Huh? Ba Tiao's body stiffened, and his eyes widened! Why did his brother Liu Tiao suddenly ask this?

Something must be fishy when things are out of the ordinary! Brother Liu Tiao definitely wasn't going to be generous and give him money to spend...

So, you want to untie his bag?

Ba Tiao felt that he had discovered the truth. His dark eyes rolled, and he hid half the amount and told his brother Liu Tiao with a bitter smile that he only had five yuan left...

"Only five dollars?" Liu Tiao confirmed. He remembered that Ba Tiao also received a lot of salary during the summer vacation. How come he spent it faster than him?

"Well, five dollars." Ba Tiao's big eyes were clear and he tried hard to press the corners of his lips.

Liu Tiao pondered for a moment. "Five yuan is a little short, but it's fine. Ba Tiao, lend me five yuan first, and I'll pay you back after the New Year. Is that okay? I'll pay you back five yuan and ten cents."

Huh? Five dollars is fine too? Ba Tiao blinked his eyes, "Brother Liu Tiao, do you want both?"

"I want to buy gifts for my brother and his family. I'm afraid I don't have enough money. If five dollars isn't enough, can you lend me four? I'll pay you back four dollars and eight cents after the New Year..."

Liu Tiao felt it was a bad idea to take all of Ba Tiao's money at once, so he decided to borrow four yuan first. He'd see if he could borrow some from Qi Tiao for the rest. As for Jiu Tiao, his money was still with his mother, who said he couldn't manage his own money until he was ten...

"Then I'll lend Brother Liu Tiao five dollars, and you have to pay me back five dollars and ten cents during the Chinese New Year!" After careful consideration, Ba Tiao decided to lend five dollars, spend the remaining five dollars on himself, and then get an extra dime during the Chinese New Year.

"Okay, I'll return you five dollars and ten cents later." Liu Tiao took the money, grabbed a handful of Ba Tiao, and said happily, "You're such a good brother to me!"

"Hehe~" Hachijo was moved and laughed very loudly, with a little bit of hidden tsundereness.

Humph~ His brothers always say he is stupid, but actually he is not stupid at all, most of the time he is very smart!

.............

The next day, Cheng Zhenzhu set out early in the morning with the four children. They had quite a lot of stuff on them, so Cheng Zhenzhu carried two large bags, and the children also had their own bags, leaving them with plenty of space.

On the train, Liu Tiao told his mother to just sit still while he took care of the luggage, while Qi Tiao and Ba Tiao fiddled with the things.

Jiu Tiao was too small to reach up there, so he rummaged around and stuffed the things under the seat, then took out a jar of honey water and presented it to his mother.

"Mom, are you thirsty? Drink some water!"

"A little." Cheng Zhenzhu thanked Jiu Tiao for his kindness and took a big sip.

When Jiu Tiao saw his mother finished drinking, he happily took a sip and gave it to his brother Qi Tiao. Then he took out some squid strips and ate them as usual. As usual, his mother took the first bite.

Six Tiao and the others naturally had no objections to this. At night, having already filled their stomachs with snacks, they ate a few steamed buns and went to sleep. Cheng Zhenzhu each had a bed, Six Tiao and Nine Tiao slept together, and Seven Tiao and Eight Tiao slept together.

Originally, Ba Tiao wanted to sleep with his brother Liu Tiao, but the train bed was too big for him and his brother, so he went to the upper bunk and slept with his brother.

Qi Tiao wasn't jealous at all. He'd long been used to it. Besides, San Tiao was a five-star star in his eyes, so Ba Tiao was only a four. That was because Ba Tiao was so white and sweet. Otherwise, he'd have deducted a star for being so silly...

The train rattled on from night to dawn, from early morning to sunset. Cheng Zhenzhu and her friends had a simple dinner and soon welcomed a new dawn.

"Mom, this is City B!" Liu Tiao got out of the car and let out a long breath.

Seven and Eight yawned in unison.

Jiu Tiao was like a bouncing ball, rummaging around beside his mother and brothers to see if anything was missing. Only after he was sure that nothing was missing did he stop his busy work.

"Let's go to the guesthouse and pack up first so that we can go see your big brother with the best appearance." Cheng Zhenzhu touched Jiu Tiaodao who was wandering around.

Liu Tiao nodded, "And big brother."

"Well, there's also your big brother." Cheng Zhenzhu called out, "Let's go."

............

After finding the guesthouse and taking a quick shower, Rokujo changed into the clothes he thought looked the most handsome and stylish. Since there was no mirror in the room, he stared hard at the window glass.

"He's handsome." Cheng Zhenzhu told the young boy.

"Bang Bang handsome!" Ba Tiao raised two thumbs. Then he looked at his brother next to him and thought he was handsome too, feeling very satisfied. His brother was handsome, and he looked like his brother, so handsome too!

"Mom, am I handsome?" Jiu Tiao wiped his face again and came to ask for praise.

Cheng Zhenzhu gave a thumbs up but smiled without saying anything.

Jiujo reached out and grabbed another thumb for his mother, then nodded in satisfaction and ran away smiling.

"Mom, let's go, shall we? Let's go see big brother?" Liu Tiao fiddled with his little bow tie one last time.

"Go to sleep for a while. Your older brother is still training now. I'll call you when the time comes." Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the impatient people and fiddled with the alarm clock.

"Oh..." Liu Tiao felt that he was not so happy anymore.

"Okay, everyone, take a rest. Mom should take a rest too. Then we'll have lunch early and bring some food for your brother."

Jiujo touched his belly and lay down on the bed obediently.

Cheng Zhenzhu waved and went to the next room. She then divided up the food. She had already prepared two hearty meals before coming this time. This one would be enough for her. Tomorrow, she would borrow the kitchen at the supply and marketing cooperative to make two more dishes...

At around ten o'clock, Liu Tiao, who hadn't slept well, got up first and sorted out the things in his bag. He brought double portions of chili sauce and crab sauce for his brothers, as well as double portions of shredded squid and sweet potato fries.

Then he stuffed a stack of letter paper in his pocket. Big Brother always wrote long letters, and he was worried that Big Brother would run out of paper...