Evil of all ages

Chapter 183 I love my brother the most

"Waaaaah... Brother, it hurts~"

Wei Qianlan knelt there, her knees aching so much that she dared not move for a moment, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Huang Taichu.

At that moment, she felt so strong and clever that she actually cried, and she didn't forget to put on a show for her brother.

Huang Taichu saw his fake sister looking at him pitifully with tears in her eyes.

I found this little guy quite amusing and immediately put myself in the role of his older brother.

"Silly child, how could you be so careless?"

Approaching with a loving yet worried expression, without being disgusted by the fake sister's dirty appearance, she helped the fake sister sit up.

"Let your brother check if you've bumped yourself and are bleeding."

"tear"

Because it was a beggar's outfit, the fabric at the knees was particularly easy to tear.

Huang Taichu immediately tore off the fabric, ripping off all the fabric below the knees and revealing her fair and delicate calves.

Wei Qianlan panicked. It wasn't because of girlish shyness, but because she was only pretending, which made her calves look clean.

This is not how a beggar should behave.

Fortunately, she noticed that her brother was only looking at her knees and hadn't noticed her "flaw," which relieved her.

At the same time, she became very confident, thinking that this kind of brother was the easiest to fool.

I believe I will not be exposed.

"It's alright, just a slight bruise, nothing serious."

"Besides your knee, have you sprained your ankle?"

Huang Taichu gently massaged the fake sister's knees and asked if she had twisted her ankle.

"I didn't twist my ankle, but it hurts... Brother, be gentle."

My brother suddenly rubbed me harder.

Wei Qianlan couldn't help but cry out in pain.

When Huang Taichu saw that Fu Lao had brought over the medicine for treating falls and injuries, he took it and applied some of the medicine to his fake sister.

Then he helped the fake sister up and made her sit in a chair.

I started listening to her rambling.

"You said you were kidnapped, and that an old man took pity on you and rescued you before he died."

"After the old woman died, you were wandering alone outside. It was your uncle and father who protected you and allowed you to meet her."

"With her help, you were able to return to the capital and go home?"

Huang Taichu looked at the beggar girl who was standing there honestly, and thought, "This is too far-fetched."

It's full of flaws no matter how you look at it.

However, this is just a process, and it doesn't matter how much nonsense it is.

"Brother, if it weren't for Sister Xiaodie, I'm afraid I would have died out there."

“People should know how to repay kindness. Sister Xiaodie has no home, so let's let her stay and become my personal maid.”

Wei Qianlan pleaded so earnestly because Xiaodie was sent by Grand Tutor Zhao.

He acted as her liaison with Grand Tutor Zhao, kept an eye on her, and corrected her mistakes.

Can you read?

If you leave a stranger with you, the host will always ask you some questions.

Huang Taichu felt it wouldn't be right not to ask, so he pretended to inquire.

"Literacy"

Xiaodie answered hesitantly.

"A young lady from a wealthy family who became a beggar because her family fell on hard times?"

"Yes"

"age?"

"16"

"Where are you from?"

“A native of Luoli County, Andao Prefecture.”

“My sister has never left the capital, so she couldn’t possibly know the way back. How could you, someone from Andao County, possibly know it?”

"Besides, this world is tough, and even beggars are divided into different classes."

“Apart from the Beggars’ Gang, other beggars have lives as fragile as paper. If they are beaten to death, no one cares.”

"Other beggars struggle to survive, how did you two young ladies, so beautiful, manage to make it all the way to the capital?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Qianlan became anxious.

If they keep asking like this, Xiaodie won't be able to give a proper answer, and it's impossible for her brother to keep her here. That won't do.

Suddenly she raised her hands, grabbed her brother's hands tightly, and looked at him with her big, watery eyes full of pleading.

"Brother, please let her stay."

Huang Taichu pretended to be soft-hearted and patted the fake sister's head.

"I'll listen to you, let her stay."

"Yay! I knew my brother loved me the most."

Wei Qianlan placed Huang Taichu's hand on her face and rubbed her face against Huang Taichu's hand, just like Da Bai rubbed against Huang Taichu.

“You and she are both covered in dirt, go wash up, Xiao Tao…”

Huang Taichu had his sister's former personal maid, Xiao Tao, take the two of them downstairs to clean up.

When Fu Lao saw Huang Taichu's eyes, he immediately understood and went down to arrange food. The young lady must be starving after wandering outside for so long.

It's possible that it takes girls a long time to wash themselves, and it took almost an hour before the fake girl finally came out of the room.

He was still wearing his sister's old clothes. Wei Qianlan saw that her brother had already prepared something delicious for her.

She immediately stepped forward and sat down, pretending that she hadn't eaten in a long time, and began to eat without any regard for appearances.

He tossed aside his chopsticks, grabbed a chicken leg in his left hand and a goose leg in his right, and ate with great relish.

"Slow down, no one is competing with you."

Huang Taichu used a clean cloth to wipe away the residue and grease from the fake sister's mouth.

Wei Qianlan was stunned for a moment. Is this the kind of love a brother has for his sister?

that's nice
It was indeed something she had longed for but could never have before.

She slowed down.

She wasn't really hungry; she was just pretending.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xiao Tao brought over a bowl of warm water for Wei Qianlan to wash her hands, and then dried them with a cloth.

"Brother, can you take me out to play?"

Wei Qianlan grabbed her brother's hand and pleaded.

It was her first time in Beijing, so how could she not take the time to explore the city properly?

After saying that, she glanced sideways at Xiaodie, who was standing next to Xiaotao. Seeing that Xiaodie didn't react, she felt relieved.

She was afraid that Xiaodie would object to her behavior, thinking that she was a saint and shouldn't be so playful.

She shouldn't have spent so much time with her brother on the very first day, lest she be found out that she's not a real sister.

"OK"

Huang Taichu agreed and took his fake sister's hand to lead her out.

However, there were not two of them; Xiaodie and Xiaotao followed behind.

Xiao Tao didn't want to disturb the young master and young lady's shopping trip, but she saw that Xiao Die followed them without knowing the situation, and neither the young master nor the young lady said anything.

If she doesn't follow along at this time, it would seem like she's being irresponsible.

Once on the street, the fake younger sister, like a wild horse let go of Huang Taichu's hand, became curious about everything, looking here and there.

They have boundless energy and seem to never get tired.

"Brother, candied hawthorn, I want candied hawthorn."

Wei Qianlan saw candied hawthorns and pointed to them, asking her brother to buy them for her.

"no problem"

Huang Taichu bought five skewers of candied hawthorn. He got one, Xiaodie and Xiaotao got one too, and Wei Qianlan each took two skewers.

"Brother, popcorn, I want some."

"purchase"

"Brother, I want candy too."

"purchase"

"Brother, there's also this..."

"purchase"

"..."

Despite having been out shopping for an unknown amount of time, Wei Qianlan still seemed full of energy.

This made Huang Taichu sigh, "No wonder they're at the age where they love to play; their energy is terrifying."

"The sun is about to set, we should go back."

When Huang Taichu saw the setting sun bathing the entire street and the whole city in a pale yellow hue, he also marveled at how quickly time had passed.

He wasn't impatient at all while shopping with his fake sister.

On the contrary, the little guy's boundless energy has made him feel much younger.

"Oh"

Looking at the afterglow of the setting sun, Wei Qianlan looked a little disappointed, because she hadn't had enough fun yet.

However, she still took her brother's hand and walked towards home.

On the street, the setting sun cast long, long shadows of the brother and sister.

"Didn't you have enough fun? How about I take you out again tomorrow?"

Seeing that his younger sister hadn't had enough fun, Huang Taichu couldn't help but laugh.

"Really?"

"Okay, okay!"

"I like my older brother the most."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qianlan's face immediately lit up with a smile.

When Huang Taichu saw how adorable his fake sister was smiling, he couldn't help but pat her head.

Seeing how much her brother liked to pat her head, and how much she liked being touched by him, she obediently moved a little closer to him.

When Huang Taichu found the fake sister so interesting, he pinched her cheek lightly and continued to hold her hand as they walked home.

"Brother, carry me on your back~"

Wei Qianlan may have been overly energetic before.

Feeling tired, she asked her brother to carry her on his back.

Huang Taichu didn't say anything, squatted down, picked up Wei Qianlan, and walked towards home.

After a while, Wei Qianlan quieted down and fell asleep on Huang Taichu's back.

Huang Taichu looked at their long shadows cast by the setting sun on the ground and smiled.

Perhaps this is the shortest and most beautiful moment for ordinary people.

Unfortunately, people grow up and grow old!
To hell with time!

(End of this chapter)