Chapter 15 The Disobedient Older Brother
Chapter 15 The Disobedient Older Brother
At the dining table, a young girl sat on a brown wooden chair, staring intently at the doorway.
"Bai Yuze, why didn't I see you come out of the school gate?"
The girl's brows were furrowed, and her eyes held an endless rage.
Her brother stood her up, leaving her waiting there for ages in vain.
Doesn't he worry at all about the safety of his soft and delicate younger sister?
It's so dark and dangerous for a weak woman like me to be all alone there!
Seeing this, Bai Yuze had no choice but to bring out his scapegoat again—Hoshino Seri—and quickly explained, "I left school with Hoshino Seri-sensei through the back door today, so it's normal that you didn't see me."
"Then why did you only come back now?" Hearing Hoshino-sensei's name, Bai Youqing felt a little sad. They were not blood siblings, but their relationship was closer than that of blood siblings.
Now that my older brother has grown up, it's time for him to "steal" some cabbages (i.e., find his way around).
She could understand, but she always felt that something that belonged to her had been taken away by someone else.
There's a kind of sadness that's hard to describe...
Upon seeing his sister, Bai Yuzhe readily believed most of her and made up an excuse.
"On my way home, I saw some thugs trying to harass girls in an alley. I couldn't stand it. I just learned some grappling techniques, so I can take on five of them at once. That's why I got home a little late."
"What a coincidence, you ran into them too... Pfft! Are you alright?"
Jumping off the chair, Bai Youqing, with her bare, delicate feet, walked briskly to Bai Yuzhe's side, looking here and there.
After carefully examining the other person for a moment and confirming that they were not injured, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his face was still full of annoyance. He pointed to the pickled cabbage and beef noodles next to him, which already had the seasoning packets, and said, "Want some late-night snacks?"
Bai Yuze's gaze lingered on his sister's feet for a moment before he slowly picked up the instant noodles to soak them in water. "Don't always go barefoot at home, you'll easily catch a cold."
"Okay, okay, go eat your noodles now."
Bai Youqing nodded, but showed no intention of moving, only her cheeks flushed slightly.
Bai Yuze sighed as he looked away and focused his gaze on the instant noodles in his hand. He was relieved that the pickled cabbage and beef noodles here were safe to eat. Due to the arrival of the calamity beast, instant noodles had been included in the national emergency reserve food, and the production process was now more strictly regulated than before. There was no need to worry about the shoddy production that was common in the last world.
A few minutes later, they sat face to face at the dinner table.
Bai Yuzhe was eating on one side, while Bai Youqing was watching on the other.
One bite and three head tilts up.
Bai Yuze was extremely uneasy during dinner, to the point that he thought the other party already knew his identity.
After a long while, Bai Yuze finally couldn't take it anymore.
"Xiao Qing, just say what you want to say. Don't keep staring at me. It's making me really nervous."
"What are you panicking for? If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear."
"But I can't eat because you keep staring at me like that."
The more critical the situation, the calmer Bai Yuze became.
He pointed to the last bowl of Lao Tan pickled cabbage and beef noodles, which was now just a bowl of soup.
Clearly, Bai Youqing hadn't considered any ulterior motives the other party might have. She stomped her soft, jade-like foot on the table and declared with an air of domineering arrogance, "Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you."
She paused slightly, then pleaded in an extremely soft and cute girlish voice, "Brother, please help me write a self-criticism."
Looking at his sister, who was acting strangely, Bai Yuzhe felt a little more at ease.
Indeed, with his sister's intelligence, it would be a pipe dream for her to guess his identity.
But why would Bai Youqing write a self-criticism for no apparent reason?
"Tell me first why you need to write a self-criticism. Then I'll decide whether or not to help you write it."
With the initiative shifting, Bai Yuze's upright posture suddenly became relaxed, and he leaned back in his chair, sitting comfortably.
Like a little mouse, Bai Youqing, the younger sister, scurried over to Bai Yuzhe with a chirp, grabbed his arm, and swung it around.
"What else could it be? Yesterday I went to the haunted house with my best friend, Gu Xiaorou. You've met Gu Xiaorou before. She's pretty, but she's also very soft-hearted and easily bullied."
When we came back, we ran into six thugs. I could tolerate that. I used the grappling techniques I had just learned, and immediately rushed over. I took on all six of them and beat them to a pulp.
Then Teacher Chen saw it and said that next time you see such thugs, you should call the police first instead of acting rashly. Then she made me write a self-criticism. If you don't believe me, you can call Gu Xiaorou or Teacher Chen to ask.
The beauty was coquettish, and her soft body was in his arms, but Bai Yuze felt no emotion whatsoever; he even wanted to laugh.
As her younger sister's best friend, Gu Xiaorou would definitely side with Bai Youqing;
But why would a teacher like her sister side with Bai Youqing? Considering the frequent personnel changes in the past few months, the outcome is predictable; the other party is most likely also a magical girl.
Forget it, forget it, it's none of my business whether the other party is human or ghost.
He only needs to understand one thing now: even if Jesus came, she would still be the one to beat those six thugs.
Bai Yuzhe did not expose him, and continued speaking.
"I won't offend others unless they offend me. This time you stood up for your best friend, so I won't say anything. But in the future, you should still be careful about your safety when encountering similar situations. We live in a society governed by law, and the police are there for everything..."
"Stop, stop, stop chanting, Tang Sanzang! If I encounter thugs again, I'll definitely run far, far away, okay!"
Bai Youqing covered her ears and hurriedly interrupted her brother's rambling.
Her brother has always disliked her acts of bravery, fearing she might get hurt.
She could understand that her brother cared about her, but why was it that only her brother was allowed to stand up for her, while she wasn't allowed to do the same?
Isn't this a classic case of double standards?!
The words of complaint were on the tip of his tongue, but then he remembered that he still needed someone's help, so he swallowed them back.
Bai Yuze muted his microphone.
He's not usually a talkative person, but for some reason, he's become a bit fussy and nagging in recent years.
There's nothing we can do about it; ever since the invasion of the calamity beasts, there's been an inexplicable increase in idle hooligans.
Social order is indeed not as stable as it used to be.
Returning to his senses, Bai Yuze looked at his younger sister with suspicion.
"It's just writing a self-criticism, it shouldn't take much time."
So, are you going to help or not?
"I can't get things done with just a bucket of instant noodles." Bai Yuze's gaze lingered between the kitchen and the trash can, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.
Following his gaze, Bai Youqing quickly understood what he meant and said decisively, "I'll take care of all the housework this week."
The other party's decisiveness left Bai Yuzhe somewhat bewildered. Why was a simple self-criticism so difficult to write? But adhering to the good virtue of trying anything, he continued, "These past few days at work have left me with a sore back and aching muscles..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a pair of soft little hands pressed on his shoulders. "Brother~, how's this pressure?"
"Hiss~ Ha, hit harder."
"Not bad, not bad." Bai Yuzhe enjoyed his sister's thoughtful massage, feeling extremely relaxed. However, he cleanly and decisively dismissed the idea of helping his sister write a self-criticism.
Just kidding, the self-criticism the teacher made her write was definitely not that simple to transform the heroic Bai Youqing into the gentle and considerate person she is today.
Upholding the virtue of getting something for nothing, Bai Yuzhe let his sister massage him for half an hour before slowly lecturing her: "Xiaoqing, although I really want to help you write a letter of apology, I think your teacher is right. It's good to be brave, but these kinds of things should be left to the police. I believe the teacher's ultimate goal is definitely not to punish you, but to make a lasting impression on you. I think I..."
"Bai Yuze, are you sure you want to say that last sentence?"
Bai Yuzhe, who was enjoying a massage, could clearly feel the pressure on his shoulder gradually increasing, but he remained calm. He thought to himself, "What a joke. Three whole years have passed. Do you still think he's the weakling who could be knocked down with one hand?"
"By enduring hardship and biding our time, three thousand Yue soldiers could conquer Wu," Bai Yuze said very decisively.
"I think you should write this self-criticism."
The younger sister, Bai Youqing, gradually lost her gentle and cute demeanor, revealing an expression of "I knew it."
She had long known that her brother was the kind of person who would cause trouble if he wasn't disciplined for three days, even though he had agreed to write a self-criticism.
Anyway, if they ask for 10,000 words later, they will definitely refuse again.
For disobedient older brothers, just give them a good beating!
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