CHAPTER 666: CHAPTER 447: NEWS

The first watch of the night has arrived.

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Discovering someone smiling smugly, Zhou Jiping and Zhou Xiangping exchanged glances before tightly sandwiching the person between them, one on each side.

"Sister-in-law, when will you give us a little nephew to dote on?"

"Exactly, Third Sister-in-law, I’m eager to send a little nephew off to the Yuhong class."

Could this kind of talk disarm Chuxia? What a joke! The person’s smile remained undiminished, "The little nephew can’t steal the spotlight from his little cousin. You all need to hurry up; otherwise, it might delay the nephew’s schooling."

"Third Sister-in-law..." Zhou Xiangping looked at her speechlessly, "Are you newly married or something?"

"I’ll go ask your Third Brother." As Chuxia spoke, she struggled to pry their hands off to get up and find Zhou Mikang.

Seeing her sincere expression, Zhou Xiangping was so scared she held on tight, incessantly apologizing, "Third Sister-in-law, I was wrong, I was truly wrong, please don’t tell Third Brother, I don’t want to touch his butt..."

"Pff!~" Zhou Jiping burst out laughing, "Xiao Si, you’ve actually been wanting to touch Third Brother’s butt all this time? Haha..."

Was this the ally from her own trench? Zhou Xiangping glared at her hatefully and hastily explained, "Third Sister-in-law, I didn’t want to touch Third Brother’s butt. I meant that Third Brother’s butt is as untouchable as a tiger’s buttocks."

Suppressing her laughter, Chuxia put on a serious face, "Doesn’t it amount to the same thing?"

"No, it’s not the same..." Zhou Xiangping was on the verge of tears, worried about her dear Third Brother, who seemed to be glancing over as if he was about to come over. Would he drag her off to the punishment bench if he knew she dared to tease Third Sister-in-law like that?

"I’ll go tell Third Uncle." Onlooking Yingying, not quite understanding the situation but feeling close to her Third Aunt in her little mind, decided to help her. Her short legs carried her swiftly over to Zhou Mikang’s side.

Zhou Xiangping panicked, and so did Chuxia, embarrassed. The children didn’t understand; if Yingying really relayed everything word for word, it would be quite the scandal, even if only among their own family members... it would be awkward.

"Third Sister-in-law, you’re going to be the death of me." Zhou Xiangping said as she hurriedly followed, and when she reached them, she heard Yingying saying, "Third Aunt wanted to tell Third Uncle something, but Fourth Aunt wouldn’t let her speak. Second Aunt and Fourth Aunt are holding Third Aunt back and not letting her leave..."

Zhou Xiangping quickly stepped forward to take her little hand, smiling at Zhou Mikang, Zhou Xikang, and Lin Wenbin, "We were just playing around. The little girl took it seriously, she’s truly fond of her Third Aunt."

"What did Chuxia want to tell me?" Zhou Mikang asked.

The once anxious Zhou Xiangping immediately relaxed, smiling as she said, "Nothing really, just a joke. Third Brother, I’ll take Yingying away now."

Yingying, not willing to leave, protested, "Fourth Aunt, you’re lying! You and Second Aunt were holding Third Aunt back from coming here, it wasn’t a joke!"

"You little troublemaker, you sure know how to stir things up!" Zhou Xiangping forcefully picked her up to leave, and "ow..." it was like poking a hornet’s nest. Yingying, who hadn’t practiced crying for attention in a while, flared up.

Chuxia quickly stepped forward, taking the upset little girl from the embarrassed Zhou Xiangping, "Don’t cry, Yingying, didn’t you promise Third Aunt you wouldn’t solve problems by crying anymore? If you don’t behave, Third Aunt won’t like you anymore."

The little girl promptly stopped crying, sniffling and sobbing, "Fourth Aunt won’t let Yingying talk to Third Uncle, Fourth Aunt and Second Aunt are bullying Third Aunt."

As Chuxia wiped the tear marks from her face, she laughed, "I know you feel for Third Aunt, but the truth is, Fourth Aunt and Second Aunt were really just playing with Third Aunt. They both love Third Aunt and Yingying very much."

The little girl’s eyes widened, still watery, "Really?"

"Really."

Her eyes, shining like the sky after a rainfall, clear and bright, clearly showed closeness and concern. Chuxia felt a soft, warm sensation in her heart.

Every day, when she came home, Chuxia would take Yingying to see Elder Wan, tell her a story or teach her a nursery rhyme, thinking that Yingying was only attached to her because she always played with her. She never realized she had become the most important person in Yingying’s heart.

This sense of giving and receiving filled her with joy and also added to her sense of responsibility. From then on, she knew she had to be more careful with her words in front of the little girl.

Seeing that Yingying had calmed down, she whispered in her ear, "Yingying, Fourth Aunt and Second Aunt are feeling really embarrassed right now. Could you go tell them you like them?"

After hesitating for a moment, the little girl nodded, and Chuxia let her go.

"Second Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Yingying likes you." The little girl nestled up to the awkward-looking Zhou Jiping and Zhou Xiangping, timidly saying.