The three siblings and Si Jun ended up resolving both lunch and coffee at the café, and when it was ti to pay, Si Jun insisted on covering the bill.
"Brother Yu, a few days ago, I received a generous commission from my part-ti job at the Ji Family, so let pay for this al."
Da Bao didn’t argue with him, letting him settle the two-hundred-dollar plus bill.
Si Jun was a boarding student and walked back to school on his own after settling the bill, while Da Bao drove away with Nuonuo and Little Treasure.
In a week, Little Treasure would be registering at Beijing University. These days, Le Tong had already helped pack a lot of luggage for Little Treasure, but there were still so items he needed to buy himself.
Originally, according to Yang Sheng, nothing needed to be prepared because when Little Treasure got there, as an uncle, he would naturally help him get everything ready.
But Little Treasure, being the youngest in the family, would sotis childishly crave more attention and care from his family.
These days, his smile hadn’t faded as he watched mommy packing his luggage every night.
And Nuonuo, being the older sister, would help mommy pack whenever she was free, leaving Young Master Ji to smile and follow them around with his hands behind his back.
When they set off to register, Nuonuo and Little Treasure had agreed that after registration, she’d accompany him to buy so clothes.
Because Little Treasure had grown quite a bit over the past year, many clothes at ho had beco too small and short.
"Brother, will you buy the clothes for ?"
Little Treasure, the little miser he was, smilingly tried to get his rich brother to sponsor him while picking clothes.
"Yes, not just clothes—whatever you want to buy, your brother will get it for you!"
Even though Little Treasure had money, compared to Da Bao, it was nothing. Now that soone offered to cover all costs, Little Treasure imdiately went all out, entering a frenzy shopping mode.
Da Bao didn’t disturb his interest, and when Little Treasure was engrossed in picking clothes, Da Bao also spotted two dresses and placed them in front of Nuonuo for comparison.
"Nuo, I think this dress would look good on you. Go try it on."
Nuonuo hesitated, hugging the dresses, "Brother, ever since high school started, I’ve been wearing uniforms every day. Wouldn’t buying these dresses be a waste?"
This brand store was known as the most expensive in R City, with a single dress costing tens of thousands, which Nuonuo felt was unnecessary.
Da Bao looked at her with interest, then leaned over to her ear with a teasing smile, "Miss Si Han, have you forgotten that you are my girlfriend? On weekends, you should dress up nicely for dates with your boyfriend, don’t you think?"
Nuonuo’s ears burned, her face flushed with embarrassnt, afraid that the sales assistant nearby might overhear his flirty remarks.
Hugging the clothes, she glanced around and noticed most sales assistants were busy serving her precious Brother Ji, finally allowing her to relax a bit.
"Mr. Ji Yu, if you’re not satisfied with wearing a uniform, you can find soone else to accompany you!"
Da Bao indulgently pulled her, clothes and all, into his arms, and rubbed her hair with his chin.
"If I could just pick soone else, I wouldn’t have co back to China."
Many feelings are not understood as irreplaceable from the start.
Da Bao realized, after years of enduring separation, that he could only have this little girl in his life.
Nuonuo proudly looked up, eting Da Bao’s deep, dark eyes.
"As long as it’s you, I wouldn’t mind even if you were in a sack, let alone school uniforms. As long as it’s you, it’s fine!"
Nuonuo’s heart fluttered at his sudden heartfelt confession, the intensity and emotion in his eyes binding her gaze, yet also leaving her slightly overwheld.
Blinking, she averted her eyes, gently pushed him away, and held the two dresses tighter.
"If you think they’re pretty, I’ll go try them on then."
A voice as soft as a mosquito’s, with a touch of a young girl’s shyness, mixed with the sweetness typical of a woman in love.
"Mm, go try on the dress first. I’ll pick out a pair of shoes to match."
The young girl followed a sales assistant into the fitting room, just as Little Treasure, holding a jacket, waved at Da Bao.
"Brother, co over and take a look."
Da Bao lifted his eyes to glance at the jacket, "Looks great, you’ll look very handso in it."
Little Treasure was clearly dissatisfied with his brother’s perfunctory response, pouting angrily, "Brother, you’ve got no bros when there’s a girl."
Da Bao found it both amusing and exasperating, helplessly putting down the shoes and walking over, "Ji Huan, kid, how old are you again?"
Little Treasure lifted his head and huffed, "Sorry, I’m fourteen! Legally, I should have a guardian accompany in situations like this, and without a guardian, a brother should accompany!"
Da Bao chuckled silently, conceding to the kid. Little Treasure used to be a bit proud and stubborn, and he thought that would change as he grew but instead, it intensified.
"Is it really necessary to bring up legal guardians just to pick out a jacket?"
Little Treasure didn’t care about the details, "Hmph, you can hang with Sister every day. In a week, I’ll be flying off, and by then, getting you to accompany for a jacket will be as hard as reaching the sky."
Da Bao finally understood that his seemingly carefree little brother was already feeling the pangs of separation.
"Silly, you can fly back on weekends. We can also fly over to accompany you. It’s not as dire as you make it out to be."
Da Bao ruffled the head of his brother, who was only half a head shorter than him, with a heart full of emotion.
He still rembered when this little guy was just learning to talk and walk, always loved to make him mad. How quickly ti flew, and this small boy was almost as tall as he was.
"It doesn’t matter. Today, I’m the main character, and if you and Sister want to go on dates and talk love, you’ll have to wait until after I’m gone. Then, I won’t be able to interfere even if I wanted to."
Da Bao helplessly shook his head and raised his hands in surrender, signaling his compliance, "Alright, alright, today Young Master Little Treasure is the main character. We humble folks will obediently follow your instructions."
Only then did Little Treasure stop pouting, breaking into a wide, radiant smile.
"Now, that’s more like it! Tonight, I want to eat the al you cook, Brother. No, for this week, I’ll only eat what you and Mommy cook."
This young master, even when he’d gotten what he wanted, imdiately went a step further.
However, Da Bao, the older brother, was always soft-hearted towards his siblings. Hearing Little Treasure’s spontaneous demand, the smile on his face did not diminish one bit.
"Alright, Brother will cook for you every day. Not just dinner, but breakfast and lunch are all covered too, is that okay?"
Little Treasure finally nodded in satisfaction, just as Nuonuo erged from trying on the dress. Earlier, Young Master Ji Xiaobao, who had been insisting he was the main character, was now full of admiration, pulling Da Bao over and flatteringly praising, "Sister, you look beautiful!"
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