Chapter 188: Chapter 188

I Will Help You Carry Bricks (2)n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

This was only the second floor; it was about the same height as the trees she had climbed before.

Hehe, although she didn’t know how to dig out bird’s eggs from a tree or how to catch small fishes from the river, climbing trees was a must-have skill for a child.

Sure enough, what Grandma said was right. You can never have too many skills; there’s always a possibility that they will come in handy in life.

The windows and curtains in Yu Qingshi’s room were closed. Jiang Xiaoman knocked a few times, but the person inside didn’t respond.

After a pause, Jiang Xiaoman said, “Meow, meow~”

Not long after, Yu Qingshi came over to open the window.

He thought that Miaomiao was being naughty and had jumped to the balcony. He opened the window only to realize that it was Jiang Xiaoman.

Suddenly, he didn’t know what kind of expression to make.

While he was still stunned, Jiang Xiaoman slipped inside the room through the gap.

It was like entering no man’s land.

“Wow.” Jiang Xiaoman said, “So you were packing up.”

He didn’t seem to have been upset at all.

There were many boxes in Yu Qingshi’s bedroom.

There were various things inside, such as small toys, small clothes and small pants. The only thing in common was that they were all small. At first glance, they look like the ones used by babies.

Yu Qingshi blushed and quickly walked over to close the boxes.

His face was blushing and his ears were red.

Actually, Yu Wencheng had guessed wrong.

Although Yu Qingshi had locked himself inside, and it was true that he didn’t want to see anyone, he wasn’t having an episode. He was just shy!

He felt that he couldn’t face Jiang Xiaoman anymore.

He was very, very embarrassed.

He was managing the things from his childhood that he had planned to use for the baby.

Since they weren’t needed anymore now, he could only put them away again.

Jiang Xiaoman sat on the ground and helped him clean up.

The two of them were silent, and no one said anything.

After packing up the boxes and closing them, Jiang Xiaoman asked him, “Were these all for the baby?”

“…” He didn’t want to speak.

It was shameful.

The baby was gone, what else would he be preparing for?

Although Yu Qingshi was very afraid that Jiang Xiaoman would make him take care of the baby alone, and that he would be really tired and miserable, he also loved the baby.

Now that he had to face the reality, he couldn’t help but feel a little loss.

Yu Qingshi was silent for a while, then whispered, “It’s nothing. I was just bringing them out to let them get some sunlight.”

“Oh, so that’s it.” Jiang Xiaoman said as if she was thinking of something. “Back when I was in the village, Teacher Tang would also take out many books to get some sunlight whenever he was free. He said that if you don’t let them get some sunlight, then they will get infested with bugs.”

She glanced at him and asked, “Did yours get infested with bugs too?”

“…!!!” Yu Qingshi was horrified. The face that had just turned red began to turn pale again.

“Uh, ah, there shouldn’t be any… ”

Although he said that, he secretly put his small hands behind and rubbed them on his back.

It’s terrible, terrible.

He tried to hold back from crying.

He kept his head down, almost burying it in his chest, afraid to look at Jiang Xiaoman.

Jiang Xiaoman said again, “I came to find you today to explain.”

Her tone was full of guilt.

Yu Qingshi finally took a look at her, not understanding why she felt guilty.

“Last night, I caused a misunderstanding that made you get beaten.” She said, “This was the first time your dad beat you, wasn’t it?”

“……Yes!”

“It’s okay, who has never been beaten before? You’ll get used to it.” Jiang Xiaoman said, her voice growing smaller, “I didn’t get beat up much at first, but I’m used to it lately.”

Yu Qingshi also felt sorry for her. He hesitated for a while, then he rubbed her head and said, “Don’t be sad.”

But just as he stretched out his hand, Jiang Xiaoman immediately said with a serious face. “In the future, you can’t touch me so casually! Grandma said that girls cannot be touched casually. If you touch me, I’ll hit you!”

Yu Qingshi felt guilty, and he embarrassedly retracted his hand, saying in a low voice, “I understand…”

He felt extremely at a loss.

Last night, his father also taught him that boys couldn’t do this or that. Could he not touch Xiaoman anymore in the future?

Yu Qingshi glanced at her and felt sad.

After hesitating for a while, Yu Qingshi bravely sent out an invitation. “Then you… can you touch me?”

He couldn’t touch her, but she could touch him, right?

Jiang Xiaoman shook her head righteously. “No way! Boys must not let others casually touch them either!”

Jiang Xiaoman made gestures to her body.

“Here, here, and here. You can’t be touched there.” Jiang Xiaoman said loudly, “If anyone touches you randomly, you have to shout for help, and I will help you beat them up!”

Yu Qingshi was stunned silly.

Jiang Xiaoman finally touched his head and said, “Whether you are a boy or a girl, you must protect yourself! If you can’t protect yourself, that’s okay. I can protect you! I’m going to the advanced class soon. By then, I will be even more powerful. I will also be able to break bricks with my bare hands! Then I will put a brick in my schoolbag when I go to school. If I meet a bad guy, I will hit him with a brick!”

Yu Qingshi blushed, feeling that it wouldn’t be good to always let her protect him. But the fact was that he really couldn’t beat Jiang Xiaoman.

He felt bad to always benefit from her, so he said, “Then I will help you bring a brick in my schoolbag. I will help you carry one.”

Jiang Xiaoman had planned well.

If the bad guy was not very brave and could be intimidated, she would split the brick with her bare hands and scare him away. If he was bold and was not scared away, then she would just hit him with the bricks.

She had a brick, and Yu Qingshi also had one. It was perfect!

Jiang Xiaoman nodded vigorously. “Okay!”