After folding a rose, Chen Lu, as always, handed it to Liang Zhirou.

In front of the child, Liang Zhirou pursed her lips shyly. When Chen Lu insisted on giving it to her, she finally reached out and took it, a happy smile spreading across her face.

"...I suddenly feel like studying." Chen Yunqi picked up his schoolbag and left.

"Wait a minute," Chen Lu called out to him.

Seeing Chen Yunqi turn around in confusion, he gestured with his chin toward Chen Muxue sitting next to him, "Take your sister with you. You two are all grown up now, you can't always make me and your mother take you."

“That’s right, that’s right,” Liang Zhirou quickly echoed.

It allows the two little ones to keep her goddaughter company without having to worry about anything else—a win-win situation.

"Ah..." Chen Yunqi's face stiffened. He exchanged a glance with the bewildered Chen Muxue, and then nodded helplessly. "I understand."

Seeing the two children leave, Chen Lu carried the trimmed potted plant back to the balcony, letting it continue to keep Duo Duo company as she squinted in the sun.

After rubbing for a while, when she returned to the living room, Liang Zhirou had somehow found her hat.

The girl wore a white baseball cap on her head, and her long, black hair cascaded down her back, giving her a youthful and energetic look.

"I'm not going to the shop today, let's go fishing together," Liang Zhirou said softly.

Chen Lu was completely bewildered. "Why did you suddenly decide to go fishing with me?"

She lowered her head and fidgeted with her fingers, her voice becoming much softer: "You've been coming to the store to keep me company a lot lately, haven't you? I'm afraid you'll be bored."

We can't expect Chen Lu to accompany her every day to do what she wants; that would be too selfish.

Chen Lu hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Never mind, I hate the fish in that reservoir."

I went with Jiang Chao a while ago. He only caught two very small fish in one afternoon, while Jiang Chao didn't catch a single one. Jiang Chao was so angry that he wanted to buy the reservoir and drain the water on the spot.

I feed you so much fish food all the time, and you don't even offer a single fish as a sacrifice? Then you might as well all die.

Liang Zhirou took his hand and pulled him back to the sofa. "Is there anything else you want to do? I'll go with you."

“I want to go to the balcony, and the bathroom.” Chen Lu raised an eyebrow at her. “The bathtub is fine too.”

The girl tilted her head in confusion, then immediately pounced on him and headbutted him.

"He's over thirty and he should take it easy..." Liang Zhirou muttered. Isn't he afraid of developing kidney deficiency?

"What do you mean?"

Liang Zhirou didn't answer, but silently sprinkled some goji berries into the water glass on the coffee table, then turned her head and looked at him quietly and obediently.

"...?"

How is this any different from questioning his incompetence?!

Chen Lu was furious and pressed her down on the sofa, ready to prove himself to the best of his ability.

Liang Zhirou lay flat on the sofa, cupping his cheeks in her hands, her eyes full of doting affection.

This person has been jogging every morning for almost ten years, and still has the energy of an ox.

So she didn't actually mean to mock him; she was just deliberately trying to provoke Chen Lu.

Who would have thought that Master Chen, who was always trying to manipulate others in various ways, couldn't even see through her provocation?

In the end, she had him completely under her control.

...

On the other side, Chen Yunqi was just about to take his younger sister to pick up his older sister when he suddenly noticed that Chen Muxue had walked in another direction as soon as she stepped out the door.

"Where are you going?" he asked quickly.

"Go to school."

Chen Muxue yawned and said matter-of-factly, "You go pick up Sister Jiang Nan, I can go by myself."

In TV dramas, there's often a saying: "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub."

This sacrifice is nothing compared to my long-term plans.

Chen Yunqi hesitated for less than two seconds before reaching out and grabbing his sister's schoolbag.

Chen Muxue turned to look at him with a mixture of confusion and impatience, only to see him say with a firm gaze, "No, I'm not comfortable with that."

The road wasn't too far, but it wasn't too short either. Yesterday, he knew his parents would definitely take her, but today they didn't. He couldn't let Chen Muxue walk to school by herself.

When the two arrived at Jiang Nan's house, she was already waiting for them, holding two pancakes in her hand.

Jiang Nan stood expressionless by the roadside, her long hair gently blowing in the breeze, but it couldn't dispel her icy demeanor.

She gave some to Chen Yunqi first, and seeing that Chen Muxue was also there, she casually shared hers as well.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Chen Muxue tilted her head at her.

Jiang Nan heard her stomach rumbling, but she still shook her head.

"I've already eaten at home."

"Sis, you don't look happy."

"My mom found me a private piano lesson. From now on, I'll be taking math lessons on Saturdays and piano and dance lessons on Sundays."

Jiang Nan walked side by side with her brother and sister on the street and let out a soft sigh: "I can't come out with you guys on weekends anymore... and probably not during summer vacation either."

"ah?"

Chen Muxue's mouth was slightly open, her eyes filled with shock.

Jiang Nan looked at Chen Muxue's incredulous gaze and suddenly gave a bitter smile.

She's really not as smart as Chen Muxue, and probably not even as smart as Chen Yunqi. The fact that she and Chen Muxue occasionally take turns getting first place in exams is all thanks to her hard work.

As far as she knew, these two didn't even look at their books after finishing their homework, and they had never attended any tutoring classes.

“I’ll give you my saved allowance, or you can run away from home!” Chen Muxue suddenly had a brilliant idea. “If you scare them, they might not make you take extra classes anymore.”

Jiang Nan's eyes lit up for a moment, then quickly dimmed again, and she lowered her gaze, saying:

"Forget it, they'll worry if I run away from home, and we might even argue about it."

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