As the sun set, Ruru returned from the private school. She already knew that Xingxing and his family had returned, and as soon as she got off the carriage, she rushed into the courtyard.
Running and shouting, "Brothers Fu, Sister Xingxing, Auntie and Uncle, you're back! Ruru's out of school too!"
Xingxing burst out of the house like a little cannonball and hugged her best friend tightly. "Ruru, I'm back! We can finally play together again!"
Even when they're together every day, they sometimes find fault with each other, but they're mostly friendly. This time, after being apart for so long, they really miss each other and are thinking that they should be more accommodating in the future and not make each other angry anymore.
Of course, it's hard to say whether the two of them will truly compromise when they spend every day together, occasionally argue about things, or have disagreements about playing games.
"Xingxing, look, I bought you some candied hawthorns on the way back. Eat them quickly." Ruru gave Xingxing a skewer, but still had five more in her hand, which were for Fu Ge and his friends.
Soon, Fu Ge and his friends came out of the house, each receiving a string of candied hawthorns. They each hugged Ruru, having missed their little cousin after so long.
Zhu Lin also came out. He stood under the eaves, calmly watching his brothers and sisters reminisce.
Ruru caught a glimpse of the white-clad youth, paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up with amazement, and she murmured, "Fairy brother."
Xingxing, with her sharp ears, immediately heard her words. She ran over and grabbed Zhu Lin's hand tightly, saying in a possessive tone, "His name is Zhu Lin. You can call him Brother Lin. He's my fairy brother."
"Just call me Zhu Lin. I'm not used to people calling me brother," Zhu Lin emphasized calmly.
Xingxing frowned slightly, looked up at the boy, and said, "Don't you like people calling you 'brother'? Then I'll call you by your name from now on."
“You’re different. Only you can do this.” You are my little dragon sister, and of course I am your big brother Lin. Zhu Lin’s tone was solemn.
"Huh? Then why can't Ruru call you brother?" Xingxing asked, confused.
“It’s not that she can’t, it’s that no one else can do it except you,” Zhu Lin replied matter-of-factly.
"You mean, you're my brother, and no one can take you away from me?" Xingxing seemed to have discovered the truth.
Zhu Lin's calm face finally broke into a smile. "That's right."
Although she felt a little bad for her best friend, Xingxing felt inexplicably happy when she heard this. She didn't want to share the "fairy brother" with anyone, but Zhu Lin hadn't spoken up, so she couldn't force him to have him all to herself. Now that the boy had spoken, it suited her just fine.
“Ruru, from now on you can call him Zhu Lin. He’s a year older than your five older brothers, so it’s not a bad thing for you to call him by his name.” Xingxing went over and took Ruru’s hand to comfort her.
Ruru blinked her big, dark eyes, glanced at the boy, and felt a little uncomfortable, as if she was being rejected. She was always sensitive, but she was also good at self-regulation, so she quickly suppressed her displeasure.
"My name is Chen Yueru, hello Zhu Lin." Ruru greeted the boy very politely.
The boy nodded slightly. "Hello Chen Yueru, I've often heard Xingxing mention you before."
As he spoke, the young man took out a fine jade pendant from his brocade bag and handed it over, saying it was a gift for their first meeting.
“This jade pendant looks very valuable. Why didn’t any of us five brothers give a gift when we met, Young Master Zhu?” Zhou Erfu leaned over for a look and instantly felt a little jealous.
"Want it?" Zhu Lin glanced at him.
"Are you going to deliver it?" Zhou Erfu shamelessly extended his hand.
Zhu Lin remained calm and composed, taking out five jade pendants from his brocade bag. With a flick of his wrist, he placed a high-quality jade pendant in the hands of each of the five Fu brothers.
"Tsk tsk, so many! Where did you get them?" Zhou Erfu asked, his eyes shining.
"I just grabbed it from the jewelry box in the secret room at the Gu residence last time," Zhu Lin told the truth.
The brothers understood each other perfectly, exchanged a knowing glance, and chuckled.
Actually, they did take some things, but they kept it a secret and didn't tell anyone, not even their parents knew.
Chow Tai Fook took two gold bars, not daring to take more. Chow Yau Fook was the boldest, grabbing ten gold bars and hiding them. Chow San Fook was always shrewd, hiding two gemstones. Chow Si Fook was also reckless, but he took jewelry, many gold hairpins and bracelets. Chow Wu Fook also hid three gold bars.
They didn't see the jade pendant, otherwise they would have taken it too. So where did Zhu Lin find it without letting anyone notice?
As if knowing what they were thinking, Zhu Lin explained, "It's in the jewelry box in Wu Lianlian's room. That woman hides a lot of money. I saw that these jade pendants were of good quality, so I took them all."
"Didn't Gu Yiqiao suffer a huge loss?" Zhou Erfu clicked his tongue.
“He saw me take it with his own eyes. It’s just a few jade pendants. What’s there to be upset about?” Zhu Lin thought Zhou Erfu was making a fuss over nothing.
That's true. Although the boy took many jade pendants on a whim, he gave them away without a second thought, showing he didn't really care about them.
"How many pieces did you take in total, and how much did you keep for yourself?" Zhou Erfu pressed for details.
"Six pieces, all given away," the boy said casually.
"What about mine? I don't have any." She looked at the boy with pleading eyes.
“Those mundane things are not worthy of you. I have something better here. If you want it, I'll give it to you.” Zhu Lin said, taking out a piece of jade from his brocade pouch. It was lustrous, warm, firm, translucent, pure, and flawless, like solidified cream…
The moment the Fu brothers saw the jade pendant, a bunch of adjectives flashed through their minds, which could be summed up in one sentence: this jade was truly unlike any ordinary object.
"Did you also get this jade from Wu Lianlian?" Zhou Erfu asked, somewhat stammering.
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