Chapter 242: Cousins
An Han never really looked forward to the New Year, and she also hated the loud noise caused by fireworks and firecrackers.
Sadly, this small city had no rule banning fireworks, so once the holiday season began, little kids were already running around making trouble with firecrackers.
Throwing them into people’s windows, tossing them at people’s feet, blowing up soda cans, even blowing up sewer covers…
Everything she used to do as a kid was now being repeated by these little troublemakers.
“Sister! It’s New Year!”
“Today is only Lunar New Year’s Eve, it doesn’t count as New Year yet.”
An Han sat on a small stool in front of her house, watching her little sister run around playing with different firecrackers. She couldn’t help but warn her.
“Be careful! Don’t fall.”
“I know!”
Resting her chin on her hands, An Han watched her sister run farther away, then turned to look at her father leaning against the door frame.
Her father was getting more used to having an extra daughter in the house, but he always felt embarrassed about it and never introduced An Han to his friends.
“An Han, I bought you two sets of clothes to wear for New Year.”
“I already have way too many clothes… I can’t even wear them all…”
“Isn’t that how girls are supposed to be? How can you still wear clothes like before, only two or three sets all year? That’s not how a girl should dress.” Her father glared at her. “Try them on upstairs later. If they don’t fit, I’ll go exchange them.”
Even though he felt embarrassed, her father still cared a lot about her.
An Han could only nod helplessly. She leaned against the wall, took out her phone, and checked the class group and relatives group to see if there were any red envelopes.
“Dad, where’s my New Year’s money?”
She suddenly remembered.
“You’re already twenty-two and still want New Year’s money?”
Even though he grumbled, her father took out an already-prepared red envelope and handed it to her.
“Here, count it yourself.”
“Thanks, Dad! You’re so good to me!”
Smiling happily, An Han immediately took out the money and counted it one by one.
A full two thousand yuan!
“Your mother’s one thousand is also inside.”
“That’s a lot more than before!”
Last year, all her New Year’s money didn’t even reach five hundred. Her parents gave two or three hundred, her grandparents one or two hundred, and some aunts and uncles gave a little symbolically.
“Girls spend more money.”
Beaming, she put the money back into the red envelope, planning to deposit it into her bank card later.
All her worries about turning a year older disappeared in an instant thanks to the New Year’s money.
While she was still enjoying her happiness, she suddenly noticed a pretty girl appearing at the end of the alley.
“Lin Yue!” An Han waved excitedly. “Are you here to take me out shopping?”
These days, she had often been going out with Lin Yue. Since it was the holiday season, they were both free and didn’t need to help with anything at home.
After several outings, Lin Yue’s impression of An Han had shifted from “blind date partner” to “real best friend.”
But right after, An Han noticed Lin Fan following behind.
Her face instantly darkened. Every time they went out, Lin Fan always tagged along, which forced her to repeat again and again that she was actually male.
But even so, Lin Fan seemed determined to believe otherwise.
With the enthusiasm of a lapdog, he ran ahead of his cousin and rushed toward her, carrying two bags of snacks and a cup of milk tea.
“Xiao Han! I was just passing by, so I bought you something to eat!”
“Fried chicken bites and an egg burger. Here, take them! I need to head back soon.”
Lin Fan eagerly shoved the food into her hands.
“I’m a guy!” An Han glared at him, furious. “Do you want to date a man that badly?!”
“How could you be a guy?” Lin Fan laughed. “If you take it out and it’s bigger than mine, then I’ll believe you.”
“Ask Lin Yue!”
“But you always tell Lin Yue that you’re a girl.”
“……”
These two cousins were seriously giving her a headache. One refused to believe she was a man, and the other insisted she was a man…
Could the two of you not talk to each other privately and at least agree on something?
“Even if I were a girl, there’s no way I would like you, okay?” An Han glared at him again.
“See? You just admitted it.”
At this time, Lin Yue also came running over. She was slightly out of breath, and there was obvious envy in her eyes when she looked at An Han.
After spending more time together, she had realized that not only was An Han’s chest bigger than hers, her legs were nicer, and her waist was slimmer too. She completely couldn’t compete with this “boy.”
“You look so pretty every day~” she said with amazement. “My cousin is totally obsessed with you! I finally realized he likes men.”
“Lin Yue! Look at her, what part of her looks like a man?” Lin Fan argued loudly beside them.
“An Han is a man!”
“What kind of man has a chest bigger than yours?”
“Rude!”
The noise around her made An Han hold her head in pain. But Lin Yue grabbed her arm and pulled her away angrily.
“Don’t pay attention to him. He’s annoying!”
“But I really am a girl.” Stumbling as she was dragged along, she hurried to clarify. “Your cousin wasn’t wrong.”
“You let him bribe you already?”
“No!”
Lin Yue cautiously looked back, and after making sure Lin Fan was far away, she leaned close to An Han’s ear and whispered, “How do you keep your figure?”
An Han had no idea how to answer. Her appearance was created using attribute points.
Since they were almost the same height, she subconsciously glanced at Lin Yue, only to notice that her chest seemed a bit bigger than before.
Seeing her gaze, Lin Yue proudly puffed out her chest. “I’m using padding!”
“……”
“You keep saying I’m a man, so why are you even comparing this with me…”
An Han had no strength to complain anymore.
“Are you sure you’re not actually a girl?”
The more time they spent together, the more Lin Yue’s original belief had been shaken.
“Yeah. I only told your cousin I’m a man because I didn’t want him to cling to me.”
“It’s fine, I don’t mind. I just want to know how you trained your legs, and how your waist got so thin…”
“That… I just added points.”
“Huh?”
As they were about to leave the alley, her little sister came running at full speed and jumped into An Han’s arms, hugging her waist tightly.
“Sister! I want to go play too!”
But behind her, their mother’s furious voice rang out. “An Siqi! Get over here!”
Her sister’s body trembled. She peeked out from An Han’s arms and looked at their mother, who was standing at the door in a rage.
At this moment their mother looked nothing like her usual elegant self. Instead, she looked like a demon straight from hell.
“I told you to finish your homework this morning! Where did you run off to?”
“I went to play with Sister!”
Their mother stormed forward. As she passed Lin Fan, she shot him a vicious glare, scaring him so much he shivered and quickly stepped aside, like a pig caught trying to eat someone else’s cabbage.
When she reached An Han, she grabbed her little daughter’s ear with a fierce look. But when she lifted her head to look at An Han, her expression instantly changed into a gentle smile.
“Will you be back for lunch?”
She was happy to see An Han making friends with other girls.
“Yes. I’ll be home around eleven or twelve.”
After watching her sister get dragged away crying, Lin Yue, who had just been acting bold like a quail, finally shuddered and whispered, “Your mom is so scary…”
“By the way, where’s Lin Fan?”
She turned around only to see Lin Fan behind them, his face completely pale like a sheet of paper.