"Xu Musen! Are you hitting on girls and making me babysit for you?"
He Qiang looked at the little girl, who was about the same age as his cousin.
Where's the girl he was promised? How did it turn into a little sister?
Xu Musen laughed, "Just say, isn't she young?"
"I'm done, not playing anymore."
He Qiang turned around, ready to leave.
"Two realistic fishing lures."
Xu Musen spoke calmly with a smile.
In a fraction of a second, He Qiang ran back with a full smile on his face.
"Bro! It's nothing else, just playing with a kid, right? That's my specialty, go ahead with your business!"
He Qiang patted his chest, even more excited than when he was told there would be girls.
This guy could adapt to any situation, surely he would achieve something great!
"Hello little sister, what's your name?"
He Qiang greeted An Nannan warmly.
But An Nannan shrank back next to her sister, her face full of wariness, "Sister, how come you know an African too?" S~eaʀᴄh the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
He Qiang: ...
Really, when will you sisters be done?
"No, his name is He Qiang, just call him Little Black Brother," An Nuannuan explained earnestly.
The color on He Qiang's face darkened even more, so you knew my name all along but deliberately called me by a nickname, right?
Xu Musen laughed and patted He Qiang's shoulder, "Nicknames are so much more endearing."
He Qiang rolled his eyes and couldn't be bothered to retort.
The four of them strolled around Jiuzhong school, looking at the layout of the examination rooms inside and the walls adorned with many past graduates who made it into prestigious universities.
He Qiang clicked his tongue twice and said, "I heard Jiuzhong had a love-struck puppy who made a public confession over the broadcast, even louder than your fuss, seems like his last name was Xu too. Does your Xu family all have a bit of a puppy love gene?"
"Beat it."
Xu Musen was uncertain.
Those were people who loved deeply, how could they be called love-struck puppies?
It's only puppy love if you can't get the love you seek, but if you succeed, you're a wolf of war!
After looking at the school, Xu Musen didn't ask An Nuannuan if she stayed at a hotel; given her family's wealth, to think they couldn't book a hotel would anger them enough to buy a house right there on the spot.
Moreover, An Nuannuan wasn't really here for checking out the examination site.
Both being top students, their grades were already set in stone.
By noon, Xu Musen looked down and asked An Nuannuan, "Are you hungry? What would you like to eat?"
"I want to eat that stinky noodle from last time."
An Nuannuan said expectantly.
"That's called 'luosifen,'" Xu Musen smiled and nodded.
It was also a good chance to see how their promotion was doing at the shop.
The four of them took the bus, with An Nannan looking like she was riding it for the first time; the rocking bus seemed amusing to her as she wobbled along.
She was like a little tiger, darting protectively towards strangers who came close to her sister.
But with her small frame, any bump made her unsteady, almost falling into Xu Musen's arms, then she would glare at Xu Musen, her face flushed, flashing her teeth.
Her tiny sharp white teeth, along with her childish stubbornness, were unexpectedly cute.
They arrived at the commercial street.
All sorts of snacks along the way enticed An Nannan to the point she could hardly move on.
Fried skewers, grilled sausages, candied hawthorns, takoyaki, roasted cold noodles, fried rice cakes...
Is this heaven?
An Nannan's mouth watered at the thought, she'd seen classmates with them at school, but her grandmother always said these were junk foods, and she still needed to grow, so she couldn't eat them.
But they smelled so good.
Xu Musen watched the excited little girl shaking her ponytail vigorously, looking just like An Nuannuan when she first started going out.
They arrived at the front of the luosifen shop.
The shop's sign and mouthwatering red-oil photos lit up An Nannan's eyes.
But then, a gust of wind carrying the luosifen's aroma made the little girl's face twist in distaste.
She covered her nose, and seeing them about to walk in, she hurried over and tugged at Xu Musen's sleeve.
"You jerk! Are you going to make my sister eat poop?!"
The little girl's voice carried through the restaurant, nearly causing the patrons deeply enjoying their food to spray their noodles out.
The owner's brows jumped, wondering who had come to cause a scene.
But upon lifting his head and seeing it was Xu Musen, his face immediately brightened with joy.
Xu Musen couldn't help but laugh. An Nuannuan patted her sister's head, showing off with a serious face, "This is called snail rice noodles, they smell stinky but taste really delicious."
"Hey, isn't that young Xu? Come in, have a seat."
The enthusiastic owner greeted them and had them sit down, quickly serving four bowls of snail rice noodles.
He even generously added extra pickled bamboo shoots as a topping.
"Sister, with so many delicious options outside, why do we have to eat this..."
The little girl's face was filled with conflict as she mustered the courage to sniff the noodles; the smell was indeed hard to accept.
An Nuannuan picked up a strand of noodles.
"Sis..." The little girl wore a look that pleaded with her sister not to do this.
But An Nuannuan went ahead with her chopsticks, feeding the noodles to her little sister.
"Mmm! ... Huh?"
The little girl's expression went from rejection to shock, and from shock to her eyes lighting up!
So good!
An Nuannuan's display of rare affection made her smile as she watched her sister gobble down the meal.
Xu Musen couldn't help but smile at this scene, especially at An Nuannuan's smile.
In this moment, she lost her usual cluelessness and even gave off a vibe of a gentle big sister.
The little girl's appetite was just like An Nuannuan's; despite her small frame, she managed to wolf down a large bowl of snail rice noodles.
"I'll go pay the bill," Xu Musen said, standing up.
"Wait a minute!"
An Nannan, with chili oil still on her lips, suddenly spoke up, "My grandma said, you can't take advantage of others when you're out! I'll pay."
"What can a primary school student have in terms of money?"
He Qiang remarked from the side. In his memory, having ten bucks on him during his elementary school days was considered a huge amount.
But the next moment, his eyes bulged in surprise.
An Nannan opened her little crossbody bag, revealing a thick stack of red banknotes inside, not a single green one to be seen!
That gotta be at least five figures, right?
She took out a few notes, "Is this enough?"
He Qiang: ...
Feeling the meager change in his pocket, his spirit took a ten-thousand-point hit!
Damn! Another little rich girl?!
"Enough, it's enough..."
He Qiang was on the verge of tears, feeling utterly outdone by comparison.
At this point, the owner, hearing the commotion, also came over and said, "Don't worry about paying, this meal is on me. I haven't had a chance to thank you yet."
Xu Musen exchanged a few courteous words with the owner, and as they were leaving, he still quietly left the money behind.
When it comes to favors, it's best not to owe even the slightest bit.
"Did the owner really not take the money?"
An Nannan walked out of the restaurant, still looking at Xu Musen with a bit of skepticism.
"Of course. A handsome guy like me can pay with a smile," Xu Musen joked, pinching his chin.
"Psh... you're not even as good-looking as my sister," An Nannan huffed, not convinced.
An Nuannuan herself felt her face grow warm.
Xu Musen lowered his head to look at An Nuannuan's delicately flushed cheeks, and their eyes met for a moment.
"Well, of course, if I'm a handsome eighty out of a hundred, then classmate Nuannuan is a stunning ninety-nine, deducting one point so you won't become too arrogant," he said with a laugh.
His compliment made An Nuannuan's simple and cute face turn an unusual shade of red.
An Nannan and He Qiang were taken aback.
In this rather reserved era, they had never heard someone compliment a girl in such a way.
An Nannan couldn't help but give this guy another look.
Actually... he was indeed kind of handsome.
Indeed, grandma was right; boys are deceivers, especially the better-looking they are, the more they lie!
She clenched her little fists, determined to keep a close eye on her sister so this guy wouldn't trick her away!