She needs to practice calligraphy first and finish her homework before she can go out to buy things.

Bao'er, who had been practicing calligraphy indoors, saw her older sister return. After hesitating for a while, she finished writing the large characters and then came over to talk to Jiang Mingzhu. "Sister, tomorrow is Qixi Festival. Should we pray for skill with brother and mother?"

Jiang Mingzhu looked at the ink stains on her younger sister's face, picked up a handkerchief and carefully wiped them off. "Qixi Festival is a festival for girls, and my brother doesn't celebrate it with us."

“But there’s only one brother in the family. It would be so boring if he didn’t live with us.” Bao’er’s little face showed a bit of worry. “Sister, why don’t we let brother live with us? We can always let him wear women’s clothes like Brother A’bei.”

Jiang Mingzhu: "..." She dared to swear that if she said this to her brother, he would probably want to beat her to death.

Only Bao'er would dare to say such a thing; she's really taking advantage of being spoiled.

"There's no need to go to such trouble. Why don't you go and ask your brother if he'd like to spend Qixi Festival with us?"

"Okay, I'll let my brother wear a pretty little dress."

Jiang Mingzhu watched the little girl run off, feeling both amused and exasperated. This little girl was always so slow to catch on; how could she take things out of context like that?

I hope Bao'er won't get a spanking from her brother.

The thought of her brother wearing a woman's dress gave Jiang Mingzhu goosebumps. It really proved her mother's favorite saying: "A beautiful picture is not worth looking at."

The small courtyard in Lushui Lane was peaceful, but little did people know that in another large courtyard in the county town...

Upon receiving the reply, Zhao Qianqian slammed her teacup to the ground. "They rejected my invitation! They really don't know what's good for them!"