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

Jiang Ning hugged Jiang Guanqing's neck, complaining pitifully, "Big brother, third brother stole my spicy snacks..."

Jiang Huai's lips twitched, his face full of disgust. "With this level of alcohol tolerance, don't ever say you're my brother again."

Jiang Ning stretched out her index finger, traced a circle from left to right, then gave a loud "humph," and hugged Jiang Guanqing tightly. "They're bad, big brother is good~"

He let out a loud hiccup as he spoke, "Brother, may you live to be a hundred...and never get sick..."

Jiang Guanqing patted Jiang Ning's back reassuringly twice, "Okay, big brother promises little Ning that you will live a long and healthy life."

Jiang Ning looked up at Jiang Guanqing, buried her head in Jiang Guanqing's neck, and chuckled, "Big brother smells so good..."

Jiang Guanqing was taken aback for a moment, "You little drunkard, your brother is practically smelling of alcohol on you."

Bai Xin and Gong Bolin's eyes darkened upon seeing this.

Jiang Yan frowned and stepped forward, pulling Jiang Ning out of Jiang Guanqing's arms. "He's so heavy, he's pressing on Big Brother. Little Fourth, carry Little Six on your back."

Jiang Huai was disgusted, but he did as he was told.

"It's not heavy at all," Jiang Guanqing said softly.

Jiang Yan turned a deaf ear.

"...Happy birthday, big brother..."

As Jiang Ning was being carried on Jiang Huai's back, she suddenly uttered this sentence out of the blue and incoherently.

Jiang Guanqing chuckled. Today was clearly Xiao Ning's birthday, but this drunkard was wishing him a happy birthday instead.

Jiang Ning wasn't still on Jiang Huai's back either, swinging her legs back and forth. After a few quiet breaths, she suddenly started humming a song, the tune going off-key.

Jiang Huai's ears were being tortured, so he slapped Jiang Ning's butt and warned in a low voice, "Behave yourself, or I'll throw you into the flower bed."

Jiang Ning pouted, stretched her neck, and raised her voice, "We are all... family..."

Jiang Ting was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight when Jiang Zhuo grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her forward. "Stop laughing and go get the car."

"Why me?!"

"Because you didn't drink."

Bai Xin walked beside Jiang Guanqing, feeling the cool night breeze, and reached out to drape his coat over Jiang Guanqing's shoulders.

Jiang Guanqing paused for a moment, then smiled and pulled her clothes tighter.

Gong Bolin pursed his lips, turned slightly to the side, and shielded Jiang Guanqing from the wind.

Jiang Ning thrashed about on Jiang Huai's back, continuing to wail affectionately in Jiang Guanqing's direction, "I love you~~~~~~"

It was an ear-piercing, piercing sound.

Jiang Yan couldn't take it anymore. She walked up to Jiang Ning and warned her in a low voice, "Shut up."

"You! You fierce..."

Jiang Ning buried her face in Jiang Huai's neck, only revealing a pair of drunken eyes, looking at Jiang Guanqing with a pitiful expression.

Jiang Guanqing smiled and stepped forward, pinching Jiang Ning's chubby cheeks. "Xiao Yan, don't bully him. He's happy today."

Jiang Yan sighed helplessly, "Big brother, you spoil him too much."

Jiang Guanqing tilted his head, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

A short while later, a black minivan pulled up in front of the hotel. Jiang Ting leaned out of the driver's seat and said, "Get in."

Jiang Huai shoved Jiang Ning into the back seat, but the little drunkard started fussing and insisted on sitting with Jiang Guanqing.

After finally sitting down with his older brother, he became restless, leaning against Jiang Guanqing like a boneless animal, rubbing his head against Jiang Guanqing's shoulder, and muttering, "Big brother is the best... I like him..."

Jiang Guanqing held Jiang Ning as they leaned back in their seats, gazing out the car window. The streetlights formed a warm, yellow river, blurry and gentle.

A white cloud gently nuzzled against Jiang Guanqing's mind, "Little one, time to go home!"

As the car drove into the villa, the moonlight fell perfectly on the courtyard wall.

Jiang Huai sighed and resigned himself to carrying Jiang Ning off the car. The little drunkard had already fallen into a deep sleep, with a trace of drool hanging from the corner of his mouth, which dripped down and soaked the fabric on Jiang Huai's shoulder.

Jiang Huai clicked his tongue in disgust, quickened his pace, and carried the person into the house.

Jiang Zhuo followed behind, picking up the leather shoe Jiang Ning had kicked off. "I'll teach him a lesson tomorrow."

Jiang Guanqing did not go inside immediately. Instead, he sat on a rattan chair in the yard, looked up at the night sky. The stars in the summer night were very bright, like diamonds scattered on velvet, twinkling.

Bai Xin walked into the house, handed a glass of warm water to Jiang Guanqing, then sat down next to Jiang Guanqing, looked up at the sky, and said, "The stars are beautiful."

Jiang Guanqing turned her head to look at Bai Xin, and they made eye contact. Jiang Guanqing smiled and said, "The stars are beautiful."

Gong Bolin took out a blanket and, without saying a word, covered Jiang Guanqing's lap with it before sitting down on the other side of Jiang Guanqing.

The three of them quietly watched the stars for a few minutes. The upstairs quieted down, but the living room became lively again.

Jiang Yan was the first to come out, with a thick coat draped over his arm. He walked up to Jiang Guanqing, told him to put it on, shook Jiang Guanqing's hand to make sure he wasn't cold, and then sat down beside him.

Jiang Huai came out of the house cursing and complaining to Jiang Guanqing with a dark face, "Big brother, I was wiping Xiao Liu's face, and he just wiped his saliva on my clothes."

Jiang Zhuo followed closely behind, saying, "Big brother, I fed him some hangover soup, and he dressed up as a goldfish and threw up all over me."

Jiang Ting brought out a slice of watermelon, grinning as she stuffed a piece into her mouth. "I've recorded it all. These are all of Xiao Liu's embarrassing moments."

Looking at the group of people sitting in a circle, Jiang Guanqing suddenly felt that the scene was very familiar, like a summer night many years ago, when Jiang Ning and the others were very young...

Time seems to have come full circle, returning to the starting point, except that they have all grown up.

Baiyun especially liked this atmosphere and exclaimed, "Little one, it's so nice. Look, the whole family is together."

Jiang Guanqing silently hummed in his heart, his fingertips gently stroking the warm cup.

Jiang Ting suddenly pointed to the night sky and shouted, "Look, there's a shooting star!"

Everyone instinctively looked up.

The summer night sky was crystal clear, the bright moon hung high, and its gentle light filled the entire courtyard, gilding everyone's silhouette with a soft silver edge.

Jiang Guanqing gazed at the starry sky and suddenly spoke, his voice soft, "How about we do this every year from now on?"

Jiang Yan, Jiang Huai, Jiang Zhuo, Jiang Ting, Bai Xin, and Gong Bolin answered almost in unison.

Bai Yun hurriedly responded in Jiang Guanqing's mind, "Baby, I'm here for you!"

Jiang Guanqing smiled and replied in her heart, "Of course you're here, you're my golden goose."

A series of hurried footsteps sounded, and Jiang Ning staggered out of the door, throwing herself into Jiang Guanqing's arms with a pitiful expression. "You guys are mean, you didn't take me with you..."

Jiang Guanqing couldn't help but smile, "I'll take you with me, Ningbao."

Jiang Ning hummed twice, hugged Jiang Guanqing, smacked her lips twice, and fell into a deep sleep.

The moonlight was perfect, and the breeze was gentle. Jiang Ting and Jiang Huai were bickering in hushed tones about what the stars in the sky should be called. Jiang Zhuo would occasionally chime in with a cold remark. Jiang Yan, Bai Xin, and Gong Bolin sat quietly, sometimes looking at the stars, sometimes at Jiang Guanqing.

everything is fine.

Jiang Guanqing thought that things would always be this good in the future.

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