Once she was certain that she could stay, Zhu Mingyue beamed with joy.

She took Zhu Jinzhao's hand and offered, "Sister, let me help you sell fruit."

Zhu Jinzhao raised an eyebrow: "How do you plan to help?"

Zhu Mingyue thought for a moment, then said eagerly, "I'm very strong! I can help my sister carry fruit! I can also follow the guests with a basket and help them pack fruit! I can even clean!"

"I'll do anything my sister needs!"

"Wow..." Jiang Jingwen exclaimed in surprise after hearing her words, "Mingyue is so capable!"

Zhu Mingyue nodded, patting her chest proudly: "I'm very capable!"

Ning Shi: "Since Mingyue is so capable, how about I teach Mingyue how to be a good little helper?"

“Okay!” Zhu Mingyue agreed loudly.

Ning Shi stretched out a hand to her: "Come on, come with me, your older sister."

Zhu Mingyue confidently placed her hand in Ning Shi's, letting her guide her through the store's workflow.

Zhu Xingye stood to the side watching her, his astonishment and surprise clearly showing in his eyes.

Zhu Jinzhao smiled and said to him, "Brother Zhu, you can rest assured to entrust Mingyue to me."

“…Okay.” Zhu Xingye nodded. Seeing Zhu Mingyue so relaxed and happy, he also felt much more relaxed.

"Let's add each other on WeChat today." He took out his phone from the inside pocket of his suit jacket and opened WeChat.

“Okay.” Zhu Jinchao had the same idea.

The two quickly added each other as WeChat friends and tacitly gave each other a nickname.

Zhu Jinzhao left a four-character nickname for Zhu Xingye: "Brother Mingyue".

Zhu Xingye's was a neat and proper two characters – "今朝" (Jinzhao).

"Since Mingyue wants to stay at your shop, I'll go back to the hotel to take care of things first," Zhu Xingye said, putting away his phone and looking at Zhu Mingyue, who was studying diligently.

Zhu Jinzhao: "Okay, go ahead. I'll keep a close eye on Mingyue."

Zhu Xingye: "Then I'll come pick her up again tonight."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the store.

Zhu Jinchao saw him to the door and said, "Okay, see you tonight."

Zhu Xingye: "Thank you for your help. Please feel free to message me if anything comes up."

"Okay." Zhu Jinzhao waved to him. "Bye-bye, be careful on your way back."

Zhu Xingye nodded: "Bye-bye."

...

At 10 p.m., Zhu Xingye arrived at the fruit shop on time to pick up Zhu Mingyue and take her home.

To express his gratitude to Zhu Jinzhao, he brought a lot of gifts when he came.

"Mingyue, your older brother is here to pick you up." Shi Jing greeted Zhu Xingye briefly and then called Zhu Mingyue out of the warehouse.

"Here I am!" Zhu Mingyue, unusually, didn't dawdle and quickly skipped over to Zhu Xingye.

"Let's go, Mingyue." Zhu Xingye grabbed her wrist and immediately tried to lead her away.

She neither cheated nor acted out, but obediently waved to Zhu Jinzhao and Shi Jing: "Goodbye, sister; goodbye, brother-in-law."

Shi Jing was very satisfied with the title "brother-in-law," and when he spoke again, his tone softened considerably: "Goodbye, Mingyue. Come to the shop to visit your sister again tomorrow."

"Yes!" Zhu Mingyue nodded vigorously, her eyes full of anticipation, "I'll come again!"

Zhu Jinzhao: "Remember to have your older brother bring you here, don't walk by yourself anymore."

"I've got it!" Zhu Mingyue said, her eyes wide open, looking like she was very reliable.

"Let's go back." Shi Jing put his arm around Zhu Jinzhao. "Your sister and I are going home too."

Zhu Mingyue: "Okay! See you tomorrow, sister and brother-in-law!"

After saying that, she followed Zhu Xingye and skipped away.

The moon shone brightly tonight, casting a long shadow of Zhu Mingyue. She wore a moon-white dress, and her long, ink-black hair was tied into two simple pigtails by Zhu Jinzhao. With each hop, the pigtails bounced around like rabbit ears.

As Zhu Jinzhao gazed at her retreating figure, he felt a strange sense of warmth in his heart.

...

Zhu Mingyue ultimately did not leave.

On the day they were supposed to go home, Zhu Xingye hadn't even had time to buy a plane ticket when Zhu Mingyue ran off and hid.

This time, she didn't go to Zhu Jinchao. Instead, she found a corner to hide in. Only after Zhu Xingye promised that he wouldn't take her back and would let her stay with Zhu Jinchao did she emerge from the corner, clutching the little rabbit doll that Zhu Jinchao had given her.

Although she was a little slow-witted, she was very lively, cute, polite, and helpful. Zhu Jinzhao and Shi Jing both liked her quite a bit, and Ning Shi and Jiang Jingwen were also very willing to play with such a little sister. So Zhu Xingye thought about it and decided to buy a house in Xuancheng so that Zhu Mingyue could live there.

Zhu Xingye originally wanted to buy a house next to Zhu Jinzhao's, but Shi Jing told him that she would soon be marrying Zhu Jinzhao. At that time, Zhu Jinzhao would move out of the house and live with Shi Jing in their new house.

Therefore, Shi Jing suggested that he not buy the house here, but instead buy one in the same neighborhood where their new house is located, so that Zhu Mingyue would not have to move in the future.

Zhu Xingye readily accepted and immediately began preparations for the matter.

But until the house is bought, Zhu Mingyue can only live with Zhu Jinzhao temporarily. However, Zhu Jinzhao doesn't find it troublesome at all; on the contrary, he's quite happy.

Although Zhu Mingyue is a bit silly, she is very sensible and knows her place. She likes to stick close to Zhu Jinchao, but when Zhu Jinchao needs private space or wants to go on a date with Shi Jing alone, she will obediently stay in her room watching TV or help out at the fruit shop, and she will never offend Zhu Jinchao.

Having received 100% respect, Zhu Jinzhao was naturally willing to take care of her wholeheartedly.

Because of her presence, Zhu Jinzhao's life has become much more lively.

Three months later, Zhu Xingye successfully bought the house. Because it was a detached villa, he chose a location next to Shi Jing's new house, becoming neighbors with Shi Jing and Zhu Jinzhao.

However, since his company is not in Xuancheng, he cannot move in directly in the short term, so the task of taking care of Zhu Mingyue falls on his two younger brothers.

But this didn't affect Zhu Mingyue at all, because as long as she could stay with Zhu Jinzhao, she felt that her life was very happy.

...

On the day of Lidong (the beginning of winter), Zhu Jinzhao visited Shi Jing's parents.

Shi Jing's mother was a very gentle and interesting woman. Knowing that Zhu Jinzhao was an orphan, she cared for her in every way. As soon as Zhu Jinzhao entered and introduced herself, her mother took out a shiny gold bracelet from her bag and put it on Zhu Jinzhao's wrist.

"Gold bracelets look best on girls. Auntie will make sure that Chaochao doesn't have any."

Zhu Jinzhao was so moved that she almost burst into tears on the spot.

However, compared to Shi Jing's mother, Shi Jing's father was not so gentle.