After being reborn, who wouldn't want to have a younger sister?

Chapter 512 With bad intentions
"Little Twig, when you buy leafy greens, secretly break off a stem. If it breaks easily, it's fresh. Some vegetables have been soaked in water; they may look fresh, but they'll taste old."

Tao Shuxin wasn't afraid of people, and in front of the vegetable stall owner, she started to teach Xiao Yangzhi about buying vegetables.

"Ah."

Tao Shuxin constantly spouts grand principles, which Yang Zhi mostly ignores, but she's still happy to listen to these everyday common sense tips.

In fact, most of the time Yang Zhi and Tao Shuxin spent together, they didn't have any conflicts. On the contrary, they got along quite well, especially when Xu Mingyuan wasn't home. They could play games and watch TV series together to pass the time.

"Six-leaf tomatoes are male and don't taste good, while five-leaf tomatoes are female and taste the best."

Tao Shuxin learned some grocery shopping tips from her mother when she was in elementary school, and now she's passing them on to Xiao Yangzhi.

"Do tomatoes have male and female varieties?" Yangzhi asked, puzzled.

"Of course! You didn't know that? Like watermelons, cantaloupes, oranges, many fruits have male and female varieties."

"It's okay, I like it a little sour, I'll choose the male one next time."

Yangzhi continued picking out the half-ripe tomatoes and putting them into the bag.

"Uh, what's sour about it? Go pick me two sweet ones."

Tao Shuxin doesn't really like eating raw tomatoes, but she loves making scrambled eggs with tomatoes and can eat a whole bowl of rice with the sauce.

There are about ten tomato plants on the rooftop of my house. I bought them as seedlings, and now they've all set fruit. They'll be ready to eat in another two weeks.

To prevent Tao Shuxin from sneaking a bite while they weren't familiar with each other, Yang Zhi bought an extra bag of tomatoes for her to enjoy.

"Why are you in such a hurry to do an internship? Don't you want to stay in school anymore?"

Xu Mingyuan tossed the bag he was carrying onto the dining table and asked casually.

"I've reached the end of my major studies. My teachers recommend doing internships whenever possible, as I can't learn anything new at school anymore. The job market for Chinese Language and Literature majors is quite competitive."

"Do you still need to worry about work?"

"if not?"

Tao Shuxin is a young woman with aspirations; she doesn't want to drift through life like Xiao Yangzhi.

"You only have one year left to spend in school in your life. Don't you feel any regret?" Xu Mingyuan asked.

"Don't try to corrupt me. You've already corrupted Xiaozhizhi, and you want to corrupt me too? Sigh, it's mainly because I've been in school for over ten years, and there's no point in staying in school anymore. Besides, you're not here with me at school, so there's no difference between going to university and working, right? Hey! Xiaozhizhi, don't tidy up yet, rest for a while before you start."

Seeing Xiao Yangzhi packing her things alone, Tao Shuxin dragged her away, pursing her lips and gesturing for Xu Mingyuan to wash the vegetables. She thought it was shameless of her to always make Xiao Yangzhi do all the work…

Xu Mingyuan was taken aback by Tao Shuxin's words; he hadn't expected her to have complaints as well.

Come to think of it, I've spent significantly less time with Xiao Yangzhi at school since she came.

In the past, he could use the excuse of not interfering with her studies to avoid it, but now that Tao Shuxin is preparing for her internship, he hasn't seen Xu Mingyuan accompany her around campus much during this free time.

Yang Zhi didn't want Xu Mingyuan to do the work alone, so she struggled for a while before finally breaking free from Tao Shuxin's grasp and running over to help.

Tao Shuxin had originally wanted to help, but after lifting her bottom slightly, she sat back down, propping her head up and quietly watching the two people busy in the kitchen.

Tao Shuxin once fantasized about how she and Xu Mingyuan would quietly clean up the dishes in the kitchen after get off work, just like this.

However, he and I are both incredibly lazy. The one time we cook a meal, the dishes are left in the sink for a whole day without us even washing them.

Tao Shuxin sometimes couldn't stand it anymore, but Xu Mingyuan still had the audacity to say that he would hire a housekeeper to clean up the mess in the future, boosting domestic demand and increasing GDP. He was incredibly shameless.

However, Xu Mingyuan didn't hire a nanny, but instead brought one for Xiao Yangzhi.

However, the laziness completely changed with the arrival of Xiao Yangzhi. This little girl is so self-disciplined. After finishing her meal, she would go to clean up without resting first, setting a great example. Even Xu Mingyuan, that lazybones, felt embarrassed to just sit there. He didn't know if it was because he always scolded him.

"You came here to slack off?"

Seeing that Tao Shuxin didn't come over, Xu Mingyuan went over and flicked a few drops of water on her face.

"You two working together, men and women, won't you get tired? Humph, you'll be done in no time, right?"

Tao Shuxin wiped the water droplets off her face and rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"You seem to have gained weight?"

Xu Mingyuan ignored Tao Shuxin's sarcastic remarks and picked her up directly.

"You bullshit!"

Weight is a sore spot for Tao Shuxin, after all, she is not as tall as Xiao Yangzhi and is heavier than her, so she gets angry whenever it is mentioned.

"real."

Xu Mingyuan stabbed her again, completely enraging Xiao Tao Tao, who bounced around in his arms, not afraid of falling to the ground at all.

"I've lost five pounds! Go see for yourself!" Tao Shuxin said angrily.

"Really? I don't believe it. Let's measure it together. I feel like the flesh on your legs has become firmer," Xu Mingyuan said with a laugh.

"You fart!"

Tao Shuxin's face turned red, and she struggled even more violently.

She was initially too embarrassed to weigh herself, but she took the initiative to find the scale. However, as soon as she stood on it, she immediately fell silent.

"You've definitely lost weight. I remember you weighed 120 pounds?" Xu Mingyuan said, feigning surprise.

"When have I ever reached 120? Stop talking nonsense, I'm only 112 now..."

Tao Shuxin thought she had fallen to 110, but she was still above 110. However, she breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Xu Mingyuan say that.

“Around the Lunar New Year, you forgot?” Xu Mingyuan said.

"You're wearing thick clothes for the New Year, aren't you? Besides, you're not even 120 pounds. Little Zhizhi, come here and let me weigh you." Tao Shuxin called out.

Yang Zhi was also a bit sly. Seeing how concerned Tao Shuxin was about her weight, she decisively put down the vegetables in her hand and went over to measure her without even wiping the water off her hands.

"Ninety-eight pounds, I've lost weight, I should eat more," Yang Zhi muttered to herself. "Wow! Little Zhizhi! You're too thin!" Tao Shuxin said, both envious and jealous.

“You’re not fat either, your chest alone weighs several pounds, so you’re not much different from her,” Xu Mingyuan said with a laugh.

"go away!"

Tao Shuxin angrily kicked his shin and went to pack her things.

Yangzhi pursed her lips, gave him a rather resentful look, and went to pick vegetables.

Having offended two people with a single sentence, Xu Mingyuan smiled and shook his head, then took the initiative to carry the pot upstairs.

The weather in mid-May wasn't too hot; a gentle breeze made it quite comfortable.

Tao Shuxin brought a pot of hot water upstairs in advance, handed the rest of the things to Xiao Yangzhi, and then took out her phone to call Su Muqing.

Yang Zhi saw her making a phone call to Su Muqing, her brows furrowed slightly, but she didn't say anything.

Tao Shuxin simply expressed her gratitude and suggested going shopping together sometime. Su Muqing was probably busy, as the conversation ended after only a few words.

"Sister Qingqing is a big boss now, she looks down on a nobody like me." Tao Shuxin sighed for a while, and seeing Xiao Yangzhi come downstairs to serve the dishes, while Xu Mingyuan was still sitting in the chair leisurely playing with his phone, she said in an annoyed tone, "Aren't you going to help Xiao Yangzhi with some work?"

"Let her do it by herself. A few plates of vegetables aren't heavy. She has nothing to do every day, so it's good exercise for her."

"Tsk tsk, you really are a good older brother."

Tao Shuxin complained, wondering what kind of spell Xu Mingyuan had cast on Xiao Yangzhi, that even after treating her like this, she would still listen to him so obediently.

"Right, you figured it out too?" Xu Mingyuan said shamelessly.

"Tch, if you're not going, I will... Hey? The tomatoes look ripe."

Tao Shuxin originally wanted to help Xiao Yangzhi, but suddenly saw a red spot on the tomato seedling and immediately ran over to pick it off.

You picked it before it was ripe?

"Try it, you grew it yourself." The carefree Tao Shuxin didn't respect Xiao Yangzhi's hard work at all. She took a bite of the reddish side of the fruit, then her face scrunched up as she said, "Ugh, it tastes sour."

"My brother said they weren't ripe yet, why did you pick them? Didn't we just buy tomatoes?"

Yang Zhi frowned unhappily upon seeing this.

She had been waiting for so many days, just waiting for the moment to come before sharing it with her brother, but Tao Shuxin beat her to it.

"I thought we were familiar with each other."

"How could it be ripe? Half of it is still green, and I haven't even picked it..." Yangzhi muttered softly.

"Wow, you stingy guy! I just wanted to try it for you... Brother Xiaoyuan, you eat it, don't waste it, Xiaozhi worked so hard to grow it."

Tao Shuxin tossed it over, and seeing that Xu Mingyuan wouldn't eat it, she forced it into his mouth.

"Delicious, no wonder it's a tomato carefully cultivated by Xiao Yangzhi," Xu Mingyuan mumbled.

"It's delicious, isn't it? I'll go pick another one! You can eat as much as you want!"

Seeing that Xu Mingyuan was lying through his teeth, Tao Shuxin desperately tried to pull her wrist back.

"Can you please stop tormenting my brother? Be more mature, okay? Don't act like a child."

Yang Zhi blocked Tao Shuxin's path, looking at her with a hint of disdain.

"I……"

Tao Shuxin felt a tightness in her chest, but she didn't want to argue with Xiao Yangzhi, so she kept her mouth shut and mixed the dipping sauce.

Halfway through the hotpot meal, while Xu Mingyuan went downstairs to use the restroom, Yang Zhi patted Tao Shuxin's arm.

"What's wrong? What do you want to eat?" Tao Shuxin asked casually.

"Come here, I have something to tell you," Yang Zhi said, waving her hand.

"what?"

Seeing that Xiao Yangzhi was acting mysteriously, Tao Shuxin leaned closer and whispered in her ear.

"You should contact Su Muqing less in the future," Yang Zhi whispered in her ear.

"Why? Sister Qingqing is such a nice person, she even gave us gifts." Tao Shuxin said with rare surprise.

"You can have it yourself, I'm not taking it. Don't say I didn't tell you beforehand that she has ill intentions towards my brother," Yang Zhi said very seriously.

Yang Zhi didn't want to ruin her image as a well-behaved and obedient younger sister, so it was most appropriate to leave this matter to Tao Shuxin.

"What ill intentions?"

Tao Shuxin looked puzzled, seemingly not understanding what Xiao Yangzhi meant.

"Is it difficult to understand?"

Yang Zhi was conflicted, unsure whether she should speak frankly or not. But if she did, what would happen if her brother asked?

"No way, Sister Qingqing is so rich, how could she possibly be interested in him?"

Seeing Xiao Yangzhi staring at her like she was an idiot, Tao Shuxin immediately widened her eyes.

"believe it or not."

Seeing that Tao Shuxin understood, Yang Zhi ignored her and waited for Xu Mingyuan to go upstairs.

"what?"

Tao Shuxin scratched her head. "Doesn't Qingqing like girls? Is Xu Mingyuan really that charming? It can't be..."

(End of this chapter)