Chapter One Little Girl

  Li Luyu and Li Banyan were busy for a whole afternoon, finally finishing the cleaning.

  Annan Xiu was wandering around, first running to the pond to watch people dredge up small cargo cars, then rushing back to shout at Li Luyu to pick up fish. Li Luyu asked her why she didn't just bring two back herself, but Annan Xiu thought that was Li Luyu's job and wouldn't do it herself. By the time Li Luyu ran over, the fish had already been picked clean by others. Li Luyu made a wasted trip, but still did his own thing without complaint or regret.

  Annan Xiu felt a bit embarrassed, but she was soon attracted to the mud dolls carefully stored in Li Banyu's cabinet. Unfortunately, Li Banyu treasured them too much and wouldn't let Annan Xiu play with them, so Annan Xiu went to find Li Luyu to make mud dolls instead.

  Li Luyu made a silly little doll for her, Annanxiu took a look and handed it over to Li Banyan with a smile, who also accepted it with a smile.

  Then Annan Xiu started to find something interesting in the large piece of rattan that Li Luyu had cut down, squatting under the wall for an afternoon, and then let Li Luyu bring back a big bag of pineapple meat.

  The fruit shop owner beat Xu Xiaocheng severely and scolded him for driving recklessly into the pond, and even dared to lie that his car was stolen. Xu Xiaocheng couldn't figure it out, but he didn't dare ask Li Jia siblings again either.

  The truck fell into the water, and it would cost a lot of money to repair it. So the fruit shop owner still bought away Li Luyu's pineapple honey, this time at two yuan per kilogram. He still made a good profit, but Li Luyu felt that his family's ordinary-tasting pineapple honey was worth about this price, so he didn't mind and received over 4,000 yuan in cash.

  Annan Xiu thinks that Li Luyu has his own credit for making money, so dinner must be eaten in the restaurant because there is a sister. Li Luyu also decides to indulge in luxury, in his opinion, as long as it's not just himself enjoying here, it won't be a waste.

  Li Banzhu added a few more worries in her heart, Ahn Nanxiu's typical big hands and feet, the three of them ate over 100 yuan here, but it can't compare to the warmth of cooking with her brother in the kitchen and eating at their small dining table at home. Li Banzhu ate while feeling distressed, these dishes aren't worth this price, a stir-fry of green peppers and meat strips costs over 20 yuan here, how much does a kilogram of meat cost, there's not even two liang of meat in this dish.

  Can't stop Annanxiu from liking her brother, just hope that her brother won't take her jokes seriously and raise Annanxiu as a child bride, or else her brother will have a hard time in the future. No way, Li Banzhuang has many idealized and unrealistic thoughts about her own feelings, but when it comes to her brother, she's always the most realistic.

  "Have you ever thought about how to find your own father and mother?" Li Luyou and Li Banzhen said that Annanxiu had a home, but Li Banzhen did not know that Annanxiu was picked from the tree.

  "Dads and moms are like this..."

  "Cough...cough..." Li Luyu hurriedly coughed.

  "Just now's dish had too much Sichuan pepper." Li Banxian hastily took out her own water bottle to give Li Luyu a drink.

  It's really disgusting, An Nanxiu finally understood Li Luyu's coughing meaning, seeing that water bottle was for Li Banyan to drink herself, and felt uncomfortable again. If she had a water bottle, she wouldn't let Li Luyu use it... But why did she always feel like Li Banyan was slightly better than her in some things? Although it was just a little bit, what exactly were those things? An Nanxiu wasn't very clear about it yet, this unclear feeling made her quite annoyed with Li Banyan, despite the fact that Li Banyan had given her a bath just that afternoon.

  "I've always been here, they just need to come find me, if they can't find me then so be it, who would care about such things?" An Nanxiu said, even as she cooperated with Li Luyu to cover up, still not forgetting to express her disdain for the native world's family relationships established through reproductive systems. "No father or mother, and I'm still fine, you guys are too."

  Li Banzhuang felt that Annanxiu had finally said something she could agree with. Without a father or mother, she and her brother were still living well on their own. Even when their mother occasionally came back to give them some money, most recently paying the tuition for both of them to attend high school for three years, Li Banzhuang didn't feel any gratitude towards her mother. If there was no tuition, they could just attend an ordinary high school. And even if they didn't go to school, what's the big deal? She and her brother lived in their old house, even if it was far away from the bustling city, and they couldn't touch the edge of that land. But that was okay, because she and her brother would always be together, and ultimately, they would be warm and happy.

  Li Banliang thought to herself, looking at her brother, but she knew that his thoughts were somewhat different. After all, with her brother taking care of her, as long as she thought of him, she would feel at ease. However, in reality, her brother was not omnipotent. He had put in too much effort into many things he did. There was no one to take care of him, and there was no support in his heart. All along, he had been giving his sister a sense of being taken care of and relied on.

  If parents were around, brother wouldn't have to work so hard. Brother must have missed parents being at home a lot in the past, but now that thought has faded away, almost to nothing.

  Why are my parents like this? What does mother do, every time she comes and goes in a hurry, except for a few photos, Li Banzhuang is even vague about her appearance. As for father, there is only one title at all, what is the name of father? There is a household register, when filling out student information, Li Banzhuang will remember.

  Many times Li Banzhuan even suspected that she and her brother were not their children, where there are such parents, who have never left any warm pictures in the hearts of their children.

  High school only had a three-day holiday, so Li Banxuan returned to school on October 3rd early in the morning, of course bringing many fruits and snacks prepared by Li Luyou, almost emptying the fridge. An Nanxiu was staring at her popsicle tightly, fortunately Li Luyou didn't mean to ask An Nanxiu to give up her popsicle, otherwise An Nanxiu would have been at odds with him.

  On October 4th in the afternoon, Li Banzhen came back again because that day was when the school held a drug addiction and infectious disease prevention education event. It was simply frightening for minors, displaying all sorts of disgusting pictures, planting terrifying shadows in the hearts of high school students, so that later on when they think about drugs and other bad things, they will associate them with these images.

  Although this educational method is quite repulsive, it does have an effect. However, Li Banzhuang felt that she didn't need to receive such education and asked for leave from the teacher... As a top student who never fell out of the top five in mid-term or final exams, asking for leave was always especially easy.

  Li Banzhuang wants to fulfill her wish, holding her brother's arm and going shopping. Even if she doesn't buy anything, she will still be very happy.

  An Nanxiu didn't bother to call Li Banzhuan over, because Li Banzhuan and Li Luyu were together, the two of them always being extra affectionate with each other, making An Nanxiu feel like she was redundant. Anyway, Li Banzhuan and Li Luyu wouldn't be having any children, there was nothing for An Nanxiu to stop or ruin, so she just stayed home and read books.

  Ann bought a lot of books, but hasn't read much yet. She used to be able to stay in the library all day and night, but at Li Luyu's house, she always gets distracted. Either she wants to go to the yard to watch ants, or she wants to watch "Princess Returning Pearl" to learn classical Chinese, or she wants to watch "Animal World" to understand the social structure of Earthlings... She thinks that all living things on Earth are indigenous, and that humans and African lions, leopards, etc. have the same social structure.

  Li Banzhen and Li Luyu arrived at Shangtan, where it's said that nothing has a price tag because if you have to ask the price, it means you can't afford it. But this is purely nonsense, as national regulations require clear pricing.

  Even if it's priced, that string of zeros is not something Li Banyan and Li Luyu can afford. The little money left by Li Luyu can't even buy a decent brand-name bag, but Li Banyan has already quickly sold the Apple phone. Although she was scolded by Li Luyu for a few sentences, she still smiled and went to the mall with Li Luyu's arm around her neck to pick out yarn.

  "Nowadays, the price of wool is not expensive, and there should be a bigger discount." Li Luyu thought that Li Banyu was really shrewd, his own sister knew how to live a good life.

  "It's not that, I don't have much time to knit sweaters, so now buying yarn early and saving some time can make a hat, gloves and scarf for you. Sweaters will have to wait until winter break, although it's not long, but tight and full should be able to make one for you." Li Banxuan pointed at a row of yarn samples, "Which one do you like?"

  "As long as it's made by you, I like it." Li Rouyu didn't pick and choose, he just had some moist eyes. Even though the school administration repeatedly prohibited supplementary classes, as a third-year high school student, the winter break given by the school was only about ten days or so. Within these ten days, Li Zi had to spend all her time knitting sweaters, she didn't even have time to go out and play, she had to rush to finish it.

  "Just pick one... I like black, it's versatile and durable." Li Banzhen's slightly raised mouth corners had a gentle smile, her brother also extremely liked Li Zi, for her brother's liking, Li Zi was willing to do anything for him.

  Li Zi didn't have the ability to take care of her brother from a young age, but starting now, Li Zi can start with small things and gradually let him feel the love and care of his sister.

  This is Li Zi's greatest and most anticipated wish from childhood to adulthood.

  "My girlfriend is really good, now I need to find a girlfriend who can knit sweaters for boys, but it's hard to find one even with a lantern." The saleswoman, an auntie, sighed as she looked at Li Banxuan and Li Luyu.

  Li Banzhu's face turned red as she secretly glanced at Li Luyu.

  "Where did I get the good fortune to find such a great girlfriend, my sister?" Li Luyou said with a smile, that proud look and tone, exactly the same as when parents hear their child being praised, extremely pleased.

  Li Banzhuang picked up the yarn and went to pay, then handed the bag over to Li Luyu. Li Luyu carried the bag, and Li Banzhu took his arm as they left together.

  "These siblings, they're really a talented pair, the old folks are so lucky, smiling in the same way, but that face is really hard to tell if they're siblings." The salesclerk pursed her lips and started knitting a sweater.

  Things got delayed in the morning, and tonight's update was also delayed. Sorry, especially for those who have collected them, collecting is very important to Xia Hua, just like Li Ban Xiang and Li Lu You.