“I, my aunt will give it to me.” The stubborn little child, who wanted to appear strong in front of the other child, insisted.
The child across from him still seemed somewhat doubtful.
Seeing this, the determined little child reassured them, “Just wait and see, I will wear my aunt’s mask over there!”
After the two children finished their call, the little child turned his head and saw his aunt not far away.
His uncle was helping Uncle Ling prepare snacks, and his aunt was sitting in a chair, watching his dad working in the yard.
At that moment, there was no one around his aunt!
The little child blinked and took advantage of the opportunity to run over a few steps.
“Auntie!”
The little child even brought a small stool for himself, sat down next to his aunt, and clenched his chubby fist, patting his aunt’s leg. “Is it comfortable when I pat you, Auntie?”
Raphael: “...”
Raphael’s hand, which was cracking sunflower seeds, paused, and he squinted his eyes in suspicion.
He wasn’t quite suited for this heartwarming scene with this chubby little kid. The chubby little kid often just called him a bad aunt. Calling him ‘auntie’ was almost unheard of.
But now, the chubby little kid was sweetly calling him “auntie” and even patting his leg, which seemed off.
“Spill the beans. What’s going on with you?”
Raphael calmly enjoyed the leg-patting service from the chubby little kid. Not only did he enjoy it, but he also extended his long legs and directed, “Give the left side a pat too, put some effort into it. You eat so much every day; how come you’re still so weak?”
The chubby little kid, holding back his frustration, clenched his fist and hesitated for a moment. After a second, he summoned the strength, and he patted Raphael’s left side.
“Hiss—”
Raphael was taken aback by the impact of this chubby fist and took a sharp breath. “Little chubby, you did that on purpose.”
The little child thought about giving a quick comeback, but then looked at his aunt’s face. He held back and changed his words. “I didn’t mean to, Auntie.”
Raphael moved his leg away. “Forget it. I don’t want you to pat me. Go play on your own.”
The little child hadn’t gotten the mask yet; how could he have it? He clung to Raphael’s leg, not letting him get up.
Raphael, with the little child clinging on his leg, lifted him up and sat him on his own lap. “Come clean. What do you really want to do?”
“Ningning wants to be filial to his aunt!”
“I wouldn’t dare to dream like that. You little chubby kid, being filial to me? I think you can’t wait to make me angry so that you can snatch my wife away.”
The little child whose thoughts were guessed blushed a bit.
But to save face in front of his classmates, the little child with a red face had to stick to his aunt affectionately.
“Dear aunt, Ningning isn’t mad at you!”
“I don’t believe it unless—unless you kiss me.”
“Mwah, mwah, mwah.”
The little child’s chubby hands cupped his aunt’s face and kissed him several times.
It was the first time the child had ever kissed Raphael, but he wasn’t confused at all, and he was calm in the face of the sweet child. “Kissing isn’t enough... you’ll have to brag about me again.”
Ningning: “...”
The little child wiped his slightly numb mouth and began to think of praise words.
He had kissed, he had praised, and he even put Raphael’s shoes on him.
But despite being so diligent and well-behaved, when he asked to wear his aunt’s mask, his aunt raised an eyebrow and refused, saying, “No, my mask is quite expensive. What if you lose it?”
The little child knew that gold was expensive.
Anxious, he assured his aunt, “Ningning won’t lose the mask! Ningning will wear it all the time, even during dinner!”
“Still no.”
Raphael sat in a chair and calmly said, “The mask is too big; you can’t wear it.”
“It’s okay!”
The little child had already thought of this problem. He raised his chubby face and proposed a solution, “Tie a few more strings, and Ningning can wear it!”
The little child was visibly anxious.
Dad would send Ningning away after he finished his work. Before leaving, the little child wanted to take the mask.
Raphael chuckled; he loved to see the little child anxious.
He cleared his throat. “I’m thirsty, and I don’t want to talk right now.”
Ningning: “!”
Ningning hurriedly poured a cup of tea for him and even fed it to him, saying, “Aunt, open your mouth. Ningning will feed you.”
After drinking tea, Raphael patted his belly and said, “I’m hungry.”
Ningning went to look for something to eat.
But Raphael didn’t eat the common snacks at home; he insisted on eating the little child’s most precious chocolate.
The big and the small were in a bit of a struggle. The little child sat on Raphael’s lap, shaking his legs, and said, “Aunt, please! Let Ningning borrow the mask!”
Raphael was almost dying of laughter at this point.
The chubby kid, who always used An Nuo to tease him, had now completely transformed into a humble little child, trying to please him in every possible way.
Just as Raphael was about to tease him a bit more, Ningning, who was running out of time, suddenly sniffled, and his eyes began to turn red.
Raphael: “…”
Unfortunately, Raphael heard footsteps behind him.
The footsteps belonged to An Nuo, and he didn’t need to turn around to know.
As An Nuo walked over, Raphael swiftly picked up the little child who had been sitting on his lap, desperate to survive, and promised, “Hold it in, no crying, I’ll put the mask on you.”
The last sentence made Ningning hold back his tears.
The little child’s babyish voice trembled. “Does that mean Ningning has to be your back scrubber when I come back tonight?”
Raphael: “…”
Raphael could already feel the eyes on his back. He said in a calm tone, “What are you talking about? When did Aunt let you be the back scrubber? Aunt meant that when you come back tonight, Aunt will be your back scrubber.”
The little child looked a bit bewildered at his words.
Fortunately, Raphael took out the golden mask. The mask was quite large for the little child, but with a few more strings, it could be worn.
“Aunt, Ningning’s nose and mouth can’t be seen.”
“It’s okay; just leave the eyes exposed.”
“But, but only one eye can be exposed.”
Putting this large mask on the child’s face was indeed a bit of a stretch.
However, when Raphael tried to take back the mask, the little child was unwilling again. He clutched the mask, which was hard to get, and refused to let go: “Ningning can wear it!”
Even if only one eye was visible, the little child insisted on wearing it!
As determined as the little child was to have this mask, the adults couldn’t persuade him otherwise, so they let him take the mask with him.
