Chapter 19: See? The Big Scissors_1

So, Qin Shou explained the game rules to Chang'e. Upon hearing how simple it was, her interest sparked; she wasn't angry anymore. Her pouted lips relaxed, and she puffed out her chest, tilting her chin slightly with a determined look. She beckoned to Qin Shou with a curl of her finger, brimming with eagerness, "Come on, little Rabbit, I will crush you in the name of the Moon!"

At those words, Qin Shou's forehead was lined with black lines. He subconsciously glanced at Chang'e's hair color, which was black, not blonde. This girl was not the insane Sailor Moon... It seemed she had got her phrases mixed up.

Seeing Chang'e's adorable stance, Qin Shou got into the spirit as well, one hand on his hip and the other stretching out a claw at her, "Come on, little girl, I will crush you in the name of the Moon!"

"You dare to copy me?"

"What if I do!"

"I will crush you!"

"..."

Qin Shou looked up defiantly. Who's afraid of whom!

But the moment he reached out his hand, Qin Shou regretted it! His rabbit paws, though more nimble than those of Earth's rabbits, capable of grabbing things and hitting people, were fine.

But to play rock-paper-scissors?

Could someone tell him how to play with his plump, tender little round paws that were so chubby, you couldn't even make out the fingers clearly?

As soon as they started, Chang'e threw scissors!

Qin Shou looked at his own chubby and round paws. Clearly, he had thrown scissors, but damn it... Without looking very carefully and pondering, they looked like paper!

"Haha, you lost!" Chang'e laughed triumphantly.

Reluctantly, Qin Shou protested, "This is scissors, not paper!"

Chang'e leaned in with a mischievous smile, "Oh, these chubby little paws can bend their fingers? I didn't notice that! Anyway, what I see is paper! Eat up!"

Then Chang'e stuffed a handful of osmanthus flowers into Qin Shou's mouth.

Qin Shou yelled, "No way, we have to change the game."

Chang'e shook her head, "No, I have spent so much effort learning this game. You want to change games? How is that fair?"

Qin Shou rolled his eyes. Such a simple game, and it took effort? She was clearly looking to cheat!

The problem was, Qin Shou didn't have a better idea.

So, Qin Shou proposed, "I promise, the next game will be even more fun."

Chang'e kept shaking her head, "Nope! I don't have the energy to learn something else."

Qin Shou challenged, "Is your brain that slow?"

Chang'e replied proudly, "Yes, it's that slow!"

Seeing Chang'e's clearly pretended ignorance,

Qin Shou had no choice but to continue playing with Chang'e and ended up being repeatedly snipped away, forced to swallow mouthfuls of osmanthus flowers...

After having to eat several rounds of osmanthus flowers, Qin Shou thought to himself that this wouldn't do!

He was full from eating earlier, but Chang'e hadn't had her meal yet!

With that in mind, Qin Shou had an idea and declared, "I quit playing!"

"Why?" Chang'e asked, puffing up with irritation.

Qin Shou explained, "It's not fair. Whatever I throw out, you claim it's paper. If we're going to keep playing, you need to accurately see what I'm throwing."

Chang'e retorted, "With those tiny paws of yours? I can't even see what you're throwing unless I get up close."

Qin Shou responded, "Regardless, when we play a game, we must have a scientific spirit, precision! Understand? Precision!"

"What is science?" Chang'e asked blankly.

Qin Shou was speechless, thinking to himself, Is this the legendary generation gap?

Explaining was out of the question because it just couldn't be clarified.

So Qin Shou simply changed the subject, "Forget what science is, the point is to be rigorous! If you agree, we'll continue, if not, I'm done eating."

Seeing that Qin Shou seemed angry, Chang'e moved closer, with a cautious look and a playful smile, she teased, "Are you angry?"

Qin Shou, noticing that Chang'e backed down and he had finally gained the upper hand, immediately put on airs. He turned his head away, puffed up his cheeks, and puckered his lips, imitating Chang'e's expression to look very upset.

Before Qin Shou could actually get angry, Chang'e hugged him tightly and then the sound of her cheerful laughter rang out, "Wahaha, your chubby cheeks are so cute when puffed up!"

Qin Shou, a grown man being called cute, felt like ten thousand herds of Cao Ni Ma were stampeding through his heart—he wanted to hear 'mighty and impressive' instead!

Just then, a fragrant breeze wafted by, and a soft, cool sensation touched his face. It felt as if his whole body had been electrified, and his soul shivered with it…

Qin Shou's eyes widened as he watched Chang'e's departing lips, with only one thought in his mind, "Was my first kiss just taken away like that?"

Qin Shou was not content, and shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Chang'e stopped, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Qin Shou said, "You kiss me without any warning? I didn't even feel it before you ran away. Aren't you a bit irresponsible? Could you at least peel this facial hair away before kissing me next time? It's blocking everything."

Upon hearing this, Chang'e rolled her eyes at Qin Shou and said, "With you being picky, you won't get another one next time!"

"There's a next time?" Qin Shou's eyes were wide open!

Chang'e replied, "Yeah, what about it?"

Qin Shou shook his head, "Nothing… nothing…"

But deep down, Qin Shou was pondering where to get a knife to shave off the hair on his face because it severely affected his sense of touch!

The kiss from the mythological world's number one beauty was obstructed by a face full of hair—what a huge loss!

Chang'e had no idea what Qin Shou was thinking, but she asked him, "Not angry anymore?"

Qin Shou responded, "If you play a fair game of rock-paper-scissors with me, I won't be angry. But let's make it clear beforehand, the loser eats them all!"

Chang'e, not wanting to upset Qin Shou again and confident in not losing, nodded and said, "Fine, I'll play a fair game with you!"

Little did Chang'e know that a sly smile of triumph flashed in the depths of the crafty Rabbit's eyes...

"Rock-paper-scissors!"

They made their moves simultaneously!

Chang'e revealed paper, and so did Qin Shou, but his tiny paws and even shorter fingers made it hard to differentiate between bent and straight. So without any hurry, right after showing paper, Qin Shou gently curled his fingers, turning it into scissors.

Chang'e said, "We both have paper, it's a tie."

Qin Shou countered, "Take a closer look before you speak."

Chang'e looked down, and Qin Shou moved his index and middle fingers saying, "See? These are scissors, super long scissors, almost a centimeter long! Clear enough?"

Chang'e's face instantly darkened, "What can those... scissors possibly cut?"

Qin Shou answered, "What does it matter what they can cut? The point is I won. A bet's a bet, start eating. I'll sit right here and watch you; not a single piece can be left."

Finishing his words, Qin Shou proudly took a seat to the side, crossed his arms, swayed his big ears, and laughed triumphantly.

Chang'e felt there must be a catch somewhere, but she couldn't figure out where it might be. With no other choice, she sat down with a gloomy face, and began to eat.

"What's with that face?" Qin Shou remarked, clearly exasperated.