Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 739 - 741: The Sweetest Xiao Zhi

Gong Ruini sat in her seat, watching Xiao Zhi act cute on the side, while lost in her thoughts.

Zhao Xuran plopped down next to her. "What’s up?"

Family shame should not be broadcast, especially since Xiao Zhi wasn’t doing anything wrong. Gong Ruini instinctively wanted to say nothing was the matter.

"You have something on your mind." Zhao Xuran pointed at Gong Ruini’s face, indicating it had betrayed her true thoughts.

Sigh, alright, better not to lie, "Well, I’m worried about Xiao Zhi."

Xiao Zhi? What’s wrong with him. Zhao Xuran glanced at the lively Xiao Zhi on the side; wasn’t everything just fine?

"I’m worried that all his scheming and shortcuts now might cause problems later." In the past, Gong Ruini used to think that Zhao Xuran had one troublesome brother.

Who’d have thought she’d be proven wrong now? Although Xiao Zhi is doing okay at the moment, what about when he grows up? Gong Ruini was really anxious.

Scheming and shortcuts are a problem? Zhao Xuran felt exasperated, thinking if it were Zhao Guangran, she wouldn’t know how to worry.

"Kids are all like that, weren’t Ban Xia and his siblings the same way back then?" Zhao Xuran really didn’t see any problem. Ban Xia and his siblings used to be this way too, and now that they’re grown up, aren’t they all quite driven?

"The kids we raise won’t turn out poorly." It couldn’t be that those hopeless kids from the Zhuge family scared her, right?

Zhao Xuran knew Gong Ruini was always nervous, constantly worrying about the future. "Everything will be fine, it’ll get better."

"When you’re older, I think Uncle and them are busy with work, so they’ll leave Xiao Zhi’s education to you and Rui Wen." The parents are out earning money, and the older ones usually take care of the younger ones at home.

Of course, Gong Ruini understood this. She too had educated Ban Xia and his siblings this way back in the day. "Ban Xia and the others weren’t as good at sweet-talking as he is."

"Don’t let me just finish teaching him, and he turns around to snitch on me to my dad." With a kid this good at sweet-talking, is he that easy to bully?

"Are you saying he’s going to tattletale?" Are you worried that Xiao Zhi might become like that after spending a lot of time with Guang Ran?

Gong Ruini couldn’t admit to that; there was already someone in the family who was good at tattling, and what if he made that connection?

"I think you’ll educate Xiao Zhi well, and I don’t see him as someone without a sense of propriety." Zhao Xuran thought highly of Xiao Zhi. "Last time when Guang Ran tricked him, he didn’t tattle."

What? Zhao Guangran tricked Xiao Zhi? No way, Zhao Guangran might trick even Zhao Xuran, but as for Xiao Zhi, the little brother he used as a sidekick, he definitely wouldn’t trick him.

Moreover, she didn’t even know about such an important matter. She was really quite negligent as a sister.

"It wasn’t really a trick; more like he forgot about their plan to take him to watch a soccer game." See, just now she was showing all kinds of disdain for Xiao Zhi, and the moment she heard someone tricked him, she got all nervous.

So that’s what it was. "I remember Xiao Zhi cried for a long time back then." There was no way to forget it; for a kid who usually smiles and doesn’t cry, suddenly crying so miserably, how could Gong Ruini not remember?

"So that’s what happened." Gong Ruini had asked him for ages back then, but the little guy just wouldn’t say. Wait, was it possible for him to be this tight-lipped at such a young age?

Gong Ruini was dumbfounded. Zhan Banxia and the others were known to be taciturn, yet at home they were lively and shared many things. But Xiao Zhi?

Could he possibly be like her? Otherwise, why would he know so much? That was the first thought that struck Gong Ruini.

"Isn’t he something? He probably knows that if he tells, we’d blame Guang Ran." Although Xiao Zhi occasionally set traps for Zhao Guangran, when it came to critical moments, he definitely wouldn’t mess things up or tattle.

Ah, so that’s it. No wonder Zhao Xuran wasn’t worried. But wait, how did Zhao Xuran know about this? She remembered how anxious he was when Xiao Zhi was crying so hard back then.

"Guang Ran told me afterward. Otherwise, why would Xiao Zhi keep quiet no matter what?" Even though Zhao Guangran and Xiao Zhi have a good relationship, there were still times when he would get mad, but not after that incident.

Gong Ruini really hadn’t noticed. Now it seemed her observational skills as a sister didn’t match Zhao Xuran’s.

Isn’t it said that men are supposed to be quite careless? Yet the guy next to her had observation skills that could rival that of a woman. Unbelievable, truly unbelievable.

After cheering a bunch of people up, Xiao Zhi ran over to Zhao Xuran and Gong Ruini, carefully taking out the milk candy Zhao Guangran had specially bought for him.

His chubby hands were deft at unwrapping the candy. After unwrapping it, he tiptoed to offer it to Gong Ruini. "Sister, have some."

"Thank you." Gong Ruini accepted Xiao Zhi’s goodwill and gave him a quick kiss. "So sweet, sweet to my heart."

"It’s candy that brother bought for me." Xiao Zhi smiled shyly. "And Xiao Zhi unwrapped it."

"Yes, Xiao Zhi is the best." Indeed, her brother is wonderful, never taking credit nor letting his efforts go unnoticed, truly exceptional.

Witnessing how Xiao Zhi made everyone smile and seeing Gong Ruini all cheerful and smiley, Zhao Xuran could only shake his head. This child surely couldn’t be judged by normal standards.

"Brother, have some candy." Although Xiao Zhi enjoyed Gong Ruini’s embrace, he was more eager to offer candy to Zhao Xuran.

"So sweet, so sweet." Zhao Xuran ate the candy, praising it, and thanked Xiao Zhi, leaving the little guy speechless with joy.

Zhao Gang patted Gong Tao, who was busy next to him. "Look at your son."

"What is it?" Gong Tao didn’t have time to keep up with Zhao Gang; he was preoccupied with handling ingredients, as the women were all helping the kids organize clothes and see what needed mending.

"I’m saying, with you and your wife being so straightforward, how did you have such a sweet-talking son?" Zhao Gang genuinely couldn’t understand. If he was like Gong Ruiwen, it would be normal, wouldn’t it?

People say Gong Ruini can sweet-talk, but compared to Xiao Zhi, there’s quite a gap.

"Takes after his uncle. Just look at Cai Ming; he’s quite the talker." Taking a glance at Cai Ming showed that the genes likely came from the Cai family. "Even my brother-in-law Cai Guoqing, though he’s a bit of a fool, knows how to sweet-talk his way through life; otherwise, how would he live so comfortably?"

Gong Tao was pleased with his son’s knack for sweet-talking, though he felt it wasn’t as solid as his elder son, still, he appreciated the talent. "But he shouldn’t end up on the wrong path like his uncle."

Gong Zhuang occasionally relayed updates about the Gong and Cai families, and he knew the Gong household was lively, especially around Gong Qiang’s place, and as for the Cai family, their situation was increasingly dire, especially financially.

In short, there was no good news. "Luckily, we’re in Beijing, and fortunately, what they did before wasn’t excessively unreasonable."

"That’s because you and your wife stood firm; otherwise, they’d have come knocking." Zhao Gang didn’t think the Cai family would refrain from coming out of concern for their reputation, but rather knew that asking for help wouldn’t get them anywhere.

Speechless, it made sense. If they hadn’t firmly rejected them from the beginning, the Cai family might not have let go. "At least we’re peaceful for now."