Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 451: Spicy and Sour Lotus Root Cubes

Chapter 451: Chapter 451: Spicy and Sour Lotus Root Cubes

Tuanzi thought so too.

She carefully examined what Gu Zhuo had sent, detecting hidden joy in those seemingly straightforward words.

This cousin was happy to meet her. But he never said it out loud before, ah, Cousin was so shy.

She then carefully observed Gu Li’s ’ha,’ and nodded her little head, reminding Gu Zhuo, "Cousin, your brother must think you’re showing off, he’s not happy."

She used herself as an example.

"Previously, Miaomiao and Second Senior Brother played rock-paper-scissors, whoever won could eat the last meat bun, Miaomiao lost."

A scene from then appeared before her eyes.

After Second Senior Brother won, he proudly picked up the meat bun, taking a bite after each boast, she was very angry at the time and made a ’ha’ sound.

Gu Zhuo: "..." That example was rich, he might bring a few meat buns to visit his cousin next time.

"I wasn’t trying to show off."

The young man shook his head, "I just wanted to share with Little Li."

They were twins, but their parents were very busy during childhood. Since he behaved well and rarely got into trouble, his parents kept him by their side, while the often mischievous brother stayed with grandparents.

In the end, he didn’t find his childhood very happy. At home, everything he did had to be under the elders’ watchful eyes, such a childhood wouldn’t be happy.

As for his brother, later, when his brother returned to them, he had a more volatile temper and never obeyed their parents. Their parents said the grandparents spoiled him.

He didn’t think so; his brother wasn’t always throwing tantrums. The times his brother rebelled, it was indeed because their parents were wrong.

For example, his brother had good grades and made a few friends who weren’t academically strong. Those kids just had poor grades but good character and didn’t lead his brother astray. In fact, they were quite talented in other areas. But their parents insisted that his brother cut ties with them.

His brother refused to cut ties, and as their parents were busy and only occasionally checked their homework and relationships, they couldn’t constantly monitor his brother at school, so the matter resolved itself. However, it didn’t stop their parents from bringing up the old issue whenever his brother rebelled later.

Perhaps because both had poor relationships with their parents, and being twins, Gu Zhuo actually wanted to get closer to his brother.

Initially, it took him a lot of courage to share with his brother.

Now that he realized his brother was angry, he felt a bit panicked and slightly puzzled.

"Assuming I was showing off, why would he be angry?"

His brother explicitly said they had almost no contact with Aunt’s family, let alone with Cousin, so they were merely unfamiliar relatives and he never accepted his invitations.

Since he didn’t care about cousin, why be angry over this matter?

Tuanzi opened her mouth, "Miaomiao doesn’t know either, maybe he just doesn’t like others showing off."

Gu Zhuo thought about it, "Then I won’t share with him anymore."

His tone was a bit disappointed.

Tuanzi immediately leaned over, "It’s okay, Brother, you can share with Miaomiao."

She liked others praising her. She also liked when people said, "Miaomiao, I like you, I want to be friends with you!"

Gu Zhuo suddenly blushed at his previously spoken words.

"No, no."

Talking like that to his sister, how embarrassing. It was no different than bluntly telling his sister, "I really like you."

"Pretty please?" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Tuanzi tried to cling to him, whining, "Miaomiao likes to hear it."

Gu Zhuo’s ears started to heat up.

[Ancient Martial System: Don’t pressure him, he’s introverted and sensitive. Asking him to say it outright is as hard as asking Gu Yunmu not to be narcissistic.]

[Miaomiao: That’s quite hard. But, Little Gu, how do I feel you have issues with Yun Mu?]

The system pretended to be dormant.

Tuanzi shook her head, Yun Mu was such a failure, even Little Gu disliked him! Maybe I should keep pressing Gu Yunmu’s mute point and make him a quiet handsome man henceforth.

That day, Gu Zhuo had a very pleasant time at the Gu Mansion, just when leaving, he ran into the returning Gu Cheng.

The young graduate student was so startled he pressed himself against the wall.

Among the cousins he had interacted with, there wasn’t one like Gu Cheng. Just standing there made him feel like he was back in school, facing the principal.

Gu Cheng, with a normal expression: "..." He had never seen this type of cousin or nephew before.

The two stared at each other.

In the end, Gu Zhuo could only awkwardly greet and bolt out.

Leaving the neighborhood, he instinctively wanted to share this matter with his brother. But considering his brother might misunderstand again, he let out a wry smile and put down his phone.

Enduring for two days, Gu Zhuo tried his best to immerse himself in project research, avoiding thinking of speaking to his brother whenever something happened.

That day, as he left the school and returned to his rental, he opened the door to the aroma of meals.

"Hmm?"

Looking down at the shoe rack, he found his brother’s sneakers, his lips subconsciously curved up, then soon straightened out.

Gu Zhuo, somewhat puzzled, walked to the dining room, "Why are you here?"

Gu Li couldn’t cook, and the table was full of takeout, yet it looked sumptuous.

"No inspiration, thought I’d come here for it; hotels are too expensive."

This implied he intended to stay.

Graduate students had more time for independent research compared to undergraduates, spending less time in classrooms. Whether Gu Zhuo followed his mentor for archaeological digs or Gu Li took assignments to seek inspiration, both were common occurrences.

"Oh, okay then."

Gu Zhuo pointed to a room, "Anyway, no one sleeps in that room."

Relaxed and casual, Gu Li sat down, "I already put my luggage in there."

He immediately picked up the chopsticks to eat, all the while observing his brother’s actions from the corner of his eye.

Once Gu Zhuo washed and sat down, he casually asked, "Did they not invite you for dinner again?"

"Ah?" Gu Zhuo instantly understood, "I didn’t go today."

He then embarrassedly explained, "Miaomiao’s brother, er, cousin, has been home lately."

The irritable young man frowned.

"Are you scared of him? What’s there to be afraid of? Why didn’t you mention it before?"

Gu Zhuo: "I thought you didn’t like hearing about it. Otherwise, why always reply with ’ha’?"

Gu Li: "..."

Not wanting to tell the truth, Gu Li said, "Is that cousin really so scary? Only a few years older than us."

"Why don’t you go and see for yourself?" Gu Zhuo instinctively suggested, then altered his tone, "Oh, right, you don’t want to go."

Gu Li: "..." The sumptuous food suddenly lost its flavor.

Unconsciously adjusting his black-rimmed glasses, Gu Zhuo tested, "Or maybe you actually really want to go?"

His mind was sensitive, and he could secretly ponder over one thing multiple times. He had thought maybe his brother actually wanted to go, but his brother’s consistent actions and words suggested otherwise. However, talking about it meant he might want to. Back and forth, he didn’t dare draw a conclusion lightly.

"I’m not going!"

Gu Li straightforwardly pulled a plate of spicy and sour lotus roots towards himself and devoured it.

Gu Zhuo, who liked spicy and sour lotus roots: "..."