My younger brothers are so fierce!!! I'm clearly the eldest brother!

Jiang Ning staggered forward a step, but unexpectedly there were steps in front of her, and she fell forward.

Jiang Guanqing was startled and quickly reached out to support him. Jiang Ning could have balanced himself, but because of Jiang Guanqing's action of helping him, he fell into Jiang Guanqing's arms.

Jiang Ning froze in Jiang Guanqing's arms, burying her face in her older brother's shoulder, the faint scent of citrus lingering around her nose.

This is the scent of the shower gel that my older brother usually uses, but why does the scent of his shower gel last so long?

Jiang Ning was lost in thought when she suddenly straightened up, her ears burning hotter. "I can stand on my own."

Jiang Guanqing nodded, clutching the gold-embossed invitation tightly in his hand. "Xiao Ning, do you really want me to go?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning assumed that Jiang Guanqing didn't want to go, and instantly became angry, "Fine, I won't go then, who cares anyway, damn it!"

Jiang Ning's earlobe was grabbed hard by Jiang Yan, and she stood on tiptoe in pain.

"Speak properly!" Jiang Yan felt she needed to get a physical checkup; she was so angry with her stupid younger brothers that she must have developed nodules.

Jiang Yan took a deep breath. "Big brother, Xiao Liu really wants you to go, but he's just shy and doesn't know how to say it."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning immediately jumped up and down, "Who's shy? You're the one who's shy..."

Jiang Guanqing's pent-up negative emotions from the past few days dissipated completely. He raised his hand and ruffled Jiang Ning's messy hair. "Big brother is honored to attend Xiao Ning's school's coming-of-age ceremony."

Jiang Ning secretly glanced up and saw the redness at the corner of Jiang Guanqing's eyes. She suddenly felt a pang of sadness and regret, wishing she had spoken up sooner.

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Jiang Guanqing looked forward to that Saturday even more and began to prepare for it.

"Xiao Ning, are you really sure you want this slightly oversized black suit?"

Jiang Ning nodded firmly, "Yes." Black is so calm and stylish. He's the boss, so he has to wear black.

"Okay." Jiang Guanqing actually preferred the other navy blue one, but Jiang Ning's preference was the most important.

"Xiao Ning, besides the style, is there anything else you'd like to adjust?"

Jiang Ning glanced at it twice, not understanding why it needed adjustment. "Everything's fine, you decide, big brother." After saying that, she went back to playing games.

Jiang Guanqing shook his head helplessly and went to another side with the designer to discuss the remaining details. "Choose matte black fabric, not glossy, and make the lapel a narrow, straight lapel... I want to add a subtle 'Eighteen and Ambitious' pattern to the lining..."

After finalizing Jiang Ning's outfit and styling, Jiang Guanqing suddenly remembered Zhu Guangbai and the others.

Zhu Guangbai's noodle shop is doing very well. Zhu Zhengcai is there for the coming-of-age ceremony, and Zhang Bowen also has his grandmother. But what about Tong Fei and Qu Liao, who came from the orphanage?

"Xiao Ning, your older brother wants to ask you something?"

Jiang Ning's hands didn't stop moving. "Big brother, what do you want to say?"

Jiang Guanqing pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke up, "Xiao Ning, is anyone going to Xiao Qu and Xiao Fei's coming-of-age ceremony?"

Jiang Ning paused, put down her phone, shook her head, feeling uneasy. "No, Lao Yansu knows the situation. He'll help them put on the badges that day."

Jiang Guanqing felt a pang of sadness when he thought about the day of their coming-of-age ceremony, when everyone else was accompanied by their parents, while Qu Liao and Tong Fei were without their parents.

The two children are used to being frugal and might not even be willing to buy clothes for their coming-of-age ceremony.

Jiang Guanqing's eyes reddened. "I'll ask Xiaoyan and the others if they have time and if they can go together."

Yeah, he has so many brothers, he could just give two to his younger brothers.

"Brother, let me ask them if they're willing."

Jiang Ning slapped his thigh and immediately dialed the phone number for Qu Liao and the other person.

When the phone rang, Qu Liao and Tong Fei happened to be in their dormitory.

"Hey, boss."

"Qu Liao, is Tong Fei next to you?"

When Tong Fei heard Jiang Ning call him, he quickly grabbed the railing and leaned down, saying, "I'm here."

Jiang Ning touched her nose, suddenly realizing she'd dialed too quickly and felt a little awkward. "Uh, so, what are your plans for the coming-of-age ceremony next Saturday?"

Qu Liao tightened his grip on his phone. "Boss, we don't have any plans."

Jiang Guanqing received confirmation from Jiang Yan and Jiang Zhuo. When he came to his senses and heard Jiang Ning's words, he shook his head helplessly, took the phone from Jiang Ning, and said, "Xiao Qu, Xiao Fei, this is your older brother."

"Hello, Big Brother!" Qu Liao and Tong Fei greeted each other in unison.

Jiang Guanqing's voice came through the receiver, gentle, "Next Saturday's coming-of-age ceremony, do you... have anyone going with you?"

Qu Liao gripped his phone, forcing himself to act nonchalant. "...No, big brother, but the homeroom teacher said she'll help us put on our badges."

Jiang Guanqing gave a soft "hmm" and offered his suggestion, "Your eldest brother's second and third brothers happen to be free the other day. I was thinking, how about having them act as your parents for a day? What do you think?"

Qu Liao and the other man stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape, but no sound came out.

"By the way, Xiao Ning has prepared clothes for you all. He said that his underlings should all wear the same style of clothes that day, otherwise no one will know that they are his underlings."

Jiang Ning: Me? (・o・)

Qu Liao and the other man knew Jiang Guanqing's good intentions, their eyes stinging with tears, and they said in hoarse voices, "Brother, this is too much trouble..."

Jiang Guanqing interrupted softly, "It's no trouble at all. You can call me Big Brother, so you're my younger brother."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before Qu Liao finally found his voice, "But..."

Jiang Guanqing's voice carried a hint of coaxing, "Okay, okay, you can't refuse your big brother. I'll talk to the school and the homeroom teacher, okay~"

Tears streamed down their faces. Qu Liao and Tong Fei exchanged a glance and agreed, "Thank you, brother..."

Jiang Guanqing smiled slightly, "No need to be so polite with my elder brother."

After the phone call ended and the busy signal rang, suppressed sobs came from the dormitory. Qu Liao and his companion were in tears.

They had been in the orphanage since they could remember, and they thought they were used to it.

They've gotten used to leaving the parents' section blank when filling out forms, taken it for granted that "no one is coming," and even learned to put on a nonchalant smile before parent-teacher meetings, wanting to tell everyone that they can manage on their own.

From childhood to adulthood, they've always told themselves: It's good not to have parents. No need to fear the "threat" of teachers telling on their parents, no need to worry about being scolded by their parents for bad grades, and they don't even need their parents to sign their test reports…

Jiang Guanqing said that his underlings should wear uniform clothes, but in reality, he made them according to each of their body types.

Besides Qu Liao and the other two, Jiang Guanqing also had Jiang Ning subtly inquire about Zhang Bowen and Zhu Guangbai.

Zhang Bowen wanted to save money to rent an apartment near the university he would attend, and had no plans to buy clothes for his coming-of-age ceremony. Zhu Zhengcai didn't know that he could wear his own clothes for the ceremony and thought everyone wore school uniforms, so he secretly prepared a gift for his coming-of-age. Zhu Guangbai didn't want his father to spend so much money on him, so he also intentionally kept it a secret.

Jiang Guanqing then ordered formal attire for the two of them, and also made sure to give the clothes to Zhang Bowen's grandmother and Zhu Zhengcai, finding suitable reasons to do so.