Gu An'an watched as Bao'er pinched off some more dough and went to the front to knead and play with it.

She looked at "Jiang Mingyi" who had been left there by the little girl.

What happened to those two siblings?

Jiang Mingzhu paused her work. "Bao'er's handwriting isn't very good, so she asked her brother to give her more calligraphy practice sheets. However, her brother was afraid of pushing her too hard and didn't give her any. Maybe he's angry about that?"

Upon hearing this, Gu An'an suddenly chuckled, "Why is Bao'er suddenly so motivated? Did your teacher scold her?"

Jiang Mingzhu thought for a moment, "No, it's just that the teacher said Bao'er could learn from her brother by practicing calligraphy, so she probably remembered that."

"This little girl has quite a temper, throwing her into the oil pan," Gu An'an muttered. "She's pretty ruthless."

However, it was just a child's joke, so Gu An'an didn't take it to heart.

It's true that I'll talk to Jiang Mingyi about it later, since Bao'er relies on this older brother a lot.

Just then, Jiang Mingyi arrived.

The young man was wearing a moon-white long robe today, and despite being in his adolescence, he was quite tall and elegant.

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when he saw the person who had arrived. "Young Master, you've come!"

Jiang Mingyi frowned slightly upon hearing this address, but simply nodded to Xiao Wu and then looked at Bao'er, who was kneading dough.

"Why are you kneading dough here? Are you bothering your mother and she kicked you out?"

Bao'er clutched the dough and turned away, completely ignoring Jiang Mingyi.

This surprised Jiang Mingyi, and Xiao Wu quickly comforted him, "What's wrong, Bao'er? Why aren't you talking to your brother?"

"I don't want to talk to him." Bao'er jumped off the chair. "I'm going to find my mother."

Xiao Wu was a bit confused. "I don't know what's going on."

"It's nothing." Jiang Mingyi went to the kitchen.

A wise person stays away from the kitchen.

You'll get used to it.

“Bao’er has finished making it again. Let me see who she made.”

Gu An'an took the small clay figurine and glanced at it, then looked up at Jiang Mingyi, who had just arrived, and asked, "Is this also my brother?"

Bao'er nodded repeatedly, "Fry it!"

That's bad. Not letting her practice calligraphy makes you a bad person.

Jiang Mingyi was still a little confused, but Jiang Mingzhu teased, "Baby, what's the point of deep-frying dough figurines? Isn't your brother right here? How about we throw him into the oil and fry him into crispy pork to vent your anger?"

Gu An'an: "..." You two sisters, are you like deep-fried Jiang Mingyi, making the neighbor's kids drool?

Especially when she met Jiang Mingyi's puzzled and somewhat surprised gaze, Gu An'an found it rather amusing.

Just as she was about to speak, Bao'er burst into tears, "No."

Seeing the little girl crying without saying a word, Gu An'an picked her up and said, "Baby, don't cry. Your older sister is just joking with you. Your older brother is so tall, he wouldn't fit in the pot if you threw him in."

Bao'er nodded, "Yes, fried dough figurines will do."

Still angry.

Gu An'an chuckled, "Alright, alright, go play with your brother, and Mom will make you some dough figurines, okay?"

Bao'er wasn't angry this time. However, when Jiang Mingyi reached out his arm, she slid off Gu An'an and refused his advances, saying, "I'm going to play with Youyou."

Jiang Mingyi looked at his little sister who was giving him the cold shoulder, still somewhat confused. "How did I offend this little devil?"

"What do you think?" Gu An'an sighed. This child can make enemies even while studying and practicing calligraphy. There's no one else like him.

Jiang Mingzhu quickly stepped forward to explain, which left Jiang Mingyi completely dumbfounded. "She's still young, practicing calligraphy too much is bad for her health."

Bao'er is physically weak and was born with some health issues. She also suffered a lot in the early years. Although she has recovered a little in recent times, she still needs to be carefully cared for.

Although she was determined to study hard, studying too hard was bad for her health.

Gu An'an was stunned when she heard this, and then she realized why Bao'er was so dependent on this brother.

"It was my oversight recently that prevented me from noticing this."

Jiang Mingzhu quickly explained, "Mother, how can you manage all this by yourself? My brother and I will take good care of Bao'er."

They're not little kids anymore.

Gu An'an was very pleased, no matter what, these children were all obedient and easy to manage.

As for how to bridge the gap between the two siblings, Gu An'an had plenty of ideas. "Oh dear, I told you not to be so clumsy. Look, you've cut off your finger. Zhu'er, hurry and go fetch Doctor Tian."

The panicked voice made the little girl who was playing with dough in the lobby run hurriedly to the kitchen, "Brother, brother, are you alright?"

She must have been too wicked to think of deep-frying her brother, which is why he suffered such misfortune.

It's all her fault.

The little girl grabbed Jiang Mingyi's finger, which was covered in a sticky red stain. "I'll blow on it for you, and it'll be fine."

Such an innocent and naive girl is so easy to fool.

Jiang Mingzhu couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Bao'er, don't cry, it's okay. Mother's eyes are playing tricks on you. It was your brother who misbehaved and took my dough."

Bao'er hesitated for a moment, then reached out and touched it, only to find that it really was dough. Her finger wasn't cut, and it wasn't blood or flesh.

"It's alright, it's alright. Mom, can I have the dough figurine I made? I don't want to fry it anymore."

Gu An'an tilted her head and asked, "So, what do you want to do?"

"I didn't make it look good, I want to make a nicer one again."

Even this little girl can lie now.

Gu An'an gently pinched the little girl's nose. "Alright, let your brother take you outside to play."

This time, Bao'er didn't refuse and pulled Jiang Mingyi's hand to go forward.

They are a loving brother and sister again.

Seeing this, Jiang Mingzhu looked away and said, "I wonder how Mingxu is doing lately."

That kid has been gone for several days and hasn't even written a letter, which is really worrying.

Did they have too much fun outside?

"With Dr. Tian and the others taking care of us, we should be fine," Gu An'an smiled. "Let's fry some chocolates."

Just as Gu An'an was arranging for Xiao Wu and Xiao You to deliver Qiaoguo (a type of pastry) to their regular customer's house, a sudden commotion of gongs and drums erupted in the street.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Gu An'an looked at the little girl with golden crumbs on her lips and said, "It's okay, Mingyi, you take your sisters home."

The reason she suddenly opened for business must be because she saw the sign with red paper and black characters at the entrance of her shop that read "Giving away Qixi Festival treats".

Gu An'an was not afraid of Su San Niang, but Bao'er was still young, and there was no need to let the child see anything.

Jiang Mingyi hesitated slightly, "If we stay, we might be able to help in some way."

They are also part of the family, and they have watched Gu's Food Shop grow from a street stall to a shop with two storefronts. How could they possibly leave at this crucial moment?

Gu An'an already knew that the child in front of her was mature beyond his years.

Seeing Jiang Mingyi's insistence, she smiled and said, "Okay, it's not really a big deal. We have nothing else to do, so we might as well stay and watch the fun."