Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 44 Siblings
"By the way, Guanyan, where is Xiaoqi now?"

After walking a distance in a huff, Sheng Hong belatedly remembered this incident, so he quickly called over his attendant and asked him about it.

"Lord!"

Guan Yan stepped forward, bowed, and reported, "I have already inquired, and the Seventh Young Master is currently in the Second Young Master's room!"

"Bai'er?"

Sheng Hong was taken aback, seemingly not expecting this answer.

"How could it be in Bai'er's room?"

Sheng Hong raised an eyebrow, his face showing great surprise!

"He's just a child, how can he possibly take care of him?"

"no!"

"I have to go check it out right away!"

Thinking of this, Sheng Hong quickened his pace and hurried towards Sheng Changbai's courtyard.

……

Meanwhile, Sheng Changbai also received news of his father and mother's return. However, he did not rush to the front to pay his respects to them. Instead, he stayed in his room, studying and looking after Xiao Mengyue.

He knew that when the time came, his father, Sheng Hong, would naturally come, and that would be the time for him to have a word with his father.

There are some things in the manor that we really can't ignore anymore!

Because he had other things on his mind, Sheng Changbai couldn't concentrate on his reading.

Not to mention, there was another person in the room besides him and his brother Xiao Mengyue!
"Yo!"

"So cute!"

Sheng Hualan sat on the edge of the bed, carefully playing with little Mengyue on it, sometimes touching his face, sometimes squeezing his little hands, her eyes filled with undisguised affection.

"Changbai!"

After calling out, Sheng Hualan didn't turn around, but kept her gaze on Xiao Mengyue, and said, "Tell me, how come Xiao Qi is so good-looking?"

"Unlike Ru'er and Ming'er, who were all wrinkled and looked like little monkeys when they were first born!"

"Look at him, his skin is so fair and smooth, just like a pearl from the Western Sea!"

"So white and smooth, so beautiful!"

Having already eaten, drunk, and woken up, Xiao Mengyue naturally rolled her eyes helplessly and kept waving her little fists, trying her best to resist the "pampering" from her older sister!
"Whee!"

"Xiao Qi can even swing her fist!"

Seeing Xiao Mengyue's resisting little hands, Sheng Hualan smiled broadly, a bright smile spreading across her face.

As she spoke, Sheng Hualan ignored Xiao Mengyue's resistant little hands and continued to touch his little face, unwilling to let go, her face full of affection.

"Miss!"

At this moment, Sheng Changbai, who was sitting at the other table, couldn't sit still when he saw Xiaoqi's rebellious appearance!
"Big sister! Stop pinching Xiaoqi's cheeks all the time!"

"If you squeeze him for a long time, he'll drool all the time!"

Sheng Changbai quickly stood up, disgustedly pushing his sister Sheng Hualan away and shooing her away from Xiao Mengyue's side. He stood in her place, holding a book in one hand and carefully putting Xiao Mengyue's outstretched hand under the blanket with the other to prevent him from catching a cold.

After carefully settling Xiao Mengyue in, Sheng Changbai gently patted his little body, seemingly trying to lull him to sleep.

Unfortunately, Meng Yue, who had already had enough sleep, was full of energy and couldn't fall asleep anymore. So, when no one was "disturbing" him, he just quietly blew bubbles by himself.

Upon hearing this, Sheng Changbai couldn't help but smile.

Beside her, Sheng Hualan, though exhausted from her journey back from Runzhou, was the eldest sister and, being older than Lan Da, naturally had better stamina. Furthermore, as a daughter about to be married, she was filled with various anxieties as her wedding date approached. Therefore, upon hearing of today's events, she was naturally worried and came alone to see Xiao Mengyue.

"Pfft!"

Sheng Changbai was attentively taking care of his younger brother when suddenly he heard laughter behind him.

"Ok?"

At that moment, Sheng Changbai had just finished packing up, so he turned around and looked at his sister behind him with a puzzled expression.

"Sister, what are you laughing at?"

Under the candlelight, Sheng Changbai, who was usually serious and upright, looked at Sheng Hualan with a rare look of confusion.

"hehe!"

Sheng Hualan, dressed in a clean and neat yellow dress, was covering her mouth and secretly laughing, and did not answer for a moment.

Sheng Changbai simply shook his head, showing no desire to delve deeper into the matter.

"All right!"

Knowing her younger brother's personality, Sheng Hualan couldn't help but tease him, "Why are you always so stubborn!"

"You just asked one question, and when they didn't answer, you stopped asking!"

"If you get married in the future, how will you and your sister-in-law get along?"

"what!?"

Sheng Changbai was still an inexperienced young man, and he couldn't help but blush after hearing his sister tease him like that!
"Then...then sister, what are you laughing at?"

The somewhat shy Sheng Changbai immediately changed his attitude and asked another question.

"You!"

Sheng Hualan shook her head inwardly, but didn't really take it to heart.

After all, what does it matter if a man in this world is a little clueless about romance, as long as he has the ability!
As long as a man is well-behaved and capable, it doesn't matter if he's a bit rigid in his daily life. In fact, some girls might even see this as an advantage.

Pulling herself back to reality, Sheng Hualan pulled her only younger brother to sit on the edge of the bed and said with a smile, "I was just thinking that the way you care about Xiao Qi, you'll definitely be a good father in the future!"

"Ok?"

"This this……"

“This… Xiao Qi has suffered greatly today, so it is only right for me, as his older brother, to do this.”

Sheng Changbai blushed slightly, feeling somewhat embarrassed, and stammered out a reason that wasn't really a reason.

"Yes!"

Hearing her brother's words, Sheng Hualan felt a lump in her throat.

"I don't know how such a thing happened in the manor?"

Sheng Hualan was about to be married off to a distant place, and she was already a sentimental person. In addition, such an unlucky thing happened in the manor, so it was inevitable that she would feel uncomfortable.

Sheng Changbai knew what his sister was thinking, so he couldn't help but comfort her, "Sister, you're about to marry into the Yuan family. Don't worry about these things at home anymore. Just be a happy wife!"

"As for these matters within the manor, I will discuss them with my father!"

Beside the bright candlelight, Sheng Changbai transformed back into his previous appearance.

Serious and upright, like a broad and solid mountain!
Actually, I think that among that family, only Sheng Changbai was truly virtuous and upright...

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