Brother! This is the adoption certificate. I don't want your sister-in-law!

After school in the afternoon, Su Xiao met Su Wan Ning on the path near the school gate.

The two walked home one after the other, shoulder to shoulder.

As Su Xiao passed the old general store on the street corner, she suddenly stopped.

There was a piggy bank displayed in the shop window.

White and pink ears, round and plump, exactly the same as the one Su Wan Ning broke before.

He looked at it for two seconds, then pushed the door open and went inside.

"Wait for me a moment."

Su Wanning stood at the door waiting for him, wondering what he was going to do inside.

After a while, Su Xiao came out with something in her hand.

A piggy bank.

It has a white body, pink ears, a round belly, and the coin slot on its back is still the old-fashioned narrow slit.

He handed the piggy bank to Su Wanning.

"The last one broke, this one should be about the same."

Su Wan Ning stared at the little pig for a moment, stunned.

Its ears were just as pink as the original, its belly was just as round, and even the curve of its nose was exactly the same.

She remembered that she had won the ring toss game at the temple fair, but she had tried throwing the bamboo ring several times without success.

I was so anxious I almost cried; my eyes were red.

In the end, Su Xiao frantically wiped away her tears, then grabbed her hand and threw them together, finally managing to get the ring.

Even now, Su Wanning still feels incredibly embarrassed when she thinks about it.

So many years have passed, Su Wan Ning was naturally reluctant to part with it, but she didn't say anything after it was broken.

Because she saw how hard he worked to earn money, she didn't know what came over her, but in a moment of impulse, she smashed the piggy bank.

Now, seeing him holding the piggy bank, Su Wan Ning's fingers slowly tightened.

Even though his heart was pounding, he acted completely indifferent.

"Who told you to buy it? The previous one broke, so it broke. I didn't say I wanted it."

Su Xiao smiled at her stubborn expression, which showed that she clearly wanted it but was still pretending, and withdrew her hand.

"Okay, okay, I'll keep it myself. I was just thinking of buying a game console anyway, so I'll start saving up today..."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Wan Ning snatched the piggy bank from his hand.

She held it in her arms, glared at him, and bared her teeth.

"No gaming allowed!"

Su Xiao looked at her, who was acting like she was protecting her food like a pig.

Her ponytail swung onto her shoulder as she grabbed something, her chin was slightly raised, her eyes were fierce, and a small patch of red appeared on her ears.

He laughed even harder.

"Okay, okay, I won't play anymore."

"Hmph, if your grades drop, you're dead!"

Su Wanning hugged her piggy bank, snorted, and turned her head away.

Su Xiao quickly followed with a smile.

"Hey sis, wanna have some ice cream?"

"I won't eat it."

"Would you like some candied hawthorn?"

"I won't eat it."

……

That evening, Su Wanning returned to her room and placed her piggy bank on her desk.

It's in the same position as the original one.

She stared at it for a long time; the white porcelain body gleamed softly under the lamp.

Then she opened the drawer, tore off a sticky note, and wrote four words on it.

"Silly brother."

Su Wan Ning looked at those four words, a smile involuntarily spreading across her face, before tossing them into her piggy bank.

The money hadn't been saved yet; the little pig only had that piece of paper inside, all alone, but at least it wasn't empty.

……

A day later, during a break between classes, Su Xiao had just returned from the restroom when Li Ze blocked her way in the hallway.

Li Ze's facial injuries have almost healed. The bruises around his eyes have faded to a pale yellow, and the scabs on the corners of his mouth have fallen off, leaving only a faint mark.

Su Xiao was startled, thinking the matter had been leaked.

However, seeing that Li Ze's expression didn't seem like he was going to fight him to the death, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Ze's gaze towards Su Xiao was somewhat complicated.

It must have taken a long time of mental preparation before he decided to take the initiative to find this former "arch-enemy".

"Su Xiao".

Li Ze spoke up, his tone much lower than usual, "Thank you for the information. They really are from No. 5 Middle School."

Su Xiao leaned against the corridor railing, her expression casual yet concerned, and waved her hand, saying, "We're all classmates."

Then I casually asked how the investigation was going with those thugs.

Li Ze told him that the group of people from No. 5 Middle School had been arrested by his uncle.

During the interrogation, the leader confessed everything, saying that some beast had mentioned his name, which is why he led his men to ambush him.

Su Xiao's eyelids twitched, and she said indifferently, "Oh, that's indeed quite beastly."

"Damn it, who says otherwise! If it weren't for the surveillance footage, and we couldn't find that bastard, I would have killed him long ago!"

Li Ze became increasingly angry as he spoke, gritting his teeth and cursing the beast who gave his name, saying that he must not let him find him, or he would kill him.

Su Xiao's smile gradually turned into a forced, insincere one.

He looked up at Su Xiao, his tone sincere and earnest: "Su Xiao, you have a wide network of connections, help me find out who is behind this scheme against me."

Su Xiao's lips twitched.

He quickly transformed his convulsion into an expression of righteous indignation, and slapped Li Ze hard on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I'll take care of this. Anyone who dares to mess with our class monitor is asking for trouble."

Thanks!

Li Ze nodded gratefully and turned to walk towards the classroom.

Su Xiao watched him walk into the classroom, then stood in the corridor for a moment before slowly turning her head to look at the big tree downstairs.

Check yourself.

We still need to find out.

They still need to give an explanation.

God!

He silently questioned Xiao Sa's intelligence in his mind, and then returned to the classroom.

As soon as she sat down, Xu Niannian immediately turned her head, blinked her big eyes, and looked very curious.

"Don't worry, it's fine," Su Xiao said casually, then opened the new notebook Xu Niannian had made for her and began to read it.

As if he had just thought of something, he paused and then said, "By the way, are you going out this weekend?"

"Going to the library again?"

Xu Niannian was still a little embarrassed, worried that her unfashionable attire would embarrass him.

"no."

Su Xiao closed the book, turned her head and leaned closer, close enough to see the fine hairs on Xu Niannian's face and her round face that immediately turned red.

"I'm going on a date."

He said it seriously.

Xu Niannian was terrified and immediately lowered her head, her face flushed red under her bangs, her heart pounding wildly.

"Please...please don't bully me..."

Su Xiao was stunned for a moment, puzzled. "When did I bully you? Don't slander me and ruin my upright image."

"Then why did you make me go on a date with you... a date..."

Xu Niannian was both shy and anxious, and couldn't utter the words "date" for a long time.

It was as if those two words were some kind of taboo for a simple girl like her.

Su Xiao couldn't help but say, "I was just teasing you. I just wanted to go out with you. You country bumpkin, who would want to go on a date with you?"

Xu Niannian pursed her lips, a hint of sadness flashed in her eyes, and then a cautious voice came from behind her.

"Oh……"