The fried skewers are served.

Su Yan rubbed Su Lei's head. "Alright, don't think so much. Just know that your sister, mother, grandparents, and even your older brother all love you very much. Eat up."

Su Lei picked up the fried skewers and ate them absentmindedly.

Because what his sister said tonight was different from what he thought.

He thought that after having an older brother, he would become someone who was dispensable.

Su Yan could tell he had taken her words to heart, so she didn't say anything more.

Xiao Lei already has his own ideas. She has said everything she needed to say, and he will understand.

After finishing their fried skewers, the siblings bought a few bottles of soda before heading home.

Su Yu sat in the courtyard waiting for them.

As soon as they entered, he got up and walked over. "Why are you going out so late? Why didn't you call me? It might not be safe."

Su Yan glanced at Su Lei, then laughed and said, "It's only a few steps, what's there to be afraid of? Besides, you can't listen when I'm whispering to Xiao Lei, right, Xiao Lei?"

Su Lei's eyes lit up, and he nodded emphatically.

He glanced at Su Yu, then reached out and handed him the soda in his hand, awkwardly saying, "Big brother, I brought you some soda."

Su Yu did not answer.

Just as Su Lei was wondering, the other person suddenly bent down and picked him up, teasing, "Good lad, you still remember to bring your big brother a soda, why didn't you bring back some fried skewers for me?"

Su Lei looked down blankly and met his older brother's gaze, still holding the soda bottle in his hand.

It took him a while to realize what was happening. His face flushed red, and he struggled to say, "Put me down! Put me down quickly!"

Su Yu pretended not to hear, and even lifted him up a little, laughing, "Big brother hasn't hugged you yet. After big brother's vacation ends, you won't even have the chance to let me hug you anymore. Do you think anyone else can lift you up that high?"

Su Yu is over 1.8 meters tall, and Su Lei is lifted high by him, so his field of vision becomes much wider.

Looking at his older brother's hearty smile, Su Lei suddenly felt that having such an older brother wasn't so bad.

Da Zhuang, a classmate, always boasted to them about having an older brother who was a soldier, a warrior who protected the country. He even said that when he visited his brother, he touched his brother's gun, which made his classmates extremely envious.

He was envious back then too.

But now, he also has an older brother who protects the country. According to his mother, his older brother is a very capable leader!

And he's a high-ranking official in Beijing!

So why does he hate his older brother?

As he pondered, Su Lei got himself completely tangled up in the situation.

Su Lei was so tired from thinking that he eventually fell asleep on Su Yu's shoulder.

Su Yan and Su Yu exchanged a glance, then sat down in the courtyard.

Because Su Lei was asleep, Su Yu was very careful when changing his position to hold him, afraid of waking him up.

Su Yan saw this and couldn't help but laugh: "This kid thinks that now that you're back, we don't like him anymore, so he's been terribly upset these past few days, deliberately going against the family to try and get our attention."

Su Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and sighed, "It was my carelessness. I noticed he was a bit resistant to me, but I didn't expect it was for this reason."

He worried that getting close to Su Lei would only make Su Lei more and more disgusted, so he could only keep an eye on him silently.

"Who would have thought he would think that way? He's so adorably silly." Su Yan found it a bit funny. "But I've said everything I needed to say. Now it's up to you to see how you do. He's let go of his reservations about you now, so he's a wall that's not hard to cross."

"Alright! Leave it to me." After saying that, Su Yu looked down at Su Lei, who was fast asleep, and pinched his chubby cheek. "You little rascal, you have quite a few ideas."

Having resolved Su Lei's matter, the brother and sister were finally relieved and slept well that night.

...

The next morning.

Su Yu got up early as usual and prepared breakfast.

Cold cucumber salad, fried dough sticks and soy milk, sesame balls and small wontons.

When Su Lei finished brushing his teeth and came over, his eyes lit up. "You made all of this?"

He had already figured it out last night. Apart from being a little awkward, his attitude towards Su Yu had improved a lot, and he seemed to have regained his usual liveliness.

Su Yu brought out the last bowl of wontons and said proudly, "Of course, wontons are my specialty, you won't be able to stop eating them."

Su Lei scoffed, pulled out a chair, sat down, and exclaimed, "Is your cooking any better than my sister's?"

He took a bite and immediately became speechless.

He stared wide-eyed at Su Yu.

Su Yu laughed and said, "Just tell me if it's delicious or not?"

Su Lei swallowed, paused for two seconds, and then stubbornly said, "It's alright!"

However, his frantic inhalation revealed his true thoughts.

Su Yu didn't expose him.

Halfway through the meal, Su Lei wanted to eat sesame balls, but with the sesame book in front of Su Yu, he couldn't bring himself to pick them up and continued eating the wontons with his head down.

The next second.

A pair of chopsticks holding sesame balls were reached out and placed in his bowl.

Su Lei looked up.

As Su Yu placed the sesame balls in front of him, he said, "This is our own home. I'm your older brother. You can take whatever you want to eat. You can do whatever you want in front of your older brother. I won't say anything to you. You're such a silly boy."

Upon hearing this, Su Lei's face immediately turned as red as a boiled shrimp.

He snorted, saying nothing, but his eyes shone with a joy that was palpable.

After the two brothers finished breakfast, their grandparents got up, and Li Juan also rushed back from the store to eat.

Su Lei came out of the room with his schoolbag on his back, glanced at the dining table, cleared his throat, and said, "Big brother, can you take me to school?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him in surprise.

Su Lei thought for a moment and then said, "Could you wear your military uniform to take me to school? Da Zhuang always brags to me about having a brother in the army, and I want to brag back!"

Su Yu: "..."

The rest of the people: "..."

Li Juan said irritably, "Are you bored and have nothing better to do? Are you itching for a beating?"

But the sun rose in the west; this kid actually spoke up today.

"Mom," Su Yu called out to her, "It's nothing serious. I can easily fulfill my brother's small request."

Upon hearing this, Su Lei felt even more fond of his older brother.

He made a face at Li Juan, then ran out, reminding her, "Big brother, I'm waiting for you at the door, hurry up!"

"Hey! This kid!" Li Juan laughed in exasperation.

But seeing the two brothers being close made her happy.

Although she didn't know why Su Lei had suddenly changed his personality.

Sigh, kids these days go through their rebellious phase so early. She'll be too old for her mother to handle in a minute.

Su Yu coaxed his mother a couple of times, then went upstairs to change his clothes.

He didn't bring his military uniform with him when he came back, but he had a set at home that he used to wear, and it still fits him now.