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

The editor-in-chief frowned: "What are you doing? This is our newly written manuscript; we haven't even had a chance to publish it yet!"

Su Xiao did not answer.

He had already lowered his head, the pen tip landing on the paper, and he began to write rapidly.

The bespectacled man and the woman in the dress next to them exchanged a glance, their faces showing amusement.

"Does he think he can become an editor just by writing a few lines?" the bespectacled man whispered to the girl next to him.

"High school students are like that, thinking they are invincible."

The girl covered her mouth and laughed.

Su Xiao ignored him.

His hands are quick; he hardly needs to think.

Those ideas seemed to have been ingrained in my mind all along, flowing out from the tip of my pen.

The editor-in-chief originally wanted to kick him out, but seeing him writing furiously with his head down, for some reason, he didn't say anything.

He leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and stared blankly at the eighteen-year-old boy.

One minute.

Su Xiao stopped writing.

He picked up the manuscripts and handed them to the editor-in-chief with both hands.

The editor-in-chief looked down and realized that he had only changed the titles of those few manuscripts.

Shocking! Orgasms are this amazing! The entire group, men and women, got soaking wet from excessive excitement – ​​pictures prove it!

The editor-in-chief frowned slightly.

What's going on? Does our manuscript contain anything sexually explicit?

He looked down and found that the article described the tide rising and men and women playing on the shore.

The editor-in-chief's lips twitched slightly.

You fucking...

I've already taken my pants off, and you want me to see this?

He didn't flip through it, but stared at the title that Su Xiao had modified for several seconds.

Then he turned to the second article.

Shocking! Several young boys were kept in the classroom after school by their female teacher and subjected to alternating...

What? Are there still such cruel things happening now?

Please let go of that little boy, let me handle this!

The editor-in-chief became interested and couldn't wait to read on.

Upon opening the document, it was discovered that several elementary school students were being mischievous and not reciting their lessons in class, so the female teacher kept them behind to quiz them one by one.

The editor-in-chief felt like he was about to wither away. Every time he got interested in opening the window, it turned out to be this kind of thing!

He then turned to the third manuscript, and this time, his eyes lit up again.

Shocking! Several men and women were caught massaging sensitive areas in public.

Surely they can't be lying to me, right?

The editor-in-chief's eyes were glued to the title, and he read on with great interest.

Upon closer inspection, the report revealed the extent to which eye exercises were being promoted among primary and secondary school students in our city…

I***!

The editor-in-chief's hand trembled slightly.

He put down the paper and looked up at Su Xiao.

Su Xiao stood there, her expression unchanged.

But the editor-in-chief's perspective changed.

Just now, I was still impatient, thinking, "What are you doing here, a high school student?"

Now, there is light in those eyes.

A very bright and hot light.

It's like an archaeologist digging up something incredible from the ground.

"Is this all what you thought?" The editor-in-chief's voice was a little tense.

Su Xiao nodded.

The editor-in-chief lowered his head again and read through the titles of the three articles from beginning to end.

He put down the paper, took a deep breath, and then turned to look at the two people sitting on the sofa next to him.

"You can leave now."

The bespectacled man froze, his mouth agape, like a fish that had been pulled ashore.

"No... Editor-in-Chief, we..."

The girl next to him was also dumbfounded.

"I said, you can leave now."

The editor-in-chief's tone left no room for argument, and he didn't even glance at them again, his gaze already returning to the three lines of headlines.

The man with glasses' face changed from white to red, and then from red to purple.

He stood up abruptly, his face almost overflowing with resentment: "Editor-in-chief, that kid is just a high school student, what could he possibly write that's better than mine...?"

The editor-in-chief remained silent.

He picked up the three manuscripts and handed them to the man with glasses.

"Look at the title he changed."

The bespectacled man took it and frowned as he looked at it.

The girl next to them also came over, and the two of them put their heads close together, looking at the three pages of paper.

He only glanced at it before falling silent.

This was written by a human!?

The girl's expression changed, from curiosity to seriousness, and then to speechlessness.

The office was silent for several seconds.

The bespectacled man put down the paper, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

His face was grim, not from anger, but because he realized he couldn't find any fault with it.

These titles, this style of writing, this ability to grab the reader from the very first word.

He can't write it.

He returned the paper to the editor-in-chief, picked up his bag, and walked out with his head down.

The girl followed, and when she reached the door, she turned back to look at Su Xiao with a complicated expression.

This high school student is a real psycho...

After they left, the editor-in-chief stood up, walked around the desk, and went to Su Xiao.

He stretched out his hand.

"Congratulations, you can come to work tomorrow."

Su Xiao grasped his hand. "Editor-in-chief, I'm still a student, so I'm afraid I can't come to the office."

"It's alright, the work here is relaxed, as long as you submit your manuscript on time."

The editor-in-chief was very generous, saying, "Given your level, I can raise your base salary to 1000, and your article fee to 200, with a 30% commission."

The editor-in-chief released his grip, his tone much more eager than before, "Quickly put together an article based on recent current events, it's urgent!"

Su Xiao nodded: "Okay."

He turned to leave, but as he reached the door, the editor-in-chief suddenly called him back.

"Su Xiao".

Su Xiao turned around.

The editor-in-chief leaned against his desk, still holding the three manuscripts in his hand.

The expression on his face was no longer one of fervor, but rather one of earnest appreciation.

"Where did you learn all this?"

Su Xiao thought for a moment, then shrugged and said, "From reading."

The editor-in-chief smiled and didn't ask any more questions.

Su Xiao pushed open the door of the magazine office and walked out.

It was getting dark outside.

He stood at the door for a while, then took a deep breath.

I finally have a job!

Then he put his hands in his pockets and walked back down the street.

The leaves of the trees on the street rustled in the wind, and the sweet aroma of roasted sweet potatoes wafted over from afar.

He suddenly remembered something.

In 2005, WeChat official accounts had not yet appeared, and self-media was still a pipe dream, but print media was at its peak.

A good article can attract tens of thousands of readers.

30% cut.

If his articles are published in every issue, wouldn't he be on the verge of taking off!

Su Xiao's steps became lighter.

He stopped by a fruit stand and bought a bag of tangerines.

Small, thin-skinned, and very sweet, Su Wan Ning loves to eat them.

When I opened the door, Su Wanning was sitting on the sofa.

The TV was on, and the volume was turned down very low.

She was holding an English textbook, but her eyes kept drifting towards the door.

Upon seeing Su Xiao enter, she quickly averted her gaze, her expression as cold as ice.

Su Xiao changed her shoes and placed the oranges on the coffee table.

"I bought this for you."

Su Wanning glanced at the bag of oranges but didn't say anything.

She was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly spoke, her voice calm: "Did you get the money?"

Su Xiao knew what she was asking.

"Yes. I got the money, and I also found a part-time job as an editor at a magazine."

Su Wan Ning's finger paused on the textbook for a moment, then she casually turned the page.

"oh."

When did his Chinese become so good as an editor?

He usually can't even finish writing his essays...

Su Wan Ning felt strange, but out of pride, she didn't dare to ask.

Su Xiao went into the kitchen and began washing and chopping vegetables.

After a while, he heard the sound of a plastic bag being opened in the living room, followed by the soft sound of orange peeling.

The corners of his mouth curved slightly.

When dinner was served, Su Wanning was already sitting at the table.

In front of her were several orange peels, neatly stacked together.

Next to her was a peeled orange, the white pith on the segments neatly removed and arranged segment by segment.

Su Xiao glanced at the peeled orange but didn't say anything.

Su Wan Ning pushed the orange a little closer to him, her voice indifferent: "I accidentally peeled too many, I can't finish them."

Su Xiao picked up a petal and put it in her mouth.

Very sweet.

"Mmm, my sister's peeled ones are still the sweetest."

Su Wanning lowered her head and began to eat.

Her ears were slightly red, but her expression remained indifferent, as if nothing had happened.

……

After their parents passed away, both of them took a week off.

After this weekend, the two of them will go to school.

But right now the most important thing is to go to the supermarket to buy groceries, because we're out of food at home.

Oh, right, there's also the manuscript.

Su Xiao had already finished writing the article, put it in her pocket, and went to the magazine's social networking section.

He was halfway through tying his shoelaces when he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Su Wan Ning.

"I'm going to the supermarket. Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Su Wan Ning sat on the sofa, her eyes fixed on the TV, neither looking at him nor saying a word.

The TV was showing the morning news, and the host was reporting today's weather, saying that the city would be sunny turning cloudy, with temperatures ranging from 18 to 26 degrees Celsius, perfect for going out.

The sound seemed a bit abrupt in the quiet living room, but neither of them turned it off.

Su Xiao waited a few seconds, and the only sounds in the air were the news broadcast and Su Wan Ning's silent profile.

He chuckled dryly, "Alright then, I'll buy whatever I think is best."

The moment he opened the door, his fingertips were already on the doorknob, and the hinges made a slight sound.

Su Wan Ning shifted her gaze from the television screen to his back.

That figure was walking towards the door, overlapping with countless scenes from my memory.

When he was a child, this was always the image of his back when he went out to play.

He never takes me along, saying that all his classmates are boys and it's inappropriate for him to take a girl like me...

Then, without looking back, he opened the door and walked out.

She was left alone in the house, listening to his footsteps grow fainter and fainter in the hallway until she could hear nothing at all.

Su Wanning didn't know what was wrong with her.

She felt that her body was moving faster than her mind.

By the time she realized what was happening, she had already jumped up from the sofa.

Standing ramrod straight, he shouted loudly towards the door, "I'm going too!"

Su Xiao seemed to have been put on pause.

One foot was outside the door, the other foot was inside, and his hand was still on the doorknob.

He turned his head in an extremely awkward posture, his face full of confusion.

Why are you yelling so loudly?

Su Wanning stood there, her expression subtly changing.

She had shouted so loudly that she startled herself.

Her face flushed red, and her eyes began to dart away unnaturally.

But she still finished speaking.

The voice was a little softer than before, but the momentum was stubbornly maintained and no one was willing to give up.

"It's a bit stuffy in the room."

She paused for a moment.

"so……"

She paused for an even longer time.

His lips moved, as if he was engaged in some intense internal struggle.

"...So I want to go out and see the world too."

Su Xiao looked at her.

I looked at the tips of her ears, which were slightly red from nervousness.

Suddenly, it felt like something had gently poked my heart, leaving me with a bittersweet feeling.

His sister, if she wanted to go out with him, she should have just said so. Instead, she went through all this trouble, using the excuse that it was a bit stuffy inside.

She acted like she was checking up on someone; even the criminal investigation team wasn't as assertive as her.

But Su Xiao didn't say anything.

They didn't expose her, didn't laugh at her, and didn't even give her a second glance.

He simply pushed the door open again and stepped aside.

"Okay, let's go together."

Su Wanning walked quickly to the door and bent down to change her shoes.

She tied her shoelaces quickly, as if afraid he would change his mind.

After fastening the belt, I stood up, squeezed past him, and walked ahead. After going down two steps, I turned back to look at him again to make sure he was following before continuing down the stairs.

……

The two walked down the street, one in front of the other.

The city was washed clean after the rain, with shallow puddles on the road reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.

Water droplets still clung to the leaves of the roadside trees, and when the wind blew, they rustled down and landed on the shoulders of pedestrians, feeling cool and refreshing.

Su Wan Ning walked ahead, her steps hurried, as if something was chasing her.

She kept her head down, staring at the road beneath her feet, taking each step quickly and hurriedly, as if afraid of being seen.

Su Xiao followed behind, walking at a leisurely pace, glancing at her as they went.

He then realized that his younger sister had grown into a beautiful young woman.

Her long black hair was tied into a ponytail, which was slightly lifted by the wind, and the ends of her hair shone with a soft luster in the sunlight.

She had an oval face, fair skin, a straight nose, and pursed lips, as if she was unhappy or sulking with someone.

Most importantly, she actually had two shallow dimples on her cheeks.

How come he never noticed before?

No, it seems like it happened before, but he just doesn't remember.

However, there is a problem.

Su Xiao frowned.

This girl doesn't watch where she's going.

He walked with his head down and his steps were quick, as if he wanted to hide his face in the ground.

She stopped at the traffic light at the intersection and waited obediently.

But while waiting, he kept his head down, staring at his toes, not knowing what was interesting on the ground.

When pedestrians passed by, she would turn to the side without looking up the whole time.

As we were talking, we reached the street corner.

Su Wanning was still the same as always, keeping her head down and walking faster, completely unaware that an electric scooter was rushing out of the alley on her left.

The electric scooter was moving quite fast, and there were two bags of vegetables hanging on it.

The cyclist must have just come back from the market and was in a hurry to get home, because he didn't honk his horn when he turned.

By the time he saw someone ahead and tried to brake, it was already too late. The car wobbled twice and headed straight for Su Wan Ning.

Su Wan Ning only looked up when she heard the sound, her pupils dilating abruptly.

The front of the electric scooter rapidly magnified in her field of vision.

It was too late to dodge.

The color drained completely from her face in an instant.

It’s over.

She closed her eyes.

The next second, a hand reached out from behind, grabbed her shoulder, and pulled her back sharply.

He is very strong.

Her back slammed into a solid chest.

The electric scooter brushed past her, and the rider turned around, probably wanting to curse.

But after glancing at Su Xiao's impolite gaze, he swallowed his words back.

He stepped on the gas and disappeared into the alley in a flash.

Be careful.

Su Xiao's voice came from above, carrying a hint of helplessness.

"Don't walk so fast next time, and also..."

Su Xiao lowered his head, looking at her still nestled in his arms, and his tone unconsciously softened a little, but still carried the authority of an older brother.

"Don't walk with your head down."

Su Wan Ning suddenly came to her senses and found herself being held in his arms, her whole body pressed against his chest, so close that she could hear his breathing.

Her ears suddenly felt like they were on fire.

"Let go."

Her voice was cold.

Su Xiao quickly let go.

Su Wanning broke free from his embrace and walked forward without looking back.

Her steps were even faster than before, her ponytail swinging back and forth behind her, as if she could shake off the embarrassment she had just felt.

But after taking a few steps, she realized she was going the wrong way.

The magazine and supermarket were on the other side, so I reluctantly turned back.

As she walked past Su Xiao, she turned her face to the other side, determined not to let him see her expression.

Su Xiao stood there, watching her walk past him.

He saw it.

Her ears were as red as boiled shrimp, and even her neck had a faint pink tinge.