strictlysupreme Chapter 179 Eldest Sister
Chapter 179 Eldest Sister
When Zhao and his group returned from the inn, they saw a strange scene as soon as they entered the door.
Several children were holding a red fruit each, and were using various tools to pick something out of the fruit, with serious looks on their faces.
"You guys, what are you doing?"
Zhou Xiaoxi rubbed his eyes which were almost cross-eyed and said tiredly:
"Grandma, you're back? We're collecting seeds from these wild fruits.
It's getting so dark, my friends, let's stop here today. Thank you for your hard work! When I make something delicious, I will let you enjoy it to your heart's content!"
"What do you want to eat?"
Baili Nanqing walked in hurriedly, followed by several people.
Little Shitou didn't recognize anyone at first glance and immediately snuggled into Zhou Xiaoxi's arms.
As soon as Shangguan Lan entered the room, she saw her precious sister holding a little kid in her arms, and said in surprise:
"Sister, where did you pick up this poor little thing from? It actually has a head of white hair, it's so interesting to look at!"
"I'm not a poor little thing, the creek really treasures me!" Little Stone was very unhappy to be said like that, and his face was puffed up.
Baili Nanqing couldn't help but patted her youngest son on the head.
"You little brat, you are so rude! This is our little fairy boy, so well-behaved and sensible."
"Mom, if you like children, just give birth to another one with Dad. You're still so young anyway." Shangguan Lan fearlessly twirled the tiger's whiskers again.
Then he got kicked hard on the buttocks again.
"You little bastard, you've become so bold after not seeing you for a few days! You even dare to tease your own mother!"
After kicking him, he still felt unsatisfied, so he continued to chase him around the house. Shangguan Lan couldn't run away, so he finally had an idea and ran behind Zhou Xiaoxi.
"Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong! Please be magnanimous and don't bother with a child like me. Be careful not to hit your sister, or you will be the one who will be sad!"
Baili Nanqing didn't need him to remind her, she had already stopped.
"Hmph, you little brat, if you make me angry again, I'll let your big brother take care of you and beat you until you have a black eye and a swollen face!"
Shangguan Song, who was mentioned, finally had the chance to speak. He ignored the quarrel between his mother and brother, and just looked at Zhou Xiaoxi and said:
"Qingyue, I'm the eldest brother."
I wonder how much forbearance and restraint are contained in these few short words.
During this period, Baili Nanqing talked to Zhou Xiaoxi about family matters, especially about her elder brother. His loss had always been a knot in his heart, and he had blamed himself for it for twelve years.
Zhou Xiaoxi suppressed her tears, stood up and walked over to give Shangguan Song a big hug. She didn't care about the gender distinction, he was her brother, she could hug him if she wanted before they got married!
Shangguan Song's body was a little stiff. His mind told him that it was inappropriate to do so, but he was unwilling to push his sister away with his outstretched hand.
That little pink ball back then has grown so big now!
Shangguan Song felt mixed emotions, melancholy and loss, but also joy at having found what he had lost.
Shangguan Yunxin was relieved and envious watching from the side, this turned out to be her elder brother who was always serious and kept people at a distance.
From childhood to adulthood, let alone hugging him, they had almost never chatted with each other alone, and they could only see him at family gatherings.
Shangguan Song hugged her tighter and tighter. Because of their height, Zhou Xiaoxi was buried in his arms. She said in a muffled voice:
"Brother, you're holding me too tight. I can hardly breathe."
Baili Nanqing, who was still wiping her tears, immediately stepped forward and pulled her daughter out of her son's arms. She said unhappily:
"Just like your father, clumsy!
My dear daughter, let me take a look at you, are you okay? Look, your face is all red!"
Shangguan Song stood there at a loss, touching his nose awkwardly.
"Well, Qingyue, it's big brother's fault. I, I picked out a lot of gifts for you, do you want to take a look? If you don't like any of them, big brother will buy you another one."
Shangguan Lan couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Brother, if you keep going like this I'm going to get jealous! The carriage is full of gifts and I'm worried the horses will die of exhaustion on the road.
However, the first relative Yue Er acknowledged was me, hehehehe...you will never be able to surpass me!"
Baili Nanqing was very depressed when she mentioned this matter. She wanted to come over at that time, but her family members had to stop her. Now, her precious daughter couldn't see her in the first place!
Humph, she had to wait until the New Year before going back, leaving that stinky man at home alone!
When he turned around and saw Shangguan Yunxin standing in the corner, he didn't know what to do. Although his daughter was a reasonable person, he was still worried that something he said would make her sad.
Shangguan Yunxin also noticed Baili Nanqing's hesitation. Since her mother was not in a position to speak, she would do it.
"Sister Qingyue, I am..."
She wanted to say that she was the adopted daughter of the Shangguan family, but before she could finish her words, Zhou Xiaoxi interrupted her in time.
"You must be Sister Yunxin, right? Normally, people call me sister, but now I finally have a sister too!
Should I call you Big Sister, or would it sound better to call you Eldest Sister?"
Eldest sister?!
Shangguan Yunxin couldn't believe what she heard. Qingyue actually called her elder sister?
"You, you call me elder sister? I must have heard it wrong. How can I be called the elder sister..."
"It seems that you prefer the name of elder sister, so I will call you that from now on! Hehehe..."
Baili Nanqing never expected that her daughter would do this!
"Yuer, are you serious? Yunxin is not on the Shangguan family's genealogy. Mother has made it very clear to Yunxin from the beginning. You don't have to..."
"Don't you have to put yourself in a difficult position? Mother, you're overthinking it. I didn't force myself at all.
Because if you put yourself in my shoes, my mother treats me as her own daughter, and I believe she will continue to treat me as her own daughter in the future. Even if we are not related by blood, we are still a family."
After that, she looked at Shangguan Yunxin again and said gratefully:
"Eldest sister, thank you for staying with mother all these years. Your presence has helped mother reduce a lot of pain.
I think you must have lived very cautiously in the Shangguan family these years. I am sorry for what you have done. From now on, you don't have to be like this anymore. Just be yourself happily!"
Shangguan Yunxin burst into tears immediately. She clearly didn't feel wronged, but for some reason, her tears just kept flowing like a floodgate had been opened.
He walked forward and hugged Zhou Xiaoxi tightly, saying:
"I don't want to cry, really, but I just can't help it. I don't know what's wrong with me..."
Zhou Xiaoxi hugged Baili Nanqing and comforted her in a gentle voice:
"Mother, thank you for your persistence over the years. Even though I can't see you, you never forget to love me. I will definitely be filial to you in the future!"
Well, I succeeded in making another one cry.
Baili Nanqing cried so much that her makeup was all smudged, her hair was a little messy, and the three of them, mother and daughter, hugged each other. But the people around them felt soft inside.
They had a new understanding of Zhou Xiaoxi. Especially Shangguan Lan, whose face was full of complacency and pride, proud that she had the best sister in the world.