《Reincarnated Back To Three And A Half, Quietly Get Engaged With My Childhood Friend》


 Chapter 1

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    In a small intensive care unit at The First People¡¯s Hospital of Jinhai City.


    Xiao Yun, who was only twenty-three years old, was lying on a hospital bed with a ventilator fitted over his nose.


    Despite his young age, he looked like he was going to die at any moment.


    ¡°Brother Xiao Yun, please don¡¯t die. Little Xi doesn¡¯t want you to die. Little Xi still wants to take care of you.


    ¡°What will I do without you? Don¡¯t you know that the person I¡¯ve always liked is you? I¡¯ve never liked anyone else since we were young.¡±


    The girl by Xiao Yun¡¯s sickbed was Lin Xi. She was crying and pleading until the tears in her eyes had left damp stains on his clothes.


    Lin Xi was Xiao Yun¡¯s childhood friend and they had grown up together.


    Xiao Yun had always treated Lin Xi as a younger sister, and the latter had never revealed her true feelings towards him either. She had simply stayed by Xiao Yun¡¯s side for twenty-three years.


    When they were in high school, Xiao Yun¡¯s grades had fallen drastically. eventually, he was forced to drop out of school. But Lin Xi kept encouraging Xiao Yun to keep going. She never stopped helping him.


    This allowed him to finally enter his ideal university.


    But just as he was about to begin his university life, Xiao Yun¡¯s family conditions, especially their finances, took a turn for the worse. Even a part-time job would not have been sufficient to support himself, let alone his family.


    In addition, his girlfriend started cheating on him with his most trusted friend.


    The series of unfortunate events caused Xiao Yun to fall ill. And yet, it was Lin Xi who remained by his side, feeding and cleaning him, ensuring he had everything he needed to recover.


    She was diligent and never complained.


    Eventually, he recovered and managed to get a job. When Xiao Yun¡¯s company arranged for its employees to go through a physical examination, it was then that Xiao Yun was diagnosed with stomach cancer.


    The doctor told him that he only had a month to live. Upon hearing this news, his girlfriend broke up with him for good while her family acted more unreasonably, accusing Xiao Yun of being a short-lived ghost and that he would bring bad luck to whoever got close to him.


    In the end, it was still Lin Xi who willingly put everything in her life aside, even quitting her job with a monthly salary of 30,000 yuan, just to focus on taking care of Xiao Yun.


    Lin Xi¡¯s constant presence by his side made Xiao Yun repent.


    Xiao Yun was now in critical condition. He looked at his weeping childhood sweetheart and felt that it was almost unbearable to see her cry.


    He wanted to speak. He wanted to raise his hand to caress the person he had once treated as his sister.


    He did not expect it. He would never have expected that his childhood sweetheart, the person who had always been by his side, would be the woman he treasured most, the one he deemed most worthy of his protection.


    Unfortunately, he had only come to this realization at the end of his life.


    It was all too late.


    Beep¡­beep¡­beep¡­


    The peaks of the pulsing green line on the heart monitor gradually decreased until it finally became a straight line.


    With many regrets, he made a wish to the heavens as he was on the verge of death: ¡®If I had a second chance in life, I will make sure to hold on to her from our first meeting and promise her a lifetime of happiness.¡¯


    ¡­


    In a kindergarten within Jinhai City.


    ¡°Son, over here!¡± Xiao Yun¡¯s father, Xiao He, called his three-and-a-half-year-old child over.


    Hearing this, the young Xiao Yun slowly walked toward Xiao He.


    Lin Feiyang was also there to pick up his daughter, Lin Xi.


    The three-year-old was wearing a light pink dress that matched her delicate features and big eyes.


    Her chubby smiling face looked extremely cute.


    The three-and-a-half-year-old Xiao Yun was wearing a grayish-blue outfit and had a face that was equally full of vigor.


    Xiao He introduced Xiao Yun to the other pair. ¡°Son, since the two of you are in the same nursery, you must protect your younger friend well as the older person, do you understand?¡±


    The innocent Xiao Yun nodded to show that he would remember.


    Lin Feiyang put his arm around Xiao He¡¯s shoulder and chuckled, ¡°Old Xiao, today, you must let the three of us have a taste of your cooking. Let¡¯s also celebrate the fact that these two children are going to school together.¡±


    Xiao He laughed boorishly and punched Lin Feiyang¡¯s chest hard. ¡°Of course. I¡¯ll cook two of my best dishes for you today. But you must bring mover that bottle of your precious old wine. None of us will go to sleep unless we¡¯re drunk tonight!¡±


    Very well! We¡¯ll drink until we¡¯re drunk!¡±


    Lin Xi and Xiao Yun¡¯s parents were workers in the same factory and had been good friends for many years.


    The two families also lived across the street from each other in the new village of workers assigned by the factory.


    Over time, the two families grew inseparable.


    Xiao Yun¡¯s father, Xiao He, was a first-class chef in the factory who prepared the meals for all workers there. As such, he often had to work overtime and was hardly around.


    When Xiao Yun was born, his mother immediately fell ill and was struggling to recover for a long period of time. Eventually, she passed away due to illness.


    Since his father always had to work overtime, Lin Feiyang would often bring Xiao Yun home until Xiao He had left work.


    If Xiao He was running late, Xiao Yun would have his meals at Lin Feiyang¡¯s home.


    ¡­


    The two old men brought the two young children back to Xiao He¡¯s home.


    As a chef, Xiao He naturally begin preparing the dinner while Lin Xi¡¯s mother, Li Ping, was his sous chef.


    Lin Feiyang had gone home to get the bottle of precious wine over.


    In the meantime, the children were playing with each other, and if left to their own devices, they would play for an entire day and never tire.


    At this moment, Lin Xi had pressed Xiao Yun under her body as they were playing a physical game. She cutely clenched her pink fists and asked Xiao Yun, ¡°Are you convinced?¡±


    However, Xiao Yun did not reply. Instead, he lay on the ground in a daze. Then his eyes closed as if he had fainted.


    This scared the three-year-old Lin Xi so much that she did not know what to do for a moment.


    Just as she was about to go find her father, Xiao Yun suddenly opened his eyes.


    When he saw the little girl in front of him, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.


    His pair of childish eyes suddenly became more mature as his gaze toward Lin Xi became filled with tenderness.


    A series of memories resurfaced in his mind.


    When she was young, Lin Xi had always liked to wear flowery dresses the most, no matter what color they were.


    When she was young, Lin Xi was an adorable girl who liked to follow him the most. No matter where he went, Lin Xi would follow.


    When she was young, Lin Xi was very mischievous, which meant her father would often be reprimanding her. And every time she felt wronged, she would immediately run to Xiao Yun to be comforted.


    The memories of her in their childhood played in his mind like a movie.


    The tenderness in his eyes became even more intense, so much so that one could easily tell from a single look at him.


    He had promised to protect this girl for the rest of his life.


    Remembering what he had previously vowed, Xiao Yun stood up from the ground, grabbed Lin Xi¡¯s small hands, and quickly kissed Lin Xi¡¯s face.


    Lin Xi touched her face as she looked at Xiao Yun in a daze.

 Chapter 2

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    ¡°Brother Xiao Yun, what are you doing?¡± Lin Xi blinked her big watery eyes in confusion.


    Xiao Yun smiled as he kept looking at Lin Xi¡¯s cute face. Then, he sincerely said, ¡°This is how Brother Xiao Yun shows love for you!¡±


    Lin Xi shook her head cutely, not knowing what he meant.


    Xiao Yun pulled her by her hand to sit on the sofa and patiently explained. ¡°Who kisses you at home?¡±


    Lin Xi scratched the tip of her nose with her fingers and her big eyes rolled around as she gave it a thought.


    After a while, she happily said, ¡°Daddy will kiss me at home. Mommy will kiss me too. Sometimes Daddy will even kiss Mommy!¡±


    Xiao Yun touched Lin Xi¡¯s cute head with relief and said, ¡°Yes, because Daddy and Mommy love you, that¡¯s why they kiss you. And since Uncle loves Aunty, that¡¯s why he kisses Aunty!¡±


    ¡°And I kissed Lin Xi because Big Brother loves you too!¡±


    Hearing this, Lin Xi laughed happily and said, ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun loves Lin Xi, and Lin Xi also loves Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    Xiao Yun smiled gently and looked at the innocently cute Lin Xi before him as his heart filled with warmth.


    He did not expect the heavens to hear him and give him a chance to start over.


    Thankfully, he was ¡®reborn¡¯ with his twenty-three years¡¯ worth of memories still intact. That was why he was so excited when he saw Lin Xi.


    In his previous life, he had not protected Lin Xi well because he did not understand Lin Xi¡¯s intentions and almost wasted her life.


    Since he was reborn into this stage of his life, he vowed to make up for his regrets and all the debts he owed Lin Xi in his previous life.


    Xiao Yun looked at Lin Xi and pointed at his face. ¡°Since Lin Xi also loves her brother, do you want to kiss him?¡±


    ¡°Kiss!¡±


    Lin Xi did not hesitate to kiss Xiao Yun¡¯s face hard.


    She also said, ¡°My kiss is more powerful than Big Brother Xiao Yun¡¯s. I love Big Brother Xiao Yun more.¡±


    Lin Xi¡¯s mother and Xiao Yun¡¯s father happened to witness their actions just now.


    Lin Feiyang, who had just returned, also saw what had happened.


    The three adults looked at the cute children with blissful smiles on their faces.


    Then, Lin Feiyang turned to Xiao He and laughed. ¡°These two little kids already know about love at such a young age!¡±


    Suddenly, Li Ping gave Lin Feiyang a fierce slap and stared at him as she scolded him loudly. ¡°How old are they? What love? They¡¯re just children.¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay, okay.¡± Lin Feiyang knew that he was in the wrong, so he quickly admitted his mistake.


    Not long after, a sumptuous meal was served on the table: aplate of braised pork with preserved vegetables, a plate of chicken, a plate of pickled peanuts, and a bowl of soup.


    They might only be four dishes on the table, but it was an extremely extravagant dinner for that era.


    Xiao He was indeed worthy of being called a first-class chef in the factory as the dishes he had made were fragrant and delicious.


    Lin Xi¡¯s appetite was immediately aroused as she jogged over to the dining table and licked her lips while looking at the delicacies on the table. Her eyes were filled with light.


    ¡°Wow, Uncle Xiao¡¯s cooking is really good. It¡¯s not like Mom¡¯s cooking at all.¡±


    When Li Ping heard this, she rolled her eyes at her daughter. This daughter was too much. Li Ping had always done her best at cooking but it all went down the drain with such a simple sentence.


    Lin Feiyang burst out laughing at his daughter¡¯s words but was immediately stunned silent by Li Ping¡¯s murderous glare.


    At the dining table, Xiao Yun sat beside Lin Xi very naturally.


    He kept putting her favorite dishes on the table. Eventually,Lin Xi¡¯s bowl was piled high with a layer of dishes.


    But that was no issue for the little child as she stuffed her mouth with the delicacies stacked before her.


    Eventually, she started to feel full and ended up talking with her mouth full. ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, enough¡­ enough¡­ eat¡­ Little Xi¡¯s stomach is about to burst!¡±


    Seeing the two children being so loving with each other, their parents revealed bright smiles.


    As the dinner came to an end, Xiao He and Lin Feiyang had also finished two glasses of wine each.


    Xiao He put an arm over Lin Feiyang¡¯s neck and jokingly said, ¡°Look at how well-matched these two children are. They already know how to show affection toward each other at such a young age. Why don¡¯t we arrange a child marriage for the two of them? That way, our two families can be even closer.¡±


    Hearing this, Lin Feiyang immediately became interested. His eyes lit up and he slammed the table.


    ¡°Yes, I think that¡¯s a good idea. From now on, Lin Xi will always have Xiao Yun¡¯s company. Knowing this, we will be able to rest more assured. I think this matter has been decided. Let¡¯s arrange a child marriage for the two of them.¡±


    But even then, Lin Xi¡¯s gaze still ended up on Li Ping, seeking her input.


    Li Ping simply smiled, stood up, and filled their wine glasses again.


    At the same time, she took out a wine glass and poured one for herself.


    ¡°In-laws, shouldn¡¯t we drink on this joyous day?¡± Li Ping raised her wine glass to toast.


    Lin Feiyang and Xiao He were both stunned.


    What was going on?


    Li Ping wasn¡¯t a drinker because she hated drinking.


    So what was going on today?


    Eventually, the two of them soon understood what was going on.


    It seemed that Li Ping was also happy because she agreed with the idea of arranging the child marriage between Xiao Yun and Lin Xi.


    Xiao He and Lin Feiyang quickly stood up to join Li Ping. The three adults looked at each other and smiled.


    After drinking, the three of them looked at the two little children.


    They thought that such a topic would make these kids lower their heads shyly.


    However, they didn¡¯t expect Xiao Yun to look calmly serious at them before saying, ¡°Uncle Lin, Aunt Li, when we grow up, marry Lin Xi to me. I will protect Lin Xi in the future, love Lin Xi, and never let her suffer any grievances.¡±


    The three adults were stunned by Xiao Yun¡¯s seriousness.


    They didn¡¯t expect this little guy to know how to love people at such a young age.


    Lin Feiyang didn¡¯t take his words seriously at first. He thought it was just a child¡¯s words.


    But when he saw Xiao Yun¡¯s sincere eyes, he suddenly realized that it wasn¡¯t a joke.


    Li Ping immediately said, ¡°We have always treated Xiao Yun as a son. If he becomes our son-in-law in the future, then it will be fate.


    ¡°With such a sensible and obedient son, we are also gratified.¡±


    Xiao He knew that Lin Feiyang¡¯s family had agreed to this marriage, so he naturally couldn¡¯t ask for more.


    Having a cute daughter-in-law like Lin Xi was a blessing from heaven.


    As Xiao He dotingly touched his son¡¯s head, he said, ¡°You brat, where did you learn to already get a wife at such a young age? You really saved your father from worrying about you.¡±


    Lin Feiyang laughed out loud.


    Xiao He looked at Lin Feiyang and Li Ping and jokingly exclaimed. ¡°Looks like I¡¯ll have to work overtime in the future to prepare the dowry for this brat!¡±

 Chapter 3

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Xiao Yun knew what they were talking about, so he looked at Lin Xi and smiled gently.


    At this moment, Lin Xi still did not know what had happened, nor did she know what a dowry was. She only saw Xiao Yun, Daddy, Mommy, and Uncle Xiao smiling very happily, so she also felt happy and laughed along with them.


    For Xiao Yun, this rebirth had given him a chance to make up for his past mistakes and realize his own feelings. He secretly swore in his heart that he would treat Lin Xi twice as well in this lifetime. He would definitely not let her down again in this lifetime.


    Xiao Yun might have a mental age of more than twenty years old in this rebirth, but he looked three-and-a-half years old. Therefore, after eating half a bowl of rice, he already felt full.


    After putting the last mouthful of rice into his mouth, he put the bowl and chopsticks on the table, wiped his mouth, and politely said to the people at the table, ¡°Dad, Uncle, Auntie, I¡¯m already full.¡±


    Then he stood up. After leaving the seat, he pushed the chair in.


    Lin Xi became anxious when she saw that Xiao Yun was already done and about to leave.


    ¡°Brother Xiao Yun, wait for Lin Xi.¡± Lin Xi¡¯s mouth was still full as she spoke incoherently.


    When Xiao Yun saw Lin Xi¡¯s hamster-like mouth, he chuckled. ¡°Okay, no rush. Eat slowly. Brother Xiao Yun will wait for you here.¡±


    After saying that, he stood behind Lin Xi¡¯s chair.


    When Lin Xi saw that Xiao Yun did not leave, she was more relieved. However, her eating speed did not slow down. In two or three seconds, she managed to finish all the rice in her bowl.


    She proudly raised her bowl for everyone to see. ¡°Xi Xi finished all of it, not a grain of rice left.¡±


    With that, she jumped off the chair.


    ¡°Oh, little girl, slow down.¡± Li Ping watched worriedly.


    But Xiao Yun had already steadily caught Lin Xi and placed her on the ground.


    Lin Xi very politely thanked Xiao Yun. ¡°Thank you, Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    Then she imitated Xiao Yun to push her chair in and said, ¡°Dad, Mom, Uncle, I¡¯m done eating.¡±


    After saying that, she turned around, grabbed Xiao Yun¡¯s hand, and ran outside.


    Li Ping watched after two of them and couldn¡¯t help but laugh. ¡°Look at Xi Xi, she really clings to Xiao Yun.¡±


    Xiao He, on the other hand, looked at Xiao Yun¡¯s back thoughtfully.


    Something seemed a little different about Xiao Yun today. Whether it was in terms of his manners or his speech, he seemed to be much more mature.


    This maturity was not the same as what was formed when one reached a certain age, one that seemed gained after experiencing many things. It was definitely not something that could be experienced and displayed at his age.


    ¡°Old Xiao, what are you thinking about?¡± Li Feiyang raised his wine glass and waved it in front of Xiao He¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°I called you several times.¡± As he spoke, he moved the wine glass to where Xiao He was.


    When Xiao He came back to his senses, he realized that his thoughts didn¡¯t seem very plausible. So he shook his head and thought. ¡®How much more can such a young child experience? It seems that I¡¯m thinking too much.¡¯


    Then, he raised his wine glass and clinked it with Lin Feiyang. ¡°Nothing much. I was distracted just now. Let¡¯s drink.¡±


    After a short period of silence, the dining table returned to its lively state.


    Lin Xi pulled Xiao Yun to the courtyard. Suddenly, she pointed at the brightest star in the sky and said, ¡°Ah, Big Brother Xiao Yun, the stars are so bright.¡±


    Xiao Yun was amused by Lin Xi¡¯s vocabulary, so he also gave a vivid reply. ¡°Mm, so bright.¡±


    But his gaze never left Lin Xi.


    Xiao Yun secretly swore in his heart that he would protect Lin Xi for the rest of his life.


    Eventually, it was already nine o¡¯clock at night. Lin Xi rubbed her eyes and threw herself into Li Ping¡¯s arms. ¡°Mommy, sleepy.¡±


    Li Ping carried her up. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go home now.¡±


    Lin Xi gently nodded in Li Ping¡¯s arms.


    The three of them stood up and said goodbye to Xiao He, ¡°We¡¯ll be leaving today.¡±


    ¡°Okay, go back quickly. Look at how sleepy the child is.¡± Xiao He also stood up and looked at Lin Xi in Li Ping¡¯s arms.


    Just like that, the Xiao father and son stood in the courtyard and watched the three leave.


    When there was no sign of them anymore, Xiao He rubbed Xiao Yun¡¯s head and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go in.¡±


    The two of them entered the house. Xiao Yun looked at the mess on the table and wanted to help clean it up, but when he looked at his three-year-old body, he gave up.


    ¡®I don¡¯t think I can help.¡¯ Xiao Yun thought.


    Xiao He seemed to have seen through Xiao Yun¡¯s intentions, so he said, ¡°Daddy can do it here. You go play for a while.¡±


    Hearing this, Xiao Yun stopped standing in front of the dining table and began to walk around the house.


    When Xiao He saw this, he thought that Xiao Yun was going to play. After all, children at this age loved to play, let alone boys, so Xiao He did not care and continued to clean the house.


    Xiao He was completely wrong. Xiao Yun was not playing there.


    Instead, he spent a few minutes surveying the entire room.


    The room was very small, just like the Lin Xi family¡¯s. After all, it was given by the factory and did not require rent. Thus, one could imagine that the environment was not very good.


    Xiao Yun looked around and thought that the place didn¡¯t have much.


    There was a tattered television set that Xiao He had bought from a second-hand market. And in reality, this television set had gone through countless resales.


    Opposite of the television set was a sofa that Xiao He had bought from the second-hand market as well. It had a sofa cover on it.


    However, after removing the sofa cover, one would see that this sofa was very old and could barely be used.


    Looking at the surrounding environment, Xiao Yun thought to himself. ¡®Since I have reincarnated, I must turn the tide. I will definitely not repeat the same mistakes as in my previous life. This time, I will let the people around me live a good life.¡¯


    Xiao He was now working in a factory. He was responsible for the factory workers¡¯ three meals daily. Although it was a stable job and there was no need to worry about food and drink, he could not save much money.


    Once Xiao He reached retirement age, not to mention the dowry, he might not even be able to spend his pension.


    Moreover, Xiao He was still a widower. Ever since Xiao Yun¡¯s mother passed away, he was afraid that Xiao Yun¡¯s heart was not in balance, so he did not look for another partner, which meant that he had no one to help him.


    Over the years, Xiao He was both a father and a mother to Xiao Yun.

 Chapter 4

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Although Xiao He had never mentioned the matter of finding a second wife, Xiao Yun couldn¡¯t pretend that he didn¡¯t understand what was going on.


    Moreover, Xiao He had never found a second wife in his previous life, and Xiao Yun¡¯s mind had always been on his girlfriend, so Xiao He had no one to talk to when he got old.


    The first thing Xiao Yun wanted to do after his rebirth was to find a wife for Xiao He.


    He remembered from his previous life that when Xiao He was riding the bus into the city, a thief had stolen a lady¡¯s wallet.


    Xiao He happened to see it, so he stood up righteously. Even when facing a knife pointed at him, he was not afraid at all.


    In the end, he subdued the thief and successfully sent him to the police station. Of course, the lady¡¯s wallet was also returned without anything missing.


    Xiao Yun looked at the time and found that this incident had happened a few days ago.


    At that time, the lady had offered to invite Xiao He to dinner, but Xiao He had refused on the grounds that he still had a child at home.


    The lady did not force, but handed Xiao He a business card with her name, phone number, and work address written on it.


    She worked at Health Food Station and said to call her whenever he had time.


    If there was anything he needed help with, he could also call her.


    But Xiao He still did not call.


    At that time, Xiao He did not think much about it. He only wanted to raise Xiao Yun.


    When Xiao Yun recalled the business card, he rushed into Xiao He¡¯s room and rummaged through the drawer on the bedside table.


    If he remembered correctly, the business card was in this drawer. Although Xiao Yun remembered it, he wasn¡¯t sure if this time was different from what he remembered.


    So when he found the business card in the drawer, he let out a long sigh of relief. ¡°Fortunately, there is no deviation.¡±


    Xiao He saw Xiao Yun running into his bedroom and didn¡¯t understand what the kid was doing, so he finished the washing up and went to see what the child was up to.


    However, when he pushed the door open and came in, he saw the business card in Xiao Yun¡¯s hand. He stood at the door with some embarrassment. ¡°That¡­ son.¡±


    He seemed to want to explain something.


    When he took the business card back, Xiao He conveniently threw it back into the drawer. He didn¡¯t expect Xiao Yun to find the business card.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t I throw the business card away at that time?¡± Xiao He thought in frustration.


    Xiao Yun understood Xiao He¡¯s feelings. He was afraid that Xiao Yun would think that he was looking for a stepmother for him and feel sad.


    Xiao He only wanted to bring Xiao Yun up safely. He really didn¡¯t have any other intentions. Even if he did, he had to first obtain Xiao Yun¡¯s consent, or, he would wait until Xiao Yun had a family and started a business before considering this matter.


    However, when that time came, Xiao He might just forget about this matter. He might feel that he could live on, just like in his previous life.


    Just as Xiao He was thinking about how to explain to Xiao Yun, Xiao Yun spoke first, ¡°Dad, let¡¯s chat for a while.¡±


    Xiao He was shocked at this moment. He thought to himself. ¡®Could it be that he really hurt this child?¡¯


    But since Xiao Yun had brought it up, Xiao He could only nod his head.


    He suddenly had the feeling that he was not talking to a three-year-old child. He was talking to him with an adult¡¯s mind.


    The two of them sat on the sofa after leaving the room.


    ¡°Dad, have you ever thought about finding another lady to live with? Like as a companion?¡± asked Xiao Yun.


    When Xiao He heard this, he immediately wanted to explain.


    But before he could say it, he heard Xiao Yun say, ¡°Dad, I actually think it would be good if you could find me a new mother.¡±


    When he heard this, Xiao He was stunned. He didn¡¯t expect Xiao Yun to talk about this matter.


    As Xiao Yun said this, he handed the business card in his hand to Xiao He. ¡°I think this lady is pretty good.


    ¡°If you have nothing to do, you can have a meal with this lady and chat with her. You don¡¯t have to worry about me at all. You should have your own life too. I will support you with all my strength.¡± Xiao Yun looked at Xiao He with utmost seriousness.


    Xiao He was surprised. The feeling Xiao Yun gave him today was completely different. He was much more mature and sensible.


    He couldn¡¯t even believe that these words came from the mouth of a three-year-old child.


    The reason Xiao Yun was so confident in introducing this lady was that in his previous life, he knew what kind of person this lady was. She did not care that Xiao He was married and had a child.


    However, in his previous life, Xiao He kept a distance from this lady. And this aunt never married either.


    Instead, she would come over every now and then to take care of Xiao Yun and his father. She also treated Xiao Yun like her own son.


    Therefore, this time, Xiao Yun didn¡¯t want to let the two of them miss out because of him.


    ¡°Dad, I don¡¯t mind you starting a family again,¡± said Xiao Yun when he saw that Xiao He didn¡¯t speak for a long time.


    At this time, Xiao He asked with some uncertainty, ¡°Do you really not mind me finding a stepmother for you?¡±


    Xiao Yun felt sorry for Xiao He, but at the same time, he found it funny. He felt that Xiao He had underestimated him. After all, he was the one who had suggested this. Moreover, in his previous life, he already knew what kind of person she was. How could he not be assured?


    But Xiao He didn¡¯t know about any of this.Therefore, Xiao Yun looked at Xiao He very seriously and nodded heavily. ¡°I really don¡¯t mind. You can try to contact this lady. Don¡¯t always worry about me. I¡¯m really fine.¡±


    Eventually, Xiao He was convinced that Xiao Yun really didn¡¯t mind starting a new family.


    Therefore, he also thought about it carefully and planned to call that person some other day to have a meal together. They could make contact.


    No matter what happened, his love and care for his son would never diminish or be transferred.


    Xiao Yun also trusted his father, Xiao He, very much. After all, his father never gave him a reason not to in his previous life.


    Xiao Yun looked at the business card in his hand and fell into deep thought.


    Everything was the same as what had happened in his previous life.


    That also meant that this Lady Wang¡¯s family was still the same as in his previous life. They were still running a grain station.


    Although the grain station seemed to be doing well in the eyes of outsiders, the family members internally understood that it was becoming more and more difficult to sustain the business now.


    Moreover, if Xiao Yun¡¯s memory was not wrong, the economy became more and more depressed with the reform and opening up. In the end, they had no choice but to declare bankruptcy.

 Chapter 5

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    However, with such a good resource, something could be done to transform the business instead of letting it go bankrupt.


    Since it was a grain store, the transformation didn¡¯t need to be very big. They just needed to remain within the same industry.


    When Xiao He saw that Xiao Yun had fallen silent, he said, ¡°It¡¯s getting late. Time to go to bed.¡±


    Xiao Yun nodded and was about to walk to his small room. However, he found that Xiao He was following him.


    Confused, Xiao Yun stopped and looked up at Xiao He. ¡°Dad, aren¡¯t you going back to your room to sleep? Aren¡¯t you going to work tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? You¡¯re acting weird today. Didn¡¯t you always let me sleep with you in the dark before letting go?¡±


    Xiao Yun slapped his forehead and thought to himself. ¡®How could I forget about this? Although I¡¯m mentally mature now, I still have the body of a child.¡±


    But if he let Xiao He coax him to sleep, he would feel a little strange about it.


    Thus, he hurriedly stopped Xiao He. ¡°Dad, our teacher said that I¡¯m already a big child now and I have to sleep alone. I¡¯m not afraid of the dark now, so Dad, you should also go rest.¡±


    Xiao He looked at Xiao Yun with an expression that said, ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Xiao Yun felt helpless. It was not his fault that Xiao He did not believe him. After all, Xiao Yun had once said the same thing to Xiao He only to end up wailing and howling for his father in the middle of the night.This was definitely one of Xiao Yun¡¯s dark history.


    But what could he do? The previous incident had indeed happened, but that was what the ¡®prevoius¡¯ three-year-old Xiao Yun experienced. Currently, he was the three-year-old Xiao Yun with the mental age of a twenty-three year old.


    Thus, he solemnly raised three fingers to make a promise to Xiao He. ¡°I swear that this time, it won¡¯t happen again.¡±


    Xiao He nodded his head doubtfully, deciding to trust his son once more. ¡°Alright then, you can go back sleep in your room by yourself. If there¡¯s anything, call me.¡±


    As he spoke, he rubbed Xiao Yun¡¯s head and went back to his bedroom. After all, he still needed to work tomorrow and it was getting late.


    Xiao Yun watched Xiao He enter the bedroom and close the door before returning to his own room.


    As he lay on the bed, Xiao Yun¡¯s thoughts became active.


    ¡°I remember that in my previous life, non-staple foods or snacks were very profitable. With the reform and opening up of the economy, everyone¡¯s days started to improve and many people started to spend more on food.¡±


    Snack were quite a popular industry in the future he had come from.


    ¡°Since children especially love snacks, the adults who dote on them such as their family members will generally be more willing to buy them for their children.¡±


    Xiao Yun remembered that the spicy bars, Latiao, were one of the most popular snacks.


    It was also Xiao Yun¡¯s favorite snack and the thought of it made Xiao Yun start to salivate. The temptation for one was too great and it was always hard for anyone to refuse munching on them.


    Moreover, if he developed the snack before anyone else did, he would definitely make a lot of money.


    And while he would be the first to introduce it to the market, he would also be paving the way for the other players who joined in to develop and sell their own versions of Latiao.


    In any case, it was always good to be one step ahead of others. Moreover, Xiao Yun had the memory and experience from his previous life.


    If Xiao He and the lady Wang Li could get together, then it would be an even stronger alliance since she had the production logistics while Xiao He had the tastebuds of a chef.


    Xiao Yun, on the other hand, could provide the best formula to produce the snacks in large batches. Xiao Yun did not so many bags of spicy sticks for nothing in his previous life.


    If he wanted to combine Wang Li¡¯s factory with Xiao He¡¯s tasting and cooking abilities, then the first thing he needed to do was to set the two of them up.


    Although it was impossible to get married so soon, he could still let them get to know each other a little better and start a relationship first.


    If he felt that it was the appropriate time, Xiao Yun would certainly not object to the two of them being together.


    Even if they fall out of their relationship, they could still work together.


    Xiao Yun was 90% certain that this matter could be done.


    Still, regardless of whether any of these ideas worked out, Xiao Yun genuinely intended to treat Wang Li a little better in this lifetime to make up for the silly things he had done in his previous life.


    Previously, Xiao He and Xiao Yun had once happened to meet Wang Li when they were eating out. At that time, Wang Li bought good food for him and sold him some fun things. In fact, in the beginning, they got along very well and Xiao Yun also liked Wang Li very much.


    However, one of Wang Li¡¯s suitors said to Xiao Yun, ¡°Aunt Wang Li is treating you so well now to be your stepmother. But once she has become that, she will fight with you for your father¡¯s love. And one day, they will give you a little sister and little brother. By then, your father will not like you anymore.¡±


    When Xiao Yun heard that someone was going to compete with him for his father and also take away Xiao He¡¯s love for him, he ran home crying and smashed all the things that Wang Li had bought for him.


    Xiao He and Wang Li were shocked. When the two of them asked him what was wrong, Xiao Yun refused to tell them. He simply pushed Wang Li away and called her a bad woman.


    As such, Xiao He had no choice but to request Wang Li to leave first. Then, he asked Xiao Yun what exactly had happened. Only then did Xiao Yun roughly explain the matter.


    When Xiao He heard that Xiao Yun did not like Wang Li as much anymore, he told her not to come for the time being.


    Wang Li had asked what was going on, but Xiao He did not say anything. In the end, after Wang Li¡¯s repeated attempts, Xiao He repeated what Xiao Yun had told him.


    When Wang Li heard it, she immediately went to find the culprit. Xiao He stopped her, but it was useless. In the end, Wang Li found that person and taught him a harsh lesson. After that, that person did not appear before them again.


    Unfortunately, although the person no longer appeared, the words that he said remained stuck in Xiao Yun¡¯s mind.


    And thus, no matter what Wang Li bought for him after that, Xiao Yun still kept throwing them away in front of Wang Li.


    No matter how Wang Li took care of him, he never accepted her gestures. It would take a long while before Xiao Yun would ever be able to let go of his impression of Wang Li as a competitor for his father¡¯s love.

 Chapter 6

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    But Wang Li did not mind how Xiao Yun acted towards her at all. She still treated him like her own son.


    Still, Xiao Yun was not convinced. He still thought Wang Li a hypocrite, someone too good at pretending.


    Now that he thought about it, Xiao Yun¡¯s guilt towards Wang Li deepened. He was simply inhumane at that time.


    Now that he had a chance to start over, he could make up for his regrets. It was not too late.


    And since he wanted to transform her business, he had to come up with something. Only then would he have some substance to provide when negotiating cooperation with others.


    He had to walk the talk. Nothing could convince others more than having the money and assets already in hand.


    His first step was to get his first pot of gold to obtain the machinery to produce small food packaging.


    But what could he do to earn money quickly?


    Strangely, buying lottery tickets was all that he could think of. That was definitely the fastest way to earn money.


    He focused his thoughts and searched through his memories for the time when there was a ten thousand yuan grand prize that was awarded by the lottery shop in the workers¡¯ village.


    One had to know that ten thousand yuan at that time was not a small amount. In his previous life, any household with that amount would be called a ¡®Ten Thousand Yuan Family¡¯. It was an impressive amount for anyone to possess.


    Back when the grand prize and winning numbers were revealed, it was announced on every street, alley, radio station, and television channel.


    It was such a huge event that after, everyone from the age of two to those in their eighties and above was able to recite the series of winning numbers from the back of their mind.


    As such, it was no surprise that Xiao Yun was also able to still remember the series of winning numbers now.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but this time, the title of ¡®Ten Thousand Yuan Family¡¯ will be ours.¡± Xiao Yun muttered.


    Xiao Yun had more or less figured out his entire plan by now. He would buy the lottery ticket, win the grand prize, then convince Xiao He to purchase the necessary machinery.


    This put Xiao Yun in a good mood. Satisfied, he finally reached out to turn off the lights and went to sleep.


    In another bedroom of the house, Xiao He was already in bed, but he could not fall asleep.


    He sat on the bed, holding Wang Li¡¯s business card and rubbing it repeatedly.


    When he had helped Wang Li on the bus back then, he noticed how much she resembled his deceased ex-wife, Xiao Yun¡¯s mother. That was probably the main reason he was so quick to help her in the first place.


    Neither Xiao Yun from the previous nor current life knew this. Xiao Yun had thought that Xiao He had helped Wang Li out of kindness.


    Although Xiao He had kept the business card in his drawer and had never thought of contacting Wang Li, Wang Li had easily found out where Xiao He worked.


    Therefore, whenever she had time, she would go and visit Xiao He. Sometimes, she would even bring him some lunch and make him some soup.


    Although she never said anything, everyone knew what was going on.


    And yet, due to his concerns over Xiao Yun¡¯s feelings, Xiao He had always rejected Wang Li¡¯s advances.


    As for Wang Li, she was a strong woman. She might still be single, but there was no lack of unmarried men who pined for her.


    Nevertheless, she had never taken a fancy to anyone, except for Xiao He, who was already married and had a child.


    Xiao He had even made it clear to her that she would be a stepmother if he accepted her but she did not mind at all. She had already set her eyes on Xiao He.


    Desperate, Xiao He had no choice but to always hide whenever Wang Li came by his workplace, doing his best to avoid her.


    Now that Xiao Yun had given his blessing that night, Xiao He felt a bit more light-hearted in considering remarriage. It was perhaps because deep down, he knew he wanted it too. It was about time for him to give his love life another try.


    Wang Li¡¯s passion and dedication in pursuing him had not been in vain. It would be a lie for Xiao He to say that he was not charmed at all.


    Moreover, Xiao He was only twenty-three years old. He had married Xiao Yun¡¯s mother at the age of twenty and became a father to Xiao Yun at the age of 21.


    He might be a parent, but he was still at the age that was still open to love.


    And yet, it would also be a lie to say that Xiao He was not concerned about Xiao Yun, despite his three-year-old¡¯s words earlier.


    Wang Li had no experience as a mother, so he was afraid that the two of them would not get along and that Wang Li would not be able to take care of Xiao Yun.


    If Xiao Yun knew Xiao He¡¯s thoughts at this time, the former would say, ¡°Go pursue your own love. I don¡¯t need anyone to take care of me. Besides, I already know how good Aunt Wang Li is at taking care of people from my previous life.¡±


    Xiao He took out the photo of Xiao Yun¡¯s mother and gently stroked it twice with his thumb. She looked gentle as her smile reached her eyes. ¡®Xiao Hui, I hope you will also support my decision to start a new life.¡¯


    The next morning, Xiao He woke up and was surprised when he realized that Xiao Yun had slept with no trouble without him last night.


    He sighed. Xiao Yun had truly changed after going to kindergarten.


    Today was Saturday, which meant that Xiao Yun didn¡¯t have to go to kindergarten, but Xiao He still had to go to work.


    After Xiao He finished making breakfast, he ate his own portion and put the other portion into an insulated box.


    He pushed open Xiao Yun¡¯s room door and saw that his son was still sleeping soundly. He had no intention of waking him up just yet.


    He placed the lunchbox beside Xiao Yun¡¯s pillow, tucked him in, and left for work.


    Xiao He knew that he did not need to wake Xiao Yun up. He had told Xiao Yun before that if he went to work in the morning, he would place his breakfast next to Xiao Yun¡¯s pillow.


    Xiao Yun, who was just a little more than three years old, was a very obedient child. He had never cried or made a scene after waking up, especially even when his father was not around. He would simply eat his breakfast and clean up after himself.


    When the clock struck nine, Xiao Yun opened his eyes and saw the lunchbox. For a moment, he was in a daze. He could not remember how long it had been since he had seen this lunchbox or eaten Xiao He¡¯s food.


    After he recovered from his daze, he opened the lunchbox and ate his breakfast. ¡°Ah, it tastes as good as always.¡±


    Xiao Yun finished eating and tidied up. He planned to buy the lottery ticket today.


    However, when he walked to the bus stop, he realized that he was only three-and-a-half years old and didn¡¯t have any money on him.


    Plus, even if he could get on the bus because he was so young and small, he wouldn¡¯t have any money to buy the lottery ticket at the lottery stop.


    So, he walked home again and started to mutter along the way. ¡°D*mn it, I was poor in my previous life and I¡¯m ¡®poor¡¯ in this life too. Can¡¯t believe I can¡¯t even afford to whip out a few dollars then and now.¡±


    As he said that, he kicked a stone and continued to walk home dejectedly. Just as he was wondering how he could get a few dollars, he heard shouts coming from the street up ahead.


    ¡°Free door-to-door recyclables collection, high recyclable-to-money conversion rates, turn your trash into cash.¡±

 Chapter 7

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    Xiao Yun suddenly had an idea and went to where his family usually separated their recyclables.


    Xiao He would usually keep aside the used paper and plastic bottles from their home to be given to the trash collectors or the old scavengers. He never expected or asked for anything in return.


    Though the recyclables given to people were worth at least one or two yuan each, that amount was good enough and important to Xiao Yun at the moment.


    ¡°I¡¯ll wait until tonight to tell Dad to leave the recyclables to me to be sold,¡± said Xiao Yun as he looked at the stack of used paper and plastic bottles before him.


    Of course, this alone wouldn¡¯t be enough. Xiao Yun decided that he would also collect the scattered recyclables that the neighbors did not want. Over time, this would serve as a small income for him so that he would at least have enough money to buy a lottery ticket.


    As he spoke out his thoughts, Xiao Yun took a bag and ran out of the house.


    Xiao Yun was very good at talking which made it easy for him to befriend the neighbors and convince them to give him their recyclables.


    Someone asked Xiao Yun what he wanted these things for and the three-and-a-half-year-old said he wanted to sell them for money.


    Another person asked what he wanted to do with such a small amount of money. Obviously, Xiao Yun would never reveal that he would use the money to buy lottery tickets.


    That would scare them to death. Moreover, it would be unrealistic to say so.


    So Xiao Yun told them that he was going to use the money to buy candy.


    And everyone easily accepted his response. It was understandable for children his age.


    They praised Xiao Yun for being so independent already and willingly passed him whatever recyclables they had and he could carry with him.


    Some of the neighbors even gave him some candy right away, which Xiao Yun did not expect since that was just a cover.


    But he would be a fool to reveal that. So he simply said his thank-yous and accepted the candy.


    Everyone praised him for being a polite and good child.


    By the time he was done making his first collection round, Xiao Yun had filled his bag to the brim and also earned the hearts of his neighbors.


    Everyone he spoke to also said that they would make it a point to set aside recyclables for him to collect in the future.


    He carried the bag home and put it together with the stacks of recyclables they already had.


    If he wanted to earn money by selling recyclables, he couldn¡¯t just be limited to the area of his home.


    It was too slow and there weren¡¯t enough of them.


    ¡°Hmm, I remember a children¡¯s playground near our place with lots of vendors nearby. I should be able to collect lots of recyclables there,¡± said Xiao Yun with arms crossed over his chest and a hand rubbing his chin.


    Since he had decided on his target, he immediately took action. After all, time was money to him now.


    And this time, Xiao Yun planned to bring Lin Xi along. That way, he could be with Lin Xi for a while longer.


    He ran out of the house and over to Lin Xi¡¯s house across the street.


    Lin Xi¡¯s mother was washing clothes. When she saw Xiao Yun running over, panting, she was shocked. She thought that something had happened, so she hurriedly asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why are you running so fast?¡±


    Xiao Yun waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, nothing is wrong.¡±


    But he was silently cursing this tiny and weak body of his. Not only was it small and inconvenient to move in, but it also didn¡¯t have large strides.


    Lin Xi was watching TV in the room. When she heard the sound outside, she turned away from the TV without hesitation and ran outside. While running, she said, ¡°Mom, is Big Brother Xiao Yun here?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Big Brother Xiao Yun is here. This girl thinks about Xiao Yun every day.¡± Li Ping did not hesitate to complain about her daughter¡¯s obsession with the little boy.


    When Lin Xi came out and saw Xiao Yun, she immediately ran to Xiao Yun and gave him a bear hug.


    Xiao Yun was knocked back a few steps for a moment. Thankfully,Li Ping reached out her hand in time to support him. She patted Lin Xi¡¯s head and said, ¡°Slow down, Big Brother Xiao Yun can¡¯t withstand such a force from you.¡±


    Hearing Li Ping¡¯s words, Lin Xi quickly withdrew from Xiao Yun¡¯s embrace and even stuck out her tongue mischievously.


    Seeing Lin Xi¡¯s expression, Xiao Yun couldn¡¯t help but chuckle. Then, he pinched her chubby face and said, ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡±


    Then, he turned to Li Ping and said, ¡°Aunty, I want to take Lin Xi out to play today. Is that okay?¡±


    Li Ping was hesitant for a moment. After all, they were two three-year-old children. What if something happened to them?


    However, she was washing clothes now, and she still needed to cook later, so she couldn¡¯t accompany the two of them.


    When Lin Xi heard that Xiao Yun was going to take her out to play, she jumped and clapped her hands, saying, ¡°Yes, yes, I want to go out to play with Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    Li Ping gave a light knock on her daughter¡¯s head and said, ¡°You two are too young. When I¡¯m done, I¡¯ll see if I can take you two.¡±


    Xiao Yun had already guessed this possibility from the very beginning. After all, children over three years old were still too young to be wandering around unsupervised.


    Thus, he said what he had already thought: ¡°Aunty, don¡¯t worry. Lin Xi and I will be playing at the nearby playground. We definitely won¡¯t run around. You can also see us there from home.¡±


    As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the playground.


    Li Ping looked in the direction that Xiao Yun pointed in and found that she could indeed be able to watch over them from her place.


    However, she still didn¡¯t believe him when he said that they wouldn¡¯t run around beyond the playground. After all, children nowadays were at the age where they loved to move. How could they not want to run around?


    Even if Xiao Yun could guarantee that he wouldn¡¯t run around, Lin Xi might not. Li Ping hesitated again.


    The mother looked at Xiao Yun, trying to figure out how much she could trust the words of a three-and-a-half-year-old.


    Xiao Yun could see Li Ping¡¯s concern, so he asked Lin Xi, ¡°When Big Brother Xiao Yun brings you out to play later, can you promise to listen to Big Brother Xiao Yun and not run around?¡±


    Lin Xi loudly said, ¡°Yes, I promise not to run around.¡±


    She extended three chubby fingers as a sign of her promise, but no matter how she extended his fingers, one of them couldn¡¯t be completely erected.


    Li Ping looked at Xiao Yun¡¯s serious expression and decided to trust him this time, so she nodded. However, she was still worried as she crouched down and instructed the two of them. ¡°Don¡¯t run around beyond the playground. When I¡¯m done here, I¡¯ll come to look for you.¡±


    Then, she instructed Lin Xi specifically, ¡°Do you understand that you have to listen to Big Brother Xiao Yun?¡±


    Lin Xi nodded her head vigorously and kissed Li Ping¡¯s face forcefully.


    Li Ping patted their heads and signaled to them that they could run along to play.


    The two of them walked toward the playground hand in hand after receiving the order.


    There were many people at the playground but most of them were parents who had brought their children over to play.


    Xiao Yun was not in a hurry to pick up the recyclables. He had just looked around and found that it was not the time to do so yet. There were not that many recyclables to collect anyway.


    So he planned to play with Lin Xi for a while.


    Lin Xi was indeed very obedient. When they reached the playground, she did not complain or caused any scenes. She simply held Xiao Yun¡¯s hand and followed him.

 Chapter 8

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    Xiao Yun¡¯s heart ached when he saw how sensible Lin Xi was.


    Lin Xi had always been like this when she was with him, in his previous life and in this one as well.


    Xiao Yun said, ¡°What do you think this is?¡±


    After saying that, he mysteriously take out a bunch of things from his pocket. But all Lin Xi saw was Xiao Yun pulling out his fist from his pocket.


    Lin Xi stared at him with wide eyes and asked with a face full of doubt, ¡°What is it?¡±


    ¡°Guess.¡± Xiao Yun still didn¡¯t tell her what was in his hand.


    Lin Xi frowned and thought for a long time, but she still shook her head and said, ¡°Xi Xi doesn¡¯t know. Big Brother Xiao Yun, tell Xi Xi.¡±


    As she said that, she shook Xiao Yun¡¯s arm.


    Xiao Yun didn¡¯t intend to make things difficult for her. ¡°Alright then, but you have to kiss me.¡±


    As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xi planted a heavy kiss on Xiao Yun¡¯s face without any hesitation.


    Xiao Yun had gotten what he wanted, so he naturally opened his palm and revealed two pieces of candies.


    When Lin Xi saw them, she was surprised. ¡°Wow!¡±


    But she didn¡¯t take it. Instead, she asked, ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun where did you get them?¡±


    Xiao Yun pulled Lin Xi¡¯s hand towards him and placed the two pieces of candy in it. Then, he whispered, ¡°That¡¯s because Big Brother Xiao Yun is amazing.¡±


    Lin Xi giggled.


    ¡°Two pieces of candy, one for Big Brother Xiao Yun and one for Xi Xi.¡± Lin Xi took out a piece of candy from her hand and handed it to Xiao Yun.


    But Xiao Yun didn¡¯t take it. ¡°Xi Xi, you can have it, but don¡¯t eat them all at once. Otherwise, you¡¯ll get holes in your teeth.¡±


    ¡°Oh, Xi Xi knows.¡± Lin Xi carefully opened the wrapper and put a piece of candy in her mouth.


    ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, it¡¯s so sweet,¡± said Lin Xi contentedly with squinted eyes.


    Xiao Yun lovingly scratched her nose. ¡°Then next time, Big Brother Xiao Yun will buy more for you.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Xi revealed her big smile.


    Xiao Yun looked at Lin Xi¡¯s smile and was lost in thought. In his previous life, he had done so many stupid things that he realized he hadn¡¯t seen Lin Xi¡¯s smile for a long time. This time, he could not let Lin Xi down no matter what. Moreover, he would ensure that she could always smile innocently.


    ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, what are you thinking about?¡± Lin Xi¡¯s voice pulled Xiao Yun¡¯s thoughts back.


    ¡°Nothing, what do you want to play first?¡± asked Xiao Yun.


    Lin Xi looked around, pointed to the slide not far away, and said, ¡°That slide, I want to play the slide.¡±


    ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s play the slide.¡± Xiao Yun led Lin Xi over.


    Lin Xi went up alone and played happily, while Xiao Yun watched quietly from below.


    Not long after, Lin Xi came down and held Xiao Yun¡¯s hand. ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, I don¡¯t want to play anymore.¡±


    Xiao Yun doubtfully asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why do you suddenly not want to play anymore?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s fun anymore. It¡¯s not fun anymore,¡± saidLin Xi weakly.


    Xiao Yun was a little surprised. He didn¡¯t believe Lin Xi meant that. After all, children at this age should be very interested in things like slides. They wouldn¡¯t even want to go home once they have started playing.


    But Xiao Yun didn¡¯t continue to ask. Since she didn¡¯t want to play with slides, then she would play with something else. ¡°Then besides slides, what else do you want to playwith? Big Brother Xiao Yun will accompany you to play.¡±


    Lin Xi looked around and shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t want to play anymore.¡±


    Xiao Yun saw that Lin Xi really didn¡¯t want to play anymore. He looked around and felt that it was almost time, so he said to her, ¡°Then, do you want to go home first or do you want to follow Big Brother Xiao Yun to find some recyclables?¡±


    When Lin Xi heard Xiao Yun say this, her interest was instantly piqued. ¡°I don¡¯t want to go home, I want to be with Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    Although Lin Xi didn¡¯t know why Big Brother Xiao Yun was looking for recyclables, she was willing to be with Big Brother Xiao Yun.


    When Xiao Yun heard her say this, he gave up the idea of sending her home in advance and led Lin Xi to a place with a lot of people and vendors.


    Holding Lin Xi¡¯s hand with one hand, Xiao Yun took out a plastic bag from his pocket with the other.


    Whenever he saw recyclables like plastic bottles that could be sold for money, he would put them into the plastic bag.


    At first, Lin Xi just quietly watched Xiao Yun search for them.


    Later, she roughly understood what Xiao Yun wanted, so she began to look around.


    Lin Xi¡¯s eyes were quite sharp as she often found recyclables. As soon as she found recyclables, she would pull Xiao Yun¡¯s finger, then point at the thing and say, ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, look over there.¡±


    With such a capable helper, Xiao Yun was able to pick up many recyclables.


    After a while, there was nothing left and it was almost noon. The adults in the playground started leaving with their children to have lunch.


    So Xiao Yun looked at the spoils of war in his hand and decided to go home first.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go home first,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    Lin Xi nodded and ran forward cheerfully. ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡±


    Seeing this, Xiao Yun hurried to catch up. He reached out to hold Lin Xi¡¯s hand and said to her, ¡°You can¡¯t run around, okay?


    ¡°If you run around, Big Brother Xiao Yun will be angry,¡± said Xiao Yun with a sullen face.


    It was then that Lin Xi realized that she had made a mistake. She shouldn¡¯t have run around so she apologetically said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Big Brother Xiao Yun. Xi Xi is wrong andwon¡¯t run around anymore.¡±


    Xiao Yun couldn¡¯t bear Lin Xi¡¯s apology. Moreover, he wasn¡¯t really angry. He just wanted Lin Xi to learn a lesson and not run around in the future.


    But Xiao Yun decided to remain serious with Lin Xi. ¡°When you go out, you have to hold Big Brother Xiao Yun¡¯s hand. When you go out with Mom and Dad, you have to hold Mom and Dad¡¯s hand, okay? Otherwise, Big Brother Xiao Yun won¡¯t take you anywhere next time.¡±


    Lin Xi nodded very seriously and took these words to heart. Because she liked Big Brother Xiao Yun, she wanted Big Brother Xiao Yun to continue to play with her.


    Xiao Yun saw how obedient Lin Xi was and didn¡¯t have the heart to scare her anymore, so he said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. It¡¯s time to go home.¡±


    Then, the two of them held hands and walked home.


    However, the first thing Xiao Yun did when he went back was not to send Lin Xi home but to bring Lin Xi back to his and put the recyclables he picked up from the playground together with the others.


    Xiao Yun looked at the recyclables in front of him with a sense of accomplishment. After all, this was his first bucket of gold since his rebirth. After making money, he would use them to buy lottery tickets to become rich.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go. We¡¯ll wash your hands first,¡± said Xiao Yun as he pulled Lin Xi to the sink beside him.


    The two pairs of small hands folded together as Xiao Yun very seriously helped Lin Xi wash her hands. But eventually, they started to play with the foam produced.

 Chapter 9

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Li Ping saw the two of them from her door, but they had not come home yet, so she guessed that Xiao Yun and Lin Xi had gone to Xiao Yun¡¯s house.


    Since she was done with her chores, she decided to go over and check up on them.


    ¡°Okay, stop playing. Time to eat.¡± Li Ping interrupted the two of them.


    When Lin Xi heard this, she hurriedly dried her hands and dragged Xiao Yun by the hand as she ran out. ¡°Let¡¯s eat. Let¡¯s go home and eat together, Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    Xiao Yun did not refuse. It was not like he had not eaten over before. Moreover, he was afraid that he would starve to death by the time Xiao He came back to cook for him.


    Li Ping looked at the two of them holding hands and revealed a gratified smile. It seemed that Xiao Yun, who was only a little more than three years old, was quite reliable.


    He could take good care of Lin Xi, bringing her out and back safely.


    How would Li Ping know that the current Xiao Yun had the mental age of a twenty-three-year-old? Of course, he could take good care of a child.


    Thus, Li Ping thought to herself, ¡°I can probably trust Xiao Yun to bring Xi Xi out to play again next time.¡±


    Li Ping probably wasn¡¯t aware that she could hardly trust Lin Fei Yang to bring Lin Xi out either. If she was already having such thoughts about Xiao Yun, then she essentially had absolutely trust in the boy.


    As Xiao Yun and Lin Xi walked, they did not know that Li Ping¡¯s mind was spinning as she looked at the pair.


    By the time Lin Xi and Xiao Yun arrived at Li Ping¡¯s house, they turned around and saw that Li Ping had not followed them, but was still standing at the door of Xiao Yun¡¯s house.


    Lin Xi frowned and said, ¡°Mom, why aren¡¯t you coming? Xi Xi is hungry.¡±


    Lin Xi¡¯s words pulled Li Ping back from her thoughts and she replied loudly, ¡°Alright, I¡¯m coming.¡±


    She immediately walked back home and arranged for Lin Xi and Xiao Yun to sit at the dining table before she served the food.


    The two children sat at the dining table obediently while waiting for the food to be served.


    Lin Feiyang and Xiao He had already informed them prior that they would be back for lunch today, so Li Ping had to wait for a while before the adults could eat together.


    Meanwhile, the noodles cooked for Xiao Yun and Lin Xi were mixed with eggs.


    Li Ping originally wanted to feed Lin Xi because the noodles were difficult to pick up and Lin Xi¡¯s chopsticks skills were not very proficient.


    However, when Lin Xi saw that Xiao Yun was eating with his chopsticks, she took the chopsticks from Li Ping¡¯s hand and rejected Li Ping¡¯s good intention of feeding her. ¡°Xi Xi also has to eat by herself like Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay.¡± In the end, Li Ping just sat by the side and watched the two of them eat.


    Maybe it was because Xiao Yun was here today that Lin Xi ate more than usual.


    ¡®It seems that it¡¯s good to let Xi Xi and Xiao Yun play together more,¡¯ Li Ping thought.


    Halfway through Xiao Yun¡¯s and Lin Xi¡¯s meal, Lin Feiyang and Xiao He arrived home.


    Li Ping got up and went into the kitchen to bring out the prepared food.


    When Lin Xi saw Lin Feiyang coming, she ran over to give him a big kiss and called him sweetly. Then, she looked at Xiao He and politely called him Uncle.


    Xiao He saw Lin Feiyang holding his soft and cuddly daughter in his arms. Then, he looked at Xiao Yun who only looked up when he came back before lowering his head to continue eating. The single father enviously said, ¡°It¡¯s better to have a daughter.¡±


    Lin Feiyang glanced at Xiao Yun and then looked at Xiao He, then burst into laughter.


    Xiao He shook his head helplessly.


    At this time, Lin Xi broke free from Lin Feiyang¡¯s body and returned to Xiao Yun¡¯s side with her short legs. She said, ¡°I¡¯m going to eat first.¡±


    Then, she picked up the chopsticks and started eating the noodles in the bowl.


    ¡°Don¡¯t just stand there. Hurry up and wash your hands. Let¡¯s eat,¡± Li Ping shouted.


    By the time Lin Feiyang and Xiao He came out after washing their hands, Li Ping had already started setting up the bowls and chopsticks.


    ¡°Then I won¡¯t stand on ceremony.¡± Xiao He walked to the table, sat down, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating.


    ¡°You¡¯re right. Just treat this as your own home,¡± said Lin Feiyang with a smile.


    ¡°Yeah, yeah. Why is our neighbor saying such polite words?¡± Li Ping echoed from the side.


    Xiao He picked up a piece of food and ate it. He smiled and said, ¡°Yes, yes, yes, I was wrong. Sister-in-law, don¡¯t be so busy. Quickly sit down and eat.¡±


    The three of them had just started to eat when Xiao Yun and Lin Xi finished eating and left to watch TV.


    The meal was ended very fast. After all, Xiao He and Lin Feiyang still had to go to the factory to work, so they didn¡¯t drink at noon.


    After lunch, Xiao He told Xiao Yun to go home and rest for a while. Lin Xi yawned and said goodbye to Xiao Yun.


    Lin Xi wanted to play with Xiao Yun for a while more, but it was already time for her afternoon nap. She was so sleepy that she couldn¡¯t keep her eyes open so she decided to play with Big Brother Xiao Yun after she woke up.


    Once Xiao Yun said goodbye to Lin Xi, Xiao Yun followed Xiao He home.


    On the way, Xiao Yun was still thinking about how to tell Xiao He that he wanted to sell all the recyclables.


    But before he could think of a way to say it, he had already reached home.


    At this time, Xiao Yun wished that they lived further from Lin Xi¡¯s house just so that he could have more time to think. But that was impossible.


    ¡°Go back to your room and rest for a while. Daddy will go to work soon,¡± said Xiao He to Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun felt that if he didn¡¯t say it now, he wouldn¡¯t know when he would say it again. ¡°Dad, can I discuss something with you?¡±


    ¡°What is it?¡± asked Xiao He with a puzzled face.


    Xiao He didn¡¯t understand why Xiao Yun would speak in such a manner. His son had even used the word ¡®discuss¡¯


    Wasn¡¯t Xiao Yun still a child, still at the age where he would simply ask for anything he wanted straightforwardly? How would he even know to discuss?


    Xiao Yun gritted his teeth and resolutely said, ¡°Instead of giving our recyclables to the old scavengers, can you give them to me instead?¡±


    Xiao He was stunned and asked, ¡°What do you want them for?¡±


    ¡°I want to sell them for money,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    ¡°Sell them for money? What do you want money for?¡± Xiao He was puzzled.


    Xiao Yun said, ¡°That¡¯s private. I¡¯ll tell you next time.¡±


    What a joke. If he told Xiao He that he wanted the money to buy the lottery ticket, Xiao He might think that he was crazy.


    He might even think that this child was possessed by some kind of demon at such a young age.


    Hearing Xiao Yun¡¯s words, Xiao He laughed and patted Xiao Yun¡¯s head, saying, ¡°Fine, privacy. You¡¯re just a little brat. All the recyclables in our house will belong to you now.¡±

 Chapter 10

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    Fortunately, Xiao He usually respected his child¡¯s wishes. He did not forbid Xiao Yun from doing this or that just because of his young age.


    On the contrary, he was quite supportive of whatever Xiao Yun did. He was not a feudal parent and was quite open-minded.


    It was precisely because Xiao He was such a parent that Xiao Yun could save himself a lot of trouble.


    ¡°Okay, thank you, Dad,¡± said Xiao Yun excitedly. He knew he could convince Xiao He, but he didn¡¯t expect it to happen so fast.


    ¡°But don¡¯t be happy too soon.¡± Xiao He suddenly changed the topic.


    Xiao Yun¡¯s heart skipped a beat. He thought that Xiao He had gone back on his word because of some problem.


    Then he heard Xiao He say, ¡°I have to be by your side when you sell the money.¡±


    He was afraid that Xiao Yun would be cheated on at such a young age.


    But he had really underestimated Xiao Yun. Xiao Yun was very shrewd. How could he be cheated by these people?


    Still, in order to dispel Xiao He¡¯s concerns, Xiao Yun agreed. It wasn¡¯t a big deal anyway.


    ¡°That¡¯s good. Go back and rest,¡± said Xiao He.


    Xiao Yun nodded and the two of them went back to their respective rooms to rest.


    After Xiao Yun woke up, Xiao He had already gone to work. In the afternoon, he still planned to follow Lin Xi to the playground to play and see where he could collect more recyclables.


    When afternoon came, Xiao Yun went to pick up Lin Xi and Li Ping happily let him take Lin Xi away.


    Lin Xi was very happy to see Xiao Yun come to pick her up again in the afternoon.


    She hopped off with Xiao Yun and eventually, the pair managed to collect another large collection of collections.


    Once they were satisfied and done, they went back to their respective homes and washed their hands in preparation to have their dinner.


    ¡°What were you doing in the garbage collection area at our house just now? Why, were you afraid that the recyclables would be lost?¡± Xiao He joked.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s just that I had gone out to collect some more and put it together with the previous ones,¡± Xiao Yun replied.


    Xiao He was surprised that Xiao Yun was so enthusiastic about this matter. However, thinking about it, he was worthy of being his son. He worked hard to pursue what he wanted.


    ¡°Then come over quickly. My son has worked hard for the whole day. Eat more to nourish yourself,¡± said Xiao He with a smile.


    The weekend passed very quickly and it was Monday again. It was time for Xiao Yun and Lin Xi to go to kindergarten.


    In the morning, Li Ping sent the two of them to school and then went back.


    The two children were not in the same class ¨C Xiao Yun was in a big class and Lin Xi was in a small class.


    So Xiao Yun sent Lin Xi to the door of her classroom and then went back to his own classroom.


    As soon as he entered the classroom, he saw a little fat boy rushing over. ¡°Xiao Yun, you¡¯re finally here. Look at the buns I brought for you. They¡¯re very delicious.¡±


    As he spoke, he took out a bag of buns from behind him and handed it to Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun looked at it and smiled as he punched the chubby kid in the stomach. ¡°Chubs, are you still eating? Look at your stomach.¡±


    Xiao Yun did not hurt him, but Chubs pretended to hold his stomach and cry out in pain.


    Xiao Yun looked at him acting like a child and could not help but shake his head. ¡°Alright, stop pretending. How can I not know if I¡¯m hurting you?¡±


    Sure enough, after Xiao Yun said this, Chubs did not continue to act like a child anymore. Instead, he shook the bun in his hand and said, ¡°I brought you a bun. Are you going to eat it or not?¡±


    Xiao Yun shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not going to eat it. I¡¯ve already eaten breakfast. I¡¯m still very full.¡±


    Xiao Yun rejected his kind intentions.


    Chubs was not angry. Instead, he said, ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re not eating. This time, I¡¯m going to eat all of them and not leave any for you.¡±


    Chubs¡¯ name was actually Xiao Ye. However, because he loved to eat, he became Chubs. Therefore, the people around him no longer called him by his name. They called him Chubs instead.


    In the beginning, Chubs could not quite accept others calling him by this name. However, he gradually got used to it. Now, if someone called his real name, he might not be very used to it.


    Steamed buns were also a luxury food for people nowadays. Parents might make their own buns at home, but they rarely bought buns for their children from outside.


    And Chubs¡¯ parents bought steamed buns for him because their family¡¯s conditions were still pretty good. Every week, they would buy him something he liked to eat for breakfast.


    Not only that, even though little fatty was just as old as Xiao Yun, he already had pocket money. This made many people around him envious.


    Chubs had just started kindergarten. Some people even went to primary school or middle school without pocket money.


    Xiao Yun looked at Chubs and was lost in thought. He remembered that in his previous life, Chubs bought steamed buns but was unwilling to eat them all. So he saved some for Xiao Yun to share with him when he came.


    However, Xiao Yun felt that he was fat, so he did not want to play with Chubs. He even knocked over all the buns that he had handed over.


    At that time, Chubs cried very sadly. Perhaps it was because he was a child and did not hold a grudge, but Chubs still loved to play with Xiao Yun. And yet, Xiao Yun always teased him.


    As they grew up, Chubs might have realized that Xiao Yun did not want to make friends with him, so he slowly distanced himself from Xiao Yun. He no longer looked for Xiao Yun to play with.


    At that time, Xiao Yun was still unhappy with Chubs¡¯ behavior. However, he did not take the initiative to talk to Chubs for the sake of his ego. In the end, the two of them did not go to the same school, hence, they slowly lost contact.


    However, when Xiao Yun¡¯s mind was on the girlfriend he was dating, he basically spent all his money on that girlfriend to the point that he did not even have the money to eat.


    At that time, he couldn¡¯t borrow money from the people around him, so he could only force himself to persevere.


    He didn¡¯t know how Chubs knew about this but this long-lost friend had directly transferred the money to him. He even told him not to be in a hurry to return it and let him spend it first.


    At that time, Xiao Yun simply thought that this person was really stupid.


    But now that he thought about it, during the most difficult time, even his best friend didn¡¯t lend him any money. Instead, it was this kindergarten classmate, this classmate who he bullied many times, who had lent him money without hesitation and had no urgency to be paid back.


    The Xiao Yun back then was a jerk.


    Now that Xiao Yun thought about the things he had done in his previous life, he wished he could give himself two slaps.


    So this time, he wouldn¡¯t be a jerk like last time. This time, Xiao Yun would definitely treat Chubs as his best friend and not let him down.


    Chubs was as important as Lin Xi


    When Chubs saw Xiao Yun staring at him without blinking, he thought that Xiao Yun wanted to eat a steamed bun but was too embarrassed to say so, so he timidly handed over a steamed bun and said, ¡°Do you want to eat it?¡±

 Chapter 11

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    This time, Xiao Yun did not refuse. The steamed bun that Chubs had given him was indeed a little too much for Xiao Yun, who had already eaten breakfast.


    But Xiao Yun could still handle it.


    He also did not want Chubs to think that he did not want to be friends with him anymore.


    Thus, he took the steamed bun from Chubs¡¯ hand and put it into his mouth.


    When Chubs saw how happy Xiao Yun was to eat the steamed bun when offered, Chubs wanted to offer another.


    ¡°I¡¯m already full with this one. You should eat more,¡± said Xiao Yun as he patted Chubs¡¯ stomach.


    Chubs nodded and ate the remainder of his steamed buns in big mouthfuls happily.


    Xiao Yun looked at him and smiled, then returned to his seat.


    After Chubs finished eating, he threw away the packaging and sat next to Xiao Yun. ¡°Brother Xiao, why didn¡¯t you come to play with me last week? Don¡¯t you come to play with me every weekend?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m doing something big this week,¡± said Xiao Yun mysteriously as he moved closer to Chubs¡¯ ear.


    Chubs immediately perked up when he heard this. He was unusually excited and quickly lowered his voice to ask, ¡°What big matter? Is there anything I can help you with?¡±


    From Chubs¡¯ point of view, the big matter that Xiao Yun was talking about was definitely something like saving the Earth. Since it was such a big matter, how could he not be involved?


    If Xiao Yun knew what Chubs was thinking at this moment, he would have given him a good knock on the head and said, ¡°Do you think you are a savior? Why are you thinking of something so big like saving the earth? You should save your rubber ball-like round belly first.¡±


    As Chubs leaned in closer, Xiao Yun did not hesitate to share. ¡°I¡¯ve been collecting recyclables recently.¡±


    ¡°Collecting recyclables? What are you planning to do with them?¡± asked Chubs in confusion.


    After all, Chubs hadn¡¯t been exposed to such concepts that much. He knew about recyclables but didn¡¯t know why one would collect them.


    After all, not everyone had beenreborn like Xiao Yun.


    ¡°I pick up recyclables to sell,¡± said Xiao Yun simply.


    ¡°Sell? Do you really need money? I have it here. I can give it all to you.¡±


    Xiao Yun was once again moved by the sincerity of Chubs and was once again reminded of the realization he had when he was on the verge of death in his previous life how precious and rare innocently sincere friendships were.


    Still, even if he lacked money, he wouldn¡¯t go so far as to take Chubs¡¯ pocket money, no matter how kind this friend of his was.


    Xiao Yun immediately held Chubs¡¯ hands to stop them from rummaging in his pocket for money and said, ¡°No, thanks, Chubs.¡±


    Even if he was desperate enough to take Chubs¡¯ money, Xiao Yun would still make it a point to pay his friend back.


    Now, there was still some time before he could buy lottery tickets, so he wanted to see how much money he could get from selling recyclables before planning his next steps. He was in no hurry.


    But from Chubs¡¯ perspective, Xiao Yun stopping him only made him more anxious. ¡°Do you think I don¡¯t have enough money? Just wait. Once I¡¯m home, I¡¯ll ask my mother for more. How much do you need?I can ask my parents to give me my pocket money in advance.¡±


    Based on the tinge of anxiety in Chubs¡¯ voice, one could tell that he was about to cry.


    Xiao Yun looked at Chubs and thought, ¡®Sure enough, this anxious crying tone of his still hasn¡¯t changed. It¡¯s still the same Chubs from my memory.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s really no need. I¡¯ll ask if I need it. We¡¯re friends, aren¡¯t we?¡± Xiao Yun patted Chubs on the shoulder.


    Xiao Yun felt that he had become much gentler since his rebirth.


    Indeed, it was difficult not to be gentle in front of a group of children. If something was wrong and they cried, it would be terrible.


    When Chubs heard ¡®friend¡¯, his face instantly turned brighter. He smiled and imitated Xiao Yun, patting Xiao Yun¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Yes, we are friends. We are good friends.¡±


    Xiao Yun felt that people like Chubs who were loyal to his friends were rare, now and in the future too. So he decided to treasure his friendship with Chubs well.


    ¡°So, when are you going to collect recyclables? I can help you pick some up too,¡± said Chubs sincerely.


    Xiao Yun thought for a moment and said, ¡°I am planning to look around the vicinity of our kindergarten today and see if I can find any.¡±


    ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll tell my mom that she doesn¡¯t have to pick me up today. I¡¯ll go back when I¡¯m done with you,¡± said Chubs.


    Xiao Yun didn¡¯t refuse. After all, they were practically brothers now. He knew they did not share empty words with each other. Besides, with one more person, he would be able to progress faster and be one step closer to achieving his goal.


    Not long after, the teacher came into the classroom, and the two of them stopped talking.


    Kindergarten classes hardly thought anything profound. Every day, the teacher would simply teach them games, nursery rhymes, ancient poems, and so on.


    Xiao Yun listened to the cries and noises of the children around him all morning. He felt like his head was going to explode.


    By now, he was considering whether he should skip kindergarten and just skip grades into primary school.


    Well, Xiao Yun could simply just go to college now. But if he did that, he would probably be treated like a monster.


    After all, which child could skip so many grades at the age of three and a half?


    Xiao Yun thought about it a little more and decided to forget about it for various reasons.


    First of all, he would arouse Xiao He¡¯s suspicion.


    Secondly, with his age and small body, no primary school would accept him. Those at his age usually cried for their parents every day. If primary schools took him in and he did that, who would want to deal with him?


    In the end, Xiao Yun simply sat in his chair and look at the child next to him. All it took was for one to start crying before another would.


    If one cried out for their mother, the others would start to do so too.


    If one started to hit me, the others would come and fight me for my things.


    Xiao Yun felt as if his head was going to explode from their cries.


    Xiao Yun quickly came to the conclusion that children were really troublesome.


    Oh, except for Lin Xi.


    If he was in his previous life, those around him would ridicule him and say, ¡°Xiao Yun, you have double standards.¡±


    But he couldn¡¯t help it. In Xiao Yun¡¯s eyes, his sister Lin Xi was sensible and obedient.


    She wasn¡¯t anything like this bunch of kids who only knew how to cry every day.


    ¡®But Xiao Yun, don¡¯t forget that you have the body of a three-and-a-half-year-old kid now. The only difference between you and them is that you are more mentally mature than the others.¡¯


    At this moment, Chubs quietly asked, ¡°Brother Xiao, don¡¯t you think they look ugly when they cry?¡±


    Xiao Yun was a little surprised. Since Chubs had not said a single thing to him earlier, Xiao Yun had almost forgotten about him.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you cry with them too?¡± Xiao Yun teased.


    ¡°Am I that kind of person? I¡¯m a man. My mother said that men don¡¯t cry so easily,¡± said Chubs.

 Chapter 12

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    Xiao Yun laughed out loud. ¡°You said that men don¡¯t cry easily, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, that¡¯s what I said. So it¡¯s impossible for me to cry,¡± said Chubs loudly.


    Then who was the one who had been so anxious earlier that they were on the verge of crying?


    However, Xiao Yun didn¡¯t say it out loud. He had to give Chubs a little credit.


    ¡°By the way, Brother Xiao, do you want to go out for a while? I¡¯m having a headache from their crying here,¡± said Chubs with a frown.


    Xiao Yun looked at the teacher who appeared so busy and nodded. Well, it was better to go out for a breath of fresh air than stay indoors. These children were making his head hurt.


    So the two took advantage of the teacher¡¯s lack of attention and secretly ran out.


    Chubs stretched out his hand, took a deep breath, and let out a long sigh. ¡°The air outside is still better.¡±


    ¡°Stop it.¡± Xiao Yun smiled and patted his belly.


    To be honest, Xiao Yun liked to pat Chubs¡¯ belly very much. He thought that Chubs¡¯ belly was very funny.


    Chubs was still young at the moment, so he was not in a hurry to lose weight. But if Chubs was still like this when he grew up, Xiao Yun thought that he might force Chubs to lose weight.


    After all, being too fat was not good for the body as it posed many hidden dangers to one¡¯s health.


    In any case, it was for Chubs¡¯ good.


    Xiao Yun thought that since he had come out, he might as well go to Lin Xi¡¯s classroom to see how Lin Xi was doing. He turned around and left.


    Chubs was still feeling the wind of nature. When he saw Xiao Yun leave, he hurriedly followed behind. ¡°Brother Xiao, where are you going? Why didn¡¯t you call me?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re speaking so loudly because you¡¯re afraid that others won¡¯t notice that we¡¯ve sneaked out, right?¡± asked Xiao Yun sarcastically.


    Sure enough, after Xiao Yun said this, Chubs immediately shut up. He even covered his mouth with his hand, afraid that he would make even the slightest noise.


    Even the sound of him walking became quieter.


    Xiao Yun looked at him and thought that if others saw them like this, they would probably think that he was going to steal information.


    Xiao Yun walked to the classroom where Lin Xi was and stopped.


    But Chubs still didn¡¯t understand. He used his eyes to ask why they aren¡¯t moving forward.


    When he followed Xiao Yun¡¯s gaze and looked over, he saw that Xiao Yun was staring at a little girl.


    The little girl sat in her own seat without crying or making a scene, forming a sharp contrast with the crying child beside her.


    ¡°Wow, Brother Xiao, that girl is too beautiful,¡± said Chubs. He couldn¡¯t help himself.


    But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Xiao Yun¡¯s head whip around towards him with a gaze as sharp as a knife.


    No matter how slow Chubs was, he knew what this meant.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, this little sister of yours, is she someone you like?¡± asked Chubs sneakily into Xiao Yun¡¯s ear.


    Xiao Yun gave him a sideways glance, then continued to look at Lin Xi and said, ¡°She is mine, so keep your thoughts to yourself.¡±


    Chubs understood.


    At this moment, Lin Xi, who was in the room, seemed to have sensed something and looked towards the door.


    When she saw Xiao Yun through the little window in the door, she became very excited. But she didn¡¯t dare to sneak out. Lin Xi was looking cuter than usual today.


    Xiao Yun waved his hand at her, indicating that she should stay in the classroom and that he would be leaving soon.


    Lin Xi smiled sweetly and said goodbye to Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun patted Chubs and the two of them left.


    When Xiao Yun and Chubs had snuck out of the classroom, the teacher hadn¡¯t noticed. When they snuck back in this time, the teacher still hadn¡¯t noticed.


    The two of them sat quietly in their seats, waiting for school to end at noon.


    At noon, they could choose to eat in the kindergarten cafeteria or be taken home by their parents for lunch.


    That morning, Li Ping had just told Xiao Yun and Lin Xi that she would come to take them home for lunch.


    So when school ended, Xiao Yun and Chubs said their goodbyes, and Xiao Yun went to pick up Lin Xi before walking out together.


    At this time, Li Ping was already waiting at the gate of the kindergarten.


    When she saw the two of them coming out, she wanted to hold one in each hand, but Lin Xi insisted on holding Xiao Yun¡¯s hand.


    Thus, the trio ended with Lin Xi holding her mother in one hand and Xiao Yun in the other.


    Xiao Yun planned to tell Li Ping about his plans for that evening in advance.


    ¡°Aunty, I won¡¯t go home after school tonight. You can just come to pick Xi Xi up,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    Li Ping curiously asked, ¡°What are you going to do tonight?¡±


    At this moment, Lin Xi also looked at Xiao Yun


    After all, he was still a child. Although Li Ping trusted him, she still had to ask him in advance. Otherwise, what if something happened?


    ¡°I just want to look for recyclables around the school. There are quite a lot of peddlers selling things at the gate of the kindergarten after school.¡± Xiao Yun explained his plans.


    ¡°Why do you want to pick up recyclables?¡± asked Li Ping. She didn¡¯t expect Xiao Yun to do this.


    ¡°To sell it for money, of course. You¡¯ll know when the time comes,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    ¡°Does your father know about this?¡± Li Ping thought she should at least tell Xiao He.


    ¡°My father knows about me picking up recyclables, but I haven¡¯t told him that I¡¯ll be back later tonight. If my father doesn¡¯t come back at noon, I¡¯ll have to trouble Aunty to tell my father,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    Li Ping was surprised. She didn¡¯t expect a three-and-a-half-year-old child to have such a sharp tongue and a clear mind.


    So she thought for a moment before saying, ¡°How about this, Aunty will accompany you tonight. At least it¡¯ll be safer.¡±


    Xiao Yun quickly waved his hand to refuse. He knew that Li Ping actually had a lot of work to do, especially since she had taken up a few part-time jobs to help support her family.


    How could he waste Li Ping¡¯s time to take care of him?


    ¡°Fine then. Aunty has some recyclables at home anyway. So once I¡¯ve collected enough, I¡¯ll hand them over to you,¡± said Li Ping.


    Now that a three-year-old child already knew how to make money, she naturally had to support him.


    At this time, Li Ping thought of a saying, that children from poor families take on responsibilities at an earlier age.


    She thought that Xiao Yun did this because he wanted to help Xiao He lighten his burden.


    But she was only half right. Xiao Yun¡¯s ambition was not limited to this.


    ¡°Thank you, Aunty.¡± Xiao Yun generously accepted Li Ping¡¯s kindness. After all, if he only relied on himself, he wouldn¡¯t be able to get very far in life.


    In any case, he was on the right track now.


    When the time came, he would return the money he had earned from others¡¯ generosity.


    Xiao Yun already had a plan in mind.


    At this time, Lin Xi, who had been listening quietly from the side said, ¡°Mom, I don¡¯t want to go back tonight. Can I go with brother Xiao Yun?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­¡± Li Ping was now in a bit of a dilemma.


    Although she trusted Xiao Yun, the last time she let her daughter go with him was to a place close by.


    This time, she would have to let her daughter follow Xiao Yun to a place that was further away.

 Chapter 13

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    Xiao Yun said to Lin Xi, ¡°Xi Xi, Big Brother Xiao Yun isn¡¯t going to play today. Xi Xi, why don¡¯t you go home with your mother tonight?¡±


    Lin Xi shook her head like a rattle-drum. ¡°I want to go with Big Brother Xiao Yun too. I promise I won¡¯t disturb Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    Xiao Yun was now put in a difficult position too. He understood Li Ping¡¯s concerns.


    Li Ping could leave Lin Xi to him at home because she could see the child wherever she looked.


    But to suddenly leave her own child in the care of a three-year-old in a place further from home was something hardly any parent would be willing to do.


    Moreover, Xiao Yun was not playing around this time. He had something important to do.


    Li Ping was afraid that he would not be able to take good care of Lin Xi.


    Although Xiao Yun knew that he could take good care of Lin Xi, he knew that the credibility of these words coming from his mouth was too low.


    Lin Xi knew that brother Xiao Yun could not make the decision, so she shifted her gaze to Li Ping and blinked pitifully at her.


    Seeing this, Li Ping eventually compromised and said, ¡°Alright, alright. You can go with Big Brother Xiao Yun. Once I¡¯m done with my work, I¡¯ll come to accompany you guys.¡±


    When Lin Xi heard this, she instantly beamed with joy. She held Xiao Yun in one hand and Li Ping in the other and ran forward.


    She even said, ¡°Yay, Mom is too awesome.¡±


    ¡°Slow down, slow down,¡± said Li Ping with a smile.


    The three of them chatted and laughed all the way home.


    That afternoon, Lin Feiyang and Xiao He didn¡¯t come back for lunch. Instead, they had lunch in the factory.


    So today, the mother and two children had lunch together.


    After lunch, Li Ping didn¡¯t let Xiao Yun go home. Instead, she arranged for Xiao Yun and Lin Xi to take an afternoon nap in Lin Xi¡¯s small bed.


    After that, they were sent to the kindergarten.


    The moment they entered the classroom, Chubs excitedly said to Xiao Yun, ¡°Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, I talked to my mother and she agreed.¡±


    Xiao Yun was obviously a little surprised, although he felt that having more people would make work lighter.


    After all, how could a parent of such a young child be at ease not coming home from school but staying outside instead?


    Xiao Yun guessed that Chubs must have used all his skills to persuade his mother.


    But it did not matter. When it was over, he would send Chubs home himself.


    He wouldn¡¯t be at ease anyway if Chubs went home alone. Moreover, Chubs didn¡¯t live too far away from him.


    The situation in the afternoon was not much different from the morning. There were still many children crying, especially girls.


    At this time, Xiao Yun thought to himself, ¡°As expected, these children are not as cute as Lin Xi. They only know how to cry all day. Xi Xi is better.¡±


    The afternoon passed quickly. After school, Xiao Yun and Chubs went straight to Lin Xi¡¯s classroom to pick her up.


    Lin Xi was already quietly waiting for Xiao Yun at the classroom door.


    Chubs saw Lin Xi and greeted her in a playful manner. ¡°Hello, there. I¡¯m Xiao Yun¡¯s friend. Everyone calls me Chubs.¡±


    Xiao Yun rolled his eyes at him speechlessly. He needed to pay attention to Chubs¡¯ behavior at all times.


    After Xiao Yun hammered at his tummy, Chubs clutched his stomach and cried out, as if he was seriously injured.


    Xiao Yun took the bag from Lin Xi¡¯s hands and said to Chubs, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Don¡¯t fool around here.¡±


    Chubs immediately returned to his original state.


    There was actually nothing in the school bag of kindergarten children, so Xiao Yun did not find it difficult to carry two school bags on him.


    Lin Xi smiled and greeted Chubs. ¡°Hello, Big Brother Chubs, my name is Lin Xi. You can call me Xi Xi like Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s go then,¡± said Chubs as he walked out of the school.


    Sure enough, the peddlers outside the kindergarten had already set up their stalls.


    The parents who came to pick up the children would also satisfy their children¡¯s wishes and buy some knick-knacks for them.


    ¡°Let us wait for a while until there are fewer people before acting,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    So the three of them found a place to wait at the gate of the kindergarten.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, help me look after my schoolbag,¡± said Chubs right before throwing down his schoolbag and running away.


    ¡°Hey, where are you going?¡± Xiao Yun called after Chubs from behind but couldn¡¯t stop him.


    Then, he shouted. ¡°Be careful and come back quickly.¡±


    ¡°Okay, got it.¡± Chubs shouted back.


    After a while, Chubs ran toward them with a white plastic bag.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, what do you think this is?¡± asked Chubs proudly as he handed the white plastic bag to Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun suspiciously asked, ¡°What is it?¡±


    Then he opened the bag and saw three deep-fried golden pig intestines inside. ¡°Did you just run off to buy this?¡±


    At this time, Lin Xi also took a closer look. She took a deep breath and said, ¡°Wow, Big Brother Xiao Yun, it smells so good.¡±


    ¡°Yes! Brother Xiao, hurry up and eat. It won¡¯t taste good once it gets cold,¡± said Chubs as he wiped his forehead.


    Xiao Yun looked at Chubs with an indescribable expression in his eyes.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s hurry up and eat.¡± Then, he opened the plastic bag and gave Lin Xi and Chubs one each.


    Lin Xi took a big bite and said, ¡°It smells so good.¡±


    Xiao Yun watched as Lin Xi ate so contentedly. He touched the top of her head and said, ¡°Big Brother Chubs bought this for you. You should thank Big Brother Chubs.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Big Brother Chubs,¡± said Lin Xi sweetly.


    Chubs smiled foolishly and then took a big bite of his share of the intestines.


    The three of them sat at the side and watched the people passing by in front of them


    These vendors¡¯ businesses only flourish when the children were out of school.


    In just a few minutes, the crowd grew smaller and the vendors had become less busy.


    When Xiao Yun was putting the last bite of his intestines into his mouth, he saw a dirty figure that was nearly 1.7 meters tall swaying on the side of the walkway not far away.


    His entire body was disheveled as he looked at a stall, constantly drooling. He even used his dirty hands to wipe off the drool, only making his hands and face even dirtier.


    When Xiao Yun saw this, he could not help but recall the events of his past life.


    This disheveled man was called Dumbo. He was also a pitiful person because he was given this name by parents who thought naming their child a cheap name would make him easier to raise.


    And it seemed that some people really do grow into their names. Unfortunately for Dumbo, when he was about three years old, a high fever damaged his brain. His mental aptitude had been severely damaged, thus making him a person who lived up to his name, so to speak.


    His mother decided to divorce his father around the same time and refused to take custody of Dumbo.


    Although he still had his father, Dumbo constantly reminded his father of his wife, making his father angry every time he looked at his son.


    Sometimes, his father would get so angry at Dumbo that he would kick and beat the poor child up.

 Chapter 14

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    In addition, ever since Dumbo¡¯s mother left, his father had developed a drinking problem.


    When he drank too much, he took it out on his son and beat him to a pulp.


    It didn¡¯t take long before his father died on the side of the road because he drank too much one night.


    He was discovered the next morning. But by then, his vital organs had lost their functions and he could not be saved.


    Although Dumbo had experienced so much injustice in his life, God had given him a body that was different from ordinary people. He was very strong so he worked very hard.


    Of course, that meant that he had to cook and ate more.


    Xiao Yun only knew Dumbo due to a few reasons from his previous life.


    However, he never had any direct interactions with Dumbo before. It was only because of Dumbo¡¯s physique that Xiao Yun had a deep impression of him.


    Xiao Yun remembered when he was still in junior high school and had skipped class to play at an internet cafe, Dumbo was crouched in front of his computer to watch him and others play.


    At that time, Dumbo looked at the few young people playing games who had hair that looked like they were going to kill a horse. They were very naughty and would occasionally curse.


    And Dumbo was not allowed to watch for ¡®free¡¯ either. The boys eventually started to make Dumbo into their little errand boy.


    And since Dumbo was simple-minded, he immediately thought that they had a genuine friendship and started to treat them as friends. He was willing to work without complaint. He even happily helped them run.


    At that time, Xiao Yun felt sorry for Dumbo. However, the non-mainstream youths did not look like they were to be trifled with. Moreover, Xiao Yun did not know that group of boys well. Therefore, Xiao Yun had no intentions to meddle in other people¡¯s business. He observed them for a while and eventually forgot about them.


    However, he did not expect a piece of bad news to spread through the streets and alleys not long after.


    It even appeared in the news.


    Dumbo had apparently accidentally killed the son of the Li family.


    Xiao Yun found it hard to deal with that piece of news at the time, thinking that he perhaps had some hand in it.


    He thought that if he had seen Dumbo with those punks at that time, he would have realized that if he had just paid Dumbo a little more attention and taken better care of him, Dumbo wouldn¡¯t have accidentally killed the Li boy and ended up like this.


    Later, he learned from the neighbors that Dumbo had killed Mr. Li¡¯s son simply because Dumbo had not been able to control his strength when he helped those so-called ¡®friends¡¯ to vent their anger on the poor boy.


    Those ¡®friends¡¯ had simply been sore losers when they lost to Mr. Li¡¯s son in an online game and started an argument.


    Their argument had become so heated that they decided to even things out in person.


    But Dumbo showed up to deal with Mr. Li¡¯s son instead while the ¡®hooligans¡¯ hid in the shadows and watched like cowards.


    Mr. Li¡¯s son did not come alone and Dumbo did not use much of his strength in the beginning.


    But those recruited by Mr. Li¡¯s son had somehow angered Dumbo during the fight. Thus, the latter lost control of his strength and beat his opponents to their death.


    The ¡®hooligans¡¯ saw how motionless Mr. Li¡¯s son was as he lay on the ground so they decided to come out and take a closer look. But when they heard someone say, ¡°Not good, not good. He¡¯s dead¡­¡±, the ¡®hooligans¡¯ ran away.


    They knew jail was the only consequence of such an incident. As such, they could care less about Dumbo and decided to only think for themselves.


    It was a passerby who saw this scene and called the police. When the police arrived, they immediately arrested Dumbo.


    The police knew Dumbo was not the only one behind this and were still looking for the ¡®hooligans¡¯.


    When Xiao Yun heard about it, he remembered thinking how ridiculous the entire situation had ended up. He thought back to the time when Dumbor had run around to buy water for these people with that innocent smile of a child. Xiao Yun simply pitied the poor guy.


    If only he had done something to keep Dumbo away from those hooligans, would Dumbo still end up like this? Would he have a different ending?


    Would Dumbo still be able to maintain his innocence?


    Since Xiao Yun had met Dumbo again in this life, he did not want to ignore him again.


    On the contrary, Xiao Yun had decided to take care of Dumbo in this life and the future.


    Although the time and place Xiao Yun met Dumbo in this life were different, and the age of Dumbo in this life was different from the one in his previous life, Xiao Yun was still very sure that the person not far away was undoubtedly Dumbo from his previous life.


    Chubs saw that Xiao Yun was just about to put the last bit of intestines into his mouth but his hand just froze in place. He could not help but nudge Xiao Yun¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Brother Xiao, what are you thinking about? Why are you so absent-minded? You don¡¯t even want to eat intestines?¡±


    Lin Xi also looked at Xiao Yun with a curious gaze.


    Xiao Yun came back to his senses and stuffed the last mouthful of intestines into his mouth. Then, he kept his rubbish in his bag.


    He stood up and patted Chubs on the shoulder as he asked, ¡°Do you still have money? Lend me some and I¡¯ll return it to you.¡±


    ¡°I do. Brother Xiao, how much do you want?¡± Chubs pulled out a handful of money from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Yun without hesitation.


    Xiao Yun looked at the five yuan bill and said to Chubs. ¡°Thanks, Chubs. I¡¯ll return it to you soon.¡±


    Chubs scratched his head and said, ¡°Brother Xiao, you don¡¯t need to hurry. You can pay me back whenever.¡±


    Xiao Yun did not answer. He would definitely pay back the money. After all, it was not easy to earn some money. Plus, this was Chubs¡¯ pocket money.


    Xiao Yun took the five yuan and walked to the place where Chubs bought the fried intestines.


    Chubs saw this and said with a smile, ¡°So it was Brother Xiao who was greedy and wanted more.¡±


    Then, he and Lin Xi followed behind Xiao Yun.


    The owner asked Xiao Yun enthusiastically, ¡°Hello, little friend. What do you want?¡±


    ¡°How much for these fried intestines?¡± asked Xiao Yun.


    Before the owner could speak, Chubs had already walked up and answered Xiao Yun¡¯s question. ¡°One yuan per piece.¡±


    ¡°Yes, this little friend is right,¡± said the fried intestines seller as he nodded.


    ¡°Then give me five intestines,¡± said Xiao Yun and handed over the five yuan in his hand.


    After the seller received the money, he happily said, ¡°Okay.¡± Then, he picked up the five intestines, skillfully cut them up, and neatly put them into the pot of oil.


    When the intestines were golden on both sides, they were scooped out and then sprinkled with cumin, chili powder, pepper, and other spices.

 Chapter 15

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    The seller skillfully wrapped up the five intestines, handed them to Xiao Yun, and said, ¡°Here you go, little friend, your five intestines.¡±


    Xiao Yun took it and politely said thank you.


    At this time, Chubs could not help but say, ¡°Quick, quick, Brother Xiao, let¡¯s split it among the three of us.


    ¡°Wait, that¡¯s not right. Five intestines for the three of us isn¡¯t enough. Brother Xiao, did you buy one less?¡± asked Chubs in puzzlement.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Brother Xiao to miscalculate.¡± Chubs laughed mercilessly, even feeling a sense of schadenfreude.


    Who could blame Chubs? Xiao Yun never made a mistake at school. He was perfect. Since Xiao Yun had finally made a mistake, Chubs had to make sure he got a good laugh out of it.


    Then, he put his arm on Xiao Yun¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, Brother Xiao. It¡¯s not embarrassing. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll keep this a secret for you.¡±


    Xiao Yun glanced at the hand on his shoulder and said, ¡°Do you want to keep this hand?¡±


    Chubs quickly removed his arm and laughed dryly. He changed the topic and said, ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    He was about to grab the bag in Xiao Yun¡¯s hand, but Xiao Yun dodged him.


    Chubs didn¡¯t understand. Even Lin Xi looked at him dumbfoundedly.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t for you to eat,¡± said Xiao Yun to Chubs.


    Then, he rubbed Lin Xi¡¯s head and gently said, ¡°Xi Xi, I¡¯ll buy more for you next time, alright? Big Brother Xiao Yun wants to give this to someone else.¡±


    When Lin Xi heard this, she also nodded in understanding. ¡°Okay, Big Brother Xiao Yun. Then Xi Xi will wait for Big Brother Xiao Yun to buy it for Xi Xi in the future.¡±


    Xiao Yun rubbed Lin Xi¡¯s hair again and said, ¡°Xi Xi is such a good girl.¡±


    Chubs was not happy at all and said, ¡°Brother Xiao, this is discrimination.¡±


    Xiao Yun raised his eyebrows and looked at Chubs. ¡°Fine, I treated Xi Xi a little differently. You have a problem with that?¡±


    Chubs was so angry he couldn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, shall we go together?¡± asked Xiao Yun.


    Although the two didn¡¯t know where he was going, they still followed him.


    The three of them walked up to Dumbo. When Lin Xi saw Dumbo, she hurriedly grabbed Xiao Yun¡¯s clothes and hid behind him.


    Xiao Yun knew that Lin Xi was probably afraid of Dumbo, so he patted her hand to comfort her.


    When Chubs saw Dumbo¡¯s expression, he said to Xiao Yun with a trembling voice, ¡°Brother Xiao, are you talking about him?¡±


    Xiao Yun nodded. In fact, Dumbo wasn¡¯t that scary. It was just that he was too big and his entire person was dirty, making him look scary.


    ¡°Here, Dumbo, this is for you. Eat it.¡± Xiao Yun passed all the intestines in his hand to Dumbo.


    Chubs watched painfully as Xiao Yun gave all the intestines to Dumbo.


    Dumbo pointed at himself uncertainly and asked, ¡°For me?


    ¡°How did you know that I¡¯m called Dumbo?¡± asked Dumbo as he rubbed his nose.


    When Dumbo¡¯s mother left, she had explicitly told him not to eat food given to him by strangers.


    ¡°I¡¯ve seen you before. I know you,¡± said Xiao Yun simply as his hand remained outstretched towards Dumbo.


    Dumby thought that since this person knew his name, he could consider this person as someone he knew.


    Moreover, the child in front of him was still young. He would definitely be able to beat him if anything happened.


    But in all honesty, it was because the aroma of the fried intestines was too tempting. Dumbo couldn¡¯t help it.


    So he took the fried intestines from Xiao Yun¡¯s hand and began to gobble on them.


    The intestines entered Dumbo¡¯s mouth like they were on a conveyor belt that led straight into his mouth.


    Dumbo finished all five intestines in five mouthfuls. He had devoured them in too short a period of time.


    Chubs and Lin Xi were also shocked by Dumbo¡¯s eating speed.


    Once Dumbo had finished eating, he used his dirty hands to wipe his mouth.


    But regardless of how he wiped and with what, Dumbo was simply getting dirtier with each wipe.


    At this time, Dumbo laughed and said, ¡°You are really a good person.¡±


    In Dumbo¡¯s world, anyone who showed a little kindness to him could be considered a good person.


    And it was very easy to be a good person in Dumbo¡¯s heart.


    Dumby looked down at the three children whose heights barely reached his thighs. He thought they looked very funny.


    So he said, ¡°Since you gave me food today, then you will be my friends from now on. If anyone bullies you in the future, tell me, and I will help you take revenge.¡±


    As he said that, he waved his fist in the air twice. Xiao Yun could even hear the wind of the fist whistling past his ears.


    When Chubs heard this, he was instantly energized. He felt that Dumbo wasn¡¯t so scary anymore. He even felt that Dumbo was super cool now.


    So he looked at Dumbo and asked, ¡°Dumbo, right? Can I call you that?¡±


    Dumbo nodded.


    Then, Chubs asked excitedly, ¡°Then, can you teach anyone I want a lesson?¡±


    Xiao Yun looked at CHubs¡¯ expression and knew that he was thinking of some way to torture people.


    So he said, ¡°You¡¯d better behave yourself. Don¡¯t play any tricks.¡±


    ¡°And Dumbo, remember, since you said that we are friends now, then you can¡¯t fight casually in the future, alright?¡± said Xiao Yun to Dumbo.


    Dumbo didn¡¯t understand why he couldn¡¯t fight casually, but if his friend said so, he would listen. Dumbo nodded hard and said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll listen to you. I won¡¯t fight.¡±


    At this time, Lin Xi suddenly asked Xiao Yun, ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, what do you mean?¡±


    When Xiao Yun heard this, he was stunned. He didn¡¯t seem to think that Lin Xi would be conflicted about this point, so he thought for a while and said, ¡°It means to do things that shouldn¡¯t be done.¡±


    Lin Xi shook her head, she did not understand.


    ¡°Xi Xi will understand when she grows up,¡± said Xiao Yun as he stroked Lin Xi¡¯s head.


    ¡°Dumbo, are you the only one living at home?¡± asked Xiao Yun.


    Although Dumbo did not understand what he meant, he still nodded his head.


    Xiao Yun confirmed his speculations and thought to himself, ¡®That¡¯s easy then.¡¯


    He looked around and saw that all the stall owners were ready to pack up and go home, so he decided to say his farewells to Dumbo. ¡°That¡¯s all for today. You should go home too. I¡¯ll look for you next time.¡±


    ¡°Good, good, good.¡± Dumby agreed several times.

 Chapter 16

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    It was because he did not have any friends that Dumbo cherished his friendship with Xiao Yun so much more.


    Moreover, Dumbo was already looking forward to his next meeting with Xiao Yun.


    Since Xiao Yun had accomplished what he needed with Dumbo, the group of four split ways.


    Xiao Yun led Chubs and Lin Xi back to their previous spot and briefed them about what kind of recyclables they are looking to collect.


    Then, the three of them split up though Lin Xi and Chubs were still within Xiao Yun¡¯s line of sight since he had made sure to assign them to places where they would be safe.


    Although he had enlisted their help, Xiao Yun didn¡¯t expect much from them. After all, they were just kids.


    The three of them collected recyclables for about half an hour. When Xiao Yun felt that there didn¡¯t seem to be anything left to pick up, he grabbed his haul and walked over to where Lin Xi and Chubs were to see if there was anything around them to be picked up.


    But when he got there, he was surprised.


    Not only did the two of them pick up all the recyclables around them, but their collection had quite a number of valuable ones too.


    It seemed that the two of them had listened well and did a pretty good job.


    ¡°You two are pretty good.¡± Xiao Yun was not stingy with his praise.


    ¡°Really? Xi Xi is really good, right?¡± asked Lin Xi as she hugged Xiao Yun¡¯s arm tightly.


    Xiao Yun pointed at the tip of Lin Xi¡¯s nose and said, ¡°Yes, our Xi Xi is the best.¡±


    Chubs smiled helplessly and said, ¡°I¡¯m also very good, okay?¡±


    Xiao Yun looked at the two of them and couldn¡¯t help but sigh in his head. ¡®They are really children.¡¯


    Xiao Yun decided to shower them with praises again, including words and phrases from his previous life.


    The recyclables that they had collected and piled up couldn¡¯t be brought home just like that. There were too many for them to carry with just their hands. So Xiao Yun pulled out a few plastic bags from his pocket


    He had gotten them from Lin Xi¡¯s house at noon. He had specially asked Aunt Li Ping for it.


    ¡°Quick, let¡¯s pack these up and go home,¡± said Xiao Yun as he started to delegate the task.


    Lin Xi and Chubs were still full of energy thanks to Xiao Yun¡¯s generous praises so the trio only took a few minutes to bag the recyclables based on their respective categories.


    Chubs admired the results of their hard work and sighed satisfactorily.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to my house for dinner today,¡± said Xiao Yun to Chubs.


    Offering them a home-cooked meal was the least he could do after all the help they had given him that evening.


    Chubs was a little embarrassed by the offer but he eventually nodded and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go to your house for dinner today.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. You can call your mother when you arrive at my house. I¡¯ll send you back after dinner.¡± Xiao Yun¡¯s words appeased all of Chubs¡¯ worries.


    The three of them happily carried their school bags and walked to Xiao Yun¡¯s house with the recyclables.


    Well, to be precise, only Xiao Yun and Chubs carried their school bags and the trash.


    Xiao Yun couldn¡¯t bear to let Lin Xi do any heavy lifting. So he willingly carried most of the bags.


    The three of them were already halfway home when they ran into Li Ping, who was in a hurry to pick up the children.


    Li Ping saw how many recyclables they had and that Xiao Yun and Chubs were the only ones carrying them, especially Xiao Yun.


    Li Ping sighed internally, feeling that Xiao Yun had really grown up. There was just an air of maturity and steadiness around him.


    Xiao Yun did not seem to think that he would run into Li Ping on the way. But it wasn¡¯t strange to encounter her there either. After all, who could be at ease with such young children staying outside for such a long time?


    When Lin Xi saw Li Ping, she immediately rushed over and gave Li Ping a kiss.


    Xiao Yun introduced Chubs to Li Ping. ¡°Aunty, this is my friend. He has been helping me tonight, so I want to invite him back to our house for a meal.¡±


    ¡°Chubs, this is Aunty Li, Lin Xi¡¯s mother,¡± said Xiao Yun to Chubs.


    Chubs politely said, ¡°Hello Aunty Li.¡±


    ¡°Hello, Little Chubs.¡± Li Ping also greeted him kindly.


    ¡°You¡¯ll be having dinner at my place today. It¡¯s too late to go back to your house for dinner. Once we¡¯re back, you can call your father to come over to Aunty¡¯s house too,¡± said Li Ping to Xiao Yun.


    Before Xiao Yun could say anything, Lin Xi had reacted very happily. ¡°Great! Big Brother Xiao Yun and Big Brother Chubs are coming to Xi Xi¡¯s house for dinner.¡±


    Li Ping laughed. ¡°Oh, this child¡­¡±


    Li Ping was just reaching out to relieve Xiao Yun and Chubs of the burdens of their school bags and the recyclables.


    Xiao Yun immediately refused but Li Ping still insisted. So in the end, Xiao Yun came up with a compromise. They would still carry their ownschool bags while Li Ping would help them carry the recyclables.


    Li Ping thought about it: since they were only in kindergarten, there wasn¡¯t much in their bags anyway. These things on their backs were more accessories than anything.


    So it was decided.


    After reaching an agreement, the group walked back. When they reached the door, Li Ping asked Xiao Yun, ¡°Do you want Aunty to bring all these things in for you?¡±


    Xiao Yun shook his head and said, ¡°No need. I¡¯ll come over after I put my things away.¡±


    So Xiao Yun and Chubs took the recyclables from Li Ping¡¯s hands, then gave Lin Xi¡¯s schoolbag to Li Ping. Once more, the group of four split up.


    Lin Xi naturally went home with Li Ping first.


    Xiao Yun led Chubs to the place where his first batch of recyclables was stored. Surprised, Chubs asked, ¡°Brother Xiao, did you pick up all these?¡±


    ¡°No, just a small part of it,¡± said Xiao Yun as he shook his head.


    ¡°Still, you¡¯re pretty amazing,¡± said Chubs.


    Since they had put away everything they needed to, Xiao Yun led Chubs by the hand and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Wash your hands and we¡¯ll go to Xi Xi¡¯s house to eat.¡±


    ¡°Oh, coming, coming.¡±


    The two of them washed their hands and walked toward Lin Xi¡¯s house.


    When they had parted ways earlier, Chubs had not paid attention to the direction in which Xiao Yun¡¯s house was from Lin Xi¡¯s. Now that he was being led by Xiao Yun, he was surprised.


    ¡°So, Brother Xiao, you¡¯re opposite neighbors with Lin Xi,¡± said Chubs slyly with an exaggerated facial expression that teased Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun glanced over, then ignored him. He had slowly gotten used to Chubs¡¯ cheeky personality.


    By the time the two kids had arrived at Lin Xi¡¯s place, Xiao He and Lin Feiyang were still at work. Li Ping was afraid that the three children would be hungry, so she cut some fruits for them to eat first.


    ¡°Mom, we¡¯re not hungry. When we were at school, Big Brother Chubs bought us fried intestines to eat. They were so good,¡± said Lin Xi.

 Chapter 17

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Zhang Lexuan pointed to the back of the street and said, ¡°My car is over there so I can just head over.¡±


    Xiao Yun took a look and sure enough, a black car was parked where Zhang Lexuan pointed. ¡°Alright, then. You should go home early.¡±


    ¡°Where do you live? I¡¯ll send you home,¡± said Zhang Lexuan.


    Xiao Yun shook his head and refused. ¡°My home is not far. Next time, you can come over to my place to play.¡±


    Zhang Lexuan agreed enthusiastically. After all, he had never done something like going to a friend¡¯s home to play. It was quite a novel idea to him.


    The two kids said goodbye to each other and agreed to see each other again at the kindergarten the next morning.


    Xiao Yun returned home, took out the remaining chili noodles, and placed them in the kitchen. Then, he immediately went to wash his hands. He couldn¡¯t help it because he had just touched the chili noodles and he didn¡¯t dare touch his eyes before making sure his hands were free of chili.


    Once he was done washing his hands, Xiao Yun happened to look around and found the leftovers Xiao He had made previously. It was just enough for the two of them to eat tonight.


    Therefore, he heated up the food and waited for Xiao He to come back from work so that they could eat together.


    Today, Xiao He came back later than usual. By the time he stepped foot in the house, he saw Xiao Yun sitting on the sofa. He thought his child had been waiting for him in hunger, so he quickly asked, ¡°Are you hungry, Son? Dad will cook something up for you right now.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Dad. I found the leftovers and heated them. Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    Xiao He was a little surprised, but he wasted no time taking the dishes out and serving them on the table. Soon, the father and son took their seats at the table and ate in brief silence.


    ¡°I saw some more chili noodles in the kitchen. Did you bring them back?¡± asked Xiao He suddenly.


    Xiao Yun nodded. ¡°Yes. I had gone to sell the recyclables earlier and the old grandpa who bought them from me gave me some chili noodles.¡±


    Xiao Yun didn¡¯t tell him about the incident with the chili noodles, otherwise, Xiao He probably wouldn¡¯t stop nagging at him. The less he said, the less trouble he¡¯d save himself.


    ¡°By the way, Dad, I want to sell more recyclables tomorrow,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    ¡°What? Are you sure we have enough left?¡± asked Xiao He.


    Xiao Yun nodded. ¡°Yes, I think it¡¯s enough.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll come back early tomorrow, and then we¡¯ll sell them together.¡±


    ¡°I want to sell the recyclables to the same grandpa I met today.¡± Xiao Yun would rather sell them to the old man than to anyone else.


    Xiao He also nodded, agreeing with his idea.


    The reasonXiao Yun was so anxious was that the time to buy lottery tickets was approaching. Plus, he needed to find out more information in advance. But since he had not enough money in hand, he couldn¡¯t even step foot in the lottery station.


    Xiao He went straight home after work the next day and Xiao Yun was already sitting on the sofa waiting for him.


    The two of them borrowed a small cart to bring the recyclables directly to the grandpa. That way, the old man could also buy it from them without too much hassle since the recyclables were already gathered together. After all, their bodies were much more abled than the grandpa¡¯s.


    ¡°Hey, Kid, you¡¯re here again.¡± The grandpa noticed Xiao Yun as soon as the latter entered the yard.


    ¡°Yes, Grandpa.¡± Xiao Yun waved his hand at the old man.


    At this moment, Xiao He also stopped the cart. He wiped his sweat with the towel hanging around his neck and greeted the old man, calling him ¡®Uncle¡¯.


    ¡°Alright, let me see how much you can sell these for today.¡± As he spoke, he walked around the heavy collection of recyclables before walking back toward Xiao Yun.


    Then, he sorted out the recyclables and weighed each category. Every time he did, the old man would take out his little notebook to record the weight in it.


    When all the recyclables had finally been weighed and the selling price of each had weighed category had been calculated accordingly, the old man revealed that the pile of recyclables Xiao Yun brought could be sold for 21.5 yuan. The old man decided to generously give them twenty-two yuan.


    The old man wanted to pass the money to Xiao He, but Xiao He shook his head and refused. He indicated with his chin that the money should be passed to Xiao Yun who was standing next to him.


    The grandfather smiled and bent over to give the twenty-two yuan to Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun took the twenty-two yuan and smiled in return. ¡°Thank you, Grandpa.¡±


    ¡°Hey, you¡¯re welcome.¡± The old man lightly touched Xiao Yun¡¯s head.


    Xiao Yun and Xiao He stayed at the old man¡¯s place for a while before finally leaving left.


    Xiao Yun held the twenty-two yuan in his hand and thought, ¡®I¡¯m rich this time.¡¯


    ¡°What do you plan to do with this money?¡± asked Xiao He when he saw how happy Xiao Yun was with his money.


    Xiao Yun looked at Xiao He with an expression that said, ¡°Do I look stupid?¡±


    Xiao He shook his head helplessly. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s cut to the chase. I told you to split it up so that you can save some. You¡¯ve collected and sold quite a lot of recyclables.¡±


    ¡°Of course, I have my own use for this money. Don¡¯t worry. You¡¯ll find out when the time comes,¡± said Xiao Yun mysteriously.


    Xiao Yun had not expected the recyclables to be sold for so much. He was surprised that he was able to so easily obtain the money to buy the lottery tickets. But Xiao Yun felt that it wasn¡¯t enough. If he had more money, he could raise the stakes.


    Xiao Yun calculated in his mind: the day after tomorrow was Saturday, so he decided to go over to the lottery shop to have a first look.


    Previously, he and Zhang Lexuan had agreed to meet at the kindergarten. Because of that, Zhang Lexuan looked forward to the end of class every day just so that he could play with Xiao Yun.


    Not only that, since Chubs was familiar and played well with everyone, Zhang Lexuan was able to blend in quickly and befriend Chubs too.


    On Friday, Zhang Lexuan went to look for Xiao Yun and the others immediately after class as usual.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, Little Xuan, and Little Xi, if you have nothing to do this Saturday, come over to play at my place,¡± said Chubs when he saw that Zhang Lexuan had arrived.


    Xiao Yun sat on the steps and looked at Chubs, shaking his head. ¡°I can¡¯t this week. I¡¯m going to town. You guys go ahead without me.¡±


    ¡°What are you going to the town for?¡± asked Chubs.


    ¡°I have something to do.¡± Xiao Yun didn¡¯t intend to explain so much. After all, they might not understand even if he did.


    Like a deflated rubber ball, Chubs said, ¡°Ah, alright then.¡±


    Then, he said to Zhang Lexuan and Lin Xi in high spirits again, ¡°Since Brother Xiao can¡¯t go with us, then let¡¯s just play together.¡±


    Zhang Lexuan didn¡¯t answer. Instead, he sat next to Xiao Yun and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to town on Saturday. Do you want to come with me?¡±


    Xiao Yun thought for a moment and asked, ¡°What are you going to do in the town?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going home to check out the supermarket,¡± said Zhang Lexuan in response.


    Chubs¡¯ eyes lit up when he heard this. He quickly ran to Zhang Lexuan¡¯s side and said, ¡°Little Xuan, does your family run a supermarket? Isn¡¯t there a lot of delicious food there?¡±

 Chapter 18

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    Xiao Yun was also a little shocked when he heard Zhang Lexuan¡¯s answer. He knew Zhang Lexuan¡¯s family was very rich, but he did not expect his family to own a supermarket.


    Zhang Lexuan nodded and said, ¡°Mmhmm, my family owns that kind of supermarket chain. The scale is not bad. I¡¯ll wait until next week to bring back some food for you.¡±


    The moment Chubs heard that there was something to eat, he instantly forgot the bitterness of Xiao Yun and Zhang Lexuan not being able to play with him this week.


    He jumped up and down, clapping and cheering.


    ¡°How about it, Brother Xiao? Are you planning to go on Saturday?¡± asked Zhang Lexuan, calling Xiao Yun the way Chubs did. Zhang Lexuan had felt a little awkward calling Xiao Yun that initially, but he was slowly getting used to it.


    Xiao Yun nodded and agreed. Zhang Lexuan was going anyway, so he could save on the bus fare. Since he didn¡¯t have enough money, he should save as much as he could.


    ¡°Where shall I pick you up tomorrow?¡± asked Zhang Lexuan.


    Xiao Yun thought for a moment. ¡°Wait for me at the bus stop near the kindergarten. What time will you leave tomorrow morning?¡±


    ¡°I can leave at any time. It¡¯s up to you,¡± said Zhang Lexuan indifferently.


    Xiao Yun thought for a moment. Since Xiao He would usually go to work around 7:30 am, and it would take about twenty minutes to walk from home to school, he had already decided on the time. ¡°Then let¡¯s meet at 8:00 am. I¡¯ll wait for you at the bus stop.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Zhang Lexuan agreed.


    ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, where are you going tomorrow? Can you bring Xi Xi with you?¡± asked Lin Xi, who had been silent all this time.


    Xiao Yun turned around and patted Lin Xi¡¯s head. ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun has something to do tomorrow. When I come back, I¡¯ll home some candy for you. Will Xi Xi wait for Big Brother Xiao Yun at home obediently?¡±


    Lin Xi blinked her big eyes and nodded. ¡°Okay, then Big Brother Xiao Yun, don¡¯t forget to buy Xi Xi some candy.¡±


    ¡°Got it.¡± He pinched Lin Xi¡¯s nose as he spoke.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, you can¡¯t be biased. I want some too,¡± said Chubs as he moved closer to Xiao Yun.


    Zhang Lexuan: ¡°Chubs, you should eat less. Otherwise, you will turn into your nickname.¡±


    ¡°Hey, how dare you say that about me?¡± Chubs ran towards Zhang Lexuan and they got into a minor fight, as usual.


    Early the next morning, Zhang Lexuan was already waiting at the bus stop.


    Xiao Yun saw him and quickly walked over. He opened the door and got in. ¡°Sorry to have kept you waiting.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I hadn¡¯t been waiting that long. We can go now,¡± said Zhang Lexuan, first to Xiao Yun, then to the driver.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± asked Zhang Lexuan.


    To be honest, Xiao Yun didn¡¯t know when and where the person who won the lottery in his previous life bought the lottery ticket, so he could only try his luck.


    ¡°Just a random lottery station,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    ¡°What are you going there for?¡± asked Zhang Lexuan in surprised confusion.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to buy lottery tickets,¡± said Xiao Yun casually.


    Zhang Lexuan nodded. ¡°Go to the lottery station.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± said the driver respectfully, which turned out to be Zhang Lexuan¡¯s bodyguard too.


    It took twenty minutes to reach a lottery station in the town.


    The two got out of the car and Xiao Yun asked, ¡°Aren¡¯t you in a hurry to go to your supermarket?¡±


    Zhang Lexuan looked at the time and said, ¡°Not yet. Is it okay to follow you?¡±


    ¡°Sure. Let¡¯s go,¡± said Xiao Yun as he looked at the surrounding environment.


    ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t this Liu Yidao?¡± A voice of mockery came.


    Xiao Yun heard a familiar nickname, so he quickly followed the voice.


    As expected, this was the person he was looking for. Xiao Yun did not expect his luck to be so good today to be able to meet the main character so easily.


    Liu Yidao¡¯s original name was Liu Xilai, but because he had fought with someone a few years ago and got a cut on his arm that left a scar, he earned his nickname.


    Liu Yidao was seen swaggering over from afar before entering a small store. Not long after, a pack of cigarettes appeared in his hand.


    He opened the pack of cigarettes and lit one for himself before walking forward.


    In his previous life, after Liu Yidao won the lottery, not only did he buy a house, but he also bought a car. He took beautiful women for rides all day long, which made others extremely envious.


    At that time, a car was a luxury item for people, so Liu Yidao, who owned a car, was the center of attention.


    At this time, Liu Yidao was swearing and Xiao Yun could hear him very clearly from afar.


    Xiao Yun was not sure whether Liu Yidao was buying lottery tickets today. But whether he was or not, Xiao Yun had made up his mind to follow him, so he quietly watched Liu Yidao walk to his next destination and followed him.


    However, what surprised Xiao Yun was that he had made the right bet today. Although Liu Yidao didn¡¯t go to the lottery station he had won at in Xiao Yun¡¯s previous life, he went to another lottery station not far away.


    Xiao Yun hurriedly suppressed his excitement and led Zhang Lexuan as they followed closely.


    The lottery station was not big, only about twenty square meters. There were a few old lottery customers in the room who were discussing the winning trend of the lottery.


    The moment Liu Xilai entered, he attracted the attention of the entire room.


    The owner of the lottery station was a bald man. When he saw Liu Yidao enter, he could not help but tease him, ¡°Aiyo, isn¡¯t this Liu Yidao? He hasn¡¯t been coming to our lottery station recently. Where did he go to make a fortune?¡±


    Liu Yidao spat and said, ¡°Make a fortune my a**. I wanted to win some money in that newly opened mahjong shop today but that boss was too evil. The machine must have been tampered with and caused me to lose a lot. I¡¯m never going there again.¡±


    After nagging, Liu Yidao said to the boss, ¡°As before, I¡¯m placing a bet.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you buy five bets this time?¡± asked the boss while munching on melon seeds.


    Liu Yidao snatched the melon seeds from the boss and started munching on them too. ¡°I want to place one bet today. Do you have a problem with that?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t dare, do I?¡± asked the boss without moving. He just looked at Liu Yidao with a smile.


    ¡°Why are you looking at me? Go,¡± said Liu Yidao angrily.


    The boss reached out his hand and made a gesture to count the money.


    Liu Yidao: ¡°F*ck, I don¡¯t have much money. Put it on my tab first.¡±


    The boss¡¯s face fell as he pointed at the notice at the door that read, ¡°This is a small business, no credit.¡±


    ¡°Come on, Boss. I¡¯m a regular customer here. Why don¡¯t you believe me?¡± Liu Yidao tried to negotiate his way through as he popped another melon seed into his mouth. After eating it, he spat it on the ground.


    ¡°Who buys lottery tickets on credit? When you win, will it be yours or mine?¡± The boss was not convinced and retorted.


    Xiao Yun could not help but sigh inwardly when he heard this. ¡°This boss will regret it in the future. After all, if he just let Liu Yidao put it on his tab, he might get some share of the prize when heLiu Yidao wins the lottery.¡±

 Chapter 19

    Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation


    ¡°Fine, you win, d*mn it.¡± Liu Yidao swore as he fumbled in his pocket for a long time. In the end, he only took out a one-dollar coin and two fifty-cent coins.


    Liu Yidao looked at the money in his hand. He weighed them, then slammed them heavily on the table before saying to the boss, ¡°Can you take them now?¡±


    The boss smiled and picked up the three coins on the table. He didn¡¯t get angry as he said, ¡°Sure, of course.¡±


    The old boss looked at Liu Yidao as if he was looking at a joke.


    However, Liu Yidao didn¡¯t care. He had long been used to this kind of gaze. This kind of gaze was nothing to him.


    ¡°Your ticket is ready. Keep it well.¡± The boss pushed the lottery ticket across the table to Liu Yidao.


    Liu Yidao picked it up, put it in his pocket, and was about to walk out.


    ¡°Thank you for your patronage. Please come again next time.¡± The boss shouted from behind.


    Xiao Yun saw that the time had come, so he stood in front of Liu Yidao and naively asked, ¡°Brother, can you show me your ticket?¡±


    Liu Yidao, the old lottery winners, and the boss were shocked. They didn¡¯t know when Xiao Yun had entered.


    But it wasn¡¯t their fault. They had been too busy watching the scene that unfolded earlier. After all, Xiao Yun was still young and hadn¡¯t made a sound. Of course, he didn¡¯t have any sense of presence either.


    Liu Yidao stared at Xiao Yun and askedunhappily, ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°My grandfather taught me to read faces. I see that Brother¡¯s face is rosy, and his nose is full. He must be a lucky man. I also believed that Brother would definitely win the lottery this time, so I wanted to buy a lottery ticket like yours to win a big prize.¡± said Xiao Yun with a face full of naivety.


    In order to win the lottery, Xiao Yun¡¯s actions could be said to be shameless.


    But Liu Yidao was elated by Xiao Yun¡¯s words. After all, who wouldn¡¯t want to hear nice words?Plus, Xiao Yun just said he could win the lottery!


    Therefore, Liu Yidao¡¯s attitude towards Xiao Yun immediately changed.


    He handed the lottery ticket to Xiao Yun and patted his chest to assure Xiao Yun. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there will be no problem buying it with this brother. You will definitely win the lottery.¡±


    Xiao Yun pretended to look at it, nodded, and whispered, ¡°These two numbers are good. You will definitely win the lottery.¡±


    Liu Yidao was in a better mood when he heard that. He even started humming a little tune.


    What he didn¡¯t know was that Xiao Yun¡¯s words were meant for himself.


    ¡°Then can I buy the same one as you?¡± asked Xiao Yun to Liu Yidao while holding the lottery ticket.


    The more Liu Yidao looked at Xiao Yun, the more he liked him. So he waved his hand and said generously, ¡°Take it. Just buy the same one.¡±


    Then, Xiao Yun took out five yuan from his pocket and walked to the counter. He handed the lottery ticket to the boss and said, ¡°Boss, just type the exact same one according to this.¡±


    The boss only recovered when he heard Xiao Yun¡¯s words. He was stunned by this child.


    He took the ticket from Xiao Yun and asked in shock, ¡°Kid, are you sure you want to buy it?¡±


    Actually, the rules forbade the sales of lottery tickets to minors. However, this was the first time the shopkeeper had a minor, let alone a three-to-four-year-old child, walk into his shop in all these years.


    Of course, the boss could sell it to him. What they didn¡¯t know wouldn¡¯t hurt them. No one would be so bored as to check whether the person who bought the lottery tickets was an adult or not.


    Xiao Yun still innocent in his expression, said, ¡°Yes, Boss, I¡¯m sure. You just have to follow that.¡±


    ¡°I still don¡¯t think you should be buying lottery tickets like him. You should know that he has never won the lottery. It¡¯s better for you to take this money and buy some delicious food.¡± The boss continued to persuade him with his conscience.


    Liu Yidao heard this and immediately said, ¡°Hey, Old Wang, what do you mean by this?¡±


    Liu Yidao glared at the boss and said, ¡°If you can¡¯t say it to my face, then I¡¯ll fight you.¡±


    Xiao Yun hurriedly came out to smooth things over. ¡°Come on, guys. We can make money by being friendly. Boss, I¡¯m sure I want it. You can just key in the same thing.¡±


    Since Xiao Yun insisted, the boss had no intention to dissuade him further. Anyway, he had already said what he needed to say. After all, it was not worth it to be beaten up. As long as there was money to be made, it was fine.


    The boss handed Liu Yidao¡¯s lottery ticket to Xiao Yun, but Xiao Yun¡¯s was not done yet.


    The boss was about to pass the three yuan that he had already pulled out to Xiao Yun, but Xiao Yun was not in a hurry to take it.


    Instead, after he took the ticket, he passed it to Liu Yidao. ¡°Thank you, Brother. Brother will definitely win the lottery this time.¡±


    After Liu Yidao heard it, his mood became even better. He even touched Xiao Yun¡¯s head for the first time and said, ¡°Kid, you have good taste.¡±


    Then, he put the ticket into his pocket and left the lottery shop in a good mood while humming a little song.


    Xiao Yun thought for a moment after Liu Yidao left. Then, he took out 15 yuan from his pocket and handed it to the boss. ¡°Boss, please raise my bet by ten times. This amount should be enough to pay for the lottery ticket.¡±


    Xiao Yun held it for a long time but still couldn¡¯t see the boss taking the money. So, he put down his aching arm and asked the boss in confusion, ¡°Boss, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± The boss didn¡¯t seem to believe what he had just heard, so he needed Xiao Yun to repeat himself.


    Xiao Yun repeated in a very good temper, ¡°I said that I want the same lottery ticket just now but with ten times the amount. This money should cover it.¡±


    This time, Xiao Yun didn¡¯t wait for the boss to take the money. Instead, he simply placed the money on the counter.


    At this moment, not only the boss but even the people who were watching from the beginning could not remain calm.


    Gambler A: ¡°Kid, are you serious?¡±


    Gambler B: ¡°That¡¯s right. You just bet ten times?¡±


    Gambler C: ¡°You don¡¯t know Liu Yidao, the person you just bought the lottery with. He hasn¡¯t won a single lottery.¡±


    At this time, the boss swallowed his saliva and said, ¡°Kid, you should trust us. Just buy one and play. You might as well save the rest of the money to buy some delicious food.


    ¡°What they said is true. Liu Yidao hasn¡¯t won a single lottery ticket in so many years. You will just lose your pocket money.¡± The boss continued to persuade him.


    Xiao Yun innocently said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I¡¯ve really thought it over. I want to bet ten times the amount for the same lottery ticket.¡±


    The boss opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he stopped and put the money on the counter into the drawer. Then, he handed the lottery ticket to Xiao Yun. ¡°Kid, once we sell it here, we won¡¯t refund the money even if you don¡¯t win. Don¡¯t come crying to me when the time comes.¡±

 Chapter 20 - Ill Take Any Opportunity I Can Get

    Chapter 20 I¡¯ll Take Any Opportunity I Can Get


    Xiao Yun took the lottery ticket and carefully checked it. Then, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t.¡±


    The boss had nothing else to say either. Since the other party had money and wanted to buy a lottery ticket, why would the boss deny him that? Everything had been said and done.


    The boss looked at Xiao Yun and swore that this was the first time in his life that he had seen such a strange child.


    He was so mature that it was strange, and his guts made him even stranger.


    The other veteran lottery players in the shop also looked at Xiao Yun with surprise. They simply thought that this child might be crazy or that he had too much money and nowhere to spend it.


    Xiao Yun did not care what they thought of him. He had already bought the lottery ticket. Now, he just had to wait for the day his lottery ticket struck gold and give these men the shock of their lives.


    The truly powerful people never said much.


    Xiao Yun folded the lottery ticket into his pocket. Then, he politely said his goodbye to the people in the lottery shop and dragged Zhang Lexuan out.


    Those in the shop were still staring at the three-and-a-half-year-old in shock.


    ¡°Such a young child could buy a lottery ticket just from looking at someone?¡±


    ¡°That kid was just fooling around.¡±


    ¡°If he wins it, I¡¯ll be d*mned.¡±


    ¡°The child is quite good-looking. But why I don¡¯t think he was very smart to immediately buy a lottery ticket ten times the amount of Liu Yidao.¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t understand the world of the rich.¡±


    After this person finished speaking, everyone in the room laughed along.


    Xiao Yun did not care about what they said after he had left either. They could say whatever they wanted. ¡®We¡¯ll see who will be laughing once the results are out.¡¯


    When Xiao Yun ran out, he saw that Liu Yidao had not gone far. Xiao Yun felt conflicted about whether or not to remind the man.


    After thinking for a while, Xiao Yun decided to approach Liu Yidao anyway.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to buy a steamed bun,¡± said Zhang Lexuan and then left.


    Xiao Yun nodded, then looked in the direction where Liu Yidao was walking and said, ¡°Brother Liu, wait for me.¡±


    Xiao Yun was starting to worry that the man wouldn¡¯t be able to hear him when he saw Liu Yidao stop and turn around.


    Liu Yidao pointed at himself as if to ask, ¡°Are you talking to me?¡±.


    Xiao Yun nodded and walked toward Liu Yidao. Eventually, the two met again.


    ¡°Why did you call after me?¡± asked Liu Yidao


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    At this moment, Zhang Lexuan ran over after buying the buns. He seemed to be a little surprised by Liu Yidao¡¯s presence. But fortunately, he had bought enough buns to give one to Liu Yidao.


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    Zhang Lexuan wasted no time to share the buns he had bought between the three of them.


    The group then crouched over the sidewalk and started eating.


    ¡°Nothing. I just want to ask Brother Liu what he would like to do if he wins the lottery.¡± Xiao Yun¡¯s words answered Liu Yidao¡¯s question earlier too.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯d obviously want to buy a good car and drive beautiful women as everyone envies me, especially those who used to look down on me.¡± Liu Yidao blurted out without thinking as if he had already won the lottery and the money was already in his hands.


    Xiao Yun could tell this from the speed at which he answered. Liu Yidao had been looking forward to the day he won the lottery, so much so that he had already planned how he would use the money and why.


    Xiao Yun thought for a moment and said, ¡°Brother Liu, you have to know that luck is temporary. People can¡¯t always be lucky. If you spend it all like that, even a mountain of gold and silver will not be enough to last you,¡± said Xiao Yun in a tone that did not speak his age.


    This was also a kind reminder to Liu Yidao. As for whether his thoughts would change after this, Xiao Yun could not care less. This was all he could do.


    After all, he had just relied entirely on Liu Yidao to buy lottery tickets. Xiao Yun simply thought that he would grab at any opportunity he had to do what should and needed to be done. At the very least, he hoped not to let this man do what he did in his previous life.


    Liu Yidao was very surprised. He almost could not believe that these words came from the mouth of a kid who was not even as tall as his thighs.


    Since he had said what he needed to say, Xiao Yun simply stuffed the last bite of the steamed bun into his mouth, stood up, and said to Liu Yidao, ¡°Alright, Brother Liu, I¡¯m leaving now. See you again if there¡¯s a chance.¡±


    Zhang Lexuan also stood up the moment Xiao Yun stood up, and the two of them left.


    Xiao Yun could not be bothered about whether Liu Yidao would heed his words or not.


    If Liu Yidao¡¯s thoughts were still the same as before, then he was hopeless and Xiao Yun¡¯s advice had fallen on deaf ears.


    Xiao Yun and Zhang Lexuan eventually arrived back at the car. Xiao Yun hadn¡¯t forgotten that Zhang Lexuan had to go to his supermarket today.


    So he took the initiative to ask, ¡°Do you still want to go to your supermarket? If you are busy, you can go first. I will take the bus and go straight back.¡±


    ¡°And why would I do that? Do you want to come to the supermarket with me instead?¡± Zhang Lexuan willingly extended an invitation to Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun was a little surprised, not expecting Zhang Lexuan to invite him.


    When he knew that Zhang Lexuan¡¯s family opened a supermarket chain, Xiao Yun had been thinking that he might be able to initiate a partnership with Zhang Lexuan¡¯s family after he had obtained a factory for his snack production in the future.


    Since Zhang Lexuan had already invited him, Xiao Yun didn¡¯t plan to decline. It just so happened that he also had the idea to visit.


    If Zhang Lexuan hadn¡¯t mentioned it just now, Xiao Yun would have taken made obvious his intentions sooner or later.


    Zhang Lexuan had saved Xiao Yun a lot of trouble.


    But out of courtesy, Xiao Yun still asked, ¡°Don¡¯t you need to tell your family in advance?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, there¡¯s no need for that. Just come with me.¡± After Zhang Lexuan finished speaking, he opened the car door and got in.


    Xiao Yun followed closely behind.


    ¡°Go to the supermarket.¡± Zhang Lexuan instructed the driver in front.


    ¡°Yes, Young Master,¡± said the driver as he started the car and drove it to the supermarket.


    Xiao Yun then asked, ¡°Little Xuan, how many supermarket chains does your family have?¡±


    ¡°Well, I don¡¯t know. I¡¯ll ask my dad,¡± said Zhang Lexuan.


    Xiao Yun shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s OK, I¡¯m just asking.¡±


    ¡°By the way, when we get to the supermarket, remember to get Xi Xi and Chubs some of their favorite food,¡± said Zhang Lexuan suddenly.


    Xiao Yun was a little surprised. He didn¡¯t expect Zhang Lexuan to keep his promise at such a young age.


    If it were other kids, they would have forgotten about it long ago. They wouldn¡¯t be thinking about it all the time. It seemed that Zhang Lexuan really regarded Chubs and Xi Xi as his good friends.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, just take whatever you want to eat when we get there. Don¡¯t be shy,¡± said Zhang Lexuan very generously.


    Xiao Yun could not help but laugh: ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid your father will spank you?¡±

 Chapter 21 - It Is Good to Form New Partnerships After Rebirth

    Chapter 21 It Is Good to Form New Partnerships After Rebirth


    Zhang Lexuan¡¯s face stiffened. He was afraid of that but it would have been very embarrassing to say it out loud.


    While they were talking, the car eventually came to a stop. ¡°We¡¯re here. Let¡¯s get out.¡± Zhang Lexuan opened the door and slipped out.


    Xiao Yun smiled and followed him out of the


    car.


    ¡°Fu Le Supermarket,¡± Xiao Yun muttered as he read the name of the supermarket.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in and take a look,¡± said Zhang Lexuan as he led Xiao Yun in.


    They met many workers as they made their way in, and they all stopped to greet Zhang Lexuan. By now, Zhang Lexuan was exuding the maturity of a young master. He nodded at them as he walked past them.


    Xiao Yun could tell from his posture that Zhang Lexuan had come to this supermarket many times. This meant that his family had been grooming him since he was young.


    Zhang Lexuan led Xiao Yun around and eventually, the latter had a rough understanding of the supermarket. Although it was not as large as the supermarket in his previous life, their business was very well-run and there were many customers.


    Xiao Yun thought that after the factory¡¯s transformation, it should not be a big problem to partner up with the Zhangs¡¯ supermarket.


    Since the duo had already walked around the entire supermarket, they were ready to head back. And as promised to their other two friends, Zhang Lexuan packed a lot of snacks and asked the bodyguard behind him to take them to the car.


    ¡°Let¡¯s have dinner at my house tonight.¡± Xiao Yun decided to invite Zhang Lexuan over. After all, he had troubled Zhang Lexuan a lot today.


    Zhang Lexuan¡¯s eyes were filled with surprise at first, but then he agreed.


    Just like that, Xiao Yun showed the driver the way back to his home.


    At this time, Xiao He had just finished cooking and was about to place a bowl on the table when he saw a car parked outside. He was a little puzzled.


    Not long after, Xiao Yun led Zhang Lexuan into the house.


    ¡°Dad, I¡¯m back.¡± Xiao Yun shouted before he entered the house.


    When he saw the meat, vegetables, and soup on the table, he took a deep sniff and said, ¡°Oh, it smells good. I¡¯m hungry.¡±


    Although the dishes on the table were simple, they were some of Xiao He¡¯s best.


    Xiao He was surprised to see Xiao Yun coming back with another kid.


    If Xiao He was not mistaken, they had gotten out of the car that was outside.


    Xiao Yun decided to explain. ¡°Dad, I invited my friend over for a meal.¡±


    ¡°Hmm, my kid has been making some pretty good friends lately. He has been inviting over from time to time too,¡¯ thought Xiao He to himself.


    But that wasn¡¯t a bad thing. It was better for children to have more friends.


    And based on Xiao He¡¯s observations, this child¡¯s family background didn¡¯t seem very ordinary.


    Regardless, he kept his thoughts to himself and didn¡¯t let them show on his face.


    He hurriedly called Zhang Lexuan. ¡°Come, sit here and eat.¡±


    Then he went into the kitchen and took out a set of bowls and chopsticks.


    ¡°Dad, this is my friend Zhang Lexuan.¡± ¡°Lexuan, this is my dad.¡± Xiao Yun introduced the two of them.


    Zhang Lexuan very politely said, ¡°Hello, Uncle.¡±


    Xiao He served Zhang Lexuan a bowl of soup and placed it in front of him so that he could try it.


    ¡°Oh right, Son, Aunt Wang Li wants to invite you to dinner tomorrow,¡± said Xiao He suddenly.


    Xiao Yun had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Plus, Xiao Yun knew that Aunt Wang Li was really inviting his dad, not him, to dinner. Since Aunt Wang Li was tactful enough to know that Xiao He would worry about what Xiao Yun would think, she decided to invite the son too.


    Though Xiao Yun didn¡¯t mind the two of them spending more time together, since Wang Li had already invited him, he might as well go. Maybe he could even give Xiao He and Wang Li a little hand and help them to grow closer more quickly.


    Xiao Yun immediately said, ¡°Sure, when?¡±


    ¡°Monday. I¡¯ll pick you up after school and then we¡¯ll go over to Aunt Wang Li,¡± said Xiao He after a moment¡¯s thought.


    Xiao Yun nodded understandingly and said, ¡°Oh, I see. Actually, I don¡¯t really mind either way. You guys can pick me up or just go ahead on a date.¡±


    Xiao He blushed at Xiao Yun¡¯s cheeky smile, so he hurriedly picked up a piece of food and placed it in his bowl. ¡°Eat your food.¡±


    ¡°Okay, okay.¡± Xiao Yun agreed immediately.


    After the meal, Xiao He let Xiao Yun accompany his little friend to play whileXiao He washed the dishes and rested for a while before going back to work.


    Days passed quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was already Monday.


    During break time, the four kids met up at the same place as before. Zhang Lexuan remembered to bring the snacks that he had brought back from the weekend to Chubs and Lin Xi.


    Chubs took his share, opened one of them, and stuffed the snacks into his mouth. With a mouth full of food, Chubs said, ¡°Little, you¡¯re too awesome.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Big Brother Xuan.¡± Lin Xi was also very happy to receive her snacks and she didn¡¯t forget to thank Zhang Lexuan.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid that Big Brother Xiao Yun has long forgotten about the matter of buying me candy on Friday,¡± said Lin Xi angrily.


    Xiao Yun had known that this little girl would remember and be unhappy if he forgot. But fortunately, he was prepared. He had two yuan left after buying the lottery ticket last time, so he took out one yuan to buy ten pieces of candy.


    After hearing Lin Xi¡¯s complaints, he took out a handful of candy from his pocket and waved it in front of Lin Xi. ¡°Oh? Have I completely forgotten about buying candy for Xi Xi? How come I don¡¯t know about it?


    ¡°Xi Xi, how about you guess what¡¯s in my hand, then?¡± Xiao Yun continued to tease Lin Xi.


    Lin Xi grabbed Xiao Yun¡¯s sleeve and exclaimed, ¡°Is it candy? Did Big Brother Xiao Yun buy candy for Xi Xi?¡±


    ¡°Hey, which little heartless person said that I forgot about you just now? Big Brother Xiao Yun is very sad,¡± said Xiao Yun as he made a very sad expression.


    ¡°Oh, Big Brother Xiao Yun, Xi Xi was wrong. She misunderstood Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡± Lin Xi continued to act apologetically beside Xiao Yun.


    ¡°Then how does Xi Xi want to compensate Big Brother Xiao Yun?¡± Xiao Yun continued to fool around with Lin Xi.


    Lin Xi thought for a moment and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll give Big Brother Xiao Yun one of the pieces of candy.¡±


    ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun doesn¡¯t want candy.¡± Xiao Yun closed his eyes and shook his head.


    ¡°Then what does Big Brother Xiao Yun want?¡±


    Xiao Yun didn¡¯t say anything and simply pointed his finger at his face.


    Lin Xi instantly understood. Without hesitation, she pouted her small mouth at Xiao Yun¡¯s face.


    Zhang Lexuan and Chubs were stunned.


    ¡°This is not the Brother Xiao that I know. What happened to him? Who are you?¡± Chubs exclaimed in surprise.


    Xiao Yun gave a side glance to Chubs before closing his eyes again in anticipation. There was nothing he could do to hide the growing smile on his face.


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 Chapter 22 - A Kick in the Butt

    Chapter 22 A Kick in the Butt


    Chubs was no longer interested in the snacks in his hand. He gradually approached Lin Xi.


    Lin Xi was about to give Xiao Yun, Zhang Lexuan, and Chubs some candy, but when she saw Chubs coming closer, she thought Chubs couldn¡¯t wait any longer, so she pulled out a piece of candy from her chubby little hand and gave it to him first.


    But Chubs pushed the candy back to Lin Xi and said, ¡°Lin Xi, give me a kiss. I¡¯ll buy you candy tomorrow.¡± When Xiao Yun heard this, the smile on his face instantly disappeared and he gave Chubs a kick on the butt.


    Chubs was caught off guard by the kick as he hugged his butt and jumped. When Lin Xi saw Chubs acting like this, she couldn¡¯t stop giggling.


    Xiao Yun: ¡°Don¡¯t get any ideas about Xi Xi.¡±


    Chubs looked aggrieved and asked, ¡°Why Brother Xiao, Xi Xi also calls me Brother, why can she kiss you but not me?¡±


    Xiao Yun gave him a cold glance and Chubs was instantly terrified. ¡°Alright, if you don¡¯t want her to kiss me then don¡¯t.¡±


    Zhang Lexuan: ¡°I really suggest that you eat more walnuts to nourish your brain.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± asked Chubs as he scratched his head.


    Then it finally dawned on him. ¡°Okay, you are basically scolding me for not thinking straight.¡±


    Zhang Lexuan looked at Chubs without saying anything else.


    Xiao Yun¡¯s possessiveness towards Lin Xi was so strong. It was obvious that he did not treat Lin Xi simply as a sister.


    However, Chubs had yet to understand this and thus, he had unknowingly courted death by asking Lin Xi to kiss him. Zhang Lexuan felt that just kicking him was not good enough.


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    Xiao Yun did not care about the bickering Chubs and Zhang Lexuan. Instead, he walked up to Lin Xi and asked, ¡°Xi Xi, you must remember that apart from Dad, Mom, and Big Brother Xiao Yun, you are not allowed to kiss anyone else.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± asked Lin Xi as she blinked innocently.


    ¡°Because Dad and Mom are the people Xi Xi loves the most. Big Brother Xiao Yun is the person Xi Xi is going to marry in the future. If Xi Xi were to let someone else kiss her or if you were to kiss someone else, how will she be Big Brother Xiao Yun¡¯s bride?¡± Xiao Yun ended his sentence pitifully.


    And sure enough, when Lin Xi heard this, she immediately comforted him. ¡°Xi Xi won¡¯t kiss anyone in the future except for Dad, Mom, and Big Brother Xiao Yun, Xi Xi and won¡¯t let anyone kiss Xi Xi either.¡±


    Afraid that he still wouldn¡¯t believe her, she stretched out her little finger and locked it with Xiao Yun¡¯s.


    Xiao Yun willingly wrapped his pinkie around hers. Then, Lin Xi started to speak with much conviction. ¡°I promise to always keep my word and if I go back on it, I will turn into an ugly frog.¡± Chubs looked at the two¡¯s actions and thought, ¡®When did Brother Xiao become so childish?¡¯ However, he did not dare to say it, afraid that Xiao Yun would give him another kick.


    The morning passed very quickly, and soon it was noon. Li Ping came over to take the two home for lunch, then coaxed them to take an afternoon nap right after their meal before sending them back to the kindergarten.


    When Xiao Yun and Lin Xi had gone to kindergarten earlier that day, the sun was still shining brightly. It had been a sunny day.


    However, before Li Ping reached home after sending them off after lunch, the sky had turned dark and depressing.


    Li Ping quickened her pace and returned home. Soon, she took two umbrellas and went out again.


    In less than ten minutes, bean-sized raindrops fell.


    At this time, the chubby little boy in the kindergarten sighed heavily.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, how can you go home after school when the rain is so heavy outside?¡± asked the chubby little boy while looking at the weather outside.


    Xiao Yun merely raised his eyebrows and looked out of the window. Then, he turned around and said unhurriedly, ¡°There¡¯s still quite a long time until then. It¡¯s not a big problem. Perhaps it will stop when school


    ends.¡±


    Chubs looked outside, scratched his head, and said, ¡°Maybe.¡±


    However, Xiao Yun was wrong. The rain continued to fall until the end of school.


    Xiao Yun and Chubs went to Lin Xi¡¯s classroom to pick the little girl up.


    Zhang Lexuan also walked over to join the three of them. The group of four now stood at the door and watched the rain outside.


    The teacher were busy organizing the children, ensuring only parents and the right guardians picked the little ones up.


    ¡°Brother Xiao Yun, what should we do? How can we go home in such heavy rain?¡± said Lin Xi worriedly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t worry. My dad will come to pick us up today.¡± Xiao Yun comforted Lin


    Xi.


    At this time, a bolt of lightning appeared in the sky, followed by the sound of thunder.


    Lin Xi shrank back and hid behind Xiao Yun. Obviously, she was still afraid of thunder.


    Xiao Yun took off his coat and put it over Lin Xi¡¯s head. Then, he held her hand to give her a sense of security.


    ¡°My dad might be a little late in such heavy rain. Let¡¯s wait and see if the rain will stop,¡± said Xiao Yun as he kept comforting her.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we not go back for now? We can play in school for a while and wait for the rain to stop before we go out,¡± said Chubs excitedly.


    Xiao Yun: ¡°Nothing can stop you from playing.¡±


    Chubs scratched his head in embarrassment and chuckled.


    There was nothing Xiao Yun could do to Chubs. This little chubby kid was happy every day and hardly worried about anything too much.


    Zhang Lexuan looked at the school gate, then looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, and said, ¡°My car is at the gate. Come with me, I¡¯ll send you guys back.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see.¡± Xiao Yun nodded and didn¡¯t refuse. If the rain didn¡¯t stop, he would have to trouble Zhang Lexuan¡¯s driver.


    ¡°Wow, I didn¡¯t expect Little Xuan to have a drive,¡± said Chubs, surprised.


    Zhang Lexuan: ¡°Yup. Would you like to have the honor of sending your young master home later?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Chubs nodded repeatedly.


    The two of them continued bantering.


    Just then, Xiao Yun saw a familiar-looking woman walking over from the line of parents.


    The woman looked to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old and had a very gentle appearance.


    ¡°Why is she here?¡±


    When he saw the person¡¯s full appearance, Xiao Yun recognized that this person was Wang Li, who had almost become his stepmother in his previous life. He couldn¡¯t help but sigh.


    ¡°Is Xiao Yun here? I¡¯m here to pick Xiao Yun up,¡± said Wang Li as she walked to the teacher.


    Since Wang Li had never seen Xiao Yun before, she had to ask.


    ¡°Brother Xiao Yun, she seems to be looking for you,¡± said Lin Xi as she tugged at Xiao Yun¡¯s clothes.


    Xiao Yun nodded. ¡°Yep.¡±


    At this time, the teacher shouted Xiao Yun¡¯s name out loud. Xiao Yun walked up to them and said, ¡°I¡¯m here.¡±


    ¡°This is Xiao Yun,¡± said the teacher.


    ¡°I¡¯m Xiao Yun. May I know who you are?¡± asked Xiao Yun, pretending to be clueless.


    Wang Li looked at Xiao Yun from head to toe, and confirmed that he was wearing the same clothes as Xiao He described. She could also see that Xiao Yun¡¯s facial features were very similar to Xiao He¡¯s.

 Chapter 23 - The Little Daughter-In-Law that Everyone knows

    Chapter 23 The Little Daughter-In-Law that Everyone knows


    Thus, she gently smiled and introduced herself. ¡°Your father has been delayed by work at the factory, so he asked me to come pick you up first. My name is Wang Li. You can also call me Aunty Wang.¡¯


    Xiao Yun nodded, indicating that he understood. Then, he crisply called her, ¡°Aunty Wang.¡± ¡°Oh right, there¡¯s a little girl with you, right? Let¡¯s bring her along as well,¡± said Wang Li very gently. Xiao Yun looked back and waved to Lin Xi. ¡°Little Xi, come quickly, we¡¯re going home.¡±


    Lin Xi walked over, a little confused as she looked at Wang Li with big eyes.


    ¡°Little Xi, Aunty Wang is taking us home today,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    Lin Xi greeted the lady sweetly. ¡°Hello, Aunty Wang.¡±


    Wang Li smiled as she stroked Lin Xi¡¯s hair and said, ¡°I know. This is your little wife, right?¡±


    As she spoke, she handed the umbrella in her hand over.


    Xiao Yun generously nodded his head as a form of acknowledgment. Lin Xi blinked her big eyes as she looked at Xiao Yun.


    Then, Xiao Yun said to Chubs, ¡°Chubs, we¡¯ll be leaving first. Take it easy later.¡±


    Chubs nodded blankly as he looked at Wang Li with confusion ¨C he didn¡¯t know who this beautiful woman was.


    When he last visited Xiao Yun, he found out that Xiao Yun¡¯s mother had passed away.


    At this time, one of his classmates came over and looked at the backs of Xiao Yun and the other two. He asked, ¡°Chubs, is that Xiao Yun¡¯s mother? She¡¯s so beautiful.¡±


    Chubs shook his head and said, ¡°No, Brother Xiao¡¯s mother has passed away. I don¡¯t know who she is either.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± That classmate answered with a lack of interest.


    The rain gradually weakened as Wang Li led the two children slowly toward Xiao Yun¡¯s home.


    ¡°Can I call you Little Yun?¡± asked Wang Li with some caution.


    ¡°Of course, you can.¡± Xiao Yun nodded.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you worried that I¡¯m a liar?¡± Wang Li laughed.


    What? Aunty Wang is a liar?¡± Lin Xi spoke first this time, before Xiao Yun had a chance to.


    Lin Xi started tugging at Xiao Yun, ready to escape at any time.


    After all, Li Ping had always told her not follow strangers. They were all liars. If she went with any of them, it was very likely that she would never see her mother again.


    Wang Li didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry as she said, ¡°No, Aunty is not a liar.¡±


    Xiao Yun also helped to explain the situation. ¡°Little Xi, don¡¯t worry. Aunty Wang is really not a liar. Believe in Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    As he said that, he patted the back of Lin Xi¡¯s hand.


    Then, Xiao Yun revealed a sly smile as he said to Wang Li, ¡°Recently, I¡¯ve seen the smile on my father¡¯s face become bigger than before. I guess it must be because of Aunty Wang.¡±


    Wang Li was stunned at first, and then her cheeks turned red as she looked at Xiao Yun in surprise.


    When she got in touch with Xiao He, she had heard Xiao He mention his son, saying that his son was a little brat.


    And recently, Xiao He said that his son had been acting more and more like a little adult.


    ¡°It seems that your father is right. You¡¯re very smart.


    ¡°But, you don¡¯t object? Don¡¯t you hate me?¡± asked Wang Li softly.


    Xiao Yun answered indifferently, ¡°Are you talking about you and my dad? I don¡¯t object. What¡¯s there to object to? And why should I hate you?


    ¡°Besides, my dad is still young. It¡¯s good to have someone to accompany him. When I¡¯m older, I¡¯ll go to school outside the city. I¡¯ll be worried if he doesn¡¯t have someone to accompany him.¡±


    Wang Li was even more surprised after hearing Xiao Yun¡¯s words. Xiao He had told her that Xiao Yun¡¯s mind was much more mature than his peers.


    She had been wondering how mature a three or four-year-old child could be until she had this conversation with Xiao Yun. It had completely changed Wang Li¡¯s understanding of Xiao Yun.


    This kind of open-mindedness was not something an ordinary person could compare to.


    At the same time, Wang Li also felt extremely happy. She had been single for many years and had never married. It was not easy for her to want to marry someone who had already been married and had a child.


    But through the conversation with this little boy just now, she found that Xiao Yun not only did not oppose but was actually quite supportive.


    Moreover, to have met such a sensible and smart child made Wang Li beam with joy.


    Seeing that Wang Li had fallen silent, Xiao Yun decided to make things clear. ¡°Aunty, do you want to marry my dad?¡±


    ¡°Marry?¡± Lin Xi, who had been following Xiao Yun obediently, blinked at Xiao Yun and then looked at Wang Li.


    Lin Xi couldn¡¯t be blamed for having such a big reaction when she heard these two words, because Xiao Yun had just said that he wanted to marry her, and she would remember it always.


    Wang Li did not seem to have expected Xiao Yun to ask so directly either, so she did not know how to answer for a moment.


    Moreover, getting married was not a matter for her to decide alone. She did not know what Xiao He was thinking.


    Before she met Xiao Yun today, Wang Li did not even dare to think about this matter. After all, Xiao He was always talking about Xiao Yun, and Wang Li thought that even if the relationship between her and Xiao He worked out, they would probably not be able to so easily consider a wedding since they had to think of Xiao Yun as well.


    How could Xiao Yun already understand what Wang Li was thinking? Thus, the following words completely dispelled Wang Li¡¯s worries.


    ¡°Aunty Wang, you can marry my dad. I have high hopes for you. You also know that my dad is a completely unromantic person. It wouldn¡¯t be an exaggeration to say that he is a piece of wood. However, my father is definitely a good man who is trustworthy, so you can rest assured.


    ¡°As for me, you don¡¯t have to worry about me. I won¡¯t oppose the two of you at all. On the contrary, I will raise both hands in agreement,¡± said Xiao Yun sincerely.


    As he spoke, he raised his hands to show his determination.


    Lin Xi also raised her small hands as if to cheer on Wang Li.


    Wang Li touched her already hot cheeks and softly said, ¡°Hmm.¡±


    The look in her eyes became more and more determined.


    Since the problem that Xiao He had been most worried about had been solved, there was nothing to stop them from moving forward. This time, she had no worries to pursue his love.


    She had a feeling that with Xiao Yun by her side, she would definitely succeed.


    The three of them continued walking the rest of the way home. When they arrived at the doorstep, Xiao Yun used the key to open the door and hurriedly invited Wang Li into the house.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Aunty Wang, our house is a bit messy. You know, it¡¯s just me and my dad at home,¡± said Xiao Yun and began to wink at Wang Li.


    Wang Li smiled and pinched his cheek. ¡°You¡¯re such a cheeky kid.¡±


    Xiao Yun chuckled and ran to the kitchen to bring Wang Li and Lin Xi a cup of hot tea each.


    Only Lin Xi¡¯s had a little bit of cold water added, so it wasn¡¯t too hot for her. It was warm.

 Chapter 24 - The Aunty Wang Who Wants to Marry Uncle

    Chapter 24 The Aunty Wang Who Wants to Marry Uncle


    Wang Li took the cup and took a sip. Then she looked around the house and said, ¡°No, it¡¯s pretty good.¡±


    The house was not big but there was at least a little sunlight that poured in. The more Wang Li looked around, the more she felt like she was at home.


    Although she lived in a high-end residential area with big and bright houses, she didn¡¯t feel as happy there. Instead, Wang Li felt a stronger sense of longing here, as if this was where she belonged.


    Wang Li sat on the sofa and continued to sip on her tea. Suddenly, she was attracted by a picture frame under the television.


    In the picture, a woman with a smile on her face was holding a baby in her arms. The man next to her was holding the two of them in his arms as he looked at the woman with the baby lovingly.


    The family of three looked very happy.


    Xiao Yun¡¯s gaze followed Wang Li¡¯s.


    ¡°Do you want to see it?¡± Xiao Yun got up and walked to the TV.


    Wang Li was surprised. ¡°I¡­ can I?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡± Xiao Yun smiled and handed the photo frame to Wang Li.


    Wang Li took the photo frame of the family of three with an envious look on her face.


    The photo was preserved very well. There was not a speck of dust on the photo frame. One could easily tell that the owner had loved and taken good care of it despite the passing of


    time.


    ¡°How beautiful. I heard your father mention your mother. When he talked about your mother, his face would turn gentler.


    ¡°From your father¡¯s description, I could tell that your mother was a gentle person too. Now that I¡¯ve seen this photo today, everything your father said was true. She¡¯s so beautiful and gentle.


    ¡°No wonder your father loves your mother so much.¡± The more Wang Li spoke, the softer her voice became. It was obvious that she was slowly losing confidence.


    ¡°People have to move forward. It¡¯s good to keep such beautiful memory in your heart. Moreover, I believe that mom in heaven would also wish for someone to take care of my dad and me so that we would not be so lonely, especially my dad,¡± said Xiao Yun with a smile.


    Wang Li was very surprised when she heard that. Then, she said with a smile, ¡°You have an insight and maturity that doesn¡¯t belong to your age. It¡¯s hard to believe that you¡¯re a three-year-old child.¡±


    ¡°Correction, I¡¯m now three and a half years old. I¡¯m about to be four years old.¡± Xiao Yun¡¯s words broke all the sadness that she had just felt. Wang Li couldn¡¯t help but laugh.


    Then she returned the photo frame to Xiao Yun. She looked outside and saw that it was still raining, so she said, ¡°Is there any food at home? It looks like your father will be back in a while. But since it is still raining outside and it is getting late, you guys won¡¯t be able to go out today. I guess you¡¯ll be forced to try my cooking¡­¡±


    ¡°There should be some food in the refrigerator. If Aunty Wang is the one cooking today, I think I can eat two bowls of rice,¡± said Xiao Yun as he put the photo frame back in its original position.


    ¡°I can eat three bowls,¡± said Lin Xi, not wanting to be outdone.


    Wang Li pointed at Lin Xi¡¯s nose and said, ¡°Okay, then you must eat three bowls today. You must be full.¡±


    Then she got up and walked to the kitchen.


    Xiao Yun watched cartoons with Lin Xi on the sofa and the funny scenes in the cartoons made the little girl giggle non-stop.


    The alluring fragrance of the kitchen eventually wafted over and the cartoons on the screen were no longer enough to distract Lin Xi from the smell.


    ¡°It smells so good. Big Brother Xiao Yun, I¡¯m hungry,¡± said Lin Xi as she rubbed his stomach and looked in the direction of the kitchen.


    Xiao Yun handed her a bag of biscuits. ¡°Eat this first. I¡¯ll go take a look.¡±


    He got up and walked to the kitchen door. There, he saw Wang Li wearing the apron that Xiao He often wore to cook. She hummed a few lyrics from time to time, she seemed to be in a very good mood.


    Since Xiao He was the one who usually wore the apron, despite Wang Li having button all the buttons on it, it was still a little too big for her.


    ¡°Aunty Wang, your cooking is too good. I already feel hungry from the smell,¡± said Xiao Yun as he stood at the door.


    Wang Li turned to look at him, but her hands did not stop moving. ¡°Is that so? Just wait a little longer, alright? Dinner is almost ready.¡±


    Xiao Yun stood at the door to accompany Wang Li. When the dishes were cooked and ready, Xiao Yun helped to bring them to the table.


    The fried tofu, fried vegetables, and a plate of chili stir-fried meat, which was Xiao He¡¯s favorite, looked very appetizing.


    Knock, knock, knock¡­


    Then came Xiao He¡¯s voice from outside. ¡°Son, Xiao Yun, open the door for me, it¡¯s Dad.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m coming, Uncle.¡± Lin Xi ran over to open the door for Xiao He.


    Xiao He smelled the fragrance as soon as he entered the door. While taking off his clothes, he asked, ¡°Oh my, it smells so good. Who would cook for you guys if I¡¯m not at home?¡±


    ¡°It was Aunty Wang who cooked the meal. The Aunt Wang who wanted to marry Uncle.¡± Lin Xi answered very enthusiastically with a voice that was especially loud.


    At this moment, Li Ping and Lin Feiyang, who were following behind Xiao He, looked at Xiao He with their mouths agape.


    When Li Ping had gone to the factory to help the workers this afternoon, she was prevented from picking up the children by the heavy rain. Then, she saw Xiao He wave his hand to them and said that they did not need to worry. He said that he had just made a call and asked a friend to help pick up the children.


    However, he did not say whether the friend was a man or a woman. And since Xiao He rarely interacted with women, the husband and wife had automatically assumed that Xiao He¡¯s friend was a man.


    This friend now looked nothing like what they thought. At this moment, Wang Li and Xiao Yun walked out together, faces a little red.


    It was obvious that they had heard what Lin Xi had said.


    After all, she was so loud that it was difficult to not hear it. However, the culprit looked at everyone so innocently they could not even throw a tantrum at her.


    Then, Xiao He and Wang Li made eye contact, feeling a little awkward.


    When they saw Wang Li, Lin Feiyang and Li Ping were surprised, but they did not show it.


    ¡°Ahem, let me introduce you.¡± Xiao He tried to cover up the awkwardness with a cough.


    Then, the three of them simply got to know each other.


    ¡°Well, there are no other dishes in the kitchen, so I just made do with what was available. I made three dishes randomly and my cooking skills are not very good,¡± said Wang Li as she embarrassedly invited the group to dine.


    Li Ping quickly refused, ¡°No, no, we¡¯ll just go back and make more. We don¡¯t live far.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat here,¡± said Xiao He at the same time.


    Lin Xi also shook Li Ping¡¯s arm and said, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m hungry. Aunty Wang¡¯s dishes really smell good.¡±


    ¡°Then let¡¯s eat together. Go get the dishes from our refrigerator and order two more,¡± said Lin Feiyang to Li Ping with a smile.


    In fact, they had planned to eat at Xiao He¡¯s house today, but they didn¡¯t expect Wang Li to be there.


    Li Ping just wanted to create some space for Xiao He and Wang Li to spend time with each other, so her family wouldn¡¯t disturb them.


    But since they all said otherwise, Li Ping didn¡¯t intend to decline. She said, ¡°Okay.¡± Then, Li Ping went back home to get the food.

 Chapter 25 - I Didnt Expect You to Act Like This, Old Xiao

    Chapter 25 I Didn¡¯t Expect You to Act Like This, Old Xiao


    The two women worked together, and soon, a few more dishes and a soup were served.


    Everyone took their seats, eager to try Wang Li¡¯s cooking. Once they picked up their chopsticks, those seated at the table reached out to taste Wang Li¡¯s dishes first.


    ¡°Dad, quick, try your favorite stir-fried chili meat and see how it tastes. It¡¯s made by Aunty Wang herself,¡± said Xiao Yun and everyone turned their attention to Xiao He.


    ¡°Why are all of you staring at me like that?¡± asked Xiao He as he picked up a piece of stir-fried chili meat and put it into his mouth.


    Xiao He took his time to chew and had yet to make any comments. Lin Feiyang couldn¡¯t hold it in any longer as she anxiously asked, ¡°How is it, Xiao He?¡±


    Wang Li also looked at Xiao He with anticipation.


    Xiao He finally put his chopsticks down calmly and said, ¡°Well¡­ it¡¯s very delicious.¡±


    ¡°Oh, you¡­ I was afraid that you would say that it¡¯s not delicious. She would have been so hurt,¡± said Lin Feiyang as she laughed heartily.


    Wang Li felt a little embarrassed. It was obvious from her slightly blushed cheeks.


    ¡°Alright, let¡¯s eat,¡± said Li Ping as she tried to smooth things over.


    Soon, the dinner table became lively again and the men started drinking.


    ¡°You look younger than me. I can treat you as a younger sister, right?¡± Li Ping smiled as she chatted with Wang Li.


    Wang Li felt a bit embarrassed, but she quickly said, ¡°Yes, of course.¡±


    Wang Li had always been a strong woman, even in her previous life. However, if she was so worried about Xiao He¡¯s opinion of her cooking, it was clear that she really cared about him.


    ¡°So, tell me, Sister, how did you and Xiao He meet?¡± Li Ping did not beat around the bush to ask what she wanted.


    And the desire for gossip was clear in her eyes.


    When the men heard this topic, they stopped talking. To be honest, Li Ping wasn¡¯t the only one who wanted to know how the two of them met. Even Lin Feiyang, a man, wanted to know.


    The gazes at the dining table were all focused on Wang Li, who started to feel a little nervous. She glanced at Xiao He. Since he didn¡¯t say anything, she didn¡¯t hesitate to tell everyone at the table.


    She openly told them how the two of them met when Xiao He had helped her on the bus.


    After hearing this, everyone turned to Xiao


    He.


    Even Lin Feiyang couldn¡¯t help but tease him, ¡°Not bad, Old Xiao. I didn¡¯t expect you to put on a heroic act to save a damsel in distress.¡±


    ¡°Ugh, shut up.¡± Xiao He¡¯s face had turned red as he glared at Lin Feiyang.


    ¡°Xiao Yun, what do you think of Aunty Wang?¡± asked Li Ping to Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun had only said one sentence, at the beginning of the meal. The rest of it he spent listening to the adults silently.


    Xiao Yun swallowed the mouthful of rice in his mouth and said, ¡°I think Aunty Wang is a very good person. Not only are her dishes delicious, but she¡¯s also very beautiful.


    ¡°If my dad and Aunty Wang were to get together, I believe say that my dad has struck gold. I think I would have to.¡± After saying that, Xiao Yun smiled. Then, he picked up another mouthful of Wang Li¡¯s dishes and started eating.


    Li Ping asked this question to test Xiao He¡¯s reaction if Xiao He found a stepmother for him.


    After all, if this was an ordinary family, the child might make a fuss after hearing about


    it.


    However, she didn¡¯t expect Xiao Yun to be so calm and seemingly supportive.


    Li Ping and Lin Feiyang looked at each other and saw the word ¡®promising¡¯ in each other¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Little guy, just eat your food. What do children know?¡± Xiao He scolded with a smile.


    Xiao Yun unwillingly said, ¡°Dad, I¡¯m not young anymore. Besides, shouldn¡¯t you be happy that I¡¯m supporting you on this matter? Why are you so shy?¡±


    ¡°Oh right, I might have to work overtime tomorrow. I¡¯ll have to trouble you to pick up my child after school.¡± Xiao He¡¯s words were clearly not to Wang Li, but Li Ping.


    Just as Li Ping was about to agree, Lin Feiyang¡¯s cough came.


    She immediately knew what the cough meant and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think I have much time tomorrow. I wonder if you have time to pick up the child tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°No problem. I have nothing to do recently anyway. I¡¯ll pick up the child, don¡¯t worry,¡± said Wang Li agreeably. How could Wang Li not understand that Li Ping and Lin Feiyand were giving her another chance?


    Xiao He didn¡¯t refuse and only said, ¡°Thank you. Sorry for having to trouble you.¡± Then, there was no more.


    Li Ping waited anxiously for an unfavorable from Wang Li.


    But fortunately, Wang Li didn¡¯t mind.


    The next day after school, Wang Li arrived at the gate of the kindergarten as promised to pick up Xiao Yun and Lin Xi. She even had two big packs of snacks in her hands.


    This time, Wang Li did not go into the kindergarten to pick them up. Instead, she stood at the gate and waited.


    When the other children saw the snack packets in Wang Li¡¯s hands, they looked at them with eager eyes.


    Soon, Xiao Yun, Chubs, and Lin Xi walked up to Wang Li. When Xiao Yun was introducing Chubs to Wang Li, he was bumped by a male student in his class. The boy did not even apologize but Xiao Yun didn¡¯t care.


    When the male student saw that Xiao Yun ignored him, the former felt very dissatisfied.


    So he walked to Xiao Yun¡¯s and said loudly, ¡°Hey, aren¡¯t you Xiao Yun? I heard that you killed your mother? Now you are a child without a mother.¡±


    ¡°Wang Zhi, don¡¯t go too far.¡± Chubs clenched his teeth as he warned the boy.


    Wang Zhi then looked at Chubs and said, ¡°Am I wrong? Didn¡¯t you say yesterday that Xiao Yun¡¯s mother had passed away?¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± But Chubs was at a loss for words.


    That¡¯s right. This Wang Zhi was the one who watched Xiao Yun and the others leave before talking to Chubs yesterday.


    But Chubs had made it clear that Xiao Yun¡¯s mother had passed away because of illness. He didn¡¯t say that Xiao Yun was the cause of her death. Wang Zhi had obviously fluffed up the details himself.


    Chubs was afraid Xiao Yun would be upset with him so he was just about to explain himself but Xiao Yun stopped him.


    It was obvious that this Wang Zhi was here to sow discord. Xiao Yun would not believe what this boy said, but he could not allow him to be so arrogant.


    ¡°Remember these words and don¡¯t let me hear them a second time, or else,¡± said Xiao Yun as he raised his fist.


    And with that one simple sentence from Xiao Yun, Wang Zhi already had an expression of fright on his face.

 Chapter 26 - F*ck, I Hit the Jackpot

    Chapter 26 F*ck, I Hit the Jackpot


    Xiao Yun was fine with taking insults, but not those related to his family.


    Wang Zhi gulped to calm himself down, then he pointed at Wang Li and said unwillingly, ¡°Isn¡¯t this woman going to be your stepmother? What¡¯s there to be proud of? Stepmothers can hit children. Just wait to be hit.¡±


    Then he straightened his neck.


    Annoyed, Xiao Yun said, ¡°This is the second mother I chose. What does it have to do with you? I¡¯ll say it again. Get lost, or I really can¡¯t guarantee where my fist will land in the next second.¡±


    This was already a sign that he was angry


    Wang Zhi was really frightened now, so he put on a face that said, ¡°Just you wait.¡± Then, he left.


    Xiao Yun watched him leave, thinking that this boy really needed to be disciplined. He was too annoying. However, when he turned around and saw Wang Li looking at him with a conflicted expression, he instantly understood what was going on. Wang Zhi¡¯s words must have hurt her.


    ¡°Aunt Wang, you don¡¯t have to care about what he said. I was serious. I approve of you being my stepmother, and I also believe that you¡¯re different from the others. We will definitely get along very well,¡± said Xiao Yun sincerely.


    He was afraid that Wang Zhi¡¯s words would cause make Wang Li give up and back out right when she had just mustered her courage yesterday. Wouldn¡¯t all her efforts be in vain?


    Wang Li looked at Xiao Yun with slightly moist eyes. She didn¡¯t expect that one day she would actually be comforted by a little child. However, it had to be said that Xiao Yun¡¯s mental maturity was really different from other children of the same age. He was even more mature than some adults.


    Wang Li nodded, assuring Xiao Yun that she was fine. After all, with such a future son supporting her, she could not back down no matter what.


    Days passed and Xiao He, Wang Li, and Xiao Yun gradually got along better. They were no longer as awkward with each other as they were before.


    Xiao He finally faced his feelings and no longer hid himself from Wang Li. Occasionally, he would be the one to initiate contact with Wang Li, making sure to keep in touch with her.


    Wang Li continued to help Xiao He pick up the children when she had nothing to do. She would also make dinner for Xiao He and his son.


    The three of them continued to become familiar with each other.


    Xiao Yun did not really expect them to have a spark of love in a short period of time. It was not bad to slowly start as friends.


    vas


    Xiao Yun looked at the calendar. He estimated that the lottery winning numbers would be revealed in the next few days, so he paid close attention.


    On the day of the lottery, he took Zhang Lexuan¡¯s car and arrived in town early.


    However, he was not in a hurry to see the results of the lottery. Instead, he and Zhang Lexuan found a breakfast shop and ordered two buns, two deep-fried dough sticks, and two bowls of soy milk. They sat there and ate slowly.


    Although this was all money that Zhang Lexuan spent, there was nothing Xiao Yun could have done about it for the time being. He was tied down for money. He could only let Zhang Lexuan pay first. Once he won the lottery, he would definitely repay Zhang Lexuan well.


    However, Zhang Lexuan didn¡¯t care. After all, they were friends. He didn¡¯t think it was a big deal.


    Still, he was very puzzled. He knew exactly why Xiao Yun was here today, but Xiao Yun wasn¡¯t nervous at all and even looked very relaxed. Zhang Lexuan was the one feeling nervous for him.


    Although he didn¡¯t buy a lottery ticket, he was very excited about it too. But he didn¡¯t show it on the surface.


    Xiao Yun happily ate the fried dough sticks and drank the soy milk. Zhang Lexuan looked like he wanted to say something, but he hesitated for a long time.


    Xiao Yun knew and really couldn¡¯t stand it anymore, so he took a bite of the fried dough sticks and said, ¡°Ask what you want to quickly. Look at you.¡±


    Since Xiao Yun had said so, Zhang Lexuan didn¡¯t want to beat around the bush either. ¡°The winning prize of the lottery is being revealed today. Aren¡¯t you worried? Why are you sitting here and eating so calmly?¡±


    ¡°We are still young. Why should we be in such a hurry to eat breakfast? It¡¯s just money we¡¯re talking about,¡± said Xiao Yun calmly as he raised his eyelids.


    Zhang Lexuan now had a feeling that the emperor was not in a hurry.


    He was not in the mood to eat, so he picked up a bowl of soy milk and drank it all in one go. By then, Xiao Yun had also finished eating


    When Xiao Yun saw that there was still some left on the table, so he asked someone to pack it up. He took the packed food and left.


    This time, his goal was very clear. Xiao Yun led Zhang Lexuan directly in the direction of the lottery shop.


    When they arrived at the lottery shop, it still looked the same as the last time. A group of old lottery players was discussing some topics that were very interesting.


    However, there was a huge difference in atmosphere the moment Xiao Yun and Zhang Lexuan entered.


    In fact, Xiao Yun¡¯s purchase of the lottery tickets last time had left too great of an impression on them. The people in the shop were mainly there to wait for him to return.


    To put it nicely, they were concerned about Xiao Yun, afraid that Xiao Yun would cry after losing his pocket money. Everyone just wanted to come watch the show.


    However, Xiao Yun didn¡¯t care. Not long after, Liu Yidao also came.


    ¡°My brother, you¡¯re here early.¡± Liu Yidao took the initiative to greet Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun said, ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m a little excited. I don¡¯t know what to expect.¡±


    But this was all just small talk for Xiao Yun. Xiao Yun was 100% sure that he would win today. However, in order to not want to hear those people talking non-stop, he planned to keep a low profile.


    At noon, the winning numbers were revealed on time.


    Everyone held their breath and looked at the winning numbers in anticipation as they compared them with the numbers on the sheets in their hands.


    Only Xiao Yun was watching the reactions of the crowd carelessly.


    During this time, some people gave up halfway because the numbers did not match. Some people sighed heavily after they finished reporting the last winning number. They tore all the lottery tickets in their hands and threw them on the table.


    Only Liu Yidao remained motionless.


    Finally, when everyone realized that they wanted to see if Xiao Yun and Liu Yidao had won the lottery, a shout resounded through the sky.


    ¡°Ah!! F*ck! F*ck! I won! I won! I won!¡± Liu Yidao was already dancing with joy.


    His hands touched his face at times and they clapped at other times.


    His feet moved up and down like were burning on the floor. He was looking very comical.


    Those who were ready to watch the show looked at Liu Yidao in disbelief. Then they looked at each other.


    ¡°I hit the jackpot! I hit the jackpot! Today is the day I, Liu Yidao, become a star Little Brother,¡± said Liu Yidao as he lifted Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun kept patting Liu Yidao¡¯s arm. ¡°Brother Liu, put me down. I know you won. I¡¯m going to be shocked to death by you.¡±


    Won


    Liu Yidao realized that he had gone too far when he heard Xiao Yun, so he quickly put Xiao Yun down and calmed his emotions.

 Chapter 27 - Had Bad Thoughts

    Chapter 27 Had Bad Thoughts


    However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not control his excitement.


    Liu Yidao had been jumping around earlier and in his effort to calm himself, he was now pacing back and forth in the shop. Still, he was considered to be quite restless so Siao Yun decided to ignore him. After all, such excitement was normal for anyone who won the lottery.


    On the contrary, Xiao Yun¡¯s reaction confused the others. They remembered Xiao Yun buying ten times more than what Liu Yidao had bought, which meant that he had won much more money than Liu Yidao.


    And yet, rather than being as excited as Liu Yidao, Xiao Yun was extremely calm. He did not seem like a child at all.


    The boss did not expect Liu Yidao to win this one time since he had been on a no-win streak in the past.


    So now, the boss was very regretful. Why didn¡¯t he lend Liu Yidao money to buy more? Maybe he could try getting a share of the prize from Liu Yidao. But he was having difficulty finding his voice.


    The others in the shop couldn¡¯t hold back their curiosity anymore and approached Liu Yidao to check if he had really won the lottery.


    They still couldn¡¯t believe that Liu Yidao had really won the lottery.


    But after looking carefully for a long time, they finally believed that Liu Yidao had won the lottery and they didn¡¯t know what kind of dog shit luck he had.


    The group of old men started to change their behavior toward Liu Yidao as they flattered him. ¡°Hey, Brother Dao, didn¡¯t you win the lottery?¡±


    Even the way of addressing him had changed.


    ¡°Brother Dao, if you win the lottery, you have to treat us to a happy meal.¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, this is something to celebrate, don¡¯t you think so, Brother Dao?¡±


    But as soon as they finished speaking, Liu Yidao looked at them coldly and said, ¡°That¡¯s not what you guys said back then.


    ¡°When you stepped on me, each of you stepped harder than the other. Now that you know that I¡¯m rich, you want to join in the fun? No way.¡±


    The old men didn¡¯t want to hear Liu Yidao¡¯s words, but they didn¡¯t give up. ¡°Look, look, you can¡¯t say that. After all, we¡¯ve known each other for a while, right?¡±


    Xiao Yun saw Liu Yidao and the old Cai people still arguing, so he took the lead and went to the boss to go through the procedures to claim his prize.


    At this time, the boss looked at Xiao Yun differently. He was thinking about whether Xiao Yun really knew how to read faces, and was thus already planning to let Xiao Yun take a look for him.


    Xiao Yun went through the procedures there, left Xiao He¡¯s bank account and phone number, and was about to leave.


    However, he was stopped by the boss, ¡°Little friend, can you take a look at my face for


    me?¡±


    Xiao Yun didn¡¯t really know how to read faces. He just had the benefit of being reborn.


    However, how could he tell the truth at this time? Therefore, he found an excuse to prevaricate. Then, he pulled Zhang Lexuan out of the shop.


    The boss wanted to chase after him. However, Zhang Lexuan gave a signal with his eyes and the bodyguard stopped the boss.


    Xiao Yun had specifically told Zhang Lexuan to bring the bodyguard with him because he was afraid of how these people would behave once he won his prize.


    But in the end, he just needed the bodyguard to stop that one man. He had to thank Liu Yidao for attracting the fire to himself at the beginning


    Liu Yidao saw Xiao Yun leave from the corner of his eye and no longer wanted to argue with the old lottery players. He quickly got out of the crowd, went to the boss, and gave him his phone number and bank account number.


    It was not surprising that he could write down his account number without reference. Liu Yidao had dreamed of this day for a long time. And in preparation for it, he memorized his bank account number.


    As he wrote, he shouted after Xiao Yun. ¡°Hey, little brother, wait for me.¡±


    After he finished writing, he hurriedly threw down the pen and chased after Xiao Yun.


    When he reached the door, he was still worried about his prize money so he whipped around and asked the boss to transfer the money to the account as soon as possible.


    At this time, everyone in the room smacked their heads as if they were suddenly enlightened and said, ¡°How could we forget that the child had bet ten times more than Liu Yidao last time?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, such a small child doesn¡¯t even know the amount of money. Do you guys think¡­¡± As they spoke, they started to laugh with ill intentions.


    But then came the boss¡¯s words that acted like a bucket of cold water poured over them. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it. That kid¡¯s identity isn¡¯t simple. He even has a bodyguard by his side. Just think about it.¡±


    After hearing this, many people instantly became listless and put away the evil thoughts that were stirring in their hearts. However, there were still a few people who still had their eyes on Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun and Zhang Lexuan might have gotten a head start in escaping the shop earlier, but they were still children after all. They could not walk as fast while Liu Yidao ran the entire way to catch up with them. Eventually, he did.


    ¡°Hey, Little Brother, you also contributed to my win. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal sometime,¡± said Liu Yidao cheekily.


    n


    But Xiao Yun was able to win the lottery because of Liu Yidao as well. He had earned so much from his first pot of money. If he wanted to treat Liu Yidao, now was the time.


    ¡°How about this, Brother Liu? When the money comes, I¡¯ll treat you as a thank you,¡± said Xiao Yun after thinking for a while.


    But how could Liu Yidao let a kid treat him? Although the amount of money they won was the same, it was not enough.


    Liu Yidao still didn¡¯t know that Xiao Yun had bet ten times more after he left.


    Xiao Yun didn¡¯t decline it. He just thought that when the time came to settle the bill, he would directly settle it.


    The two of them made an agreement and then separated.


    Everyone in the lottery shop had different thoughts. but the lottery station was very quiet, as if it had been hit by something. It was not as lively as usual.


    At this moment, their intestines were green with regret. They regretted not following Liu Yidao and Xiao Yun to bet on the numbers.


    Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret. They were destined not to earn this money.


    After Zhang Lexuan sent Xiao Yun home, he left.


    Xiao Yun was now waiting for Xiao He to come back and tell him about this matter, in case he suddenly received an extra sum of money from his account and was scared to death.


    Although it was not that big of a deal, Xiao Yun felt that it was better to say hello first.


    Today, Xiao He got off work on time and Wang Li did not come over. So, father and son had dinner together.


    Xiao Yun was figuring out how to tell his father. He wanted to say something that would have less impact on Xiao He. However, he still couldn¡¯t find a suitable way to say it. Therefore, he decided to tell Xiao He directly.

 Chapter 28 - Not Learning Well at Such a Young Age

    Chapter 28 Not Learning Well at Such a Young Age


    Xiao Yun picked up some food for Xiao He with his chopsticks.


    Xiao He raised his eyebrows, skeptical. ¡°Why? Did you do something bad today?¡±


    ¡°No, but there is something that you need to be mentally prepared for,¡± said Xiao Yun as he placed the food in Xiao He¡¯s bowl.


    Xiao He looked at his son, as if he already knew what Xiao Yun was going to say.


    ¡°No, I really didn¡¯t do anything bad.¡± Xiao Yun was speechless.


    ¡°Then what is it?¡± asked Xiao He.


    Xiao Yun cleared his throat and said, ¡°I bought a lottery ticket.¡±


    Xiao He: ¡°Was that why you wanted to sell the recyclables?¡±


    ¡°Why do I feel that you are not surprised at all?¡± askedXiao Yun.


    ¡°Should I be surprised when you¡¯ve already bought it?¡± asked Xiao He in return indifferently.


    ¡°Rather than surprised, I¡¯m more of the thought that I should teach you a lesson. You shouldn¡¯t be too young for that anymore, right? If you¡¯re already buying lottery tickets, what¡¯s next? Gambling? Will I have to pick you up from the police station instead of the kindergarten one day?¡± Xiao He was not calm anymore.


    Xiao Yun let out a sigh of relief. Xiao He¡¯s calmness earlier was scarier to him. That wasn¡¯t a normal reaction to the news he just broke out. Xiao He¡¯s current reaction was what he expected to be normal.


    Xiao Yun hurriedly tried to diffuse the situation, ¡°But Dad, even if you want to sentence me to death, you have to listen to me first. Even those arrested are still allowed to defend themselves.¡±


    Xiao He felt angrier after Xiao Yun spoke. ¡°How could you expect me to still be reasonable with you?¡±


    ¡°No, no,¡± said Xiao Yun hurriedly with an apologetic smile.


    ¡°What else is there to say? I don¡¯t think there is anything. I already know what happened anyway. You didn¡¯t win, did you? So the money you had worked so hard to earn was burned just like that,¡± said Xiao He bluntly.


    ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I win?¡± asked Xiao Yun unwillingly.


    Xiao He put down the bowl and chopsticks, crossed his arms, and said to Xiao Yun, ¡°Oh, from your tone, you must have won. How much did you win?¡±


    Xiao Yun was speechless. Xiao He didn¡¯t believe in his son. Did he think he only won a small sum? Now Xiao Yun didn¡¯t even know how to tell his father how much he had won.


    Xiao Yun didn¡¯t say anything but pointed two fingers at Xiao He.


    Xiao He didn¡¯t care. ¡°Oh, twice the amount.¡±


    Xiao Yun shook his head while keeping his two fingers up.


    Xiao He continued to guess. ¡°You only won twice the amount you bet and you still want to brag about it to me?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s two hundred thousand.¡± Xiao Yun didn¡¯t want to have Xiao He guessing anymore.


    Then he added, ¡°There should be more than one hundred and ninety thousand left after tax.¡±


    Xiao He¡¯s immediate thought was that his son had been cheated.


    Seeing that Xiao He did not believe him, Xiao Yun said, ¡°You can look at your account balance later. It¡¯s almost time. The money should be arriving soon.¡±


    As soon as Xiao Yun finished speaking, he heard a notification from Xiao He¡¯s phone.


    Xiao Yun gestured for Xiao He to open it and take a look.


    Xiao He opened the text message with the same expression of doubt and disbelief.


    But when he saw the balance of the account, Xiao He had to use his fingers to count the number of zeroes in the amount that he had just received.


    He counted it several times as if he didn¡¯t believe it. And Xiao Yun didn¡¯t rush him. He just waited for Xiao He to slowly digest and accept what had just happened.


    Finally, Xiao He put his phone on the table and looked at Xiao Yun doubtfully.


    Xiao Yun knew that this would happen.


    As expected, Xiao He looked at Xiao Yun with a serious expression and asked, ¡°How did you do it?¡±


    Xiao Yun couldn¡¯t tell his father that he had been reborn, which was how he knew the winning numbers.


    Fortunately, Xiao Yun had already anticipated this question from his father. ¡°I had read a book about the lottery some time ago and decided to try it.¡±


    Xiao He obviously didn¡¯t believe him because he asked, ¡°Really?


    ¡°Well, I also knew that luck was a huge part of it. But since I¡¯ve studied the book, I decided to give it a go.


    ¡°Anyway, I have already won the lottery, and the money is already in your hands. What¡¯s the point of thinking so much about it?¡±


    Xiao He thought about it and felt that it was true, so he decided to just let it go. His son must have been a very lucky boy.


    son


    ¡°Dad, look at how much we¡¯ve won. With so much money, why don¡¯t give me thirty to fifty thousand and you can keep the rest?¡± Xiao Yun started to make demands with a smile.


    But Xiao He glared at him. ¡°Thirty to fifty thousand? Why don¡¯t you go to Heaven? Why do you need so much money for a kid?¡±


    ¡°Well, ten thousand is good enough for me as well.¡± Xiao Yun settled for the second best. He felt that it was better than nothing.


    Xiao He rolled his eyes even more. ¡°It¡¯s too little? I don¡¯t think you understand how much that amount is.¡±


    ¡°Why are you being like this?¡± asked Xiao Yun unwillingly.


    ¡°No matter what, I¡¯m still your father,¡± said Xiao He


    ¡°Fine.¡± Xiao Yun admitted it.


    ¡°How stingy. If it wasn¡¯t because I¡¯m not old enough to have my own bank account, I wouldn¡¯t have let them bank in the prize money into your account.¡± Xiao Yun whispered.


    But Xiao He heard him. ¡°What are you mumbling about?¡±


    ¡°Nothing,¡± said Xiao Yun hurriedly.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you a thousand. Use it wisely,¡± said Xiao He.


    Xiao Yun immediately became energetic when he heard that. He had been sitting on the chair weakly just now, but now he was sitting up straight.


    ¡°Can you give me more?¡± Xiao Yun still wanted to continue bargaining.


    ¡°Three hundred.¡± Xiao He looked at Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun hurriedly shook his head. ¡°Okay, one thousand it is.¡±


    It was better than nothing. No matter how small a fly was, it was still meat.


    Early in the morning, Xiao Yun had just woken up when he saw Xiao He sitting on the sofa with freshly-bought breakfast on the dining table.


    ¡°Go wash your face and brush your teeth. We¡¯ll be leaving for school in a while,¡± said Xiao He.


    Xiao Yun saw the dark circles under Xiao He¡¯s eyes and couldn¡¯t help but tease his father. ¡°Dad, were you so excited that you didn¡¯t sleep the whole night? Were you just sitting on the sofa the entire time?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re thinking too much. What¡¯s there to be excited about? It¡¯s just winning the lottery. Also, I was in the bedroom yesterday,¡± said Xiao He, pretending to be calm.


    Xiao Yun nodded and thought, ¡®Then, he must have stayed up in bed all night long.¡¯


    With his thoughts kept to himself, Xiao Yun turned around, yawned, and went to wash up.


    By the time he came out, he saw Xiao He take out ten red pieces of paper from his wallet and handed them to Xiao Yun.


    ¡°Oh my, you¡¯re so proactive. I thought I would have to behave well and receive the money in batches,¡± Xiao Yun said cheekily.


    Xiao He pretended to put the money away. ¡°Thanks for reminding me to give this out in batches. Children shouldn¡¯t be entrusted with so much money anyway.¡± ¡°Ah, don¡¯t, I¡¯m just kidding,¡± said Xiao He as he gratefully took the money with both of his hands.

 Chapter 29 - Does Having a Few Hundred Thousand Make Me a Rich Person?

    Chapter 29 Does Having a Few Hundred Thousand Make Me a Rich Person?


    In his previous life, buying a house in any big city would cost millions or even tens of millions.


    In comparison, the two hundred thousand he earned today was just a drop in the bucket.


    Xiao Yun had to make more money while he was at it.


    Still, Xiao Yun thought that he was rich enough for now. He finally didn¡¯t have to be restrained in doing anything and it felt pretty good.


    Xiao Yun looked at Xiao He¡¯s wallet and saw that there was still some cash in it, so he started to convince his father to give him more money. In the end, Xiao He reluctantly took out another two hundred yuan for his son.


    After breakfast, the two of them went over and knocked on Lin Xi¡¯s door.


    Upon entry, Xiao He told Lin Feiyang and Li Ping about winning the lottery.


    When the couple found out that Xiao Yun had studied the lottery, casually made a bet, and won such a big prize, they were shocked.


    There were very few Ten Thousand Yuan Families nowadays, and those who were were well-respected. In fact, such households were beyond the reach of the typical household.


    For this little guy to win two hundred thousand was simply shocking.


    Lin Xi had no idea how much two hundred thousand meant. She simply found that her parents¡¯ expressions were quite funny after they had listened to Xiao He. They looked dumbstruck.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, does that mean you¡¯ve become a rich man?¡± asked Lin Xi as she blinked her big eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a few hundred thousand. I don¡¯t think that makes us rich,¡± said Xiao Yun, which made him sound like he deserved a beating. But he didn¡¯t think there was anything wrong with what he said.


    After all, he had been reborn. He knew too well what the world would be like in a dozen years.


    A few hundred thousand was really not considered a huge sum of money by then.


    ¡°Oh right, Dad, what are you going to do with this money? Just keep it in the bank it?¡± asked Xiao Yun after a short silence.


    Xiao He looked at Xiao Yun with an expression that said, ¡°Are you stupid?¡±


    ¡°Of course, I have to keep this much money in the bank. If I keep it in my hands, won¡¯t I be living in fear all day long?¡±


    Lin Feiyang and Li Ping also nodded, obviously agreeing with Xiao He.


    ¡°Besides, there¡¯s interest from the bank. This money will give me an interest of more than a few thousand yuan a year in the bank,¡± said Xiao He.


    Xiao Yun could understand where the three of them were coming from. After all, they didn¡¯t know what inflation, wealth management, or trust funds were. Therefore, for them, it was safest to put the money in the bank and accumulate interest.


    Xiao Yun instantly sat up straight, looked at the three adults seriously, and said, ¡°Putting money in the bank is the stupidest way to grow your wealth. The country¡¯s economy is constantly developing. By the time you want to take your money out, its value will have depreciated over time, especially after twenty years. Moreover, the interest cannot keep up with the rate of depreciation.¡±


    Xiao He was stunned by Xiao Yun¡¯s words. Lin Feiyang and Li Ping, were no exceptions.


    ¡°Where did you hear these words from? Doesn¡¯t everyone put money in the bank these days?¡± Xiao He disagreed.


    In Xiao He¡¯s opinion, the two hundred thousand was enough to last him a lifetime. However, he didn¡¯t know how serious the rise in prices would be in the future. Two hundred thousand was simply not enough to do anything. He didn¡¯t know, but Xiao Yun did. Xiao Yun couldn¡¯t let Xiao He¡¯s financial plans stop there. He had to guide Xiao He to do something with the two hundred thousand yuan in his hand.


    And thus, he continued to explain patiently to the adults in the room. ¡°Dad, Uncle Lin, Aunty Li, think about it. Ten years ago, how much could you buy with a hundred yuan? And how much could you buy with a hundred yuan now? The same thing will happen in the future.¡±


    When Xiao Yun used the simplest and most understandable way to express what he wanted to say, the three adults fell into deep thought.


    Indeed, ten years ago, a hundred yuan could buy twenty catties of pork. But now, a hundred yuan could buy only ten catties of pork, which was still affordable for them.


    Xiao He: ¡°This is really strange. Who taught you these things? Did you suddenly become enlightened?¡±


    Xiao He was immediately curious. And he was not the only one. Lin Feiyang and Li Ping were also staring at the little boy in surprise. Only Lin Xi continued to sit quietly beside Xiao He, listening to their conversation. Despite not understanding much of the conversations, she did not cry or make a scene. She just wanted to be next to Xiao Yun.


    In the face of Xiao He¡¯s questions and Lin Xi¡¯s parents¡¯ inquisitive gaze, Xiao Yun simply said, ¡°Such things aren¡¯t that difficult to understand. I read it from a book.¡±


    Then, he grinned happily, like a child. He was such an enigma to the adults.


    With Xiao Yun attributing everything that could not be explained to books, they started to think that books contained a lot of knowledge that they could not imagine.


    After listening to Xiao Yun¡¯s explanation, Lin Feiyang looked at Xiao He and said with a bright smile, ¡°Old Xiao, I didn¡¯t realize Xiao Yun was a genius. Not only did he win the lottery at such a young age, but he also read books and figured out the economic future in the next ten years.


    ¡°I suddenly feel that my Little Xi is a little out of Xiao Yun¡¯s League.¡±


    As soon as he said that, Xiao Yun hurriedly interrupted Lin Feiyang, ¡°Uncle Lin, don¡¯t worry, I still with my choice to be with Little Xi. No matter what I become in the future, I¡¯ll definitely treat Little Xi well.¡±


    No one expected Xiao Yun to react so strongly to Lin Feiyang¡¯s comment. They were surprised by his words once more. Li Ping was the first to come back to her senses as she hit Lin Feiyang and said, ¡°Uncle Lin is just joking with you. Why do you take it so seriously?¡±


    At this moment, Lin Feiyang also came to his senses. ¡°Yeah, Uncle Lin just said it casually. Besides, didn¡¯t we already plan to arrange a child marriage for the two of you? Everyone knows that Little Xi is your wife, right?¡±


    Xiao Yun soon realized that his reaction just now might have been a little too extreme. However, since he did not want to repeat the mistakes of his previous life in this lifetime, he had decided to be with Lin Xi in this lifetime.


    Xiao Yun apologetically said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Uncle Lin, Aunty Li, for being a little too excited just now.¡±


    Lin Xi remained seated next to Xiao Yun, playing with the zipper of her jacket, still unaware of recent changes in the conversation.


    ¡°Son, did you just say that you already have plans for this money?¡± Xiao He was also helping to smooth things over.


    However, it was not difficult to notice that Xiao He¡¯s face was full of joy and pride.


    ¡°Yes!¡± Xiao Yun smiled and nodded heavily.


    ¡°Actually, there are quite a lot of profitable businesses now. For example, opening an internet cafe, a clothing store, and a supermarket are all good choices. You can even buy a house in the city and wait for the value to rise. If you get a house, you can also earn money by renting it out.¡±

 Chapter 30 - Proposal to Make Snacks

    Chapter 30 Proposal to Make Snacks


    ¡°But¡­¡± Xiao Yun¡¯s hesitation successfully aroused their curiosity.


    ¡°But what?¡± asked Xiao He.


    Xiao Yun said, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about how much money we can earn through these ventures since we don¡¯t have much experience dealing in those industries yet. Instead, we¡¯ll try something different.¡±


    This time, Xiao Yun didn¡¯t keep them in suspense and immediately said, ¡°It¡¯s to cooperate with Aunty Wang Li¡¯s grain station but with a twist. Aunty Wang Li can provide the factory and then you can use the two hundred thousand yuan to buy some new equipment to transform her place to start producing snacks. Then, you can sell these snacks in my friend¡¯s supermarket which has quite a large chain.¡±


    When Xiao He heard this, he immediately rejected it. It wasn¡¯t that he didn¡¯t want to get in touch with Wang Li, but he felt that her grain station was doing well on its own. How could she listen to his advice and change her business into one that sold snacks?


    But Xiao Yun¡¯s next words shook Xiao He.


    ¡°Now, whether Aunty Wang Li¡¯s grain station is good or not is not up to us to decide. You can ask Aunty Wang Li to see what she says. She should know her factory best.¡±


    At this time, Lin Feiyang said, ¡°Old Xiao, I think it¡¯s feasible. Although our town doesn¡¯t have a factory that produces snacks, the big cities have already started to venture into it. I have a classmate who works there. He¡¯s also a minor official. Anyway, he can get in touch with the people above. He told me before that it¡¯s good to grab opportunities, but I don¡¯t have the ability, so I simply told him that I didn¡¯t take it seriously at that time.¡±


    If Xiao He still had 50% of doubt in his heart after listening to Xiao Yun¡¯s words, then it had reduced to 20% after listening to Lin Feiyang¡¯s words.


    ¡°Do you know how much they can earn from selling to the supermarket in a day?¡± asked Lin Feiyang


    By then, Xiao He¡¯s curiosity had been completely aroused. He couldn¡¯t wait to ask, ¡°How much?¡±


    ¡°Every day, you would be able to make around five hundred thousand yuan from selling to supermarkets. After deducting the cost of labor and other expenses, the profit would be about one hundred thousand yuan.


    ¡°If you provide a constant supply to the supermarket every day, soon, they will increase their orders because it would not be enough.¡±


    Xiao He looked surprised as he said, ¡°No way, is it really that much?¡±


    Li Ping was also in disbelief and asked the same question.


    ¡°Ugh, look, why would I lie to you?¡± Lin Feiyang picked up the cup in front of him and drank a mouthful of water.


    Xiao Yun chimed in too. ¡°Dad, listen to Uncle Lin. Don¡¯t tell me you still want to continue to be a chef, with the same salary for years to come?¡±


    Xiao He was moved. After all, there was no man who did not want to do something more. He was almost at the age where he could move on and pursue something bigger. But what if he tried and failed?


    ¡°How about this? Old Xiao will buy some vegetables later and ask Wang Li to come for dinner tonight. We can ask her then and figure it out after, right?¡± Li Ping proposed an idea.


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right. I had almost forgotten why I had come over. I wanted to ask you guys to come to my house for dinner tonight to celebrate,¡± said Xiao He.


    Lin Feiyang said, ¡°I think my wife is right. You have to treat her to a meal. During this period of time, she has been helping to pick up your child and make you food.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. Moreover, since Xiao Yun doesn¡¯t object. Isn¡¯t Xiao Yun sensible?¡±


    Xiao Yun did not participate in the following topic. After all, they would eventually be able to verify whether what he said was true or not. And since Li Ping came up with a solution by calling Wang Li to come over for a meal, Lin Feiyang and Li Ping were essentially assisting him, allowing him to take a break from all the planning.


    Xiao He did not understand how they were discussing business just a second ago and were now talking about his remarriage. Moreover, he was getting ideas from both sides.


    ¡°Alright, I got it. When I go to the town to buy vegetables later, I will personally invite her. That should be enough, right?¡± Xiao He was already having a headache from the pestering.


    Sure enough, after saying that, Li Ping looked at him with an expression that said, ¡®You¡¯re a child that can be taught.¡¯


    ¡°You¡¯re a very smart kid,¡± said Lin Feiyang as he patted Xiao He¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°Since we¡¯re both on shift today, let¡¯s go together.¡± As Lin Feiyang said that, he got up and went to change his clothes.


    At this time, Li Ping also stood up and took off the apron at her waist. She put it aside and said, ¡°I¡¯ll go with you guys. It¡¯s been a long time since I went back to my mother¡¯s house to visit her. Leave the bowls and whatnot there. I¡¯ll wash them when I get back.


    ¡°You two can settle your own lunch today,¡± said Li Ping as she looked at the two little people who were playing together.


    ¡°Wait for a while. I¡¯ll get the money for you two to eat at school.¡±


    Xiao He immediately stopped her. ¡°You don¡¯t have to do that. Xiao Yun has money on him.¡±


    ¡°You have to take good care of Little Xi. Whatever Little Xi wants to eat, you have to get her. Do you hear me, little guy?¡± As he spoke, he patted Xiao Yun on the shoulder.


    Xiao Yun did not even raise his head as he continued to play with Lin Xi. However, he still said, ¡°Of course, I definitely can¡¯t let my little wife down.¡±


    When he said this, the adults started to laugh. Lin Xi did not know what they were laughing about, but she understood what Big Brother Xiao Yun meant by ¡®little wife¡¯ so she gave Xiao Yun a big smile.


    Lin Feiyang said sourly, ¡°It¡¯s over. I won¡¯t be able to hold on to my daughter once she gets older. Now, all she sees is Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡±


    Li Ping kicked him. ¡°I shall have no such thoughts in the house today.¡±


    The atmosphere in the room turned very harmonious.


    Not only Xiao He, but Lin Xi¡¯s parents were also very confident in Xiao Yun. It was no problem for them to hand Lin Xi over to him.


    And with that, the three of them sent Xiao Yun and Lin Xi to the kindergarten and left.


    Xiao Yun was asking Lin Xi what he wanted to eat for lunch when he ran into Wang Zhi at the entrance of the hall.


    Wang Zhi saw that Xiao Yun wanted to say something more, but he seemed to recall the warning Xiao Yun gave him last time, so he pouted and left quickly.


    War


    ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, why did he run away when he saw us?¡± asked Lin Xi with a smile.


    Xiao Yun patted Lin Xi¡¯s head and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll send you to the classroom later.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Lin Xi nodded obediently.


    ¡°Have you thought about what to eat for lunch?¡± asked Xiao Yun.


    Lin Xi blurted out without thinking, ¡°Let¡¯s eat the beef noodles over there.¡± After saying that, she added, ¡°I really don¡¯t want to eat the food in the school cafeteria.¡±

 Chapter 31 - The Sweet Couple

    Chapter 31 The Sweet Couple


    Xiao Yun smiled and said, ¡°Okay, then we¡¯ll eat the beef noodles. Wait for me to pick you up at noon. Hurry up and go in.¡±


    As he said that, he handed the school bag in his hand to Lin Xi.


    At this moment, Lin Xi¡¯s deskmate looked over to the door, leaned over, and called Lin Xi to come in quickly.


    After Xiao Yun returned to the classroom and sat down, he saw Chubs move his chair over to Xiao Yun¡¯s side.


    ¡°Brother Xiao, you¡¯ve been so busy recently. You don¡¯t come to play with me anymore.¡± As he spoke, there was a little bit of resentment in his voice.


    Xiao Yun had just put his school bag away when he heard this. ¡°Then what should we do? Today, Xi Xi and I are having lunch here. Do you want to eat together? I¡¯ll treat you as a form of consolation?¡±


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll listen to Brother Xiao then.¡± The moment Chubs heard ¡®eating¡¯, he was instantly excited.


    Xiao Yun: ¡°When the time comes, call Little Xuan too. Don¡¯t forget.¡±


    After all, he had troubled Zhang Lexuan quite a bit during this period of time. It was time to invite him for a treat.


    Chubs made a salute and solemn promise. ¡°I promise to complete the task.¡±


    Before class started, Chubs ran to the door of Zhang Lexuan¡¯s class and saw that Zhang Lexuan had not come yet. So Chubs lazily leaned against the wall outside the door and quietly waited for Zhang Lexuan.


    Not long after, Zhang Lexuan came from the side of the corridor with a small schoolbag on his back.


    Chubs immediately rushed over excitedly and threw his arm around Zhang Lexuan¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡± Zhang Lexuan silently removed Chubs¡¯ hand from his shoulder. Chubs did not care at all.


    ¡°Brother Xiao is treating us to lunch today. He asked me to invite you, so don¡¯t go back at noon today. Tell your family in advance,¡± said Chubs with great anticipation as he rubbed his hands together.


    After Zhang Lexuan heard it, he let out a faint ¡®oh¡¯.


    ¡°Little Xuan, why aren¡¯t you excited at all?¡± asked Chubs as he walked beside Zhang Lexuan.


    Actually, it wasn¡¯t that Zhang Lexuan wasn¡¯t excited, but he had already expected something like this to happen. After all, he was the one who accompanied Xiao Yun when he won the lottery. He was the first to know, so he had already guessed that with Xiao Yun¡¯s personality, he would treat everyone to a meal.


    Zhang Lexuan stood still as he looked at Chubs. ¡°Did he say where we¡¯re eating?¡±


    As expected, Chubs¡¯ attention was instantly diverted. ¡°Brother Xiao didn¡¯t say. Come find us at noon after school. We¡¯ll go together.¡±


    Chubs was the kind of person who didn¡¯t remember anything else when it came to food.


    ¡°Okay, it¡¯s almost time for class. Are you sure you want to go back to my classroom with me?¡± asked Zhang Lexuan with a raised eyebrow as he looked and said to Chubs.


    Chubs: ¡°Oh no, I¡¯m leaving first. Don¡¯t forget.¡± After saying that, he ran to class.


    Chubs was in a hurry because he had been too naughty these past two days. He had already been targeted by the teacher. On top of that, he had also been accused of wandering in the corridor during class time. The teacher would probably have to talk to his parents about his recent behavior.


    If that happened, his mother would be the one to teach him a lesson and Chubs really didn¡¯t want to have calluses on his ears.


    Zhang Lexuan watched as Chubs anxiously ran back to his classroom. Then, he turned the key to the classroom door and entered.


    The morning passed very quickly. As soon as the noon bell rang, Xiao Yun and Chubs split up.


    Xiao Yun went to pick up Lin Xi while Chubs went to look for Zhang Lexuan. The four of them gathered at the beef noodle shop outside the kindergarten.


    Xiao Yun ordered four bowls of beef noodles and asked his group to order two side dishes that they wanted to eat.


    The boss of the beef noodle shop knew Xiao Yun and Lin Xi, and the lady boss of his house liked Lin Xi very much. She once had the idea of taking Lin Xi as her goddaughter.


    So when the lady boss saw Lin Xi and Xiao Yun coming, she hurriedly finished the work in her hands and walked over.


    ¡°Here you are. Have you finished ordering?¡± asked the lady boss with a smile.


    Lin Xi enthusiastically called her, ¡°Aunty.¡±


    ¡°Okay, you and your friends wait here. I¡¯ll go rush the order for you.¡±


    Lin Xi very sweetly said, ¡°Thank you, Aunty.¡±


    After a while, the lady boss not only sent their order up, but also sent them four bottles of drinks. Clearly, the lady boss liked these children very much, especially Lin Xi.


    Xiao Yun gave most of the beef in his bowl to Lin Xi. When Lin Xi saw the extra beef in her bowl, her eyes lit up. Then, she took half of the egg in her bowl and gave it to Xiao Yun.


    ¡°Look at those two kids, they are so sweet,¡± said the lady boss as she nudged the boss with her elbow and gestured in the direction of Xiao Yun and the others with her mouth.


    Although the boss also liked these two children, he did not agree with the lady boss. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, ¡°Sure, they are quite well-behaved, but how can you call this sweet? They are only a few years old. In my opinion, they just seem like brother and sister. Don¡¯t you see that the little boy taking care of that girl is like a brother taking care of his sister?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with thinking that act between children is sweet? Why can¡¯t they be sweet? In my opinion, they will definitely get together in the future, you unromantic blockhead.¡± After saying that, the lady boss turned her face to the side.


    Xiao Yun heard the exchange between the two, so he loudly said, ¡°Boss, the lady boss is right. We have already decided on a child marriage. This is my wife.¡±


    Then, Xiao Yun noticed that Zhang Lexuan simply continued to eat without a change in expression while Chubs spat into Xiao Yun¡¯s face.


    Xiao Yun glared at him and wiped his mouth awkwardly. ¡°Brother Xiao, don¡¯t tell me you are serious?¡±


    Xiao Yun gave him a look. ¡®Do I look like I¡¯m joking?¡± Chubs immediately shut his mouth. No wonder when Lin Xi gave him a kiss last time and Xiao Yun did not hesitate to give him a kick on his butt. It seemed that the two of them had already decided on a child marriage. This time, even if Chubs was given eight more guts, he would not dare to tease Lin Xi anymore. He was afraid that Xiao Yun would make him unable to see the sun tomorrow.


    Chubs quickly came to his senses. He looked at Zhang Lexuan, who was eating elegantly with a calm expression on his face, and said, ¡°No way. Why aren¡¯t you surprised at all?¡±


    Zhang Lexuan still looked indifferent. ¡°What¡¯s there to be surprised about? Wasn¡¯t it obvious?¡±


    ¡°You mean you already knew? Then why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± Chubs complained with dissatisfaction.


    ¡°Who told you to be so slow? You can¡¯t even see through such an obvious thing, so you can only blame yourself.¡± Zhang Lexuan retorted.


    Chubs was at a loss for words. Were the two of them very obvious? Why did he feel that it wasn¡¯t?


    Forget it. He didn¡¯t understand love, so he¡¯d better just eat his food.


    Xiao Yun¡¯s words stunned the boss too. In fact, many of the customers within earshot also looked at the little kid in shock.

 Chapter 32 - A Series of Critical Hits

    Chapter 32 A Series of Critical Hits


    Although it was common for people to arrange child marriages, not many would believe a child¡¯s words.


    The lady boss looked at Xiao Yun with an expression that said, ¡°I knew it.¡± Then, she gave him a thumbs up.


    However, the boss sneered at the children. ¡°Really? How can such a small child know that he is engaged to another child? Are you making this up?¡±


    A man at the next table also stood up, feeling a little sour because he was already in his thirties and was still single. How could he feel otherwise when Xiao Yun, a little child, was already engaged to someone?


    But Xiao Yun didn¡¯t even spare that man a glance. ¡°Xi Xi, did you tell them that we¡¯re not engaged?¡±


    Lin Xi was already watching them as the three conversed, so she could roughly understand what they were saying. With a serious expression, she said, ¡°Indeed, Big Brother Xiao Yun and I have already gotten engaged, and it was our parents who arranged it.¡±


    By the time she was done speaking, she had a bright smile on her face.


    Everyone reacted differently. Some were embarrassed, some were shocked, some were relieved, and some weren¡¯t bothered.


    The man in his thirties sat back down, embarrassed.


    Only the lady boss happily rebuked the boss. ¡°See, they are in an arranged marriage. Are you underestimating them just because they¡¯re children? Don¡¯t you know? Children nowadays know a lot.¡±


    After saying that, the lady boss walked to the kitchen happily and even hummed a little tune.


    The boss nodded.


    And with that, the farce ended and the kids went back to kindergarten.


    Upon their departure, the other customers in the shop started to discuss loudly what they had just heard.


    ¡°Wow, unbelievable. They¡¯re already engaged to each other at such a young age?¡±


    ¡°They must be childhood sweethearts. They are so young. I can¡¯t help but envy them.¡±


    ¡°Did you see that? That little girl is so pretty.¡±


    ¡°That boy is also pretty good-looking.¡±


    ¡°To be honest, the two of them look quite compatible.¡±


    ¡°So what if they¡¯re compatible? They¡¯re just children. What¡¯s the big deal with them being engaged?¡± At this time, a voice of objection came out.


    Some people couldn¡¯t help but retort, ¡°Hey, watch your tone. Do you want me to add some vinegar to your food? I have a big bottle here.¡±


    ¡°Why? Did I say anything wrong? Besides, I¡¯m already a married man.¡±


    But the others still weren¡¯t happy with him as they glared in his direction.


    The man felt as if their glares could dismember him. Uncomfortable, he quickly finished his noodles in a few mouthfuls and left the noodle shop.


    On the other side of town, Xiao He, Lin Feiyang, and Li Ping had arrived in town.


    Lin Feiyang and Li Ping asked Xiao He to look for Wang Li first as the couple headed to Lin Xi¡¯s grandmother¡¯s house to pay her a visit. They would buy the dishes when they were ready to go back.


    Xiao He gritted his teeth as he agreed. He was expecting Lin Feiyang and Li Ping to go with him. That way, the situation would not be too awkward.


    But in the end, the three of them split into two groups. Xiao He first called Wang Li to ask where she was. Wang Li said that she was at home, so Xiao He asked where her home address was. Although Wang Li was confused as to why he was asking these questions, she still gave him what he needed.


    Xiao He told her to wait at home before hanging up the phone.


    Wang Li looked at her phone and realized that Xiao He meant that he would be coming over later.


    So she hurriedly changed her clothes and put on some light makeup. While there was still time, she tidied up her place.


    Sure enough, not long after, there was a knock on the door.


    Wang Li replied loudly from inside the room, ¡°Coming.¡± Then she put down the pillow in her hand and went to open the door.


    As soon as Wang Li opened the door, she saw Xiao He standing there, a little uneasy. ¡°You¡¯re here.¡±


    ¡°Well, I came to see you today because I have a request for you,¡± said Xiao He as he scratched his hair.


    Wang Li turned her body and motioned for Xiao He to come in. ¡°Let¡¯s talk inside. Don¡¯t stand at the door.¡±


    Xiao He was still a bit reserved after entering. He didn¡¯t know whether to stand or sit.


    Wang Li handed him a glass of water. ¡°Sit.¡±


    The two of them sat on the sofa and Xiao He took a sip of water to ease the awkwardness.


    ¡°What brings you here today?¡± Wang Li was the first to speak.


    Xiao He put down the cup. ¡°Well, Xiao Yun a lottery ticket and won the bet a few days ago, so I wanted to invite you to my house for dinner tonight to celebrate together.¡±


    Xiao He was afraid that Wang Li would feel uncomfortable, so he added, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Brother Lin and his wife will be there too.¡±


    Wang Li burst out laughing. ¡°Isn¡¯t it just dinner? What are you nervous about?¡±


    Xiao He immediately realized that he had been too worried. It was just an invitation to have a meal, and she didn¡¯t have to say yes.


    Why was he acting like a young man who had never been in a relationship?


    Then, Xiao He cleared his throat and said seriously, ¡°No, I¡¯m not.¡±


    Then, he picked up the cup and took a sip of water.


    Wang Li did not press any further.


    ¡°But, did you just say that Xiao Yun won the lottery?¡± asked Wang Li incredulously.


    Xiao He nodded. ¡°Yes, this kid started picking up recyclables some time ago, even asking me for the recyclables from our house. He said he wanted to the money for something. Who knew that he would use the money to buy lottery tickets?¡±


    Wang Li still couldn¡¯t believe her ears. Such a young kid was so lucky to win the lottery?


    Then, Xiao He explained to her, ¡°That kid said that he read a book about the lottery two days ago and did some research. That¡¯s why he placed a bet. But since lotteries depend a lot on luck, the kid must have gotten lucky.¡±


    Even though he said that, the pride in Xiao He¡¯s eyes couldn¡¯t be hidden.


    ¡°By the way, Xiao Yun said that he wants to use this money to let me do business.¡± Xiao He planned to probe Wang Li first.


    At this time, Wang Li was even more surprised, but she still nodded and said, ¡°Then this is a good thing.¡±


    ¡°He said that he wants me to work with you to change your factory into a snack production station,¡± said Xiao He embarrassedly as he scratched his head.


    ¡°How about this? Tonight, when we go to my house for dinner, we will talk about this in more detail. Since this suggestion was put forward by Xiao Yun first, I think that he would be able to reason it out properly. I think he already has a general understanding of the situation, so let¡¯s wait for that kid to see what he has to say about this matter,¡± said Xiao He.


    Xiao He had given Wang Li several critical ¡°hits¡¯ in such a short period of time, which also refreshed her perspective of Xiao Yun once again.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Wang Li agreed. She also wanted to see what other surprises this three-year-old kid would give her.

 Chapter 33 - Handsome Men, Beautiful Women, and Beautiful Scenery

    Chapter 33 Handsome Men, Beautiful Women, and Beautiful Scenery


    Now that they had settled that topic, the two of them didn¡¯t know what else to say and an awkward atmosphere hung in the air.


    ¡°Brother Lin and his wife are here too?¡± asked Wang Li.


    ¡°Yes, they¡¯re here too. Brother Lin accompanied his wife to visit Xi Xi¡¯s grandmother,¡± said Xiao He as he took out his phone from his pocket.


    ¡°Oh, gosh!¡± Xiao He slapped his thigh.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± asked Wang Li.


    Xiao He turned the phone screen towards Wang Li to show its contents to her. ¡°Look, I don¡¯t know when this phone went silent but I had missed a few calls from Brother Lin. I think they¡¯re done on their end.¡±


    ¡°Then give them a call first.¡±


    Xiao He nodded, got up, and walked to a side to make a call.


    In less than two minutes, Xiao He hung up the phone and said to Wang Li, ¡°I have to go to the grocery store. Do you want to come with me?¡±


    Xiao He hesitated a moment before he said that last sentence.


    Wang Li smiled gently. ¡°Of course. Wait a minute. I¡¯ll get my bag and we can go.


    ¡°We¡¯ll take my car too. Where are Brother Lin and and his wife? Let¡¯s go pick them up,¡± said Wang Li as she locked the door and headed downstairs.


    ¡°No need. They are already at the market. We can go there directly.¡±


    And with that, the couple drove to the market together.


    Lin Feiyang and Li Ping had been waiting at the market for a long time.


    Seeing Xiao He and Wang Li get out of the car together, Li Ping gave Lin Feiyang¡¯s elbow a nudge.


    ¡°Brother Lin, Sister Li.¡± Wang Li greeted the couple as she walked over.


    Lin Feiyang secretly glanced at Xiao He and noticed that the admiration in his eyes was self-evident.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in and buy groceries,¡± said Li Ping as she looked at the group. Wang Li then took a step forward and held Li Ping¡¯s arm. ¡°Let¡¯s go, Sister Li.¡±


    ¡°Yes, let¡¯s go.¡±


    Just like that, two women walked in front and two men followed behind.


    The women picked the groceries and weighed them while the men were responsible for paying and carrying the groceries.


    The two couples were a sight for sore eyes in the market. Many people stopped and looked at them.


    Other couples were envious of them, looking at the groceries in their hands and the men beside them. The more they looked, the angrier they became.


    ¡°Look at them. The men are helping the women carry the groceries. Look at you. You only leave everything is up to me.¡± One of the women expressed her dissatisfaction.


    The man who was her companion immediately gave in and said, ¡°Okay, okay. I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯ll take your groceries for you. I¡¯ll take them.¡±


    And he did as he promised, he took the things from the woman¡¯s hands.


    Xiao He and the other three looked away and smiled silently.


    ¡°I think we have enough. If there¡¯s nothing else, let¡¯s go back first,¡± said Li Ping as she looked at the groceries in the hands of the two men.


    The others also felt that it was enough, so they agreed.


    Li Ping was going to take the bus with Lin Feiyang. She wanted to give Xiao He and Wang Li some alone time.


    However, they couldn¡¯t resist Wang Li¡¯s repeated invitation, so the two of them got into Wang Li¡¯s car as well.


    When they passed a supermarket, Wang Li stopped the car. ¡°Wait a minute, I¡¯ll be back


    soon.¡±


    They didn¡¯t know what she was going to do, but they nodded.


    Not long after, Wang Li came back with two big bags of things.


    Lin Feiyang patted Xiao He¡¯s seat. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to help?¡±


    Xiao He got out of the car and hurried to Wang Li before taking the things in her hands.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what the two children like to eat, so I just bought some food that they might like,¡± said Wang Li.


    The others weren¡¯t expecting her to do something like this. Wang Li had done quite a lot.


    The four of them drove back to Xiao He¡¯s house and began to prepare dinner.


    In the end, the two women became the chefs for the night while Xiao He and Lin Feiyang became their sous chefs.


    Li Ping looked at the time and said, ¡°The two children are about to finish school. You two go and pick up the children. I don¡¯t need you two anymore.¡±


    And with that, the two men were pushed out of the kitchen. As they stood in the doorway, they stared at each other. Why did it feel like they were sent away because they had been rejected out of the kitchen?


    The two of them shook their heads, took off their aprons, put them aside, and went to the kindergarten to pick up Xiao Yun and Lin Xi.


    When the two of them arrived, there were already a lot of parents waiting at the door. Soon, the teacher organized the children to line up at the door and let their parents pick them up.


    When Lin Xi came out, she immediately saw Lin Feiyang, so she let go of Xiao Yun¡¯s hand and ran to Lin Feiyang. Lin Feiyang immediately picked her up.


    ¡°Dad, you came to pick me up today,¡± said Lin Xi sweetly, and then she greeted Xiao He.


    Lin Feiyang held his daughter in his arms, weighed her, and said, ¡°Yes, Dad came to pick you up today. Are you happy?¡±


    Lin Xi wiggled in Lin Feiyang¡¯s arms and said, ¡°I¡¯m happy!¡±


    Xiao He saw the cute daughter in Lin Feiyang¡¯s arms and was very envious. Then, he looked at Xiao Yun with a look of disgust.


    He had come to pick him up, but his son had not said anything. Xiao He wished Xiao Yun was a girl now. Then, he would be able to act like Lin Xi in his arms.


    Xiao Yun, Chubs, and Zhang Lexuan walked up to Xiao He. ¡°Hello, Uncle!¡± Chubs and Zhang Lexuan greeted in unison.


    uan


    ¡°Hey, boys. Do you want to come to my house for dinner?¡± Xiao He decided to invite them over for dinner. After all, Xiao He had seen these two children before. Xiao Yun also said that these two were his friends, so Xiao He felt that it wouldn¡¯t be good if he didn¡¯t invite them.


    Chubs and Zhang Lexuan declined, indicating that they would go over when they had time in the future.


    Xiao He didn¡¯t force them. He only reminded the two of them to pay attention to their safety. Then, he patted Xiao Yun on the head before the four of them left.


    When they returned home, Li Ping and Wang Li had already prepared the dishes and served them on the table.


    ¡°You¡¯re back. Quickly wash your hands and we can eat,¡± said Li Ping as she waved her chopsticks.


    Lin Xi ran to Li Ping like a little angel and planted a sweet kiss on her face. Then, she pulled over Xiao Yun to wash hands their together.


    ¡°Oh, it smells good. It looks, smells, and tastes good.¡± Xiao Yun walked to the dining table and took a look.


    After Li Ping heard it, she pulled Wang Li out and said, ¡°This was all made by Wang Li. I was just helping out. The dishes on the table are probably made according to your taste.¡±


    Wang Li¡¯s little face turned slightly red. ¡°No, Sister Li has also done a lot. It¡¯s just that she had told me about your taste and preferences, so I made it according to that. I hope it¡¯s to your liking.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be modest. You¡¯ve worked hard!¡± Lin Feiyang walked over and tried to give Wang Li more confidence.


    ¡°Not bad. I¡¯ll definitely be able to eat two more bowls of rice.¡±

 Chapter 34 - One Step Closer to Becoming Rich

    Chapter 34 One Step Closer to Becoming Rich


    Xiao He¡¯s words considered a slightly positive response to Wang Li.


    This proved that Wang Li¡¯s efforts during this period of time had not been in vain.


    Hence, her entire person became happy. ¡°Alright, then eat more. Don¡¯t stand there. Let¡¯s eat quickly. The food will be cold in a while.¡±


    By then, Xiao Yun and Lin Xi had come back after washing their hands.


    Everyone finally sat at the dining table and started eating. Lin Xi praised a few dishes from time to time, making everyone happy. Everyone said that she was a fairy and Xiao Yun looked at her dotingly.


    ¡°Oh right, Xiao He, you said that you wanted to work with us to enter the snack production industry. Can you tell me more about it?¡± Wang Li obviously had not forgotten about the important matter, so she took the initiative to bring it up.


    Xiao He hesitated for a long time, seemingly struggling to speak.


    And thus, Xiao Yun took the initiative cover Xiao He. ¡°Aunty Wang Li, since we¡¯re among people we¡¯re familiar with, I¡¯ll be straight forward. How is the situation at your factory at the moment?¡±


    Wang Li pursed her lips and thought for a moment. ¡°To tell you the truth, the factory is not doing as good as before. There¡¯s too much competition now and we are starting to have to rely on our returning customers. But we¡¯re not able to find a solution to this.


    ¡°That¡¯s why I was curious when Xiao He proposed the collaboration. I had the same idea a long time ago, so I said I wanted to see what kind of changes you are planning to


    make.¡±


    After Xiao He heard it, he looked at Xiao Yun. He now completely believed what Xiao Yun said this morning. After all, Wang Li herself had confirmed it.


    But Xiao He and the others did not say anything. In their opinion, since this matter was brought up by Xiao Yun, he would be the one who would have ideas.


    They didn¡¯t realize that they no longer treated Xiao Yun as a child but as a peer.


    ¡°I was thinking that Aunty Wang could provide the factory while my dad provides the expertise. Because my dad is a chef, his research and development of taste will definitely be better than others.¡±


    Wang Li nodded and Xiao Yun continued to speak. ¡°Then, the money from the lottery can be used to purchase some machines, which will require a lot of money.


    ¡°Of course, the profit will be divided according to the proportion of the investment.¡± Xiao Yun told her about the part that involved money in advance.


    As the saying goes, partners should be clear about the accounts. Even though they were not partners yet, laying this out in advance would save a lot of trouble in the future.


    Xiao Yun was very sure that Wang Li would join their family one day, so there was no need to go into the specific of dividing the shares so quickly.


    ¡°I don¡¯t see any issues in your proposal.¡± Wang Li nodded and agreed with Xiao Yun¡¯s idea. They need to know how to separate business from personal. She was not the kind of woman who was not clear-headed when it came to love. Otherwise, her factory would not have been open until now.


    ¡°I have a classmate who runs a supermarket chain. When the time comes, we can cooperate with them and supply the goods to them,¡± said Xiao Yun said.


    ¡°When the time comes, our profit will be around one hundred thousand yuan a month, and this is just a conservative estimate. This amount doesn¡¯t include other costs yet.¡± Xiao Yun had already done a rough calculation in his head and felt that their profits wouldn¡¯t be that bad.


    Although Wang Li had been doing business for a long time and her monthly turnover was not small, she was still shocked by the number that Xiao Yun said.


    So she asked with uncertainty, ¡°Will it really be that much?¡±


    Xiao Yun nodded. After thinking for a moment, he said, ¡°This is only the initial turnover. In the future, it might be even higher than this.¡±


    Although Xiao He had heard from Xiao Yun that the monthly net profit was about one hundred yuan that morning, he did not take it to heart at that time.


    So when he heard Xiao Yun say this again in the evening, he was shocked. After all, his earnings was currently 1,500 yuan a month as a chef in the factory.


    If Xiao Yun¡¯s calculations were not too far off the mark, Xiao He would earn in a month almost as much as he had earned in ten years.


    ¡°Dad¡¯s research and development in various foods may be a little slow in the early stages. But once we have developed the formula for the snacks, the workers can mass produce the rest accordingly,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    Xiao He thought it wouldn¡¯t be too difficult for him. ¡°What¡¯s the problem? Just leave it to me. It¡¯s just seasoning. I can formulate the most suitable taste. Simple.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not just one kind of food. We need hundreds and thousands of different kinds of food. Of course, we can produce a few kinds at the beginning, but we will be expanding the production line later.¡±


    After hearing Xiao Yun say this, Xiao He¡¯s head suddenly felt big. Indeed, if they wanted to develop in the long term, they needed to constantly innovate.


    ¡°Yes, what Xiao Yun said is indeed a good idea. I also told you about my relative this morning. Isn¡¯t the company he works in a living example?¡± Lin Feiyang decided to chip in some support at this time.


    ¡°Dad, look, Uncle Lin and Aunty Wang Li have already approved of this idea. This is a good opportunity to make a lot of money. Do you want to be a chef for the rest of your life?¡± Xiao Yun tried to convince his father with reason and affection.


    ¡°But I have no experience in this kind of business. I don¡¯t know anything,¡± said Xiao He with some worry still.


    ¡°What¡¯s there to be afraid of? Don¡¯t you still have Sister Wang Li to help you? She has some experience. It will not be tiring if you two work together. I believe it will be easy,¡± said Lin Feiyang encouragingly.


    Xiao Yun also said, ¡°Yes, Dad, you not only have Uncle Lin to help you with your plans, but also has Aunty Wang Li to accompany you. This is a good thing.¡±


    Wang Li nodded slightly after listening and an unnatural blush appeared on her face.


    ¡°Alright, alright. What does a kid know anyway? Don¡¯ interrupt the adults anymore. Let¡¯s talk about business,¡± said Xiao He when he saw how embarrassed Wang Li was.


    Lin Feiyang laughed and said to Xiao Yun, ¡°Look, look, your dad is shy.¡±


    ¡°Exactly. Sister, don¡¯t be shy too. What¡¯s the big deal?¡± Li Ping turned towards Wang Li as she spoke.


    ¡°Dad, just quit your job and focus on the formula,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    Xiao He thought for a moment and made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and said confidently, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll quit my job tomorrow and devote myself to making myself better and stronger.¡±


    ¡°Dad, that¡¯s more like it,¡± said Xiao Yun and gave a thumbs up.


    Xiao Yun¡¯s plan to lead everyone to become rich took another step forward.


    In an instant, everyone¡¯s enthusiasm was ignited. Xiao He even got up to take out a bottle of good wine and opened it before filling up everyone¡¯s glasses.


    Everyone raised their glasses.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s toast to our future careers.¡±


    ¡°Cheers, let¡¯s work hard together in the future.¡±


    ¡°Cheers.¡±

 Chapter 35 - Misunderstanding My Meaning

    Chapter 35 Misunderstanding My Meaning


    And with that, the adults gulped down their entire glasses of wine in one shot. Xiao He took into account that Wang Li still had to drive tonight, so when he poured the wine, he had poured Wang Li a little less.


    Although the few of them saw it, they didn¡¯t say anything


    Only Li Ping had a regretful expression as she thought to herself, ¡®What a great opportunity missed. Taking advantage of Wang Li drinking and not being able to drive, thus having her stay the night might improve the relationship between her and Old Xiao.¡¯


    However, she was only thinking about it in her head. This kind of thing still depended on what the couple in question wanted. It was better to take things one step at the time.


    Lin Xi saw the adults clinking glasses, so she raised her glass of fruit juice and patted Xiao Yun¡¯s arm too, indicating him to raise his as well.


    Xiao Yun took a look and instantly understood. So he also raised the glass in his hand and clinked it with Lin Xi. Only then did Lin Xi drink with satisfaction.


    The group were eating when Li Ping suddenly said, ¡°Oh right, Xi Xi, your father and I went totown today to show check out the dance class. Tomorrow is the weekend. I¡¯ll bring you there to take a look.¡±


    Lin Xi was still burying her head in her food when she heard this. She instantly raised her head, blinked her big eyes at Lin Feiyang, and asked, ¡°Is it true, Dad?¡±


    Lin Feiyang picked up some food for Lin Xi and nodded to show that it was true.


    ¡°Hey, why don¡¯t you believe me? When have I ever lied to you?¡± Li Ping pretended to be angry at Lin Xi.


    Lin Xi immediately showed a fawning smile and hugged Li Ping¡¯s arm as she shook it continuously. ¡°How can that be? Xi Xi loves Mommy the most, of course I believe Mommy.¡±


    As she spoke, she climbed onto the chair and stood up. Then, she hugged Li Ping¡¯s head and gave her a heavy kiss on the cheek.


    ¡°You¡¯re such a sly one,¡± said Lin Feiyang from the side.


    Lin Xi mischievously stuck out her tongue when she heard this. Li Ping held onto her daughter and let her sit down on the chair before continuing to eat.


    The meal was very enjoyable and the dining table was filled with cheers.


    After the meal, Xiao He and Lin Feiyang let Li Ping and Wang Li rest while the two men washed the dishes.


    Li Ping did not refuse as she pulled Wang Li to sit on the sofa for a chat.


    Suddenly, Wang Li remembered that she had not given the children what she had just bought, so she called Xiao Yun and Lin Xi over as she went to get the two bags of snacks over.


    ¡°Aunty doesn¡¯t know what kind of snacks the two of you like to eat, so I just randomly bought some. Next time, you can tell Aunty in advance what you want to eat.¡± As Wang Li said this, she handed each of them a bag of snacks.


    Even though Xiao Yun wasn¡¯t interested in these snacks at all, he still accepted the snacks when Wang Li handed them over. After all, this was the first time Wang Li had given him a gift. He was afraid that rejecting it would hurt Wang Li¡¯s heart, making her think that he did not like her.


    After all, this kind of relationship was very sensitive. They might get along better in the future.


    Besides, if he did not like to eat, he could just give them to Lin Xi, that little glutton.


    Li Ping heard Wang Li and quickly said, ¡°Gosh, Sister Wang Li. You don¡¯t have to buy things for the children.¡±


    Then she said to Xiao Yun and Lin Xi, ¡°Quickly thank Aunty Wang Li.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. It didn¡¯t cost much. The two children like it anyway,¡± said Wang Li as she touched the heads of the two children.


    ¡°Go and play.¡±


    Li Ping understood that Wang Li did all this to gain the approval of Xiao Yun and Xiao He, so she didn¡¯t say anything more.


    Anyway, she already thought highly of Wang Li and Xiao He.


    After a while, Xiao Yun held Lin Xi¡¯s hand and came over. ¡°Aunt Li, can I go with you and Xi Xi to watch the dance class tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°Yes, you can, but what are you going to do?¡± asked Li Ping.


    Xiao Yun patted his pocket and said very generously, ¡°Didn¡¯t I win money from the lottery? I want to go out and have some fun.¡±


    The two adults were amused by Xiao Yun¡¯s tone.


    ¡°How much did your father give you?¡± asked Li Ping with a smile.


    Xiao Yun pursed his lips and said, ¡°I had unfortunately made him become stingy and had to spend a lot of effort to get a thousand yuan from him. After a bit more convincing, he gave me an extra two hundred yuan.¡±


    ¡°Wow, Big Brother Xiao Yun, can you buy a lot of lollipops?¡± asked Lin Xi with envy as she tugged at Xiao Yun¡¯s sleeve.


    ¡°Oh, you. You only know how to be greedy,¡± said Li Ping as she tapped Lin Xi¡¯s head with her finger. At this time, the two people in the kitchen also finished their work and walked out.


    ¡°What about my greedy girl?¡± asked Lin Feiyang


    Lin Xi ran over and hugged Lin Feiyang¡¯s thigh. ¡°Daddy, I want to eat lollipops.¡±


    Lin Feiyang bent down and carried Lin Xi up to sit on the sofa. ¡°Okay, if since Xi Xi wants to eat, then I will buy.¡±


    Li Ping pinched Lin Feiyang. ¡°Just let her be.¡±


    ¡°Oh right, Xiao Yun wants to go to town with me tomorrow. Will you be OK?¡± asked Li Ping as she turned around toward Xiao He.


    Xiao He looked at Xiao Yun with a puzzled expression. ¡°What are you going to town


    for?¡±


    ¡°Of course, I have something to do,¡± Xiao Yun replied.


    Xiao He did not continue to ask. He knew that Xiao Yun was a person who knew his own limits.


    ¡°But Li Ping, it¡¯s not convenient for you to take the bus alone with the two children. Won¡¯t you be tired?¡± Xiao He felt that it would be too hard for Li Ping to take care of the two children alone.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine. Xiao Yun is quite sensible. He won¡¯t be too tiring,¡± said Li Ping.


    At this time, Wang Li, who had not spoken all this time, said, ¡°It just so happens that I have nothing to do tomorrow. How about I drive over and pick you guys up?¡±


    ¡°Would that be too troublesome for you?¡± asked Xiao He.


    Wang Li shook her head and said, ¡°It¡¯s not troublesome. Otherwise, I¡¯ll just be at home. Plus, I will be able to go out shopping tomorrow. It¡¯s a pretty good deal.¡±


    Xiao He nodded and agreed, ¡°Alright. Then I¡¯ll trouble you tomorrow. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal when I have time.¡±


    Li Ping looked at the two of them with an ambiguous expression. Wouldn¡¯t this mean that they would have more contact with each other? Wang Li did not refuse. Of course, she would not waste such a good opportunity, so she smiled and said, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll be waiting, my partner.¡±


    Very cleverly, the atmosphere in the room became lively again. After chatting for a while, Xiao He asked Wang Li, ¡°Do you want to go home now?¡± Lin Feiyang heard this and was so angry that he slapped Xiao He on the back.


    Even Xiao Yun looked at Xiao He with an expression that said, ¡°You¡¯re hopeless.¡±


    Xiao He cried out in his heart. He also knew that what he had said just now might have been inappropriate and make Wang Li misunderstand, so he said, ¡°I don¡¯t mean to chase you away. Look, it¡¯s already dark outside, and you have to drive back alone. I¡¯m afraid that the road isn¡¯t safe.¡±

 Chapter 36 - There Was a Change Between the Two of them

    Chapter 36 There Was a Change Between the Two of them


    ¡°I don¡¯t have a driver¡¯s license yet. If I had one, I would send you back.¡±


    After listening to Xiao He¡¯s explanation, they looked out of the window and saw that the sky was gradually darkening. They had been chatting so happily that they hadn¡¯t noticed


    it.


    Wang Li heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°It¡¯s alright, I know. It¡¯s really late. If it was any later, it would have been too dark and I might have entered a ditch while driving.¡±


    Wang Li joked.


    ¡°Alright, then we won¡¯t keep you any longer. Be careful on the way back,¡± said Li Ping as she got up to send them out.


    Wang Li eventually got into her car. Before she drove off, the others stood in the doorway and advised her to drive home slowly.


    Xiao He suddenly walked to the driver¡¯s side, put his hand in front of the car window that had been rolled down, and slightly leaned his head over.


    When Li Ping and Lin Feiyang saw this scene, they were very tactful and quickly carried the children into the house.


    ¡°Drive slowly on the way back. Call me when you get home.¡± Xiao He¡¯s voice suddenly sounded very magnetic on this night.


    Wang Li¡¯s ears turned slightly red as she nodded and said, ¡°Okay, you should head in as well.¡±


    Xiao He nodded and took a step back as he watched Wang Li start the car and left.


    So he also turned around and went back into the house.


    The four people in the house were leaning on the glass window to look at the situation outside. When they saw Xiao He walking back, they hurriedly left the glass window and sat on the sofa, pretending as if nothing had happened.


    Xiao He had already seen them peeking at him, but he did not say anything. He only stared at them.


    Lin Feiyang started to feel guilty. So he picked up Lin Xi and gestured to his wife to get up as well and said, ¡°Xi Xi is already sleepy so we¡¯ll be going back first. Xi Xi, say goodbye to Uncle Xiao. We¡¯ll come back tomorrow to play.¡±


    Lin Feiyang shamelessly used Lin Xi as an excuse.


    ¡°Goodbye Big Brother Xiao Yun, goodbye Uncle Xiao He. Xi Xi will come back tomorrow to play with Big Brother Xiao Yun,¡± said Lin Xi to the two of them.


    Xiao He smiled at Lin Xi. ¡°Okay, then Xi Xi can come back tomorrow.¡±


    Just like that, Lin Feiyang led his family of three home.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to wash up and sleep? Aren¡¯t you going to town tomorrow?¡± asked Xiao He to Xiao Yun.


    Xiao Yun nodded, put down the things in his hands, and went into the bedroom.


    At this moment, Xiao He, who was in the living room, let out a sigh of relief. In fact, he had deliberately sent these people away.


    The reason was that Wang Li was going to call him in a while. Although he was not sure if she would actually do so, if the others were present, he would be ridiculed to death.


    Therefore, he sent all of them away so that he would not be embarrassed.


    Xiao He walked around the living room with his phone in his hand. After about forty minutes, the phone rang.


    Xiao He looked at the number on the phone and the corner of his mouth curled up. He didn¡¯t let the other party wait any longer and picked up the phone.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m already home,¡± said Wang Li.


    ¡°Okay, good. Do you want to rest early or chat for a while?¡± asked Xiao He.


    The other party was a little surprised. She thought that Xiao He wouldn¡¯t say anything after she returned home.


    So she said, ¡°It¡¯s okay to chat for a while.¡±


    Just like that, the two of them talked about the small things in their daily lives. Both got along very well and there were some things they talked about that resonated with each other.


    After chatting for about an hour, Xiao He could tell that the other side was tired, so he took the initiative to say, ¡°You should rest first. We¡¯ll talk again next time.¡±


    The two of them said goodnight to each other and hung up the phone. There was a change between the two of them that night.


    After a good night¡¯s sleep, the morning came.


    Xiao Yun stood at the door, waiting for Li Ping and Lin Xi to come out.


    ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun!¡±


    A crisp voice rang out like a lark.


    Xiao Yun looked up and across the street.


    He saw Lin Xi wearing a white puffy dress and a pair of pink sandals. Her hair was tied into two braids with a bow clip on each.


    She looked like a princess in a fairytale ¨C cute, lively, playful, and beautiful.


    Xiao Yun felt that it was not too much to describe Lin Xi with beautiful adjectives.


    Lin Xi ran toward Xiao Yun and gently lifted the edge of her skirt with her two small hands. She turned around in front of Xiao Yun and asked expectantly, ¡°What do you think, Big Brother Xiao Yun? Is Xi Xi beautiful today?¡±


    Xiao Yun rubbed his chin and pretended to think. Then, he smiled and gave Lin Xi a thumbs up generously. ¡°Xi Xi is too beautiful, just like a princess in a fairytale.¡±


    Lin Xi heard Xiao Yun praise her and covered her mouth as she giggled happily.


    ¡°Okay, you¡¯ve been so smug since morning. Haven¡¯t you been complimented enough?¡± asked Li Ping as she ate the steamed buns at the dining table.


    Lin Xi made a face at Li Ping without the latter knowing and Xiao Yun thought it was very cute.


    as


    ¡°Xiao Yun, have you eaten? There are buns here, have two,¡± said Li Ping.


    Xiao Yun waved his hand and refused. ¡°I already ate and I¡¯m still full.¡±


    ¡°Okay, then wait for me for a while. I¡¯ll be done soon,¡± said Li Ping as she sped up the packing of what she needed for the outing today.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, there¡¯s no rush. Aunty Wang Li isn¡¯t here yet.¡±


    Five minutes later, Li Ping was done packing. She planned to lock the door and wait for Wang Li at the main entrance with the two children.


    ¡°Aunty Li, has Xi Xi not bought her dance shoes yet?¡± asked Xiao Yun when he saw that Lin Xi didn¡¯t come out wearing her dance shoes and Li Ping didn¡¯t take them with her.


    Li Ping patted the bag on her back and said, ¡°We have and I have them, but I did not ask her to wear them now.¡±


    At this moment, Wang Li¡¯s car arrived.


    ¡°Alright, Sister Li, quickly get in the car,¡± said Wang Li as she opened the car door.


    ¡°Alright, children, do get in,¡± said Li Ping as she led the two children into the car.


    ¡°Is Brother Lin not at home?¡± asked Wang Li.


    How could Li Ping not know that Wang Li¡¯s intention was actually to ask about Xiao He? So she said, ¡°Brother Lin went to the factory today to resign.


    ¡°Xiao He is with him too,¡± said Li Ping with a smile in her tone.


    Wang Li blushed. ¡°Gosh, Sister Li. I only asked about Brother Lin, not Xiao He.


    ¡°Well, I just wanted to reveal some information to someone so that I wouldn¡¯t be restless all day.¡± Li Ping joked.


    Wang Li touched her burning cheeks and said, ¡°Oh, Sister Li, don¡¯t tease me.¡±


    Li Ping also knew that Wang Li was thin-skinned, so she didn¡¯t continue to tease her. ¡°Okay, okay. Then I won¡¯t say any more.¡±


    Lin Xi was very curious about the outside world along the way because Lin Feiyang and Li Ping were usually busy and didn¡¯t have time to always bring her out to play.

 Chapter 37 - Marry Only You and No One Else

    Chapter 37 Marry Only You and No One Else


    Xiao Yun was also leaning against the window, curiously looking at the scenery outside. He had not observed it properly the first two times he came here, so he took this opportunity to take a look.


    In his previous life, the town had already developed very well. By then, it was no longer called a town, but a city instead.


    During that time, the small town was filled with high-rise buildings and bustling commercial streets. There were many cars and pedestrians on the road as well.


    But the small town he saw now was far from what he remembered, so he wanted to take a good look.


    Wang Li glanced at Xiao Yun through the rearview mirror and said, ¡°Has Xiao Yun not come to the city for a long time?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it has been a long time.¡± Xiao Yun turned to look at Wang Li.


    Wang Li said while driving, ¡°OK, I¡¯ll show you around when I¡¯m free later.


    ¡°Things are developing quite quickly here. It might be different in a few months.¡± ¡°Okay, thank you, Aunty Wang Li. But I can do it myself if you¡¯re busy,¡± said Xiao Yun very considerately.


    Wang Li said, ¡°That¡¯s true. You¡¯re really different from other children. You¡¯re also very smart. You shouldn¡¯t have any problems without me.¡±


    ¡°Wow, ice cream, and there¡¯s that food, and that¡­ Mom, I want to eat that,¡± said Lin Xi as she pointed at the KFC sign.


    Li Ping followed Lin Xi¡¯s finger and looked over. But then, she rejected her daughter¡¯s request indifferently. ¡°We just ate this morning. How can you still have room to eat?¡±


    ¡°But I really want to eat. Just this once okay?¡± Lin Xi tried to sweet-talk Li Ping.


    Unfortunately, Li Ping was a firm mother as she said, ¡°No means no. Hurry up and sit down. We have to go to the dance class first.¡±


    Lin Xi wanted to say something else, but Li Ping said, ¡°I said no, now you go back to your seat and sit properly.¡±


    So Lin Xi sat back down embarrassedly.


    Li Ping¡¯s method of educating Lin Xi had always been in a loving yet non-doting manner.


    But Lin Xi sat there getting more and more aggrieved, with her eyes becoming redder and redder, looking like she was about to cry.


    Xiao Yun pulled Lin Xi¡¯s hand. ¡°Xi Xi, let¡¯s go to the dance class to take a look first, and then if you learn well there, Big Brother Xiao Yun will buy it for you, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Lin Xi looked at Xiao Yun with a face full of surprise.


    Xiao Yun smiled and said, ¡°Of course. When did Big Brother Xiao Yun ever lie to you? It just so happens that Big Brother Xiao Yun also wants to eat it.¡±


    ¡°Wow wow, that¡¯s great. Thank you, Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡± Lin Xi clapped her hands and cheered.


    Li Ping turned to look at the two of them. ¡°Xiao Yun, you¡¯re too good to her. You can¡¯t always buy whatever she wants. You¡¯ll spoil her too much.¡±


    Wang Li also repeatedly turned to look at Xiao Yun and Lin Xi from the rearview mirror and said, ¡°I guess Xiao Yun dotes on his wife.¡±


    Xiao Yun nodded without any shyness and admitted, ¡°Yes, Aunty Wang Li is right. Xi Xi is my wife. What if I don¡¯t dote on her now and she holds a grudge against me when she grows up? What if she doesn¡¯t marry me?¡±


    Lin Xi shook her head and said like a rattle drum, ¡°That won¡¯t happen. Xi Xi will only marry Big Brother Xiao Yun when she grows


    up.¡±


    Wang Li and Li Ping looked at each other and smiled. They didn¡¯t expect such words and promises from these two little dolls.


    When Li Ping and Lin Feiyang went to visit Lin Xi¡¯s grandparents yesterday, a relative of hers happened to be there. While they were chatting, Li Ping casually mentioned that Lin Xi wanted to learn dance recently, so that relative recommended a dance class and said that her child also learned there and was taught well.


    Therefore, Li Ping and Lin Feiyang had gone over to take a look and felt that it was quite good, so they agreed to bring Lin Xi over to try out the class today.


    Li Ping gave the address of the studio to Wang Li, who drove the car over.


    After Wang Li parked the car, the four of them went in together.


    As soon as they entered the door, someone greeted them. ¡°Ms. Li, you¡¯re here. Is this your daughter next to you? She¡¯s so beautiful, like a little princess.¡±


    ¡°Thank you,¡± said Lin Xi with a smile after hearing someone praise her. Li Ping said with a gratified expression, ¡°Yes, this is my daughter. Xi Xi, greet teacher Xiao


    Ju.¡±


    ¡°Hello, teacher Xiao Ju!¡± said Lin Xi softly.


    Teacher Xiao Ju bent down slightly and stroked Lin Xi¡¯s head. ¡°Hello, Xi Xi.¡±


    Then she straightened up and said to Li Ping, ¡°Xi Xi is really beautiful. Her arms and legs are well proportioned. It¡¯s obvious that she will be a good dancer.¡±


    Li Ping smiled and waved her hand. ¡°Not at all.¡±


    But in fact, she was very happy to hear that. After all, who didn¡¯t like to hear compliments of their children? Li Ping enjoyed it very much.


    ¡°There are children in class right now. Do you want me to take you in to have a look?¡± asked Miss Xiao Ju to the group of four people.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go have a look then,¡± said Li Ping as she looked at Wang Li.


    Wang Li nodded.


    ¡°Although our training institution isn¡¯t big, our teachers here are very professional. If you sign your child up, you can rest assured¡­¡± ¡°You can see how our teachers teach later¡­¡±


    As Miss Xiao Ju was talking, she had already brought them to the door of the dance studio.


    The outside of the classroom was made of transparent glass, so the people inside could be seen clearly.


    A female teacher was leading more than ten children to dance, correcting their movements as they moved.


    Most of the people inside were girls, while the others were about two or three boys.


    ¡°That¡¯s Chen Xiaoyue or Teacher Chen. She graduated from the Beijing Academy of Dance and Drama. She has won many national awards.¡± Teacher Xiao Ju introduced this teacher to the four of them.


    At this moment, Chen Xiaoyue looked over and nodded slightly at them. After greeting Xiao Ju and receiving her response, she continued to teach.


    ¡°She looks pretty good,¡± said Li Ping.


    Lin Xi whispered in Xiao Yun¡¯s ear, ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, the others dance very well.¡±


    ¡°I think Xi Xi would definitely dance better than them if she learned it,¡± said Xiao Yun as he looked at Lin Xi.


    This was not Xiao Yun overexaggerating Lin Xi¡¯s ability or anything. No one knew Lin Xi¡¯s dancing talent better than Xiao Yun.


    ¡°I think Big Brother Xiao Yun is right. Xi Xi will definitely dance better than them,¡± said Lin Xi confidently.


    Lin Xi thought that the two were whispering, but their conversation had already been heard by the adults beside him.


    Regardless, Wang Li and Li Ping were already used to the way the children interacted.

 Chapter 38 - Going to the Black Market

    Chapter 38 Going to the Black Market


    On the other hand, Teacher Xiao Ju looked at the two of them with a smile. ¡°These two children are too cute. Is this your son?¡±


    ¡°Sort of. He is my son-in-law. The two of them are engaged to be married one day.¡± Li Ping explained.


    Teacher Xiao Ju¡¯s eyes widened in surprise, but she quickly restrained her emotions and said, ¡°Not bad. They make a handsome couple. They must be very close.¡±


    Li Ping nodded. The relationship between the two was indeed very good, especially Xiao Yun¡¯s love for Lin Xi.


    ¡°Xi Xi, are you satisfied with this place?¡± Li Ping felt that it was better to ask her daughter¡¯s opinion first, even though she could already tell that Lin Xi was very happy there already.


    Sure enough, Lin Xi nodded her head vigorously. She held Li Ping¡¯s hand, looked up at her, and said, ¡°Mom, I like this place. Their dances are so beautiful.¡±


    dr


    Li Ping happily signed Lin Xi up as a student and Teacher Xiao Ju said that she could give her a free lesson today.


    Therefore, Lin Xi changed into a dance outfit and dance shoes before walking into the classroom.


    Teacher Xiao Ju went in and informed Chen Xiaoyue that this was the new student that day, and thus was to be given beginner lessons.


    Chen Xiaoyue gestured ¡®Okay¡¯ and walked out.


    Teacher Chen first taught Lin Xi the two basic skills, as well as the leg press and body lift, two movements that came after a squat.


    Lin Xi mimicked her teacher and stretched her leg forward, then used her hands to reach her toes.


    The teacher told her to switch between the two movements and then went to the group of children to continue teaching them a dance.


    Lin Xi was not used to being in such a situation.


    With her legs bent, her large eyes wandered to where Teacher Chen and the other students were, looking at them longingly. After all, she didn¡¯t quite understand why the other children could be led by the teacher to dance beautifully, while she could only bitterly practice these tiring poses.


    After a while, Li Ping said, ¡°Let¡¯s not watch her here. We should let her practice by herself. Let¡¯s go over there.¡±


    Wang Li nodded and the few of them walked to the sofa in the hall to sit down.


    ¡°Aunty Wang Li, Aunty Li, you stay here. I¡¯ll go out and walk around by myself,¡± said Xiao Yun to the two ladies.


    Wang Li carried her bag on her back and was about to get up from the sofa to accompany Xiao Yun.


    However, Xiao Yun pressed her back to sit her back down.


    ¡°Let Aunty Wang Li go with you. It¡¯s not safe for children to walk around alone,¡± said Li Ping.


    ¡°You really don¡¯t have to go with me. I¡¯m just going for a stroll. I can do it myself. I¡¯ll be back in a while. Besides, I¡¯m fully capable of taking care of myself now. Trust me. I¡¯ll bring KFC back for you.¡± And with that, Xiao Yun turned around and walked out of the shop. He did not forget to give them a final wave.


    Li Ping and Wang Li thought about it and agreed with each other that Xiao Yun had always been a mature child, so they didn¡¯t need to worry about him. However, they still made sure to say, ¡°Be careful and come back soon.¡±


    Xiao Yun passed by a grocery store and bought an ice cream as he walked.


    Although the town wasn¡¯t as prosperous as Xiao Yun remembered from his previous life, it was improving at a visible speed. Many shops on both sides of the street were already being renovated.


    While strolling around, Xiao Yun was also thinking about his future plans. After all, he could not completely rely on the snack business.


    In the beginning, when there were not so many people doing it, it would definitely become popular. However, after a long time, they would be able to do their own research and join the industry. By then, the snacks he made would not be that novel anymore. He needed other ways to make money.


    In his previous life, Xiao Yun had gone out to participate in an auction with one of his three brother-like friends. It could be considered as going out to see the world.


    At that time, his friend had introduced him to an expert in appraising jewelry, besides also teaching him some methods to distinguish the authenticity of jewelry.


    Take gems as an example. There were three ways to distinguish their authenticity.


    The first was to feel their temperature. Natural gems felt cold, while fake gems felt mild.


    The second was to feel the weight of the gemstones. Real gemstones weighed a certain amount in one¡¯s hand, while fake gemstones were light to the touch. Although the weight of both gemstones could not be felt in the hands of an ordinary person, an expert would be able to distinguish the real from the fake in a minute.


    The third was to measure the hardness. Natural gemstones were hard, so a knife could not be used to scratch them. Fake gemstones were generally less hard, so a knife could be used to scratch them.


    Xiao Yun thought that he could get more money from this aspect. After all, there would not be much left of the 200,000 yuan after the factory has been upgraded with new machines.


    Still, Xiao Yun did not plan to go to a proper auction house to search for treasures. He remembered that there was a black market in this town, so he planned to try his luck there.


    He was also introduced to the black market by that same friend of his in his previous life.


    His friend had brought him here because they had apparently already gained the theoretical knowledge, and thus should put it into practice and get some results.


    Xiao Yun racked his memories to remember what he needed to look out for at the black market.


    The moment he entered the black market, he wasted no time looking around. Compared to what he remembered in his previous life, this place was much smaller.


    The environment was quite a mixed bag, much worse than he remembered. But it was tolerable.


    Because of Xiao Yun¡¯s size, no one noticed him when he went in.


    However, once he was noticed, it would definitely attract attention. After all, it was rare for someone his age to visit the black market.


    But he was excited to be there. He carefully observed the things placed at each stall, trying to pick out something that he was satisfied with


    However, he didn¡¯t find anything that caught his eye. Just as he was about to give up, he noticed two or three stalls away which had items on display that attracted his attention.


    ¡°Boss, how much is that item of yours?¡± asked Xiao Yun as he walked to the stall and pointed at a sapphire on the shelf behind the seller.


    The sapphire was not eye-catching. It was even covered in a layer of gray. It was obvious that not only was no one interested in it, but even the seller felt that it was not worth much and could not be sold.


    The seller was sitting on the bench with a walnut on his plate. When he heard the voice, he thought that there was big business coming, so he immediately got up.


    Just as the seller looked over with joy, he saw a little bean standing in front of his stall.


    The enthusiasm on his face disappeared, he didn¡¯t even bother to hide it.


    He sat back down and continued to eat his walnuts. Without blinking, he said, ¡°Go, get lost, you little kid, don¡¯t come here and disturb my business.¡±

 Chapter 39 - Wanted to Take His Money

    Chapter 39 Wanted to Take His Money


    ¡°Boss, I¡¯m not trying to obstruct your business. It¡¯s you who¡¯s pushing business away.¡± Xiao Yun was not angry as he continued to stand in front of the stall.


    Hearing this, the seller finally took a proper look at Xiao Yun, but he was still not happy. Instead, he snorted with disdain, judged Xiao Yun, and said, ¡°Business? Are you referring to yourself?¡±


    Xiao Yun nodded silently, then spread his hands as if to say, ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    Unexpectedly, the seller simply sneered even more. ¡°Kid, don¡¯t make a scene. Do you have money? Just scram. Don¡¯t bother me, or I¡¯ll teach you a lesson.¡±


    As he spoke, the seller stepped on the table.


    Xiao Yun took out a hundred-dollar bill from his pocket and used his middle finger and index finger to hold it. He waved it in front of the seller without saying anything.


    The boss did not expect Xiao Yun to even have such money, so he was stunned for a while. When he had judged Xiao Yun earlier, he could tell that there wasn¡¯t a single branded item on him despite his clean look. The clothes on him were obviously from a street stall. That was why the seller was so quick to determine that Xiao Yun didn¡¯t have money, but was here to cause trouble instead.


    But now that Xiao Yun had already taken out the money, there was no reason for doubt any longer.


    He slowly put his feet down from the table, but his eyes were still staring at Xiao Yun unkindly.


    It seemed like he still wanted to intimidate Xiao Yun. After all, Xiao Yun had been acting too indifferently ever since he stopped by his stall. And this pissed the seller off.


    The boss took the object that Xiao Yun had just mentioned and handed it to Xiao Yun without wiping it off.


    But Xiao Yun didn¡¯t mind. After taking it, he rubbed it twice on his body and the gem was instantly cleaned.


    Xiao Yun silently apologized to Xiao He. After all, Xiao He usually washed the clothes at home but here his son was conveniently using the clothes as a rage. He just hoped that Xiao He would not fly into a rage when he saw his shirt.


    Xiao Yun moved the gem closer to the light and carefully observed it.


    The seller saw how serious Xiao Yun looked, as if he was a real expert. And yet, the boss maintained his look of disdain towards the boy.


    He had only one word in his thoughts: faker.


    Xiao Yun kept recalling what the appraiser in his previous life had said about what a real gem looked like.


    To be honest, Xiao Yun wasn¡¯t too sure, but the gem did feel cold.


    Since he wasn¡¯t in a hurry, he continued to hold it in his hand again, closed his eyes, and felt the weight.


    The seller could no longer stand seeing him like this, so he impatiently said, ¡°You little brat, don¡¯t pretend to understand if you don¡¯t. Hurry up and go home.¡±


    Xiao Yun ignored him. After a while, Xiao Yun opened his eyes which now shone with determination.


    Although he couldn¡¯t be 100% sure that this gem was real, he was at least 80-90% sure. That was enough.


    If he also tested the third property mentioned by the appraiser master, then Xiao Yun would be 100% sure.


    However, the seller¡¯s current facial expression convinced Xiao Yun that he would probably be knocked to the ground before he could even get his hands on a knife.


    So Xiao Yun decided not to test the third property and to take a gamble instead. He felt that his luck had been pretty good since he was reborn, so this time, based on his intuition, this gem should be the real deal.


    ¡°Boss, how much are you selling this for?¡± asked Xiao Yun as he handed over the gem.


    The seller thought to himself, ¡®This kid is really stupid. I don¡¯t know how long I¡¯ve been betting on this thing, but this stupid kid actually took a fancy to it.¡¯


    Xiao Yun looked at the micro-expression on the seller¡¯s face and could roughly guess what he was thinking about, but that wasn¡¯t important.


    What was important was to get the gem and find someone to confirm the authenticity of the gem, then sell it.


    ¡°Give me five hundred yuan for this.¡± The seller had already been making some losses, so he wanted more money to test his bottom line.


    Besides, it was always good to make more money.


    But Xiao Yun knew that the seller was ripping him off. He was not a spendthrift, so he could definitely not spend money that he should not spend.


    Xiao Yun shook his head and said, ¡°Boss, you are too dishonest. I sincerely want to buy it. If you are sincere to sell it too, then it should be more affordable.¡±


    The seller had expected Xiao Yun to not have that much money, but he did not expect this kid to bargain with him. Moreover, he said it in such a mature tone.


    This could not help but make the seller take a second look at the kid.


    ¡°Then how much would you say?¡± asked the seller in a bossy manner.


    ¡°Just a hundred yuan,¡± said Xiao Yun.


    The seller straightened his neck and said, ¡°That won¡¯t do. At least three hundred yuan.¡±


    ¡°Seventy yuan,¡± said Xiao Yun. The seller: ¡°250 yuan.¡±


    Xiao Yun: ¡°Fifty yuan.¡±


    The boss: ¡°Two hundred yuan.¡±


    Xiao Yun: ¡°Deal!¡±


    Only then did the seller realize that Xiao Yun had defeated him.


    Yes, Xiao Yun had originally planned to get this for two hundred yuan, which was already a pretty good price for him. If it wasn¡¯t for him, the gem would have been left there for God knows how long.


    The seller had thought about it and felt that two hundred yuan would be fine. After all, no one would buy it here. This way, he could earn at least another two hundred yuan. Xiao Yun felt that if he spent two hundred yuan, even if he had made a mistake and bought a fake, it wouldn¡¯t be to the extent of going bankrupt. If he took his father into consideration, this would make him rich enough to be a rich second-generation kid.


    With this thought in mind, Xiao Yun started to plan how to spend his money.


    Xiao Yun had brought out all 1,200 yuan today, but he had divided them into two pockets. One pocket had a thousand yuan while the other pocket had two hundred yuan.


    But when he was buying ice cream just now, he had used a hundred out of the two hundred yuan.


    So now he needed to pull out some portion of the thousand yuan in the other pocket to make up the total amount before giving it to the seller.


    Xiao Yun carefully tried to pull out one hundred yuan from his pocket. After all, he couldn¡¯t show off his wealth in a place like this. He might be targeted by someone at any time.


    But even though Xiao Yun was careful, he still couldn¡¯t escape.


    Just as he paid the bill and walked out, someone grabbed his arm.


    Xiao Yun turned around and saw a person he didn¡¯t know. He was as thin as a pole and his cheekbones were particularly prominent on both sides, but he was also particularly tall. His movement seemed a little uncoordinated.


    Xiao Yun tried to pull his arm away twice, but he couldn¡¯t. This man had a pretty big advantage over him.


    ¡°Please let go,¡± said Xiao Yun, suppressing his temper.

 Chapter 40 - Wanting to Eat But Afraid of Gaining Weight

    Chapter 40 Wanting to Eat But Afraid of Gaining Weight


    That person did not loosen his grip. Instead, he said righteously, ¡°I won¡¯t loosen my grip. You brat, you stole my money.¡±


    ¡°I stole your money?¡± asked Xiao Yun, feeling so incredulous and angry that he let out a laugh.


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s in that pocket.¡± He was referring to the pocket where Xiao Yun now had only nine hundred yuan.


    Xiao Yun realized in an instant that despite his precautions, he had still been targeted by someone.


    The two of them pulled at each other. By then, there were already people surrounding them.


    Xiao Yun said calmly, ¡°You said that the money in my pocket is yours. Where¡¯s your evidence?¡±


    ¡°Evidence? The evidence is in your pocket. I don¡¯t have any money on me right now. The money in your pocket is all mine.¡± That person still acted as if he was reasonable.


    Xiao Yun felt so angry he started laughing again.


    ¡°You said that you don¡¯t have any money in your pocket, so the money in my pocket must be yours? Then is their money also yours?¡± asked Xiao Yun as he pointed at the onlookers.


    ¡°Just because you don¡¯t have any money, all the money in our pockets is yours?¡± asked Xiao Yun again without giving the man a chance to speak.


    That person only wanted to target Xiao Yun because he simply saw a child that would be easy to bully into giving away money. But Xiao Yun¡¯s words had made this man an offense against all these people. Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Yun finished speaking, the onlookers said, ¡°Yes, if you don¡¯t have any money in your pocket, does that make my money yours?¡±


    ¡°Exactly. Don¡¯t you think that what you said doesn¡¯t make any sense?¡±


    ¡°This is definitely the funniest joke I¡¯ve ever heard in my life.¡±


    ¡°Are you seriously trying to swindle other people¡¯s money like this?¡±


    The surrounding public opinions were incessant. Xiao Yun was expecting that their comments would put him at a disadvantage. After all, it didn¡¯t seem realistic for a child as young as Xiao Yun to have so much money.


    But who would have thought that a single wrong sentence would actually cause Xiao Yun to shift the public opinion to his side.


    ¡°So you still want to wait here for the spittle to drown you?¡± Xiao Yun¡¯s words were not polite at all. It could not be helped since this person had provoked him today. That person noticed the growing number of people surrounding them and realized that he would not be able to get his way with Xiao Yun today. So he simply left, but not without having the final word. ¡°Just you wait.¡±


    Then, he fled in panic.


    Since he had already run away, the crowd no longer had anything to keep them there and dispersed just as quickly as they had formed.


    Xiao Yun patted the place where the man had just grabbed him, feeling unlucky


    The interlude quickly passed. Xiao Yun took the gem and walked around again. Then, he went to KFC to pack some food before taking a taxi back to Lin Xi¡¯s dance class.


    Two hours had passed. Lin Xi had initially been in high spirits at the beginning. But now, she had become listless. She knew dance was very beautiful, but no one told her that it was so tiring too.


    The moment Lin Xi came out of the dance studio, she found Li Ping and immediately threw herself into her arms.


    Li Ping hugged Lin Xi and used her hand to wipe the sweat off Lin Xi¡¯s forehead.


    The sweat had completely soaked her hair. the lesson had not been easy for Lin Xi.


    ¡°Mom, why is learning dance so tiring?¡± asked Lin Xi with a frown and a face full of fatigue.


    Li Ping smiled and stroked her hair, saying with a serious face, ¡°Since you¡¯ve already signed up, there¡¯s no room for regret. No matter how hard it is, you have to persevere.¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± said Lin Xi reluctantly.


    ¡°I¡¯m just complaining a little. That teacher only let me practice the basics and didn¡¯t teach me how to dance.¡±


    At this time, Teacher Chen walked over, patted Lin Xi¡¯s head, and said, ¡°When it comes to dancing, the basics are the most important. The dance is directly formed from unique combinations and variations of the basics. Everyone in class had learned it before you came, which means this is something everyone has to learn before advancing.¡±


    At this time, Lin Xi realized that she had been caught badmouthing her teacher, so she stuck out his tongue mischievously.


    At the same time, she nodded, indicating that she understood.


    Li Ping looked at Teacher Chen and asked, ¡°Teacher Chen, How was Xi Xi¡¯s lesson?¡±


    ¡°It was pretty good, her body¡¯s flexibility is also much better than the other children of the same age.¡± Teacher Chen nodded her head to express her approval.


    Li Ping patted Lin Xi. ¡°Did you hear that? Teacher Chen said that your flexibility is good. You have to work hard in the future, do you hear?¡±


    ¡°Okay, I got it. I have to learn how to dance well so that I can dance for Big Brother Xiao Yun.¡± Lin Xi looked excited.


    Li Ping tapped her head.


    Wang Li raised her wrist and looked at the time. ¡°It¡¯s already noon. Teacher Chen, why don¡¯t you come have lunch with us?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right. Let¡¯s go together,¡± said Li Ping from the side.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Big Brother Xiao Yun? Did he go to buy KFC for me?¡± Lin Xi hadn¡¯t seen Xiao Yun since she came out, so she guessed that he must have gone to buy KFC for her.


    Li Ping also looked out of the door. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s already noon. Why hasn¡¯t Xiao Yun come back


    yet?¡±


    Wang Li looked out of the window too.


    Lin Xi patted her stomach. ¡°If Big Brother Xiao Yun doesn¡¯t come back soon, Xi Xi¡¯s stomach will flatten.¡±


    As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Li saw a figure walking over and said with a smile, ¡°Xi Xi¡¯s stomach doesn¡¯t need to flatten anymore.¡±


    ¡°Eh?¡± Lin Xi looked up with a face full of surprise and saw that Xiao Yun had already pushed open the door and entered.


    Lin Xi let go of Li Ping¡¯s hand without hesitation and ran toward Xiao Yun. ¡°Big Brother Xiao Yun, you¡¯re finally back.¡±


    ¡°Yes, Big Brother Xiao Yun is back. Look what Big Brother Xiao Yun brought back for you?¡± Xiao Yun lifted the bag of coke, burgers, and fried chicken in his hand.


    When Lin Xi saw it, she jumped up happily. ¡°Wow, Long live Big Brother XiaoYun. I want to eat, I want to eat.¡±


    Xiao Yun had bought quite a lot, so it was no problem for the adults to eat with him.


    They invited Teacher Chen to eat too, but she refused. She said that she had an appointment with her boyfriend later, so they did not force her.


    Lin Xi took out a drumstick and ate it first. It was the time after class, so many parents had to pass through the hall to pick up their children.


    ¡°Mom, I want to eat that too,¡± said a little girl to her mother as she pointed at the fried chicken Lin Xi was holding.


    Her mother looked over and said, ¡°Are you sure? Eating that kind of thing is the easiest way to get fat. Do you still want to dance?¡±


    As she spoke, she dragged the little girl away.


    The conversation between the mother and daughter was not hushed at all. Not only did the people around them hear it, but even the people they were referring to heard it clearly.


    At this moment, Lin Xi held the chicken drumstick with a confused look on her face. She did not know whether she should put it down or continue eating.