I look good when I smile?
Rong Si had never noticed it before. He only knew that he rarely smiled.
And every time he smiled, it would be for his mother or Su Jiu.
Su Jiu had just said he had a nice smile, and that was it. Since she kept saying that he had to smile more in the future, Rong Si decided he would have to try.
He nodded. “Yes, I will.”
But I will only smile in front of you. I won’t smile for other little girls.
This was his decision.
As he and Su Jiu finished setting off the fireworks, Sheng Tianci received a call from his family; they were urging him to return. Thus, he had no choice but to leave.
However, before leaving, he took out a thick red packet from his pocket and passed it to Su Jiu with a big wolfish smile. “Little Jiu, it’s almost the first day of the new year. Uncle will be very busy tomorrow and might not have time to visit you, so I’m giving you this red packet in advance. This is a big red packet! Do you want it?”
Su Jiu hurriedly nodded. “Yes!”
Who wouldn’t want a red packet? They would be fools!
Sheng Tianci did not give it to her immediately. Instead, he bent down and said with a smile, “How about you kiss me?”
“No!” Su Jiu rejected him without thinking.
“Why?”
The little girl said with conviction, “Because Uncle is a man, and I’m a girl. I can’t kiss you!”
Sheng Tianci was speechless.
Are kids nowadays so hard to fool?
Su Shengjing was rather pleased with Su Jiu’s response. How could she be so smart? There were some things that she understood even without being taught. He glanced at Sheng Tianci and disdainfully said, “Get lost. Don’t even think about taking advantage of my daughter.”
“How am I taking advantage of her? Is this request too much?” Sheng Tianci was unconvinced.
“Too much,” Su Shengjing replied without hesitation, not giving him any face at all.
Sheng Tianci choked but could not do anything to him.
He was so unlucky to have such a heartless childhood friend. Unfortunately, this was his own doing, and he had to accept it even if he cried.
However, he was just joking. He didn’t want the little girl to kiss him.
Sheng Tianci did not make things difficult for Su Jiu and simply gave her the red packet before reaching out to pat her little head.
If he couldn’t kiss her, could he just pet her like petting a kitten?
Sheng Tianci smiled as he looked at the little girl’s face, which had turned red from the cold wind. “Little Jiu, Uncle wishes you a happy new year. I wish you will be healthy and safe for the new year and that you will be happy every day.”
The little girl hugged his legs with both hands and looked up at him. She looked extremely adorable. “Mmm! Little Jiu also wishes Uncle Happy New Year. Uncle must be healthy and safe too. Be happy every day!”
Sheng Tianci was very happy to receive the little girl’s blessing. He felt that this red packet was worth it.
Patting her little head again, he took out another red packet and handed it to Rong Si. “Little one, I’ll give you one too. I wish you a safe and healthy year and good grades.”
Rong Si didn’t expect to receive a red packet. After hesitating for two seconds, he reached out to receive it. “Thank you.”
With a pause, he added, “Happy New Year, Uncle.”
He didn’t seem used to saying such things to others. His expression was a little awkward, but he still said it.
Sheng Tianci smiled again before looking at Song Wanqiu, who was beside him. “I’ll leave first. Happy New Year.”
Song Wanqiu could tell that her son had no objections to Sheng Tianci. If he did, he would not have accepted the red packet no matter what.
