“So, you’re my sister-in-law?”
The little boy circled around Huang Xiaoxiao twice before finally stopping in front of her.
“Hello,” Huang Xiaoxiao greeted him politely with a smile.
“Mhm, you’re pretty good. I like you.” The child nodded like a little adult giving his evaluation.
“Hehe, thank you.” Huang Xiaoxiao smiled.
“Zhuo Wenmao, I brought you here to help, not to cause trouble. She’s the kind of person who flatters the powerful, clings to the rich, shamelessly—”
“Third Sister, how can you say that about Sister-in-law?” Zhuo Wenmao interrupted Zhuo Wenxuan with a disapproving look.
“Look at Sister-in-law. Her eyes look like eyes, and her nose looks like a nose. You can tell at a glance she’s a kind person.”
“How could she possibly be the kind of shameless person you described who clings to the powerful and rich?”
“Right, Sister-in-law?”
Huang Xiaoxiao: “……”
What did he mean by “her eyes look like eyes and her nose looks like a nose”? If eyes grew like noses, wouldn’t that be a monster?
Sure enough, kids were dumb because they were still young.
Huang Xiaoxiao looked at the child pityingly and sighed while shaking her head.
Zhuo Wenmao: “……”
Zhuo Wenxuan: “……”
Wait, they were insulting her. Couldn’t she tell?
What was that sigh supposed to mean?
“Little brother, it’s cold outside. Go back indoors,” Huang Xiaoxiao waved her hand.
What if he stayed outside too long and became even dumber?
Zhuo Wenmao: “……”
…
No matter what expressions the two children made, they had nothing to do with her. They were Zhuo Yi’s responsibility.
She only cared about refining equipment.
She had not forgotten her plan to shock Zhuo Yi and her parents.
After carefully cleaning the cauldron furnace, she took out the refining materials.
“Sister-in-law, I heard you’re very skilled at refining equipment. Can I watch?” the child asked as he ran up to her, blinking eagerly.
“Little brother, you really have good taste!” Huang Xiaoxiao was very pleased by the praise.
His brain might not work too well, but his judgment was excellent.
“Watch carefully!”
As soon as she finished speaking, spiritual energy gathered at her fingertips. With a light flick of her hand—
Boom!
Flames burst upward instantly!
“Ah!” The two children cried out in shock and quickly jumped away.
Zhuo Wenxuan became furious. “Huang Xiaoxiao, you did that on purpose, didn’t you?!”
Huang Xiaoxiao looked innocent. “Huh?”
Zhuo Wenxuan grew even angrier.
“You—” She was about to attack.
Zhuo Wenmao quickly pulled her back, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes as he looked at Huang Xiaoxiao.
“Third Sister, don’t be angry. I’m sure Sister-in-law didn’t do it on purpose.”
“She just—” Seeing that even her younger brother was not helping her, Zhuo Wenxuan became even more furious.
Zhuo Wenmao secretly whispered into her ear, “Sis, don’t act rashly. Leave it to me.”
Zhuo Wenxuan lowered her head and saw the sly look flickering in her brother’s eyes. She knew this was the sign he was about to do something bad.
Reluctantly, she loosened her grip.
“Hehe, Sister-in-law, don’t be mad at my sister. She’s still young and doesn’t understand things,” Zhuo Wenmao said.
Huang Xiaoxiao looked at Zhuo Wenxuan, then at Zhuo Wenmao, and nodded in complete agreement. “Mm, I know.”
Zhuo Wenmao: “……”
This woman really knew how to irritate people.
Zhuo Wenxuan: “……”
Zhuo Wenxuan gritted her teeth so hard they made cracking sounds.
“Hehe, Sister-in-law, isn’t this refining fire a little too big? Let me help you make it smaller.”
Afraid that Zhuo Wenxuan would explode again, Zhuo Wenmao hurriedly changed the subject.
Before Huang Xiaoxiao could reply, a gust of cold wind rose from the ground, and snowflakes began flying toward the flames.
The fierce fire instantly became much smaller.
When Huang Xiaoxiao saw this, her eyes widened into circles.
Th-this…
Seeing Huang Xiaoxiao’s twisted expression, Zhuo Wenmao and Zhuo Wenxuan thought their plan had succeeded, and they instantly felt extremely satisfied.
Hmph!
That’s what you get for bullying us.
Oh my god, was this younger brother sent by heaven to save her?
This… this was simply too thoughtful!
Huang Xiaoxiao was overjoyed and so excited that she did not even know what to say.
She decided right then that from now on, this younger brother would become her favorite younger brother ever.
“Um, little brother? The fire is a little too small now. Stop throwing snow for the moment. Wait until it gets bigger before adding more,” Huang Xiaoxiao said while looking at the still somewhat-large flames.
“Okay, I understand.” Zhuo Wenmao replied, his eyes rolling mischievously.
Although he answered obediently, his hands never stopped moving. Another little whirlwind rose from the ground behind him.
“Oh no, why did the wind suddenly start blowing?”
Looking at the even smaller flames, Zhuo Wenmao said regretfully.
“Sister-in-law, don’t worry. I’ll go get a fan and make the fire bigger.”
Huang Xiaoxiao could barely hold back her laughter.
But she had to suppress it.
As a result, the expression on her face looked unbelievably strange.
Watching from the side, Zhuo Wenxuan became even more satisfied and secretly gave her little brother a thumbs-up.
Bringing him over really had been the right choice. Just look at how angry he had made her.
At this rate, the woman would definitely leave on her own within a few days.
“Oh no, now the fire is too big again! Quick, make it smaller!” Huang Xiaoxiao called out to Zhuo Wenmao.
“Don’t worry, don’t worry, Sister-in-law! I’ll help right away!”
“I’ll help too! I’ll help too!” Zhuo Wenxuan hurried after him.
Inside the kitchen—
Listening to the laughter and noise outside, Zhuo Yi’s lips curved slightly upward, and his expression softened.
…
“It’s over. It definitely failed.”
Looking at the extinguished flames, Huang Xiaoxiao opened the furnace lid with a disappointed expression.
Thick smoke rose into the air.
The group waved their hands to disperse it.
At the bottom of the furnace, a black bracelet lay quietly.
“Huh? It succeeded?” Huang Xiaoxiao looked doubtful.
“No way!” Zhuo Wenxuan cried in disbelief.
Zhuo Wenmao also found it unbelievable.
Zhuo Wenxuan snatched the bracelet and sent her consciousness into it.
Immediately afterward—
“Hahaha!”
Zhuo Wenmao looked confused and grabbed the bracelet from her.
“Sister-in-law, I’m sorry I couldn’t help you. This…”
“Ai…”
The little brat sighed dramatically as he spoke.
His face looked extremely “sad.”
“Let me see.” Huang Xiaoxiao took the bracelet with trembling hands.
In reality, she was already laughing wildly inside.
“How could this happen?” Huang Xiaoxiao staggered backward several steps in “grief.”
“N-No way. Something must be wrong. I refuse to believe it’s only this small.”
As she spoke, she threw the bracelet back into the furnace.
“I’m going to refine it again. There’s no way it’s only one square meter.”
After speaking, she released spiritual energy, and flames rose again.
Thinking they had successfully sabotaged her, the two children did not interfere this time.
“Ai, we can’t help anyway, so we won’t bother you anymore,” Zhuo Wenmao said before dragging Zhuo Wenxuan back into the house.
As soon as the two left, snow began falling from the sky.
White snowflakes drifted downward and landed on her head.
Huang Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand to catch one. The snowflake instantly melted into water.
She adjusted the expression on her face before returning inside.
“Waaah, Second Brother, I’m sorry! We did something bad! Waaah…” The moment Zhuo Wenmao entered the house, he hugged Zhuo Yi’s leg and started crying.
“What happened?” Zhuo Yi frowned slightly.
“Waaah, I only made things worse. Sister-in-law’s storage bracelet only ended up with one square meter of space because of me,” Zhuo Wenmao cried sorrowfully.
One square meter?
Zhuo Yi looked up and met Huang Xiaoxiao’s gaze as she walked in.
Huang Xiaoxiao pressed her lips together.
Zhuo Yi’s gaze shifted toward the window.
The reddish flames outside reflected against the white snow.
A look of sudden realization flashed through his eyes.
Along with a trace of shock.