If we're talking about achieving immortality, then the stars have to step in.

After Changsheng admitted his mistake and begged for forgiveness, Xingxing did not immediately put him down. Instead, she ran for a while longer before finally setting him down.

"vomit!"

Changsheng felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. He finally managed to put his feet on the ground, but he wobbled and sat down on his bottom.

My bottom hurts so much from the fall.

"You run first," Xingxing instructed Xiaosuotou, then stood aside with her arms crossed, waiting for Changsheng to recover.

Changsheng wanted to slack off and sit for a while longer, but Xingxing was watching him from the side with a chilly look, which made Changsheng dare not slack off.

Because he knew that the stars wouldn't indulge him.

Changsheng stood up helplessly and pleaded with Xingxing, "Big brother, look how small I am. I can't run fast. Can you run slower?"

"Can."

The stars were having a great time.

Chang Sheng looked at him with starry eyes and said gratefully, "Thank you, elder brother."

Then he took off running on his short legs.

At first, Changsheng really ran seriously, but as a child, his strength quickly ran out.

"Brother, I really can't run anymore."

"Hang in there a little longer."

...

"Big brother, it's really over, waaaaah..."

"Hold it back, don't cry."

...

"Waaah, I need to find my mother, I really can't run anymore..."

"come over."

Xingxing waved to Changsheng, who was a little scared: "Big brother, I really can't run anymore, please don't hit me."

Big brother, you're scary!

These two brothers have very little time together and are eleven years apart in age. Xingxing really doesn't know how to get along with them.

However, he knew that for a child like Changsheng, it had to be someone like him.

"To reward you for running for so long, your older brother wants to give you something."

"real?"

Chang Sheng was somewhat skeptical: "You're so stingy, will you really reward me?"

He has never received a gift from his older brother.

Without saying a word, Xingxing picked him up, put him on her shoulder, put her hands on his waist, and stood up.

"ah!"

Changsheng was so frightened that he hugged Xingxing's head tightly.

Star: "Hold on tight."

Then I started walking quickly.

Although they were walking, they were moving very fast and caught up with Little Lockhead in no time.

Little Lockhead glanced at it, his eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything. Then he lowered his head and ran on his own.

At first, I was afraid of immortality.

But his fear was quickly replaced by excitement, especially when the children on the side of the road pointed at him with envy and asked their fathers or brothers to hold him up. Changsheng proudly puffed out his little chest.

Because Xingxing would carefully support Changsheng's waist from behind with both hands, Changsheng gradually became bolder, raised his hands high, and cheered.

"Oh oh oh~~~~"

"Wow!"

"Brother, I picked a handful of willow leaves, do you want some?"

"Wow, bro, I see a bird's nest!"

"Big brother..."

Throughout the journey, Changsheng kept chattering, never leaving the word "elder brother".

Little Lockhead was already drenched in sweat from running.

After returning home, Xingxing put Changsheng down and then helped Xiaosuotou pull on the rope herself to prevent her legs from aching the next day.

While massaging her younger brother's calves, she patiently gave him instructions:

"Little Lock, you must remember to train diligently even when I'm not around. Even if you only want to pursue the imperial examination path in the future, at least your body has to be able to withstand the days you're locked up for the exam, right?"

Xingxing has truly grown up and taken on the responsibilities of an older brother:

"Besides, when I'm not home, you're the eldest child in the family. You should have a strong body to protect your parents, younger brother, and aunt."

Little Lockhead understood this profound truth.

He just didn't like being sweaty and smelly; it made him uncomfortable.

But like my brother said, at the very least, I should be able to protect my family, right?

Just like that day when the officials beat my father, my eldest brother was there and immediately stood up for my father and fought back.

But what if my brother isn't here?

Am I just supposed to watch helplessly as my father gets beaten?

Or perhaps, he and his father would be beaten together, and then his parents would protect him?

Xiao Suotou's delicate eyebrows furrowed, and her clean face turned rosy from sweat.

The young boy frowned, looking somewhat unhappy.

After a while, Little Lock wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked up at the stars seriously, and said:

"Brother, I understand."

Little Lock has always been this way. If you ask him to say anything sentimental or to shout that he will do this or that, that's impossible.

Despite disliking Xiao Suotou's personality the most, Xingxing is also the person who understands Xiao Suotou the most.

He patted Xingxing on the shoulder, very happy.

He was leaving again in a few days, and before that, he wanted to help his mother with as many things as possible.

"Big brother!"

Changsheng reached out to pull at Xingxing, his face full of eagerness: "When I get powerful, I'll be able to beat all the bad guys away!"

"Okay, then we'll have to rely on you, Changsheng, to take care of our parents."

"Absolutely."

Changsheng proudly puffed out her small chest.

This was the first time he had been so affirmed since he arrived here.

"What have you guys been doing? Why are you sweating so much?"

Just then, Sister-in-law Chi returned carrying a basket, seemingly having gone shopping.

Seeing that Xiao Suotou was covered in sweat, she took out her handkerchief and gently wiped his brow.

Changsheng shouted, "Mother, my eldest brother is sweating too, why aren't you wiping his sweat? You're being unfair!"

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