Chapter 126: Older Sister

  Liu Siyuan returned home on New Year's Eve, and saw that apart from his parents, the elderly grandmother was also there, probably brought back by his father from the countryside. Apart from this, when he entered the living room, what caught his eye was a stunningly beautiful woman sitting comfortably on the sofa watching TV.

  From a very young age, Liu Siyuan had always been puzzled - as siblings, why didn't he have any of his sister's elegance? Liu Jia's beauty was almost at its peak, even Ou Yang Qian and Chen Jun, who were already considered top beauties, couldn't be compared to her. Even his current girlfriend Fang Xinyi was slightly inferior to her.

  Among the beauties he knew, only Xiao Yuhuan in the capital could rival his sister.

  "Hey, little brother seems to have grown taller again!" Liu Sijia exclaimed with a smile as she saw him return, beating her parents to it.

  Her mother grumbled and said, "You don't even think about how many years it's been since you've come back home, you dead girl."

  Liu Sijia stuck out her tongue and shrank back into the sofa, not daring to speak. Fortunately, her father helped her out by saying: "Alright, alright, kiddo's busy with work, anyway she came back this year, son also came back, this year we finally got together as a family for New Year's, you should say less too."

  Liu Siyuan also came to her defense, saying: "Yes, sister, you're still as elegant as ever, not a bit older after all these years. I heard that you've made a lot of money and your English is even more fluent than Chinese."

  Liu Sijia smiled and said: "You've also learned to be glib-tongued, haven't you? Is it because you're now a county leader that you've become corrupted?"

  Mother couldn't help but ask, "Si yuan, you said on the phone last time that you became a county committee standing member. I asked some old colleagues and they said it's even higher than vice-county magistrate, is that true?"

  Liu Siyuan modestly said, "Mom, don't listen to their nonsense. The Standing Committee is the party committee team, and the Vice County Mayor is the government team. There's no way to compare them. If you must talk about ranks, they are both deputy departmental levels, which are the same."

  His father obviously knew more about these things, and he interjected: "The four sets of teams, the party committee ranks first, the government ranks third, so it's not wrong to say that they are higher than the deputy county head. Major events in the county need to be discussed by the Standing Committee."

  The mother suddenly sighed and frowned: "Old Liu, this kid seems to have lost some weight. Is he not eating well in town?"

  Liu Siyuan sighed: "Recently, it's been too busy, constantly running between the city and county, sometimes even going to the provincial capital. Although the town has arranged special logistics for me, I haven't enjoyed much of it."

  His father said indifferently: "Old Wang, don't worry about him either. When this kid gets married, he will naturally gain weight, no rush."

  As soon as the marriage was mentioned, his mother immediately became enthusiastic and asked him about the girl he had brought back last time, how is she doing now? Her parents are civil servants in the provincial city, will they look down on you?

  Liu Siyuan really couldn't explain the situation between him and Ouyang Qian clearly, so he just casually made up a few sentences. Liu Sijia, who was standing next to him, seemed to have taken an interest and kept pulling him to ask this and that, such as whether the girl was pretty or not, and asked him to take out a photo to take a look.

  Liu Siyuan could only say: "But you're not as pretty as your sister."

  Liu Sijia burst out laughing and said: "Little brother is indeed getting better at speaking after becoming a leader, but you're inexperienced in the ways of the world. These days, girls are very pragmatic, I'm afraid you'll be deceived by some bad girls. It's still best if sister helps to screen them for you, don't forget to bring her over to meet me another day."

  Liu Siyuan said irritably: "Older sister, you're only at home for a few days in the whole year, how can I let you watch it?"

  Liu Sijia said with a smile: "You can bring her to Shenjiang City for fun, I'll pay for food and accommodation."

  In the end, it was his mother who came to his rescue. She scolded her sister fiercely, saying: "You're a dead girl, how dare you say that about your brother? You should think about yourself, a girl's family at your age. Your brother has at least brought back a girl for me to see, but you, not even giving us any hope."

  Soon Liu Sijia couldn't resist anymore, stuck out her tongue and ran back to her room in a sorry state.

  She slipped back into her room, which reminded her mother, who hesitated and said: "Si Yuan, you know your grandmother is here, our house has only three rooms, it seems that this year's New Year's Eve you can only sleep in the living room."

  Before Liu Sihuan could express his opinion, his father spoke up and said that it wasn't quite right. He said that after all, our family's Sihuan was already a deputy department-level cadre, a big official, so letting him sleep on the sofa wasn't very good, was it?

  The old couple sighed and said, "If we had known that dead girl was coming back, we wouldn't have brought Grandma here." They then suggested that they go discuss with Uncle's family to let Grandma stay at their house for a few days. Just as they were saying this, Liu Sijia suddenly ran out again and interrupted, "Dad, Mom, why think so much? Can't I just live in the same room as Sihuan? What's the big deal between siblings?"

  Liu Siyuan thought for a moment and said, "Yes, the old lady is getting on in years, and it's not easy to send her back and forth."

  Seeing her parents' hesitant expressions, Liu Sijia said somewhat carelessly: "What are you thinking? Siyuan and I still have some self-control, we won't do anything that would make people and gods angry, violating human morals."

  The mother was so angry that she couldn't help but slap her on the head, saying: "You little scoundrel, you don't even know how to be ashamed as a young lady from a good family. Forget it, forget it, just let things be like this. You two can...". She originally wanted to say something else, but felt a bit embarrassed to continue.

  Liu Siyuan hastily comforted her, saying: "Mom, it's okay, my sister and I used to sleep together when we were young. Although my sister is stunningly beautiful, I've been immune to her for over 20 years after seeing her so many times, so don't worry."

  "My father also said, 'The child has grown up and knows the boundaries, so don't think wildly.' This finally convinced my mother, but neither of them noticed a hint of worry on her face."

  Entering the 21st century, to be honest, Chinese New Year is getting less and less festive. On New Year's Eve, there's no difference from ordinary days. In the county town, it's still pitch black after 8 pm. Liu Sijia laughed and said that in Shenjiang City, 8 pm is when nightlife is just beginning...

  Her mother slapped her in the face and scolded: "You little girl, not even married yet, knowing only about nightlife every day, what kind of behavior is this!"

  Liu Sijia said with a sullen face: "I'm telling you, Mom, you're really out of touch with the times. Nowadays, it's not common for girls to remain virgins before marriage..."

  Her mother's face changed drastically and she exclaimed: "You little girl wouldn't..."

  Liu Sijia burst out laughing and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, your daughter is still relatively conservative, haha." Only then did the parents' faces slightly improve.

  The whole family enjoyed a harmonious dinner together, and Liu Siyuan originally wanted to watch TV, but he hadn't watched TV for a long time and couldn't find the feeling of the past. He thought those entertainment programs were so dull and tasteless, so he went to his room early to sleep.

  He didn't realize until he got back to the room that there was only one bed, and it wasn't even a big one. He glanced at Liu Sijia sitting on the bed reading a book, and smiled wryly: "Sis, how about I just sleep on the floor instead?"

  Liu Sijia put down the book, shrugged and said indifferently: "What are you ashamed of? I'm your sister, what's there to be afraid of. We can just squeeze together on the bed."

  She said that, Liu Siyuan didn't insist anymore, took his pajamas and went to wash up. After he was done, he planned to go to bed, but still felt a bit awkward. The bed was really too small, if they wanted to sleep comfortably, the only way was to hug or stick together. He sighed, could only try to stay as far away from his sister as possible, leaving her as much space as possible, so she wouldn't be uncomfortable sleeping.

  Liu Sijia saw his pitiful appearance and slid to the edge of the bed, teasingly saying: "If you slide any further, you'll fall off, silly. Come here, let sister hug you, little brother has never let me hug him since he grew up, tonight we can finally have a heart-to-heart talk."

  "She paused for a moment and then said: 'Just right, have a good chat with your sister about your girlfriend, I'll find an opportunity to meet her!'"