Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

"You...you...you!!"

An Yaoyao pointed at Jiang Ruyue's nose, her finger trembling.

I seriously regret ever understanding what she was saying...

Jiang Ruyue's innocent face was full of curiosity as she leaned forward to meet An Yaoyao's gaze.

"What's wrong with me?" she asked seriously. "Am I wrong?"

An Yaoyao felt her vision go black and her body wanted to lean back.

Bai Li stood up from the sofa and supported her back.

"Alright." Bai Li used his strength to straighten An Yaoyao up.

"You just had low blood sugar, don't get angry anymore. Go upstairs and get some sleep."

An Yaoyao steadied herself, turned to look at him, and looked at him with a face full of confusion:

"Sleep at your place?"

"Otherwise what?" Bai Li said matter-of-factly.

"Uh..." An Yaoyao took half a step back.

Chen Tingting sat on the sofa with her legs crossed.

"Why are you still wary of my older brother?" She rolled her eyes.

"Didn't I tell you? Even if you pry open your brother's clothes, he might not be moved."

"Cough cough." An Yaoyao coughed twice, choked by those words.

She shook her head vigorously:

"no."

An Yaoyao pointed to the girls on the sofa, then pointed upstairs:

"What I'm thinking is, with so many girlfriends like you, how could he possibly have a spare room?"

Bai Li touched his nose and looked at An Yaoyao:

"What a coincidence!"

"There's just one last empty room left."

After hearing this, An Yaoyao fell silent.

Her face visibly turned red, the color spreading from the base of her neck all the way to the tips of her ears.

Zhang Qian swayed her slender waist as she walked over, her long blue hair draped over her shoulders.

She reached out and poked An Yaoyao on the shoulder, teasingly saying:

"Haha, you're not thinking that this was specially saved for you by your older brother, are you?"

Li Jiaxin chimed in, whistling:

"Oh, your face is all red."

"Looks like Little Landmine's interested. Is she going to take a bath and lie in bed already?"

An Yaoyao was so disgusted that she wished she could disappear into the ground.

"Pah!" An Yaoyao shouted.

"You guys are ridiculous! You're actually giving your big stallion a helping hand!"

After uttering those words, An Yaoyao turned around, her little leather shoes clicking as she ran upstairs.

Bai Li watched her retreating figure and called out to her.

"Little glutton, what flavor do you like?" He raised his voice: "I'll make you a big meal later!"

An Yaoyao ran to the corner of the stairs and grabbed the railing with both hands.

"I won't eat your cooking!"

An Yaoyao refused loudly without turning her head.

She turned and continued walking down the corridor.

I've only taken two steps.

"Spicier!"

An Yaoyao's voice came from deep in the corridor, muffled.

Then came the sound of the door closing.

Li Jiaxin crossed her arms, leaned against the stairwell, and began to comment:

"Tsk, I didn't expect this landmine girl to be a bit arrogant."

Bai Li withdrew his gaze.

He turned to look at Li Mengmeng beside him.

"Mengmeng, let's cook together today."

Li Mengmeng was happy, and she cherished every moment she could spend alone with Bai Li.

Then, with a powerful push from her short legs, she jumped directly off the carpet:

"Yay!"

Li Mengmeng moved closer to Bai Li, wrapped her arms around his and rubbed against him:

"Brother Bai Li still loves me the most."

Jiang Ruyue was originally examining the half cucumber in her hand.

Hearing that the two were going to cook, she threw away the cucumber and came over.

"I want to go too! I want to go too!"

Jiang Ruyue grabbed Bai Li's other arm, her big eyes full of anticipation.

Li Mengmeng was displeased to hear that someone wanted to ruin her time alone with Bai Li, but Jiang Ruyue was still her sister after all.

She could only glance sideways at Jiang Ruyue, venting her frustration:

"Can you cook sophisticated cuisine?"

Jiang Ruyue pouted: "Give me two eggs and a fried dough stick and I can make it."

"You can come into the kitchen." Li Mengmeng wasn't buying her approach and started negotiating:

"I'll give you a dough ball to play with later, but don't cause any trouble!"

Jiang Ruyue thought about it very seriously and realized that having a dough ball to play with might not be bad.

She nodded and gave a blank "oh".

The three turned around and prepared to walk towards the kitchen.

At this moment, Chen Tingting stood up from the sofa and called out:

"Wait a minute, big brother!"

Bai Li stopped and turned to look at her: "What's wrong?"

Chen Tingting walked a few steps to Bai Li and looked up.

"Brother, we've been resting for several days now."

Chen Tingting lowered her voice and leaned closer to ask:

"When... will we resume work?"

Bai Li raised an eyebrow and looked at Chen Tingting:

"I've only been resting for less than a week."

"What's the rush?"

Lin Xiaoshuang raised her hand, her yellow ponytail swaying back and forth:

"Big brother, I know!"

"Sister Tingting and Sister Jiaxin have been saying for the past few days that they're so bored."

Li Jiaxin chimed in from the side:

"All I do all day is eat, sleep, or play games. My bones are about to fall apart."

Zhang Qian stepped forward and took Bai Li's other arm.

She rested her head on Bai Li's shoulder and muttered softly.

"It's a bit boring."

"Don't you think we're spineless?... "

Bai Li reached out and flicked Zhang Qian's nose:

"Of course not."

Then he looked at Chen Tingting and the other two:

"No rush," Bai Li decided. "Let's rest for at least another week."

"Besides," Bai Li paused, then continued:

"We haven't been to Qianqian's house yet."

Bai Li looked at Zhang Qian: "Speaking of which..."

"Any news from your aunt's family lately?"

Zhang Qian shook her head, her blue hair brushing against Bai Li's arm:

"No..." she said, her voice a little downcast. "My aunt keeps saying that something's been going on at home lately, and that I shouldn't worry about it."

After listening, Bai Li immediately made a decision:

"Forget it, we won't wait any longer." He patted Zhang Qian's hand. "Let's just go tomorrow."

"Let's see what's wrong, and if we can help, we'll take care of that too."

Hearing Bai Li's words, Zhang Qian's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously:

"I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

Then she tiptoed and kissed Bai Li on the cheek:

"Then let's go to Auntie's house tomorrow!"