Liu Jiu and Xuan Yi walked into the classroom as the school bell rang, followed closely by the teacher.

"Where have you two been? Why are you so late?"

Du Haitao asked in a low voice, "This is Teacher Jia's class, and most people wouldn't dare to be late."

"Nothing much, just went to the library."

Gu Xuanyi told a lie, and Du Haitao believed it. He knew that Gu Yun Chu's mother worked in the library.

Teacher Jia began his lecture, and Du Haitao stopped talking. Teacher Jia was known for his strictness at school, and Du Haitao dared not challenge his authority.

Gu Xuanyi listened attentively to the lecture, and as for the letter, he stopped thinking about it. Who cared who wrote it? It didn't have a name, and even if it did, what difference would it make?

That evening, after school, Liu Jiu and Gu Xuanyi walked out of the classroom together, not paying attention to the people behind them.

They got out of school a little late on the second day of junior high, and dinner was already prepared when they got home.

"Are you hungry? Go wash your hands and eat. We still need to go to Teacher Zhai's place after we finish eating."

Bonnie greeted Liu Jiu and the other girl, and the food was all laid out, including braised pork belly and braised prawns.

Bonnie found some prawns for sale today. Although they weren't very big, they were very fresh, so she bought three or four pounds and cooked them all.

After dinner, Gu Ye drove the three children to their English lessons, while Bao Ni went to Xu Meifeng's house.

"Sister-in-law, come in quickly."

Xu Meifeng warmly invited Bao Ni to come in and sit down. Her husband had taken the children to play on the playground, leaving her home alone.

"How's business lately?"

"Yeah, it's pretty good. There are so many people making clothes that I'm almost overwhelmed. Luckily, Xiao Zhou is here to help."

Xiao Zhou is an employee hired by Xu Meifeng. She is the child of a neighboring family. She is a former educated youth who returned to the city and has never had a job. She knows how to use a sewing machine.

When Xu Meifeng was hiring, she came for the interview herself. Her family was large, and after returning to the city, she had nowhere to live and had to sleep on the floor.

Now, she works at the tailor shop during the day and stays there at night. She has a small bed there, which is much better than sleeping on the floor at home.

"That's fine. There are too many educated youth returning to the city now, and too few who can be assigned jobs."

Bonnie had some understanding of the situation. Millions of educated youth who had been sent to the countryside faced significant challenges when they returned to the city, including finding work, housing, and maintaining public order.

Putting everything else aside, the rent for Bonnie's two courtyards has been rising again and again. It's not that Bonnie is raising prices, but that prices are rising all around.

"Meifeng, do you have any thick, windproof fabric? Autumn is coming soon and the temperature is getting lower and lower. I want to make a thick, windproof coat for the children."

Liu Jiu and Xuan Yi have to go to school earlier than before, so they need to wear thick coats to keep out the wind and prevent the wind from penetrating them and making it difficult for them to warm up in the classroom.

"Sister-in-law, you know what, there really is. I bought a few bolts of new-style fabric from the place where the goods arrived a couple of days ago. They said it came from outside and it's very thick."

Xu Meifeng went into the house and brought out two bolts of cloth. Bao Ni touched them and found they were quite thick.

"What kind of fabric is this? It doesn't seem like cashmere; it feels better to the touch."

Bonnie didn't understand either; it was somewhat like the texture of a wool coat that was popular in later years, and she couldn't figure it out either.

"It looks a bit like it, but it's not. I've never seen anything like it before. That middleman only has a few of them, black and brown."

Xu Meifeng's business was quite good because she owned her own shop. Sometimes, wholesalers would come to her with new styles of fabric or ready-made clothes. If the price was right, Xu Meifeng would keep them.

There were two middlemen who had better stock, mostly from Hong Kong. The designs were novel, and Xu Meifeng could make them, or make slight modifications.

"Okay, I'll have a few kids come over this weekend to take their measurements. Will four pieces be enough?"

"That's enough, more than enough."

Xu Meifeng didn't expect that the fabric would find a market so quickly. Of all the people she knew in the compound, only Sister-in-law Bao Ni was willing to spend this money on the child.

Moreover, each time clothes are made, one is made for each person. It's not like they only make clothes for the older children and then the younger children have to wait for the older children to wear them and for them to wear them when they get too small.

Because of Bao Ni's image, Xu Meifeng makes clothes for each child individually, unlike before when she only made clothes for the older children.

It's only now that I can earn money myself and my family's situation has improved a lot; otherwise, I would have been willing but unable to do so.

Bonnie chatted with Xu Meifeng for a while, and when it was almost time, she went home.

No sooner had Bonnie left than Fang Dali returned with the child.

"I think I saw Commander Gu's sister-in-law. Is she here?"

Fang Dali led a few children in physical training for a while. He thought it was good that Commander Gu's children were always exercising, so he followed suit and trained with his children whenever he had time.

"Yes, I just left. I came to make coats for the kids at home. Autumn is just around the corner."

“In our compound, Commander Gu’s sister-in-law is a bit different from others. Her way of doing things and her approach to educating her children are quite unique.”

After getting to know him better, Fang Dali could see that he was an excellent soldier.

"Yes, Sister-in-law Bonnie is indeed different from others. I'm learning from her too. Her two children are so outstanding. They're good at studying, polite, and especially Sanqi, who can even cook..."

Xu Meifeng counted the strengths of Bao Ni's children on her fingers. She thought that if her children learned from outstanding people, even if they weren't that outstanding, they wouldn't be too bad off.

"Wife, you're so smart. If our child can achieve half the grades of Commander Gu's child, we'll be content."

Fang Dali knew how excellent Liu Jiu and San Qi were, and he couldn't be envious.

The highly praised child goes about his daily routine in a structured and methodical manner.

Every morning, they get up to do morning exercises and persist in studying English. In the first monthly exam, Liu Jiu and Xuan Yi both did well, ranking in the top five of the grade. San Qi was the most outstanding, ranking first in the grade.

The Gu family's child became famous in the compound; he was the quintessential "other people's child," the object of comparison for many families.

Liu Jiu and San Qi remained calm and composed, continuing with their tasks without being affected, while Er Gu Xuan Yi was somewhat troubled.

"They released it again. How many letters is this now?"

Liu Jiu was also upset looking at Xuan Yi, who was in a bad mood.

"This is the third one. It's unsigned. It just appeared in my bag without me even noticing. It's making me uneasy."

Gu Xuanyi was initially secretly pleased, feeling a little smug about being secretly liked. Although he didn't intend to do anything about it—he was still young, and he knew what he could and couldn't do; he was perfectly clear-headed.

However, the series of letters appearing in his schoolbag, without him even knowing when they were put there, was a bit strange and gave him the creeps.

“We need to have a plan for this. You don’t need to make a fuss yet. Let’s keep an eye on things secretly for a few days and see who’s behind this.”

If there really is a girl who has a crush on you, we won't bother her; we'll just tell her to stop posting. But if someone is deliberately causing trouble, then we don't need to hold back. Let them know the power of a fist and see if they dare to do such despicable things again.

After Liu Jiu finished analyzing the situation, Gu Xuanyi felt better. His sister was really something.

That was settled. Liu Jiu took Gu Xuanyi's letter and studied it when she got home that night to see what it meant.