“Xing’er?” Xie Tingyue was very surprise, “Why are you here is academy on holiday?”

Xie Tingxing squeezed his small fist and with a trembling voice answered: “Why did brother secretly marry someone behind my back! Why are you living on someone else’s house! Why didn’t you tell me! I couldn’t find brother everywhere when I went home.. they said that brother will never come back again!”

Xie Tignyue sighed, putting his hands in his brother’s round face and wiped his tears: “So brother did something wrong, why is Xing’er crying?”

Xie Tinxing’s mouth flattened and tears flowed more fiercely.

The child is only ten years old this year. When facing his favorite and gentle brother, he can’t be angry and questioned him (Tingyue) and just like an abandoned puppy he looks very pitiful.

“Ugh…”

Xie Tingyue bent over to hold his brother in his arms and patted him: “Xing’er is a big child, so stop crying”

“Don’t—hug—me”, The child refused with grimace and pushed him (Tingyue), out of fear on hurting his elder brother he pulled back his little hand. Xie Tingxing is unwilling to complain more scared that Xie Tingyue would not hug him more, his brother had already embrace him like a child!

“I’ve grown up… very heavy!”

The child blushed and didn’t know whether he should struggle or continue to pretend being fierce.

“You are not heavy”, Xie Tingyue held his brother butt and said, “The wings are still soft before they grow but you already don’t want to get close to brother, huh?”*

(TL: idiom- still small but wanting to be independent)

While talking, Xie Tingyue also pinched his younger brother’s fleshy face and kneaded his tender face into various shapes.

“Okay… okay… but only with brother, okay!”

Xie Tingxing slid down from his elder brother with great effort and looked at the silly brother who was smiling.

“My brother is so stupid and when no one is watching he will only be bullied and suffer!”

“Why did elder brother marry the Chu family eldest young master? Did the woman surnamed Lin force it? I have asked about it and all said that Chu Mu is dying of illness!”

The child frowned and made a voice for his brother: I didn’t agree with this marriage!

Xie Tingyue knew this would happen, so she didn’t tell Xie Tingxing.

Most of the time, the concern of relatives is blind and protects the shortcomings instead. As a man, as a dependable brother for his younger brother, choosing to marry a man surely doesn’t came from the heart. He must have suffered a lot of grievances, a lot of oppression, he didn’t know how difficult it is—the man who married his brother is dying!

What kind of marriage is this, it is humiliating!

Looking at his brother face, Xie Tingyue could almost imagine how much content was filled in his little brother’s head.

It’s not that children are foolish, they just don’t understand anything but will always make trouble. They just have too little experience in life, many things can’t be seen and even if they did they can’t understand it.

Rubbing his little brother’s head and with a gentle voice: “You directly came here and find me but have you ever gone home first?”

With an earnest face Xie Tingxing answered: “Naturally! Brother taught me that no matter what happens, I must go home first. This is basic politeness!”

Xie Tingyue smiles: “Seen Luo Momo?”

“Uhh…” Xie Tingxing frowned, “Luo momo is in charge of the family affairs and the woman surnamed Lin was grounded”

Xie Tingyue smiled deeper: “So still don’t understand?”

The child stared at his brother with round eyes, still disapproving.

His not stupid. His brother suddenly got married, the house was change, the annoying woman was locked up and Luo Momo came back, without explaining why, it was already self-evident.

This is what my brother got in exchange for his own marriage!

With a warm smile and a firm voice Xie Tingyue continued: “It make sense for me to do this. There was no sadness, no injury, and nothing happens”

“Can—”, The Child was anxious and embarrassed to say that he was worried, if you got married, whether you are a woman or a man your life will definitely not be comfortable! After holding back for a long time, a question came out, “Will elder brother go home if the surname Chu died?”

Xie Tingyue flicked his brother’s forehead: “This is not something you should worry about, you just need to eat well, read well, okay?”

Xie Tingxing hold his forehead: “I’ve grown up, brother can’t treat me like a kid!”

“Okay, you’ve grown up”, Xie Tingyue smiled, “The grown-up son of Xie family, how about sending you home?”

Xie Tingxing clasped his hand, gave a clear cough and glance at him secretly: “This little son doesn’t want to go home, he wants to go to your house for dinner”

Xie Tingyue paused.

Xie Tigxing’s sharp little tiger teeth came out: “No? The Chu family won’t even let the brother-in-law come to eat?”

What a break! He needs to advertise that he also has rules!

Forget it!

No matter how tough or fierce a child is, he is still like a paper tiger. In the end he is just worried about his brother and wants to see where his brother lives.

Xie Tingyue relented and took his brother’s hand: “Okay, let Chu Mu invite to you to dinner today”

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