Chapter One Little Girl

  There was no expensive oil smoke machine, only an exhaust fan spinning loudly, but the kitchen still had a very heavy smell of oil fumes. This was a place that Annan Xiuxiu rarely set foot in, but Li Banzhuang stood here, seemingly not minding at all, as if smelling her brother's scent would make her nose feel comfortable and she wouldn't feel the choking air of the oil fumes.

  "How's the food at school?" Li Luoyu said while stir-frying vegetables and chatting with her sister in a casual tone.

  "This month, the school is promoting coarse grains, and every day's recess meal is some kind of corn porridge, wheat porridge, buckwheat cake, etc. The best one to drink is probably black rice porridge, but unfortunately, it's just a little bit." Li Banzhen said helplessly, then smiled beautifully: "For the next few days, you have to make delicious food for me every meal."

  "Tonight I made papaya stew with bird's nest, tomorrow morning I'll have sea cucumber and egg drop soup to nourish yin and blood." Li Luyou satisfied her.

  "Brother, you're so bad." Li Banzhu's cheek against his back was a bit hot, she lifted her head up, her face red, but couldn't bear to leave and stuck it back again.

  "What's wrong?" Li Luyu asked in confusion.

  "I don't need to eat the stewed papaya anymore, you can all give it to An Nanxiu, she's the one who wants it." When her deskmate asked quietly, Li Banyou said that her bust size was C cup, but in fact it was D, though she didn't dare tell them.

  "It doesn't matter, isn't it better to have bigger breasts to find a husband now? I'll fatten up my daughter until she's fair and tender, so she can marry a good husband in the future." Li Luyou teased her casually.

  "Brother... if I were to marry, would you be willing to let me go?" Li Banzhuang didn't bother responding to his teasing, she didn't believe that her brother, who loved her so much, could really bear to send her away, and even if he finally did, he definitely wouldn't be able to put his mind at ease.

  Is there anyone who can be better to oneself than one's own brother? Li Banzhuang didn't believe it and she believed that her brother wouldn't believe it either.

  "A woman's fate is not in her own hands, and there are more and more people chasing after you at school, right?" Li Luyu didn't answer her question either. How could he possibly really consider this issue, it was still too early.

  "You're not unaware of our school's strict defense, but even if we weren't so strict, who would dare to chase your sister? Do they want to follow in Yang Jingxin's footsteps?" Li Banyu said disdainfully and finally let go of Li Luyu.

  Li Luyou turned around, smiling and pinched his sister's nose. As the children of poor people, they had to take care of themselves early on, especially when their parents were often not around. When Li Luyou was in high school, Yang Jingxin started pursuing Li Banzhuang, but she ignored him as usual. Yang Jingxin finally lost patience and began to coerce Li Banzhuang.

  Li Luoyu was in the midst of his senior year sprint, and Li Banzhuang didn't want her brother to be distracted by this matter. She told Yang Jingxin that if he dared to follow her into the girls' bathroom, she would agree to it.

  Yang Jingxin had a bit of a rascal air about him, and no key middle school would strictly eliminate the existence of such characters. Yang Jingxin followed Li Banzhen into the girls' bathroom, scaring the girls so much that they screamed and ran out. When only Li Banzhen and Yang Jingxin were left in the bathroom, Yang Jingxin smiled slyly, waiting for Li Banzhen to fulfill her promise. But who would have thought that Li Banzhen, who always had a pure smile on her beautiful face, suddenly lifted her left foot, which could reach up to her own cheek, and kicked Yang Jingxin's crotch.

  Yang Jingxin eventually transferred schools, in reality going abroad for treatment. Because it happened in the girls' bathroom, no matter what Yang Jingxin said, he couldn't possibly gain any sympathy, let alone with so many girls watching him rush into the girls' bathroom and chase them out. In the girls' exaggerated descriptions, Yang Jingxin became someone who they personally witnessed rushing into the girls' bathroom to molest and harass, while Li Banzhuang fought back in resistance, protecting the girls from being defiled by Yang Jingxin.

  Yang Jingxin didn't even get sent to the school's disciplinary office, which was already the limit of his family's influence. Otherwise, with Zhong Haiyuan's great influence and connections, Yang Jingxin could usually get away with some misbehavior without the school doing much about it. However, for something that would affect the school's reputation like this, the school absolutely wouldn't go easy on Yang Jingxin or show him any favoritism. The more severe the punishment, the better it would be for restoring the school's damaged image.

  The familiar campus, teachers and school leaders, as well as her sister's cleverness and sufficient self-defense ability, made Li Rouyu feel at ease with her going to boarding school.

  "Hurry up and wash your hands and face, and also call An Nanxiu for me. You saw her when you came up just now, didn't you? She's very recognizable." Li Luyou believed that An Nanxiu was such a small girl, Li Zi must have noticed her when he came up.

  "She's quite interesting." Li Banliang stuck to her brother for a while, finally satisfied, and helped him carry the finished dishes to the dinner table.

  "Is she fun?" Li Luyu smiled wryly, "Your brother almost got played to death by her."

  "That's good, I was worried that you'd be bored and lonely without me around, and get into some kind of trouble. It's good that someone is keeping an eye on you." Li Banxiao said with a mischievous grin, this was the usual way brothers and sisters interacted, earlier they were being overly sweet and affectionate, which wasn't their usual behavior.

  "Li Banzhuang, after dinner, you can go back to school." Li Luyou didn't want his sister to still be on the same side as An Nanxiu. How could that be? An Nanxiu had even spanked him before, but his sister's butt had never been spanked.

  "Brother, don't be like that, Li Zi was wrong." Li Banzhuang came over again, stuck to Li Luyu's back, and gently rubbed against him.

  Li Rouyu couldn't take it anymore, "Go call her quickly."

  "Wait a minute, she was just watching the ants with great interest." Li Banzhuang saw that there were still many dishes not done well and wanted to whisper to her brother: "Have you found a girlfriend? I want to have a sister-in-law. Others are dating in college, why are you still single?"

  "Your brother has no money, no background, and still brings a burden, who wants him?" What Li Luyou said was actually the truth. This society is just so realistic. Although university campuses are considered the last pure land before entering society, in reality, this pure land is also limited.

  "I think it's fine to keep An Nan Shu. Hasn't she lost her memory? Her parents aren't coming for her, so you might as well raise her like a child bride and marry her when she grows up. Otherwise, without savings or a house, it's hard to find a wife in Zhonghai." Li Ban Xiu looked like she had thought deeply and come to a conclusion.

  "Oh, that's a good idea, but Annanxiu is younger than you, can you accept that your sister-in-law is younger than you? You won't laugh at your brother for being an old cow eating tender grass, will you?" The siblings were always very casual and joking around was a habit. Behind Annanxiu's back, they would often make fun of her, thinking about the little girl's hot temper and eccentric behavior, Li Luyu felt quite pleased."

  "She's younger than me, so I can bully her. Otherwise, she's too formidable and would make Brother dizzy, ignoring me and leaving me in the dust. Wouldn't that be a loss for me?" Li Banzhen blinked her eyes, joking with her words but being serious in her expression.

  "How could I ignore you? Brother can't marry a wife, but he can't not love Li Zi." Li Luoyu hugged her and kissed her forehead.

  "It doesn't matter, if brother can't find a wife, Li Zi will marry you." Li Banzhen said calmly and naturally without blushing.

  Li Luyu smiled, Li Zi was not actually a heartless and brainless fool, although she had her brother's careful care, she learned more about taking care of her brother, thinking for her brother, but in the vast majority of times when she was with him, she still had a little girl-like innocence.

  Marrying an older brother, many younger sisters must have had such thoughts before. Such thoughts will eventually be forgotten as one grows older, and even if they are occasionally remembered, they are merely thought of as a warm and touching memory from childhood.

  Li Luyu's braised papaya with bird's nest is finally done, this is the last dish. Li Luyu said to go upstairs and call An Nanxiu, but Li Banyu insisted on running downstairs to call her, saying that this is what a host should do.

  Li Banzhu quickly went upstairs again, An Nanxiu followed behind her, dawdled for a long time before coming in, washed her hands and wiped her face, still sat properly in her usual position, waiting for Li Luyu to serve her rice.

  "My brother's cooking, are you still used to eating it? I feel like his culinary skills have improved a lot, all thanks to you." Li Banzhen took a deep breath, and it was all fragrant.

  An Nanxiu ignored her and took the bowl handed over by Li Luyu, eating slowly.

  "Drink this first, and then have dinner later. You can eat less rice, but finish the papaya stew with bird's nest today." Li Luyou ladled a bowl for An Nanxiu and another for Li Banzhuang.

  Annan Xiu took a look and saw Li Banzuan drinking, then she started to drink with a small spoon.

  The two of them finished a bowl each and Li Luyu refilled it for them again.

  "Brother, why aren't you eating?" Li Banzhuang found that Li Luyou was watching them eat, and he himself picked up some stir-fried dishes to eat.

  Swallows' nests are originally rare, and Li Rouyou eats them just to fill his teeth gaps. What's more, he is strong and healthy, there's nothing good for him to supplement with, smiling and saying: "Where do men eat papaya?"

  "No way, it's the same as supplementing nutrition." How could Li Banzhen drink it herself but not give it to her brother? Although from childhood to adulthood he had always made sure she ate well and was full, whenever there were good things, Li Banzhen would always insist on dividing them in half with her brother; otherwise, she wouldn't eat.

  "That's all you have, finish eating and there won't be any more." Li Luyou showed Li Banzhen the pot of soup, just that little, barely enough for four nights.

  "You eat mine, I can just have a bowl." Li Banxuan pushed his own bowl to Li Luyou.

  Annan Xiu raised her head, furrowed her brow and looked at Li Banzhuang and Li Luyou. What's wrong with this Li Banzhuang? The bowl she used herself, and it was even the one she drank soup from, had to be used by Li Luyou, how disgusting.

  "Come on, drink up quickly, it'll taste bad if it gets cold." Li Luyu just wanted to give Li Banyu a supplement, why would he go and drink it.

  "You drink half and I'll drink half." Li Banzhuan had no choice but to compromise.

  Li Luoyu couldn't help it, and with a small bowl, he finished half of it in one mouthful.

  Li Banzhuang was finally satisfied, smiling and drinking the rest, then looked at An Nanxiu with a sullen face, this little girl would definitely not make a good sister-in-law, she's too young, too delicate, and doesn't understand things.

  Since childhood, Li Banxian has been taking care of himself, and he had vowed a long time ago that he must find a sister-in-law who understands how to take good care of him, treating his brother like a treasure.

  It's really disgusting, An Nan Xiu doesn't know what Li Ban Xiang is thinking, looking at Li Ban Xiang using the bowl that Li Luoyong has used without any care, her heart is full of annoyance.

  Will Li Luyu use the bowl she used before? Annanxiu wants to know the answer, but what's annoying her is that she even thought of such a disgusting question.

  A new week, continue with various requests.

  Li Banxian's name has a story and meaning behind it. She isn't the type of girl who would make people go "moe" from the start, so let's leave all the cute acts to Gongzhu and Xiaojie. Li Banxian will be a good younger sister, maybe not the most likable one, but undoubtedly, her affection for Li Luyu is pure and instinctual.