70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 326: Little Brother Still Can’t Say “Sister”…

Seeing that she couldn’t get anything out of the little grandson, Madam Chen had no choice but to give up, planning to ask the older grandson in the evening when he came back, since the older grandson surely knew.

Lunchtime was just a few people, but with the little brother around, it was still lively. The little guy could now run and jump on his own, and he didn’t like being fed anymore; he wanted to hold the spoon himself and eat.

Xu Mumu was quite satisfied with this. At least her brother wasn’t like the other children in the brigade who needed to be fed up to several years old; some spoiled children even had to be fed well past a few years old.

However, the little lad wanted to eat by himself, but food was all over his face and the table, everywhere, which made Madam Chen feel distressed—such a waste of food.

Despite the little lad making a mess during meals, Madam Chen didn’t say much. It would gradually get better with time. After the meal, Madam Chen soaked the spilled food from the table into a bowl and brought it downstairs to feed the little dog the family there were raising.

"Grandma, why don’t we keep some cats or dogs at home?" Xu Mumu asked Madam Chen, thinking about her little brother’s wastefulness.

"Why keep those things? There are already plenty of families with dogs in the community, and no thieves dare to come. As for cats, there are no mice at home, so keeping them is just a waste of food," Madam Chen said dismissively.

"I just see my little brother making quite a mess during meals, and there’s a lot of waste, benefiting downstairs’ dog. It would be better if we kept one ourselves," Xu Mumu said with a smile; she actually liked little dogs quite a bit.

Xu Mumu thought about the two dogs in the courtyard in the Imperial City. With Professor Jian and them around, those two dogs surely wouldn’t suffer.

"That won’t do either. Dogs eat too much, and cats are pointless to keep; a bit of waste is just that. It’s not much after all," said Madam Chen with a certain lavishness, thanks to Xu Hai and their dual incomes nowadays.

If they were back in their old home, it would be a different story.

"Alright then, forget about keeping one." Xu Mumu twitched her mouth; her grandma’s reasoning was raw and unvarnished. Indeed, not many families in the brigade kept dogs, as they ate more than adults, not something poor families could afford.

After lunch, Xu Mumu played for a while, then took out the snacks she bought earlier. Xu Minglei wanted canned fruit, so Xu Mumu gave it to him directly, letting him handle it himself.

Xu Mumu took out a small piece of Cloud Cake and put it in front of the little guy, letting him smell it. Just when he wanted to grab and eat it, Xu Mumu swiftly took the Cloud Cake away and ate it in front of him.

"Waaa waaa waaa." The little guy immediately cried out loud; why was his big sister so bad? He was just a baby, and she was bullying him.

"Sis, why are you teasing him?" Xu Minglei watched his sister’s actions throughout and, after a moment of silence, couldn’t help but wonder if he had been treated the same way when he was young. He glanced at his little brother with pity.

Honestly, Xu Minglei used to look forward to his little brother’s company, planning on how to play with him. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

But as his little brother grew up and became naughtier, he no longer adored him the way he used to. Truly, he didn’t want to be an older brother anymore.

"He doesn’t call me Sis, just Sister. How about if you call me Sister, you can have all these?" The little guy cried quite loudly. Xu Mumu waved the Cloud Cake in front of him.

"Boohoo boohoo." The little guy reached out to grab it, but unfortunately, he couldn’t catch anything; her movements were too quick.

"Call me Sister, and you can have some to eat." Xu Mumu said, showing no sympathy as she watched him cry.

Madam Chen did feel a bit sorry and wanted to say something but eventually held back, letting the siblings have their fun. After all, Xu Mumu wouldn’t really do anything to the little guy, and teaching him to call people was actually good; the sooner he learned, the sooner he could call other family members.

Despite Xu Mumu’s teasing, the little guy wouldn’t give in; he just wanted to eat and would only cry.

"Call me Sister." Xu Mumu took a handkerchief to wipe his tears and continued to coax him with the Cloud Cake.

She eventually split off a small piece and fed it into his mouth.

Having a small piece of fragrant Cloud Cake suddenly in his mouth, he didn’t know why he couldn’t cry anymore.

"Tasty, right? Call me Sister." Xu Mumu was very patient.

Xu Mumu spent the entire afternoon teasing her little brother. Unfortunately, he still wouldn’t call her Sister.

However, Xu Mumu had plenty of patience, with a two-month summer vacation ahead to slowly teach her little brother.

Meanwhile, Xu Minghui just felt his head getting bigger. His relationship with Jiang Yuxiu was merely that of ordinary classmates, but just meeting by chance had led his siblings and grandmother to imagine so much. He didn’t even bother explaining anymore and was at his wit’s end.

Once Xu Hai and Li Caixia got back, they heard about it too, and there was another round of questioning.

"Sis, Mom and Dad have become so scary. If I don’t get married later, will they be like this too?" Xu Minglei patted his chest and hid behind his sister.

"It could be even worse." Xu Mumu pinched Xu Minglei’s face, thinking how future pressure to marry could be even more intimidating than this.

"Poor big brother, I must find a partner early on in the future." Xu Minglei pitied his big brother for two seconds, then resolutely said, not wanting to be constantly nagged by grandparents and parents. It was too frightening.

"You sly kid, thinking about dating so early. You can’t date prematurely. If you find a partner, you must tell the family, and you can’t mess around once you do." Xu Mumu took the chance to educate her brother, refusing to let him stray even a little.

"I know, Sis. If I find a partner, you’ll be the first to know." Xu Minglei said earnestly as he and his sister had the best relationship, and he would naturally tell her first.

"Hmm, that’s a good boy." Xu Mumu was satisfied; her little brother was so well-behaved compared to the younger one.

After countless explanations, Xu Minghui finally clarified things, emphasizing it was just an ordinary classmate relationship, but still, he was met with the family’s morose gazes.

Xu Minghui glared at Xu Minglei and Xu Mumu, thinking they talked too much and spilled everything. Now his mind was full of his family’s nagging about marriage. He was exhausted; he had the school anniversary tomorrow with a ton of things to tend to. Where was the time to find a partner?

Furthermore, he was not anxious; his parents were so eager. It was frustrating, almost making it seem like he couldn’t find a partner, yet he was a decent student, after all. Finding a partner shouldn’t be a difficult task.

Going to bed, Xu Minghui had nightmares, dreaming of his parents chasing him to introduce partners. Those women were terrifying, and he woke up scared, with a horde of people chasing him.

Frustrated, he grabbed his hair a couple of times, his head woozy.

"Bro, what are you doing?" Xu Minglei tugged at the quilt, looking at his brother disdainfully.