novelraw Chapter 628 - 629: Taking the Lead
Chapter 628 - 629: Taking the Lead
Chapter 628: Chapter 629: Taking the Lead
Gong Ruini was startled as soon as she entered the courtyard.
Then she rubbed her eyes continuously, "Bro, am I seeing things?"
Gong Ruwen also had a surprised expression, "He, he..."
You know, Zhao Guangran hardly ever showed much affection or took care of his own brother Zhan Banxia and the others, so they were shocked to see him taking care of Gong Ruzhi. What’s going on?
There must be something wrong. Gong Ruini thought Zhao Guangran had rushed in to complain, but he wasn’t complaining at all; he was actually holding her brother. What is this situation?
If someone were to say Zhao Guangran was compassionate, Gong Ruini definitely wouldn’t believe it. If this guy had any compassion, then there wouldn’t be many unkind people left on Earth.
But what’s the big deal with this little kid that requires Zhao Guangran to flatter him and shower him with attention?
Zhan Banxia and the others didn’t pay much attention to their big brother Zhao Guangran since they figured this was just how their second brother was.
Now they realized that their second brother actually knew how to care for kids, which made them really upset.
"Second Brother." Zhan Zisu looked at Zhao Guangran disapprovingly, showing his discontent.
Zhao Guangran waved his hand at him, "Lower your voice, don’t you see that Xiao Zhi is about to sleep?"
Compared to his own brother, Zhao Guangran really found this little brother much better. Holding him didn’t cause him to cry out loud, unlike the two mischievous kids who, when held as children, would cry and scream with all their might.
As they got older, they would constantly oppose him, either mocking him or chasing him, which put a lot of pressure on him.
"Xiao Zhi, when you grow up, I’ll take you out to play."
"Xiao Zhi, when you grow up and start eating solid food, I’ll buy you delicious things."
No way, this stingy person actually offered to buy Gong Ruzhi nice food on his own initiative. My goodness, Gong Ruini could only think that the sun must have risen from the wrong side today.
Seriously, did it rise from the north? My goodness, Gong Ruini had helped Zhao Guangran a few times, and he had never been this generous as to offer to buy her anything good.
"Bro, you..." Zhan Zisu was anxious; their second brother was really out of line.
Zhao Guangran wasn’t going to bother with what the others thought; compared to them, Xiao Zhi was much better.
"Good Xiao Zhi, when you grow up, you need to listen to me."
Hmph, even if there were more of them, so what? They had Gong Ruzhi, and he would definitely listen to him.
If Gong Ruini hadn’t figured it out by now, she’d really be an idiot. Turns out he wanted to compete with her for her brother, trying to win over Gong Ruzhi.
Gong Ruini really wanted to laugh. Did this guy think that by being friendly with kids while they were young, flattering them in various ways, that the kids would listen to him when they grew up?
Gong Ruini just wanted to say, kid, you are seriously oversimplifying things. If kids were that easy to please, then the term "brat" wouldn’t exist.
Gong Ruini thought of reminding him, but seeing Zhao Guangran’s smug look, well, what was there to remind? This guy thought his plan was sound, so she decided she’d just watch and enjoy the show from the sidelines.
Gong Ruini was waiting for the outcome, waiting for Zhao Guangran to faceplant, but Gong Ruwen was not calm.
No matter what Zhao Guangran’s little plans were, it concerned him, and as long as he didn’t stray off-path, he could mess around however he wanted.
But now, to even start with his own brother, that wasn’t right. The family only had three kids, and they couldn’t afford to raise one into a failure.
Gong Ruwen wouldn’t criticize Zhao Guangran too much, but as the eldest son of the Gong Family, he had to think about these things.
"Ni Zi, I’m really worried that brother will be influenced badly by him."
Influenced badly? Gong Ruini hadn’t considered that much, and regarding her big brother’s concerns, these weren’t really issues. "If he’s influenced badly, we can make Zhao Guangran responsible."
Anyway, Zhao’s family isn’t poor. If they could just take care of him a little, that would be enough for their brother to do well.
"And worst comes to worst, don’t we still have you, big brother?" Gong Ruini suggested that she was such an obedient sister, truly a rarity, and she was going to make Gong Ruwen appreciate having a brat like her so he would treat her well.
Make Zhao Guangran responsible? That thought never even crossed Gong Ruwen’s mind. "It’s already hard enough for him to take care of himself properly."
Even though Zhao Xuran would keep an eye on him, it was entirely useless. Wasn’t this trip to the Northeast just a chance for him to slack off as usual?
"Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on things." Zhao Xuran had a face of exasperation. What a silly little brother, having a few little schemes is normal, but to say it out loud in front of Gong Ruini and them, wasn’t that just giving them leverage?
"Just watching won’t help." Gong Ruini said bluntly, seeing that Zhao Guangran, even with Zhao Xuran watching closely, showed no signs of improvement. So there was simply no point in expecting anything from Zhao Guangran.
"Ni Zi." Those words were a bit harsh, and Gong Ruwen knew that Zhao Guangran was like a thorn in Zhao Xuran’s heart. Sigh, thinking that maybe he’d have such an annoying brother in the future made Gong Ruwen feel that life had too many unpleasant surprises.
No, he had been foolishly allowing it. If Zhao Guangran wanted to spend more time with the brother, he had all the reasons to stop them.
Gong Ruwen knew Zhao Guangran too well, he was just doing this out of fleeting enthusiasm. As soon as the brother was a little older, he would find a way to keep Zhao Guangran too busy for it.
By the time they were busy, the brother would have grown up, and no matter what plans Zhao Guangran had, they wouldn’t work.
Thinking of this, Gong Ruwen felt much better. In any case, he decided not to worry about things he shouldn’t. "Let’s go inside to see mom."
Yes, yes, let’s go see mom. Seeing Gong Ruwen relax, Gong Ruini also felt relieved. Surely her big brother had thought of something, so she decided to wait and watch how things unfolded.
Gong Ruini and Gong Ruwen passed right by Zhao Guangran, not even sparing a glance at him, which infuriated him.
Then, without thinking, he pinched one side of Gong Ruzhi.
"Wah, wah, wah." Gong Ruzhi, who was sound asleep, suddenly felt a sharp pain and naturally cried out loud.
Zhao Guangran was startled by the sudden crying and quickly looked at Gong Ruzhi, "Why are you crying, why are you crying?"
"Are you hungry?"
"Did you wet yourself?"
Even though the courtyard was filled with kids who didn’t know any better, they had the experience of taking care of twins, so they quickly pointed out the usual reasons for a baby’s cries.
"No wet diaper here." A touch confirmed that the diaper was dry, so it wasn’t a diaper issue.
So that leaves hunger, "Didn’t he just eat?" Zhao Guangran was puzzled, "He eats so much?"
"Isn’t that just like a pig?" Zhao Guangran blurted out habitually.
Gong Ruini frowned, "You’re the pig! My brother is wonderful."
Hmph, doesn’t he know how much he eats himself? The nerve to criticize others, he really has no shame.
Gong Ruwen was also very displeased, glaring fiercely at Zhao Guangran, then carried his little brother indoors to find Cai Meina.