This promise had remained in this little courtyard, an exclusive agreement between her and Hu Xuan.
In September, the weather was still hot and humid. After that, she and Fu Qi continued to go to the town to sell breakfast several times, and she handed over everything to Fu Qi to handle.
They had agreed on the prices, with a 50/50 split. She was responsible for the ingredients, while Fu Qi took them to the town to sell.
Both of them were very satisfied with this arrangement. Fu Yuling, having nothing much to do, continued to buy a large number of books to bring back. During the day, they played games in the courtyard, with Fu Yuling keeping them company.
In the evenings, as Fu Yuling really liked this courtyard, she often moved a chair there to sit there and looked up at the stars.
The children gradually followed suit. They began to sit in a row in the evenings, resting their chins on their hands and gazing at the sky. When they lost interest, they would all turn their attention to Fu Yuling.
When she discovered this, they were not flustered and went over to hug her.
The children grew increasingly attached to her. On the surface, everything was harmonious, but behind the scenes, they often competed with each other and were jealous over who got to talk to Fu Yuling more.
One day, while Fu Yuling was asleep, the four little ones timidly got out of bed and slowly made their way to the courtyard.
They kept their voices low and spoke in hushed tones.
“She told me to go to bed early.”
“She kissed me today!”
“She peeled fruit for me.”
The four children formed a circle and couldn’t wait to share their experiences.
“So what, she told me to eat my meal.”
“Yeah, and the kiss, that’s just you shamelessly pretending to be affectionate to gain her favor.”
“Peeling fruit, can’t you do that yourself? Do you need someone to help you?”
As they were exchanging these sarcastic comments. He An’s statement came like a bombshell.
“She helped me bathe today!”
This sentence from He An caused the other three to stare at him.
“You, you’re not even a child anymore, and you let her help you bathe? Aren’t you embarrassed? Really shameless!”
“No, that’s not it!”
He An refuted.
“She likes me the best!”
He shouted.
“Xiao An, if you can’t speak properly, it’s better to say less.”
He Qiu gritted his teeth and spat out this sentence.
“Xiao An, one day when I’m no longer your brother, I’ll definitely beat you up!”
Even He Wen couldn’t help but threaten him.
He An shrank back. The pressure from his bloodline causing him to shrink his head and not dare to speak.
Seeing his reaction, He Wen and He Qiu just snorted twice and left.
Only He Xuan was left. He An thought He Xuan would comfort him.
As a result, He Xuan simply held his hand and hit him lightly.
He Xuan smiled like a fox, “Xiao An, I didn’t hit you, you hit yourself.”
With that, he left without a trace.
He an felt abandoned by the entire world, just because he had said one sentence.
But now being upset was useless, because he realized that in this family, aside from Fu Yuling who cared about him, the rest had all started “targeting” him.
When He An pleaded with Fu Yuling to help him bathe again, He Xuan received signals from He Wen and the others, and quickly went over and grabbed Fu Yuling.
“My stomach hurts~”
He dragged out the last word, looking very convincing.
He Wen quickly came over, “I’ll help Xiao An bathe.”
With someone else helping, Fu Yuling could only follow He Xuan inside.
He An was still waiting excitedly inside, and when he saw that it was He Wen instead of Fu Yuling who came in, hid himself in the water.
“Don’t move!”
He Wen indeed stopped a few meters away from him.
He An thought he had managed to scare He Wen off, but then another person came in–He Qiu.
He was not as easy to deal with as He Wen. He walked straight up to He An and looked down at him.
“Do you want to bathe yourself or do you want me to help you?”
Poor AnAn, he can’t catch a break with brothers like these!🤣