Nan Yu had almost forgotten about her younger brother, who was walking behind them. When she spoke, her expression changed slightly. She pushed away Shen Linzhou's hand that was helping her straighten her scarf, and then belatedly realized that she should take the scarf off and return it.

Shen Linzhou: "Your brother knows that."

Nan Yu glanced at Nan Xingjian and saw that he was staring at her. Caught red-handed, she could only laugh awkwardly.

You understand, right?

Nan Xingjian frowned. He was clearly still a teenager going through puberty, but perhaps his family's poverty made him mature early. In comparison, he was much more mature than his brother.

"I don't understand."

Nan Yu: "...Huh?"

He assumed that his actions were expressions of understanding and tacit approval.

Why don't you understand?

"You're not going to tell Mom and Dad, are you?"

Nanxingjian retorted unhappily, "Do you want to make them angry or anxious?"

Shen Linzhou couldn't stand Nan Xingjian's aggressive way of speaking to Nan Yu, so he pulled her behind him and said coldly, "If you don't like it, you can come at me. He's your brother."

Nan Xingjian kicked aside the pebbles at his feet, put his hands in his pockets, and looked directly at Shen Linzhou. "What, you think you're so great? You couldn't stay quiet on your first night back, as if you were afraid those gossipy neighbors wouldn't find out?"

Nan Yu: "He came to my house as a friend, with no other purpose. He helped me a lot at school."

Nan Xingjian frowned and said bluntly, "So you two developed feelings for each other?"

I feel unhappy.

Even if his brother has a girlfriend now.

Nanxing Jian's mood is probably not good either.

He felt a possessive affection for Nan Yu, much like when parents have a second child and the older child is unwilling to have their parents' love all to themselves. Similarly, he could refuse to talk to his older brother, but he hated the presence of other people around his brother.

Nan Yu: "Yes."

Nan Xingjian was feeling hot inside but cold outside, his whole body felt uncomfortable, he wanted to vent his anger but couldn't find an outlet, his hands in his pockets were clenched tightly, and he could vaguely hear the cracking of his knuckles.

"If you're with him, just think about what the neighbors will say behind your parents' backs. They scrimped and saved to send you to university. Even if I'm morally blackmailing you, it's what you deserve!"

After saying that, he strode forward without waiting for the two of them.

Nan Yu chased after her, "If you don't tell, and I don't tell, who will know?"

Nan Xingjian stared ahead, showing no intention of stopping. "I'll only be twenty after the New Year. If we don't urge me to get married in five or ten years, what will I do after I turn thirty? How will I explain that to my parents?"

Nan Yu: "I might not even be able to talk to him for that long. Who can know about matters of the heart? As long as you keep it a secret, I will take responsibility for my future."

Nan Xingjian suddenly stopped and gave Nan Yu a push.

He hadn't expected Nan Yu to be so fragile. She didn't use much force, but she staggered and fell backward. Shen Linzhou reacted quickly and caught the wick before she fell, and his face immediately darkened.

Nan Xingjian was also startled.

He wanted to pull him up, but Shen Linzhou had already supported him, so he could only awkwardly withdraw his hand.

Nan Yu was caught off guard, which is why she fell over with just a slight push.

After regaining his footing, he sensed the tense and eerie atmosphere, so he smiled and tried to ease the tension, saying, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the market."

As she spoke, she hooked her left arm around Shen Linzhou and her right arm around Nan Xingjian's arm.

Shen Linzhou was in a bad mood, and Nan Xingjian didn't say anything more. He apologized for what had just happened, but he couldn't bring himself to apologize.

After walking for a while, Nan Yu said, "Let's go buy an electric tricycle first. Walking such a long way back and forth is too much."

Nanxingjian remained silent.

Shen Linzhou: "Okay."

Nan Yu, who was holding Chen Linzhou's arm, pointed to the slightly leaning green bamboo beside the field, then quickly put her arm back on it and said, "Although we are not rich here, the air is good. Look at the bamboo, isn't it beautiful?"

"nice."

Although Shen Linzhou responded verbally.

His eyes kept glancing at the other arm of the lamp wick. Luckily, Nan Xingjian was Nan Yu's younger brother; if it were a cousin, he would have ignored him long ago.

He's nominally my future brother-in-law.

With Nan Yu present, Shen Linzhou simply couldn't bring himself to do it.

Ignoring one thing and neglecting another, after finishing her conversation with Shen Linzhou, she smiled and looked at Nan Xingjian, "Are you settling in well at school?"

Nan Xingjian was still reeling from her guilt, and answered somewhat awkwardly, "It's alright."

Nan Yu: "No one bullied you, right?"

Nanxingjian: "No."

Anyone who dares to bully him will find many suitors.

Nan Yu: "Brother has money now. I'll give the money to Mom and Dad, but they won't spend it. I'll give it to you directly from now on. Replace the things that need replacing at home. Don't be stingy at school. Call me if you run out of money."

Nanxingjian: "I can earn money through part-time work and study, I don't need your money."

Nan Yu: "Don't do it next semester. You're a better student than me, so you shouldn't waste your time on other things. Besides, I'm your older brother, and you're not even an adult yet. It's only natural for me to earn money for you to spend."

Nan Xingjian was truly feeling uneasy.

He was also becoming increasingly displeased with Shen Linzhou.

He stubbornly replied, "No need."

Nan Yu changed the subject, asking the two, "What kind of candy do you like to eat?"

Shen Linzhou: "Either is fine."

Nanxingjian: "I don't like it."

The two spoke in unison.

Nan Yu: "Then I'll buy some, haha."

Along the way, Dengxin kept the atmosphere lively, chattering like a little sparrow, while the two on either side of them were quiet and reserved, but both were very tolerant.

From another perspective, it was only because Nan Yu spoke in the middle that the atmosphere didn't become stagnant.

Upon arriving at the market town, Nan Yu decided to buy a tricycle. Shen Linzhou could drive a car but not a tricycle, and Nan Xingjian had never driven one before. Deng Xin waved his hand and said, "I'll do it!"

Both of them were worried that Nan Yu would crash into another car.

As it turned out, the other person ran the business steadily. When they went to the market, Nan Xingjian had no money, so he wouldn't glance at the stalls. Shen Linzhou didn't really like the food either, so he wasn't very interested.

Nan Yu bought a lot of New Year's goods.

He sent a lot of money back home. The house was exactly the same, but it was getting old. Dengxin planned to save up some more money to buy a house for Nan's parents in the town. That way, if he were to stay with Shen Linzhou in the future, they would be spared the gossip of the neighbors.

I also bought several sets of clothes for Nanxingjian.

Seeing that he spent money like water, Nanxingjian finally couldn't help but ask:

“You have to go to school. I asked my classmate, and his sister also works part-time at school, but she only earns enough to cover her own expenses. Why do you earn so much in just half a semester?”

Nan Yu: "I won't steal or rob, you can use it."

Nan Xingjian: "Is it related to him?" He pointed at Shen Linzhou.

Nan Yu pressed his hand down, "No, don't point at people randomly, it's impolite. I'm doing a live stream, and I also do part-time jobs in my spare time."

Nanxingjian didn't have a cell phone. He'd heard of it, but didn't really understand: "What's a live stream?"

"It's like I'm on the phone, and the netizens are outside. I chat with them, and if they like it, they'll tip me a dollar or two, ten or twenty dollars, a thousand or two thousand dollars or something. Anyway, it's a legitimate way, so don't ask any more questions."

Nan Yu didn't want to say more about how she earned most of her money while wearing short skirts.

After struggling for a while, Nanxingjian finally managed to utter a sentence, his eyes reddening: "Are you a beggar?"

Nan Yu: "…………"

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P.S.: The name of the bank has been changed from Nanjin to Nanxing, which is now simplified, everyone.

Nan Jin thought it sounded weird, and after writing for a long time, she couldn't help but change her name to "Momo".