Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse-Chapter 270 - 266 Still Not Simple【300+ Votes】

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"Xiao Lei, didn’t you say you wanted to visit big sister? I’m free now, so why don’t you come with me and get acquainted with my place. After I give birth, you can come over to play anytime."

Zhang Shanni put aside Lin Yingxia, and instead looked down with a smile, talking to Xiao Lei.

"Really?" Xiao Lei asked back joyfully, his actions protective of the big sister as they walked on the crowded street, looking as if he were afraid she might get bumped into.

For Xiao Lei, in this new city, the big sister in front of him was the only one who didn’t look at him and his family with a different eye.

And the big sister was indeed a very nice person, knowing that he was living a tough life, she would always slip him a few candies whenever they met, which were really delicious—melting in the mouth and gone in an instant, leaving him savoring the taste.

But most of the time, he couldn’t bear to eat them, as Little Yaya needed sweets even more.

"Of course, big sister’s home also has a little boy about your age; he’s just a bit younger than you, only seven, and there’s also a five-year-old little sister. You could bring Yaya along and everyone can play together and become good friends."

"That would be great, Yaya’s been bored staying at home all day, she really has nowhere to play!" Xiao Lei replied with excitement, "Huh?"

"What’s wrong?" Hearing Xiao Lei’s puzzled murmur, Zhang Shanni followed his gaze and saw a fleeting shadow flash by—it was clearly Lin Yingxia that they had noticed before!

"It’s nothing. I just noticed a woman was following us, but for some reason, she suddenly got dragged away by someone." Most importantly, that man seemed a bit familiar...

It was just a hurried glance, and he couldn’t clearly see the person’s facial features. That person moved too fast, even faster than Uncle Fatty!

"Is that so?" Zhang Shanni asked back in amusement, someone got dragged away? How come she didn’t notice??

It seems that even a little boy can be not so simple, huh.

However, Xiao Lei had never shown any ill will towards her; in fact, he seemed very keen on getting close to her. Zhang Shanni’s intuition about people’s true nature was usually very accurate, and she didn’t avoid him just because of this fleeting impression.

"Let’s go, big sister will walk you home since it’s getting late. You should get home earlier; it’s a bit chaotic outside after all."

"You little brat, talking as if you’re some kind of tough cookie!"

"Hey, big sister, don’t disbelieve me. Uncle Fatty said, if I grow a few more centimeters and eat a bit more for a couple more years, he might not be able to beat me!" Xiao Lei puffed out his chest proudly.

"Pfft, Xiao Lei, Uncle Fatty was clearly making fun of your short stature, and you can’t even tell?" Zhang Shanni teased him softly while the familiar presence that followed put her mind at ease.

"Big sister..."

"Don’t be mad, Xiao Lei, oh dear, I spoke out of turn, Xiao Lei is the toughest!"

"Second Aunt, why do you say he’s tough? It’s clearly Xiaoqi who’s the toughest! Second Aunt, you’re not allowed to like him more, you have to like Xiaoqi the most!"

It was then that Zhang Shanni returned to the little western-style house with Xiao Lei, just in time to see Xiaoqi waiting at the door for her return.

You see, Zhang Shanni’s words were caught perfectly by Xiaoqi, and Brother Xiao Si, listening behind Xiaoqi, also nodded in agreement.

"Hey, of course Xiaoqi is the toughest. Our Xiaoqi is a girl, her toughness is different from boys!" Zhang Shanni heard Xiaoqi’s jealous childish words and coaxed softly, resignedly.

"Second Aunt..." Little Si showed his displeasure at this moment!

"Alright, Second Aunt misspoke, you all are tough. I’m just not good with words, haha, come on, let’s all get to know each other. This is Xiao Si, Xiaoqi, and this brother here, just call him Brother Xiao Lei."

"Humph." Xiao Si, feeling a little petty because the Second Aunt praised another, huffed softly and just nodded as a greeting.

Little Ya, on the other hand, tiled her head with wide eyes staring straight ahead, fluttered her eyelashes, and asked innocently, "The toughest Brother Xiao Lei?"

Xiao Lei’s eyes lit up upon hearing this and he was ready to laugh—

"It’s not, the toughest should be Xiaoqi’s Brother Si! But since Second Aunt said you’re tough, you can be the second toughest! The toughest is only Brother Si~~"

Xiao Lei: "..."

He thought he would gain another admiring fan sister like Yaya, but who knew she was a brother fanatic...

"Alright now, Xiaoqi, Xiao Si, let’s be polite. We must treat our little guest well, got it?"

"Okay~~" Xiaoqi replied happily and naturally took Brother Xiao Lei’s hand and also happily grabbed Brother Si’s hand, with a joyful smile, she said:

"Brother Xiao Lei, I’ll take you to see my chicken coop, there are six hens inside, and in three months, they’ll be able to lay eggs!"

Xiaoqi was excited, and Xiao Si gave Brother Xiao Lei a resigned look and exchanged a small knowing glance as if to say don’t mind it.

Xiao Lei actually found this little girl’s cheerful nature touching; surely she and Little Ya would get along well!

Nowadays, he was always out looking for help, leaving Little Ya alone at home, and Uncle Shou who was always mysteriously in and out, completely elusive.

Little Yaya often stayed in the yard by herself, not daring to venture out onto the streets. Another reason was that they lived on the outskirts of the county town, where the people around were rather rough, and going half an hour’s walk further would lead to a shady area underneath a train bridge, where many vagrants gathered, making it an extremely unsafe place.

If it hadn’t been for Uncle Fatty’s formidable presence that had startled the nearby kidnappers, Little Yaya wouldn’t have been able to stay peacefully in the yard.

Xiao Si was somewhat impressed by Xiao Lei’s generous manner, seeing how he always yielded to Xiaoqi, doing whatever she said like a good brother, which made Xiao Si’s impression of him much better.

Later, the two children’s ability to recognize characters was quite similar, yet Brother Xiao Lei wasn’t ashamed but instead studied earnestly with him.

The characters he knew were all taught by Little Aunt and Second Aunt; Xiaoqi had only learned the simple numbers one to nine, always getting three and four mixed up.

Now with Xiao Lei who could only recognize but not write, Xiaoqi’s confidence got a huge boost, feeling like a ’little teacher’, joining Little Si in teaching, and the three children soon squatted down in the dirt to start scribbling.

When Zhang Shanni brought down hot water and candy, the three children had already become well acquainted, with Xiaoqi showing no sign of unfamiliarity towards Xiao Lei, calling out "Brother Xiao Lei, Brother Xiao Lei" repeatedly.

Xiao Lei may not match Xiao Si in book smarts, but in terms of life experiences, Xiao Si and Xiaoqi combined didn’t match even half of Xiao Lei’s, and as the three children talked and wrote, they surprisingly complemented each other well.