If flowers bloom, youth will naturally follow.

This problem wouldn't exist if Xia Tian were in charge. She's been obedient since childhood, and even after I retire, I can continue to be the de facto ruler.

"Yes, I do," Xia Tian said with delight. This was like a windfall, but why did this turn of events seem so familiar...?

"Dad, I don't want to get married either. I want to stay at home," Xiao Pang said, feeling a pang of sadness. He had thought his future brother would be the one to replace him, but it turned out to be his own sister.

Xia Tian suddenly realized that this was Xiao Bao'er's future plan! She immediately felt guilty, feeling sorry for her younger brother but also reluctant to give up her own bright future. She was so conflicted: "Mom and Dad, how about we keep Xiao Bao'er at home too?"

“Sigh, little Bao’er, don’t blame your parents for not loving you. Your sister has found a good son-in-law to live with you, and you…” Ma Dongmei couldn’t finish her sentence. This was like killing someone’s spirit.

"Hmph, I know, I'm an ugly duckling, I can't even get married, let alone find a son-in-law to live with me," the chubby boy said sullenly, rummaging through the food in his bowl with his chopsticks.

“Hey, don’t talk nonsense! Little Bao’er, Mom is also reluctant to part with you. You’re still young. Once we’ve settled things with your sister, we’ll keep you at home if there’s a suitable match,” Ma Dongmei couldn’t help but comfort Xiao Pang, who looked so dejected.

"Oh," Little Fatty secretly pursed his lips. His sister was determined to stay at home, but he would stay if there was a suitable opportunity.

Don't you want to make your promises bigger?

Xia Donghai was also a little embarrassed, and as usual, he covered up his embarrassment with a hearty laugh: "Little Bao'er, you're still young, don't worry about these things. If you still don't want to get married when you grow up, then Dad will keep you at home!"

He rarely called Xiaopang "Xiaobao'er" again. Xiaopang felt like he had been through a lifetime. He hadn't called himself "Xiaobao'er" for a long time since he was diagnosed as a girl.

"Hmph, that's more like it," Little Fatty finally raised his noble head and pouted.

At this time, Xiao Pang still held the kind of admiration a son has for his father, and he simply couldn't imagine how his father could lie to his child.

He didn't realize that after the physical examination revealed the problem, Xia Donghai said the same thing: "I'll get you surgery as soon as I have the money."

More than half a year has passed, and he hasn't mentioned the surgery once.

After Xiaopang became a girl, she made a few adjustments (it wasn't too difficult, given her deeply ingrained upbringing) and lowered her family status by one level, placing her on par with Xia Tian.

The siblings usually share happiness and work together, and they are quite happy.

Now, after the "recruiting a son-in-law" meeting, Xiao Pang feels that his status in the family needs a slight adjustment; at least he can no longer be on the same level as his sister.

……

As it turns out, Little Fatty truly lived up to his reputation as the class's undisputed flatterer, possessing remarkable sensitivity in reading people's expressions and assessing situations.

After Xia Tian dropped out of school, Xia Donghai opened a shop for her in town. Xia Tian was busy every day, and it was clear that she was very fulfilled and excited.

Who will she share her excitement with?

Poor little Fatty, she even moved into his bedroom to share with him (before summer, her "bedroom" fully reflected her status in the family; she slept in the living room).

Every day in the summer, she would talk about how much money she had made, how many new girlfriends she had met, or where she had gone to play.

Xiao Pang was quite happy for her, after all, Xia Tian had visibly become more "vibrant," and he even felt that she had become more beautiful.

But... can Little Fatty balance this out? He was born in Rome, but was banished from the city by the Romans; in the summer, he had nothing to do with Rome, but the Romans kindly opened a portal for him and teleported him directly to the inner city.