CHAPTER 773: CHAPTER 769: BROWN SUGAR WATER

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"Clumsy girl, how did you ever grow up so big?" Du Yanming didn’t feel much pain, but looking at her delicate palm rubbing against his little guy, there was a comfortable feeling that made him not want to let her move her hand away.

So, when she caressed his chin, the man who already had filthy thoughts just went with the flow and gently pressed his big hand against her forehead, tenderly rubbing it.

"I grew up with my Brother Xiao Jiu!" Xie Yuyue replied righteously.

The pain had made her brain go numb, she hadn’t yet grasped the meaning of Brother Du’s words.

"Okay, okay, you have your Brother Xiao Jiu..." The future uncle, the very self-aware and intelligent Du Yanming, immediately smoothed things over, following her proud tone.

One day, he would make the young girl in his arms hold the same regard for his presence.

"Good to know! Dare to bully me, and I’ll have Brother Xiao Jiu beat you up hard!" Xie Yuyue squinted her eyes; as Brother Du rubbed her forehead, she felt the pain subside by more than half.

"By the way, little girl, haven’t you noticed anything wrong?" It was impossible for Yanming to pretend he didn’t know.

This clueless little girl simply knew nothing about the differences between men and women.

This clueless little girl!

"What..." Xie Yuyue blinked her big eyes, then blinked again, hung her head awkwardly, and then suddenly lifted her head to look at Du Yanming, who seemed to understand: "..."

"Ah ah ah~" Xie Yuyue was still a young girl, she had never encountered such a situation and just felt embarrassed, she covered her face with Du Yanming’s chest and screamed sharply.

Du Yanming: "..." She was indeed a little girl, clueless and cute like this; at a time like this, shouldn’t she get up and run to the bathroom by herself?

Feeling like he was bleeding profusely, Du Yanming’s face turned black and purple! By the time she came to her senses on her own, he would have been turned into a bloodied figure.

With that thought, Du Yanming really felt like covering his face. Like this, he could only pick up the little girl, carry her downstairs, throw her into the first-floor bathroom, and told her: "Little girl, you stand firm, take a bath with hot water, I’ll go dry your clothes outside!"

"Hey~" Xie Yuyue weakly leaned against the wall, seeing Brother Du turn on the shower, and only then, with the sound of the water filling the room, did her emotions begin to ease—

"Wash well, it’s started to rain outside, don’t be scared!" As he spoke, Du Yanming strode away, even closing the bathroom door behind him, then rushed upstairs, quickly stripped and changed his own clothes, took a fast hot shower, and quickly took care of himself.

Thinking of the scared little girl downstairs, Du Yanming dashed back down, standing silently outside the bathroom, waiting to hear the sound of water inside, he finally took a deep breath.

Then he turned and went to the balcony, with a black face he threw the little girl’s clothes into the dryer, and then went upstairs to take the dirty clothes down to start the washing machine.

Well, such a display of help, fortunately, was directed at a young girl that caught his eye, otherwise, it would feel too bittersweet—but if it were his own woman, such a small matter would seem insignificant.

Remembering how every time his sister had her period, his mother would prepare a cup of brown sugar water for her, Du Yanming glanced at the bathroom, bagged the dry clothes, and hung them on the door handle, knocking on the door before saying:

"Girl, your clothes are dry, I’ve hung them at the door for you to take. I’m going to cook some brown sugar water for you in the kitchen."

The sound from the bathroom continued, with a low humming sound in acknowledgment, clearly indicating she had heard Du Yanming’s words.

If it weren’t for Du Yanming’s sharp ears, he might not have heard it.

After receiving a response, Du Yanming didn’t dare to linger; with swift movements, he turned and entered the kitchen to make a cup of ginger brown sugar water for the little girl—he had noticed that when she hugged him, her arms were cool, so a bit of ginger water would help warm her up.

It took about five minutes to prepare a bowl of hot ginger brown sugar water.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Xie Yuyue didn’t even want to mention how flushed her face was; finally feeling warm, she quickly took the clothes from outside the door.

Seeing that Brother Du had dried her underwear and pajamas, she showed a cute expression on her face—this Second Senior Brother, just as her brothers had said, despite his cold face, was actually quite caring in nature.

Very attentive!

Thinking of what her brothers said about how the girls from the Martial Arts Hall really liked coming to their place to watch, huh, men do indeed attract a lot of attention from the opposite sex by excelling in certain areas.

This, Xie Yuyue had understood long ago. Especially since she had a tall and capable Brother Xiao Jiu—since middle school, there had been countless girls wanting to curry favor with her in hopes of winning Brother Xiao Jiu’s favor!

Poor thing~ Her Brother Xiao Jiu was too rational and understood human nature too well, focusing solely on academics, with no interest in being distracted by romance.

Just like her dad said, at every stage of life, there should be a clear plan, and you shouldn’t make irreversible mistakes at the wrong time—and only Brother Xiao Jiu thought dad was right!

Originally, dad had been warning her not to date too early, yet Brother Xiao Jiu who was listening with her nodded earnestly—tch, aside from showing a nice face to the family, Brother Xiao Jiu was always a little black steamed bun to outsiders, how could he possibly be involved in early romance!

It’s just because she was so beautiful~ Surrounded by so many classmates and boys, that her dad noticed and earnestly warned her.

The four younger Xie siblings who listened along all wore serious expressions, only she, the girl who needed to listen, was secretly amused inside—but, she would still listen to her dad’s words.

Whether or not to follow through, that was up to her to decide.

She didn’t want to be like her parents, dedicating all their energy and efforts to the country, while neglecting their own home, leaving them siblings often lacking parental company.

Thinking back to when she was young, remembering how her classmates called her and her siblings orphans—

Shaking off the unpleasant memories, Xie Yuyue quickly put on the clothes in just a moment, tidying herself up, and seeing her pants were dirty again, her face was full of shyness.

Heaven, she was fifteen and it was really the first time she felt so embarrassed!

After dawdling in the bathroom for several minutes, it was better to face the music sooner rather than later, Xie Yuyue opened the bathroom door, only to see Brother Du sitting alone on the sofa, his back to her!