Linlin withdrew her hand, looking helpless.

Yan Yuan frowned. Why did he scare her again?

He tried to soften his tone, but it still sounded cold: "You don't need to do any housework."

Linlin looked to her brother for help.

She just felt that since she was staying at someone else's house, she should help out in some way, otherwise she would feel bad.

Jiang Chengzhou laughed and said, "It's alright, it's just a few bowls, we can wash them. You go and have fun."

Linlin had been very busy before, and now that she suddenly had free time, she felt a little lost.

Yan Yuan and Jiang Chengzhou, in particular, are very busy.

By evening, they were already preparing to set sail.

Large yellow croakers fetch the best price right now, but they are afraid of strong light. During the day, they dive into the deep sea, and at night they swim in groups to the nearshore waters. They can only be caught at night.

Around six or seven o'clock in the afternoon, before it was completely dark, Yan Yuan and Jiang Chengzhou had already packed up their fishing nets, filled them with diesel fuel, and prepared to set off with dry food and fresh water.

Before leaving, Jiang Chengzhou instructed Linlin, "Lock the door closed. Yuan Ge and I will find a way to get in. Don't go out tonight, and get some rest."

Linlin bit her lip. "Brother, be careful and come back safely."

Jiang Chengzhou patted her head, "I know, you little housekeeper."

After watching the two walk away, Linlin went to her private plot to water the vegetable garden, working up a sweat in the process.

Fortunately, she was home alone. Linlin tidied up the house, took a shower, and rested.

At four o'clock in the morning, Linlin woke up on her own.

Before dawn, she got up, washed up, and went to the kitchen to make breakfast in the dim morning light.

There was rice and flour at home, as well as eggs and vegetables, and sweet potatoes in the corner.

Linlin buried the sweet potatoes in the stove, then lit a fire to cook for the two of them.

My brother and Yan Yuan did manual labor, so they needed to be well-fed.

She rinsed the rice and put it in the pot, then cracked two eggs into a bowl and beat them.

I took a few dried fish from outside, soaked them in warm water until soft, cut them into sections, arranged them in a bowl, sprinkled them with a little salt and ginger shreds, and steamed them together with the eggs on top of the rice.

The aroma of rice and the salty fragrance of dried fish mingled together, gradually spreading throughout the kitchen.

Lin Lin sat in front of the stove and used fire tongs to dig out the sweet potatoes buried in the ashes.

She sat on a small stool, eating in small bites.

No one is watching her or rushing her here, so she can slowly enjoy the process of eating.

A muffled thud came from the courtyard. Linlin stood up nervously and looked towards the door.

Jiang Chengzhou said they had a way to get back.

It turns out it's about bypassing the Great Firewall.

Yan Yuan jumped down from the wall and saw her at first glance. There was still a trace of black soot on the corner of her mouth, which looked somewhat comical.

Yan Yuan's lips curled up slightly, but quickly disappeared.

Immediately afterward, Jiang Chengzhou climbed over the wall and burst into laughter upon seeing her. "Linlin, did you crawl out of the stove?"

Linlin paused for a moment, then subconsciously raised her hand to touch her face.

Jiang Chengzhou laughed and said, "Still touching it? Come over and wash your face."

The boys lived a rough life; they used the washbasin in the house to hold fish, and they washed their faces and took baths directly with water.

Jiang Chengzhou scooped a ladle of water from the water vat and asked Linlin to bend down and wash her face.

After washing her face, Jiang Chengzhou reached out and brushed away the wet stray hairs on her forehead. "Your hair is so long, it must be so hot in the summer. Why don't you cut it?"

When he brushed Linlin's hair aside, she instinctively wanted to dodge, but then she remembered that he was her brother and stopped. "It's fine if you cut it...".

When the wet hair on her forehead was brushed aside, Jiang Chengzhou finally saw her full face and was momentarily stunned.

Jiang Chengzhou remembers his younger sister as adorable. Even though she became increasingly quiet and reserved as she grew up, she was still the same as she was when she was little in his heart.

But how did it grow up like this...?

Her skin was so white it almost glowed.

My face had just been washed, and it had a luminous sheen in the morning light, like the soft glow of a perfectly round pearl inside a seashell.

It's so beautiful it almost looks unreal.

Jiang Chengzhou turned and glanced at Yan Yuan warily, then gathered her hair to cover her face. "Tsk, we'll see later. That's all for now."

Headache.

Jiang Chengzhou would rather his sister looked ordinary; she's so beautiful, it's terrifying.

What should I do?!

Yan Yuan had already looked away.

Yan Yuan dislikes ostentation, dislikes changes to the status quo, and dislikes causing trouble.

He always lived a very moderate life, which was safe and stable.

Linlin's appearance is obviously too flamboyant.

Her fair and clean face, with delicate and beautiful features, is a pure and straightforward beauty.

And she was too clean.

A single glance from him is enough to make one lose their composure.

Yan Yuan understood why Jiang Chengzhou wanted her to hide it again.

Because goodness attracts evil.

Covetousness, greed, possessiveness, jealousy...

Even he almost lost control for a moment just now, didn't he?

After finishing their work, the two of them would usually take a shower directly in the yard.

But now that there's a girl in the family, it's inconvenient.

The two built a makeshift shelter in the corner and took their buckets inside to bathe.

Linlin retreated to her room and passed the time flipping through old books.

Yan Yuan and Jiang Chengzhou both fell silent for a while after seeing the breakfast in the pot.

When they returned from their first trip to the beach, someone had prepared a meal for them.

"Linlin, come and eat."

"No need, brother," Linlin replied from her room, "I've already eaten."

Jiang Chengzhou and Yan Yuan took turns cooking, and they knew exactly what was in the kitchen and how much was available, so it was impossible for her to have already eaten.

"Hurry up, or I'll bring it over myself."

Linlin bit her lip and reluctantly came out of the house.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Chengzhou couldn't help but laugh. "Making you eat is like forcing you. Hurry up and finish this bowl of steamed eggs."

"This was made for you."

Jiang Chengzhou pushed the bowl over, "There's so much food. Your brother Yuan and I can just have a bowl of steamed egg. You can have this bowl."

As he spoke, he scooped a spoonful of steamed egg from Yan Yuan's bowl.

Linlin looked up to observe Yan Yuan's reaction.

Yan Yuan knew she was watching him, so he lowered his eyes and continued eating.

The girl was too timid; he didn't want to scare her.

After dinner, Linlin volunteered to learn how to fix the internet.

Jiang Chengzhou hesitated for a moment, but since she was feeling uncomfortable being idle, he decided to let her learn how to do it.

Linlin is very smart, and she learned it in no time.

"Brothers, go to sleep. What time is lunch? I'll wake you up."

Jiang Chengzhou had yawned several times in the short time he had been there.

"Okay, let's go to sleep first. Make yourself something to eat if you're hungry. Eat whatever you want, don't worry about wasting food, your brother can afford to support you!"

Linlin nodded obediently.

Jiang Chengzhou pulled Yan Yuan back into the house, saying, "You shouldn't stay here either. Go back to sleep; we still have work to do tonight."

Yan Yuan glanced at Linlin, then turned and went back into the house.

Days passed slowly, and Linlin gradually adapted to this kind of life.

That evening, Jiang Chengzhou and Yan Yuan went out to sea to fish. She stayed home, cooked dinner, and waited for them to return.

Because this life is too comfortable compared to her previous life, Linlin even started to think that it wouldn't be bad to live like this for the rest of her life.

However, the weather is unpredictable, and Jiang Chengzhou and Yan Yuan cannot go out to sea every day.

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