When Chen Hansheng woke up, it was already past nine o 'clock in the evening. His eyes were still closed and there seemed to be someone talking in his ear. It should be little Ah Ning's voice.
"Sister, when will Brother get up?"
"I don't know either."
It was Shen Youchu who was talking. "Don't disturb Brother when he sleeps at night. I'll help you take off your cotton-padded jacket."
"I want to take it off myself. Ah Ning has grown up."
Sometimes, in order to prove that they were no longer young, children would deliberately do small things to win the praise of adults.
Chen Hansheng smiled and thought that children were quite fun.
Not long after, he felt that Ah Ning was getting under the quilt next to him. He thought that he should go back too, but suddenly he heard Ah Ning say, "Sister, can you hug me to sleep?"
"Huh?"
Chen Hansheng was stunned for a moment. He was about to cough to show that he had woken up, but he forced himself to hold it back.
"Okay."
Shen Youchu answered softly and then turned off the light. Then Chen Hansheng felt a tall figure lying down beside the bed.
Chen Hansheng didn't want to get up at all.
Little Ah Ning was very naughty. After Shen Youchu went to bed, she immediately hugged her sister affectionately.
However, her movements were a little loud. Shen Youchu was worried that she would disturb Chen Hansheng, so she whispered, "Shh".
Little Ah Ning stuck out her tongue shyly and also shushed her sister. The room soon returned to silence, and only the faint sound of breathing could be heard.
Chen Hansheng opened his eyes and slowly adapted to the environment in the dark.
"Sister."
Little Ah Ning didn't fall asleep immediately.
"Yes."
Shen Youchu was a woman of few words, but her voice was gentle and calm. She didn't lose her patience just because Ah Ning was a child.
"Brother is so heavy. He's heavier than the old sow at Granduncle's house."
Little Ah Ning complained, "My hands are sore when I helped Brother change his clothes just now."
Only then did Chen Hansheng realize that his leather jacket and jeans had been taken off and turned into a comfortable and warm cotton-padded jacket. It seemed that Shen Youchu had helped Ah Ning change.
"Sister, rub it."
Shen Youchu didn't say anything to the "old sow". She probably didn't think it was necessary to correct the adjectives of a young child.
These were the most private conversations. Chen Hansheng felt like he was prying into other people's secrets, but he didn't feel guilty at all. After all, they weren't outsiders.
"Sis."
Little Aning called out again.
"Yes."
"Will I be as beautiful as you in the future?"
"I will."
"I don't believe it. Granny and Great Granduncle said that you are the most, most, most beautiful. Great Granduncle and the others are worried that you will be bullied in school."
"No, Sister has Brother."
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"Sis."
"Yes."
"Does Elder Brother treat you well?"
"Alright."
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"Sis."
"Yes."
"Will you marry Elder Brother in the future, just like Second Sister today?"
Little Aning asked crisply. A child's words carried no harm. She said whatever came to her mind.
But this time, Shen Youchu paused for a moment.
Chen Hansheng held his breath, wanting to hear Shen Youchu's answer. The room was quiet.
After a while, Shen Youchu said softly, "Sister wants to."
Little Aning didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. She thought that "Sister wants to" meant that they could get married. She didn't realize that it depended on another person's attitude.
Chen Hansheng sighed in his heart and quietly turned over so that he could see Shen Youchu.
Shen Youchu didn't realize that Chen Hansheng had woken up and was still coaxing little Aning to sleep.
"Sis."
"Yes."
"Elder Brother was snoring in the afternoon. Why isn't he snoring now?"
"Maybe he's done."
As Shen Youchu spoke, she looked up at Chen Hansheng. Her body suddenly stiffened because Chen Hansheng was looking at her with his round eyes. When they looked at each other, he even smiled silently.
Shen Youchu was very shy. She didn't know when Chen Hansheng had woken up and how much he had heard of the conversation between her and Aning just now.
Fortunately, there was little Aning between the two of them. Although she was only a little girl, Shen Youchu didn't feel so embarrassed.
"Aning."
Shen Youchu called softly.
"Sister, I'm here."
"Go to bed, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow."
"Okay, good night, Sister."
Little Aning was very obedient. She buried her little head in Shen Youchu's arms. After a while, she heard heavy breathing. She had a lot of fun at the wedding today. She even talked a little just now, so she was already mentally and physically tired.
When the child fell asleep, it was the adults' world below.
Chen Hansheng and Shen Youchu both turned sideways. Although it was dark around them, they could feel each other's eyes on them.
Shen Youchu was shy, so it didn't take long for her to lower her head. When she saw that Aning had stretched out her little arms, she covered the quilt again. She put her palm on Aning's belly and gently stroked and massaged it to make her sleep more comfortable.
This scene reminded Chen Hansheng of a few years later. He and Shen Youchu would also fall asleep like this, but the little Aning in the middle would be his child.
"Is it because the game is not fun, or is it because it's boring to make money? Or is it because the scumbag outside no longer fooled around? Why am I thinking about married life?"
Chen Hansheng was vigilant in his heart, and at the same time, he kept criticizing himself. "I can't get married or even have children just because of the warm family atmosphere. It's too damn scary."
Thinking of this, Chen Hansheng immediately turned to face the other direction and stopped looking at Shen Youchu.
Shen Youchu didn't understand what was going on. Chen Hansheng seemed to be angry all of a sudden. Was it because Aning had just compared him with an old sow?
At this time, Chen Hansheng felt that he was like Tang Sanzang in the Journey to the West. However, Tang Sanzang was bent on learning the Buddhist scriptures, while Chen Hansheng was bent on having fun, but their "Buddhist hearts" were almost the same.
By analogy, Shen Youchu was the Queen of the Kingdom of Women who was bent on marrying Tang Sanzang.
"I treat you as my classmate, but you want to be my wife. You even want to bind me with family?"
Chen Hansheng was muttering when he felt a gentle push on his back.
"What are you doing?"
Chen Hansheng asked fiercely. Of course, he was also very quiet, for fear of waking up A Ning.
Shen Youchu handed Little Smart over. Although there was no signal here, they could still type.
Shen Youchu wrote three words on the screen: "I'm sorry."
Chen Hansheng replied quickly, "Why are you sorry?"
After reading it, Shen Youchu typed a line of words: "You used to say that when you were in a bad mood, you would feel better if I apologized."
Chen Hansheng remembered that once he teased Shen Youchu. "I was in a bad mood. Although it had nothing to do with you, can you apologize to me?"
In the end, in order to make Chen Hansheng feel better, Shen Youchu actually apologized in a silly way.
Now that he saw it in such an environment, Chen Hansheng's heart was in a mess. He glanced at Shen Youchu. The dim blue light of Little Smart's screen shone on Shen Youchu's face. She looked a little aggrieved and a little confused.
"Go to sleep. I'm fine."
Chen Hansheng said. He didn't dare to communicate anymore, for fear that his steel-like determination would be accidentally melted.
However, Shen Youchu pushed him again.
"What else do you want?"
Chen Hansheng was a little impatient.
Shen Youchu carefully handed Little Smart over.
Chen Hansheng glanced at it. It said, "You vomited at noon and didn't eat at night. I'll cook some porridge for you, okay?"
"No, I'm hungry. Besides, I'm afraid of the cold."
Chen Hansheng suppressed his inner feelings.
"Da, da, da."
Shen Youchu typed another message and handed it over.
"You don't need to get up. I'll cook it and bring it over. You can eat it in bed, okay?"
This tone was already pleading.
Chen Hansheng silently finished reading the message. After that, he turned his head and looked at Shen Youchu.
She had already sat up. As long as Chen Hansheng nodded his head, Shen Youchu would immediately go to the kitchen to cook porridge and bring it over.
"Sigh ~ ~ ~"
Chen Hansheng let out a deep sigh. He also sat up and slowly approached Shen Youchu. Shen Youchu was in a daze and didn't avoid Chen Hansheng. She allowed Chen Hansheng to bite her smooth face.
"Hey, you hateful and cute monster, don't even think about shaking my heart!"
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