"Snort..."
Jiang Sui darted to Su Hang's side, closed her eyes, and leaned in, sniffing from his arm down to his chin. "Hey? Brother, why do I smell something envious about you?"
Su Hang pushed him away with a look of disgust. "You're doing this stupid thing again, get lost."
Jiang Sui turned her head and pouted, saying, "They gave you a birthday present, why are you treating me so coldly?"
"Alright, I've accepted the birthday present." Su Hang took the gift box and pointed to the door, saying, "Now you can leave my room."
Jiang Sui shook Su Hang's arm, "Open it and take a look, your sister picked out a lot of little things that are meaningful to you!"
Su Hang had no choice but to open the box in front of everyone.
Open the box covered with line-cut puppy stickers.
A huge empty bucket came into view.
Jiang Sui said emotionally, "I bought you a 5-liter cup, my dear brother. I won't allow you to lose to anyone when it comes to drinking water!"
Su Hang picked up the empty bucket, his eyelids twitching. "Did you pick this up from the trash can?"
"How is that possible?" Jiang Sui said, hands on her hips. "I searched all the major shopping malls in Jiangbei District before I found an empty water bucket in such good condition and intact."
"That must have been very kind of you, so..." Su Hang took out a hard-shell paper bag and a yellow urea bag from the gift box, "What do these two bags mean?"
Jiang Sui, with her hands behind her back, smiled sweetly and said, "Brother, you're such a trendsetter! These two bags, one hard-sided and one soft-leather, you can switch between them every day."
"Do you think I'm trendy?" Su Hang pulled out a tattered book, his face darkening. "What's with this overused cookbook?"
"You like my cooking, right? When you have time, you can learn how to cook it yourself."
"I tolerated the empty buckets, I tolerated the paper bags and urea bags, I tolerated the rotten recipes." Su Hang pulled out a brick, his lips twitching wildly. "What do you mean by giving me a brick?"
"Oh dear, bro, you forgot? Remember when we climbed Mount Daizong together last summer? This is a strange rock I secretly picked up!"
Su Hang said coldly, "Oh, this strange rock is quite unique; it actually looks exactly like a brick."
Jiang Sui quickly said, "I'm not teasing you anymore, bro. All the previous gifts were just my abstract designs. This last potato chip can is the real birthday present I wanted to give you!"
"Potato chip bucket?"
Su Hang rummaged through the Ella grass at the bottom of the box and sure enough, found a Kobik potato chip can. He picked it up casually and said, "You're not kidding me?"
Jiang Sui's eyes flashed with a sly glint. "Why don't you open it and see?"
Su Hang unscrewed the cap.
With a snap.
A plastic "python" darted out.
"Screw you!" Su Hang quickly dropped the can of potato chips and frantically shoved himself against the gaming table, his face turning green with fear. "Where did this python come from?"
Hahaha.
Jiang Sui burst into laughter, "You get the test wrong every year, brother! You're so cute when you're afraid of snakes!"
" Jiang Sui!"
Su Hang raised his fist, angrily saying, "Fine, you're pulling this prank on me again. You really think I won't mess with you?"
"Brother, I was wrong, I was wrong." Jiang Sui, seeing that things were going well, quickly begged for forgiveness. "Touch the bottom of the box again, that's the real gift I wanted to give you."
He saw the sincerity in his younger sister's eyes.
Suppressing his anger, Su Hang reached into the bottom of the box and rummaged through the Ella grass. He quickly touched a long, cold, slippery creature.
I took it out and looked at it.
It was a Little Snake that was entirely white.
"I actually believed your nonsense." Su Hang grabbed the Little Snake, laughing angrily, "Trying to pull that toy snake trick again, are you trying to scare me?"
"Huh?"
Jiang Sui stared at the white snake, her face full of confusion. "Brother, the real gift I want to give you is the Imperial Emperor Steed model car."
"What's wrong? Has the Imperial Emperor Steed car model White Lady come to life?" Su Hang poked the Little White's head with his finger and sneered, "Wow, this Little White is pretty realistic, it can even move. Where did you get this high-tech toy snake?"
"Brother!" Jiang Sui suddenly cried out in terror, "That's a real snake! Throw it away!"
"The Oscars owe you a Best Actress award, Jiang Sui?" Su Hang tugged at the white snake. "Let me see where the control switch is."
Jiang Sui was terrified and retreated repeatedly. "Brother, that's a real snake! This is the only time I'm not lying to you!"
"Keep pretending! Keep pretending, and once I find the control switch, you're dead, Jiang Sui!" Su Hang traced the snake's path from tail to head, finally meeting the Little White's gaze. "Could it be voice-activated?"
"Hiss hiss hiss."
The white snake flicked out its scarlet tongue.
"Is technology really that advanced now?" Su Hang asked, quite surprised. "Even toy snakes can flick their tongues?"
The next second.
"A toy snake?"
"Spit the letter!"
Su Hang's expression froze and stiffened.
"Hiss hiss hiss."
The white snake flicked its scarlet tongue again.
"This is... a real snake!"
Su Hang closed his eyes, kicked his legs, and fainted.
2000-YEARS-LATER.
"Brother, wake up, wake up, brother."
" Brother Hang, Brother Hang!"
Hearing his younger sister's anxious calls, Su Hang groggily opened his eyes. Before him stood two girls: his younger sister, Jiang Sui, and her best friend, Huyan Ya.
Where's the snake?
Su Hang jumped up, grabbed the computer monitor next to him, and asked nervously, "Where did that white snake go?"
"I just tucked it under Leifeng Pagoda." Jiang Sui pointed to the Leifeng Pagoda figurine in the corner of the room. "Don't worry, brother, it can't get out."
" Jiang Sui."
Su Hang gritted his teeth, ready to explode in anger.
Huyan Ya shielded Jiang Sui behind her and hurriedly said, " Brother Hang, I checked. It's a pet snake, scientifically known as White Lady, and it's non-venomous. I guess Sui Bao went to the reptile shop to buy a prank prop and accidentally dropped it into the box."
With outsiders present, Su Hang naturally had to be mindful, glaring fiercely at Jiang Sui, "I'll deal with you later!"
" Brother Hang, my sister asked me to pass on a message to you."
What did you say?
She said she's waiting for you at the usual place!
Despite being mentally prepared, Su Hang's face still darkened when he confirmed it; what was coming had finally arrived.
I'm going out for a bit.
Su Hang quickly put on his coat, grabbed his motorcycle keys, and before leaving, glanced at the gold mask hanging on the wall. After hesitating for a moment, he put it in his pocket.
"Thank goodness for you, Yaya." Jiang Sui was so moved that she burst into tears and hugged Huyan Ya tightly. "Otherwise, I would definitely have gotten a good scolding from my brother."
"It's alright, it's what I should do." Huyan Ya watched Su Hang's departing figure with a hint of worry. " Sui Bao, Brother Hang and my sister are very close, right?"
Jiang Sui smiled through her tears, "Of course! They've known each other for seven years, you could even call them childhood sweethearts. They're meeting at their usual spot, probably to catch up alone. What are you worried about?"
Huyan Ya stammered, " Sui Bao, my sister hasn't seen Brother Hang for three years. Do you think it's normal for her to carry a knife?"
Jiang Sui was stunned. "With a knife?"