If asked what He Anning regretted the most right now, she would definitely answer resolutely—
It was that she accepted Zhang Xiaojun’s Rainbow Slingshot today and made up with Gao Yatong and this group of little friends who wanted to steal her family’s Fairy Little Aunt!!!
“Fairy Little Aunt, you look so good, even better than those celebrities in Hong Kong!”
“Mm-hmm! I heard my brother say that Hong Kong has beauty pageants every year. If our Fairy Little Aunt were in Hong Kong, those pageants definitely wouldn’t need to be held anymore~!”
“That’s right, our little aunt is as beautiful as a fairy descended to earth, the most beautiful!”
……
Listening to her little friends whose mouths seemed smeared with honey, shamelessly sticking to her own little aunt’s side, calling her “little aunt” one after another, and wildly praising her little aunt…
He Anning was truly very! Angry!!!
This was clearly her and her little brother’s little aunt!!!
He Anning, who had always been the little tyrant of the Military Family Courtyard, really wanted to hit someone right now!!!
However… she also knew that hitting people was wrong, and her family’s Fairy Little Aunt seemed to really dislike seeing her get physical.
So, He Anning could only hold it back and glare viciously at these one or two bad guys coveting her family’s little aunt.
Compared to He Anning’s anger, Qiao Shu—the very person surrounded by a bunch of little kids—was a bit flattered.
To be honest, if adults said so many exaggerated and cheesy words of praise to her, she might feel uncomfortable all over and want to get away quickly.
But when it changed to a group of seven-, eight-, nine-, or ten-year-olds, the oldest only eleven or twelve, Qiao Shu surprisingly felt no discomfort at all.
The group of little ones stared at her with clear, bright eyes, looking at her with joyful shyness, chattering and laughing by her side, which softened her heart.
Facing such a group of pure, innocent, well-behaved, and energetic little ones, Qiao Shu suddenly felt that switching careers to write fairy tales would be pretty good.
To write stories for such adorable little flowers, to add bricks and tiles to their childhood, to become a guide on their path to growth—it was a beautiful and meaningful thing…
“Fairy Little Aunt, can we come play with you again in the future?”
“Fairy Little Aunt, can we come find you again tomorrow, tomorrow?”
As the dazzling sun gradually set, turning into a sunset, it was time for this group of young little kids to head home.
Facing these children who were so reluctant to leave her, a gentle, faint smile appeared on Qiao Shu’s face.
“Of course.”
Seeing that Qiao Shu had agreed, the kids from the Military District Compound all jumped up happily, letting out a burst of cheers.
But He Anning was not among that joyful cheering; she was extremely unhappy at that moment.
She had already endured for an entire afternoon, and now she had finally gotten rid of this annoying group of little friends, only for them to say they would come again tomorrow!!!
And the most important thing was that her family’s Fairy Little Aunt had agreed!!!
Qiao Shu had of course noticed that He Anning was unhappy. After gently sending off the group of little kids, she took Jiang Lekang’s hand and walked to He Anning’s side, asking softly.
“How come Ningning isn’t happy?”
“Little Aunt, I don’t like them sticking to you. You’re clearly me and Kangkang’s little aunt, not theirs…”
He Anning pouted, her face full of grievance as she spoke.
Seeing the little girl’s jealous and aggrieved look, Qiao Shu found it amusing.
She reached out and patted He Anning’s little head, smiling as she said, “Ningning, I’m only you and Kangkang’s little aunt, so Little Aunt likes you two the most.”
“Then, then Little Aunt, why are you so nice to them? Why let them stay at home and agree they can come play tomorrow…”
Hearing her own Fairy Little Aunt say she liked them the most, a blush instantly spread across He Anning’s little face, red and round like a little apple, both cute and shy.
“Because they’re Ningning’s friends. Little Aunt hopes Ningning gets along well with others and has lots of true friends. Alright, Ningning, don’t be mad anymore, be good~”
Qiao Shu pinched the little one’s chubby cheek, which still had baby fat; the tender, smooth, soft texture made her unable to stop touching it.
He Anning, who had been both angry and aggrieved, had no anger or grievance left in her heart after hearing Qiao Shu’s one reassuring sentence after another!
At this moment, her mind was filled with—So Fairy Little Aunt likes me so much! So everything Fairy Little Aunt did was for her…
“Little Aunt, you’re so good! I won’t get mad at them anymore! I’ll definitely get along well with them from now on!”
He Hong, who had just returned from outside, saw all of this and could only think that her family’s little daughter-in-law was truly something else.
To tame her little tyrant granddaughter so thoroughly—where was there any trace of the previous mischievous, unmanageable little tyrant?
Oh my! This daughter-in-law was the right one to marry!
As He Hong inwardly marveled at how great her family’s daughter-in-law was, others in the Military District Compound were also thinking about her family’s wonderful daughter-in-law~!
The reason was simple: the little kids who had come to visit the Feng Family that day went home and excitedly told their families how gentle and kind the “Fairy Little Aunt” was, how she had played with them all afternoon, and so on.
Of course, they especially praised how beautiful the “Fairy Little Aunt” was.
This made Qiao Shu, who was already famous in the Military District Compound, even more renowned.
Those who had seen Qiao Shu wanted even more to whisk her back home.
And those who hadn’t seen Qiao Shu grew even more curious about what this woman with fairy-like beauty actually looked like.
“Zhang Xiaojun, I see you’re itching for a beating. You can even give away the slingshot your brother made for you by hand!”
“Second Brother, if you saw the ‘Fairy Little Aunt,’ forget the slingshot—you’d even give away your favorite little toy gun!”
“Ha? No way! I think your brain really got kicked by a donkey! What ‘Fairy Little Aunt’—that’s hilarious!”
“Second Brother, if you don’t believe me, let’s bet! If you lose, make me another Rainbow Slingshot!”
“Heh, if you lose, wash my stinky socks for a month.”
“Deal! But Second Brother, you can’t go back on it then!”
“Absolutely not, my brain isn’t as dumb as yours!”
……
At that moment, this scene playing out at Zhang Xiaojun’s house—with slight variations—was also happening in other homes of people who hadn’t seen Qiao Shu.
Those who hadn’t seen her naturally couldn’t believe the exaggerated claims from their younger siblings.
So some were thinking, maybe tomorrow they should follow their little brother or sister to take a peek…?
Qiao Shu was unaware of all this, but even if she knew, she wouldn’t care—after all, others looking at her didn’t affect her or cost her anything~!
And while the older brothers and sisters of the little kids in the Military District Compound wanted to catch a glimpse of Qiao Shu’s beauty, a certain man who had seen her was filled with regret as he prepared to give up searching for her…