Accidentally entered a high gate

Yan Min raised his hand and tapped Jing Shuyao's head. "That tooth of yours was going to fall out anyway."

"I don't care."

Yan Min pinched her cheek. "I just can't do anything with you. Here's the deal: after school starts, if you still want to be my real girlfriend, then we'll officially start dating."

Jing Shuyao wanted to solidify their relationship now. "Why wait until school starts?"

Yan Min pinched her cheek again. "Because people can have illusions when they're frightened. If you still want to be my real girlfriend after school starts, it means you've truly fallen in love with me. If you don't want to anymore, it means you're just scared right now."

"I've recovered."

"Sweetie, we'll talk about it after school starts."

Jing Shuyao pouted when she saw that Yan Min insisted on waiting until school started to talk about it. "Okay. You should keep your distance from other girls during the New Year."

Everyone knows we're dating.

"Oh, right." Jing Shuyao was relieved. "Why did you follow the three of us back then?"

"My second uncle works in the railway system, right? Whenever we visit my great-grandmother's house, he always tells us about what's been happening on the railway lately and who's been arrested. After hearing this so many times, I naturally became more cautious."

"When you went to your great-grandmother's house, did your second uncle always tell you this?"

"More or less."

"Aren't you annoyed?"

Yan Min found her question strange. "Why should we bother? We're young and inexperienced. Shouldn't we be grateful to my second uncle for being willing to tell us?"

Jing Shuyao now understood why her maternal grandparents didn't mind that Yan Min wasn't Uncle Ma and Aunt Ma's biological son. "I should also thank your second uncle. If it weren't for him constantly telling you all this, I would be in big trouble."

Yan Min patted her head. "Remember to call the police if you get into trouble."

"I remember. Besides telling you what happened on the railway and who was arrested, what else did your second uncle tell you?"

"They even talked to us about how to increase transport capacity, about future plans, and that railways are not only a matter of people's livelihood but also a strategic issue..."

Yan Min said a lot.

Jing Shuyao listened, stunned. "Your second uncle told you all this?"

"Yes. My eldest uncle talked to us about postal matters, my eldest aunt talked to us about business matters, my eldest aunt talked to us about education matters, and my second aunt talked to us about administrative matters."

Jing Shuyao: "..." If she remembered correctly, her maternal grandmother's family only moved from the countryside after the Reform and Opening Up. "Are you going to your maternal grandmother's house to play or to study?"

"Let's play!"

Jing Shuyao: "..." If this is called playing? Then what is called studying? "Ma Yanmin, do you have some misunderstanding about the concept of 'studying'?"

"Hahahaha..." Yan Min was amused by Jing Shuyao. "We went to my grandma's house mainly to play, everything else was just a side trip."

"Your 'bonus' is incredibly generous! After school starts, could you take me to your grandma's house for a visit?"

"Yes. My grandma's house is so lively. My grandma's house... blah blah... blah blah... blah blah..."

Over here, Yan Min successfully diverted Jing Shuyao's attention to Tian Erya and the others.

On the other side, Xiao Zhilan saw Zheng Chunying return and immediately ran over excitedly. "Auntie, you're back? Auntie? Are you tired? Are you cold? Auntie, I filled a hot water bottle for you, hold it to warm your hands."

As Xiao Zhilan spoke, she handed over the hot water bottle.

Zheng Chunying took the baby, knelt down, and kissed Xiao Zhilan. "Zheng Zhixia, Zheng Zhisong, Zheng Zhiyuan, shouldn't you three siblings learn from Zhilan?"

Zheng Zhixia: "Sister Wanwan is on vacation."

Zheng Zhisong: "Sister Wanwan doesn't need to go on any missions this winter break."

Zheng Zhiyuan: "Auntie, now you know why Xiao Lanlan tries so hard to please you, right?"

Xiao Zhilan stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at her eldest cousin and second cousin. Her third cousin said fiercely, "I'm not trying to please them, I'm being filial. Aunt, don't listen to them. Great-grandmother, great-grandfather, grandmother, grandfather, uncle, aunt, my eldest sister, my second brother, and my third brother are bullying me."

Tian Erya: "Hahahaha... Xiaxia, Songsong, Yuanyuan, how could you bully Lanlan?"

Zheng Fugui, Zheng Daniu, Li Guihua, Zheng Xinhua, and Wen Nianhe: "That's right. How could you bully Lanlan?"

Zheng Chunying also laughed and said, "That's right, how could you bully Lanlan?"

Zheng Zhixia, Zheng Zhisong, and Zheng Zhiyuan also smiled. "We were wrong. We apologize to Lanlan. Lanlan, please forgive us?"

Xiao Zhilan straightened her back. "For the sake of Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa, and Grandma and Grandpa, and my eldest aunt, and my eldest uncle and aunt, I'll forgive you. You can't do that again."

Zheng Zhixia, Zheng Zhisong, and Zheng Zhiyuan: "Okay, okay, okay!"

On the other hand, Qi Chengyao also knew that Wanwan would not be on any missions during the winter break, and that Wanwan would be coming back.

Qi Chengyao had already requested leave well in advance.

The next day, Qi Chengyao saw Wanwan as soon as she got off the train. He wanted to go over to her, but after taking only two steps, he saw a little girl rush towards her like a cannonball.

The little girl ran and shouted, "Sister Wanwan! Sister Wanwan, I've come to pick you up! I've come to pick you up!"

In the blink of an eye, the little girl rushed to Wanwan's side.

The little girl rushed to Wanwan's side and hugged her leg. "Sister Wanwan, Auntie bought a car, and I borrowed it from her."

Qi Chengyao: "..." He was outshone by a little girl. "Wanwan, let me get your luggage. Wanwan, who is this little girl?"

After handing the luggage to Qi Chengyao, Wanwan picked up Xiao Lanlan and said, "This is my little cousin. Lanlan, this is my boyfriend."

Xiao Zhilan looked at Qi Chengyao. "Hello! Which school did you graduate from? Where do you work? Who's in your family? Are your family members easy to get along with? What do your family members do?"

Qi Chengyao: "..."

"Hahahaha..." Zheng Chunying was amused by Xiao Zhilan.

Zheng Chunying walked over and pinched Xiao Zhilan's cheek. "You ask more questions than your second aunt."

Qi Chengyao: "Hello!"

"Hello! I'm Wanwan's aunt. You must be Chengyao?"

"Yes. Hello, Auntie!"

"Alright, alright! Let's go."

Qi Chengyao: "Okay."

Xiao Zhilan: "Brother Chengyao, you haven't answered me yet."

Qi Chengyao: "..."

Zheng Chunying: "Hahahaha... You're younger than your sister Wanwan, so you can't ask your brother Chengyao these questions."

Can't I ask? But... "I'm my sister Wanwan's favorite little sister."

Zheng Chunying: "We can't ask that."

"Okay. Sister Wanwan, are you free tomorrow? I'd like to invite you to dinner."

Bowl: "Yes."

Qi Chengyao: "..." He was a step too slow again. "Wanwan, are you free the day after tomorrow? I'd like to invite you to dinner."

Xiao Zhilan: "Sister Wanwan, I'd like to invite you to dinner the day after tomorrow."

Qi Chengyao: "..." You've already invited him for tomorrow.