Everyone's been reborn, so who would bother finding a wife on their own?

Chapter 173 Stubborn

After the meal, Xiao Jue clung to Song Huan's clothes and wouldn't let go.

"Big brother, let's go to the park." Her twin ponytails swayed, and her eyes blinked like two black grapes.

Song Huan looked down at that little face, the words of refusal swirling in her mouth before she swallowed them back.

He originally planned to go home after dinner, but Xiao Jue insisted on dragging him out and even followed him all the way to his house.

He sighed. "Alright, I'll go home and put my tools away first."

Xiao Yunqing stood at the entrance of the stairwell, arms crossed, watching this scene.

Seeing that he finally agreed, Xiao Yunqing's lips curled up slightly, but she quickly suppressed it.

Song Huan went upstairs, put away her toolbox, changed her shoes, and came downstairs.

Xiao Yunqing was squatting in front of Xiao Jue, helping her tie her shoelaces.

Hearing footsteps, she didn't look up, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the person behind her to hear.

"Juejue, why did you call him out? I'll just go play with you."

Song Huan paused for a moment.

Xiao Jue tilted her head, looking at Xiao Yunqing with her big eyes full of confusion.

"But cousin, didn't you really want to go out with him?"

Xiao Yunqing's hand stopped; she had only tied half of her shoelace, her fingers frozen in mid-air.

Her face turned red starting from her neck and extending to the tips of her ears.

"When did I ever want to go out with him?"

The voice rose half an octave, as if its tail had been stepped on.

Xiao Jue blinked, looking innocent, "You were laughing the whole time you were on the phone."

Xiao Yunqing's face turned so red it was almost steaming.

She stood up, turned around and walked away quickly, her ponytail swinging behind her.

The voice of my heart drifted over from the front, urgent and fragmented, like pieces of paper scattered by the wind.

[Xiao Jue, shut up.]

[I wasn't laughing.]

[I just...]

[Oh no, he must have heard it.]

He's definitely laughing at me.

Song Huan didn't laugh.

He walked up, his steps neither fast nor slow.

Xiao Jue took the initiative to walk over and took his hand in her small hand.

Her hands were small and soft, completely encased in his palms.

She tilted her head back, her tone revealing a clarity beyond her years, "Brother Song, my cousin is as stubborn as a rock, but she actually misses you a lot. Don't be fooled by her."

Song Huan looked down at her; the little girl's eyes were bright, like they held stars.

He smiled and nodded.

"I know."

Xiao Jue kept talking, chattering away like a little sparrow that couldn't stop.

"She took a cold shower last night and was shivering. I told her to call the water heater repairman, and she said she'd call today. I asked why, but she wouldn't tell me. Actually, I know she just wants to wait for you to come."

"Xiao Jue!"

Xiao Yunqing's voice boomed from the front, urgent and shrill, "Shut up!"

Xiao Jue shrank his neck and swallowed the rest of his sentence.

But when she looked at Song Huan, she blinked, her eyes saying "you know what I mean."

The park is small, with a few banyan trees, a grassy area, a sandpit, and a few swings.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns on the ground.

Xiao Yunqing walked ahead, her steps quick, her ponytail swinging high.

Xiao Jue walked in the middle, holding Song Huan's hand, skipping and hopping, humming a song.

After walking for a while, Xiao Yunqing slowed down.

It wasn't intentional; I was just tired from walking.

She sat down on a wooden bench by the roadside, her hands resting on her knees.

Xiao Jue also sat down, his legs swinging back and forth, unable to reach the ground.

Song Huan did not sit down.

He glanced back and saw a small shop at the park entrance, with a freezer outside and rows of colorful drinks.

"Wait for me." He turned and left.

Xiao Yunqing watched his retreating figure, her lips moved slightly, but she didn't utter a sound.

Xiao Jue swung her leg and tilted her head to look at her. "Cousin, your face is red again."

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't, it's from the sun."

"oh."

When Song Huan came back, she was carrying a bunch of things.

Two drinks, three bags of snacks: potato chips, cookies, and gummies.

There was also a strawberry-flavored lollipop stuck in the middle of the bag.

He squatted down and placed the pile of things in front of Xiao Jue. "Juejue, which one do you want?"

Xiao Jue's eyes widened as she stared at the pile of colorful things, her mouth agape. "I want them all!"

Song Huan smiled and said, "Then you can take them all and eat them."

Xiao Jue's eyes sparkled, like two light bulbs being turned on. "Is it okay?"

The voice was soft and tentative.

"You're so cute, of course you can."

"Yay!"

Xiao Jue reached out to hug the pile of snacks, his arms outstretched as if he were hugging a bunch of treasures.

But my fingers had barely touched the bag.

Suddenly a large hand reached out and took all the snacks away.

Xiao Jue was stunned for a moment, looked at her empty arms, and raised her head.

Xiao Yunqing placed the pile of snacks on her lap, completely unashamed.

"Cousin, what are you doing?"

Xiao Yunqing didn't look at her, but at Song Huan, her mouth opening and closing like a machine gun.

"Why are you buying so many snacks for a little kid? What if he gets cavities? Look at this, it's all sugar. This one's fried. This one's artificial coloring. Don't you know that kids who eat too many snacks won't grow tall? You..."

Song Huan stood there without saying a word.

Xiao Jue sat beside him without saying a word.

The two people sat side by side, and she silenced them completely.

Xiao Yunqing finished speaking.

He lowered his head, pulled a bag of potato chips from the pile of snacks on his knees, tore it open, took a chip, and stuffed it into his mouth.

I chewed it once, then took another piece.

Her innermost thoughts drifted over from that direction, softly, as if afraid of being overheard.

[Actually, I want to eat it too.]

He didn't even ask me.

[I'm only buying this for Juejue.]

[snort!]

Song Huan looked at the bag of potato chips she was crunching away at, and a slight twitch appeared on her lips.

Xiao Jue also looked at the bag of potato chips, and pouted.

"Cousin, didn't you say that eating snacks is bad for your health?" Xiao Yunqing took another piece and stuffed it into her mouth.

"I'm tasting it for you to see if it's poisonous."

Xiao Jue turned to look at Song Huan, her eyes saying, "See? I told you she was just being stubborn."

Song Huan smiled, took out the strawberry-flavored lollipop from her pocket, unwrapped it, and handed it to Xiao Jue.

Xiao Jue took it, stuffed it into his mouth, and his cheeks bulged out.

She squinted and mumbled, "Thank you, Brother Song."

Xiao Yunqing sat in a chair, munching on potato chips, watching them.

His mouth moved slightly, but no sound came out.

He took another potato chip, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it vigorously.

Song Huan sat down next to her.

The chair wasn't long, and the two people were about a fist's distance apart.

Xiao Jue sat on the other side, sucking on a lollipop, swinging her legs, and looking at the clouds in the sky.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling on the three people, creating patches of light and shadow.

A cool breeze blew in from the grass, carrying the scent of fresh grass.

Xiao Yunqing handed him the bag of potato chips without looking at him. "Want some?"

Song Huan took a piece and put it in her mouth.

Click.