Chapter 66 – Meeting of the Two Sisters

“Rei, home?”

“Brother Cheng Ming, you’re here!”

Zhao Ren joyfully ran to the door to greet her, she could eat delicious food again, this was her instinctive first reaction.

Zhao Ren was not a gluttonous child, overly precocious, aware of her family’s difficulties, aware of her grandfather’s hard work, so much so that she wouldn’t say what I want, but would only shake her head no, desperately suppressing her various desires.

Whether it’s appetite, greed, or physical desire, the outburst after a long period of repression can be as frightening as the opening of a floodgate.

It is better for children to grow up following their nature and heart.

Of course, when it gets too bearish, it’s time for parental and teacher discipline.

The moment Zhao Ren went out, Cheng Ming happened to get off the bus holding Cheng Li.

Zhao Ren and Cheng Li’s eyes locked in the air, the two of them seemed like frightened bunnies, Zhao Ren immediately hid back in the courtyard, and only after a while did she poke out a small head.

Cheng Li, on the other hand, burrowed into Cheng Ming’s arms, burying his head on his chest.

“Ah this ……”

It was a somewhat unexpected reaction, but it made sense.

“Leigh, don’t be shy, come down.”

“No way.”

Cheng Li’s legs were tightly coiled around Cheng Ming’s waist, refusing to come down.

“Then I’m going to leave you on the ground.”

“Don’t you dare!”

Cheng Ming bent down and hugged his sister’s back, rocking her back and forth.

“Ahahaha ……”

Cheng Li thought it was funny at first and laughed.

Because she knew for sure that her brother would not let go, but slowly got dizzy and begged, “Brother, put me down, put me down, I’m done.”

Cheng Ming light put down his sister, afraid that she was dizzy and didn’t stand still and fell, holding her body and letting her slow down for a few seconds.

Cheng Ming held his sister’s small hand towards Zhao Ren, pointing palm upwards to introduce his sister and said, “Ren, this is my sister Cheng Li.”

Cheng Li nodded slightly towards Zhao Ren as a greeting, her small hand grasped Cheng Ming’s big hand tightly, her palm was sweating, was it necessary to be so nervous?

Cheng Ming then pointed at Zhao Ren and said, “Xiao Li, this is my friend’s sister, Xiao Ren.”

“Hello.”

Zhao Ren held out his hand in a serious manner.

“Ah ……”

Cheng Li froze for a moment, not going to hold Zhao Ren’s hand at first.

Zhao Ren looked at her palm, it was a little dirty, obviously she had already washed her hands properly just now. But the kind of stains left by motor oil were especially hard to clean.

Cheng Ming, seeing the timid and sensitive Zhao Ren shrinking her arms and her entire body arching her back unconfidently, hurriedly grabbed his sister’s hand and held Zhao Ren’s small hand in the nick of time.

His large hand wrapped around the small hands of both of them, clasping them together.

Cheng Ming, who was familiar with Zhao Ren’s nature of heart, knew that if this wave of the two did not succeed in holding hands, in the future, even if the two became friends, there would be a disconnect in their hearts, and they would not be able to turn into that kind of real good friends.

Both of them were the most important people in Cheng Ming’s life, and he still wanted the two of them to get along.

Returning to her senses, Cheng Li nodded again and said, “Hello.”

“Hello …… good.”

For her part, Zhao Ren nodded her head in response with some trepidation, afraid that her dirty hands would upset someone.

Cheng Ming smiled heartily as he watched their performance and felt that it was almost enough to separate their hands before naturally holding their small hands to enter the house.

Cheng Li glanced at Zhao Ren’s hand that was being held by Cheng Ming, her mouth said nothing, but she still pouted her little mouth in dissatisfaction.

“Cheng Ming, is this your sister?” Zhao Si, who was tying up the rags, asked.

“Well, Rei, he’s Rei’s grandfather.”

“What a pretty little girl.”

“Hmph, I’m not a little girl.” Cheng Li, who was hiding behind Cheng Ming, muttered in a small voice, the smile at the corner of her mouth still couldn’t be hidden, she was still happy to be praised for being pretty.

“Grandpa, let me help.”

Zhao Ren broke free of Cheng Ming’s hand and ran to her grandfather.

Cheng Li, on the other hand, took this opportunity to grab both of Cheng Ming’s hands and said confidently, “What the heck, brother’s friend’s sister, not as cute as me at all.”

I’ve won! That’s all it takes to steal my brother from me. It’s a hundred years too early.

“She’s malnourished, plus she’s not confident, she’s always hunching over and bowing her head, she’s the ugly duckling now, when she grows up she’ll be the white swan, she’ll be cuter than you then.”

“Still a white swan, it’s more like she’s a little girl selling matches.” Cheng Li retorted.

“You, can’t you say a little fairy tale with a happy ending?” Cheng Ming rubbed his sister’s cheeks and said with a bitter smile.

In her previous life, if not for Cheng Ming, although Zhao Ren, who had no relatives, would not have ended up like the little girl selling matches, she would have been no different.

“We’re going to the scrapyard, do you guys want to stay here and wait for us or come with us?” Zhao Si asked as he lifted a sack full of cans.

“Let’s go together, it’s boring to stay over here.”

Cheng Ming also misses the waste recycling station near Mingxi Village, when he was the poorest he went to the waste recycling station as a garbage man, eighty percent of the electrical appliances in the old mansion are Cheng Ming went over there to get a low price, every time he goes there is a new feeling, like a treasure hunt.

Together, Cheng Ming helped to carry various scraps onto the seat of a human-powered tricycle.

Probably because she didn’t want to add to her grandfather’s burden, Zhao Ren didn’t climb into the back of the tricycle and chose to follow on foot.

The waste recycling station was not far from here, Cheng Ming did not plan to ride a motorcycle there, some scenery can only be appreciated when walking.

“Wow, the ground is so dirty, brother, what are all these things.” Cheng Li asked as he looked at the black and white strips all over the ground.

“Chicken or duck poop, I guess.”

With free-range chickens and ducks all over the place, it’s not surprising that the dirt is covered in their feces.

Cheng Li was instantly petrified, her raised leg just hung in mid-air, her lack of balance began to sway from side to side, and tearfully opened her arms towards Cheng Ming, “Awwww…… brother, carry me.”

Cheng Ming squatted down, Cheng Li directly pounced on her, Cheng Ming’s body sank, his hands held her little buttocks up and said, “Can’t you learn from others, Zhao Ren?”

Away from the filth on the floor, Cheng Li’s tone grew arrogant, wrapping her arms around Cheng Ming’s neck and saying disdainfully, “She’s her, and I’m me, so why should I learn from her?”

“That’s true, and it’s important to keep your individuality, but I still want you to be a little more independent.”

“It’s my brother’s fault that I’ve become an invalid any way you want to think about it.”

“Is this still my fault?” Cheng Ming said in tears and laughter.

It really seems like she’s spoiling her sister a little too much, but it’s not like you can just change a habit that’s carved into your bones.

“Just blaming you.”

Cheng Li rested her head on Cheng Ming’s shoulder and looked into the distance, saying, “Looking over the mountains, there is not a single high-rise building, it feels like the countryside.”

“This is the countryside.”

“Eh eh eh eh er!”

“Why make such a surprised noise.”

“Because didn’t we ‘whoosh’ into the countryside?”

“Do you think we live in a more developed area?”

Little head, big impact.