Chapter 425: 274 Second Grandpa asks for a kiss? Fifth Grandpa teaches the little niece a bad lesson (2 updates) - 2
After threatening his two younger brothers, he finally lowered his eyes to look at Shen Zhixian, stretched out his hand to rub the top of her hair, and helped her smooth it down:
"Thereâs nothing to worry about."
His tone was gentle, tinged with indulgence.
Shen Zhixian truly felt embarrassed and, hugging the flowers, quickly ducked into the kitchen...
Jiang Chengsi couldnât hold back and laughed again, and Jiang Yanting gave him a cold look, "Come help me with the luggage."
Although Shen Zhixian had entered the kitchen, she kept listening to the noise outside, Jiang Chengsi was too wicked; one could never be sure what nonsense he might spout next.
"I told you just coming to eat would be enough, why bring so much luggage?" Jiang Chengsi went over and helped him carry the suitcase inside.
"Iâm staying at my own house; why wouldnât I bring luggage?"
Shen Zhixianâs fingers, clutching the spatula, shivered, "Clangâ" it fell to the floor.
"What happened?" Jiang Yanting hurried to the kitchen to check.
"No, itâs nothing..." Shen Zhixianâs mind suddenly went blank, "Did you just say this place is..."
Only then did she suddenly remember what Jiang Jinsang had said.
His brotherâs house, previously unoccupied due to being abroad for studies... The decor did indeed look a bit dated... Could this be...
Jiang Yanting walked over, bent down to pick up the spatula from the floor, turned on the tap, and rinsed it.
"This is my house."
Shen Zhixian took a deep breath and, by the time she came to her senses, he had already washed the spatula. "Donât get distracted while cooking; Iâll put the luggage in the room first."
After Jiang Yanting left, Shen Zhixian calmed herself and slowly connected recent events from the journalistâs stalking, Jiang Chengsiâs suggestion to switch houses, to Jiang Jinsangâs offer to help...
The Jiang brothers, really...
Itâs as if they set traps step by step, waiting for her to fall in.
To think she had believed they were all good people. Now that she had already moved in, finding a suitable place wouldnât be so easy, and moreover, Taotao really liked this house; moving repeatedly would not be good for the child.
...
When setting the table for dinner, Shen Zhixian called Taotao to wash his hands, "Whereâs your brother?"
"I was playing hide and seek with my brother; I donât know where heâs hiding?" The duplex villa style and its generous size made it easy to hide someone. Taotao, having just moved in, was unfamiliar with the house and was drenched in sweat, not knowing where Jiangjiang was.
"Go look for him again and tell him itâs time for dinner; he needs to come out quickly."
Taotao nodded, searching while shouting, "Brother, come out, itâs time to eat."
Jiangjiang, at that moment, was hiding in a cabinet, thinking to himself:
Donât think you can trick me into coming out!
"Brother, weâre not playing anymore, itâs really time to eat."
Never underestimate a childâs desire to win. After yelling around the house twice, Jiangjiang stubbornly stayed hidden.
They must be tricking me.
"Has Jiangjiang not come out yet?" Jiang Jinsang saw Taotao drenched in sweat and knelt down to wipe it off.
"I donât know where he has hidden." The little girl was getting anxious.
"Let me take you to look for him again." Saying so, he took her hand and started checking each room.
But this time it wasnât to call him to dinner...
The little girl yelled at the top of her lungs, "Brother, come outâ"
And immediately after, Jiang Jinsang would say, "Do you want to eat carrots?"
The moment Jiangjiang heard "carrots," he forgot all about winning and losing and burst out of the cabinet...
Taotao was dumbfounded:
So carrots are that effective? He doesnât like eating carrots?
"Uncle, you tricked me!" Jiangjiang stood with his hands on his hips, huffing in indignation.
...
When Jiangjiang went to wash his hands, Shen Zhixian still asked Taotao, "Where was he hiding?"
"Just on the second floor, in a cabinet in the innermost room."
"You found him?"
"No..." Taotao pursed her lips, thinking about how she had searched several times, exhausted, and he never appeared. Suddenly, she smiled at her mother, "Big brother seems to really like carrots. Whenever they are mentioned, he comes out."
"Is that so?" Shen Zhixian had heard about it from Jiang Yanting before.
Today, carrots were mostly used as a side dish to add color. Knowing her son wanted to eat them, Shen Zhixian hurried and specially made him a plate of stir-fried carrots with shredded meat, placing it right in front of him.
Fresh out of the pan, steaming hot.
The other dishes had been set on the table long ago. When they had guests over or hosted dinner parties, there was usually an even number of dishes, deemed auspicious. Shen Zhixian had prepared five dishes and one soup, making it six in total.
Clearly, the carrots were a last-minute addition.
Tears nearly burst from Jiangjiangâs eyes when he saw the dish.
"Thereâs not a bit of chili. Itâs also delicious mixed with rice; eat more," Shen Zhixian smiled warmly and kindly at him, her eyes fixed on him, radiating full motherly love.
Jiangjiang bit his lip:
This love... I really canât take it.
Jiang Jinsangâs gaze suddenly swept across Taotao, who was sitting diagonally opposite him. The little girl was originally holding a cup of cola, happily sipping away. Their eyes suddenly met...
After all, being a child with a guilty conscience, she couldnât bear it and bowed her head.
Jiang Jinsang suddenly laughed...
He always felt that his older brotherâs little girl, innocent and occasionally coquettish, was particularly endearing, liking to stick close to him, like a docile little cat...
It turns out she had her own little cunning schemes.
Taotao was too young; once their eyes met, she panicked, fearing that her deceit would be exposed by Jiang Jinsang.
She glanced towards Jiangjiang, then at Shen Zhixian, "Mom, I want to eat carrots too."
Jiangjiang looked at his little sister, nearly moved to tears. He knew very well that Shen Zhixian loved him and would surely keep his favorite things for him. Jiang Yanting was to mention even less, being a lousy dad who wouldnât share, and Xiaosi, who enjoyed spectacles...
He hadnât expected Taotao to voluntarily share with him.
With most of the plate of stir-fried carrots with shredded meat eaten by Taotao, who was clearly uneasy, Jiangjiang was greatly moved.
He privately thanked her and vowed to treat his sister a thousand times better in the future.
Having had quite a bit of cola, Taotao left halfway through the meal to go to the restroom.
"Iâll take you," Jiang Jinsang suddenly stood up.
With a panicked and blushing face, she let him lead her to the restroom. Once away from the others, she bit her lip, "I was wrong..."
"Why are you apologizing?" Jiang Jinsang looked at her, truly a child, kindhearted and soft.
"I shouldnât have lied to mom saying my brother likes carrots."
"Why did you lie?"
"I just..." Taotao bit her lip, too embarrassed to say.
"Taotao, if you do things like this in the future, first of all, you mustnât lose heart. Even if someone stares at you, donât be afraid. If it were an enemy opposite you, not me, youâd easily be taken advantage of. No matter the situation, you must never lose your composure..."
"I shouldnât lose it myself?" Such advice had never been given to her before.
"Jiangjiang is your brother; please donât play tricks on him." Jiang Jinsang suddenly felt that this girl might naturally be scheming, and Jiangjiang, under her influence, might suffer. He added another piece of advice.
"I understand."
"This matter today, between you and me, I wonât speak of it."
Taotao was always well-behaved, having never done anything overly wrong, hence her panic. Once Jiang Jinsang instilled these thoughts, it seemed as if she finally saw the light...
Her eyes looking at Jiang Jinsang shone brightly.
Having originally mixed with Jiang Chengsi, which had somewhat twisted her nature, Jiang Jinsangâs involvement now had fully led her astray...