping him at a distance from his sister.
Cheng Guodong grumbled internally, “Little rascal, such a young age and already having wandering hands!”
The serious atmosphere of recognizing their relations had become lively because of Little Taotie’s mishap.
Tao Bin tried to hold back his laughter, but in the end, he couldn’t, letting out a snort, “Little junior sister, you’re really funny!”
Tao Shen elbowed him hard, “Shut up! Don’t laugh!”
Little Taotie’s face turned even redder, and she glared at Tao Bin indignantly, then turned and threw herself into Qin Xin’s arms, pointing towards Tao Bin and complaining, “Second brother, he laughed at me, I don’t want him as my real brother, I only want you and eldest brother as my real brothers!”
Tao Bin, in a panic, hopped around and moved closer, “Good little sister, I was wrong, isn’t it enough that I’m admitting my mistake! I’m your real brother, you can’t disown me!”
Little Taotie turned her face away, not looking at him, and gave a soft sniff.
Tao Bin hurriedly moved to the other side, “I won’t make fun of you, really, I’ll never do it again. If I do, then I’m a little dog!”
Tao Shen, unable to bear looking at his foolish brother, stepped forward, crouched down, and looked Little Taotie in the eyes, speaking softly, “I know you can’t accept us for a while, you can interact with us as you did before, don’t trouble yourself.”
Little Taotie hid her head in Qin Xin’s embrace, sneakily glancing at Tao Shen before quickly hiding again, her small hand anxiously clutching the hem of Qin Xin’s clothes.
Qin Xin looked at the little girl in his arms, who resembled a frightened quail, patted her head, and chuckled softly, “Are you planning to ruin my clothes too?”
Little Taotie lifted her head to look at her second brother, then down at her two little hands, her face turning red as she let go. But as soon as she released her grip, one hand was held by Qin Xin and the other by Tao Shen.
Both men were very careful, and at that moment, they noticed the red marks in the palm of the little girl’s hand from where she had gripped too tightly, her fingernails digging into the flesh.
There was no bleeding, but the marks were deep.
“Does it hurt?” Tao Shen asked with heartache, gently blowing on her palm.
Little Taotie met his concerned gaze, turned her head to look around at everyone else, Grandpa Fensi, Grandma Fensi, Aunt Mingzhu, that person who seemed like a bad guy, Brother Xiao Bin, each person watching her with worried and tense eyes.
She remembered, up in the mountains during New Year, when relatives and friends came over for dinner, how when her brother fell, everyone’s gaze… it was the same, filled with worry and anxiety.
When she hurt her hand cleaning fish, just about to cry, she’d hear the relatives and friends whisper among themselves, “Crying over such a little injury!” “So delicate!” “Useless thing, getting hurt over this kind of matter!”…
Their eyes back then were filled with disdain and disgust.
She closed her eyes, shook her head hard, and then opened those clear, innocent eyes, as if adorned with the Milky Way, her voice carrying a barely perceptible tremble, cautious, “Am I… really your family’s child?”
“Of course, you are!” Tao Bin answered eagerly, flashing a big smile, his dimples deeply etched, proudly pointing to his own dimples, “Look, we have the same dimples, we are real siblings!”
Tao Shen gently blew on his sister’s palm, saying softly, “Look, we look alike, the same nose, the same face shape; we are real siblings. Think about it, do you and your twin brother and sister look alike at