The Family Favorite: What Color Castle Does Little Sister Like?

"Xingbao, you really opened your brother's eyes today," Bo Yanchen said with a smile after they came out.

Ji Chuxing huffed. "It was just a Spring and Autumn Lock. Your eyes must not have seen much."

Bo Yanchen laughed. "Mm, that's right. Your brother hasn't seen much. I'll have to rely on our Xingbao to show me more of the world from now on."

Ji Chuxing had earned a million, and she was in a very good mood.

"I told you, I'm amazing."

"Mm, our Xingbao is the most amazing." Bo Yanchen readily agreed.

Ji Chuxing was so happy that the row of stray hairs atop her head bobbed up and down.

Bo Yanchen gave her palm a gentle squeeze. "But your brother doesn't want you to have to be so amazing."

Ji Chuxing paused and lowered her eyes to his large hand gently squeezing her palm.

She was standing, and Bo Yanchen was sitting in his wheelchair. He wanted to stroke the top of the girl's head, but it was hard to reach.

His heart ached for her.

A person became too strong because they had no one to rely on.

A person was not lively enough because no one had loved and indulged her since she was little.

The crying child got the candy.

He wanted his girl to be a little happier, to live a little more easily, and not have to be so strong.

Because being strong meant having to bear more and endure a purgatory of a thousand hammer blows.

People were born fragile, and the process of becoming strong was one they could not bear to look back on.

"There's nothing wrong with being capable, but I still hope Xingbao won't have to work so hard."

A fleeting trace of bewilderment crossed Ji Chuxing's eyes.

She had long been accustomed to being strong. From the moment she became aware, she had been strong, accustomed to others fearing her and the weak depending on her.

"If I could stand up..." For the first time in front of Ji Chuxing, Bo Yanchen revealed how he felt about being unable to stand, but after only half a sentence, his usual gentle expression returned.

"It's all right. Earning more money is good too. I'll work hard to earn money for our Xingbao as well."

Ji Chuxing looked at her, her expression still subdued, but her tone was firm. "It will definitely get better."

Bo Yanchen was startled, then realized what Ji Chuxing meant and smiled. "All right. If our Xingbao says it will get better, then it will."

He sounded as though he were comforting a child.

Ji Chuxing's gaze was resolute. "Brother, you'll definitely get better."

Bo Yanchen paused, and his heart trembled slightly with an unfamiliar flutter.

He did not know whether it was because of the girl's soft "brother" or something else.

He looked at the girl's determined eyes, his own gaze growing even gentler. "I believe you, Xingbao."

After he dropped Ji Chuxing back at school, the car had just started moving when Bo Yanchen's phone rang.

Old Master Bo's full, hearty voice came from the other end.

"Achen, quick, let Grandpa see my future granddaughter-in-law!"

Bo Yanchen: "..."

He rubbed the spot between his brows. "What granddaughter-in-law? Go ask Bo Siran."

"You brat, don't think I don't know. Old Wei told me everything. How could you do this? Even an outsider knows more about my granddaughter-in-law than I do."

He had only found out when Old Man Wei came over to show off. It was too embarrassing!

Bo Yanchen said, "...Grandpa, she's still a minor. You're reading too much into it."

"Oh ho, you young people have all sorts of tricks. You're even raising her yourself? Don't think this old man doesn't go online..."

Before he could finish, the call was cut off, and a single, lonely number appeared on Bo Yanchen's blacklist.

He had only just hung up when another call came in.

Bo Yanchen answered expressionlessly, and a young man's amused voice came from the other end. "Achen, I heard about your girlfriend..."

With a click, the call was cut off again. Bo Yanchen expressionlessly added the number to his blacklist.

At that moment, a new group appeared on his WeChat: [Everything for Xingbao].

The message count was already 99+.

"Achen, where's my daughter's photo? Let me see her, quick!"

"Where's my granddaughter? Show me a photo!"

"I finally have a little sister! I heard she's at South City No. 1 High School. What kind of lousy school is that? Come back to the Capital and go to the best school!"

"What does little sister like? Should we get presents ready for her in advance?"

"I have a few castles in Europe. What color does little sister like?"

Bo Yanchen glanced at the messages expressionlessly and tapped his phone a few times. He became the group owner, then muted everyone.

Putting down his phone, the man gave a low chuckle.

The girl was quite popular.

Still, that was good. From now on, there would only be more and more people to cherish her.

After Ji Chuxing returned to school, she learned how the school had dealt with the forum incident.

Mo Xue'er had been expelled, and some students who had spread particularly serious rumors had likewise received disciplinary demerits.

A large number of students from Set Sail Class were among those given demerits.

Liu Xiuping was furious and wanted to negotiate with the principal, but he had changed. He was no longer as easy to talk to as before.

"Teacher Liu, the children in Set Sail Class really went too far this time. The school never conveyed any such information, yet they casually slandered their classmate. That kind of conduct worries me greatly."

"Principal, Ji Chuxing is just an insignificant underachiever!"

"Teacher Liu!" The principal suddenly grew stern. "As a teacher, that is not something you should say. At Nanzhong, no student is insignificant. Even if Student Ji's exam results are not ideal, she has excellent character and is worthy of learning from and respecting."

Teacher Liu knew the principal was angry and could say no more. She had no choice but to leave his office in a huff, only to spot Ji Chuxing outside.

She stopped and said haughtily, "Don't think being praised once makes you anything special. An underachiever like you will never get ahead."

Ji Chuxing did not even look at her.

Liu Xiuping had thrown a punch into cotton, with no way to vent her anger.

Ji Chuxing had come to see the principal about getting Class 16 a different English teacher.

Liu Xiuping had not left. Hearing this, she immediately gave a cold snort.

A different English teacher? As if! Class 16 could just wait to be left without one!

After hearing the gist of what had happened, the principal thought for a moment. "I understand. I'll make arrangements."

Ji Chuxing nodded and was about to leave when she turned and saw a page of exercises on the principal's desk.

Ji Chuxing paused. "That's wrong."

The principal: "?"

Ji Chuxing pointed to one of the proof problems. "This step is wrong, so the conclusion is wrong."

The principal was astonished. "Student Ji, do you know how to solve this math problem?"

Ji Chuxing thought for a moment. "It's simple. It's just a spatial matrix problem with some principles of inequalities and integrals added. You just do this and this... then this... and this... and that's it!"

Ji Chuxing finished in a few words, leaving the principal standing there dumbfounded. "Wait, I don't understand. I'll call Teacher Ouyang over. Don't leave yet."

The principal excitedly began making the call. Ji Chuxing said expressionlessly, "There's no need. I'll write it down for you."

She picked up a pen and swiftly wrote on the test paper, evidently skipping quite a few steps. When she was done, she looked at a few fill-in-the-blank questions and swiftly filled in the answers.

Before the principal's call connected, Ji Chuxing left, her face expressionless.