Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang were unprepared and could not let Qin Xiaoxiao visit empty-handed, so they declined Jing Heng's kindness on her behalf, saying that they would bring Qin Xiaoxiao to visit them again in the future if they had the opportunity.

When Jing Heng saw Qin Xiaoxiao rushing to go out to play in the street, he didn't force it. He took her away at the urging of Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang, along with the four more anxious Dabao brothers and sisters.

There is no shortage of night markets in the capital. Shops are often open before midnight, and there are many vendors setting up stalls on the streets, attracting many people who visit the night markets. Therefore, the capital at night is a bit more lively than Le'an County during the day.

However, compared to last year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, it seemed much deserted.

Even so, Dabao and the others are still very curious. Whenever they see something that is not available in Le'an, they will stop and take a look. If something is not expensive and they really like it, they will also spend money to buy it.

Since the money in their pockets was limited, the most they bought was food. Even though they had already eaten dinner, each of them still stuffed a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice dumplings, a portion of pea cake, and a lot of other snacks into their stomachs.

Belly is rounded.

Seeing her brothers and sisters feasting, Qin Xiaoxiao swallowed greedily. The eldest brother complained unhappily to Jingheng who refused to let her eat: "Even the three treasures can be eaten, why can't I eat more? You don't let me eat more,

Why am I so tall and strong?"

If she can't grow tall and strong, how can she have the strength to hug her parents? If she can't hug her parents, won't she break her promise? How can that work?

Dabao on the side took a bite of roasted pork and vaguely echoed: "That's right, my sister doesn't spend your money, why don't you let her eat it!"

Erbao, Sanbao and Xueya couldn't say anything, but they all nodded in agreement with Dabao's words, feeling that Jingheng was meddling in other people's business.

However, they have short calves and cannot defeat the strong Jing Heng. Even if they feel sorry for their sister who cannot eat, they can only let her watch them eat.

Jingheng didn't allow Qin Xiaoxiao to eat because he was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable after eating too much at night. He didn't explain it to the Dabao brothers and sisters. He looked at the little girl staring at him dissatisfied and asked curiously: "You want to grow taller and stronger? How much more?"

How tall and strong is he?"

Qin Shan's figure instantly appeared in Qin Xiaoxiao's mind, and he immediately pointed to a pillar at the street archway that required two people to hug each other and said: "It has to be as tall and strong as it is!"

Jing Heng looked at the pillar that was more than ten feet tall, and then at the little girl who just reached his chest. There was undisguised disgust on his pretty face: "It's so ugly!"

Qin Xiao laughed and turned into a little frog. She was even more sad: Daddy was indeed right. If she grows tall, strong and ugly, Brother Li will dislike her and never play with her again!

Woo hoo, if you don’t want to play, you won’t play. From now on, she will only play with her brothers and the rest!

With these thoughts in her mind, the little girl's tears burst out uncontrollably. She turned her face away and wiped her tears hard, refusing to look at Jing Heng again.

Everyone present was confused by Qin Xiaoxiao's reaction. Dabao stuffed the unfinished roast pork into Erbao's hands, hugged his little cousin who was still sad, and angrily accused Jing Heng: "

Even if my sister grows up to be a pillar, she will still be the most beautiful pillar. Why do you dislike her? She hasn’t eaten your food!"

Erbao, Sanbao and Xueya also had the heart to protect their little cousin (little cousin). They stood on the other side of Qin Xiaoxiao and glared at Jingheng angrily: "What's wrong with being ugly? Xiaoxiao has grown up

Whatever it is, we like it!"

Jing Heng was angry and distressed. He pushed away Dabao who was trying to stop him, pulled Qin Xiaoxiao who refused to raise his head to him, and roughly wiped her face with his sleeve on her crying face: "Why are you crying?

You're not really as ugly as a pillar."

Qin Xiaoxiao cried even harder: "You dislike me before I look like Zhuzi, and you will dislike me even more when I look like me!"

Jing Heng was speechless: "Even if you eat a cow every meal, you can't look like a pillar. What are you thinking about all day long?"

Qin Xiaoxiao immediately retorted: "Then why don't you let me eat? You don't let me eat because you think I'm ugly!"

Jing Heng: "..."

Given this girl's magical logic, who would dare to stop her from eating?

Looking at the kid with a bunch of roasted pork in his left hand and a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts in his right hand, Jing Heng deeply suspected that he had been tricked.

But what if you are tricked? Can you still snatch away these messy foods and throw them away?

It's impossible to throw it away. When the girl starts crying, won't he be the one who compromises and coaxes her?

It wasn't enough just to see the little girl finish the roasted pork and sugar-roasted chestnuts, and he started to encourage Dabao to buy her sesame cakes. Jingheng was panicking when he saw it, and he deeply doubted that if he allowed her to eat like this, it would really happen.

Eat it like a pillar!

With unspeakable disgust, Jingheng stopped Dabao from spending money to buy sesame cakes and refused to let Qin Xiaoxiao continue eating.

Not sure whether it was because her appetite was satisfied or because she knew Jingheng was doing her best, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't make any fuss when she couldn't eat the sesame cake. She obediently stretched out her little hand for Jingheng to wipe it clean, and didn't think about buying anything else to eat.

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Jingheng was so happy that he promised to ask the cook in the house to make her the best snacks when he returned home, and let her take them home to eat slowly tomorrow.

Qin Xiaoxiao was also very happy. She couldn't help but praise Jingheng from head to toe, and even said the words "Brother Li is the best" on her lips, which made Dabao sour and eat a lot of snacks.

Early tomorrow morning, the brothers and sisters would go with the adults to Li's house to pick up their bride. They were afraid that not being able to get up would delay the auspicious time. After wandering around for about an hour, they consciously proposed to go back.

Jing Heng felt reluctant to give up, but still held Qin Xiaoxiao's hand and walked back. When he reached the door of the Number One Scholar's Mansion, he suddenly asked: "Tomorrow is your fifth birthday, what gift do you want?"

In fact, he had prepared the birthday gift a month ago, but he didn't know whether the gift was in line with the little girl's wishes, so he wanted to find out.

"Brother Li, do you want to give me a gift?" Qin Xiaoxiao asked happily, but also a little embarrassed: "Brother Li has given me a lot of things, but I haven't given anything to brother Li."

Jing Heng snorted softly: "Isn't Heitan the gift from you?"

It's okay not to mention Heitan, but Qin Xiaoxiao becomes even more embarrassed when he mentions it: "Heitan doesn't count. When Brother Li celebrates his birthday, I will give Brother Li a gift."

Jingheng was a little happy, with anticipation in his eyes: "What gift are you planning to give?"

Qin Xiaoxiao hadn't decided what gift to give yet, so she shook her head honestly: "I don't know yet."

Jing Heng was not disappointed. When he saw Dabao and the others waiting at the door, he patted her little head and urged: "Go to bed first and tell me when you think about it."

Qin Xiaoxiao remembered another thing, and shook his hand coquettishly: "Tomorrow is my third uncle and three aunt's wedding. There are many guests at my house, and there are a lot of delicious food. Brother Li is here to play.

OK?"

Jingheng wanted to give the little girl a surprise, so he pretended to be embarrassed: "I've been very busy with schoolwork recently, so I can't spare time to go to your house."

Qin Xiaoxiao was extremely disappointed, but did not bother: "Then I will put away the delicious food, and we will eat together when Brother Li comes."

Jingheng was impressed by her kindness and nodded happily: "Okay."

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The auspicious time cannot be delayed. Before dawn the next day, Qin Shan and other people who were going to receive the bride got up and made preparations. After counting the wedding burden, firecrackers and wedding money, and making sure that the number was correct, he started eating with confidence.

breakfast.

Breakfast consisted of porridge, eggs, noodles and steamed buns. The cook sent by the Li family got up in the middle of the night to make it. It tasted very good and everyone was very satisfied.

Only Qin Xiao smiled and chatted about the longevity noodles, which Lin Qiuniang had made for her when she got up early in the morning. It contained half of the shredded pork and a small spoonful of sesame oil. It was so fragrant that she drank every drop of the noodle soup.

After Qin Shan and others had eaten and drank enough, they each carried their wedding burdens, firecrackers, wedding money and other items and were ready to go to Li's house to pick up the bride. At the door, they met Jing Heng and his party who had been waiting for who knows how long.

Only then did Qin Xiaoxiao know that she had been cheated last night, but she was only happy but not angry. When she got on Jingheng's carriage and saw a pile of food and birthday gifts on the low table, she felt fierce

The thought of flattering me.

The Number One Scholar's Mansion was some distance away from Li's house, and the eleven carriages traveled for half an hour before they slowly stopped amidst the lively sound of firecrackers.

Jing Heng was not the one to pick up the bride, and had no contact with the Li family. In addition, he didn't like the noisy environment, so he didn't follow Qin Xiaoxiao out of the carriage. He only told Shitou to keep an eye on Qin Xiaoxiao and not to let others collide with him.

The Li family has a large population, and there are many close relatives. There are many guests who came to congratulate them today, and there are many people who want to stop Qin He, the groom, in front of the bride's boudoir.

Fortunately, the title of winning six yuan in a row is very bluffing. Even though many people look down on Qin He's background, they don't dare to be too presumptuous.

What's more, if the auspicious time is delayed, even if Qin He doesn't settle the score with them, Mr. Li, who has finally found a son-in-law he likes, will not let them off lightly.

Therefore, within seven steps of the Qin River, he composed a top-quality poem to encourage women to make up, and after winning applause from the whole house, the bride's courtyard door opened from the inside.

This was not a place for foreign men to stay, so the people who came to watch the excitement in the courtyard were all women and children. Shitou, who was looking after Qin Xiaoxiao, thought nothing would happen, so he waited under the corridor outside.

There were too many people watching the fun, and Dabao and Erbao Xueya squeezed in easily, while Qin Xiaoxiao and Sanbao were blocked outside with little effort.

The two siblings had no choice but to stand in the yard, one by one craning their necks to look in through the cracks among the people.

At this moment, several children about the same age as Qin Xiaoxiao rushed over, noisily, without looking ahead or at the ground.

The one who was running at the front turned to his two companions who were chasing him and shouted proudly: "Hey, if you can't catch up with me, I will definitely be the first to lift the bride's hijab!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound, and the boy who called himself Young Master tripped on Qin Xiaoxiao's ankle, and fell to the ground under the force of inertia: "Ouch——"

Qin Xiaoxiao felt a pain in her ankle, and someone flew out in front of her. When she found a wailing and howling person lying in front of her, she was startled and asked urgently: "Are you okay?"

"How dare you trip me!" Qin Zhichen got up on all fours, pointed at her and yelled. His expression turned into surprise and suspicion, and finally turned into affirmation, and he shouted fiercely: "
Chapter completed!