My Princess Holds Superpowers

Chapter 44: 44 making excuses to act alone

Ye Gaosheng truly was the most straightforward and thoughtless speaker in the Ye Family, ruining what could have been a touching moment with just one phrase that made the whole atmosphere awkward, yet somehow hilariously so.

“By the way, where did Wenqing get that fabric from? Did sister-in-law ask you to buy it?” Ye Gaosheng only then noticed the item Ye Wenqing was holding.

“This…” Ye Jiu had instructed Ye Wenqing not to mention the repair liquid and silver, so Ye Wenqing was at a loss for a moment about how to respond, but fortunately, Ye Jiu took over the conversation, “It’s something we bought for mom and dad.”

“Oh, then just put it in the basket and I’ll carry it. Don’t let it get dirty,” Ye Gaosheng didn’t suspect a thing, thinking it was just some money He Shi had given Ye Jiu earlier.

When they reached the meat stall, Ye Gaosheng had just used the money from selling chickens to buy two taels of lusciously fatty pork belly. Ye Jiu, seeing a stack of cleanly shaven large bones next to the meat stall, was tempted, “Uncle, how much for these bones?”

“Three coins for two pieces, but since you just bought some meat, I’ll give you four for five coins,” replied the butcher.

“Brother, why don’t we buy some bones and make soup?” Ye Jiu tugged at Ye Gaosheng’s sleeve.

“Sure.” Thinking Ye Jiu was craving meat, Ye Gaosheng readily paid and picked out four of the larger bones.

Although the bones were cleaned, boiling them a bit longer would still impart a meaty flavor. Five coins spent was not a bad deal.

However, as they left the meat stall, Ye Gaosheng said nonchalantly to Ye Jiu, “Little sister, since this was all your idea, if Mom beats me up when we get back, you have to stand up for me!”

“Brother, don’t you care about me?” Ye Jiu said with a mixture of laughter and disbelief, “Aren’t you afraid that if I stand up for you, Mom will end up beating me instead?”

“That’s impossible. Mom loves you the most. As long as you say you were craving the meat, she definitely won’t bear to hit you,” Ye Gaosheng said confidently.

Ye Jiu smiled. It seemed that her favorite status in the family was deeply ingrained in everyone’s hearts.

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However, knowing they cared about her, Ye Jiu resolved to be even better to them in the future.

Arriving at the pastry shop, Ye Jiu glanced at the bun shop across the street and said to Ye Gaosheng and Ye Wenqing, “Brother, you two go in and buy. I’ll stand out here for a bit.”

“Are you tired? Then let Wenqing stay here with you. I can go in alone,” Ye Gaosheng said.

“Oh, brother, I’m already turning eleven after the New Year, and I’m already well from my illness. Can you stop treating me like a three-year-old toddler?” Ye Jiu complained, “I just want to stand here by myself for a bit, to enjoy the feeling of being independent. I don’t want anyone accompanying me.”

Ye Gaosheng and Ye Wenqing didn’t exactly understand what Ye Jiu meant by the feeling of independence, but they understood that she wanted to be alone.

Ye Gaosheng was still worried, but then thought that since he would need his little sister to vouch for him about the bone buying when they got back, it wouldn’t be good to upset her now, lest she complain more and get him into serious trouble at home.

Plus, he remembered that when they were ten, spending a whole day running around the hills and not coming home didn’t worry anyone, so his little sister was certainly old enough now.

Before leaving, Ye Gaosheng still couldn’t help but warn her, “Then just stand here. Wenqing and I will buy the Opium Cake and come out. You really mustn’t run off anywhere.”

“I get it, I get it, Brother, you’re such a nag,” Ye Jiu muttered absentmindedly.