Chapter 2746: Kissed His Cheek

Outside the window, dried yellow leaves fluttered, and gusts of wind carried dust; winter came earlier and colder in the mountainous village.

Jasmine Yale had long learned to take care of herself and also looked after Little Clementine well.

In the mountain, there was only one old doctor, so whenever someone left the mountain, she would ask them to bring back some medicine just in case.

At this time of year, Jasmine Yale was already wrapped in a thick wool coat.

After finishing her diary, she had nothing much to do, so she started knitting a scarf for Little Clementine.

She knitted the scarf beside Little Clementine, who sat on the bed playing with cards, obedient and well-behaved.

Little Clementine picked up a card, raised her hand, and held it out in front of Jasmine Yale, her big eyes blinking.

Jasmine Yale pointed at the tiger on the card and taught her, "Little tiger."

"..." Little Clementine couldn’t say it.

"Tiger, tiger, little tiger."

Little Clementine grinned, "Little devil."

"..." Jasmine Yale also laughed, pinching her daughter’s tender and cute little face; the little girl was truly adorable.

Occasionally, neighbors would visit, and they all liked Little Clementine, especially Principal Warner’s wife, who often carried Little Clementine around the yard.

The teacher’s wife had lost her child in the river when he was seven or eight, and since then, she hadn’t had more children, so she treated the orphanage children as her own, very fondly.

That noontime.

Principal Warner called Jasmine Yale over.

"Teacher Yale, a few volunteers are coming today, they’re said to be seniors from Jingcheng University, here for social practice, but they likely won’t stay long."

"Oh, oh, is there anything you need me to do?"

"Just accompany them when they arrive; you’re about the same age, so it’ll be easier to communicate."

"Sure, I’ll try to take good care of them."

"They’re supposed to arrive in about an hour, no rush, Teacher Yale, you can attend to your things first."

Jasmine Yale went to the orphanage to check on the children, read books with them for a while, the youngest baby was sleeping in the cradle; he was too young, most of the time the villagers took turns caring for him.

Little Clementine liked playing with the baby; it was probably her first time seeing such a tiny baby, much like her dolls.

This time, when Jasmine Yale held Little Clementine standing by the cradle, Little Clementine craned her neck to reach the baby.

"Little Clementine, he’s your brother, we must take care of him and not bully him, okay?"

"Want to..." Little Clementine pointed at the baby.

"Hmm? Do you want to see your brother?"

Jasmine Yale bent down, holding Little Clementine closer to the sleeping Little Sunny.

The baby was really fair, like carved jade, long eyelashes, thin lips; it was clear his parents must be quite handsome.

Little Clementine stared at her brother, smiling happily, revealing her tiny white milk teeth.

She even reached out to touch his cheek; she found this little guy much more fun than dolls.

Sneakily, while the baby was unaware, Little Clementine gave a "mwah" on his cheek and looked back at Jasmine Yale proudly.

The baby woke up, blinking hazy big eyes at Little Clementine.

Little Clementine quickly hid in Jasmine Yale’s arms, refusing to admit she did something mischievous.

Jasmine Yale laughed and patted her bottom, "Little devil, sneaky brother-kisser, from now on don’t bully your brother, be nice to him, alright?"

Little Clementine covered her face with her little hands, peeking through her fingers at the baby.

She looked at him; he looked at her. After a while, Little Clementine popped out two words, "Brother..."