I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 369: The Pitiful Dad Who Was Knocked Silly

Chapter 369: Chapter 369: The Pitiful Dad Who Was Knocked Silly

The fierce look on Fourth Master’s face had surfaced, but seeing the little face of Jiaojiao, he forcefully choked it back down.

Why does this child seem so... irresistibly adorable?

Thus, Six, who was standing beside Fourth Master, witnessed a miraculous scene.

One second ago, Fourth Master was fierce and cruel, the next moment, his brows relaxed, revealing a self-proclaimed harmless smile, no, it was not just a smile anymore, it was a blooming flower of a smile.

Six was startled as he had not seen him smile like this before, he took a step back, carefully observing, it was too unusual!

"Young lady, how old are you?"

"Just turned eleven." Jiaojiao was still tilting her head, observing the man before her.

"Your mother—" Fourth Master was about to inquire about her mother’s age but felt it would be too obvious, so he changed the subject, "What does your father do?"

"My father died but resurrected, in short, he is half-dead half-alive — Ah!!!!!!" Jiaojiao suddenly recalled something.

She retreated a step back, taking a distant look at Fourth Master, then approached for a closer look, and even gestured for Fourth Master to bend down.

Normally fierce Fourth Master, surprisingly complied in the presence of this beautiful young girl, bending down as asked.

Jiaojiao put her hand on his face, it was warm and his chin even had stubble, it felt ticklish — he was alive!

The man from the painting was alive!

"What’s the matter?" Fourth Master had never been touched by a child this old, he felt warm inside. Looking at this child always had an indescribable comfort.

"You are my —" Tears welled up in Jiaojiao’s eyes, her throat seemed choked up, she couldn’t even get the words out, so she simply cried outloud.

Seeing the child crying for no apparent reason, Fourth Master hurried to wipe her tears. But each touch only made her cry harder.

The sound of a child’s crying always wrenches at heartstrings.

Xiaoliu lost his patience and snarled:

"Stop your wailing, little brat, or else—oof!"

He was kicked over again.

Fourth Master pulled his leg back, glared at him and scolded: "Why do you talk so much, what’s all that nonsense?!"

Xiaoliu felt wronged to the extreme. The brat’s crying made his ears hurt, but he’s not allowed to say anything?

Fourth Master saw Jiaojiao kept crying, she sobbed as if his heart was missing something, so he simply picked her up.

As soon as he picked her up, Jiaojiao automatically put her arms around his neck, burying her head in his chest. This feeling was something she had secretly dreamt of many times. Unlike her brother’s embrace, it was a different feeling.

"Do you... like girls?" Jiaojiao asked.

Her little face was wet with tears and her speech was still muffled. As she sobbed her pigtails swung back and forth. She looked so cute that Fourth Master’s heart almost melted.

"If they’re as beautiful as you, of course, I’d like them." Fourth Master started having an odd thought, similar to when he saw a piece of jadeite, a kind of eagerness to possess it.

But this was someone else’s child... and that beautiful matron... was also someone else’s wife...

Fourth Master suddenly found himself feeling down. He desperately wanted to see, what kind of man could have such a good fortune.

While being held by him, Jiaojiao was reluctant to let go of her grip, and Fourth Master just let her. He freed one hand to rummage through his pocket.

There was only tobacco in his pocket. If he had known he would meet such a cute girl, he would’ve put a couple of candies in his pocket.

One was being held and didn’t want to let go, while the other was holding on to his neck and didn’t want to let go. Time flew by.

"Fourth Master, we should go." Five minutes later, Xiaoliu couldn’t bear it anymore.

The bastard who cheated Fourth Master’s ring could come back anytime. Now the best choice is to kidnap the bastard’s sister in retaliation. Or, at least, give her a good scare.

What’s this prolonged hugging about?

From his expression, it seems Fourth Master has really taken a fancy to someone else’s daughter as his own.

"You’re not leaving." Jiaojiao hugged his neck, almost strangling Fourth Master.

An eleven-year-old kid weighs around 150 pounds, although skinny, she still had strength.

"You’re coming home with me, you must come home with me!"

"I’m not going with you." The thought of that bastard who stole his thumb ring and beat his brother still angered Fourth Master.

He just couldn’t figure out, how could such a cute little girl be related with such a disgusting bastard. He couldn’t help but complain.

"You’re so cute, why is your brother so odious - why are you looking at me like that?"

Fourth Master felt that Jiaojiao was looking at him strangely, like... out of sympathy?

"My mother says that I resemble her, and my brother resembles you... my deadbeat dad."

"I think so too, you and your mother are both so nice... your dad must have been a complete asshole."

Fourth Master spoke the last sentence with an incredible bitterness. His voice was low, but Jiaojiao heard him clearly.

So, the way she looked at him grew even more sympathetic.

This "father who came to life from a painting" didn’t look so smart, constantly belittling himself.

Jiaojiao held him tightly, fearing that he might run away. Her little brain was working non-stop, figuring out how to drag him home.

Her brother and sister-in-law didn’t deliberately avoid her when they were chatting.

So Jiaojiao kind of knew what her father’s situation was.

Her sister-in-law once mentioned that her father might have fallen off a cliff and hit his head, and consequently lost his memory of her and her brother.

Considering this, it was forgivable that he acted a little silly.

Within this brief minute, she had even thought about how to write her essay for next week — "My Silly Father".

"Fourth Master, it’s about time." Xiaoliu heard the sound of a tractor, he was not sure if it was Yu Jingting coming back with the glass.

They agreed to give that brat a lesson, right?

What’s he doing, gently holding someone else’s sister?

"Let’s go get something to eat, okay?" Fourth Master really couldn’t bear to pull the girl away, so he asked while holding her.

"My sister-in-law said that strangers who say things like "come with me to buy some food" are usually human traffickers. But you’re not a stranger... can you wait for me here while I go and tell her?"

"No!" Xiaoliu just opened his mouth to speak and was met with a glare from Fourth Master.

"Then I will wait for you here."

Jiaojiao jumped down from his arms and ran all the way home.

Xiaoliu was getting impatient and wringing his hands.

"Fourth Master, we agreed to scare that brat a bit, now that you’ve let her notify her family, what’s going to happen?"

The most tender-hearted kidnapper in history?

"Besides, what if she tells her mom, and she lets her brother beat us up?"

"Her brother’s not here, and her mum doesn’t know us. What’s there to fear?"

After a while, Jiaojiao ran out again, carrying a small piggy bank in her arms.

"What are you holding?" Fourth Master asked.

"A piggy bank; I have money! I’ll treat you to fried cakes."

The money that she’s been saving for so long was mostly spent on toys for Suizi’s kids. But there were still some left.

Jiaojiao decided to use it to buy food for her not-so-smart dad.

Fourth Master felt a surge of emotion, his eyes welling up with tears. How could this child be so adorable?

Inside the house, Suizi put down the telescope, watching Jiaojiao leave with Fourth Master.

Jiaojiao was really smart.

She had just come back and was afraid that Wang Cuihua would get too excited and hurt herself, so she sneakily pulled Suizi to the outside room and they whispered together for a long time.

Suizi had told her little niece what to do. Whether or not they could keep their father-in-law here depended on Jiaojiao.

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