The obedient girl glances up, and the tyrannical tycoon kneels down to pamper her.

Xing Yanzhao immediately retorted, "That's because I can't afford other snacks. The peanuts are homegrown; you can eat them raw, fried, or boiled."

One sentence completely silenced Guo Hui.

"Pfft..." Zhu Shuangshuang laughed out loud, but her mouth was stuffed with a piece of roasted chicken wing. She looked at Lao Shen, who had stuffed the chicken wing into her mouth, with a slight dissatisfaction.

Old Shen said, "Eat more if you like."

He then bent down under the pretense of pouring juice and whispered in Zhu Shuangshuang's ear, "If you want to laugh, laugh behind her back. It's too embarrassing to do it in front of people."

So it wasn't that she wasn't allowed to laugh. Zhu Shuangshuang was happy again, snatched the juice from his hand, and filled Luo Huai's glass.

"It seems Ms. Guo doesn't know much about Luo Huai's husband either."

Guo Hui quietly chewed on her grilled meat, not saying anything more. When Han Zhang asked her questions, she only gave him half-hearted answers.

She was holding her breath, especially looking at the tacit understanding and intimacy between the two people opposite her.

After a long while, she raised her glass in celebration.

Everyone had drunk a little, but no one got drunk. When it was almost time, everyone went home.

The task of escorting Guo Hui still fell to Han Zhang.

Halfway there, Han Zhang noticed Guo Hui silently wiping away tears, so he pulled over to the side of the road and asked her what was wrong.

Guo Hui said no, her voice full of grievance, especially when she looked up at Han Zhang, tears welled up in her eyes.

Han Zhang pulled out a tissue and went to wipe her face. Guo Hui threw herself into his arms, crying, "Does Brother Zhao hate me? He still hates me for how I treated him back then. Today, Luo Huai and that girl were talking to me, their words were sarcastic and pointed, waaaah..."

The more I cry, the more I feel wronged.

Han Zhang then hugged the person and said, "Sister-in-law's friend is a bit rude, but there's nothing we can do. She's your friend, and Brother Zhao is very indulgent towards her."

"Isn't this an arranged marriage?"

Han Zhang sensed something and pulled the person away from his embrace. "You came back for Brother Zhao?"

“Han Zhang…” Guo Hui cried, tears streaming down her face. “You will help me, right? I don’t want them to hate me. Brother Zhao has been kind to me, and so have you. I was closest to you when we were in school. Now that I’m divorced, I have nowhere to go and no friends. I just… I just wish I could go back to the way things were before.”

……

Binjiang Bay.

On the way back with Kuang Ye, Luo Yunshang asked, "What's the deal with that Guo Hui?"

"I don't know much about it. I guess only Han Zhang knows. My brother has always been very busy. Suddenly one day he got a girlfriend. I was curious and wanted to ask him about it. Actually, at that time, I was quite happy for my brother that he had a girlfriend."

"Ok?"

“My brother said that it’s actually very difficult for families like ours to find a girlfriend. I was happy to find out that he has a girlfriend. I’ll have a sister-in-law. When I was little, I always felt that our family was a little abnormal. It’s like having a sister-in-law makes things normal. I don’t know why.”

“Because other families have fathers and mothers, in your heart, Xing Yanzhao, your older brother, is similar to the role of a father, and you are still missing the role of a mother.”

Kuangye paused for a moment, then said, "Probably."

"But you obviously don't like Guo Hui as your sister-in-law."

“Yes.” Kuangye nodded. “She came to our house, the dilapidated house next to the garbage dump, to look for my brother.”

That was the first time anyone had ever visited their home. They heard it was his brother's girlfriend. It was also the first time the old lady had heard that anyone other than Lao Shen and his friends was willing to come to their home. So she took two eggs from the chicken coop and started to boil them.

He was curious, so he went out to take a look.

When Guo Hui first saw him, she showed disgust, and then raised her hand to cover her nose.

He knew his family was poor and his school uniform was faded from washing, but the old lady always said that even if they were poor and couldn't afford nice clothes, they should still dress neatly and cleanly.

The house is always tidy and clean, but there are a lot of odds and ends. The old lady is reluctant to throw them away, but it's also possible that she's gotten used to not being able to smell the odor.

He didn't pay attention at the time, but he was thinking that he should not appear in front of them in the future, for fear that his brother would lose his girlfriend.

Later, his older brother rode back on a beat-up bicycle. The first thing he did was pat his head and ask, "You brat, have you done your homework?"

After that, Guo Hui's attitude towards him became strange, and she called him "brother" affectionately.

He knew the word "hypocrisy" when he was in first grade.

Guo Hui chatted with her brother for a while before leaving. Her brother brought two freshly boiled eggs from home and gave them to Guo Hui. Guo Hui accepted them with a smile and thanked her grandma.

"I followed her not far away."

"why?"

"I think she'll throw eggs."

"Is it lost?"

“It’s lost,” Kuangye said casually. “But I picked it up and ate it all, so the old lady’s good intentions weren’t wasted.”

"Didn't you tell Grandma and your brother?" Luo Yunshang asked herself, answering her own question. "I was afraid Grandma would be upset, and I was also afraid your brother's temperament would make him unable to find a girlfriend?"

The wilderness nodded.

Luo Yunshang asked, "Won't you choke if you eat two eggs in one go?"

"Eating two egg yolks in a row is very choking," Kuangye said honestly. "So I..."

A small bottle of water was handed to him.

"Have some water," Luo Yunshang said.

Kuangye curled his fingers, his gaze becoming profound.

"Aren't you thirsty? Your voice sounds a little different." Luo Yunshang handed over another glass of water.

Kuangye finally accepted, and suddenly his eyes became warm.

He ran to a nearby house to get some hot water from a tap and got hit with a shoe by the homeowner.

"We've arrived. Goodnight."

"Good night."

Luo Yunshang went upstairs, while Kuangye lingered downstairs for a long time before slowly walking back, where he happened to run into his brother and sister-in-law who were returning home.

Xing Yanzhao carried Luo Huai on his back.

Luo Huai was the first to see the wilderness and asked, "Sister Yunshang, you got home a long time ago, why are you still here?"

"Let's take a walk," Kuangye asked. "Is your sister-in-law injured her leg?"

Xing Yanzhao scolded him: "Say something nice."

Luo Huai laughed; "No, it was a bit dark when we first came in, and Brother Zhao scared me."

The warning that there might be a ghost startled her, and she instinctively ran towards Xing Yanzhao. The man then bent down and carried her on his back.

That's when she realized she'd been scammed.

"Childish." Luo Huai couldn't help but curse again, then broke free from him.

Xing Yanzhao glanced at his younger brother.

Make you talkative.

Wilderness: "..."

Since you've already said too much, I might as well say a bit more.

"Oh, by the way, let me tell you something. When Guo Hui came to our house, the old lady cooked two eggs for her, and she threw them away as soon as she turned the corner, but they ended up in my stomach."

Xing Yanzhao's expression grew cold, and Luo Huai had not expected this to happen.

"Guo Hui either comes back early or late, but just at this time, when your interview magazines are flying everywhere, you know what's going on."

"sister in law."

"Hmm?" Luo Huai stared intently, suddenly feeling a little nervous. Could it be that Brother Zhao and Guo Hui had some other explosive secret?

“Um…” Kuangye’s eyes flickered, “If possible, let’s each shout our own names from now on.”

Luo Huai: "Huh?"

Xing Yanzhao: "???"

She slapped him on the head. "What nonsense are you spouting! I have nothing to do with Guo Hui. If I ever have any conflicts with your sister-in-law, it'll all be your fault."

Kuangye was also shocked: "Holy crap???"

“That’s not what I meant by ‘wilderness’.” Luo Huai thought of something, grabbed Xing Yanzhao’s outstretched hand, and they clasped hands tightly.

Xing Yanzhao raised his chin slightly: "You two have a secret in common now."

Luo Huai: "..."

Well, the battle has now shifted to her.

Kuangye slipped away, and Luo Huai raised her hand to cover his mouth, also trying to divert his attention, "I'll give you a present tomorrow."