A writer has arrived in the Chinese entertainment industry.

"Forget it, I'll have my dad pick me up downstairs later!" Tian Xiwei instantly forgot about him. "He always pesters the teacher with questions, doesn't he get annoyed?"

As she spoke, she suddenly turned to look at Su Liu: "Why did you come out so quickly?"

"Isn't Ran Xiaoqing the top student in the class? What else do I need to ask?" He turned to the side, his gaze falling on Ran Xiaoqing. "You're quite good at studying."

Ran Xiaoqing blushed at his words, lowered her head somewhat awkwardly, and said in a soft voice, "It's alright, it's alright."

"Um... are you going back to Shanghai today?" she asked in a very soft voice.

"Yes, I took time out of my busy schedule to come."

Tian Xiwei suddenly interjected, "Weren't you here on a business trip?"

"Oh right!" Su Liu composed himself and said in a deep voice, "I'm here on a business trip."

Even Ran Xiaoqing couldn't bear to watch anymore. She and Tian Xiwei pursed their lips, trying hard not to laugh.

The three of them climbed up to the fifth floor in one go. Just as they turned the corner between the fourth and fifth floors, Su Liu was muttering that he would move to a new apartment complex with an elevator sooner or later... Before he could finish speaking, he looked up and saw two people standing at his door.

"Is anyone home?" one of the young men called out in a drawn-out voice as he knocked on the door.

Standing next to her was a middle-aged woman wearing a liver-red down jacket. Ran Xiaoqing's body suddenly tensed when she saw her.

Su Liu immediately noticed her change and shouted at the two men, "Who are you?"

The young man turned around, about to answer Su Liu's question, but his gaze suddenly fell on Ran Xiaoqing behind him.

"Xiao Qing, you're here! Do you remember me?"

"Uncle Deng... Uncle Deng."

"That's right," the man replied.

Upon seeing this, the woman next to her immediately broke into a warm smile. "Xiaoqing, do you still remember your aunt?"

"Auntie... Auntie." Ran Xiaoqing lowered her head, her voice so soft it was like a mosquito's buzz.

"Xiao Qing, I've come here this time..." Mr. Deng started to say, then glanced at the security door behind him and suggested with a smile, "Why don't we go inside and talk?"

Ran Xiaoqing walked forward without a word, took out her key, and inserted it into the lock. The security door clicked open.

At this moment, Tian Xiwei suddenly reached out and tugged at Su Liu's sleeve, lowering her voice to signal him to come closer to her ear.

Su Liu leaned down slightly and heard her whisper quickly in her ear, "The one in the red down jacket, that's her aunt. She was the one who stood by and did nothing when Xiao Qing's family became like this."

Having made up his mind, Su Liu went into the house with Tian Xiwei.

Inside the house, the aunt sat down on the sofa with a nonchalant air as soon as she entered, her eyes darting around.

"Xiaoqing, this house is really nice." She turned to Mr. Deng and pursed her lips. "Comrade, is this the place you found for Xiaoqing?"

"No, that's not it..." Mr. Deng was about to speak when he noticed Su Liu and Tian Xiwei following them in, so he stopped talking and looked them over, asking, "You two are... Xiao Qing's classmates, right?"

"Never mind who we are." Su Liu completely ignored him, casually pulling up a chair and sitting down. "Tell me first what you've come here for today?"

Seeing that the other party was so impolite, Mr. Deng didn't take it to heart, assuming that the boy in front of him was a high school student who was going through a rebellious phase and didn't know what was going on.

He turned his head to one side, lowered his voice, and whispered to Ran Xiaoqing, "Xiaoqing, I came here today to tell you that all the support measures for you as a 'de facto orphan child' have been applied for and are now in place."

After saying that, his face lit up with interest. "There's also good news. After discussing it with your family, your aunt has finally agreed to be your guardian."

"Yes, Xiaoqing." The middle-aged woman slapped her thigh and interrupted, "Come home with your aunt."

Ran Xiaoqing stood silently, her hands clasped together, without saying a word.

"etc!"

A voice suddenly rang out. Mr. Deng and the aunt turned around simultaneously, looking at Su Liu with a hint of doubt, not understanding why this young man had interrupted at this moment.

"I heard that Xiaoqing's relatives were all unwilling to take on guardianship responsibilities back then." Su Liu leaned back, looking at the aunt with a half-smile. "Why the sudden change of heart?"

"What's it to you?" The aunt's smiling face instantly fell, replaced by impatience.

Su Liu ignored her and asked Mr. Deng, "This... Comrade Deng, what safeguards are in place in Chongqing for 'de facto orphaned children'?"

Although Mr. Deng found it strange that she asked this question, Ran Xiaoqing was right next to him, so he had an obligation to answer.

"That's right. Before this, we had already initiated emergency measures, first waiving Xiaoqing's high school tuition and fees. Now that all the procedures are completed, the first priority is basic living security, which will provide Xiaoqing with 600 yuan per month, paid monthly until she turns 18. At the same time, she will also be included in the rural minimum living allowance program, receiving 170 yuan per month."

"This includes the complete exemption of individual contributions to urban and rural residents' medical insurance, which will be subsidized by the state."

"In addition to tuition and fees, we will contact the school to waive her accommodation and meal fees. We have also applied for a national student grant of 2000 yuan per year during her high school years."

"The approval process is now complete, and all subsidies will be disbursed this month."

Su Liu listened to his words expressionlessly, then slowly uttered, "You guys are really efficient. Why not drag it out for another two months?"

"Exactly!" Tian Xiwei squeezed out a word of agreement through gritted teeth.

"Well..." Mr. Deng looked a little embarrassed, rubbing his hands with an awkward smile, "The submission of materials and the review process are indeed a bit long... but we'll ask the village committee to take care of Xiaoqing's daily life for now."

Su Liu waved his hand and asked pointedly, "The money you mentioned earlier, is it going to be transferred directly to Xiao Qing," he glanced at the aunt beside him, "or to the so-called 'guardian'?"

An aunt who had previously made all sorts of excuses and refused to take on guardianship responsibilities has suddenly jumped out, clearly indicating that she has something to hide.

"What utter nonsense are you spouting!"

The aunt reacted as if she'd been stepped on, suddenly jumping up from the sofa and yelling, "Are you saying I'm after this money? I'm her aunt, how could I steal her money?"

She was shouting and spitting as she hurriedly reached out to grab Ran Xiaoqing's arm, "Xiaoqing, don't listen to your nonsense, come home with your aunt."

Snapped!

Su Liu was about to lash out when Tian Xiwei, who had been standing beside her, acted even faster. She darted forward and slapped the aunt's wrist hard across the face.

Tian Xiwei deftly moved to the side, blocking Ran Xiaoqing's path, her eyes wide open as if burning with fire.

She gritted her teeth and blurted out, "Xiao Qing won't go with you!"