Reborn in the 80s: My Whole Family Secretly Hears My Thoughts and Goes Wild with Success! - Chapter132

“Auntie Sun, I understand.”

Lu Shuangshuang didn’t expose Sun Lanzhi’s intentions. Without proof, rashly confronting her would only backfire on her.

She was self-aware enough to know Sun Lanzhi had deliberately kept her ignorant—pampering her with good food and comforts, all so she’d remain clueless, like a pig fattened for slaughter come winter.

Fortunately, Sun Lanzhi couldn’t force her into anything. For now, all she could do was avoid her and stay vigilant.

“Auntie Sun, thank you for coming. I have to get back to rehearsal now.”

“Alright, go on.” Sun Lanzhi waved her off.

Lu Shuangshuang turned and left. Once she was far enough away, all warmth drained from Sun Lanzhi’s eyes.

This wouldn’t do. She needed to find out who Lu Shuangshuang had been spending time with lately and what had happened. Could she have secretly found a boyfriend?

The other party was offering a substantial betrothal gift and had promised to get her younger brother and eldest nephew jobs at the steel mill. She absolutely couldn’t let this golden opportunity slip away.

If Lu Shuangshuang married into that prestigious compound, it might sound impressive, but Sun Lanzhi wouldn’t get any tangible benefits from it. It just wasn’t worth it.

The last day of May was the Dragon Boat Festival, which also fell on a Sunday. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate—a light drizzle fell, though it did make things much cooler.

Yaya yawned and slowly opened her eyes, only to be met with the stunning visual impact of Huo Jiusi’s face.

Even after seeing it countless times, she was still struck by his beauty.

The little demon might have a less-than-ideal personality, but he was impossibly pretty.

“Yaya, you’re finally awake! I was getting so bored all by myself.” Huo Jiusi took Yaya’s small hand and kissed it.

Yaya was used to this behavior by now.

[If I’m asleep, you could go do something else. You don’t have to watch over me the whole time.]

Huo Jiusi shook his head. “No. I feel better when I’m with you.”

He had tried what Yaya suggested, but even if she was in the room and he was just in the living room, he felt restless and uneasy.

[Little demon, I’m hungry.] Yaya patted her little belly.

Huo Jiusi immediately stood up. “I’ll go make your bottle right now.”

Seeing that Yaya had drunk every last drop, Huo Jiusi wiped her mouth and gently touched her cheek. “Good job, Yaya.”

Yaya tilted her head, her big eyes full of confusion. The little demon seemed to know exactly how much she needed to drink. He always made the perfect amount. How did he do it?

He rinsed the bottle clean and placed it in the sterilizer specially imported from abroad.

Huo Jiusi returned to Yaya’s side, picked her up, and gauged her weight. “Yaya, you’ve gotten heavier again.”

[Little demon, what kind of weird habit is this?] Yaya rolled her eyes.

In her previous life, when she was a cat, he always did this.

Every time after feeding her, he would pick her up and weigh her in his arms.

Feeding after feeding, weighing after weighing, she went from a sleek line to a round ball.

Given the current circumstances, she had no choice. But later, she couldn’t let him keep feeding her like this; she didn’t want to become a chubby little thing.

“Watching you grow a little bit every day makes me really happy.”

It might not be the most appropriate comparison, but Huo Jiusi truly felt like he was nurturing a unique, precious, and invaluable flower—the only one of its kind in the world.

He needed to care for her加倍 (bèi jiā -加倍 means double, but here it’s used idiomatically for “extra” care). He believed that one day, this flower would shine brightly, illuminating the whole world.

[Have Xiaoxin, Xiaohui, and Brother Xiaofeng all left?] Yaya looked around.

Before she fell asleep, she remembered they were playing Chinese checkers by her crib.

Then, probably because Brother Xiaofeng lost again, he was crying and demanding a rematch.

“No, they went downstairs to play because they were afraid of disturbing you.” Huo Jiusi tapped Yaya’s little nose. “Do you want to go down and find them?”

[I do. The brothers don’t come over often. I want to spend more time with them.]

“Okay, I’ll carry you down.”

Seeing Huo Jiusi carrying Yaya downstairs, Yue Guohuai hurried over to take her. “Oh, Grandpa’s good girl is awake!”

Everyone gathered around the old man tease Yaya.

Yaya was very engaged the whole time, responding to each family member with a sweet smile.

“Grandpa, tomorrow is Children’s Day. Can we take Yaya to the park?” Yue Youxin asked.

Yue Youhui and Qin Feng stood behind him, clearly the three boys had already discussed it.

“Sweetie, do you want to go to the park tomorrow?” Yue Guohuai nodded toward Yaya.

Yaya waved her little fist, indicating she wanted to go.

She couldn’t play on anything, but she wanted to go out for a change of scenery.

“Then we’ll go.”

At Yue Guohuai’s command, the entire family in a grand procession went to the park the next day.

Admission to the Children’s Paradise area was free for Children’s Day, and it was packed with kids.

Yue Youxin and Yue Youhui managed to snag two swings—one for Qin Feng and one for Huo Jiusi.

The swings were the bucket-seat type with safety chains, perfect for kids Qin Feng and Huo Jiusi’s age, making it relatively safe to sit in.

Huo Jiusi wasn’t very interested, but he knew Yaya wanted to play.

After he got in, Yue Guohuai placed Yaya in Huo Jiusi’s arms, and Yue Youhui gently pushed the swing from behind.

Huo Jiusi carefully watched Yaya’s expression. Seeing she wasn’t scared at all and her eyes were sparkling, he knew she liked it.

“Yaya, when we get back, I’ll have someone build you a swing under a tree, okay?”

[Okay, okay! I love swinging. It feels like flying.]

“What else do you like to play?”

[Just the swing.]

In her previous life, he had built her a small swing under that crabapple tree.

Sometimes he would sit on it with her on his lap and swing with her.

Other times, he would let her sit by herself and push her.

When the crabapple blossoms bloomed, petals would flutter down. The wind from the swing would carry the petals, and he sitting on the swing looked as beautiful as a painting.

“Hey, hey! Are you kids ever going to finish playing? Hurry up and get down! Let my grandson have a turn!”

An old woman, pulling a chubby little boy with each hand, came up and tried to shoo Yue Youhui and the others away.

“Grandma, we just started playing. Besides, there are empty ones over there. Why are you trying to take ours?” Yue Youxin stepped forward, shielding his brothers.

“Those are too dangerous. You’re big kids; you should go play on those. These are for kids my grandson’s size.”

As she spoke, the old woman reached out to grab Huo Jiusi, who was closest, acting very rude and unreasonable. “Get down! Get down!”

“Grandma, can’t you see my brother is holding my baby sister? They’re both younger than your grandson! What if you hurt my sister?”

Yue Youhui stood next to Yue Youxin, and together they blocked the old woman.

“A little girl? What’s so precious about her? And she’s on a swing!”

The old woman snorted coldly, picked up one of the plump boys, and tried to forcibly stuff him into the bucket seat with Huo Jiusi. “If you won’t give it up, then play together! I have to go home soon to cook for my big grandson. Don’t waste my time!”