Chapter 79: Me Too

“Brother Lin, where did Big Sister go?”

“Big Sister went back to her hometown.”

“Brother Lin, has Big Sister arrived at her hometown yet?”

“This… I don’t think so yet.”

“Oh~~~” The Little Fox Demon lowered her small head, her tail limply draped in Lin Xun’s arms, her little mouth pouting.

A brief silence fell over the courtyard, but soon, the Little Fox Demon sitting in Lin Xun’s arms raised her head, looking up at Lin Xun’s chin from below.

“Then Brother Lin, when will Big Sister come back?”

“Emmm, wait until the thirty-second day of July, she should be back by then,” Lin Xun said after thinking for a moment.

“But Brother Lin, doesn’t July only have thirty-one days?” Yaya looked at Lin Xun, her eyes blinking.

“Uh… it’s fine. As long as Brother Lin says there are thirty-two days, then there are thirty-two days. Except for your Sister Qinger, no one dares to oppose Brother Lin.”

“Brother Lin is so amazing~~~”

“Of course.”

“Brother Lin.”

“Hmm?”

“Big Sister… will Big Sister really be okay?”

“She will. Yaya’s sister will be fine.”

Lin Xun rubbed her small head. He didn’t know how many times he had rubbed Yaya’s head today; he felt that if he kept this up, Yaya would be rubbed bald by him.

“Really?”

“Really.”

“Oh, okay~”

Quiet returned to the courtyard. The scholar sat on a stone bench, and the Little Fox Demon sat on the scholar’s lap. Together, they watched the Peach Tree in the courtyard gently swaying in the summer breeze.

Two days had passed since Chu Yaoyao’s departure, and Yaya was already starting to miss her sister.

“Brother Lin.”

“Hmm?”

“Will Big Sister really be okay?”

“She will be fine.” Lin Xun hugged the little girl, holding her small hand. “Brother put something in Yaya’s sister’s Storage Pouch. If Yaya’s sister is in danger, that thing will protect her.”

“Thank you, Brother Lin~~”

“It’s nothing.” Lin Xun pinched Yaya’s small face. “So Yaya doesn’t need to worry. Yaya should eat well and drink well. When Yaya’s sister returns, Yaya will have grown into a graceful young lady and will give Big Sister a surprise.”

“Mm-hmm!” Yaya nodded like a chick pecking rice. “When I grow up, Yaya wants to marry Brother Lin!”

“Uh…” Lin Xun placed his large hands under Yaya’s armpits and lifted her up.

Yaya faced Lin Xun, her two cute little feet in White Tabi Socks stepping on Lin Xun’s thighs.

“Yaya, about marriage… you have to marry someone you like.”

“Yaya likes Brother Lin.”

“Uh, the ‘like’ Brother Lin is talking about isn’t this kind of ‘like,’ but another kind of ‘like.'”

“Another kind of like?” Yaya tilted her head.

“Yes, how should I put it… this kind of ‘like’ means giving everything for the other person. You’re happy when they’re happy, and you’re sad when they’re sad. Whenever they’re not around, you think of them from time to time. You’re willing to give them the things you like… yeah, it’s pretty much that kind of ‘like.'”

After thinking for a bit, Lin Xun added another sentence.

“Like the kind of ‘like’ Brother Lin has for Sister Qinger.”

“Mm-hmm~~~” Yaya lowered her small head, falling into a cute contemplation.

Lin Xun also knew that although Yaya’s actual age was 1,500 years, her mental age was only five or six. For Yaya, understanding what “love” really meant was indeed too early.

But there was no rush. When Yaya grew up, or when Yaya’s body and mind returned to their former state, she would naturally understand.

However, Lin Xun felt that compared to restoring her 1,500-year-old body and mind, the probability of Yaya growing up naturally was much higher.

After all, Lin Xun had investigated Yaya’s physical condition with a trace of spiritual energy.

This Secret Technique of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan was truly like a rejuvenation; even her bone age had changed.

This Secret Technique wasn’t impossible to undo, but the method to undo it had been lost… “Brother Lin, for you.”

“Hmm?”

Just as Lin Xun was still thinking about the Fox Clan’s Secret Technique, Yaya took out a lollipop from her small pouch-shaped Storage Pouch.

Standing on Lin Xun’s knees, Yaya held the wooden stick of the lollipop with both small hands, her short arms raised straight up:

“Yaya doesn’t know what Brother Lin is talking about, but Yaya likes eating lollipops the most. Yaya wants to give the lollipop to Brother Lin.”

“Little silly.” Lin Xun gently rubbed Yaya’s head. “Your lollipop was made by Brother, you know.”

“Mm-hmm-hmm,” Yaya lowered her small head.

“Alright, don’t think about that anymore.” Lin Xun pinched Yaya’s tender and smooth little face and smiled gently, “Don’t worry, Brother Lin won’t leave Yaya, and Yaya doesn’t need to worry about Brother Lin going away.”

“Mmm~~~”

Lowering her small head, Yaya took a small step with her little feet on Lin Xun’s thighs, her small hands gently pinching Lin Xun’s collar, tears shimmering in her eyes.

“Big Brother, really? Big Brother really won’t leave Yaya?”

“Yes, really. Big Brother promises he will wait with Yaya for Yaya’s sister to come back.” Lin Xun wiped away Yaya’s crystal-like tears. “So, can Yaya trust Big Brother?”

“Mm.” Yaya’s tears fell like pearls, even more now. However, crying it out now was much better than hiding under the covers and crying secretly.

Regarding her sister’s departure, Yaya was actually very apprehensive, but Yaya was very sensible and knew she couldn’t hinder her sister from doing things.

But Yaya was, after all, just a little girl with a five-year-old mindset.

After her sister left, her only reliance was this Big Brother.

Yaya was worried that he would leave too, leaving Yaya all alone.

Over the past two days, although Yaya had been as optimistic, cheerful, well-behaved, and cute as usual, Lin Xun knew that the sense of unease in her heart was still there.

It was just that Lin Xun didn’t know how to say it.

So today, Lin Xun wasn’t really just holding Yaya and spacing out in the courtyard; he was thinking about how to speak to Yaya first to truly put her at ease and make her treat this small courtyard as her home.

Although Lin Xun still hadn’t figured out how to start, he didn’t need to think about it anymore.

Wiping away Yaya’s tears, he pinched Yaya’s slightly red little nose and held her in his arms.

One big and one small, they continued to sit in the courtyard looking at the Peach Tree and the sky.

“Brother Lin.”

“Hmm?”

“What kind of tree is this?”

“A Peach Tree.”

“Will the Peach Tree grow peaches?”

“It will.”

“Yaya likes eating peaches.”

“Me too. Your brother here thinks about ‘peaches’ every day.”

“Brother Lin.”

“Hmm?”

“Yaya also likes Brother Lin.”

“When Yaya grows up, you probably won’t like Brother Lin anymore.”

“Why?”

“Because by then, Yaya will have someone she truly likes. I expect Yaya will have forgotten all about Brother Lin by then.”

“Mm-hmm-hmm~~~~”

“Brother Lin.”

“Hmm?”

“Yaya doesn’t really want to grow up anymore.”

“Hmm? Why?”

“Yaya doesn’t want to forget Brother Lin…”