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She went straight home.
The three little fellows were playing together at home.
Cherry, who didn’t have to attend school now, was gaming all she wanted.
Pete looked at her helplessly. He wanted to persuade her to study, but unfortunately for him, Cherry was paying him no attention whatsoever. As for Xander, he seemed to be playing with his cell phone indifferently as though he was trying to study and learn something on it.
When Nora got home, she saw the three little fellows playing separately on their own.
The moment she entered the room, Cherry looked up at her and immediately tossed her cell phone aside. She ran over, hugged her leg, and said, “Mommy, you’re back? I missed you! Did you miss me?” Nora: “…”
Just like that, the scolding Nora was about to give upon seeing Cherry playing on her cell phone again was suppressed.
The little fellow knew how to deal with her simply too well.
Nora heaved a soundless sigh and ruffled her hair.
Cherry blinked with her dark grape-like eyes, and with great self-awareness, said, “Mommy, I’d only just started my first round when you came. I wasn’t playing at all till now! Really! You can ask Pete and Xander about it if you don’t believe me!”
Cherry blinked her eyes a couple of times at Pete and Xander after she spoke.
“… Yeah, she wasn’t playing,” said Xander.
Pete looked at Nora. The upright little guy didn’t want to lie to his mother, so he felt a little troubled and his face scrunched up.
When Queenie, who was next to him, caught a glimpse of his expression, she burst out laughing, which sort of rescued Pete from his dilemma. She remarked, “Your children have such distinct personalities.”
She pointed at Cherry and commented, “She’s a quick-witted little imp.”
Then, she pointed to Pete and commented, “This boy is already so calm and steady at his young age. He’s got a very strong sense of awareness of being the eldest.”
But as soon as she said that, Xander retorted indignantly, “I’m the eldest here!”
Pete looked at Xander and sighed. “Okay, okay, you’re the eldest. Don’t kick up a fuss with Grandaunt Queenie.”
Xander: “?”
What’s up with that indulgent tone?
He sounded just like an elder brother tolerating his younger brother’s tantrums!
Xander was about to erupt. “I’m telling the truth! I’m the eldest!”
“Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, everything you say is right,” said Pete.
Xander: “…”
The little guy had always been sharp-tongued and eloquent with others, but why was he feeling like he was at a huge disadvantage when he was up against Pete’s “good-natured and modest” personality?
It was as if he was the one being unreasonable and kicking up a fuss.
The corners of Xander’s lips spasmed. He sneered and said, “Fine, whoever has the higher IQ between the two of us would be the eldest. How does that sound?”
Pete replied, “Okay.”
Xander looked straight at the book in his hand and said, “Then let’s compete using Mathematical Olympiad problems?”
Pete replied, “Sure, I’m okay with them all. It’s also okay if we don’t compete.”
Xander: “!!!”
Seeing that Xander was already all bent out of shape, Pete blinked a couple of times with his dark eyes.
Earlier, he had been having a dispute with Xander over who was elder between the two, but later, his mommy had said that whoever was calmer, steadier, and more tolerant of their younger siblings would be the elder brother. It was at that time that Pete had suddenly understood the true meaning of being an elder brother.
And wasn’t that so? Look at how he had shut up Xander who was smart-mouthed and liked insulting others.
Seeing how calm and unperturbed he was, Xander looked at Cherry. The little girl had already taken advantage of the quarrel between the two boys to pick up her cell phone and had started another fierce and exciting team battle.
Xander asked, “Cherry, who is the elder brother here?”
Cherry didn’t even look up. “You are both my elder brothers!”
“No,” Xander said, “You have to say who your eldest brother is!”
Nora was a little troubled by the dispute between the two boys.
The problem was, even as their mother, she couldn’t even give an answer, either.
Upon being pressed for an answer by Xander, Cherry blinked and looked up. “Actually, Pete has always been the eldest to me~”
As soon as she said that, Xander’s eyes turned red. “How can you say that?!”
Compared to Xander, Pete was calmer and steadier. On top of that, he gave in to her all the time and even planned everything out for her, so Cherry had long since considered Pete the eldest among them.
As for Xander, because of the environment he was brought up in, he had a very extreme personality, and the way he behaved and handled things seemed a little frivolous. Although Cherry regarded him as her elder brother too, she still found Pete more like the elder brother between the two.
Could she say that, though?
Most certainly not.
Thus, Cherry blinked and sighed. “It’s because Pete and I met each other first, Xander. That’s why I think he’s the elder brother between the two of you!”
Since she couldn’t say it was a personality issue, Cherry simply diverted the topic to whom she had met first.
As soon as she said that, Xander became worked up and he shouted, “But we clearly knew each other first!”
Cherry was taken aback. “Huh? How did we know each other first?”
Xander was livid. “Have you forgotten? I already had you on Facebook Messenger a long time ago!”
Then, to prove that he had known Cherry before Pete, Xander took out his cell phone, opened up Messenger, and showed it to Cherry. He asked, “Do you remember now?”
Cherry: “!!”
She blinked and looked at Xander again. “Oh, I see, so you’re that friend I made online!”
Upon the sudden realization, Cherry remarked, “No wonder I found you so annoying the first time I met you! So that’s why!”
Xander: “…”
But right after she spoke, Cherry held her hands over her mouth. Why did she blurt out the truth in a moment of agitation? She was too much! That must have seriously hurt Xander’s self-esteem.
In an attempt to make amends, Cherry added, “From the looks of it, it seems that we are really meant to be! You can be the eldest, then!”
Cherry then turned to Pete and asked, “Pete, you won’t mind, right?”
Pete continued to wave magnanimously and replied, “Nah, I don’t. It’s fine, we’ll just go with whatever you guys say.”
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