The next day, when Zhai Sheng saw Qiao Nan coming again, he frowned: "Didn't I tell you to rest at home yesterday? Why are you here again?"

"I, I, I'm fine." Qiao Nan tiptoed to the ground, and glanced at her chair from time to time.

Her pants were all messed up yesterday, and this chair...

Glancing at the chair, it seemed to be clean. Qiao Nan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Zhai, don't worry about me. I'm fine. Maybe I've taken better care of my body this year. Brother Zhai, you are so considerate. Sister Zhai is so lucky."

Brother Zhai knows so much, he must be taking care of his sister.

She didn't know where she had heard it before, that a brother with a younger sister is the most gentle brother in the world, but a sister with a younger brother is definitely the most irritable sister in the world.

Sister Zhai is so happy to have a brother like Brother Zhai who is a warm man.

"..." Zhai Sheng pursed his lips, then pulled out the chair beside him: "If you are really fine, sit down and read a book, don't waste your time."

Qiao Nan's little face was flushed. Whether she was pretending to be healthy or there was really no problem, Zhai Sheng would of course check.

After confirming that there was no problem around Qiao Nan, Zhai Sheng certainly would not insist on chasing Qiao Nan away.

Qiao Nan, who had just sworn that she was fine, felt her legs go weak when she saw the chair.

Today she came to Zhai's house early in the morning, but she was not here to read. She was really worried that her aunt's mess yesterday would be on the chair, and she would be embarrassed if others saw it, so she came early this morning, thinking that if it was really dirty, she would secretly clean it.

After a few days, when it was not so embarrassing, she would come to Zhai's house to read again.

But she never thought that Brother Zhai would come so early.

"What are you doing standing there, sit down." Seeing Qiao Nan stupidly motionless, Zhai Sheng frowned and scolded.

"Oh!" Being called by Zhai Sheng, Qiao Nan sat next to Zhai Sheng in a daze, maintaining the same posture as yesterday.

Seeing the two chairs so close, Qiao Nan's eyes flashed with confusion.

If she didn't know that Brother Zhai was a very serious person, if it was someone else, she would definitely say that the other party was deliberately taking advantage of her and being a hooligan. She had never heard of men and women sitting at different seats after the age of seven. Why were the two chairs so close to each other?

But the person Qiao Nan was facing was Zhai Sheng, so she really didn't have any thoughts.

"Tonight is New Year's Eve. Let me say a few words." The year was coming to an end in the blink of an eye. The Qiao family prepared a sumptuous dinner that night, and Qiao Dongliang

's face was beaming: "Our family..." When Qiao Dongliang thought of money, his face changed slightly: "Although we don't have much money anymore, as long as our family of four are healthy and free from illness, no amount of wealth can buy us back. So I wish you all better health in the coming year, and Zijin and Nannan's academic performance will get better and better!"

Now not only Qiao Nan's grades are good, but Qiao Zijin's grades have also become stable, and he has been ranking around seventh or eighth in the class.

It would be the best if Qiao Zijin's grades could get better and better. Even if they can't, as long as Qiao Zijin can keep up the grades, Qiao Dongliang will be very satisfied.

Although he doesn't have a son, his two daughters are so competitive, a hundred times better than other people's sons, which makes Qiao Dongliang particularly satisfied: "Zijin, Nannan, these are red envelopes for you, keep them for yourself and use them slowly."

Qiao Dongliang took out two red envelopes wrapped in red paper from his pocket and gave one to the eldest daughter and the youngest daughter respectively.

"Thank you, Dad!" Qiao Zijin smiled immediately when he got the red envelopes.

"Thank you, Dad." Qiao Nan did not refuse and held the red envelope in her hand. All the review materials she was using were bought for her by Brother Zhai.

Otherwise, based on the conditions of their Qiao family, even if she was frugal, she probably couldn't afford to buy even one of them.

"Mom, what about yours?" Qiao Zijin felt that the red envelope was not enough, and looked at Ding Jiayi with a smile: "Mom, I did so well in the exam this time, but you didn't give me a reward."

"No reward yet." Ding Jiayi looked at Qiao Zijin with anger and amusement: "Where did you get this new dress? Your mom bought it for you with the money she earned from staying up all night doing handicrafts."

When she said this, Ding Jiayi's tone was full of pride.

"Mom... let's put it this way, red envelope, red envelope, I want a red envelope for the New Year." Qiao Zijin put her hand in front of Ding Jiayi and stretched it out, insisting on a red envelope.

"Okay, how can mom miss yours?" After teasing her eldest daughter enough, Ding Jiayi took out a red envelope similar to the one Qiao Dongliang gave her and handed it to Qiao Zijin: "Don't spend it carelessly."

"Thank you, mom, you are so nice!" Qiao Zijin smiled after receiving the red envelope. If she put the money from the two red envelopes together, she should be able to buy the bracelet she liked when she bought clothes last time. There

was only one set of new clothes, so she must buy something else to make things look better.

Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin were very happy, but Qiao Dongliang's face darkened, and Qiao Nan ate his meal expressionlessly.

From the beginning to the end, Ding Jiayi acted as if Qiao Zijin was her only daughter, as if Qiao Zijin was her only daughter and Qiao Nan was not.

Qiao Nan was used to it, but Qiao Dongliang was not.

Qiao Dongliang took a few breaths, put down his chopsticks, and turned back to his room without saying a word.

"Hey, what are you doing? We haven't finished the New Year's Eve dinner yet." At this time, Ding Jiayi was stunned and didn't know what Qiao Dongliang was going on about.

Qiao Dongliang went to the room and came out soon with another red envelope in his hand: "Nannan, take it, you and your sister each have two, no one should be left without."

If Ding Jiayi didn't go so far, Qiao Dongliang would be willing to help Ding Jiayi lie and say that Ding Jiayi forgot Qiao Nan's red envelope in the room.

But Ding Jiayi's behavior was so reckless that Qiao Dongliang was too lazy to cover up for Ding Jiayi.

Just like the little daughter said, the little daughter is not a three-year-old child anymore, and the little daughter understands many things. This fig leaf is just a lie to herself.

"Thank you, Dad." Qiao Nan smiled with her lips pursed, and took the red envelope from Qiao Dongliang's hand as quickly as possible.