Chapter 26 Daily Life

  Although flattery is not a virtue of a gentleman, if you want to move women, you can't help but do so.

  Sweet words and jade hairpins are generally extremely loved by women.

  The latter requires more expense.

  I am a person who advocates for thriftiness, so I adopted the former first.

  So I smiled slightly: "Almost ten years old? Hehe, I really misjudged. But Little Shuang's pouting mouth is really endearing and makes people like her."

  What simple and unadorned language!

  My words are soft and quiet, my voice is not loud, but my expression is very sincere, my smile is also extremely natural.

  I don't need to pretend.

  "Do you like it?" Little Shuang had never been praised with such sincere words before, her small face was filled with a faint blush, obviously extremely delighted. Her two small hands kept rubbing the corner of her own shirt, twisting and turning in embarrassment.

  "Shuang'er, you... aren't you going to thank the young master for his praise?" Seeing her sister at a loss, Xiaozhao hastily spoke up to remind her.

  "Ah?" Little Shuang seemed startled, stuttering and hadn't spoken yet when I interrupted her.

  "Don't say 'ah' anymore. Although we have the names of master and servant, let's not be so particular about it, it's too hierarchical and uncomfortable." I said seriously.

  "Clear hierarchy?" Xiaozhao found it strange that I misused the term.

  "Uh, that is to say... don't pay too much attention to the etiquette between masters and servants, even mutual praise requires a formal bow and thank you." I explained, "Xiao Zhao, all those complicated rules you learned in the Bian manor, don't bring them into my room, Young Master me, is very annoyed." I solemnly directed the spearhead of struggle and reform at Xiao Zhao.

  Xiao Zhao's face turned pale with fear: "This servant deserves to die, this servant didn't know that Young Master..." Her legs went weak at the sight.

  I hastily reached out and gently supported her under the elbow: "Right, just like that."

  Xiao Zhao stabilized her body, gently wriggling free from the circle of my arm, looking at me with a puzzled expression: "Like this?"

  "You always kneel down and say 'I'm guilty, I was wrong, I deserve to die', are you really so evil and unforgivable?" I smiled slightly.

  "Servant girl..." Xiaozhao's face turned slightly red.

  "You don't have to always call me 'servant' here, and neither does Shuang'er. Originally such a lovely little girl, your sister scared her so much that she doesn't dare speak." I reached out and stroked Shuang'er's hair, this little girl's face was still slightly red, but probably because of my efforts, she trembled slightly, and didn't struggle free again.

  I smiled contentedly.

  "Slave thanks young master for his tolerance, but rules are still necessary..." Xiaozhao was a maid who had received strict education and she was also serious about it.

  "You still dare to call yourself 'slave'?! Don't give me any face, young master?!" I scolded with a slap on the bed.

  Xiao Zhao was slightly taken aback.

  "So I have to keep criticizing you," the spearhead of the struggle was still pointing at her, "This young master is actually a very kind person, not fond of too much tedious etiquette. So, in your daily life in front of me, you should relax a bit, don't always be so cautious and timid, looking like you're walking on thin ice, making me feel like you're living as if there's no tomorrow, and you'll...”

  I was about to say "just treat this place as your own home, do whatever you want", but then I thought again, no way, if she really treats my home as her own, how can I show off my noble family status? No, absolutely cannot speak too much. But I also want to establish a considerate and good master image first, what to do?

  While I was filled with conflicting thoughts, I had no choice but to stop thinking.

  Because of this... Xiaozhao cried.

  Wang Wang's eyes were shrouded in a layer of misty haze, with a faint glimmer of water light, as if on the verge of tears. No, not on the verge, two lines of clear tears had already slowly trickled down her snow-white cheeks.

  "Sister, older sister?" Xia Shuang first panicked, stretched out her hand to hold her most beloved sister, but didn't know why she suddenly shed tears.

  "Huh?" I could only choose to be speechless, was what I just said that touching? It wasn't that great, was it? All I said was that she wouldn't make it past today...

  Damn! This big character flashed through my mind. Bian Zhang Lao Gui has been hanging for more than a year, and the sisters have been hiding from east to west, living in fear every day, isn't their life just like having today but not tomorrow?! How could I speak without thinking?!

  I clenched my fists and said with a very apologetic tone: "Xiao Zhao, I... I was just too hasty earlier, didn't think before speaking, don't mind it..." I rubbed my nose again, the eldest son of the Ma family, actually lying on the bed with my butt exposed, apologizing to the little servant girl I had just brought back and saved her life - although this apology was very low-key and not very sincere.

  "It's not, it's not Young Master's fault..." She finally stopped sobbing and wiped her face with her sleeve twice. "It's just that Xiaozhao thought that following the rules would make you think she's clever and sensible, would make you like her, and could stay in the Ma residence..." Her voice became lower and lower as she spoke, as if afraid I'd get angry.

  Angry?

  Even if I'm angry, it's because of this silly girl!

  I suddenly reached out and grabbed her slender little arm.

  Yes, slender beyond compare.

  What I touched was a thin layer of clothing, a thin layer of human skin, and a clear arm bone.

  It's as if I would break if I exerted any strength.

  Damn it! Do you still have a conscience?!

  Has this little girl eaten anything?!

  I was furious and laughed, pulling her to sit on the edge of the bed, then beckoned to Xiaoshuang: "Xiaoshuang, you sit here." I patted the other side of the bed, and she obediently sat down, also having her arm grasped by me.

  She still trembled slightly, still a bit tense, with tiny muscles on her slender arms stiffening and quivering.

  Yes, she still has a little bit of flesh on her small arm.

  When there are no parents, young siblings can also produce great potential.

  They would save the food they scraped from between their teeth for younger brothers and sisters, while they themselves almost went without eating or drinking.

  Although when we see it, we always feel unbelievable.

  But this is after all the fact.

  It's also a miracle.

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  In this world, there will always be a kind of power that touches people's hearts.

  The younger and more innocent one is, the purer and more genuine this feeling becomes.

  The good side of human nature is also unrestricted.

  As long as you're willing, anything is possible.

  Nature is not asking you to pray for happiness.

  Is happiness something that can be obtained through prayer?