Chapter 43: Conditions for Seeing Little Bubbles

As soon as Qiao Hai finished speaking, he was showered with love from his three older brothers.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!" Three neat slaps landed on his forehead, the back of his head, and the left side of his head.

"I know, my sister wants to set off fireworks." Meng Zihuan said, reaching out to touch Qiao Qiao's forehead, but he touched nothing.

"It seems our little darling is truly happy," Mo Wenpei said with a loving smile.

No one showed any fear or apprehension.

It was as if this horrifying scene was as ordinary as eating and sleeping.

Qiao Changdong didn't say anything, but you could tell he was happy from how gently he touched his little girl's forehead.

There's no other reason; he's just happy to see his daughter so happy.

Even though he didn't know why his daughter was so happy.

Unfortunately for Qiao Qiao, even with her eyes wide open, she couldn't see the bubble they were talking about, despite standing in front of the mirror.

She couldn't see the little bubbles herself; it seemed only her family could.

And then there's Fu Yu, who is clearly not her family member, yet she can still see it.

That's strange.

Qiao Qiao asked Yuan Shishu in her mind, "Xiao Yuan, do you know what's going on?"

Master, I don't know either.

Inside the bracelet's space, Xiao Yuan tried its best to extend its little branches, hoping to see the little bubbles that the Qiao family had mentioned, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't see them.

All right.

If you can't see it, you can't see it.

Qiao Qiao didn't care much about this.

After all, she was able to be reborn and live inside a book, so a bubble popping up on her head isn't a big deal.

What she's more concerned about now is how to use this little bubble to explain her situation to her father and her family.

The rest of the Qiao family were surprised, but they didn't take it too seriously either.

The adults repeatedly warned the boys that they had seen it, but they were not allowed to tell anyone.

If anyone dares to leak even a little bit, it won't be as simple as just loose skin.

At first, the boys didn't understand; they thought it was cool and something to brag about.

It wasn't until several adults said that if outsiders found out, they would treat the younger sister like a monster and burn her alive.

This terrified the boys who had just been so surprised.

Their faces were all deathly pale, and they covered their mouths tightly, wishing they could sew them shut right now.

The youngest, Meng Zihuan, was so frightened that tears welled up in his eyes. He hugged Qiao Qiao and cried loudly, "I know, waah... I will definitely protect my sister and not let her be forked out and burned to death! Waaah..."

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For the boys, the back hill was the perfect place to unleash their pent-up energy.

But for Qiao Qiao, this was indeed a somewhat dangerous place.

Not to mention the insect and rodent bites, the waist-high weeds alone were enough to give her delicate skin a hard time.

Qiao Changdong refused to agree.

Qiao Qiao sat on his lap, hugging his neck and acting coquettishly.

They showered him with kisses as if they were free, making Qiao Changdong's mouth stretch from ear to ear, but he still refused to agree.

“Sweetie, there are too many weeds on the back hill, and there might be some bugs or worms... Aren't you most afraid of these? What if you get hurt?”

"Qiaoqiao promises, I won't get hurt, really!" Qiao Qiao patted her little chest, making a solemn promise.

"What if you still get injured?" Qiao Changdong asked.

Qiao Qiao's dark eyes darted around, scanning her brothers.

Finally, I presented them with a small, dark head.

Speaking in the softest voice, she uttered the cruelest words: "That means my brothers were useless. They didn't protect Qiaoqiao. When they come back, I'll hang them upside down from the tree and whip them! I'll whip them with a belt!"

"!!!"

They were engrossed in watching and hoping their younger sister could persuade her older brothers when they were stunned.

They looked at Qiao Qiao in disbelief.

Is this really their cutest little sister?

What happened to the supposed brother-sister bond?

What happened to my promise to love my brother the most?

Why did they turn around and not only hang them up and whip them, but also use belts to whip them too?!

Qiao Qiao turned her head away, pretending not to see the accusing looks in her brothers' eyes behind her.

"Pfft."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"You little rascal!"

Several adults nearby were amused.

In the end, the boys were allowed to take their sisters to play in the back mountain for a while.

but--

"Once you're in the mountains, you must keep a close eye on your sister at all times. You can't let her out of your sight, understand?"

"If I see even the slightest injury on her when she comes out, you'll be sorry! We'll have belts ready for you beforehand!"

This is Karen Mok. As she spoke, she slapped the back of her youngest son, Joanne, on the head as a warning.

"Don't go too far in. Just play with your sister near the entrance for a while. Don't go too deep inside." This was Fang Zhengnan.

She glanced at Qiao Xu, filled a military water bottle that Qiao Changqing had left at home with well water, and handed it to him.

“Your little sister is still young. You older brothers are all grown men now. Carry her if you can, carry her on your back if you can. Try not to let her get off the ground, and don’t let her get tired.”

“These are all your sister’s favorite foods. Take them out for her when she’s hungry, and you can have some too.” This was Qiao Changdong.

He slung a bulging military green backpack over the shoulder of Qiao Kun, the most robust of the three.

Finally, Grandma Qiao carried a bamboo basket on Qiao Hai's back so that he could pick wild mushrooms and the like.

After doing all that, she turned around and went to the kitchen, where she took out a small water bottle with a picture of a big-headed doll on it.

This was bought by Qiao Changdong at a department store a couple of days ago. It's an imported product, and it's said to have the same heat retention effect as the thermos at home.

However, it's not cheap; it costs several times more than a large thermos flask at home.

But Qiao Changdong didn't care about the price; seeing that his precious daughter could use it, he bought it without saying a word.

Grandma Qiao then forced Qiao Qiao to drink the malted milk powder that she hadn't had any to drink that morning because she had drunk bone broth.

She handed the malted milk powder to Qiao Jingshi, who was wearing a wristwatch, and instructed him, "This is the malted milk powder your sister didn't drink. Keep an eye on it and make sure she drinks it around nine o'clock."

"..." The Qiao brothers.

Their lips twitched in unison.

Are you sure they went to the mountains to catch rabbits and hunt birds?

Instead of going on a picnic?

That wasn't enough. Qiao Changdong seemed worried that his daughter might get tired, so he turned around and grabbed a small stool, handing it to his brothers.

"Take this with you too, so your sister can sit on it when she's tired. Don't let her sit on the ground like you do."

"..." The Qiao brothers.

They stared at their uncle in disbelief.

I thought to myself, why not just lift the bed up and put it on their backs?!

That way, my little sister can lie down and fall asleep whenever she's tired!