LOT -Chapter 249 The Virtuous Sister and the Future Brother-in-Law

The two of them stood up there thinking for a long while, but no solution came to mind. In the end, following Bai Xiao’s suggestion, Lin Mo decided to call for help from the pair inside.

“Brother Jiji, come save us! Come help! I can’t get down!”

The two people inside: …

Why didn’t she think of the fact that she might not be able to get down when she was climbing up? Every time she does something, she never thinks about the consequences. Others suffer a setback and learn a lesson—these two? No matter how many losses they suffer, they never change.

“Help! Help!”

“Sis! Brother Jiji! Come save us!”

Standing on the tree, the two of them kept shouting. Lin Ran and Ji Qianhua hurried out.

“Would you two shut up already! Aren’t you embarrassed? What if people hear you? If the whole courtyard rushes over, let’s see how you explain your humiliation then.”

Lin Mo pitifully looked down at her sister and said, “Sis, you’re actually worrying about embarrassment at this time? The most important thing is to get me down. Brother Jiji, if I jump, can you catch me?”

Ji Qianhua looked at the height, then mentally calculated Lin Mo’s weight. In the end, he wasn’t sure if he could really catch her.

Mainly because falling comes with momentum. He couldn’t guarantee that an accident wouldn’t happen. If something went wrong, what would he do?

Bai Xiao: 【I’ve thought of an idea. Let’s turn on our protection mode. Then Brother Jiji can catch us. No matter what happens, we won’t get hurt.】

Lin Mo’s eyes instantly lit up. 【Right! Xiao Bai, you’re so smart. You’re becoming more and more like me—full of intelligence and talent!】

The two people below: …

Ji Qianhua was speechless. You two do realize your “protection mode” is basically turning into indestructible iron bodies, right? If you fall and don’t get hurt, then what about me?!

Is my life not a life? If either of you bumps into me with some part of your body by accident, I’d be bedridden for days!

Lin Ran also didn’t understand how these two thought. Sure, the idea technically worked, but the danger factor was way too high—especially for other people.

“Forget it. Go get a ladder. Jumping down is too dangerous—for both of you and for Ji Qianhua.”

“I thought you two went to see Big Brother. Why are you here again? Don’t tell me he kicked you out.”

These two had been causing chaos all morning. They got kicked out by their parents, wandered around here for a bit, and then ran off. Judging from their behavior, they were absolutely kicked out by their elder brother.

Lin Mo immediately refuted, “How could we possibly get kicked out? We left voluntarily to give Big Brother and the County Princess some space. They were having a romantic moment—what were we supposed to do there?”

Bai Xiao: 【??? Were they having a romantic moment? I clearly remember they were discussing serious business. We left only because listening to them made our heads hurt.】

Lin Mo clicked her tongue. 【Can you not ruin my lines every time? It makes us look like we don’t like studying serious matters. That affects people’s impression of us!】

【Even if we’re talking inside our minds, we must maintain our image. Image must be built by ourselves.】

Lin Ran twitched the corner of her mouth. She really had no idea how to describe her thick-skinned little sister anymore.

You really think you still have an “image” left? Who exactly gave you such confidence?

Not long after, Ji Qianhua returned with a ladder. They had climbed too high, so even the ladder couldn’t reach them properly—they had to inch closer down on their own.

Under tense guidance, the two finally made it down safely.

【My god! I’m never climbing trees randomly again. That was terrifying! Even if I climb, I’m not climbing this high ever again! Going up but not being able to come down is too embarrassing.】

Lin Mo looked at the tears in her clothes and felt heartbroken. She had just made this outfit, and today was her first time wearing it. How did it end up torn so quickly?

“Sis, do you have needle and thread? Can you help me sew this? My clothes got torn.”

She turned around to show her back. The front was clean and tidy, but the back had several long rips—as if the tree had deliberately chosen the most noticeable spot to scratch.

Because of these two troublemakers, Lin Ran and Ji Qianhua’s alone time was ruined. In the end, both of them were stuck mending clothes.

Ji Qianhua held Bai Xiao’s clothing with a frustrated expression. “Seriously—why am I the one doing this? I’ve never sewn clothes for anyone before.”

Sure, living in the military camp all these years, he’d learned many survival skills. But those were for use on himself. Never had he used them on others.

He hadn’t even sewn a single stitch for Ran’er, yet his first time sewing for someone else went to… a grown man. It was suffocating.

Bai Xiao smiled ingratiatingly and sweet-talked him: “I don’t know this craft, so please forgive me, brother. I know you learned many skills during your years outside. This is a great chance to show them off.”

“In the future, I’ll learn from you too. I’ll strive to become a man who can manage the hall and the kitchen. I’ll also learn needlework. But right now, I simply don’t have the ability.”

His flattery lifted Ji Qianhua’s mood instantly. A few swift stitches later, the clothing was mended. The work was simple, but done quickly and neatly.

As for Lin Mo, she was pestering her sister to embroider flowers on her clothes.

“Sis~, since the clothes already have a huge hole, just embroider a flower on top! I want a big peony on the back—the kind that stands out in a crowd!”

Lin Ran, holding the needle: … Say one more word and I’ll sew your mouth shut.

Just because she wasn’t doing the work didn’t mean it was easy. Did she not know that embroidery required time and patience? Where was she supposed to find that time right now?

“Move. Don’t block my hand. If you block me again, you can sew it yourself.”

Lin Mo pouted sadly and stepped aside.

To be honest… her sister and this troublesome man actually looked quite fitting together like this. They even had a bit of that virtuous wife, virtuous husband vibe.

This troublemaker had even gotten fairer since returning. He almost resembled his childhood self again—he wasn’t ugly anymore, and had even become a bit handsome.

【Xiao Bai, Ji Qianhua has gotten so fair and good-looking now. Is there seriously no one who likes him?】