When Li Shuo received the call, he was eating at a roadside stall with other people. The group of junior high school boys had huge appetites. They ordered a lot of food, but they still finished it in just a few bites.

When they heard Chu Yigui say that Yang Xiaoyu was going to treat them to a meal, they were stunned and looked around at the starving ghosts who were crying for food.

"Okay, okay, no problem. Where is it? We'll be there right away. Okay? If you want to come find it, I'll send you a location."

Li Shuo never thought that one day he would be able to show his face in front of Yang Xiaoyu.

"Chu Yigui's mother will be here soon to treat us to a meal."

When Fu Zhengyu heard Chu Yigui's mother, wasn't the first person he thought of Wan Qiu's mother?

After hearing what he heard on the phone, Fu Zhengyu was almost jealous of Wan Qiu for having such a mother, and he was also a little curious about this mother.

"Why the hell are they treating us to a meal?" Some people didn't understand, but were obviously unhappy that some parents were coming along.

"Don't be unhappy. When people come, you can eat and drink as much as you want. You can even take some delicious food back with you. Mom has also said that she will send a car to take you all home tonight!"

Hearing that they could eat and drink as much as they wanted and that the food would be delivered to their homes, everyone finally became a little excited.

Li Shuo looked at his classmates and friends and laughed and scolded them as fools. These people definitely didn't know whether eating was more important or Yang Xiaoyu was more important.

"Wan Qiu's mother is really nice." Fu Zhengyu sat next to Li Shuo because he was 'bullied' today, chewing a skewer in his hand, and said, "If my mother could treat me the same as Wan Qiu's mother, I wouldn't be afraid of anything."

Li Shuo sneered and said nothing.

He had only heard about the Chu family from his parents, and he didn't know the details.

I only remember my parents saying that their family had a little money, and to be honest, they were not even on the same level as the Chu family.

Li Shuo shared the seat with Chu Yigui, and when he saw that there was only a straight line distance left, he looked up.

From a distance, Chu Yigui also saw them and turned off the location service on his phone.

Li Shuo narrowed his eyes.

Didn’t Wan Qiu hold Chu Yigui’s hand like a clingy little kid today?

However, gradually Li Shuo saw Wan Qiu following behind Chu Yigui, and Wan Qiu was holding the hand of another person.

She is a woman with fashionable clothes, exquisite makeup, and a beautiful and youthful appearance.

Li Shuo: "..." Is that Yang Xiaoyu? The mother of several children?

After Yang Xiaoyu approached, he first glanced at the plate full of barbecue oil, which was almost finished.

"Good evening, everyone. I'm Yigui and Wanqiu's mother. Have you paid the bill? Can we have another meal? Auntie will take you to eat something delicious."

"Go." Li Shuo said immediately.

"Where do you want to go?" Yang Xiaoyu smiled and covered her lips, her delicate and beautiful eyebrows were full of smiles, "We must treat our Yigui and Wanqiu's friends well."

A group of people entered the hotel in a mighty procession.

Yang Xiaoyu asked people to order whatever was delicious.

But when everyone was hesitating about the prices on the menu, Yang Xiaoyu glanced around and said to the waiter, "Just serve more meat, vegetables and seafood. Whatever is best."

The waiter made recommendations and Yang Xiaoyu nodded.

A few boys here gathered together furtively to look at the prices on the menu and gasped.

The prices of these dishes are completely affordable for Yang Xiaoyu, and if he wants to eat something exquisite, it won’t cost much.

But a group of boys care more about whether the food is tasty than whether it is delicious. How can a growing boy eat just a little bit each time like Wan Qiu?

Yang Xiaoyu looked at his classmates eating the dishes with relish, and then went to look at his two children.

Chu Yigui has always been very polite when eating. Once, Chu Yigui took the initiative to ask for a month of etiquette lessons, and has been like this ever since.

But Wanqiu...

Yang Xiaoyu couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

Wan Qiu, who had always eaten little, seemed to be infected by the extravagant eating habits of the other people at the table.

There seemed to be a hint of envy in her beautiful eyes. She lowered her head and imitated everyone else, opening her mouth wide and stuffing a piece of meat into it, making her cheeks bulge.

Yang Xiaoyu was so touched by the cuteness that she even wanted to record a video.

While everyone was laughing and joking about drinking beverages instead of alcohol, Li Shuo and Yang Xiaoyu started chatting nearby.

Yang Xiaoyu noticed that Li Shuo was trying to get closer to her, but if he was her child's friend, she would not refuse.

Just after asking about Li Shuo's family background, Yang Xiaoyu took a few more sips of his drink.

I originally thought he was a business partner or the son of a big entrepreneur.

But I don’t know him at all…

I haven't heard of it. I'll go back and ask Zhao Jingyue to check if there is any business dealings.

"By the way, who is the child who helped our baby today?" Yang Xiaoyu asked.

Li Shuo immediately turned his head and called Fu Zhengyu's name.

"Auntie." The teenage child was still rather reserved in front of his elders, but he did not hide his affection for Yang Xiaoyu.

"Thank you for speaking for our Wan Qiu today." Yang Xiaoyu turned on his phone, "Give me your parents' phone number. I need to thank them."

Fu Zhengyu’s eyes immediately lit up. He wouldn’t be beaten anymore!

Fu Zhengyu watched Yang Xiaoyu make the call.

He saw Yang Xiaoyu smiling and thanking his parents, hoping that they would not have to go home to punish Fu Zhengyu, and was very grateful that Fu Zhengyu was willing to be friends with her child.

Until Yang Xiaoyu hung up the phone, Fu Zhengyu was still a little confused.

"What's wrong?" Yang Xiaoyu said with a smile.

"Other people's parents don't allow them to play with me, saying that I am a bad student," said Fu Zhengyu.

However, Yang Xiaoyu shrugged: "Will you be mean to Wan Qiu?"

Fu Zhengyu was stunned.

"Will you take Wanqiu to smoke?" Yang Xiaoyu asked.

Fu Zhengyu immediately shook his head.

"Will you take Wan Qiu to fight?"

Fu Zhengyu immediately defended himself: "It was the other party who scolded us first."

"Then will you let Wan Qiu do something he can't do?"

Fu Zhengyu shook his head.

"Our Wanqiu has always regarded you as a good friend."

Yang Xiaoyu supported her chin with one hand, as if recalling what Wan Qiu had whispered in her ear when he called her that night.

For example, today Fu Zhengyu gave him a piece of meat.

For example, today Fu Zhengyu taught him how to play basketball.

For example, when Fu Zhengyu was going to the toilet after class, he would tell him before going.

Wan Qiu might be very confused in the unfamiliar classroom.

But because Fu Zhengyu was always looking for Wan Qiu to play, Wan Qiu would be more willing to integrate into the class.

Her baby, with the help of his friends, is having a great time at school.

The child in front of him is a little hero, Yang Xiaoyu thought.

Fu Zhengyu scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "It was Brother Li Shuo who asked me to play with Wan Qiu more often."

"Then will you please take care of Wan Qiu more often in the future? If so, I will be very grateful to you and will treat you to delicious food in the future."

Yang Xiaoyu tilted her head, her long curly hair fell from her shoulders, and the curve of her smile was very beautiful.

I don’t know why, but at this moment Fu Zhengyu suddenly felt a sense of mission.

It seems like taking care of Wan Qiu is a great honor.

Looking at Fu Zhengyu, whose face showed his agreement after just a few words, Yang Xiaoyu suddenly felt that every child is really cute in his own way.

Fu Zhengyu looked up and glanced at Wan Qiu who was sitting next to Yang Xiaoyu.

Wan Qiu seemed curious as well and poked his head over.

When the two children's eyes met, Fu Zhengyu suddenly felt that Wan Qiu would be his best buddy from now on!

Wan Qiu felt that everyone was very happy since her mother came.

Wan Qiu still remembered that Chu Yigui once said that his mother and other classmates had no common topics, but Wan Qiu didn't think so at all.

Mom seemed to be able to chat happily with anyone.

But my brother can't be wrong.

Then it must be because my mother is so awesome.

Wan Qiu held Yang Xiaoyu and Chu Yigui's hands and walked together on the road at night.

Wan Qiu looked up at the starry sky which was just as bright in the city. It was very different from the sky he had seen through the narrow window before.

Also in the city, Wan Qiu was walking on the road, and all the lights illuminating the road were warm.

"Baby, how did you do in the exam?" Yang Xiaoyu asked.

"It seems to be well written, but I haven't had time to check the answers yet."

"I remember that there will be a short vacation after the midterm exam." Yang Xiaoyu asked with a smile, "I remember there seemed to be a parent-teacher meeting before that."

Wan Qiu thought for a moment and said, "Yes."

The teacher mentioned it during class.

"Yigui will also have a parent-teacher meeting, right?" Yang Xiaoyu asked.

"Yes."

"The parent-teacher conference I attended before..."

"Uncle Song Wenqiu came to help me open it." Chu Yigui said proactively.

"How about Mom attending your parent-teacher conference this year?"

Yang Xiaoyu's words were completely beyond Chu Yigui's expectations.

Chu Yigui turned his head and looked past Wan Qiu at Yang Xiaoyu on the other side.

"Mom, this is my brother's first real parent-teacher conference. Maybe it would be better for me to go to my brother's parent-teacher conference."

"It's better to go to my brother's place." However, when Chu Yigui finished speaking, Wan Qiu said.

Chu Yigui lowered his head and said to Wan Qiu, "I don't need to worry too much."

Wan Qiu was stunned: "Do I need to worry about it?"

Chu Yigui just responded subconsciously, and then realized that he had said something out of turn because of surprise. He immediately thought about how to handle the topic more smoothly.

"Yigui, it's my regret that I never attended your parent-teacher conferences before. I shouldn't have done that."

Yang Xiaoyu half-armed Wan Qiu's shoulders, and rubbed Wan Qiu's short but soft hair with his fingertips.

Wan Qiu's hair was like a soft feather brush, feeling delicately against her fingertips.

Yang Xiaoyu was probably infected by Wan Qiu's gentleness.

"Can you give mom a chance to make amends now? Of course, Jianshu will attend Wanqiu's parent-teacher conference."

Chu Yigui hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Mom, this is not necessary."

"I am the one who needs this kind of person. I want to do something out of selfishness, not because of Yigui."

Yang Xiaoyu raised her eyes. The extremely beautiful eyes inherited from Wan Qiu made Chu Yigui feel as if he was looking at Wan Qiu and he couldn't feel like refusing.

Chu Yigui opened his mouth, but finally did not refuse.

"I know, Mom, let's do this."

Chu Yigui turned his head and met Wan Qiu's gaze.

Wanqiu was probably happy.

The slightly raised corners of the lips seemed to hold the colorful lights, showing the joy brightly and clearly.

Chu Yigui sometimes felt that the huge Chu family was like a clock that was no longer turning but was missing an important gear.

When Wanqiu's gear returns to normal, time starts to flow again for this family.

And he is just a funny time bird that comes out on the clock every time the time comes.

But now Chu Yigui felt that perhaps it was because the gears returned and the clock started turning again that he, the time-telling bird that was forever trapped in a narrow and dark space, had the opportunity to find his own value.

——

Wanqiu did well in the midterm exam.

When Wan Qiu received the total score, he was stunned for a long time.

I looked at his paper over and over again, doubting how I could get such a score.

Wan Qiu was familiar with the papers that he always tried hard to fill out, but always got only single-digit scores.

And now, the score was almost right above the passing line, allowing Wan Qiu to take a huge step forward that he had never dared to dream of.

"You scored higher than me." After seeing Wan Qiu's total score, Fu Zhengyu looked at Wan Qiu several times.

Didn't he remember that Brother Li Shuo said Wan Qiu was mentally ill? That's normal, right?

No, it’s not normal that he is Chu Yigui’s brother but is still in the fifth grade.

Wan Qiu looked at the test paper, then looked at Fu Zhengyu's test paper.

He held his test paper, his eyes wide open, not knowing what emotion was surging in his chest.

It always makes his eyes sore.

"What's wrong?" Fu Zhengyu tilted his head to look at Wan Qiu, "I didn't mean to say anything bad about you, I just said that you did better than me in the exam."

Wan Qiu held the test paper, pouting his lips, and looked as if he was about to cry. Fu Zhengyu was jumping up and down anxiously beside him.

Except for English, which he basically passed, Wan Qiu could only memorize words for English. However, if he memorized words well, he could get a good score in the fifth grade.

When Wan Qiu returned home in the evening, he immediately rummaged through his schoolbag and showed the test paper to Jiang Chengfeng.

Jiang Chengfeng looked through it several times and looked at the score several times.

"Oh my god! The teacher is really proud of you."

Jiang Chengfeng's voice rose, and his sincere praise made Wan Qiu happier than receiving a gift.

Jiang Chengfeng gave Wan Qiu the reward he had prepared long ago, which was a box of chocolates. He remembered seeing Wan Qiu secretly hiding the chocolates.

Wan Qiu took the test paper and went to Chu Yigui's room.

"It's amazing that brother got such a high score." Chu Yigui praised Wan Qiu when he saw the score that Wan Qiu showed him, "He got a lot of questions right."

Jiang Chengfeng stood at the door looking at the two children and kept smiling.

Wan Qiu came close to Chu Yigui.

"What about my brother's?" Wan Qiu also wanted to see Chu Yigui's results.

Chu Yigui took out his test paper.

Although Wan Qiu didn't know what a high score was, there was not a single wrong mark on Chu Yigui's clean and beautiful paper.

The bright red score made Wan Qiu feel unique.

Wan Qiu flipped through the test paper.

He held up the test paper to show Jiang Chengfeng and asked, "Brother, did you do well in the test, right?"

"Of course." Jiang Chengfeng was impressed just by seeing the full score on the paper. At his age, he really didn't have the ability of Chu Yigui.

Wan Qiu remembered that Jiang Chengfeng once said that Chu Yigui was the top student in the grade.

"Is Chu Yigui also the top student in the grade this time?" Jiang Chengfeng asked.

"Yes."

Chu Yigui answered very calmly, as if these results were just ordinary results to him.

But Wan Qiu knew that his younger brother was also studying hard.

Wan Qiu always saw Chu Yigui studying.

The light on his desk was rarely turned off.

He always sat on a stool, with his back straight and his head down reading the book on the table.

Wan Qiu remembered the rustling sound of Chu Yigui's incessant writing.

I also remember the sound of Chu Yigui turning pages of a book.

My brother must have worked very hard.

I'm so happy that I've achieved the result of my hard work, but why...

Why is Chu Yigui unhappy?

Wan Qiu looked at the test paper in his arms.

I took a look at Chu Yigui's test paper.

Then he suddenly hugged all of Chu Yigui's test papers in his arms.

Chu Yigui was a little surprised: "Brother?"

"Hehe." Wan Qiu happily walked around the house holding the test paper.

If Chu Yigui wouldn't be happy about his grades, then he would be happy about his grades on his behalf.

Wan Qiu thought of something, took the chocolate that Jiang Chengfeng gave him, took out a few pieces for himself, and then put them all in Chu Yigui's hands.

Jiang Chengfeng saw Wan Qiu's actions and didn't hide his laughter at all.

Wan Qiu looked at his handsome brother, still without smiling.

But Wan Qiu vaguely sensed that Chu Yigui seemed happy.

Wan Qiu shared his own test paper in the family group, and also sent Chu Yigui's beautiful test papers to the family group one by one.

Wan Qiu received a lot of praise, and so did Chu Yigui.

——

On the day of the parents' meeting, Chu Jianshu wore a casual suit. With his handsome face and tall figure, he stood out among the other parents.

Wan Qiu heard many other parents secretly praising his father for being handsome, and there was an aunt who was always looking at his father.

Wan Qiu, who already had gender awareness and had taken physiology classes with Jiang Chengfeng, felt that this should be "appreciation of the opposite sex."

Wan Qiu also wondered when he would be able to appreciate the opposite sex.

When the head teacher holds a parent-teacher meeting, only parents are in the classroom, and the other students are basically waiting outside.

Wan Qiu and Fu Zhengyu both stuck their heads into the classroom.

Among many adults, Wan Qiu only saw Chu Jianshu at first sight.

Chu Jianshu stood out among the crowd. Wan Qiu didn't know whether it was his own feeling or whether Chu Jianshu was really unique among everyone.

Chu Jianshu raised his eyes from his mobile phone and caught Wan Qiu's gaze at a glance, as if he knew from the beginning that Wan Qiu was looking at him.

Wan Qiu and Fu Zhengyu retracted their heads together, and Wan Qiu leaned against the wall.

I blinked my eyes, and for some reason I felt that my father seemed particularly handsome today.

"Your father is so handsome." Fu Zhengyu said to Wan Qiu very seriously.

"I think dad is handsome, too." Wan Qiu didn't know how to be modest at all, and said seriously, "Your mom is pretty, too."

"She got up very early this morning and started dressing up and putting on makeup. She's not like this usually." Fu Zhengyu shrugged and asked again.

Wan Qiu nodded. Yang Xiaoyu also put on beautiful makeup this morning, so beautiful that she seemed to be glowing.

"But your father looks very fierce." Fu Zhengyu said casually, "He looks even fiercer than my father."

Wan Qiu was stunned, not understanding what was going on.

"Is your father usually mean to you?" Fu Zhengyu asked.

Wan Qiu shook his head.

"That's probably what it looks like." Fu Zhengyu didn't take it seriously.

Wan Qiu's mind flashed back to every moment he had spent with Chu Jianshu. He could only say that his father didn't seem to like talking much, other than that...

Nothing seems to be happening.

Is it very fierce?

Wan Qiu quietly peeked into the classroom again and noticed that Chu Jianshu was talking to the mother of his deskmate.

Chu Jianshu's expression was calm, but it seemed different from when he faced him.

Wan Qiu didn't know what this felt like.

It's like...

It feels like looking down at something from a higher place.

Does this mean it's bad?

"What are you planning to do during the short holiday? Do you want to make an appointment to go out and play?" Fu Zhengyu's voice suddenly interrupted Wan Qiu's thoughts.

Wan Qiu was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Mom said she wanted to reward my brother and me, and take us on a trip during this holiday."

"Where are you going to travel?" Fu Zhengyu asked.

Wan Qiu shook his head, he didn't know either.

Even Wan Qiu was unfamiliar with the word "tourism".

"That's great." Fu Zhengyu said, "Remember to bring me a gift when you come back."

"Yeah." Wan Qiu nodded, and then said, "After the short holiday, my brother will also have his birthday."

"Ah? Brother Chu?" Fu Zhengyu thought about Chu Yigui, "Do you want to give him a surprise?"

Wan Qiu thought about preparing a gift for Chu Yigui, but he hadn't thought about what kind of gift to give.

Not to mention a surprise.

"Is it better to prepare a surprise?" Wan Qiu asked.

"It will be more interesting, right?" Fu Zhengyu said.

interesting?

Wan Qiu thought about the day when he had his birthday.

"Then prepare a surprise." Wan Qiu thought, as long as he hides the gift and gives it to his brother on his birthday, would that be a surprise?

"How are you going to prepare a surprise? You are always with your brother, right?" Fu Zhengyu asked.

Wan Qiu opened his mouth, unable to refute.

In order to fulfill his promise of protection, Wan Qiu spent most of his time with Chu Yigui, except when he was in different classes at school.

Wouldn't it be strange if it suddenly disappeared?

"However, when you come back from your trip, find a chance to sneak out and I'll take you to pick out gifts," Fu Zhengyu suggested.

Wan Qiu thought for a moment and said, "It's not good to do it secretly, right?"

"You're stupid, oh no, you're really stupid." Fu Zhengyu said, "If you want to prepare a surprise, then you have to do it secretly, right? If you do it openly, then it's not a surprise."

Wan Qiu thought about it and it seemed to be the case.

"But how can mom and dad know where I am? It can't be done secretly." Wan Qiu looked at his bracelet.

"You can leave it at home and sneak it out when no one is paying attention."

"What should I do?"

Wan Qiu was very confused.

Fu Zhengyu, who really wanted to help Wan Qiu prepare a surprise, secretly discussed with Wan Qiu a great plan to sneak away and prepare a surprise.

Wan Qiu thinks Fu Zhengyu is really smart.

I can think of all kinds of very creative ideas.

Wan Qiu thought about it very seriously and looked at his bracelet.

But still very hesitant.

The parent-teacher meeting didn't last long, and Wan Qiu soon saw Chu Jianshu coming out.

His father was very tall. Although he didn't smile when he looked down at him, Wan Qiu felt that his father seemed to be in a good mood.

"Let's go, take a walk around and wait for your mother and brother." Chu Jianshu rubbed Wan Qiu's hair.

Fu Zhengyu, who was standing by, was a little surprised when watching the interaction between Wan Qiu and Chu Jianshu.

It doesn't seem too fierce.

Chu Jianshu took Wan Qiu away, and Fu Zhengyu quietly mouthed to Wan Qiu: "Surprise!"

Wan Qiu did not respond until Fu Zhengyu disappeared.