After Binding the Tag System, All the Women Became Perverted-Chapter 121 - 122 Heading to the Mall

Around 8 o’clock, I woke up, got dressed, and went downstairs. My mother, Aunt Liu, Mai Sui, and Shen Youyi were already in the dining room, with a simple breakfast laid out on the table.

"Good morning." I pulled out a chair and sat down, trying to look as natural as possible.

"Good morning." Mom looked up at me, her eyes calm and expressionless.

Aunt Liu smiled gently.

Mai Sui kept her head down and sipped her porridge, not looking at me.

Shen Youyi stared straight at me with a complicated expression.

The atmosphere was subtly quiet.

Until footsteps were heard at the top of the stairs.

Su Wantang came down.

She was wearing a loose dress, but her gait... was noticeably stiff and awkward. Her legs seemed hesitant to come together completely, and she took each step cautiously, with a touch of fragility after being exposed to the first rain.

This pose is so iconic.

Mai Sui and Shen Youyi looked up at almost the same time. Their eyes met briefly in the air before quickly looking away.

The knowing look in his eyes, along with a barely perceptible hint of bitterness, was impossible to hide.

Shen Youyi turned her gaze to me, pouted, and drew out her voice, filled with jealousy: "Brother~ Brother~ Did you sleep well last night?"

The word "brother" was uttered with a thousand and one turns.

My mother put down her spoon and calmly looked at my face.

Aunt Liu looked at her daughter with a tender gaze tinged with heartache.

I suddenly felt like I was being stared at by four pairs of eyes, and my scalp tingled.

He could only chuckle awkwardly and scratch his head: "Cough...it’s...it’s alright, I slept quite well."

As soon as Su Wantang walked to the table, upon hearing Shen Youyi’s question and my dry reply, her face flushed bright red, like a ripe shrimp. She lowered her head, pulled out a chair, and sat down, wishing she could bury her face in the bowl.

The awkward silence almost froze.

"Ahem~"

Aunt Liu spoke up at the right moment, her gentle voice breaking the silence, "Mo Mo, get Tang Tang a bowl of porridge. She went to bed late last night... cough, she must be hungry."

She cleverly used "going to bed late" to gloss over certain unspeakable facts.

I felt like I had been granted a pardon and quickly stood up to serve Su Wantang porridge.

Thank you for your silence.

Su Wantang’s voice was barely audible.

To completely change the subject, I quickly asked my mother, "Mom, what are we having for lunch today?"

Mom slowly wiped her mouth, looked up at me, and a meaningful smile appeared on her lips: "Eat us, huh?"

"puff..."

Shen Youyi almost spat out her porridge. Mai Sui also choked a little.

Su Wantang lowered her head even further.

Aunt Liu shook her head with a helpless smile.

Even with my thick skin, I couldn’t hold back any longer: "Mom!"

"Alright, alright, I’m not teasing you anymore."

Mom finally stopped being mischievous and returned to her normal demeanor. "Are we eating out again today? Or what should I say?"

These words were like a switch being turned on.

Aunt Liu, Su Wantang, Mai Sui, and Shen Youyi immediately started chattering.

"The seafood place I went to yesterday was alright, but it was a bit far..."

"How about we try some local food?"

I want to eat hot pot!

"Isn’t it too hot to eat hot pot at midday?"

I glanced out the window. It was cloudy today, the sun wasn’t too strong, and the weather was quite comfortable.

An idea popped into my head.

How about this?

I raised my voice to interrupt their discussion, "Let’s just grab something simple for lunch, and then have a BBQ tonight? We can cook it ourselves, right here in the yard."

Considering I’ll be going out for lunch again, and possibly facing the heat, plus the time I’ll probably be short on time to prepare the ingredients, I think I’ll have more time in the evening.

"It’s too hot at noon, and there’s no time to prepare. Evening is perfect."

"BBQ? Great!" Shen Youyi was the first to jump up in response, her eyes sparkling.

"I agree!" Mai Sui nodded immediately.

"I...I have no objection," Su Wantang whispered in agreement.

Seeing that we kids were all in agreement, Mom and Aunt Liu exchanged a glance and nodded with a smile: "Okay, let’s have a barbecue tonight."

As for Uncle Su and my dad, who are still lying dead upstairs? Their opinions? Ha, they don’t matter anymore.

After a quick breakfast, the women disappeared to their rooms to change clothes, put on makeup, and prepare to go out shopping.

I took out my phone, slumped on the sofa, and browsed maps and Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media platform) for nearby large shopping malls and restaurant guides.

For lunch, it’s best to buy some ready-made cooked food or semi-finished products to save the trouble of cooking.

I’ve been waiting so long, I’m practically withered from waiting.

Uncle Su and my dad both yawned and went downstairs, rubbing their hangover heads as they looked for something to eat. There was still no sound from upstairs.

"Where are they?" my dad asked vaguely, his words barely audible.

"They said we’d have a BBQ tonight, so we went grocery shopping. We were planning to do some shopping first, and I even went upstairs to change clothes. I’m still changing now."

I pointed helplessly upstairs.

Uncle Su stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth and chuckled indistinctly, "Then you’ve got a long wait. Women going out? They won’t be back for at least an hour, they’re so slow!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Aunt Liu’s cheerful voice came from the stairwell: "Su Jianming, do you have a problem with how fast I changed my clothes?"

Uncle Su jumped, nearly choking on his bread, and quickly forced a smile, "No, no, no! Absolutely not! Honey, you can change it for as long as you want! As long as you want! I’ll wait for you!"

That ability to change one’s expression so quickly is truly remarkable.

Aunt Liu gave a light snort, rolled her eyes at him with a charming smile, and then gracefully went downstairs.

Behind her, Su Wantang had also changed her clothes, wearing a fresh floral dress that made her face look even more delicate.

She walked straight to my side and naturally took my arm.

My dad nudged Uncle Su with his elbow and winked, "Old Su, look, it seems like good things are just around the corner for our two families!"

Uncle Su looked at his daughter leaning against me like a little bird, sighed, and said in a half-joking tone, "Oh, my beautiful little cabbage, in the end, was still taken by your pig."

"Get out of here! Can’t you talk properly!" my dad laughed and scolded. "They’re a perfect match, a match made in heaven! Our two families know each other well, isn’t that great!"

As they were talking, Mom, Mai Sui, and Shen Youyi came downstairs.

Mai Sui immediately noticed Su Wantang holding my arm. She paused for a moment, and the light in her eyes dimmed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and returned to calm.

Shen Youyi puffed out her cheeks, looked unhappy, and rushed over. Without saying a word, she grabbed my other arm, hugged it tightly, and glared at Su Wantang in a defiant manner.

Uncle Su chuckled at the sight of her "embracing two girls": "Hey, Youyou’s jealous!"

Mom came downstairs, glanced at us, and immediately decided, "Alright, let’s go."

She then looked at my dad and Uncle Su, "Are you two going or not?"

The two shook their heads vigorously: "No, no! You go! We’ll stay home/watch TV!"

As we left, my dad and Uncle Su gave us looks that were full of... pity?

Yeah, it’s that kind of deep pity, like "Bro, take care while you’re out shopping with a woman." I get it.

There were two cars; Mom drove one, and Aunt Liu sat in the passenger seat without hesitation.

I then squeezed into the back row with my three "young ladies".

Su Wantang held my left arm, Shen Youyi held my right arm, and Mai Sui could only sit next to Shen Youyi, leaning against the car door.

The car started and drove towards the shopping mall.

The carriage was completely silent.

The only sound was the air conditioner blowing air.

The silence was even more suffocating than it had been in the restaurant. I felt extremely uncomfortable, as if the air itself had frozen.

Just as I was racking my brains trying to find a topic to break the deadlock, Shen Youyi spoke first.

She turned to the side, tilted her little face up to look at me, her big eyes were watery, and her voice was soft and aggrieved: "Brother, are you... with Su Wantang?"

She asked very directly.

I fell silent.

The silence itself is the answer.

Shen Youyi looked at me, her eyes instantly reddening, her voice trembling with tears: "So... you’re not going to want us anymore?"

The "we" she mentioned clearly included Mai Sui, and possibly even her mother and Aunt Liu.

Mai Sui also suddenly raised her head to look at me, and I could clearly see the tears quickly welling up in her eyes.

I took a deep breath; I couldn’t run away any longer.

"Won’t."

My voice wasn’t loud, but it was firm: "I love you all. I love every single one of you."

Shen Youyi was about to say something when I interrupted her, my gaze sweeping over them. "Tangtang... she already knows about us. But she still... barged in without hesitation."

Shen Youyi and Mai Sui both looked at Su Wantang in surprise.

Su Wantang met their gazes, her cheeks flushed but her eyes resolute: "Anyway... I will not give up my silence. If... if you are unwilling, you can leave."

These words carried a slight barb, but more than anything, they reflected her determination.

"I’m not leaving!"

Shen Youyi immediately hugged my arm tightly, like a little animal guarding its food, "Even if you all leave, I won’t leave my brother!"

Wheat looked at us, her lips moved, she wanted to hug me but there was no room, and in the end she just said in a low but clear voice: "I...I have fallen in love with silence."

This sentence is like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

My heart warmed, and I forcefully pulled my right hand away from Shen Youyi’s embrace, which made her snort in dissatisfaction. She stretched out her arm, reached past Shen Youyi, and grabbed Mai Sui by the window, hugging her tightly and affectionately pressing her forehead against hers.

Mai Sui’s body stiffened for a moment, then softened, leaning against me, burying her face in my shoulder, her shoulder twitching slightly.

I held them both, looking into Aunt Liu’s eyes in the passenger seat and into my mother’s eyes in the rearview mirror. My voice was deep and clear, as if I were declaring, or perhaps making a promise:

"I will be good to each and every one of you. Mom, Aunt Liu, Tangtang, Youyou, and Maisui."

I paused, admitting my greed, "Maybe... I am greedy. But I really... don’t want to give up any of you. My heart is divided into many pieces, but every piece is full of love for you."

Aunt Liu turned around from the passenger seat, her face bearing her usual slightly mischievous smile: "Oh, that’s easy to say. But what if you meet other pretty girls in the future? Will you have to tear your heart out again?"

I met her gaze and said firmly, "No. With you all, I have enough."

The tone left no room for argument. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Aunt Liu looked at me, her smile deepening, radiating a satisfied glow.

Tangtang, Youyou, and Maisui in my arms snuggled even closer to me.

The suffocating silence in the carriage disappeared, replaced by a strange, bittersweet yet incredibly warm current.

Although my mother didn’t say anything and was focused on driving, I glimpsed in the rearview mirror that the corners of her mouth were curving upwards in a pleasant arc.