Qiao Qiqi carried her things and led Qiao Tianyou over. Seeing Qin Guodong sitting with a little boy, she immediately told the two of them to squeeze in so that Qiao Tianyou could have some room to sit together.

She didn't let the two move over for nothing, and casually grabbed a few pieces of candy to share with them.

The two immediately made way for each other, saying, "Sit down."

Qiao Tianyou looked at Qiao Qiqi and said, "You sit down, I'm not tired."

Although Qiao Qiqi was a little tired, she still needed to win over her younger brother, so she pressed him down into his seat and said, "You sit down, I'm not tired either."

"Then I'll help you with your things." Qiao Tianyou immediately took everything from her hands and placed it on his lap.

Qiao Qiqi glanced at Qiao Tianyou and noticed his unnatural expression. She realized that her younger brother wasn't as cold to her as he claimed, and a slight smile crept onto her lips.

Then she took out some sponge cakes and gave one to each of Qiao Tianyou, Qin Guodong, and another child from the same village, saying, "It takes more than ten minutes for the bus to get to the village, so have a sponge cake to tide you over."

"I don't want to..."

Qin Guodong tried to refuse, but a cold snort came from the side, "Just take it. My sister's married into your family, what are you being so polite about?"

Qin Guodong looked at Qiao Tianyou with a blank expression, "What did you say?"

Qiao Tianyou snorted coldly and remained silent when he thought about his sister getting married.

Seeing his arrogant demeanor, Qiao Qiqi could only explain to Qin Guodong herself, "Your brother and I got our marriage certificate a few days ago. I'm your sister-in-law now, and we're family, so you don't need to be so polite with me."

Qin Guodong was still a little confused.

He was a year younger than Qiao Tianyou, but perhaps because he ate poorly as a child, he was half a head shorter than Qiao Tianyou, had small eyes, and a somewhat shy personality.

So when he heard Qiao Qiqi say that, he hesitated for a long time but couldn't think of anything to say, so he simply stopped talking.

He simply lowered his head and carefully stuffed the sponge cake into his pocket.

When Qiao Qiqi saw his action, she immediately said, "Don't put it in your pocket, it'll get crushed if you do."

Qin Guodong pursed his lips and said softly, "It's okay, I'll be careful."

Qiao Qiqi could tell that he was reluctant to eat, so she immediately patted her pocket and said generously, "I still have a lot left. You eat yours, and there will be more when you finish."

“I didn’t keep it for myself; I took it back for my mother to eat.”

Qiao Qiqi was taken aback.

Seeing how sensible Qin Guodong was at such a young age, I felt a pang of sympathy.

At the same time, she couldn't help but admire how well Wang Guihua had raised her two sons, each one more filial than the last.

In contrast, look at Qiao Tianyou, who has already wolfed down the second sponge cake into his mouth...

Qiao Qiqi, who had just thought this younger brother was nice, immediately took back her words.

This guy!

There's no harm in comparison!

Qiao Tianyou had no idea what Qiao Qiqi was thinking. Two chicken cakes were no use to the young man. After finishing them, he immediately continued to stare at Qiao Qiqi's pocket.

He just saw that Qiao Qiqi had a lot of things in her pocket.

But Qiao Qiqi interrupted his fantasy, "I'm taking this back for Dad, your brother-in-law, and my mother-in-law to tide them over during the autumn harvest. I'm not giving it to you."

Qiao Tianyou's wish was dashed, and he pouted, "If you don't want to give it to me, then you don't."

Qiao Qiqi didn't look at him, and handed Qin Guodong another one. "You eat yours, I still have some. When we get to the village, I'll give you some to take back to your mother. Tell her I bought them, and she can take them to the fields during the autumn harvest in a few days so she can eat them when she's hungry."

After hearing what Qiao Qiqi said, Qin Guodong began to eat in small bites.

Sponge cake is a rare delicacy; it's something you can't usually eat, only during the Lunar New Year.

It's been more than half a year since the Lunar New Year, and the smell is simply irresistible.

Qiao Qiqi felt sorry for him seeing how reluctant he was to part with her, and immediately said, "Your brother and I have registered our marriage. From now on, our two families are one family. If anyone bullies you at school, go to your brother Tianyou. You two will be brothers from now on. You should help and look after each other at school, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Tianyou immediately became unhappy. "I'm an older student, so naturally I play with older students. Who wants to play with a seventh grader? I won't... Ouch!"

Before he could finish speaking, he received a slap on the back of the head from Qiao Qiqi.

“What little bean bun? From now on, he is your younger brother. You have to take good care of him like an older brother, just like I take care of you.”

Qiao Tianyou could hardly believe his ears.

"When have you ever taken care of me? From childhood to adulthood, you've either been bullying me or on your way to bullying me. When have you ever taken care of me?"

"Uh..." Qiao Qiqi tried hard to sift through the original owner's memories, wanting to find sufficient evidence to refute it, but she found that—

No!

What Qiao Tianyou said was true. The original owner really only knew how to bully her younger brother and never did anything that an older sister should do.

This is...

That was awkward.

After realizing the reality, Qiao Qiqi saw the chicken cake in Qin Guodong's hand and immediately had an idea.

"I didn't have that before, but that was because I was young. Now I'm starting to make it up to you, aren't I? This sponge cake is the best proof. As long as you listen to me, I'll buy you sponge cake and candy every week from now on. Is that alright?"

Qiao Tianyou was instantly tempted. "Is what you said true? You're not lying to me?"

"Of course!"

Although Qiao Tianyou was still not quite convinced, the aroma of the sponge cake in Qin Guodong's hand was simply too tempting.

He ultimately couldn't resist the temptation and gave in, saying, "Okay, I'll trust you this once."

Seeing that he finally agreed, Qiao Qiqi snorted inwardly.

You little brat, I can't handle you!

Just as the bus was about to leave the town, someone suddenly waved from the roadside.

The driver stopped the car, and soon a girl wearing a brand-new floral shirt and two long braids got out. She looked about the same age as Qiao Qiqi, but probably because she did farm work, her skin was a bit dark, her eyes were small, and she was of average appearance.

Qiao Qiqi caught a glimpse of the girl out of the corner of her eye and felt that she looked familiar, but she couldn't remember her at the moment.

After the girl got on the bus, she noticed that there were quite a few people at the door, so she immediately walked towards the back.

Then he quickly arrived at Qiao Qiqi's side.

Qiao Qiqi didn't take it seriously at first, until the person behind her stood up and said warmly to the girl who got on the bus, "Isn't this Captain Su's daughter? Come, sit here."

"No need, no need, I'll just stand here for a while."

"Don't be shy, I've been sitting here for ages. Anyway, it's not far, we'll be there soon."

After a few tugs of shove, the girl was forced into her seat.

At this moment, Qiao Qiqi finally remembered that the girl who got on the bus was named Su Limin, and was Su Shangjin's daughter.

At the same time, he was also a suitor of her man.