At that moment, Tong Xiaoyan came out of the house with a basin of water, seeing the two, she smiled and said, “Welcome back! Come on in!”
Tong Xiaosong looked surprised at his sister because she had a bright red flower pinned on her head, waving conspicuously in the wind, which was unusually eye-catching.
Could it be… his sister was also ill?
Tong Xiaoyan realized it too and hurriedly took the flower off her head, awkwardly explaining, “Just now, Xiaohuang and I were playing around, and he put it on my head…”
Tong Xiaosong asked, “…Xiaohuang?”
He shifted his gaze to the unfamiliar boy in the yard.
The boy with a boyish face looked somewhat scared as he glanced at Tong Xiaosong and Zhi Xian. After hesitating for a moment, as if gathering courage, he stepped forward and introduced himself, “Hello, I’m Tong Xiaohuang, your brother-in-law.”
“Tch…” Tong Xiaosong choked on his saliva, looking incredulously at his sister.
He didn’t even know where to begin with his questions.
Why did this person have the surname Tong?
Why was he part of their younger generation like them?
Why did this person become his brother-in-law?
Zhi Xian looked at Xiaohuang with a chilly gaze and asked, “Whose brother-in-law are you?”
Xiaohuang shrank back a bit. Despite being taller than Zhi Xian, his boyish face made him appear vulnerable in an instant.
He looked pitifully at Tong Xiaoyan.
Tong Xiaoyan hurriedly stepped forward, awkwardly smiling, “He’s an outsider, alone without a family. He’s been helping me with work, and he’s quite handsome. We ended up together. Don’t be hard on him; let’s all get along well.”
Zhi Xian looked quietly at Xiaohuang for a few seconds before saying lightly, “I’ll try not to give him a hard time.”
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Tong Xiaosong: …
***
Upon entering the house, Tong Xiaosong expressed his confusion, “How did my sister suddenly get a partner? And that guy named Xiaohuang, he seems so strange to me. Could it be that my sister has been deceived?”
Zhi Xian asked, “Don’t you find him familiar?”
Tong Xiaosong was surprised, “Familiar? Have I seen him before? With such a tall figure and a baby face, I couldn’t have forgotten if I had seen him.”
Zhi Xian’s tone carried a hint of coldness, “That cunning weasel…”
“Ah!” Tong Xiaosong’s eyes widened instantly. “No wonder he seemed so strange! That weasel stands up tall just like him, tall and skinny! How dare he deceive my sister!”
Zhi Xian poured a glass of water and handed it to Tong Xiaosong, saying, “We shouldn’t be too hasty. Your sister seems to have some awareness of the situation. Later, you can call her in, and we’ll ask her about it.”
Tong Xiaosong couldn’t wait any longer. He put down the glass, saying, “No, I have to call my sister in right now and ask her!”
***
Tong Xiaoyan sat inside the house, facing her younger brother and the somewhat unfamiliar Zhi Xian, blushing and hanging her head in embarrassment.
Tong Xiaosong asked, “Sis, do you know who he is? Do you remember the cunning weasel that caused trouble back then?”
“You, you know about it.” Tong Xiaoyan said sheepishly, “I originally, I was still hoping to keep it from you guys.”
Tong Xiaosong’s expression froze:…
Zhi Xian spoke gently, “Yan-jie, creatures that have become spirits are cunning. Could you tell us how you two got together? Otherwise, we’re worried that you might have been deceived.”
At these words, Tong Xiaoyan became somewhat anxious and hurriedly said, “No! He didn’t deceive me! After you guys left, he came back again. I found him quite cute and thought of keeping him as a companion. I was quite happy with him around. Then one night, he suddenly grew very large, stood up, and asked me what he looked like…”
Zhi Xian’s eyes turned cold, “He wanted you to instruct and transform him.”
“I know, I’ve heard about it,” Tong Xiaoyan said embarrassedly and awkwardly, “If you say he resembles a person, he’ll transform accordingly, but if you say he resembles a weasel, he has to go back and train again. At that time, I just… I thought this cute little thing transforming would be nice, so I said he resembled a cute young man, and then…”
“And then?” Tong Xiaosong couldn’t believe it. “But that’s a weasel, sis!”
“What’s wrong with being a weasel!” Tong Xiaoyan became a bit anxious. “He’s no different from a human now!”
Tong Xiaosong fell silent. He subconsciously glanced at Zhi Xian.
His sister’s words suddenly made him realize that Zhi Xian wasn’t human either. And yet, wasn’t he with him now? How come when it came to his sister, he found fault with her husband being a weasel?
Zhi Xian spoke up, “Being a weasel is not a problem. We were just worried that he might have hid something from you. What happened next?”
Upon hearing this, Tong Xiaosong also adjusted his mindset and spoke calmly, “And then?”
“Then he started helping me with chores, and he’s really efficient,” Tong Xiaoyan bit her lip. “If there’s no work indoors, he chops wood in the yard, helps me boil water, cook… He’s very affectionate towards me, like a child, yet he understands everything. I unconsciously became dependent on him, thinking why not just be with him since he’s also a man. So, I asked him, and he was happy about it. That’s how we got together.”
Tong Xiaosong:…
It seemed a bit hasty, but compared to his own situation with Zhi Xian, his sister’s situation seemed better.
If Zhi Xian wasn’t there, maybe he would have rejected this brother-in-law. But with Zhi Xian there first, when he compared the two situations, he felt like it might not be a bad idea after all.
Unable to resist, Tong Xiaosong sought Zhi Xian’s advice, “What do you think… is this reliable?”
Tong Xiaoyan exclaimed excitedly, “Reliable? Of course it’s reliable!”
Zhi Xian pondered, “It depends on whether that weasel is sincere or not.”
Tong Xiaoyan interjected, “He’s sincere! He doesn’t have any malicious intent. He didn’t haunt as you all thought. He said Zhi Xian was strange and wanted to take a closer look at him, so he went to your room while you were sleeping.”
Zhi Xian:…
Tong Xiaosong:…
Tong Xiaoyan looked at the two in front of her and asked, “Since we’re being open about things, I also want to ask, Zhi Xian, what are you? Xiaohuang said you’re strange and have fire burning on your body.”
Zhi Xian replied, “…I have an ID card. Does he?”
Tong Xiaosong:…
Tong Xiaoyan instantly felt guilty and closed her mouth.
***
During dinner, everyone sat around the same table.
Mother Tong smiled happily, serving dishes to Zhi Xian and the weasel.
“Eat up, everyone, be good kids,” she said cheerfully.
The weasel looked somewhat scared as he glanced at Zhi Xian across from him. He hesitantly used his chopsticks to pick up a fish and offered it to Zhi Xian. “You, you eat…”
His demeanor resembled that of a mouse offering tribute to a cat, shrinking back as if afraid of being eaten himself.
Zhi Xian blocked the bowl with his hand and said, “You eat it yourself.”
“Oh…” The weasel pouted and put the fish into his own bowl. Then, he picked up an even bigger fish and unceremoniously placed it into Tong Xiaoyan’s bowl. “You eat, eat more.”
Tong Xiaosong: … So, he’s saving the big fish for his sister and giving the small one to Zhi Xian, huh.
Lol I think this tong family is really talented…both siblings are married to some kind of spirit 😂😂
Thank you for the chapter ☺️
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She’s worthy of love and a decent partner… Even if it’s a weasel!
Zhi Xian’s reaction 😆
Thank you for the chapters 💕
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Lolol like brother, like sister XD i guess they were destined to be with non-human things. Zhi xian’s snappy reply about him having an ID card made me laughed 😂
Aiy, so cute! She deserves happiness and he seems extremely helpful and adorable!! 🥰
❤Husband approved! he’s so adorable!!
Thanks for the chapter!