Half a year later, Gu Yuan's father returned to China and bought a villa in the community where the Zhan and Xue families lived. The three families officially became neighbors.

After Jiang Qiuyu went back to work at the garment factory, sometimes when both families were busy, the children would stay at Gu's house.

Xu Huimei likes children, especially Xue Jiayu.

She was born fat and liked little girls with thin arms and legs the most. Xue Jiayu was fair and tender, so she couldn't let go of her every time she saw her.

On the contrary, her attitude towards Ying Huanyu was just average. Xu Huimei privately asked Jiang Peirong why Ying Huanyu was raised in the Xue family but did not take the Xue family's surname.

Jiang Peirong spoke vaguely, only saying that Ying Huanyu was fostered in the Xue family and would have to return to her own home in the future.

Gu Yuan did not have such an idea. In his heart, Xue Jiayu and Ying Huanyu were the same, but he had always wanted to have a sister, so he was closer to the straightforward Xue Jiayu.

The children often stayed together and had small fights from time to time, and the conflicts between Ying Huanyu and Zhan Nanqi occurred the most frequently.

The main reason was that Ying Huanyu couldn't stand fighting against Nanqi.

Once again, Jiang Peirong and Jiang Qiuyu were not at home, so Xu Huimei took the initiative to take on the responsibility of cooking for the children and asked the children to eat at Gu's house.

Gu Yuan's father, Gu Ruhai, had studied abroad, and the Gu family had the most novelties, including a DVD player, which was rare at the time.

It was carefully carried back by Gu Ruhai from abroad.

Watching cartoons has become children's favorite pastime.

But there is always some debate about what to watch.

Ying Huanyu likes to watch "Three Orphan Cats" and Zhan Nanqi likes to watch "Basketball Pioneer" even more. Whenever they go to Gu's house, they have to fight for a spot first.

"You watched "Basketball Pioneer" last time, why do you want to watch it again today!" Ying Huanyu stood in the living room with her hands on her hips, pointing at Zhan Nanqi angrily and questioning.

Xue Jiayu pulled her to sit on the sofa and reminded her in a low voice: "Xiaoyu, Aunt Xu is still at home. It's not good for you to be so loud."

"But I had already put the disc of "Three Orphans" into the DVD player, and he took it out when I wasn't paying attention!"

Ying Huanyu became angrier and louder, but Zhan Nanqi didn't think he had done anything wrong.

"You went to the bathroom, I wasn't paying attention."

"You thief!"

Ying Huanyu turned around angrily, while Zhan Nanqi looked indifferent.

Once the atmosphere became tense, Xue Jiayu and Gu Yuan suffered.

Xue Jiayu didn't want to scold Ying Huanyu nor did she want to embarrass Zhan Nanqi, but Gu Yuan was simply a soft-hearted person and thought it would be best if nothing happened and everyone lived in peace.

But now that it has happened, they can't just sit back and do nothing.

After some eye contact, it was decided that Xue Jiayu would coax Zhan Nanqi, and Gu Yuan would coax Ying Huanyu.

"Huanyu, don't be angry. Next time you come to my house, I will let you watch "Three Orphans" alone. You can watch it as long as you want!"

Gu Yuan felt that Ying Huanyu would not be angry anymore since he offered such tempting conditions.

Unexpectedly, Ying Huanyu became even angrier when he heard this.

"Why can I only watch it next time? He can watch it whenever he wants! This isn't fair!"

Xue Jiayu quickly pulled Zhan Nanqi away and whispered, "Brother Nanqi, can you let her go this time? Okay?"

"not good."

Zhan Nanqi was determined. Xue Jiayu was speechless for a moment and looked at him without answer.

"You can't even give way?"

Zhan Nanqi stared at her for five seconds.

Before Zhan Nanqi could express his stance, Xue Jiayu was defeated first.

"Okay, okay, I'll talk to her about it. Don't look at me like that."

Xue Jiayu was most afraid of Zhan Nanqi's eyes that seemed to want to say something but couldn't. Normally, there wasn't even a trace of emotion in his eyes, but when he looked at her, there was always a trace of...

This made Xue Jiayu feel very uncomfortable. She felt like she was trusted by Zhan Nanqi but had let him down.

Therefore, every time Zhan Nanqi showed this kind of look, Xue Jiayu would give in first without saying anything.

Xue Jiayu exchanged glances with Gu Yuan, and she went to coax Ying Huanyu while Gu Yuan went to coax Zhan Nanqi.

"Xiaoyu, don't be angry. Let him have his way this time. We won't bring him next time."

Xue Jiayu thought that Ying Huanyu would listen to her in other matters, including this matter, but Ying Huanyu threw himself into her arms and burst into tears.

"Sister, you always side with him instead of me, and I am your sister!"

Xue Jiayu felt very uncomfortable watching Ying Huanyu cry, so she stroked her back and said, "Okay, stop crying. If you keep crying, your eyes will be swollen and you won't be pretty anymore."

"There are no cartoons to watch anymore, so what does it matter if I'm not pretty anymore!"

Ying Huanyu cried even more miserably. Xue Jiayu didn't know what to say and could only hug her and pat her on the back.

Gu Yuan sat next to Zhan Nanqi. Although they were childhood friends, when Zhan Nanqi didn't want to talk, even a diamond drill couldn't pry his mouth open.

"Nan Qi, just give way to the girls."

“…”

Gu Yuan scratched his head, racking his brains for words.

"It won't hurt to let her do that, man..."

Gu Yuan tried hard to recall what his father usually told him, "Oh, yes, be a real man!"

“…”

"Nanqi..."

Gu Yuan didn't know how to persuade him.

In the end, they ended up watching "Basketball Pioneer". Ying Huanyu went home angrily halfway through watching it.

When Xu Huimei finished frying the dumplings and brought them out, she noticed that a child was missing and asked hurriedly, "Where did she go?"

"Aunt Xu, my sister went home first." Xue Jiayu answered obediently.

As soon as she saw her like this, Xu Huimei liked her and a hint of kindness appeared in her eyes.

"Is that so? Then you guys eat the fried dumplings first. If they're not enough, Auntie will fry more."

Gu Yuan raised his hand, "Mom, I want to eat fried eggs!"

Xu Huimei glared at him, "Look at how fat you are. Why are you still eating fried eggs? Stay still."

"It's just a fried egg..." Gu Yuan was a little discouraged. He had been craving for fried eggs for the past two days, but his mother still hadn't made him one even after he had asked for it for two days.

Xue Jiayu noticed his expression, thought about it, and put on a well-behaved smile, "Auntie, I want to eat fried eggs too."

"Jia Yu, if you want to eat, auntie will fry some." Xu Huimei fried four eggs without saying a word.

Zhan Nanqi was not interested in fried eggs, so Xue Jiayu and Gu Yuan each had two.

As Xu Huimei turned around to take off her apron, Xue Jiayu quickly picked up an fried egg and threw it into Gu Yuan's bowl.

"Eat quickly."

If Aunt Xu saw her giving the fried egg to Gu Yuan, she would scold Gu Yuan again.

Gu Yuan looked at Xue Jiayu with great gratitude, "Jiayu, you will do this for me in the future..."

Zhan Nanqi turned around to look at him, and scared Gu Yuan so much that he forgot the rest of his words.

Xue Jiayu, who had been waiting for a long time but saw nothing, looked at him sideways and asked, "What can I do for you?"

"Please be my sister!"

After hearing the word "sister", Zhan Nanqi slowly turned his head back and continued to look at the screen, as if he had not turned his head just now.

Xue Jiayu burst out laughing, "So you want to be my brother, no problem."

Xu Huimei came in from the balcony holding clothes and was happy to hear this.

"Gu Yuan, you are twice as old as Jiayu, and you still treat her as a younger brother."