I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

She grinned mischievously; since meeting her master, her days had been quite fulfilling!

###Chapter 174 The Bottom of the Food Chain###

“Hey, Remlin, you’re spoiling him too much. If he doesn’t want to eat, let him go hungry!”

“But it will be very uncomfortable for Master to be hungry…” Rem took the spoon out of Anshu’s mouth, put it back into her own bowl, and answered somewhat embarrassedly.

"Exactly! Miori-chan went too far!"

The little girl ignored An Shu's agreement and sighed, "It's because he doesn't want to eat! It's not our fault... Hmm, whatever, Remlin has definitely been thoroughly trained by Brother An Shu, even though I haven't had a chance yet..."

She paused, then approached Rem with a mischievous grin.

Rem had already sensed something was wrong and was about to hide next to her master, but it was too late. The little girl had already finished saying what she was about to say!

"Go!"

"Wow! Miori-neechan..."

He was grabbed by both of her hands at the same time, and his body immediately went limp. He could only lean his head on the table, his little face flushed.

The little girl, who was eating obediently nearby, seemed to find it amusing and poked it with her finger.

An Shu felt a pang of sympathy, since it was because of her that the girl was like this, so she went over and patted her head to comfort her.

This girl is really outrageous! Judging by the dates, it's been three days since I last beat her up. I guess I'll have to find some time today to do it again! Hmm!

"Hehe~ It seems to have gotten bigger again! Hey, little Ram... umm"

The little girl was quite pleased with the result. She casually finished the last piece of pastry, called out to her older sister to tease her, but found her staring blankly at her. A little puzzled, she called out again, "Little Ram!"

"Hmm, what's wrong, Miori-neechan?" Ram was startled and came to her senses.

"Why did you keep giving me that weird look this morning? It's so suspicious!"

"Uh, is there? Is there?"

"Did something happen?" The little girl saw that she looked a bit guilty and became even more certain that something was amiss!

"No, no!" Ram denied it again, but without much conviction.

The little girl didn't speak, she just stared at her.

"Okay, okay, actually, Master told me a story about you when you were little, Miori-nee-nee, this morning..."

Upon hearing this, An Shu felt a chill run down his spine and sensed something was wrong. Before the little girl could react, he prepared to make a run for it, but the outcome was obvious!

"Brother Anshu, stop right there! Go stand over there on the sofa! Don't make me say it twice!" The little girl's eyes were sharper than Anshu had imagined! Her stern shout froze him in his tracks.

At least the effect was very good. An Shu dared not resist. She had to go out today, and if she were bitten all over the face like usual, wouldn't she lose all face?

He obediently went to the side to wait for his punishment, while secretly planning how to deal with the untrustworthy maid after this incident, since she clearly said she wouldn't tell anyone!

What did he say to you?

Ram glanced past the little girl and looked at her dejected owner, unable to suppress a smile. "So, so Miori-neechan was so cute when she was little! Wasn't she, Miori-chan!"

The little girl's face darkened, she lowered her head and walked towards the sofa. "Okay, I know, don't say anymore, Brother Anshu!"

Ram laughed even more happily because she noticed her master's grief-stricken gaze.

"Rum-chan, Onii-chan didn't scold me, did he?" The little girl had somehow walked up to Ram and tugged at her sleeve as she asked.

"No, she didn't say that!" Ram squatted down, realizing that An Tong had grown much taller than her! They were both cute little girls when they first met.

"That's good, let's continue eating!" The little girl breathed a sigh of relief and patted her non-existent little chest.

But Ram continued to deliver the finishing touch, tilting her head with a hint of anticipation in her voice, "But Master said he'd tell you next time..."

"Okay, you guys eat first, I'll be right back." The little girl's expression remained unchanged as she nuzzled Ram's head and walked towards the sofa.

"whee"

"Sister, Master told us about Sister Weizhi's embarrassing past."

“Yeah, that’s really interesting. Rem, do you want to hear it?” Ram grabbed his younger sister’s hand, draped himself over her shoulder, and asked with great interest.

"Um"

Noticing a gaze coming from the sofa, Ram stiffened and immediately chickened out. "Uh, Rem, be good, eat your food and stop talking! But wait, let's go over there..."

"Eh..." Rem was a little disappointed, so she let her sister lead her to the sofa.

Just as I was wondering what she was going to do, she reached out and pinched An Shu's face, which was being pressed down on the cushion by the two girls, and then pushed Rem forward.

"Rem, quick, pinch me and we're running!"

"But Master looks so pitiful!" Rem hesitated, reluctant to part with him, but...

But how could they possibly let such a good opportunity slip by! Even if their master tried to play the victim, it wouldn't work!

She reached out her little hand and carefully scratched his face, then turned and ran, not forgetting to call for her older sister, "Sister, run!"

As expected, she was the lowest in her family. An Shu smiled bitterly as she looked at the two girls' backs. Her gaze shifted to the two sulking girls, and a faint sense of warmth surrounded her. Anyway, if every day was like this, it wouldn't be boring.

###Chapter 175 Methods for Breaking Through Psychological Defenses###

"In the end, didn't you still end up snuggling into my arms?"

Looking down at her little head propped up by her hand, An Shu rested her chin on it.

"Tch, I'm off then!"

He looked a little listless, and the little girl rolled her eyes at him.

"Okay, let's go." An Shu said nonchalantly, knowing that the other party would never do that.

Sure enough, the little girl turned around and glared at him fiercely. "Ugh! I hate Brother Anshu the most! You want to kick me out? I won't!"

"Okay, okay, Miori-chan is the cutest, right..." Anshu found her little temper particularly interesting and unexpectedly adorable, but still pretended to sigh deeply.

"You were cuter before. Back then, you'd blush for ages just from a kiss!"

"So I'm not cute now? Do you think I don't feel shy every time I act like that? It's just that Brother Anshu is too oblivious! Idiot... You think a kiss now won't hurt..."

The girl was unhappy, after all, the sentence was a bit ambiguous, as if it made her look ugly!

"It seems like it is!"

An Shu thought about it carefully and realized that it really was true! However, she mostly used other emotions to cover it up, after all, as the older sister, she couldn't afford to lose face!

"Never mind, Miori-chan is the cutest!" Anshu cupped her little face, pinched it as usual, and praised her.

"Hmph..." She let out a soft hum, but her face flushed slightly.

The water that was just poured into the teapot has already dispersed the tea leaves, and now a faint fragrance wafts from the spout.

Ram, who was lying in her younger sister's arms and holding a little girl, wrinkled her nose and took a light sniff. The scent was fragrant but not strong, light and elegant, seemingly faint, yet it invigorated her.

She suddenly had a bad feeling and unconsciously asked, "Master, this tea..."

An Shu paused for a moment, feeling a little guilty, and casually replied, "It wasn't your premium black tea! I didn't know you hid it in the kitchen cupboard!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted it, realizing he had inadvertently confessed!

"How many packets are left in that jar?" Ram asked calmly, seemingly oblivious to anything amiss.

"Half a can, I guess," An Shu subconsciously looked up slightly, tried to recall, but wasn't quite sure and didn't count.

"No, no!" Finally, he realized what was happening and hurriedly waved one hand. "I don't know!"

I'm getting dumber and dumber if I don't use my brain lately! How come I keep getting tricked into telling me things!

Wait, no, I haven't even settled the score with her yet for tricking me!

No wonder she was so good-tempered today; normally she probably would have attacked! Since we're in the right, what's there to be afraid of?

An Shu resumed her self-righteous manner, completely unaware of the phrase "settling scores later."

Ram didn't say anything and remained silent.

The atmosphere here became somewhat strange. Apart from Rem, the other three girls didn't seem to be in a good mood today.

"Hey, what about Elsa? It's been a month, and I haven't paid any attention to her. Have you released her yet?"

An Shu tried to find a topic to talk about, as he was also a little bored, since the guests he was waiting for had not yet arrived.

"Let it go..." The little girl returned to her listless state, answering with a long, drawn-out tone. Then she asked again, "Brother Anshu, what do you think the most stubborn person in the world is like? Even though they've been... ruined, they still haven't given in."

Her voice was soft and gentle; if she hadn't called out to An Shu at the beginning, it would have sounded like she was talking to herself.

An Shu didn't hear everything clearly, so she asked again, asking her to repeat the question she had just asked.

"No, it's nothing..." The little girl lowered her eyelids, showing little interest, and didn't repeat herself, but changed the subject, "But... Brother Anshu, do you know how to break down someone's psychological defenses?"

"Psychological defenses vary from person to person, but they're all pretty much the same."

"To give an example"

"Take me for example. If one day all of you were to get into trouble and I was powerless to help, I might break down. The fastest way to destroy someone's psychological defenses is to take away what they cherish most."

The topic suddenly became serious. The little girl stuck out her tongue, pulled her eyelids down, and made a face to lighten the mood again. "That's why none of us will get into trouble! Brother Anshu is such a clever little devil. Even though he's already trained us all, he still doesn't forget to win our favor!"

An Shu took a sip of fragrant tea and replied with a smile, "How can you talk like that! Why are you suddenly interested in this kind of thing?"

"It's nothing, Brother Anshu. What if it were a girl?"

"You're a girl, that's a question for you! You're a girl too, what do you think is the most precious thing?"

"Hmm, Brother Anshu, Tong-chan, Ram-chan, and Remlin, there may be more in the future, but right now you are the most precious!"

An Shu watched her count on her fingers, patted her head, and instead of giving an answer immediately, continued to guide her, "Is there anything else? What does an ordinary girl value most?"

"Um...life."

"No, it's chastity!" An Shu tapped her forehead in annoyance. "So stupid!"

"Hey! That's right! How come I didn't think of that!" The little girl wasn't annoyed at all. She suddenly straightened up and became inexplicably excited.

What came to mind?

"No, it's nothing!" the girl said evasively, her eyes darting around. She didn't dare to say what she was really thinking.

"I won't talk about you..."