The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

While the two were resting on the steps, a number of people came to the warehouse to report to Xu Hu.

Xu Nian recognized them; many of them were former coworkers from the logistics park.

Xu Hu kept busy everywhere, sometimes training them on safety knowledge, sometimes registering their information on the platform.

"Brother Xu, are you still giving me a ride later?"

Xu Nian nodded.

"Okay, I'll deliver a little more."

"I'm starting to think I'm not so keen on delivering it anymore..."

Qi Yu sighed and looked up at the ceiling with some frustration.

"Back when I worked at the logistics park, I was also scolded by that leader, but at least I was only scolded once or twice a day."

"I feel like I got scolded more in this afternoon than I did in a month at the logistics park."

"My head has been cursed so badly."

Xu Nian smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"You'll get used to it. When you're out earning money, you're bound to get scolded."

He looked at Xu Hu, who was busy in the distance.

"If Tiger manages to deliver all the orders in this area and doesn't finish them all, he'll be fined by the platform."

"Really? Didn't Tiger say it was okay if we couldn't deliver them all?"

Qi Yu asked in surprise.

Xu Nian shook her head.

"He just doesn't say it."

Qi Yu stood up and patted his bottom.

"Let's go then. I'll see him off too. Tiger has been good to us; we can't let him be punished."

"Um."

The two set off again, heading to different shops.

As the number of delivery drivers increased, the backlog of takeout orders at various businesses gradually decreased.

As customers' waiting time shortened, Xu Nian received fewer scoldings.

"Hello, your takeout has arrived."

"Thanks."

After delivering the last order, Xu Nian sat on her electric scooter and glanced at her earnings details one last time.

The number is still eighty, but the minus sign has been removed.

The original fine has been revoked, and even disregarding the deduction of the cancellation fee, the earnings from just one afternoon are still quite substantial.

It definitely earns more than working in the logistics park.

Xu Nian checked the time; it was almost time for Xu Xi to get out of school.

He turned off the order-taking function and drove towards Xu Xi's school.

......

"Alright, that's all for this lesson. get out of class dismissed."

"stand up!"

Goodbye, teacher!

Goodbye, students.

The math teacher, holding a teacup, slowly walked out of the classroom.

"Come on, Xu Xi, school's over."

Wen Yao packed her schoolbag and patted Xu Xi, who was still writing.

"Okay, okay."

Xu Xi rubbed her temples and put the pen cap back on.

After spending the day together, she felt that her deskmate was a pretty good person.

Whenever she encountered difficulties, Wen Yao would always come to help her at the right time.

Xu Xi was initially worried that she wouldn't be able to integrate into the new group at the new school because she didn't like to communicate with others.

Now it seems that my worries were unnecessary.

Even if only Wen Yao can talk to him, that's enough.

When the two left the classroom, Zhao Lin and her followers were guarding the classroom door.

Seeing their fierce and menacing appearance, Xu Xi couldn't help but lower her head and move to the side.

When Zhao Lin saw Wen Yao, she glared at her fiercely.

Wen Yao rolled her eyes at her in return.

"Wen Yao, who are they?"

After going downstairs, Xu Xi tugged at Wen Yao's sleeve and asked her a question.

"Those guys from the next class are a bunch of thugs."

Wen Yao spat and said with great disdain.

"The girl who was in charge was named Zhao Lin. She had very poor grades, but her family was rich, and a group of people were willing to follow her."

"You'd better stay away from them. There were a lot of fights outside of school last year, and they were the ones who started them."

"Aren't you afraid of them?"

Xu Xi asked timidly.

In her memory, Wen Yao was never afraid of Zhao Lin and her underlings.

When Zhao Lin entered the classroom in the morning, the students all ignored her.

Only Wen Yao dared to reprimand her and tell her to leave.

"Don't worry, I'm the class monitor. If even I turn a blind eye to students from other classes freely visiting other classes, then no one else will stand up for me."

Wen Yao straightened her chest.

"Of course, I'm a black belt in Taekwondo. Even if she wanted to attack me, she'd have to think twice about her own strength. I'm not afraid of three or five of them."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xi couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for Wen Yao.

If I had that ability, I wouldn't need to rely on my brother to protect me next time I'm in danger.

"By the way, Xu Xi, do you live in Compound No. 5?"

How did you know?

Xu Xi was very surprised.

She remembered that she had never told Wen Yao where she lived.

"Uh... well."

Wen Yao thought for a moment.

"That's right, my family runs a small shop at the entrance of Compound No. 5, and I help out at the shop during holidays."

"Then... I saw the man who came with you this morning, buying something from our store."

So you've met your brother before.

Xu Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

"I live nearby too, want to go home together?"

Wen Yao nudged her arm.

"OK!"

Xu Xi blinked and quickly agreed.

It's always safer for two people to go home together than for one person to go home alone.

As Xu Xi approached the school gate, she saw a figure wearing a yellow vest waving at her.

"elder brother!"

She threw herself into Xu Nian's arms, her nose gently brushing against his chest.

Xu Nian ruffled her hair: "I have good news to tell you."

"What good news?"

Xu Xi looked up and asked him.

Xu Nian pointed to the electric scooter next to her.

"My brother got his car, so he can ride it to take you to and from school now."

"I see..."

Xu Xi was feeling happy, but then she remembered that she had just promised Wen Yao that she would go home with her.

She turned around and looked at Wen Yao standing behind her with some shame.

So they're siblings.

Wen Yao suddenly realized.

I even wondered this morning if they had that kind of relationship.

How could I not have thought they were siblings?

You must have read too many domineering CEO novels during the summer vacation.

"It's okay, Xu Xi, you go back first, I'll just grab a bike and ride back later."

She waved her hand dismissively and said it.

Listening to their conversation, Xu Nian immediately guessed that Xu Xi had agreed to go home with Wen Yao.

He recognized Wen Yao as the girl from the convenience store; she probably lived not far away.

But her arrival seemed to have made the little one in her arms break his promise.

"Um... Wen Yao, my electric scooter is quite wide; three people can sit on it."

"I'll give you a ride too, let's go together."

Wen Yao thought about it and realized that this seemed like a good idea.

I can save the two yuan I spent scanning shared bikes and buy two packs of spicy strips tomorrow.

Spicy strips. ﾟヽ(*´∀`)ﾉﾟ Hehe... spicy strips!

"Okay, okay!"

Xu Xi breathed a sigh of relief and gave Xu Nian a grateful look.

In this way, she wouldn't be considered to have broken her promise.

And so, Xu Nian sat in the front, Xu Xi was sandwiched in the middle, and Wen Yao squeezed in the back.

The electric scooter, carrying three people, headed towards the compound.

(For the sake of the story, carrying three people on an electric scooter violates traffic regulations. Please do not imitate this!)