"You're the system and you don't even know this, do you think I would?"
"That's true, you're not even as good as me," Shuangdan replied quite honestly.
Qian Xiao... that's really infuriating.
"Fine, it's none of our business anyway, as long as I don't get infected," she said. She couldn't even imagine how embarrassing it would be for her to be like those girls, swooning over someone like that.
"Big sister, big sister, come out quickly."
"Hey, I'm here." Hearing her brother's call, she no longer gave the little system a chance to harm her and went straight out of the house.
"My goodness, what have you guys been doing?" Qian Xiao looked at her four filthy younger brothers with obvious disgust.
San Dan scratched his face and chuckled foolishly: "Let's go to the fields and see if there's any grain that has fallen."
"My brother is really capable. But next time, could you please be more careful not to get your clothes so dirty? It's so hard to wash off all that dirt and stuff."
Even though she doesn't need to wash them, it's still upsetting to see that her younger brothers' clothes are so dirty they're practically filthy.
San Dan wiped his runny nose with his sleeve. Qian Xiao grinned as he watched. "Fine, it's pointless to say anything. All the kids in the village are like this."
"What do you want? Do you need hot water to wash your hands?"
"No, sis, you brought back so many chestnuts, can we roast some and eat them?"
"Sure, why not? You four go wash up first. Eating like this will make your stomachs full of worms."
"Let's go wash up now."
Qian Xiao watched the four filthy boys go to the kitchen to ask for hot water, and then looked at the two youngest little ones following behind. It wouldn't be long before these two were just like the four. It was so worrying.
Qian Jiefang found it amusing; his daughter was now taking care of her younger brother, just like he had back then.
"Dad, when are you leaving?"
"In a couple more days, why don't you take a few days off and go back to school after we leave?"
"No need, I won't see you off. Are you not coming back for the New Year?" She didn't want to see her parents off; it would be so embarrassing if she got emotional and cried.
She, Erdan—no, Qianxiao—has never shed a tear since she was a child.
"Yes, I won't be coming back for a while. Otherwise, Dad will find someone to send you to my place when you're on vacation." He's a little better off, but he's always away from home. His wife and son can't help but miss their daughter after not seeing her for so long.
"We'll see when the time comes. I'm planning to study hard during the winter and prepare for the college entrance exam next year."
"Have you decided where you want to take the exam?"
Qian Jiefang never thought his daughter would fail the exam. Whose child could be as capable as his daughter? She completed five years of primary school and two years of junior high school in just two years.
When it comes to their own daughters, which one doesn't have eyes burning with jealousy?
"Of course I want to get into the best school, but I still need to work hard if I want to get into the best school." She won't slack off in her studies just because she was a college student. There's never a shortage of smart people.
Knowing that the best school was in the capital, which was far from home, Qian Jiefang felt both proud and worried. He would go back and think carefully about whether he had any comrades-in-arms in the capital who could help take care of his daughter.
"Father, has my age been corrected?"
"It's fixed. Can you go to the school yourself?"
"Sure, just tell the teacher." That means she's twelve years old now, and thirteen when she takes the college entrance exam, which isn't too far off.
"Okay, then remember to bring your household registration to school tomorrow."
Qian Xiao nodded. Before the college entrance examination, the student's academic record must be matched with the age on the household registration.
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Qian Xiao rubbed her stomach, which hadn't had any oil or fat for a week, and strolled out of the school gate toward the nearby state-run restaurant. She desperately needed meat to fill her empty stomach.
Thinking about the famine two years later, Qian Xiao felt that he should store up more fat in his stomach, otherwise, at that time, let alone meat, he would have to count the grains of coarse grains to eat.
Suddenly, Qian Xiao stopped and hid behind a wall. She then poked her head out to look ahead. If she wasn't mistaken, that should be Qian Wangcai.
Oh right, she'd forgotten all about it. She hadn't seen him at school for a week. Had he dropped out? But she'd never heard anyone say that. Wasn't his mother bragging in the village that their son would definitely get into the best university next year?
Qian Wangcai was still dressed the same as he had in the village, but his shirt looked obviously new and his hair was still shiny with oil, though it didn't look like it was smeared with lard anymore; we'd have to smell it to be sure.
The pants looked brand new, and those shiny leather shoes... Is this guy really that rich? This outfit must have cost a fortune, and the key is that it must have cost a lot of money. Even his whole family's income wouldn't be enough for him to buy this outfit.
The key question is, what kind of weather is this? She's been wearing a padded jacket since early morning and evening, while this guy is still only wearing a white shirt. Isn't he cold?
Qian Xiao looked at Qian Wangcai's face from a different angle. He guessed it was cold, because the pale-faced man looked somewhat purple.
He was accompanied by a woman who looked quite old, definitely older than Qian Wangcai. Judging from her clothes and appearance, she seemed to be in good condition and was also quite attractive.
The key was the look in his eyes; he looked at Qian Wangcai as if he had seen a big black ten, as if he was extremely fond of him.
Qian Xiao's legs seemed to have a mind of their own, and she secretly followed behind the two people. Judging from the direction they were walking, they must have just come out of the state-run restaurant.
The county town wasn't very big, but it had legitimate factories and quite a few residents. Qian Xiao followed the two people ahead, turning left and right for quite a while, before finally seeing them stop in front of a house.
Qian Xiao saw Qian Wangcai take out a key from his pocket, unlock the door, push it open, and pull the woman's hand as they went inside. He could also clearly hear the sound of the door being locked.
How could they be so blatant? This house isn't exactly secluded; people walk by all the time. Isn't Qian Wangcai afraid that someone will notice something amiss?
"Double Egg, Double Egg, come quick! I need your help!"
"Ah! What's wrong? What's wrong?" Shuangdan was at work and rushed back in a hurry. No one is more important than its host.
Qian Xiao gestured with her chin: "See that big door diagonally across the street? Can you scan what's inside?"
"What's going on inside? Have they found another suspicious person?" Is its host getting addicted to playing the hero?
"No, how could I have discovered so many bad guys? Just now, Qian Wangcai went in. I feel like this house is related to Qian Wangcai."
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