Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All

Chapter 1616: Chapter 1286 (Part 2)

In the main room, only Kang Li, Kang Guozhu, Captain Kang, and their family members like Big Uncle Kang and Young Uncle Kang were left.

"Li Bao..."

Kang Guozhu suddenly called Kang Li very softly.

"Hmm?"

Kang Li looked at her, her beautiful eyes tinged with confusion.

"You call Old Mr. Jiang grandfather, and Mr. Jiang father, this..." He didn’t finish the sentence, but Kang Guozhu believed that Kang Li surely knew what he meant.

In fact, Kang Li did understand his unspoken meaning. She looked up at Captain Kang: "Dad..." seeking his opinion.

Big Uncle Kang, Young Uncle Kang, and the others in the Kang family all simultaneously looked towards Captain Kang.

"It’s exactly what you’re thinking." Captain Kang said calmly. After a slight pause, he continued, "But whether now or in the future, Li Bao is still the little girl of Old Kang’s home, the little daughter of her mother and me, the treasure of our family."

Kang Li’s cheeks turned red: "Dad, I’m going to get goosebumps!" She never expected to hear such cheesy words from her dad one day.

"Second Uncle, you’re right, Li Bao will always be our Old Kang’s treasure, my precious little cousin!" Kang Guozhu grinned.

Big Uncle Kang found his eldest son’s smile too harsh on the eyes and couldn’t help but glare at Kang Guozhu: "With a smile as bad as that, you’ll scare my old man’s precious little niece."

"That’s right, Guozhu, if you scare Li Bao, even though I’m getting on in years, I can still chase you down for a beating, no problem."

Third Uncle Kang and Big Uncle Kang were already considered old men in the village, unlike Captain Kang. Although he was a few years older than Young Uncle Kang, he hadn’t been toiling under the sun in recent years due to being in the North City.

With Kang Li’s subtle care in every aspect of life, combined with often gathering with the old fellows at the courtyard, watching chess, and playing occasionally, he not only maintained a fit physique but also a great spirit.

Even the white hair on his head was less than Third Uncle Kang’s!

"Dad, Young Uncle, don’t tease like that about someone. How am I scaring Li Bao with my ugly smile?" Kang Guozhu grumbled in a deep voice: "I’m her big cousin; I can’t get enough of her, why would I want to scare her?!"

"You’re fifty-two or three already, don’t you know how many wrinkles are on your face? That smile looks like elm bark crumpled together. How can Li Bao not be scared?"

Big Uncle Kang, though in his early seventies, still looked quite robust, and spoke with a powerful voice.

"Big Uncle, my Brother Guozhu is fine, his smile is so amiable, it hasn’t changed a bit from when I was a child."

Kang Li spoke up to prevent her big cousin, Kang Guozhu, from having an identity crisis from Big Uncle Kang’s comments.

"Listen, really listen, our Li Bao is so considerate, to the point of saying such self-effacing things just to save your face."

Hearing Big Uncle Kang’s words, Kang Li found it funny yet helpless, and she looked at Kang Guozhu giving him a "I tried my best" look.

The main room was lively, as was the kitchen.

Third Sister-in-law Kang, Fourth Sister-in-law Kang, and a few daughters-in-law from Big Uncle Kang’s and Young Uncle Kang’s families were busy choosing vegetables, washing them, cutting meat, and braising chicken... having casual chats and laughter occasionally.

As for Cai Xiufen, she was dragged into a room for a chat by two sisters-in-law, Big Uncle’s wife and Young Uncle’s wife. Despite being apart for a long time, their relationship hadn’t become distant.

At around noon, just after twelve, when the students got out of school, the children from Big Uncle’s and Young Uncle’s houses studying in the village school immediately ran joyfully to their Second Grandpa’s house, Kang Li’s home, to see their little cousin.

It should be noted that most of the children under Third Brother Kang and Fourth Brother Kang were attending school in the county, except for Third Brother Kang’s eldest son, Kang Yifei, who was studying in the provincial capital, so they hadn’t come back to the village today.

Kang Li was surrounded by children, hearing the non-stop chattering near her ears, responding to this one and that one, and her smile never left her face. That lasted so long that her facial muscles almost felt frozen from smiling.

Only when Grandpa Kang and Grandma Kang were brought over from Big Uncle Kang’s house by Captain Kang and the three brothers, including Big Uncle and Young Uncle, did Kang Li finally break free from the children’s circle.

In Aoli Village, Grandpa Kang and Grandma Kang were considered long-lived elders.