Chapter 67: The Matou Family, the Ten-Year Agreement with Sakura

At the dining table, Kenshin Matou was eating, and from time to time he looked at Sakura.

Ying just lowered her head and ate her meal intermittently.

I don't know if everyone in this country is like this, or if there's something wrong with the Toosaka family's education, but Sakura has a very small appetite.

How can this work!
"Ying, eat more. This is the time for you to grow."

The power from the mysterious ancient Eastern Country drove Jianchen Matou to say so.

"Okay brother."

Ying responded obediently, but did not take any action.

Although she really wanted to listen to her brother and make him happy.

But that's how appetite is. It's impossible for it to suddenly increase or decrease.

This kind of thing needs to be done step by step and slowly.

and……

Ying lowered her head and looked at the white rice in the bowl, her eyes filled with resentment.

Although he is only seven years old, in a society where people’s hearts are no longer as pure as before, some customs are inevitable.

For example, 'thinness is beauty'.

In other matters, Sakura can still obey her brother, but not in this matter.

Xiao Xiaoying also has her own ideas.

That is, you absolutely, absolutely, absolutely cannot gain weight, and you absolutely cannot become ugly!
She still remembers what her mother said when she wanted to buy some roadside snacks during a spring outing with her mother and sister.

"Xiaoying, no boy will like you if you are so greedy."

Toosaka Aoi, who was just worried that her daughter might get an upset stomach, chuckled and scared Sakura.

"Ah! Why, mother?"

"Because if you eat too much, you will get fat, and if you get fat, you won't look good."

Toosaka Aoi looked at her naughty little daughter's frightened expression and smiled happily.

Little did she know that the words she used to threaten Ying were firmly remembered by Ying.

'Eating too much = being fat, being fat = not being liked by boys, not being liked by boys = being hated by my brother!'

'So don't eat too much!'

Staring fiercely at the white rice in the bowl, Xiao Xiaoying looked like she was staring at her enemy!
then,

A large piece of fatty pork belly was put into her bowl, exuding the smell of meat on top of the white rice.

"who!"

Little Sakura looked up suddenly, her gaze sharp and fierce.

Such a gaze made Jianchen Matou stunned.

After realizing that the person she was staring at was her brother, Sakura quickly lowered her head, her heart filled with regret.

'Ah ah ah ah ah--!'

"What are you doing? How can you look at your brother like that?!"

"Will my brother misunderstand Sakura? Will my brother dislike Sakura? This kind of thing, this kind of thing..."

As I thought about it, the corners of my eyes began to moisten, and the white rice was about to turn into salty porridge.

At this time,

A pair of hands, not much bigger than Sakura's, were placed on her head.

"Don't you like meat?"

Stroking Sakura's hair, Jianchen Matou felt a little guilty:
"I'm sorry, Ying. I just want Ying to eat more so that she can grow up healthily. Does this make Ying embarrassed?"

The gentle and guilty voice overwhelmed the timidity in Sakura's heart.

She raised her head and shook her head vigorously to deny: "No! No! It's not because of my brother, Ying, Ying just..."

The sound gradually gradually decreased, until it finally became silence.

Afraid that her brother would misunderstand her, little Sakura was full of courage and bravery.

When it comes to her own little thoughts, little Sakura is as timid as a mouse, hiding in her cave and not daring to come out.

"Can't I tell my brother?"

Jianchen Matou was curious, so he deliberately acted disappointed, sad and upset, and his voice was very depressed.

As expected,
Little Sakura, who didn't know the adult's tricks, was fooled. "No, it's just that..."

"As expected, Ying doesn't like her brother anymore. I understand. Ying, you don't have to say anything more. I won't..."

"no!"

There was a sound of a seat being pushed away and stomping on the ground.

Sakura ran to Matou Kenshin and hugged him tightly, "Sakura just, just don't want to be hated by brother!"

After he finished speaking, he began to choke.

Jianchen Jianchen's face froze. "It's messed up!"

"me…"

Sakura sobbed from time to time and was very sad.

Jianchen Jianchen was extremely confused and wanted to pull out the Chixiao sword tied to his body, slash himself a few times, and vent his anger on Sakura.

"It's okay, it's okay Sakura, it's brother's fault, brother didn't misunderstand Sakura, brother just wanted to know what Sakura was thinking and lied to her on purpose. Brother loves Sakura the most anyway, brother..."

Holding Sakura in his arms, Kenshin Matou could feel Sakura trembling.

I can better understand Sakura's fear and worry.

He felt like he was simply a beast, a beast even worse than Matou Zouken, and a loser even more emotionally unsuccessful than Matou Kariya.

Myself,

It actually made Sakura so sad.

Although he felt bitter in his heart, Kenshin Matou knew that it was all his own fault. He could only feel guilty while comforting Sakura who was buried in his chest.

"me……"

After sobbing for a long time, Sakura continued to explain:

"Ying doesn't hate brother, Ying, Ying just doesn't want to get fat and doesn't want to be hated by brother. Brother, brother, please don't abandon Ying. Ying should eat whatever you want her to eat and do whatever you want her to do. Please don't abandon Ying."

The force surrounding his body was getting tighter and tighter, but Jianchen Matou felt it was still too light.

He hugged Sakura, holding her tightly, letting her head rest on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Sakura. Brother will never abandon Sakura. Never. Also, Sakura is my favorite, even more than Rin."

"Really, really?"

When Sakura heard that her brother liked her more than her sister, her panicked heart calmed down a lot.

Jianchen Matou noticed this keenly, and his sadness dissipated a lot.

This pair of sisters really compete with each other in everything.

Especially Ying, because her parents chose her sister in that choice, she has always had a very strange feeling for her sister.

Among the likes and yearnings, there are also jealousy and unwillingness.

This kind of mood,

In any case, Sakura cannot be blamed. If someone dared to say so, Jianchen Matou would never hesitate. He would draw out Chi Xiao and chop that person into 108 pieces and feed them to the dogs.

——It’s all Shichen’s fault.

"Yes, my brother's favorite person is Sakura."

After a moment of hesitation, Jianchen Jianchen shuddered all over and quickly gave his answer.

"Really?" Sakura asked again.

"real"

"Really... I believe in my brother."

It seemed as if he knew he shouldn't ask any more questions, but it also seemed as if he was afraid of hearing an answer he didn't want to hear.

Sakura didn't ask any more questions.

Matou Kenshin seemed to see through Sakura's thoughts, but he did not ask any further questions.

Instead, he stroked Sakura's hair.

He said very seriously:
"Ten years later, if Ying is still like this, I will give her a gift. This gift will tell you my feelings."

"Yakura remembers this. If brother forgets, Sakura will be angry!"

“I will never forget it.”

(End of this chapter)