It has been more than ten years and I still haven't found it. I feel a little guilty towards my teacher. Who would have thought that when I was about to give up, a talent like Zhou Niao would appear. He is indeed not stupid, and he does have a child's heart as Zhou wanted to say, but he also has twenty years of experience and hardships. The hardships did not take away his innocence, but made him more mature than ordinary children.

You can't say this! If you say it, you'll be beaten up by the Zhou family, right?

After a brief chat, Mao Binzhi took Zhou Niao's painting and left.

Zhou Xiang pulled his eldest brother to sit next to his mother. "Mom, don't worry, I will take care of him. I plan to hold an art exhibition for him in the future. He will become a famous painter. I will find him an assistant and a nanny, and I will ensure that he lives a better life than the rest of us."

"Okay! Mom is relieved, but I feel sad that you have to endure the rumors."

"That was all in the past. It will never happen again, now or in the future."

Zhou's mother nodded. With her little girl changing all these things, her little girl's previous life would never appear again.

The performance on the stage continued, but the people in the audience could not calm down, and the following programs were all the same, so while the performance was going on on the stage, the people in the audience were whispering to each other.

Wan Jing has been looked after by two female classmates assigned by Ran Qiming. It is too late to ask her to transfer classes now. I believe no class would be willing to accept her.

After the performance, Zhou Xiang took the backpack and his elder brother's painting supplies from Ran Qiming, and left with the Zhou family and the Xiao family. No matter how the school would deal with Wan Jing, it didn't matter, she wouldn't be able to stay in school for long.

After leaving the school, Zhou Xiang suggested, "Let's go to the photo studio to take pictures! Such beautiful costumes and makeup must be captured as souvenirs! Let's all take a photo with these three handsome men and beautiful women!"

Zhou Hua was the first to agree. Zuo Heng didn't care and just took the things in Zhou Xiang's hand and carried them on his back.

Zhou's mother also agreed. Xiao's mother wanted to leave with her two sons, but Zhou Xiang grabbed her and said, "Auntie, you can't leave. Don't you want to take a photo with Mei Zi as a souvenir? Many years later, you can still take out the photo and tell us in detail what happened today."

Xiao's mother was persuaded, but taking photos was very expensive.

Zhou's mother saw what she was thinking and realized that she used to live frugally in the same way.

"Let's go! Today is an important anniversary for Xiang Xiang, Mei Zi, and Zhou Niao. My family is rich, and she's covering all the expenses."

Zhou Xiang patted his chest and said, "Yes, I am the big boss. Let's go to the photo studio to take pictures."

Xia Guo and Qiu Shi are the happiest. They have never taken photos since they were old enough to understand.

Dazhong Photo Studio, not bad, it’s right here, opened by my mom’s classmate.

"Mom, your classmates are here, take the photo here!"

"good!"

A group of nine people filled the photo studio, and the studio director's eyes narrowed into slits due to laughing.

"Oh! Jiang Weihui, is that you?"

"Ren Dingxiang, I haven't seen you for a few years. You've gained a lot of weight."

"Yes! I have a good appetite and can eat."

“Being able to eat is a blessing!”

Two old classmates reminiscing about the past.

Zhou Xiang began to instruct the people taking photos to pose, including Xiao Chunmei's three siblings, the Xiao family of four, Xiao's two younger brothers, Xiao's mother and her two sons, and Xiao's mother and her daughter. Then, Xiao's mother was unwilling to take the photo.

Zhou wanted to pull the third brother and Zuo Heng together, and then the eldest brother, and then Xiao Chunmei together. In short, after a lot of random instructions, the third brother and Xiao Chunmei took a photo together.

Then everyone took a photo alone, and then the mother was brought in to reminisce about the past, and then Xiao's mother was brought in.

The photo studio changed the plate several times, but Zhou Xiang didn't care. Xiao's mother was secretly worried.

But the postures that Zhou wanted to correct were all very beautiful, so he was reluctant to stop.

Everyone's stomachs were growling after taking the photos, so Zhou Xiang gave up bothering everyone and pulled Xiao Chunmei to take a few more photos.

"Okay, boss, I'll pay a 20 yuan deposit first. After you develop them, you can see which ones are suitable for enlargement. Then, I'll choose the photos to enlarge."

"Good, good, good!" The boss was very happy. This time, it was more than in two months.

After leaving the photo studio, the Dazhong Hotel was right next to it, so of course I held on to the Xiao family members and wouldn't let go.

"Come on, go in and have dinner. After you finish eating, I'll let you go."

Xiao's mother, who was carried into the restaurant, gave up struggling. It would have been embarrassing if she had continued to struggle. The Zhou family was too enthusiastic.

Zhou Xiang was secretly happy and found a round table in the corner to sit down. "Third brother, please help take care of everyone. I'll go order the food."

"good!"

Zhou wanted to order food at the service counter. He wanted nothing fancy, just ordinary home-cooked dishes. He ordered mostly meat dishes, and fish was a must as well.

I heard there are crabs. That’s perfect. I didn’t eat them during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I’ll make up for it this time.

"Give me 18 female crabs with 4 or 2 heads."

"Alright! I guarantee it'll be enough."

"You can tell by looking at the head. If it's not enough, I won't pay."

"Don't worry!"

Back at the table, Zuo Heng and Zhou Hua took the two children to find the toilet, and Xiao Chunmei pulled Zhou Xiang to go to the toilet as well.

"Come on, big brother, you accompany us, this toilet is too dark."

"good!"

Only Zhou's mother and Xiao's mother were left.

Mother Xiao said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry for making you spend money today."

"Oh! Don't be so polite. Your Mei Zi and Xiang Xiang get along well, and you and I get along well. Don't be so restrained. I used to be like you. I made a mess of the house..."

After hearing this, Xiao's mother finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zhou Xiang was indeed capable, and her family owed her a lot.

Then he and his child's father would be relieved, even if he had to work for Zhou Xiang! As long as there was a way out, it would be fine.

Zhou Xiang deliberately asked his mother to find an opportunity to tell him, after all, adults' words are more credible.

After the person who went to the bathroom came back, the waiter started serving the food.

The first one was crabs. There was a huge basin of crabs, and the Xiao family members didn’t dare to pick up their chopsticks.

"Hurry up! Two for each person. After eating, wipe your hands clean and move on to the following dishes. Summer fruits and autumn fruits, eat to your heart's content. I'll treat you to a full meal today."

"good!"

Xia Guoqiushi didn't even look at his mother's expression, because his mother couldn't refuse him anyway.

Zhou wanted to demonstrate first which parts could not be eaten, and Xia Guoqiushi did it himself.

Zhou Hua peeled the crab for Xiao Chunmei, removed the parts that his sister said were inedible, and put them in her bowl. Then, he peeled another one for Xiao's mother.

Xiao's mother thanked him repeatedly, "Zhou Hua, thank you! Don't just worry about us, eat it while it's hot."

"good!"

Zhou wanted to bow his head, but his third brother valued his beauty over his sister.

Then a peeled crab appeared in the bowl.

Zhou Xiang looked up and thanked his elder brother with a smile, "Thank you, elder brother!"

"No thanks, I'll take care of you too."

"Of course, my eldest brother might have done it."

Zhou Niao smiled widely.

After dinner, they headed south together. Zhou thought they still had to go back to get some clean clothes before returning to the town.

On the way, I happened to meet Zhong Xiong who was driving a tricycle pulling tables and chairs.

"Hey! Zhou Xiang? What have you been doing like this?"

"A performance! Of course I'm going to a performance dressed like this!"

Zhong Xiong really didn't expect Zhou Xiang to have such a side to him. A performance? He really couldn't imagine it!