Chapter 246: Marrying His Sister
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
That night, Xiaoxiao returned to the village with Rong Yan.
It was strange. Fortune Village was clearly not his home, but Rong Yan felt
calm.
Especially when he looked at the girl beside him.
Xiaoxiao was a little embarrassed by Rong Yan’s gaze and was a little afraid of being discovered by her eldest brother. Her second brother was more simple-minded, but she was not worried. He was counting how much money he could earn in the future.
Rong Yan asked, “Is it settled tomorrow?” Then, he stuffed something into her palm.
Xiaoxiao secretly glanced at her eldest brother, who was looking at the road, and covered her hand with her sleeve. “Yes, we’ll sign the contract tomorrow and start teaching the day after tomorrow.”
Before Rong Yan could continue asking, he heard Ning Anhui sigh. “I feel like I’m in a dream. It’s as if our family didn’t have enough to eat or wear yesterday.
Suddenly, we set up a stall to earn money.”
Xiaoxiao pinched him. “Does it hurt?”
Ning Anhui cried out in pain. “Can you be gentler? I’m your brother! Isn’t there a saying that a gentleman uses his words but not his fists?
Xiaoxiao held her chin and blinked. When she did not speak, she was as beautiful and cute as a little fairy. “Then let’s talk. Second Brother, let’s assume that every franchise shop will sell 200 cups of milk tea every day in the future.
One cup of milk tea will cost five copper coins. How much will the 15 shops sell in a day?”
Ning Anhui was speechless.
His hands, his fingers were not enough!
After being mischievous for a while and confirming that Second Brother had taken the initiative to move away and would not come back for a while, Xiaoxiao used her sleeve to cover her hand and secretly scratched the back of
Rong Yan’s hand.
It was like being scratched by a rabbit that had retracted its claws. It was a soft cushion. It did not hurt, but it was a little itchy.
When the carriage left the county, Xiaoxiao was a little dazed. She did too many things today and her small body couldn’t take it. She really couldn’t help but tilt her head and fall onto Rong Yan’s shoulder.
A second before her head came into contact with Rong Yan’s shoulder, a hand held her head. Rong Yan looked up along the arm and saw Ning Ansheng’s gentle face. He lowered his voice. “I’m sorry, Xiaoxiao is tired.
Ning Anhui took the opportunity to put her down in the carriage and skillfully stuffed a small pillow under her head. Seeing this scene, Ning Anhui covered his sister with a blanket. The brothers worked together seamlessly and gave Xiaoxiao a stable sleeping environment in minutes. Then, they walked out of the carriage together.
Rong Yan glanced at Xiaoxiao’s sleeping face and followed them out without hesitation.
Actually, it was a little crowded for three people to sit outside the carriage. Yun San, who was driving the carriage, had already mounted the horse. He casually sighed. “Young Master Ning, your family is quite particular about avoiding suspicion, right?”
Ning Anhui said carelessly, “That’s right. Ever since I can remember, we’ve never stayed in the house alone with Little Sister. We’re separated from each other when we wash up and rest. Moreover, no matter how difficult our family is, Father and Mother insist on letting Little Sister sleep alone in a room, even if it’s only separated by a curtain. If the two of us dare to approach, Father can break our legs.”
Ning Ansheng glanced at him. “Remove the word our.
Ning Anhui felt that their brotherly love was in danger. Although he was the only one who was always curious about his sister back then, didn’t Big Brother draw the line too quickly?
He put his hands on his hips angrily. “Hmph, I just want to be close to my sister, but Big Brother, you said something silly like ‘I want to marry my sister’!” Who was more childish than whom!
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Anhui regretted it. He saw that his eldest brother’s expression had turned very ugly. It was the kind of ugly expression that one would have before one killed his family member. He shrunk his neck and tried to salvage the situation in a low voice. “Ah, it must have been a long time. I remembered it wrongly.”
Ning Ansheng had the urge to slap his younger brother into a mute. Although he was young and ignorant back then, he was really the one who said it. He cupped his hands at Rong Yan with a warm face. “Sorry for making a fool of myself.” He was no longer in the mood to speak.
Although Rong Yan did not react, he still felt a little jealous.
He was jealous because he did not have the chance to participate in the little girl’s life all those years ago.
He started to think about a question. Since the two of them had already made their intentions clear, should he bring her back to the Imperial Capital? He could see how much she cherished her family. Could she… bear to?
When Xiaoxiao woke up, she realized that her two brothers and Little Big Brother were deep in thought. She guessed that they were either discussing knowledge or studying national matters, so she hid in the carriage alone and started to admire Little Big Brother’s gift.
It was a pair of red coral bead earrings. They were of the same style as the hair accessories he had given her previously, and she liked them too.
She lifted the curtain of the carriage and let her brothers and Little Big Brother in. At a glance, the three of them saw the little beads dangling from her ears. Rong Yan couldn’t help but smile, but he suppressed it in front of her brothers. Ning Ansheng asked curiously, “Where did this come from?” Xiaoxiao did not blush or pant. “I bought it from the county. Does it look good?” Ning Anhui reached out to fiddle with it, but Xiaoxiao slapped him away. “A gentleman uses his words and not his fists!
He pretended to be sad and touched the back of his hand. “It does look good, but it looks a little plain. I think the young ladies of the rich families in the county wear gold and silver. Why don’t I get you gold later?”
Xiaoxiao was speechless.
“Please let me off. Second Brother, with all due respect, if you don’t change your aesthetic standards, you might not be able to get a wife in the future.” For some reason, Qian Jiao’er’s face suddenly appeared in Ning Anhui’s mind. Then, he fell into a strange silence alone.
Xiaoxiao was so happy that Second Brother had reservations. She hooked the coral beads on her ears and said, “I like this.”
Ning Ansheng looked at his younger sister and then at his younger brother. He felt that something was amiss.
This strange feeling was temporarily suppressed when he saw the commotion at the entrance of the village. Out of curiosity, Ning Anhui jumped off the carriage and ran to ask. When he returned, his expression was very complicated.
“Second Uncle lost money in the county and secretly mortgaged the old residence’s deed. In the end, he lost again, so he…”
Xiaoxiao widened her eyes and nudged him to urge him. Ning Anhui gritted his teeth. “He sold Second Aunt and Little Aunt.”
Oh my god, Xiaoxiao didn’t know if she should clap or give him a thumbs up. Second Uncle was so good at betraying his teammates.
Ning Ansheng looked at his younger brother disapprovingly. “How can you say such dirty things in front of our younger sister?
Ning Anhui sighed. He hadn’t even said anything more disgusting, such as where Little Aunt had been sold to.
“It’s all over the village now. Even if I don’t say it now, we can’t hide it from Sister.”
After Xiaoxiao was happy for a while, she suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Rong Yan. The latter only paused for a moment before nodding at her imperceptibly.
He was a little nervous. Would Xiaoxiao think that he was too ruthless? However, Xiaoxiao only cupped her fists at him and nodded in a very pugilistic manner.
Was this… a thank-you?
That was true. She was not the kind of person who repay evil with kindness.
After this incident, those people in the old residence probably would not have the chance to cause trouble for the Ning Family again.
Xiaoxiao rested her chin on her hand and made a decision not long after. “Big Brother, Second Brother, go and fetch Father and Mother. Well stay in the county today..”
