Chapter 209: Talking All Night
“Don’t say sorry, Older Sister, you didn’t do anything wrong.”
Shi An’an firmly turned Shi Anxin’s body around and looked into her eyes.
“You want to protect us because you love us, love every person in this home.
Older Sister, not just me, but Father, Mother, the elder brothers, all of us, we all have this idea.”
“To make yourself outstanding, to become even stronger, thereby protecting family, protecting the people you want to protect, that’s also what I’ve always wanted in my heart!”
Shi An’an looked at Older Sister and continued with a smile, “But I’m also very frustrated.
When Eldest Brother went missing, I felt very guilty for not being able to help Eldest Brother, letting so many of Eldest Brother’s comrades sacrifice…”
Shi Anxin hurriedly said, “That’s not your fault!”
“Later, when Eldest Brother established the Independent Legion, I still felt very guilty because I didn’t understand, I couldn’t help at all, couldn’t give Eldest Brother and them any help…”
“That’s not your fault either, we didn’t understand those things, and you hadn’t been exposed to them!”
“Finally, when that black hole appeared on H11 planet, I felt even more panicked and guilty. We worked hard for so long to build such a beautiful planet; if it gets destroyed, what then?”
“That’s even less your fault! That’s someone manipulating it, wanting to destroy these things; they even want to capture you…”
“And that experimental base, when I saw those people with my own eyes, those children, those… people ruthlessly experimented on, I couldn’t save them, couldn’t help them…”
Shi Anxin anxiously comforted her younger sister, “An’an. Don’t think like that; the ones at fault aren’t you, it’s that Wang Cheng and those bad people!”
Shi An’an looked up at Older Sister, “See, when you’re comforting me, Older Sister, you’re so rational. Why can’t you see clearly when it comes to your own matters?”
“Don’t put all the blame on yourself; that will only add to your own burden.
Older Sister, I hope you can be like Lele, happy and carefree.”
Shi Lele, nearby, heard this and her face lit up with joy, “Yeah, yeah, wouldn’t it be great to be like me? Don’t think about anything, don’t do anything, just open your eyes every day, do today’s things well, don’t worry about whether yesterday was done well, don’t worry about tomorrow’s undone tasks, just do today’s well and it’s OK!”
Shi An’an nodded in agreement, “Indeed, Lele is the smartest among us, just doing today’s well.”
Shi Anxin listened to Lele’s words, lost in thought.
“I know it’s hard to change suddenly, but I hope you can slowly let go of yourself.
Look, when we were in trouble, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, they also couldn’t help…”
“Pfft!”
Mentioning Third Brother and Fourth Brother, Shi Anxin finally laughed out loud, “Indeed, especially Third Brother who couldn’t help at all!”
Mentioning Third Brother, Shi Anxin and Shi Lele started telling Shi An’an about all the bizarre things Shi Anlei had done this year chasing his wife.
“Come on, let’s go back to the room and chat lying on the bed!”
“Okay!”
“Okay!”
The three happily returned to the room, preparing for an all-night chat.
After the three left, An Yun emerged from the shadows, a smile on her face, “I told you before to chat more with Xin Xin. Sigh, Xin Xin is too sensitive.”
At this moment, An Yun was communicating with her husband and happened to hear her daughters’ voices, so she quietly followed and overheard a bit.
But after hearing it, she felt extremely heartbroken. Xin Xin had been gloomy every day this year, training non-stop, impossible to find; sometimes she wanted to chat with her, but there was no time.
Now that An’an is back, it’s good for them to open up to each other. She hoped Xin Xin could untie her heart’s knot and not put too much pressure on herself.
Shi Zhen Guang also heard what his eldest daughter said, and he felt deeply guilty.
“I know, it’s my fault. I haven’t had time before, sigh. Xin Xin has been sensitive since childhood, because her talent wasn’t good, she worked harder than anyone from a young age; I know all this…”
“You know all that, why didn’t you guide her?” An Yun glared at her husband.
Shi Zhen Guang choked, “I did guide her, it’s just… Xin Xin couldn’t get over her own hurdle…”
An Yun sighed softly; she knew all this, so she had no way either, could only slowly guide her.
“Later I’ll have An’an properly guide Xin Xin; don’t worry.” Shi Zhen Guang said.
An Yun narrowed her eyes, “You’d better not say anything; hurry up and finish dealing with things, that’s more effective than any words! So the kids don’t have to worry all day.”
“………Okay, okay, okay, it’ll be done soon! Anfeng has already gone to negotiate with the Empire; with the Empire’s help, it’ll be over quickly.”
“Hurry up, the kids still need to go back to class. Once everything is back on track, it’ll all be fine!” An Yun thought expectantly.
“Okay, wife!”
“By the way, what about that Wang Cheng?”
Shi Zhen Guang’s face darkened, “The Capital Star side wants to take him away, but we’re holding firm not letting them; now it’s a standoff. Hmph, anyway, I’m not releasing him, no matter what they say!”
An Yun frowned upon hearing this, “Wang Cheng’s experimental base is fully exposed, everyone knows about those heinous things he did; what do those people want? To save him?!!!”
Shi Zhen Guang sneered, “Probably not saving, but fearing the poisons Wang Cheng gave them; they’re afraid of dying!”
“Hmph, accomplices in crime!”
……
Here, after Shi An’an and the other two finished discussing Third Brother’s glorious history, they gossiped about many other people on the planet.
Shi An’an listened intently, full of enthusiasm.
As soon as gossip came up, Shi An’an felt it was boring just lying there.
She got up and took out a few seeds.
“An’an, what are you doing?” Shi Lele looked at Shi An’an curiously.
Shi Anxin glanced and held back a laugh, “She thinks listening to gossip without some snacks is disrespectful to the gossip!”
Shi An’an’s little scheme was seen through by Older Sister, but she didn’t feel embarrassed, “Of course, don’t you think so? Come on, have some fruit with sunflower seeds!”
Shi An’an quickly accelerated growth on the seeds; one by one, bright red strawberries emitted a rich fragrance, very tempting.
Seeing this, Shi Anxin and Shi Lele couldn’t resist either; they got out of bed, each hugging a pot of strawberries and picking them to eat.
Shi An’an then accelerated growth on sunflowers immediately, keeping the seeds; she took out the tools she had made before and quickly dried the sunflower seeds…
“Come on, continue what you were saying: Ling Xi picked Master Wu’s green plants thinking they were vegetables; what happened after?” Shi An’an grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, cracking them while asking curiously.
Shi Lele also grabbed a handful, “So fragrant!”
Shi Anxin silently grabbed a handful too, cracking sunflower seeds, feeling unusually relaxed in her heart.
