Chapter 38: Dressing Up

After picking out the dress, Su Xiao Zi sneaked over to the bathroom door, a mischievous grin on her face.

“Brother, I’m the only girl in the house, so you’ll have to make do with my old clothes for now.
Next time, we’ll go shopping together to buy you new ones.”

Su Xiao Zi was already looking forward to going shopping with her now-female brother.

But for now, they needed to solve his clothing issue quickly, or he wouldn’t even be able to leave the house.

“Uh, fine, if there’s no other option, I guess that’ll do…
But, um, what about undergarments?”

Su Xiaoxiao paused her fiddling with her ahoge and asked.

Since Su Xiao Zi was the only girl in the house, the clothes in Su Xiaoxiao’s old room were definitely unusable.
She wondered if her sister had any brand-new, unopened undergarments stashed away somewhere.

“Oh, no choice but to use my junior high ones, right?”

“Er, used ones?
Guess there’s no other way…”

“What, you’re complaining about my used clothes?
Hmph, I kept them in great condition, you know.”

“That’s not what I meant…
Forget it.”

Su Xiaoxiao pressed her index finger’s knuckle against her forehead, her face full of resignation.
She just felt it was a bit improper to wear her sister’s clothes—after all, she still had her pride as an older brother.

Just get through this for now, she thought with a sigh.

Su Xiao Zi quickly darted back to her room, rummaging through the lower drawers.
After a bit, she pulled out some undergarments from when her body had just started developing in junior high.

“Here you go.”

“Wait, hold on, underwear too?”

Su Xiaoxiao felt like things were piling up.
She’d completely forgotten about this—girls had to wear something on their upper body too.

Her hands trembled as she took the clothes Su Xiao Zi handed her, staring blankly at the neatly folded fabric in her hands.

“You’ve got to wear them properly.
At home… well, whatever, it’s just me here.
But when you go out, these are a must.
Don’t forget.
Let me think, is there anything else you need to know…”

“Are you really treating me like a girl now…?”

“What else am I supposed to do?
Sure, you could act all carefree like before, and I wouldn’t mind.
But can you bear it?
Looking at your cute, beautiful self in the mirror, can you really bring yourself to act rough or unrefined?”

“Have I ever done anything rough or unrefined?”
Su Xiaoxiao pondered, frowning.

“I mean that whole guy attitude you used to have.”

“Oh, right.”
Su Xiaoxiao rubbed her chin, blinking.
“Xiao Zi, you’re actually acting a bit like a big sister…”

“Well, I’m trying to be a proper sister, aren’t I?
With your delicate, pitiful little look, it feels like even raising my voice might scare you.
Don’t you like a gentle, caring big sister?”

“No way, I can’t handle this all at once.
Just act normal, you’re freaking me out.”

“Hmph, you know I love cute little-sister-type girls, right?
If I’m not acting normal, you’d better be a little scared.”

Su Xiao Zi put her hands on her hips, firing back effortlessly.
“Hurry up and put them on, or you’ll catch a cold—oh!
If you do catch a cold, then I could…”

“Stop with your dangerous ideas.
I’m not letting you get away with that.
I’ll put them on now.”

Su Xiaoxiao sighed.
In front of her was a dress that gave off a faint, fresh scent.
Though it was from her sister’s junior high days, it looked completely brand-new… truly well-preserved.

But why were there white stockings too?

Whatever, just wear them.
It’s better than going without.

But as she prepared to lift her flawless little foot to slip them on, her breathing grew heavy.
This secret of her turning into a girl—she’d never let anyone find out…