Daxuan and Xiao Xuan are both very well-behaved children; they rarely cause any trouble. But Little San is different; he's a kid with a rather quirky personality. As a child, he was delicate, but as he grew, he became more spoiled, and he's also quite stubborn. For example, when he started crawling, he liked to crawl everywhere, and couldn't be stopped by any obstacles in his way; he'd just crawl over them. I don't understand how this kid can be so determined to go his own way, bumping into walls and doors without turning back. Now that he's learned to walk, he never wants to be carried. When he falls down, he simply sits on the ground and cries loudly, but he doesn't seem to remember the pain. After crying enough, he gets back on his feet to walk again. And he's rather observant, always best at reading people's expressions, and impossible to fool, because he has started to recognize people. If someone he doesn't recognize tries to play with him, he just lifts his little face, not uttering a word, his little cheeks fixed in a serious expression. When compared to his two brothers, Little San really does seem quite different. Nonetheless, they are all children, and Qin Xiangnuan loves and cherishes them all. Of course, the family feels the same, always treating the three brothers with equal affection—whatever one gets, the others will have too. The two older ones have always been indulgent towards their younger brother, perhaps because they understand that they siphoned some of his nutrients while in their mother's womb. Hence, they have always been very sensible, never bullying their little brother, which probably explains why Little San has grown so bold. When they were around two years old, that big building started to go up, and Qin Xiangnuan opened a branch of her clothing store there. The staff arrangement was handled by Zhao Jinmin; she hardly took care of it herself, just providing design drawings and tailoring clothes for celebrities—all done by herself and very popular. Although she doesn't participate in any competitions, the title of "national hand" has now fallen on her, impossible for her to shake it off, even if she wanted to. Her needlework skills are already well-known within the industry. Thus, she isn't worried about orders. It's only that people ask for her help, and she doesn't always agree. In fact, Qin Xiangnuan doesn't have much ambition for her career; she simply follows her interests. Making money is, of course, important, but she no longer worries about that. The big building at home has half its floors rented out. Since it is simply decorated, it rents out quickly and can at least cover the building's mortgage. She still owes quite a bit of money to the bank. The remaining floors are kept for her three children so that when they become adults, they can each take up two floors to live on. Qin Xiangnuan truly feels like a landlady, confident that in the future, she could live comfortably off the rental income alone. "How about it, have you made up your mind?" Qin Xiangnuan asked Li Li seriously, "It's my cousin, isn't it?" "Yeah," Li Li answered with a chuckle, "who else could it be?" "Aren't you concerned about his leg?" Qin Xiangnuan was genuinely surprised by Li Li's final decision. Li Li's qualifications were genuinely good: a doctor at a hospital who would surely become a department head in a few years, with a promising future, not to mention handsome, highly educated, and his family's situation had improved a lot. His siblings were working now, so she didn't need to scrimp anymore. With such conditions, she could find a decent partner. That military officer, the soldier, didn't pique her interest; could it really be that she had taken a fancy to Dongsheng? Though she knew her cousin was good-hearted and a man for life, and his conditions weren't bad either—his restaurant was profitable, and he even wanted to save money to buy his own house. She offered to give him an apartment, but he refused, saying what he earned with his own hands was truly his. Thus, Dongsheng's character is indeed very good. In such a materialistic world, he could truly be considered a fresh stream. Such a person would not be bad. But what Qin Xiangnuan wanted to know was what Li Li really thought. Dongsheng was good, but there were better options out there, like a platoon leader in the army who was quite fond of Li Li. Not only was he a military officer, but also from a military family of the second generation, and good-looking too. Despite this, Li Li just wouldn't take an interest, instead truly setting her sights on Dongsheng. With a pursed smile, Li Li said, "I'm not like you, who got the moon closer to the water tower first?" Qin Xiangnuan tugged at the corner of her mouth. How could she be the same as Li Li? She was like a rabbit eaten by Jian Zhiqing right next to its burrow. "Be more serious," Qin Xiangnuan kicked Li Li lightly. This matter was not a joke; it could cost someone's life. It's easy to repay money owed, but how do you repay emotional debt? Once Dongsheng took things to heart, he was relentless. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩 "Could it be fake?" Li Li wondered, always smiling for some reason. "It's been two years, and I've understood what needs to be understood, and thought about what needs to be thought about. Life is ; some things are just meant to be." She sighed, and this time, a serious tone could be heard, though Qin Xiangnuan, stubborn as she was, didn't quite believe her. "What, you don't trust your brother, or you don't trust me?" "It's not that; it's just that you two seem quite mismatched. I don't mean to belittle my brother or elevate you, but it's just... how do I put it?" Qin Xiangnuan shook her head; she couldn't just say it. She wouldn't meddle in others' affairs, so for two years, she only watched, never saying anything. She knew Dongsheng liked Li Li, but his leg always made him feel very self-conscious, so he put all his effort into the restaurant. Now that the restaurant was doing well, he began to gain some confidence, though in front of Li Li, he was still that shy and somewhat inferior young man. "Whether we're suited for each other, only we know," Li Li leaned her head against the wall, squinting her eyes, "I think he's the one. A man is like a shoe; you only know if it's right for you after trying it on." "Having tried it on, you shouldn't be—," Qin Xiangnuan pointed at Li Li, shocked. Could it be what she was thinking? An affair? "What nonsense are you talking about?" Li Li pinched Qin Xiangnuan's tender little face hard, "You're a married woman, how can you say anything?" "I am a married woman," Qin Xiangnuan spread her hands—she was a mother of three, feeling old. "Look at your face," Li Li pinched her again, "how can it be so white, what did you use?" "Didn't I send you a set?" Qin Xiangnuan gave Li Li a sidelong glance, attributing it to her natural beauty. She touched her own face; in truth, she felt a bit guilty because she had been taking medicine provided by the system to slow aging; otherwise, how could she consider a second child at forty?