Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

"No, no, no, anything that makes you unhappy is a big deal, at least for me."

"..."

Zixiao felt as if a deer had suddenly run into her heart.

She said in a slightly trembling voice, "I... I mean, brother, before you listen to me, if you say things like that... it'll make it impossible for me to speak, you know that?"

In short, I'm smitten!

Seriously... my brother always says incredibly flirtatious things, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing Yu Zhe's mischievous smile, Zi Xiao felt much more relaxed.

"Actually, it's like this," Zixiao sighed and said, "Just now in the conference room, I saw Lu Ling and Lu Yao's parents, so I started thinking about a lot of my own things."

"I see... that's what you were thinking about."

In a single sentence, Yu Zhe would understand.

Thinking about it that way, it's true. Zixiao's childhood experiences are quite similar to Lu Ling and Lu Yao's.

Both were sent to orphanages by their parents, filled with curiosity about the world outside the orphanage walls, yet knew nothing about their biological parents.

Therefore, Yu Zhe asked this question.

"Zixiao, are you thinking about what would happen if your biological parents found you one day?"

"Yes, I did think about that earlier."

Yu Zhe continued, "Are you worried about not being able to coordinate the relationship with your biological parents?"

"Huh? What are you talking about, brother? I wasn't worried about that at all."

Zixiao tilted her head, seemingly unconcerned about the issue.

"Aren't you worried about that? If your biological parents really show up, you'll face a lot of problems, right?"

Yu Zhe really didn't understand this time. He originally thought that Zi Xiao was worried about how to coordinate the relationship if her biological parents appeared.

Zixiao explained.

"Putting aside the fact that I think the chances of my parents appearing are slim, even if they did appear, it wouldn't have any impact on me now."

"I am a child of the Su family, and that is unshakable. No matter what, my brother will always be my brother, and that is the meaning of my existence."

"I see."

Yu Zhe couldn't help but pat Zi Xiao's head with satisfaction.

My sister is truly an angel; she always manages to heal herself, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

But since that's the case...

"If you're not worried about that, then Zixiao, what's troubling you?"

"I was just thinking that if I ever met my biological parents, and they were like Lu Ling and Lu Yao's parents just now, I would feel really sad. Well, I only thought about it for a moment just now, and now I feel completely indifferent."

But Yu Zhe actually knew... so how could he be indifferent?

During Zixiao's time at the orphanage, there was one thing that was different from what Lu Ling and Lu Yao did.

From a very young age, she longed for the concept of a "home".

If her parents were truly like Lu Ling and Lu Yao's parents, treating their child as a cash cow, then Yu Zhe would feel sorry for Zi Xiao.

Children's imaginations are so beautiful, while some realities are far too cruel.

Thinking about all this, Yu Zhe had already pulled Zi Xiao into his arms.

"Don't worry, Zixiao."

"elder brother?"

Even though Zixiao was a little confused, she obediently rested her head on Yuzhe's chest and let him stroke her cheek.

“There’s no need to worry about that,” Yu Zhe said with a smile. “Your home is here, it was before, and it will be in the future. Don’t worry about what your biological parents are like. If they have the same attitude as Lu Ling and Lu Yao’s parents, I will definitely help you get revenge.”

"Um... thank you, brother."

But I don't care about these trivial things anymore~

Zixiao turned her head in Yuzhe's arms and looked into Yuzhe's eyes.

It's amazing how, just one hug from her brother made her feel like nothing else mattered.

"Who they are is no longer my concern. From the moment they abandoned me when I was a child, I had no connection with my biological parents."

"But I should also thank them. If they hadn't sent me to the orphanage, I probably wouldn't have been so lucky to come to the Su family and meet my brother."

"Yes, I also feel very lucky."

The brother and sister, who were not related by blood, looked together at the other side of the sky.

Once a person has a sense of belonging, even if their biological parents come looking for them, they are just unrelated people.

Lu Ling and Lu Yao's attitude just now has already proven this point.

To be honest... Yu Zhe still doesn't know the real reason why his mother adopted Zi Xiao.

He looked down at Zixiao, who was nestled in his arms.

Hmm, this reason... doesn't seem to matter much.

He should thank his mother for making the adoption decision; otherwise, how would Yu Zhe have met Zi Xiao?

But after that, I guess that time won't be far off.

When Yang Qiuyun returned, Yu Zhe knew he had to ask her many questions. Of course, the most crucial question was the reason for adopting Zixiao. It might not be important, but at least Zixiao needed to know the truth.

It can be considered a small consolation for Zixiao's somewhat sad childhood.

13. How did you know?

After resolving Zixiao's not-so-sad feelings, Yuzhe took her back to their residence to pack up and set off.

Paying New Year's visits is really busy and time is tight. Just now, taking Yun'er to walk around the villa and the surrounding buildings has already taken up too much time.

Time waits for no one. There are several places I need to visit, and I hope to be back to rest before nightfall. Yu Zhe doesn't want to spend the whole day running around just to make New Year's visits.

.....................

"Brother Yuzhe, where are we going now?"

"Let's go to the Ouyang family first, since it's closer, and then we'll go to the Qi family. You might not know the Ouyang family, but you should know the Qi family, right? We went there when we were kids."

"Yes, I know! Is Sister Qi Xinye at home?"

"Yes, so it's perfect timing, you haven't seen each other for ten years."

"I'm really looking forward to it..."

The Su family's convoy departed from the Su family villa and traveled along the ring expressway, making quite a spectacle.

It's the same every year when we visit relatives and friends for the New Year; we always have to make a grand entrance.

Su Zhenfeng sat in the first car, while the second car was driven by Lu Ling and Lu Yao, with Yu Zhe, Yu Che, Zi Xiao, and Mo Lingyun inside.

The other vehicles belonged to members of the Su family who had branched out; they also needed to travel along, as was customary during the Lunar New Year.

From the moment she got on the bus, Mo Lingyun swung her long, slender legs, looking out the window here and there, just like a curious child.

There was nothing she could do; she hadn't taken a car out like this in a long time.

Looking out the car window, Fenghai City was changing rapidly. In her memory, the city was never nearly as prosperous as it is now.

Living in that small village year after year, I really missed out on so much...

"Watch out for the car bumps. Your head is so close to the window, you might hit it. Move a little further away."

"Good~"

Mo Lingyun is acting like a child again, which is quite rare for her now; she's really happy.

It felt like going from hell to heaven in just one day.

She obediently moved a little further away from the window, then looked at Yu Che sitting on Yu Zhe's lap.

"Sister Yuche, you just mentioned modern ways of sending New Year's greetings and that you would bring gifts, but I haven't seen you carrying any gifts. Are you going to buy them at the supermarket later?"

"Times have changed, you idiot."

"Well..."

Mo Lingyun glanced at Zixiao, who also gave a wry smile.

Got it, it seems Zixiao is always being teased by Sister Yuche like this.

But Mo Lingyun was very strong: "Then Sister Yuche, can you tell me how times have changed? You can't just give money when you wish someone a Happy New Year, can you?"

"That's definitely not it, Lu Yao, bring that over here."

Upon hearing Miss Yu Che's call, Lu Yao, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, took out a bunch of file folders from the front storage compartment of the vehicle, and then handed one of them to Yu Che.

"Here it is," Yu Che said, taking the bag.

She waved the file folder in front of Mo Lingyun: "Now when we visit these big families for the New Year, we just give them contracts directly. These are small project contracts that are bound to benefit those families. The investment amount is not large and the rate of return is not high, but we give them these contracts during the New Year to show our sincerity in cooperating. Well, that's how it used to be. Now it seems that it's just a formality."

As he said this, Yu Che looked up at Yu Zhe and smiled meaningfully.

Ok?

Yu Zhe was talking to Zi Xiao just now, so he didn't hear what the girl was saying.

Mo Lingyun didn't quite understand why it was now just a formality and there was no need to show sincerity anymore.

Yu Che wanted to say that it really wasn't necessary.

Think about it, now the Su family's biggest partners, the Ouyang family and the Qi family, who will be the real power holders in ten or twenty years?

They are very likely children from the same family, and coincidentally, both the Qi family and the Ouyang family have only one daughter.

Ouyang Lizhi, and Qi Xinye, that big-breasted woman.

Based on the current situation, they and their brother are

The nature of their relationship should be self-evident.

They're all members of the brother's harem, so what's the point of showing any sincerity during the Lunar New Year? Although there are still many differences between the families, they will definitely get closer in the future.