"Sis, I think Brother Hu Hao looks at you in a weird way. Maybe he likes you?"
Rural kids grew up fast. Many got engaged at seventeen or eighteen. Zhu Yanli was nineteen now, so it was normal for boys to like her.
Zhu Yanli smiled gently and rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s head. "Nonsense. I’m going to college. I have many things to work hard for. I don’t have time for this. Brother Hu Hao and I are from two different worlds."
Seeing Zhu Yanli was so clear-headed, Zhu Yanyi smiled. Her sister had noticed Hu Hao’s feelings too. But this sister wasn’t the naive girl from her past life. Now, she was educated and had won many music awards. She loved the erhu best. She even won first prize in a folk music competition recently. This would help her in the college entrance exam.
Such a sister and Hu Hao were truly from different worlds. They might meet, but the chance of them being together was small.
Zhu Yanli knew Zhu Yanyi was just caring for her. She had seen Hu Hao’s feelings long ago. Hu Hao was two years older than her and Hu Yuanyuan. They grew up together, so she knew her character well. If she stayed in Sicheng Town, Hu Hao would be a good match. But her goal wasn’t just to stay here. She longed for the wider world outside. So, Hu Hao and she were impossible. She treated her only as a neighbor brother, nothing more.
When Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli arrived home, they saw Zhu Zhibin clinging to Zhu Shunyao, talking about something.
Zhu Yanyi laughed. "What is Doumiao doing?"
"Big Sister, Second Sister!" Zhu Zhibin saw them and looked delighted. He let go of Zhu Shunyao and ran over. Zhu Shunyao looked relieved.
Zhu Yanyi looked at the running boy. "You’re almost graduating from primary school. You’re going to middle school soon. Why are you still so childish?"
"Second Sister, I’m only nine! Nine! Do you expect a nine-year-old boy to be mature?" He was a genius boy, speaking very logically.
Zhu Yanyi paused. "Okay. So clinging to Dad is also a sign of your immaturity as a nine-year-old boy?"
"Nonsense!" Zhu Zhibin denied it quickly. "I’m not immature. I’m a real man."
"A real man? I think you’re just a big soft tofu boy." Zhu Yanyi felt no shame in teasing her brother.
Zhu Yanli nearby almost laughed her stomach out. Seeing Zhu Zhibin’s pitiful look, she couldn’t bear it. "Alright, Ani. Stop bullying Doumiao."
Zhu Zhibin sighed. "Big Sister is indeed gentle. I wonder who will have the chance to be my brother-in-law."
Zhu Yanli tapped Zhu Zhibin’s head. "What nonsense are you saying? What strange books have you been reading lately?"
"I guess he’s reading martial arts novels again. Those books teach people bad things." In this era, martial arts novels were slowly appearing. They weren’t many, but they were spreading from Hong Kong.