Qin Luming's older sister, Qin Qin, is less than two years older than him. The age gap between the siblings is small. Qin Luming's mother married into the Qin family in the 1990s. The family's style was traditional. Although they didn't have the bad habit of looking down on female children, they also hoped to have both a son and a daughter. After giving birth to her first child, Qin Luming's mother recuperated well, prayed to Guanyin, and made a series of preparations that seemed very superstitious. Her second child, Qin Luming, was indeed a boy.
This series of methods was henceforth regarded as infallible. However, when it was later applied to Qin Luming's uncle's wife, it proved completely ineffective. Currently, Qin Luming is the only male descendant in the third generation of the Qin family.
Qin Qin is less than two years older than Qin Luming. However, because she never took a leave of absence from school, she has already graduated and started working. Like other fresh graduates who don't have family businesses to inherit, she looked for a job. After working for a period of time at a company completely unrelated to her family, she has now returned to help her mother manage some of the family's businesses.
As a girl, Qin Qin is at the age where her family is truly urging her to get married. However, like Qin Luming, Qin Qin has extremely high standards. Just as Qin Luming has his uncle's confidante as a reference point, his expectations for a girlfriend are beyond what ordinary girls can reach. Qin Qin's ideal partner is a man who dotes on her like her uncle dotes on her.
Qin Qin believes Qin Luming won't find a girlfriend like this, and Qin Luming thinks the same about her.
Qin Luming asked Fairy Jiang to excuse herself for a moment. Fairy Jiang had no interest in meeting other bugs. She picked up the house usage manual and flipped through it with a frown. She walked into the living room of the apartment opposite theirs. She didn't sit down, as it was a house that hadn't been used for a long time. Qin Luming, Zuozuo, and Caicai were not diligent cleaners either.
Caicai stepped on the sweeping robot to greet Qin Qin. Qin Qin wouldn't find it strange for a girl to step on a sweeping robot, so Caicai didn't hide. She generously took the slippers from Zuozuo and handed them to Qin Qin.
"Zuozuo and Caicai have grown taller again!" Qin Qin, a young woman with waist-length hair, habitually tucked her hair back when she bent down. She tilted her head to look at the two beautiful girls. Back then, her younger brother's hands hadn't recovered yet, and these two girls appeared at the hospital, staying by her brother's side. To this day, their parents haven't been found.
Did they just adopt two little girls of unknown identity? That was impossible, of course. It was just that her brother wasn't well at the time, and his personality was rather withdrawn. The young boy's heart was filled with gloom due to many things. The family felt very sorry for him, so they didn't forcefully drive away the two little girls who insisted on playing with Qin Luming... The key was that Qin Luming really liked them. It was rare to see her brother interact with people so peacefully and smile with the sunny disposition of an ordinary boy. Whether it was his mother, uncle, or elders like his grandfather and granduncle, they all felt it was acceptable to let them accompany Qin Luming temporarily while investigating the identities of the two little girls.
Although they had been paying attention to missing persons reports and other incidents, Qin Qin privately hoped they would continue to accompany Qin Luming.
By this year, at Qin Luming's repeated urging, Qin Luming's mother finally found a way to get Zuozuo and Caicai's household registration processed.
The method of processing followed the "Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Solving the Registration of Householdless Persons," issued in January 2016, which clearly outlined the overall plan for the settlement of householdless persons. Various regions, combined with their local realities, introduced specific implementation measures.
Many people, without investigating or understanding, simply believe that obtaining household registration and identification cards is very difficult. In reality, as long as they are minors, it is not that difficult.
"Here, your ID cards are ready. Zuozuo, you look a bit thin in this photo." As soon as Qin Qin entered, she gave them their ID cards.
Upon hearing this, Zuozuo giggled happily. The tooth she had lost had grown back, and there was no gap.
"No, it's still a fat pig's hand." Caicai leaned over to take a look, then ran off to find Qin Luming. "Brother Luming, look at our ID cards... Can we get bank cards now? Can we have Alipay now? Can we bind WeChat Pay? Can we use our real names for game verification? Can we..."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Qin Luming had to reply like a broken record. The little girl was clearly too excited.
"You seem to have grown taller too." Qin Qin put on her slippers and walked in front of Qin Luming. She placed her palm on her own head, then lifted it and patted Qin Luming's head. "You're almost as tall as me now."
"I saw the messages in the family group chat. Are you staying in City A this time?" Qin Luming didn't mind being shorter than his sister. If she wanted to be two meters eighty, that was fine... Thinking about it, Qin Luming couldn't help but picture Regent Jin. In fact, even with her overly tall and imposing appearance, Regent Jin was, overall, a very charming woman.
"Yes, I'm opening a new hotel and letting me get some practice managing it. It's right next to your school. I've reserved a villa for you there, much bigger than this place, and with better living facilities. The hotel staff will help manage it, making your daily life much more convenient," Qin Qin said with concern. Her brother had been living independently for several years, and he didn't want anyone to take care of him; he was too stubborn. Although the family's conditions were decent, both his mother and his sister felt they had spent too little time with him and hadn't been able to take meticulous care of his daily life.
"Behind the hotel, I designed a tree-lined avenue. It hasn't been officially opened yet, but it's already become a popular spot. When you leave home, you can walk all the way to your school. You can take your time walking to school, and it's also very romantic to drive girls around." Qin Qin looked at Qin Luming expectantly. "Have you found any girls you like? Your school is full of beautiful women."
"Why are you like Mom... Shouldn't we be on the same side about this? You haven't found anyone either." Qin Luming waved his hand. "Sis, I appreciate your kindness, but I'm quite comfortable living here. I'm too lazy to move."
"The road I designed for you is so beautiful. I've even thought of a name for it: Yuan Yuan Road," Qin Qin said, displeased.
"You..." Qin Luming took a deep breath and calmed himself. "I won't take a single step on that road. I told Caicai I'd have ingredients delivered on Monday. We don't have much to eat at home today, so let's go grocery shopping."
"Okay, I'll show you the layout of that house later. It's much better than this place. This place isn't particularly big or small, not too high or too low, and the view is just average." Qin Qin had to give up for now. After changing her shoes, she went back and changed them again to go to the supermarket with Qin Luming.
Zuozuo and Caicai would naturally go too. They could buy lots of things they found delicious and fun.
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