Chapter 22: Uncle's Proposal

  Xīng yè jiǎn zhí bù gǎn kàn jìng zi zhōng de zì jǐ, tā yǐ jīng tiāo le kàn qǐ dà qì de yī fu le.

  Translation:

  At night, she didn't dare to look at herself in the mirror, she had already picked out the clothes that looked most impressive.

  The figure in the mirror is a perfect ten beauty, but unfortunately, in Xing Ye's eyes, this outfit looks like it was made to cater to some perverted uncles with special tastes. If one had to describe it, it would be...

  Cute

  Lolita

  Kawaii

  I want to hide forever and never go out on a starry night.

  "How is it? Is it all right?" Aunt's voice urged at the door.

  "It's all right now." Hiding was no use, so overnight she divided her hair into two braids and decided to dress up thoroughly, just like Luo Xinye in "The Embroidered Uniform".

  "Not bad, not bad, just as I thought." Xing Ye was pulled by his aunt to the living room, and he didn't even dare to lift his head, afraid of seeing others' smiles.

  "And there's this, great, done, too good, today I finally fulfilled my dream of many years." Her aunt took out an apple-shaped hair clip to help her fix it on her hair, Xīng Yè looked at the small box with various hair clips.

  "What did I just see? A live-action Sailor Moon?" a slightly hoarse voice echoed from the doorway.

  Xīng yè tái tóu kàn, fā xiàn shì yī gè duǎn fà shào nián, yīng gāi hái zài biàn shēng qī shēng yīn cái huì nà me hésǎo. Yī shēn bái sè yùn dòng zhuāng zāng de chéng le hēi huī sè le, jiǎo shàng de xié yě kàn bù chū yuán lái de yánsè le. Nà shào nián kàn xīng yè de yǎn guāng jiù xiàng kàn jiàn le yī jiàn hǎo wán de wán jù.

  The aunt silently walked towards the young man.

  "Jialuo, my brother, should be the same age as you." Before he knew it, Jia Kai had appeared beside Xingye and whispered, "Just wait and watch the show."

  The starry night gave him a white eye, "Just like you just watched my good show."

  Jia Kai still wanted to say something, but Xing Ye's attention had already been completely absorbed by the two people at the door.

  "You stinky kid, what time is it? Do you still know how to come back?" My aunt's angry roar.

  "What business is it of yours? It's still early." Chia Lo's voice was also loud.

  …………

  Staring at the two of them like they were quarreling, he asked Jia Kai with some concern: "Don't we need to go and mediate?"

  "No need, they're just greeting each other in this way, didn't you see that Grandpa, Grandma and Dad aren't worried at all?" Jia Kai said in her ear.

  At night, I heard him say that, and indeed found that my grandfather had already returned to his room. My grandmother was helping Mei's aunt sort out the things her sister-in-law had bought back, while my uncle was leisurely drinking tea, and none of them were in a hurry.

  "You look so cute like this" Jia Kai's words echoed in her ears again "My mom really likes you!"

  Xīng yè bù yóu dé dī tóu kàn le kàn shēn shàng de yī fu, ǎi, shí zài bú shì sān shí suì de nǚ rén néng jiē shòu de lǐ de.

  Translation:

  The starry night couldn't help but lower her head and take a look at the clothes on her body, alas, it was really not something that a thirty-year-old woman could accept.

  "Why do I feel like Aunt is treating me like a doll?" Xīng Yè said out the words that had been bottled up in her heart.

  "My mom was so eager for a daughter that she almost went crazy, and you're a good girl, by the way. In those years, our family's Luo was often dressed up as a girl by my mom, wearing skirts and braids, and that kid was so confused that even when he entered kindergarten, he still couldn't tell whether he was a boy or a girl."

  "Ah", Xīnyè watched as Jiā Luò yelled at his aunt, and really couldn't imagine him wearing a skirt, it was too funny.

  "And then," Jia Kai looked up at the starry night with a delighted smile, continuing to tease his younger brother: "One time, Jia Luo came back from kindergarten and told mom, 'The classmate Da Bao wants to marry me as his wife, but I don't like Da Bao, I like Xiao Qiang'"

  The "puchi" star couldn't help but burst out laughing on this sleepless night.

  "After that, my mom never let him wear girls' clothes again."

  Xing Ye felt that compared to Jia Luo's experience, his own was nothing, and his mood improved a lot.

  Starry night looked at Jia Kai with excitement, understanding that he intentionally said those things to make himself happy.

  "Don't look at me, look over there where it's interesting." Jia Kai said with a smile, pointing to the mother and son who had already moved to the living room.

  Jia Luo waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. I'll go say hello to Grandma."

  "I don't want to quarrel with you either, have you eaten? Go change your clothes first, do you want to take a bath?" Auntie asked concernedly as she followed Jialuo.

  "I've eaten"

  "I haven't eaten yet"

  "Okay, I'll keep you company for a bit more, just a little, and don't force me later."

  "You're really a good son of a bitch, go and change your clothes first, I'll introduce you to a sister later."

  …………

  "This has become too fast, hasn't it?" Xīng Yè was somewhat unable to react.

  "There's nothing to it originally, every time is like this, just think of them as exercising their tongues."

  Luo Jia Kai saw Ye Xiu walking towards him with a curious expression, and before he could speak, Luo Jia Kai walked up to him, put his arm around his shoulder, and headed upstairs. "Let's talk first, bro."

  Everyone understood that he was going alone to tell Jia Luo about everything under the stars, so as not to let that little guy say anything sad.

  "Xīng yè, come, let's chat with Uncle." Yú Zhōngliáng put down the newspaper and called out to Xīng yè.

  Xīnyè listened to the words and sat next to him on the sofa, having a very good impression of this uncle who had just met. Looking at his attitude towards his family, he knew that he was a man who took care of his family.

  "It's clear that you're a kid with your own ideas, what are your plans for the future? Tell your uncle, after all, I've been through a lot and can help you think things over." Yu Zhongliang said casually.

  "I had originally entered the second year of high school, but after attending for more than two months, I stopped going. I went to the school to apply for a leave of absence and kept my student status. I plan to find a job and work for half a year before re-attending the second year of high school. Uncle, I don't plan on giving up on studying, I want to take the university entrance exam, this is the wish of both me and mom."

  Yu Zhongliang nodded after listening, but didn't speak immediately.

  "You want to work? That's not possible, how old are you?" The grandmother was the first to disagree.

  "Grandma, many girls in our village go out to work after graduating from junior high school. Isn't it also a way of working hard and being frugal by going to college?" Xing Ye persuaded her grandma.

  "Silly girl, I've finally seen you after all these years, and now that I have, I want to keep you by my side for a while longer. Your mother isn't coming back, and neither are you..." The old lady started crying again, reminded of her sorrow.

  "Grandma, don't be like this, I'll listen to you, Starry Night will listen to Grandma's words." Starry Night hurriedly coaxed the old lady, this old person is just like a child!

  "Want to hear your uncle's idea?" Yu Zhongliang's words brought back Xingye's attention, and he nodded in agreement. Only then did he slowly say: "You are only 16 years old, which means you are still a minor according to the law. You still need a guardian. In the current situation, your uncle is inevitably your guardian. Do you agree?"

  Seiya thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement. Although Hikaru-nii is an adult now, he doesn't even have freedom himself, so there's no way he can be his own guardian. And as for his real father, who knows where he is? Ah, actually, I don't need any guardian anyway!

  "Alright, since you still want to study, why not transfer your household registration and student status to Tianyun? You can attend school here. Firstly, the teaching quality here is definitely better than in a small county town, so you'll have a greater chance of getting into university. Secondly, your mother has made it clear that we should take care of you, so from now on, we're one family, and we won't let you go back to Luojia Village alone. Thirdly, it's great that you want to work hard and be frugal, I'll support you when you turn 18 or enter university. How about this? For the next half year, just focus on recovering your health, and let Jiahui help you catch up on your studies." Yu Zhongliang spoke clearly and made thorough arrangements.

  Before Xing Ye could speak, her grandmother interrupted and said: "Right, your uncle is right. If you want to work for money, then I'll hire you to accompany me and chat with me, and I'll pay you a salary."

  "Grandma..."

  "It's settled then, Grandma has spoken."