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

However, Su Xiao felt it was better to tell her younger sister about starting a business.

Over the weekend, Su Xiao dragged Su Wan Ning out of her room.

Saying it's "cool" isn't quite accurate.

He stood at her bedroom door, knocked three times, and called out in the tone he only used when he wanted to eat her cooking: "Little Lemon, the weather's so nice today, let's go for a walk."

A voice came from inside the door after a long while: "No, you'd be better off doing a few more problems."

"Midterms are over, let's go out and relax. Orange Isle, I'll treat you to stinky tofu."

The door opened.

Su Wan Ning changed into a light blue thin jacket, her ponytail was tied neatly, and her face was expressionless.

"You said it would only be a little while. I need to come back this afternoon to organize your physics notes."

Su Xiao readily agreed, thinking to herself that they would discuss it when they arrived.

In November, the river breeze blows from the Xiang River onto Orange Isle, carrying moisture and the crispness unique to late autumn.

The maple leaves on the island were half red, and the ginkgo leaves were yellow all over the ground. There were few tourists, unlike the crowds during the National Day holiday.

The two walked side by side on the stone path in Zhouxin Park, about a fist's distance apart.

Su Wan Ning walked slowly, her gaze occasionally sweeping over the flowerbeds and sculptures along the roadside. Su Xiao walked beside her, her hands in her pockets, talking more than usual.

Su Wanning would reply from time to time, her words few, but every single one was to the point.

Su Xiao said the ginkgo tree looked like an upside-down broom, and she said that meant Su Xiao had a problem with her aesthetic sense.

Su Xiao said, "Look over there, there's an old man flying a kite. He's running like the wind." She then said, "That's the kite flying him, not him flying the kite."

Su Xiao was speechless after being rebuked, but instead laughed even harder.

After walking for a while, Su Xiao suddenly quickened her pace and ran to a roadside stall.

An experienced chef wearing a white hat was frying stinky tofu. The oil sizzled and rolled in the oil, and the black tofu pieces were fried until the outer skin was crispy. He took them out, poked a hole in them, and poured in chili and garlic water.

The air was filled with that pungent yet delicious smell, so overpowering that it drowned out the crispness of the river breeze.

This is a local specialty!

Su Wan Ning stood a few steps away waiting for him, watching him gesture to the chef, asking how many pieces he wanted and whether he wanted them spicy. He even turned around and pointed at her, saying something.

She couldn't hear clearly, but she could guess that she was saying she liked to add more pickled green beans.

Soon Su Xiao returned with a box of stinky tofu, steaming hot, topped with a thick layer of pickled cowpeas and diced radish, and glistening with red chili oil.

Su Wan Ning looked away from the box in his hand and turned her head away.

"I don't like to eat it."

Su Xiao held up the box and waved it in front of her, the pungent yet fragrant smell wafting into her nose.

"How could you not like it? When you were little, you would always be unable to resist it whenever you saw it, and you would insist that I buy it for you. Back then, we only had 50 cents of pocket money between us, and a box of stinky tofu cost 30 cents. You would eat two pieces and I would eat one piece, and sometimes you would even steal my piece."

Su Wan Ning's face flushed red instantly.

"That was when I was a child."

Her voice was stiff, but she still reached out and took the bamboo skewer he offered.

"And now?"

"I don't like it now either."

She poked a piece of stinky tofu with a bamboo skewer, blew on it, and put it in her mouth.

When I took the first bite, my eyes narrowed slightly.

Su Xiao smiled when she saw the little bit of chili oil on the corner of her mouth, but didn't call her out on it.

The two continued walking forward.

A cruise ship slowly sailed by on the river, its loudspeaker broadcasting the history of Orange Isle, the sound broken and intermittent by the wind.

Su Wan Ning held the box of stinky tofu and ate it in small bites, her movements were very refined, but her speed was not slow.

Looking at the skyline across the Xiangjiang River, Su Xiao suddenly felt that this kind of life was pretty good.

He had visited Orange Isle countless times in his past life, but each time he came alone, left alone, and stood alone by the river smoking and watching the boats.

Just then, an elderly couple walked towards them from the opposite direction.

The old man leaned on his cane, and the old woman held his arm. The two walked very slowly, each step firm and steady.

The old lady was wearing a dark red woolen coat, her hair was neatly combed, and she suddenly stopped as she passed by them, squinting as she looked at Su Xiao and Su Wan Ning.

Then she put her arm around the old man's and said with a smile, "Old man, look, doesn't this young couple look just like us when we were young? The woman is as pretty as me, and the man is as tall as you."

Su Wan Ning was about to put a piece of stinky tofu into her mouth when she heard this, and the bamboo skewer stopped in mid-air.

Her ears turned red at a visible speed.

Su Xiao, standing to the side, was displeased and muttered at the elderly couple's retreating figures, "What kind of eyes do you have? What do you mean by 'a man is as tall as you'? Am I not handsome?"

After saying that, he turned to look at Su Wanning and complained earnestly, "It's not fair. We're born from the same mother, so why do people say you're pretty but not a word about my looks? Look at that old lady just now, she praised you for being pretty, but when it comes to me, she just said, 'I'm as tall as you.'"

Su Wan Ning swallowed the stinky tofu, pursed her lips, and seemed to be hesitating about something.

He spoke after a long pause, his voice a little strained.

No. You look... a lot like me. Quite similar.

Su Xiao paused, then a huge smile spread across his face, and he patted her on the shoulder.

"I knew it! Only good-looking people appreciate each other; everyone else just slanders me. If they can't have me, they'll destroy me. These people are so mean."

He got more and more excited as he spoke, his face full of deep resentment. "I'm just too low-key usually. I'll dress up and stand at the school gate one day, and I guarantee I'll charm everyone."

Su Wan Ning lowered her head and ate stinky tofu without saying a word, but a small smile curved her lips.

After finishing the stinky tofu, Su Wan Ning threw the empty box into a roadside trash can and wiped her fingers with a tissue.

The river breeze ruffled her bangs a little, so she reached up and tucked them behind her ear, turning her head to look at Su Xiao.

She asked him what he wanted to say by calling him out on purpose.

Su Xiao took his hand out of his pocket and scratched the back of his head.

He is never nervous when negotiating with people in the business world. In his past life, he could speak in front of hundreds of people without even needing a draft.

But when facing his own sister, he had to think about what he was saying in his mind first.

He explained his plan.

He started by using secondhand phones to commit fraud and earn his first pot of gold, then reselling USB drives, and later came up with the idea of ​​getting into the secondhand recycling business, and then explored how big the market was.

He didn't mention many numbers or make grand promises; he simply presented his ideas to her in a straightforward manner.

Su Wanning remained silent for a while after listening.

A breeze blew by, causing her ponytail to sway gently.

Her calm tone surprised Su Xiao: "Do you enjoy making money that much?"

"I'm not interested in money."

Su Xiao subconsciously replied, then changed the subject, her tone becoming nonchalant, "I'm just thinking of saving up for your dowry. Once I'm rich, I'll be your strongest family. If anyone dares to bully you, I'll bury them in money. Stacks and stacks of hundred-yuan bills, I'll bury them on the left cheek, then the right."

Su Xiao had thought that this remark would make her laugh, but it had the opposite effect.

Su Wan Ning's expression instantly turned cold.

He was taken aback at first, then his brows furrowed, his lips pursed, and finally his whole face fell.

She turned around and walked back, her steps three times faster than when she came, her ponytail swinging high.

"nerve."

The voice was icy cold.

Su Xiao was stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after him.

He moved around to her left, and she veered to the right.

He moved around to her right, but she veered to the left.

"Little Lemon, do you support me or not? If you don't, I won't do it anymore and will go back to being my student. But I think you will support me, right? You were listening so attentively just now."

Su Wan Ning stopped and turned to look at him.

Her eyes looked exceptionally clear in the sunlight by the river, like water formed from the first snow of winter.

Her expression remained cold and aloof, but there was something different hidden in her eyes.

"So, are you going to focus on making money again?"

Su Xiao paused for a moment, then shook her head.

There was no joking or slacking off; it was a very serious shake of the head.

"I'll be there for you during your university years, just as I promised. You must study hard and manage to earn money while studying!"

Su Wan Ning looked into his eyes for a few seconds.

Then she turned around and continued walking forward, her pace slower than before.

"That's more like it."

Her voice was very low, but Su Xiao still managed to catch the whole sentence from the river breeze.

He grinned and strode after him, walking in the afternoon sun over Orange Isle, in the river breeze that carried the scent of stinky tofu.

The road ahead is still long, but he feels that the road seems to be getting wider and wider.