To be honest, Qian Xiao's two younger brothers are not stupid at all; they just don't like studying and prefer playing. Now that Qian Xiao isn't around to watch over them, they play even more freely and pay even less attention to their studies.

My two younger brothers are in second grade, right? I remember she had already taught them second-grade courses before they started school. How come they failed the test even though they had already learned it once?

Is it really possible to eat this knowledge along with food?

"Big sister, we promise to study hard when school starts," they said. To be honest, their older sister was even more frightening than they thought, since she hadn't scolded or hit them. They were determined to study hard when school started so as not to upset her again.

"Alright, I'll see how you do then. If you still fail, you know my temper. I think you've been letting yourselves go these past two years since you haven't been around me."

San Dan and Si Dan moved backward in unison. Their eldest sister was quite mean; she felt that just being beaten wasn't enough for them to learn their lesson. Two years ago, when they were being naughty, their eldest sister tied them to a tree and had her younger brother hold up their feet and tickle their soles with chicken feathers. They almost laughed themselves to death.

Most importantly, the whole family was watching the spectacle. How embarrassing! Don't think they don't care about saving face just because they're young.

"How are your grandparents? Are they healthy? How is the situation at home?" Qian Jiefang was also worried about his parents at home, but that's just how his job is; he can't just take a break whenever he wants.

“My grandparents are in good health, but it hasn’t snowed much at home this year. It looks like the weather won’t be as good as last year. The old folks in the village are saying that there’s going to be a drought, so everyone is storing up food.”

"Dad, can you get any food here? Should we store some?" She had mentioned this to her father when she came here last year, but she didn't know if he had taken it seriously.

"Don't worry, your dad knows what he's doing," he said. He was also a farmer's son, so how could he not see that the weather was strange? Seeing the grain his daughter had brought last year, he had made some preparations, though not a lot.

They have no secrets about living here; making too many preparations would only arouse suspicion.

Qian Xiao roughly guessed what was going on. It was safe here, but there couldn't be any secrets. It seemed she would have to send some food back every month. If others saw it, they would only think she was saving it from her own food rations.

Qian Xiao saw Sun Kaicheng take out some canned fruit and meat, as well as some snacks and the like: "Wait, what are you doing?"

They came all this way to do the hard labor for her, and now they've even brought gifts. She felt a little bad about it; wasn't this making Sun Kaicheng spend so much money?

“These are things my maternal grandparents asked me to bring. They’ve taken good care of Grandpa Qian’s family in the village. This is my first time visiting, so I can’t come empty-handed, right? You brought something when you went to my house too, didn’t you?”

And you're talking about me? When you first came to my house, didn't you bring a gift? Who goes to someone's house empty-handed?

Li Guizhi looked at her husband. This was still a child. How could they accept such things? These things looked quite valuable.

Qian Jiefang also refused. The child had come with their own daughter, so how could they accept the child's things? "Put these away and take them back for yourself."

Sun Kaicheng closed his bag: "I'm going to eat here for several more days. If you do this, then I'll have to pay for the meals, won't I?"

"Really, we don't need to. How could we take a child's things?"

Sun Kaicheng asked Qian Xiao for help. He had already taken out the items, so there was no reason to take them back. He wasn't very good at making excuses either.

Qian Xiao glanced at her mother and father's resolute refusal to accept the gifts, then at her two younger brothers who were drooling over the canned goods on the table. It wasn't that she couldn't afford these things; she just had no way of explaining where they came from.

She knew that Sun Kaicheng didn't lack these things, and the things in his space were even better, but he couldn't take them out to use: "Dad, just accept them. I'll treat him to dinner when we get back."

It means that I went back after I returned, which saved her the trouble of finding an excuse to prepare something nice for her two younger brothers.

Li Guizhi was in a dilemma. Wasn't this a bad idea?

Qian Xiao grabbed a can of fruit and said, "Mom, find me a screwdriver. I'll open the can and let San Dan and Si Dan taste it."

“Why eat this? This stuff can last a long time. It’s a waste to give it to them.” Li Guizhi immediately refused. Why eat such good stuff when it’s not a holiday?

"Oh my goodness, good things are only good if they're eaten. What are you going to do with it if you just leave it there to breed?"

"Sun Kaicheng, turn around, open the drawer behind you, there's a screwdriver inside, hand it to me."

Sun Kaicheng was quite obedient and immediately got up to help Qian Xiao with the tools without much formality.

Qian Jiefang and his wife exchanged glances, wondering if this was a bit too impolite. The two seemed overly familiar with each other. However, they remembered that their daughter had said the Sun family had always taken good care of her, so perhaps that's how they became acquainted.

"You silly child, can't you get it yourself? Xiao Sun, don't worry about her, let her do it herself." After all, she's a guest visiting for the first time.

Sun Kaicheng didn't think much of it. Over the past six months, the two had grown closer, and with so many similar incidents, he didn't feel anything was amiss.

Qian smiled and wasn't angry at her mother's words: "San Dan, go and get a few bowls and spoons, let's try them all."

"Hey," San Dan was overjoyed. At least his family could eat their fill, but he couldn't even dream of getting any snacks.

Li Guizhi: "This child," isn't he a little too easily swayed? She looked at her husband, "Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Qian Jiefang shook his head. He could tell the two children had a good relationship, so it was best for the adults not to interfere. He would give his daughter more money and tickets when she left, and she could return them later.

He had hardly ever seen his own child eat any snacks, but he knew his wife was good at it, so it was good to give the child a treat.

The cool, refreshing fruit pieces hit their mouths, and both of them widened their eyes in delight. It wasn't that they'd never had canned fruit before, but they remembered it had been two or three years since the last time they'd tried it, and they'd completely forgotten what it tasted like. This was truly delicious!

Qian Xiao divided the fruit pulp and canned soup in her hand in half and gave them to her two younger brothers. She really didn't go hungry when she was out, and Sun Kaicheng often took her out to improve her life.

San Dan and Si Dan quickly covered their bowls: "Big sister, we still have some, you should eat too, eat quickly, it's very sweet."

Their mother said that their eldest sister had a tough time studying away from home, and might not even be able to afford a piece of meat. They didn't even eat any candy during the New Year, waiting for their eldest sister to come over so they could have some. How could they possibly share their eldest sister's treats?